Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1925, Page 2

COOLIDGE'S GUESTS Warning Is Issued To Protect Eyes DISCUSSTURKPACT| W atching Ectipse Members of Senate Foreign Relations Committee Called to White House. The long-pending Lauzanne treaty, providing for resumption of diplo- matic relations between the United States and Turkey, had been brought out of relative obscurity today a White House dinner conference con- cerning its position in the Senate. At the invitation of President Cool- , members of the Senate foreign committee discussed the treaty at the White House last night with Richard Washburn Child, who represented the United Stdtes in have been devoted largely to a sentation by Mr. Child of his views to the importance of early Senate iction on the treaty, which has been pending in committee for more than The Senators ding sald the President himself expressed no views zarding the treaty, nor did they give® any opinion as'to the proba- abilities of action the Senate, where opposition already has devel- oped that points ever it is broug 1d relations to the floor. No Mention of Paris Pact. e President’s id the hours and a half around White House d ble without mention of the Senate Tut adopted a few hours before. calling the State Department for nformation concerning the Paris rep- arations agreement, or of the World Court or other pending matters in the foreign relations fleld. Chairman Borah said that while he expressed no op pects for Sena zanne treaty proposals for the World Court dence. On this man has lieved ti for final Mr. Child, Italy at conference, House gue: Th guests s spe er t reso- action on the Lau- his own view was that American adherence to should take prece- the committee chair- previously stated he be- would not be permitted on at the present session. who was Ambassador to of the Lauzanne and who has been a White for several days, told the committee members that unless the treaty was ratified the United States would find itself under necessity of negotiating an entirely new conven- tion with Turkey under eircumstances which might be less advantageous than prevailed at the time of the con- ference Shipstead Not Invited. Invitations to the dinner were sent to all »ers of the committee now n Washington with the exception of ipstead, Farmer-Labor, of Senator Minn Bes men esota s Mr. Child, the guests were Curtis, Borah, Moses, Mec- Johnson of California. Wil- . Underwood, Pittman and and Alexander Moore, United Ambassador to Spai; Sen- Swanson, ranking Democrat of ommittee, was unable attend an engagement he had last night with a delegation of Vir- ginians. Senator Walsh of Montana his reg: at inability to and Senators Robinson, Len- Edge, McLean and Owen were out of the city. Invitations to the dinner did not go out from the White House until 5 o'clock yesterday aft- ernoon, and most of those who tended found it necessary to other engagements. FAVORABLY REPORTS CAPE COD CANAL BILL enators ick C lis, hields ator th beca ets break Senate Commerce Committee Rec- ommends Purchase of Waterway at Cost of $11,500,000. The bill for Government purchase of the Cape Cod Canal was favorably reported today by the Senate com- merce committee Opposition was voiced several committeemen, and Chairman Jones &nd Senator Fletcher, Democrat, Florida, may submit minority views. Also they may propose an amendment reducing the amount to be paid for the canal from $11.500,000 to $9,000, 000 plus interest for three vears on the bonds, which would total $900,000 The measure for the pure of the canal has been pending for sev- eral years, and passed the House at the last session. President Coolldge Pas suggested to Congress that the Government has a moral obligation in the matter since the waterway taken over and operated during the war LEGAL EXEMPTIONS ASKED FOR CONGRESS Caraway Offers Bill to Free Mem- bers From Suits During Sessions. Members of Congress would be freed from suits in th of the Dis- trict of Columbia during their at- tendance upon of Congress or while coming to or returning from sessi except in the case of suits for debts contracted with a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia under the terms of a bill introduced by Sen Caraway of Arkansas. araway’s bill declares that y demands members shall from suits during their at- uy of Congress hereafter there shall not be maintained in any court of the District Columbia any suit or ac- tion whatsoever, founded in contract or tort, when the service In such action has been or may hereafter be had upon such members of Congress while in attendance on Congress or in coming thereto or returning there- from, p; the provision of such s not apply for debts con- ed with a bona fide resident of District of Columbia." STUDENTS BAN DESSERT. Give Up Last Dinner Course to Help Miners' Fund. By the Ass courts sessions Senator ¢ tendance and that the iated Press KATONAH, N. Y. January 22— Students and_instructors at Brook wood Labor College here have given up dessert for three weeks and will send the money thus saved to the secretary-treasurer of District 17 of the United Mine Workers of America at Charleston, W. Va. About 20,000 persons, evicted union members and thelr families, are said to be living in tents and shacks on the wind-swept hills of West ¥ir- ginia. The union is providing shelter and rations enough for existence. The contribution of the labor col- Jege is in response to an urgent ap- peal for clothing. In agdition to money two large boxes ot %lothing wero sent to West Virginia\today grom the laber college, nion as to the proa- | at-| was | a long fight when- | two ! the | passed | Strain Might Result in In- jury—Shading Device Is Necessary. The Eyesight Conservation Council of America today issued a warning to the Nation to use discretion In gazing at the eclipse of the sun Sat- urday “There is a great possibility of per- sons injuring their eves In viewing the eclipse of the sun,” the council's statement says. “The light of the sun s so strong that people ordinarily avoid gazing at it. However, during the eclipse many millions will force their eyes unnaturally to watch the process. Subjecting the eyes in this way to so severe a Strain may re- sult in injury. No attempt should be made to look at the sun until the eclipse is total or very nearly total, unless some protection has been af- forded the eyes. “Very unexpensive protectors of dark glass may be procured; one may utilize an overexposed camera plate or camera film or one may use a plece of ordinary plain glass that has been sooted over a candle flame. It is of great importance that some light-absorbing substance be inter- posed between the eyes and the sun. “As the eclipse progresses and ap- proaches a total eclipse it is-not nec- essary to use protection, as the in- tense light of the sun will have been so reduced as to eliminate any ap- preciable hazard to eyes observing it When the eclipse Is total, the bril- liant corona or halo may be viewed with the naked eye without danger.” TOKIO-SOVIET PACT NOT WORRYING U. S. ABOUT ASIAN TRADE Russia undoubtedly means an inten- sive unfolding of Japanese activities in Siberfa and elsewhere on the Asiatic mainland, In the way of ex- ploiting domalns wherefrom an in- dustrialized Japan may draw the sinews of economic war. The United States Is in no danger of being adversely affected by Japa- nese expansion of that sort.” The Washington treaties covering China and the Far East generally, signed at the armament conference of 1921- 22, safeguard equality of opportunity for all nations. When Japan at Wash- ington renounced her “Twenty-One Demands” on China, she surrendered far more extensive and valuable economic privileges than she has now obtained from Russia on the Aslatic continent. The State Department gives Japan a clean bill of health on the score of the Far Eastern economic treaties, just as it does on the score of the naval limitation treaty. Nippon has played square with her co-signa- tories in all respects Kellog's Reports, roborated, oviet Views. which cannot be cor- persist ,that Mr. Hughes! departure from the secretaryship of State means an early change in the administration’s policy toward Rus- sia. The theory is that Mr. Kellogg will be less stubborn in his hostility to recognition of the Soviet than Mr. Hughes is. This writer discussed Russia with the Incoming Secretary of State in London last Summer. On one score— and an important one—Mr. Kellogg left no_doubt that he is in complete accord with Mr. Hughes' hostility to the Red autocracy. The Ambassador had been in Great Britain long enough to be persuaded of the iniquity of Communist and Moscok-directed pro- paganda in the British Isles Mr. Hughes always has maintained that, far outranking other consider- ations, the Boviet's determination to undermine American institutions fs the factor that makes recognition impossible and impracticable. Mr. Kellogg evidently was fully acquaint- ed with the British government's knowledge of red ramifications in John Bull's islands. He gave no in- dication, in talking with the writer of this article, that he had any sym- pathy with or fondness for the re- gime responsible for it. Mr. Kellogg will come home fresh from the seat of a government put in office on the bolshevist issue. The Baldwin ministry was established at the end of a campaign fought to re- pudiate Ramsay MacDonald's “deal” with Soviet Russia. The deal has since been called off. America’'s new Secretary of State will know the reasons that impelled the rulers of Britain to take that action. They will not be out of his mind if the recognition issue is forced to the front in Washington this Spring. (Copyright, 1925.) KATO DISCUSSES PACT. Restores Friendship With Russia, Is Premier’s View. Associated Press, TOKIO, January 22.—Premier Vis- count Takaaki Kato In his speech at the opening of the Imperial Diet said the signing of the Russo- Japanese treaty enabled the two na- tions to revert to a long-continued friendship. The premier said the government would avoid placing any foreign loans this year. Premier Kato asserted that ‘“na- tional defense will be maintained compatible with national security and the fulfillment of our national obliga- tions,” and promised that, “while de- creasing the number of the divisions, the army will be supplied with new arms in conformity with the popular wish “Believing the time is now ripe for the adoption of universal suffrage,” he continued, “the government will submit to the present session of the Diet a bill for the revision of the electoral law for the lower house members. 22, Alien Issue Unsettled. While stating that the immigration question “still remains unsettled,” Baron Shidehara added it “is obvious that continuance of discussions be- tween the two governments at this time will not in itself serve any use- ful purpose. “What is really important in the final analysis of the question,” the foreign minister continued, “is that the American people shall come to have a correct understanding of our people and of our points of view. An impetuous mood or impassioned ut- terance will not conduce to an in- ternational understanding. “There is no doubt that the same love of justice that kindlied American independence still continues to in- spire the minds of the American peo- ple. The day will come when this fact will be fully demonstrated.” Declaring Japan's policy of non-in- terference in China’s domestic affairs “has been rigorously followed,” Baron Shidehara added: “During the hostilities betwecn the Mukden and the Chili factions we de- clared our position frankly to both partfes. Japan is interested in the whole of China to the degrec essen- tial to our national existence. But more particularly keen are our na- tional sentiments over Manchuria and Mongolia.” Adding that Japan, however, has “no aggressive or tcrritorial designs in that or any other part of China,” the foreign minister said his coun- had “absolutely refrained from sup- plying any party'in China with arms.” P.0.SALARYBILL | THE EVEN EXPERT DISCUSSES ARBORETUM OSTS House Committee Hears Dr. Taylor—Measure Faces Obstacle. The amount of land and the cost of Bt b WASHINGTON RAPID T7 the land for establishing a national arboretum on the Mount Hamilton tract was discussed In detail before. the House agricultural committee to- day by Dr. W. A, Taylor, chief of the Bureau of Plant Industry, appearing for Secretary Gore. While no adverse action was taken by the committee on the arboretum measure, questions asked by several members and the attitude of the com- mittee in laying aside consideration of the arboretum bill as not in har- mony with the financial program of the President indicated that it will be difficult to get favorable action by the committee at this session. ‘The committee has before it a letter from Secretary Gore, who has referred the question to the Budget Bureau and received a reply that it is not in harmony with the present financial program of the President, Representative Kincheloe of Ken- tucky and other members of the com- mittee said, “What's the use of wast- ing time on this measure if it does not coincide with the administration program?” Dr. Taylor was invited to submit a tabulated statement showing the prob- able cost of tablishing the national arboretum. NDW P N SEMATE Carries Increases in Péy,' Retroactive, With Drastic Revision of Rates. The post office salary bill, carrving also drastic revision of postal rates, was taken up today by the Senate. A move to make the pay increases retroactive only until January 1 of this year, instead of July 1 of last year, gained headway after Republi- can Senators had .conferred on the subject. Definite decision, however, was postponed. irst Half of Bill Approved. Without debate the first half of the | bill, revising the pay schedules, was given Initfal approval Another attack on the rate in- creases applying to newspapers was launched by Senator Walsh, Demo- crat, Massachusetts, who offered an amendment to exempt weekly and daily newspapers with a circulation of 5,000 or less from any advances whatever. Held ax Burden on Press. Segator Walsh read messages from the National FEditorial Association and the Country Newspaper Associa- tion, who declared the proposed ad- vances would place an “unjust bur- den upon the country press.” enator Swanson, Democrat, Vir- ginia, raised a point of order against all the proposed rate increases on the ground that revenue-galsing m ures must originate in the House. Chalr Rules on Question. Senator Jones, Republican, Wash- ington, presiding, ruled that the ques- tion should be decided by a Vote of the Senate itself. A debate dev however, with Senator Mose publican, New Hampshire, arguing that the rates were of an emergency nature, and could be revised atter the | congressional inquiry pfovided for next Summer. He declared that the bill was not drafted to assist in sus- taining the President’s veto of the pay il BLOCKS SPEEDING OF SHOALS BILL La Guardia Prevents Effort| to Hurry Measure to Conference. An attempt by Chairman McKenzie of the House military committee to obtain unanimous consent of the House to send the Underwood Muscle Shoals bill direct to conference be- tween the Senate and House was blocked today by objections by Rep- resentative La Guardia, Republican, New York. Chairman Snell of the House rules committee informed the House that if unanimous consent could not be ob- tained the rules committee would consider reporting a rule ordering the bill to conference. In asking for unanimous consent, Chairman McKenzig said that if the bill was not sent to conference direct the limited time of this session would not permit final passage of Muscle Shoals legislation. The country's in- terests, he declared, called for enact- ment of a bill before March 4. ‘Want Bill in Committee. Representative Hull, Republican, Towa, and Blanton, Democrat, Texas, declared the bill should be sent to the House military committee, because the Senate bill was a complete sub- stitute of the House bill, which would have leased the properties to Henry Ford, who since has withdrawn his offer. The House, they contended, should have more information on the sub- ject before it is called on to take ac- tion: Representative Almon, Democrat, Alabama, who represents the Muscle Shoals district, urged the House not to object to unanimous consent, de- claring that the subject had been dis- cussed in the House for a number of years and the Representatives were familiar with tae problem. If it does not go to conference, he said, no ac- tion can be taken at this session, and the new Congress would be compelled “to start all over again.” Addressing the Republican side of the House, he declared ‘“the Senate Dbill carries out the recommendations of the President.” . Lomgworth Backs BilL Representative Longworth, the Re- publican leader, came to the support of those favoring referring the bill direct to conference, asserting he had become convinced that this course would be the best procedure. Chairman Snell told the House that although he was not In favor of all of the terms of the Muscle Shoals legislation, he was convinced that |tion was economically Type of modern busses of latest deulr. satety, to be tried Sut vided for comfort with many new features pro- in Washington. Four of these Will be run over the Sixteenth street route beginning February 1 DEBT CANCELLATION SPEECH IS CHEERED Chamber of Deputies Shows Attitude of France on Obli- gations to United States. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. PARIS, January 22 —Unanimous cheers of the whole French chamber greeted the speech of Opposition Leader Louls Marin when he en- deavored Wednesday night to prove the United States and Great Britain have not the right to clalm from France and other continental allles & fu'l settlement of war debt This indicates better than offictal assurances of the French govern- ment the spirit prevalling through France, which is opposed to refund- ing the debts. If sentimental argu- ments were to prevail at the coming French-American debt conversations, it is beyond doubt that the French would be on solld ground. M. Marin, who was a cabinet minis- ter during the war. did not make an appeal for charity to the natlon's American and British creditors, but he contended that losses of human life sustained by France and other minor aliies not only compensated but exceeded the financial efforts of their creditors. Argues on Economlc Side. “France took away from economic activities 41 per cent of her male population. The British sent to the front only 24 per cent and the United States less than 9 per cent Almost half the French male popula- unproductive, giving thelr lives to enable produc- tive populations to continue undis- turbed in their daily occupations Isn't that worth millions?" exclaimed M. Marin . M. Marin estimated that the lives of 1.800,000 Frenchmen were worth at least $2,000,000,000. “Do_our creditors it Is falr to ask us uniforms of actually believe to pay for the those who died for the common cause?’ he asked. The Frenoh deputy made a detalled examination of the manner in which the borrowed sums had been spent and came to the following con- dusion “The treasury did not money away. Our men received for risking their lives 24 hours a day $3 a month and never begrudged their British-American eomrades who were paid 20 or 30 times as much. Our industrial districts have been de- stroyed and our distressing finantial sation is due malnly to tne fact that our national resources are suf- fering because they have been un- productive for so many years and the treasury must spend money to re- construct them.” “If Great Britain and the United States had spent the billions we have been spending for military prepara- tions before the war ihis would not have happened and we would have been in a position to repay our debts. But this is not the case and they should now share some of our pre- war military expenditure, without which our Army would have been un- prepared and today, instead of hav- ing a British-American economic and financial hegemony in Europe, we would have had a German. These are facts which must be taken into consideration by our friends and creditors and it is the duty of the French government to’put these facts before them when they begin to ne- throw the | gotlate the question of refunding our war debts. iovernment Is Threatened. Unanimous approval by the Cham- ber of this speech will make the gov- ernment’s situation difficult, because it shows Parliament, including Pre- mier Herriot's supporters, rally them- selves to these views, and it is more than probable the government will be overthrown in case it does not obtain from both the British and American governments a substantial reduction in the war debts. i (Copyright, 1925, by Chicago Daily News Co.) HELD LIGHTLY HERE. Marin's Views on Debt Not Re- garded as Official. Deputy Marin's declaration French Chamber yesterday that it would be a moral iniquity for the United States to eompel France to pay her four-billion-dollar debt is regarded by officlals of the American debt commission as an isolated ex- plosion rather than an echo of French official_opinion The French deputy apparently had forgotten, it was pointed out today, that the United States made no claim for German reparations except a small percentage for the cost of the Army of Occupation, and damage claims. This is regarded here &s a fact which the French government cannot be allowed to overlook. M. Marin is a deputy on the opposi- tion side from the present French ad- ministration, it is pointed out, and could be expected, therefore, to voice an extremist view. in the Says Husband Abused Her. Mrs. Bertha M. Hansboro today filed sult for a limited divorce from Curl E. Hansboro on a charge of cruelty. Through Attorney Robert E. Lynch, the wife says her husband choked her, January 21, 1924, and because she refused to place the title to their home in his name cursed and abused her, They were marfied at Rich- mond, Va., October 4, 1921, and bave no children. ——— e Yerees, he sald, were confident to araft a measure which then would have to be voted on by the House and opportunity would be given for amendment. | He warned the House that if unan- imous consent could not be ob- tained application would be made to the rules committee for a rule or- dering it to conference. He indicated something should be done at this ses- sion, because the dam at Muscle Shoals would be completed next July and ready, for operation, The con- the committee would favor reporting a rule. His speech was shut off by objec- tton from Representative La Guardia. | donors | pregnate Americ LA FOLLETTE RAPS BIG SCHOOL GIFTS Declares Subsidy System Growth Offspring of Trade Monoply. By the Associated Press. MADISON, Wis,, January 22.—Sena- tor Robert M. La Follette of Wiscon- sin in an editorial appearing in the current issue of La Follette’'s Maga- zine charged that growth of the subsidy system in State universities and vullexe.:( was cotemporaneous with the growth of monopoly in industry. Senator La Follette assailed gifts of more than $50,000,000 cently by two wealthy men to edu- cational institutions, and declared that during the Civil War times ed- ucation was supported in a larger measure by small gifts and donations. Now, the editorial stated, wealth had becomé concentrated in the hands of & comparatively few and “sudeidies have increased until it may be sald that higher education looks to the ponopoly system rather than to the public or to the State for its sup- port.” « Continuing, the editorial said: “The gifts made by George Eastman and J. B. Duke include a provision typical of awards of this character of the highest public interest. Both convey their millions in the form of stock in the Industrial enter- prise in which they are engaged. The Duke award specifically provides that a board of trustees shall be charged with the conduct of his business while controlling the funds of the university endowed by the bequests Attacks Butler Report. “Thus the educational Institutions which are the beneficiaries of the awards are given a substantial ‘stake’ in the profits of industry and in the maintenance of governmental privil- eges which have contributed so much to the swelling of corporate dividends end impoverishing the mass of the people of the country.” The _editorial made re- attacked a report made by President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University In Which a defense of the s¥stem of pri- vate gifts was made. It sald: “Let President Butler's economic views—colored by the fear that the flow of gold may be checked—im- n colleges and uni- versities generally and we may be sure the youth of the country will be spared instruction in such ‘heresy’ as the theory of honest tariffs, equal taxation according to the ability to pay and control in the public interest of corporate wealth.” The reference to President Butler was in reply to that portion of his re- port which declared that the flow of large gifts to universities had been diminished as a result of existing policies of taxation. WRITERS SUPPORT NEW PATENT BILL Composers and Dramatists ngor Measure to Revise Law and Give Protection. Several well known song writers and dramatists testified today before the House patents committee in favor of a bill to revise the copyright laws to bet- ter protect authors. Matthew Woll, vice president of the American Federation of Labor, op- posed the bill on the ground that it would allow entry into the United States of foreign manufactured print- ing, to the detriment of the American worker. Ellis Parker Butler, the writer, fa- vored the bill because it would sim- plify the situation. He said moving pictures had partly complicated the copyright question and added: “The movie people are the worst in the world. They would steal tha teeth out of our heads if they could.” Objection was raised against this statement, and it was stricken from the record. Augustus Thomas also appeared in support of the bill. CAPT. ROBERT HOWLETT DIES AT WALTER REED Reserve Offiter, Attached to Ship- ping Board, Served in Militia and in World War. Capt. Robert Howlett, 52 years old, United States Officers’ Reserve Corps, a native of this city and long identi- fled with militia organizations her died at Walter Reed Hospital yestef- day. E Funeral services will be conducted at his late residence, 1622 Riggs place, Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Interment, with military honors, will be in Arl{ngton Cemetery. Capt. Howlett had been a member of the old Cavalry Troop A and the battery of fleld artillery of the old National Guard here. During the World War he served with the Signal Corps and Afr Service in Paris, Anjou, Tours and other posts. He was & member of George Washington Post, No. 1, American Legion. For many years Capt. Howlett was associated with his father in the building contracting business. Capt. Howlett was educated in the public schools and the old Spencerian Business College of this city. Since the World War he has been a special agent for the United States Shipping Board. He {5 survived by his widow. a brother, Dr. Howard Howlett of Sil- ver Spring, Md.; five sisters, Mrs, Willlam Montgomery, Mrs. Blanche Finch, Mrs. Daniel Goodacre and Miss Florence Howlett, and a_daughter, Miss Ethel Howlett, all of this cit; and a son, Harry Howlett, of Kings: port; Tenm. . p) WAR GONFERENCE 0 CONTINUE WORK Permanent = Committee Named—Empowered to Call Another Parley. Is The National Conference on’ the Cause and Cure of War at the Wash- ington Hotel today took steps to per- petuate its work among its nine con- stituent national organizations of women by launching a ‘“continuing committee.” This committeg, to consist of the presidents of each of the nine organ- izations and the chairmen of the peace committees or similar departments of these organizations, was provided in the report presented by Miss Rose Brenner, president of the National Council of Jewish Women and chair- man of the committee on co-opera- tion. The conference unanimously approved this recommendation, and Mrs, Carrle Chapman Catt, general chairman of the conference, called the new committee to meet at 12:30 to form a permanent organization Under its authority this committee is to transmit the findings of the conference to the various organiza- tions represented, and keep a record of the progress made by each. Pro- vision is also made for the commit- tee to call another conference at any time thought necessary. Not Separate Group. Miss Brenner in making her report explained that it was not the thought to set up another separate organiza- tion, but to provide a “central flex- ible plan” for carrying on the work of the conference. The preliminary report of the con- ference committes on the cure of war was to be submitted this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. A motion of Mrs. George Allen of the League of Woman Voters re- ferred to the continuing committes, provided that Mrs. Catts be author- ized to send or take to Geneva the findings of the conference, with the pledge that women of America stand ready to co-operate in the cause of preventing war, “without fear.” Raymond Fosdick of New York dis- cussed before the morning session the value of International conference on co-operation Declaring “It looks as if the opium conference hit the rocks pretty hard,” he, however, predicted that the facts which had been gathered by that con- terence would prove of great value. Substitute for League. When Mr. Fosdick declared, *You who do not like the Deague of Nations and its technique, have you anything else to suggest”’ he was greeted with great applause. One voice ut- tered a protesting g Miss Grace Abbotf, director of the Children’s Bureau, in eaking on “Work of the Advisory Committee on Traffic in Women and Children,” re- vealed that in developing a plan for international co-operation on the problem some nations had defended segregation of vice and the double standard for men and women. This view, however, she said, did not pre- vail, In the conclusions of the com- mittee. Miss Abbott declared herself in favor of “national action for the pro- tection of children,” and evoked much applause. Other speakers on the program to- day Included: Prof. Herbert Feis of the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Mary E. Woolley, president of Mount Holyoke College; Mrs. Thomas Nicholson, president of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society; Dr. Alice Hamilton of Harvard Medical College; Rev. Anna Garlin Spencer, and Dr. Julius Klein, director of the United States Bureau of Foreign and Domes- tic Commerce. The session tonight will be ad- dressed by Dr. Alfred E. Zimmern, Columbia University; Allen Wardwell and Dr. Frank J. Goodnow, president of Johns Hopkins University. The session last night was given over to an Informal discussion of the causes of war. During the discussion at the forum former Attorney General Wickersham, who had addressed the conference earlier in the day, made reference to the attitude of Senators on the World Coirt, which drew a challenge from Mrs. H. W. Keyes, wife of the Sen- ator from New Hampshire. Mr. Cickersham had said that in his opinfon it was to be regretted that the Senate “‘was not responsive to the will of the people” on the World Court. Mrs. Keyes defended her husband’s stand against the World Court, explalning that to her knowl- edge he had not received a single letter urging him to support it. PREPARES FOR “EVENT.” Mrs. Longworth Arrives in Chi- cago, Accompanied by Physician. CHICAGO, January 22.—Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth arrived in Chi- cago today in preparation for an in- teresting event anticipated for early in February. She was accompanied here from Washington by a women physi- cian, who will remain with her. Mrs. Longworth, Who is expecting a visit of the stork, will be jofned later by her husband, Representative Longworth. Consideration for others is a good brand of charity. Officials Named In Liquor Deadl, Police Head Says By the Assoclated Press. NORFOLK, Va., January 22.—S8. Warner Ironmonger, former dep- uty United States marshal apd now chief of police of Norfolk, testify- ing today at the trial of Rex D. Sheldon and Willlam Bake de- clared Baker told him soon after his arrest that Federal Prohibi- tion Commissioner Haynes and Commissioner of Internal Revenue Blair were “fixed” to permit the smuggling into Washington of thousands of cases of whisky for the Shrine convention in 1923 A. La Ashburn, Federal prohibi- tion agent, testified the deferidants told him that “Col. Blair and Maj. Haynes and a lot of Department of Justice men had been fixed to get the liquor into Washington.” Chief Ironmonger testified that Baker told him that Sheldon was a relative of Commissioner Haynes and that he and Mr. Blair knew of the proposed plan for the whole- =ale smuggling, and had virtually agreed to “wink” at the activity POLICEMAN DENIES BEATING PRISONER J. K. Howes Asserts A. H. Fowler, Jr., Attacked Him After Being Arrested. Abgolute denfal that Policeman J. K. Howes of No. 9 precinct had beaten and maltreated A. H. Fowler, ir., Di cember 25, was made by defense wit- nesses when the hearing was resumed before the police trial board this morning. On the other hand, there was testimony that Fowler had proved an obstreperous prisoner, that he had attacked the policeman and that it was necessary to use a certain amount of force to maintain the ar- rest. Private L. M. Leech, who assisted Howes in making the arrest, testified that Fowler put up a stubborn re- sistance, and it was necessary for both policemen to hold him. Leech denied that Howes grabbed the man around the neck or that he had thrown him bodily into the patrol wagon Patrol Driver Testifies. Randolph Lawson, colored, patrol driver at No. 9, sald that when the wagon reached the station house the prisoner, Fowler, struck Howes in the face as the wagon was being backed up to the station. At this point, he also testified, the prisoner's twin brother, W. H. Fowler, jumped on the steps of the patrol wagon and all three went down to the ground in a pile. Lawson told the board that W. E. Fowler, was holding Policeman Howes. At this juncture, Lawson testified, he picked up W. E. Fowler, stood him on his feet and held him against the fence. On cross-examination by Presi- dent Whaley, Lawson absolutely d nied that Fowler was forced into the wagon. He did say that it was neces- sary for him to stop the wagon promptly to keep from running down the three men, who had fallen out on the ground during the scuffle. Private W.-D. Young, who was in the vard when the wagon arrived at the station house, testified that Po- liceman Howes was knocked out of the wagon by some one who was in it. As it was after dark he did not know who did it. He testified also as to the scuffie on the ground between the two Fowlers and Policeman Howes. A number of members of the fire department testified to the incident at the house at 715 Eighth street northeast at the time of the arrest Howes also took the stand and flatly dented all of the charges of maltreat- ment. He sald that he told the man meveral times to get outside of the fire line, but when he refused he took him into custody. He also testified to the resistance while being taken to the patrol wagon and also that he Was struck in the head by the pris- oner when they reached the police station FIREMAN SAVES WOMAN FROM FLAMES IN HOME Carries Her Down Blazing Stair- way—Match in Child’s Hands Blamed. Mrs. Jennie Robimson, 70, colored, sick and alone on the upper fioor of the burning home of George L. John- son, colored, at 1711 T street, was carried to safety today dow: the flaming stairway on the side of the house by Private W. G, Schmidt of No. 9 Engine Compan: Mrs. Robineon, getting out of bed, was attempting to extinguish the fire when Schmidt reached her. She sus- tained severe burns to her face and was treated by a physician. The fire was started when the 3- year-old son of the temant, Johnson, used a lighted match to find some clothes in a closet on the lower floor, according to the police. He ran away when the fire started. 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It will help you to get the most out of the display. As usual, the principal articles will be written especially for The Sunday Star—impartislly, accurately and So make your plens now to obtain a copy of The Sunday Star annual automobile The pictorial side interestingly—by a staff of MEANS GIVES ECHO OF SENATE PROBE Former Justice Agent Recites Story of Deals for Liquor Permits. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, January 22.—Echoes of the Senate investigation before which ston B. Means, former Department {of Justice agent, was such a_ sens: tional witness, were heard in Federa Court today when Means resumed the stand in his own defense agains charges that he and Thomas B. Felder, attorney, had conspired to bribe Gov- ernment officials to defeat Means, under cross-examination, of a transaction in Septembe whereby El W. Jarnecke, his f mer associate and now the chief wi ness against him, had obtained $8,000 | from Isidor Padorr of New York payment for liquor withdrawal perm made out to the Valdona Dr Padorr’s concern. Tellx of Permits. told Jarnecke and Padorr ns testified, “that I would be abie to get some permits for the lega withdrawal of whisky, and - that the could get some putable per sons who wanted th, uor for legal purposes 1 would g permit for then Means said he saw $8,000 to Jarnecke 4id not remember done T I Padorr p: but added what Jarne d r 1d the of the State's_evidence cross-exami had been a $ he was associate Washington, wh as high as $1,000 is a Government at $77 a week pleaded trial and admitted vesterda week turned under that he clerk until with Means he said he a week | tormer, FINNEY GUT NAME made He now he aid, | | Assistant Secretary of In- terior Tells of Stopping Jackson Document. ldward B. Finney, Ass y the Interior, today k nd ig the House Indian affairs sub committee hearing, dea with eged maladministratic n office of its affairs in Oklahoma Commissioner Burke conducted questioning for his side Finn that h Jackson cases only Acting time and since. nt Se had no nney stipul testific tions in the Jackson Indian and that after Alester attorne sented George M. Sw torney, who repute guardjan of the ases on May 1S, McMurray, sented the Jacksons, had sug gested that a large settlement coul be made. Finney clipped his signa {ture from the stipulations to prevent { their being “promulgated.” ixceed Principal. E. B. Merritt nt comm sioner of Ind ffairs, testified t on May 6 a was held ir |the Ina which Swi |claimed 50 per the Mar- {tha Jackson c » atto es, R. C Burke said, only 90 per cent 102" and asked dian—if he Later, Merritt s rep Fees at t Guy ( cent 15 pe fied and cent “Th about the ot about the gua sld not want some d, the fees asked by attorneys the guardian totaled 105 per cent, which, he said, would leave Martha Jackson in debt 5 per cent It was later decided office, Merritt told the a total fee of $40,000, | penses, would be Mar tha Jackson case h represented |less than 15 per cent of what she was | to receive. The inquiry case of Jack Oklahoma Indi charges of m mad, Herritt riage was by comn including the Indian that ex- then turned n Barnett, cohcerning ladministration are id Barnett's mar- thoroughly investigated and that the couple have continued to live together nd wife | since the marriage ir No com plaint has been made about it and Mrs. Barnett has been a faithful and dutiful wife, Merritt added. Barnett and his visited the Indian office and wanted a home Merritt testified, and they said the guardian was 1 cordial toward them. They wanted to get a home other than at Henryetta, Oklahoma, he said. Tells of College Gifts. Concerning the leged “‘gift" $550,000 to Bacone College, Muskogee, made by Barnett, outside of that donation others totaled probably a million dollars from wealthy Indians. he institution is doing fine work, the witness testified, in the education of Indlan children, and is supported by donations. Only {the immediate family is considered, Merritt said, in cases of these gifts Merritt then had inserted a list of deolsions supporting the authority of the Indian office to sanction the giv- ing of a “gift on the wealthy which as FORMER BANK CLERK HELD AS EMBEZZLER Ernest P. Sparks Accused of Using Fictitious Account to Convert Funds to Own Use. Ernest P. Sparks, former keeper at the Lincoln National B: and later connected with an automo- bile repair shop in Mount Rainler, Md., was taken into custody this afternoon by Deputy United States Marshals Clarkson and Weaver on a charge of violating a national bank- ing act. He was given a hearing be- fore United States Commissioner Turnage. According to the complaint of the bank officials on which the arrest was based Sparks, between March 1 and December 3, 1924, while acting as bookkeeper, opened a fictitious account in the name of R. L. Kenman on the books of the bank and placed to the credit of the account funds belonging to dormant accounts. He is said to have destroyed the records of the dor- mant accounts and then used the money credited to the new account for his own ufe. A total of $4,965.46 is given as the amount alleged to have been embezzled by the bank clerk. Seventy-six blind girls and women now. hold positions in the United States as dictaphone operators and typists. . 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