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Evening star., 1917-01-02
other Speakers Today.

Other speakers this afternoon were
]. B. Harkin. commissioner of Domin-
ion parks, department of the interior.
Canada; Enos Mills. Mrs. John Dickin-
son sherman, conservation chairman.
General Federation of Women's Clubs:
Huston Thompson. jr. assistant attor-
ney general. and j. Horace Mcfarland,
president American Civic Association.
The conference. which will last for
the rest of the week. is featured by an
exhibit. of beautiful color slides. photo
or. mig and etchngs Of park scenes
and by young Faithful" a miniature
ARTIFICIAL geyser which. through the re-
nroduction of natural conditions max
ins the real article, is made to spout
nj regular intervals
The general public is invited to at
tend the opening of the first annual
erhibit of national parks paintings in
,ha national gallery of the museum
which is scheduled for tonight at s:l5.
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RAILROADS NOT OPPOSED
TO ARBITRATION PLAN
But Indicate at Committee Hearing
They Might Suggest Details.
Labor Says It Will Fight.

Public hearings were begun today
before the Senate interstate commerce
committee on President Wilson's rec
to supplement the Adamson law. in
cluding provision for arbitration and
legislation to prevent strikes or lock-
outs while dispute was under inyesti-
cation.
For the railroads. former Senator
Faulkner of West Virginia said they
did not oppose the principles involved
in the Presidents recommendations, but
might desire to make suggestions as to
details of bills.
Brotherhood Chiefs Not Present.
p ]. Mcnamara, vice president of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Engineers. told the committee none
Of the brotherhood heads was here today
and he did not at present know whether
they would appear.
Frank Morrison. secretary of the
American Federation Of Labor, said
measure that carries any compulsion
Of any character" Andrew Furuseth
representing the seamen's union, said
he expected to oppose any arbitration
bill.
James A. Emery of the National As
ISOLATION of Manufacturers. Elliott II.
Goodwin. secretary Of the United
States Chamber of Commerce; Everett
p Wheeler of the New York Reform
Club, and Frank w. Whitcher of the
Massachusetts, Board of Trade asked to
be heard.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
CARRANzAENVOY
GOING TO MEXICO
Reason for Departure Not
Clear, But He Denies He
Is Withdrawn.
PROTOCOL NOT SETTLED

ElSeo Arredondo, Gen. Carranza aih-
bassador- designate here. said goodbye TO
Secretary Lansing today. and will depart
tonight for Mexico City. Ramon Z. De-
negri, Carranza consul general at San
Francisco, will be in charge OF the en-
bassy. The reason for Mr.. Arredondo's S
departure has not been made clear. He
recently denied he was being withdra-@ n
When Gen. Carranza sent his recent
appeal for notifications in the protocoi
drawn by the American Mexican com :
mission it was reported that ne woula
withdraw Mr.. Arredondo as mark OF
his displeasure at the action OF the
American commissioners in demanding
a final decision on the agreement by
December 26.
Promise of Statement Later.
Mr. Arredondo denied then that he
was to be withdrawn. and declared that
if he left Washington it would be to
confer with his chief, as he did recent
ly. Information about his departure
was refused today at the Mexican en-
bassy, where it was said a statement
would be issued later.
There were various undercurrents
apparent in official circles today which
gave a semblance of color to reports
that the relations with Mexico were
again becoming strained.
Henry p. Fletcher. recently confirmed
as ambassador to Mexico. but who
never has gone to his post. had an en-
gagement to confer with President VIII
son later in the day. and the Amer
lean commissioners held long ses-
sion considering Gen. Carranza's reply
to their request for either a ratification
or a reputation of the Atlantic City
protocol.
Mr. Arredondo is Gen. Carranza' 8
nephew and has represented the de
facto government here longer than any
Of his predecessors.
1t has been understood here for some
time that Gen. CarranZa was intending
to summon Mr.. Arredondo home to be-
come minister of the interior. Whether
this was the cause of his departure
could not be established.
1t is said, however. that several
changes are impending in the Carranza
cabinet. Juan Sanchez Azcona, minis
ter to Spain. France and Great Britain.
eign Office and is expected to become
minister of foreign affairs soon after.
Summoned for Conference. /
NEW YORK. January 2.-It was
said here today at the office of the
Mexican consul general that Ambas-
sador-Designate Arredondo would be
absent from his post for not more than
three weeks. It was said also that he,
with the CHEF consular representatives
In all foreign y e0untrfes, including
South and Central America as well as
Europe, had been summoned home by
Gen. Carranza for q conference to dis
cuss important matters in relation to
the future commercial relations Of
Mexico. The diplomatic officials are
expected to meet with Gen. Carranza in
Mexico City at an early date.
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Lawson and Henry Talk;
No Names Are 0ivuIged;
No Investigation Ordered

The great big firecracker Thomas W.
Lawson of Boston promised to explode
in the Capitol today proved to be a
''sizzer." Moreover. the plumber has
not been called to mend the leak which
has existed from the Capitol to Wall
street, according to the recent charges
10 that effect. Furthermore the rules
committee of the House will not be
called. just yet at least. to start a con-
gressional investigation into the big
question, who profited by advance no.
tice OF the Presidents peace note?"
This is the sum total of a long morn
inR's conference at the Capitol behind
closed doors between Robert l.. Henry
Of Texas and Thomas W. Lawson Of
Boston.
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DAY IN CONGRESS.


Senates
Met at noon.
Hearings begun by interstate
commerce committee on supple
mentary railroad labor legisla--
tion suggested by President VIII.
son.
&.
Met at noon.
Brig. Gen. Crozier. chief Of army
ordnance. testified before mili-'
tary committee on army appro-
priation bill.
Post ONCE appropriation BILL
reported by Chairman Moon. :.
Considered Hughes vocational
educational bill.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
Claims Inquiry Is Necessary.

Representative Emerson Of Ohio, who
introduced a resolution today calling
for a special congressional investiga-
ton into the Lawson charges. endeav-
ored to make remarks on the subjec,
during debate on the vocational edu-
cation bill. He said that whether
Lawson has anything solid behind his
charges or not. there are many people
in the country who absolutely believe
Mr.. Lawson's charges are true. and that
a congressional investigation is neces-
sary.
Representative Harrison Of Missis-
sippi interrupted Mr.. Emerson by max
ink a point of order that the discussion
was not in order. and the point was
upheld.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
U. S. Members of the Joint
Commission on Mexico Are
Discussing Future Program

Consideration is being given today by
the American members OF the Mexican
American joint commission to Gen. Car
ranza's latest communication on the proto-
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Evening star., 1917-01-02
Withdrawal of Pershing
and His Troops Appears
to Be Growing More Likely
Promise of Statement Later.

The meeting in Washington today of
the American members of the joint
commission that has been seeking for
some time to settle the differences be-
tween the United States and Mexico.
together with a conference President
Wilson is scheduled to have this aft
ernoon with Henry p. Fletcher, nomi-
mated and confirmed as ambassador to
Mexico. but never sent there. lends ex-
ira interest to n growing conviction in
administ ration circles that President
Wilson within a short time will order
the retirement from Mexico of the pu-
nitive expedition headed by Gen. Per-
shing.
Cabinet Expected to Consider It.
The cabinet meeting scheduled for
this afternoon was also expected to
give consideration to the proposition
questions at issue between the two
countries, with the view of leaving
Mexico to the Mexicans at the earliest
possible moment. Secretary Lane, one
Of the Presidents closest advisers. is
chairman of the American contingent
on the Mexican commission. and he
was able to present to the President
the latest views OI Tie ATueTlCdH rep
resentativeS.
Although the Carranza government in
Mexico has never been formally recognized
de ture. it has received recognition de
facto, showing the sympathy of the Amer
lean government with it's efforts to es-
tablish law and order In Mexico. 1t is
generally recognized in circles close to
the President that the continued presence
of American troops on Mexican soil is no
longer contributing to the cause Of Car
rama, but is giving Villa the foundation
for regular appeals to the Mexican people
TO look to him as the man who will finally
punish the American soldiers and the
American people for their invasion Of the
soil of Mexico. II Gen Carranza is to be
aided this government must remove one
of the main causes for Villas strength
and permit Gen Carranza to work out
the salvation of Mexico. If he is able to
do so.
"Get Villa" No Longer Stands.
Get Villa" is no longer an official Or
der of the War Department, although II
NAV be revived at some future time il
villa puts his head close enough for
| nited States troops to get a whack
at it.
1t is realized that the troops are of
practically little service in Mexico now
and that they may be of far greater
service distributed at advantageous
noints along the border. So long as
there were threats from Carranza and
other Mexicans the troops were permit
ted to remain. Carranza, however has
long since ceased to boast of his inten-
tions to drive the Americans out. and
there would be virtually no criticism of
the administration for withdrawal now,
it is believed.
There will be a little surprise If Presi-
dent Wilson issues the order for with
drawal at almost any date, provided
there are not reasons unknown to the
public that would prevent.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
Two Days to Each Side.

Chairman Newlands said the commit
tee hoped to conclude the hearings as
quickly as possible and would not give
more than two days to each side.
AS the committee began hearings it
was said at the White House that the
President was confident his program
would be adopted at this session of
Congress and that an extra session
would not be necessary.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
.HASANEW PLAN
Of SALARY FIXING
Representative Lenroot Wants
Special Committee to
Handle Subject.
PRESENT METHOD FAULTY

A brand-new remedy for the ills OF
government clerks salaries was pre-
scribed today by Representative Len
root of Wisconsin. He introduced a
resolution to make a wide change in
the rules of the House of Representa-
tives whereby the nominal jurisdiction
over salaries. now exercised by eieVeh
committees, would be concentrated IN
one new committee. to be known as the
committee on salaries 1t would be
ma jor committee-that is. composed OF
twenty-one members-and would oe SO
constituted as to be one of the really
important working committees OF Con-
gress.
REPRESENTATIVE Lenroot. a close stu
dent of the rules and practice OF the
House and n member OF the rules corr
mittee believes that this is practi-
cal solution of the muddled problems
concerning salaries of government en-
ployes.
Points of Order Prevail.
At present the appropriations COM
mittee. which in reality has nothing to
do with fixing salaries. in actual prac-
tice does all the work connected Win
fixing and raising salaries, and has 10
go around the block, so to speak, 10
get the rules committee to, put plate
of iron clad on every salary raise
else 1t will be ruined by a point of or
der i'll the House. most vivid Illus
tration was the recent point OF order
by Representative Rainey OF ILLINOIS.
which spoiled the horizontal and lo
District
Under .he rules of the House. the
reduction or increase of the pay OF Of
ficers shall all be subjects within the
Jurisdiction of the standing committees
on the public expenditures in the sew
eral departments" The District of Co
lumbia salaries are in reality subjects
for the District committee state De
partment salaries are subjects for the
committee on expenditures in the State
Department.
Salaries in other departments are
subjects for the House committee on
expenditures in that department.
Discarded in Practice.
All of the expenditure" committees
except that on public buildings and
grounds are salary. committees; but in
practice this has long been discarded
and forgotten by the House. Recent at
tempts to raise salaries have utterly
itures. No activities of any kind haYe
been noticed in this list of committees
for months past. efA'tssffFs s='.~
For this reason Representative Len
root believes the working facilities of
the House could be greatly improved
by having a large committee on sal
aries. This would render it unneces-
sary to put on the backs Of the already
overburdened appropriations commit
tee the necessity for making all raises
by appropriating the money-without
legal authority method always sub
ject of a point Of order.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
Urges Additional Parks.

Representative Lenroot of Wisconsin
urged the immediate acquisition of ad-
ditional national parks, with the un-
derstanding that these parks were not
to be Immediately developed. He also
approved of course of action whereby
the annual government appropriation
would be concentrated on three or four
of the parks which mostly require at
tention.
THE creation of a national park sys-
tenn said Mr.. Lenroot, necessarily en-
tails its development and i wish to
apologize for my own actions in the
past in attempting TO limit congress
sional appropriations to $4,000 year
On the other hand. 1 consider 1t highly
improper to scatter an appropriation of
say. 100000 over the entire system
There are many of the parks at present
undeveloped whose usefulness will moi
be fully manifest for years. There are
others so well developed as to be prac-
tically self-supporting. We should par
ticularize our appropriations.
An enlarged commonwealth area fol-
the country through the development
of the present parks system and it's fu-
ture extension were advocated by Rep
resentative William Kent Of California
who personally practices what he
breaches. Having purchased the beau
tiful coastal tract near San Francisco
known as the Muir Woods" he promptly
gave II to the United States.
Parks Facilities Always Inadequae.
National park facilities have been
Inadequate throughout the world since
the residents of the first one. the Gar
den of Eden, were ousted and made to
engage In agriculture. said Carl Vroo.
man. assistant secretary of agricul-
ture who added. however. that his de.
partment, through the making posi-
BILE of golden harvests from the land
outside of Americas parks, is ena-
bling the people to enjoy in their leisure
some of the pleasures and privileges
lost so long ago.
Several of the speakers commente ed
on the debt of gratitude owed by the
nation to Stephen T. Mather. assistant
to the Secretary of the Interior. in
charge of national parks. both for his
personal efforts ana his personal pc
cuniary generosity in promoting the
welfare of its parks. Mr.. Mather pre-
sided over both the sessions today.
That he expects to see u tenfold in
crease in the population OF Alaska IN
as many years, with several cities OF
IS 600 inha bitants, was the statement
of Prof Lowell Jackson Thomas OF
Princeton University writer. explorer
and lecturer. who spoke at the after
noon session and who considers that its
scenery is Alaskas greatest asset
He believes that ms RAPID growth
will come with the completion of the
new Alaska railroad the government Is
building from Seward. on Resurrection
bay. to Fairbanks, in the Tanana val
ley.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
MI. Henry's Statement.

The Henry statement reads:
Mr.. Lawson charged that there was
a leak from the State Department to
Wall street some days ago and that
through such alleged leak certain In
dividuals. by speculation in Wall street.
cleaned up $50. 100000 or more.
II have asked him for the name OF
the individual giving information con-
stituting the leak and the names of
those speculators profting by such
leak. He has not furnished the names
in either case. and so there is at this
time nothing yet furnished me even
approaching information that would
warrant me in calling together the
committee on rules"
Evening star., 1917-01-02
Announcement of Committees.

The complete list of the committees
organized by Frederick d. owen. In
charge of street, building and home
decorations, for the inaugural celebra-
.ion. with headquarters at 1913 Penn
svlvania avenue northwest. was an
nounced today as follows: Frederick
d. owen, chairman: George e. Emmons.
ir.: william v. Cox. Capt. George NJ.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
Lawson Emerges, Browning.

when II was all over. Mr.. Lawson
emerged from the committee room and
being greeted by an enormous aggre-
grafton OF newspaper reporters and
moving picture men. frowned heavily
and uttered this statement:
Il had most satisfactory confer
ence."
He then bowed and left the Capitol,
escorted by a squadron of moving pic
ture operators. who had been on his
trail since dawn.
Representative Henry then dictated a
short statement. and rushed into the
House to reintroduce an old bill de-
signed to destroy utterly the stock ex-
change of New York
Evening star., 1917-01-02
WEATHER.

Fair tonight. Tomorrow increasing
cloudiness and warmer, lowest tenn
perature tonight about "a degrees;
gentle, variable winds.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 2 p.m.: Highest. 40, at pm. To-
day; lowest, IS at am. today.
Full report on oage II.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
Address of Secretary Lane.

You must feel that you are participat-
ing in a work that will make greater
America" Franklin X Lane, Secretary
of the Interior. under the auspices of
which the conference was arranged. told
the delegates. land that you are contrib
uting something noble to the resources OF
the United States" Secretary Lane men,
toned particularly the spiritualizing in
f1uence of closer acquaintance with their
marvels.
Representative Scott Ferris Of Okla
homa, chairman of the House public
lands committee, called attention to the
fact that where the people of Philadel-
phia spend per capita s1.50 yearly for
their parks. and the people Of Balti-
more 81, the republic is spending out OF
its enormous direct and indirect reve-
nues but one-sixth of l cent yearly for
each of the hundred million citizens
who are joint owners of the national
parks. You are parthfnders in the
movement to remedy this condition.,
he told the members Of the confer
ence.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
PARKS CONFERENCE
BEGINS SESSIONS
Senator Smoot Urges More
Liberal Appropriations for
U. S. Reservations.
SECRETARY LANE SPEAKS

Congress could not spend money to
better advantage than by SO generous
ly administering and maintaining the
national parks that they can be en-
loved to the limit of their possibilities
by the American people. This was the
statement of Senator Reed Smoot OF
Utah, one of several distinguished
speakers who today addressed the
opening session of the national parks
conference at the New National
Museum.
Already five parks are paying ex-
penses, stated the senator, and the
question of their maintenance on
business basis will have been settled
by the time they have been properly
advertised to and appreciated and un-
derstood by the people who own them
Senator Smoot prophesied that where a
few hundred thousands now visit the
wonders of these parks millions will view
them in the near future. The speaker
who has. since 1911, introduced yearly
bill to create the now established ma
tional parks service. explained that the
creation of this branch alone will do lit
tie good unless accompanied by measures
of popular education in park possibilities.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-01-19
is RIGHT TO ANNOY sAcRED7
How Jersey City Courts, by Recent
Decision, Allow Property Owners
to Exalt Uoliness.

The sacred right Of the property
holder to make himself public nui-
sance Is reaffirmed by the decision of
the New Jersey supreme court, says
the New York Tribune. 1t appears
that this right was menaced by stat
ute which made it unlawful to dis
figure with advertisements the PAIL
sades along the Hudson. The statute
is found to be unconstitutional on the
ground that the legislator may deprive
the owner of the right to use his land
for such purpose only when the signs
are a menace to public health or NOR
ais.
This kind of individual liberty is
one of the unfortunate limitations I'M
der which our whole system labors.
The public has other interests to con-
serve besides those of health, safety
and morality. It is mark Of indif-
ference to beauty bordering on barbar-
ism that esthetic considerations re-
ceive SO little recognition in the eye
Of the law. The zealousness with which
the courts are bound to protect the in
dividual In the use of that which is his
own permits the defacing of our scenes
of natural beauty with every conceiv-
able form Of hideousness.
Something more than right Of
property Is invaded when one indi-
vidual may ruin for millions of people
the beauty of piece of natures handi-
work.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-01-19
pon,ts for Homebuilders.

If you want to prevent trouble and
inconvenience after yea have moved
into the new home, observe these
"don'ts" while building:
Don't cut down any trees on the
building site until you are ready to be-
gin building, and then only enough to
provide room for the house. This pre-
vents unnecessary sacrifice, and after
the house has been lived in for a
while, one can easily determine what
others must 60.
Don't, with a white interior trim,
have other than quartered white oak
floors.
Don't when finishing the interior OF
the new house be unmindful Of the
quality Of the paint used thereon.
Paint serves two ends, it protects and
improves the appearance Of the house,
and the one ingredient In its compost
ton necessary to the fulflment Of this
purpose Is zinc.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-01-19

James B. Evans, P. G..
AT THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Every Sunday morning at 10
o'clock there will be Sunday
school at the Episcopal Church.
Everybody is invited to attend.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-01-19
FOR City improvements.

The College Of Forestry connected
with Syracuse university has exam
ined and outlined methods of improve
ment for public shade trees in rs
cities and towns in the state Of New
York. 1t has been found that in the
cities there are 10000 miles of 3 =
Of 4 character capable of sns = J
growth Of 100000 shade trees which
can be made worth $1OO,O00,000 in in
creased property value. Buffalo is
thoroughly alive to the possibilities Of
the situation and spends annually
about $4,000 for the planting and
conservation Of shade treG along IT.
public streets.