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New-York tribune., 1919-12-19
Dinner Given by Former
Governor Folk Believed
to Have Been Move to Put
Nebraskan Before Public
Strong Showing Predicted
"16 to l" Candidate Meets
Senator Hitchcock; Later
Calls at Palmer's Office
By Carter Field
Neto York Tribune

Neto York Tribune
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-William
Jennings Bryan will be vigorous con-
tender for the Democratic nomination
for the Presidency. in the opinion of
many Democrat Senators who attended
dinner given for Mr.. Bryan by Joseph
W. Folk, Of Missouri, at the Hotel
Shoreham last night.
Long an admirer of Mr.. Bryan. Mr..
Folk invited most Of the Democratic
Senators to this dinner in his honor.
and twenty-five attended, including
Colonel Bryan's arch political enemy.
Senator Hitchcock, who controls the
Democratic organization in Nebraska,
The feature of the dinner was the
introduction of Colonel Bryan by for
mer Governor Folk, who was Mr.. Bry-
ans counselor when he was Secretary
of State. Governor Folk reviewed Mr..
Bryan's political record, asserting that
he had been proved right when ha
favored free and unlimited coinage Of
silver at the ratio OF IL to l, prohibi-
tlon, woman suffrage and scores of
other issues.
This review of Mr.. Bryan's record. it
was said to-day by Senators who were
present, was an obvious demonstration
OF Mr.. Bryan's availability to be the
standard bearer of the party this time,
and they had no doubt that Governor
Folk intended it to be.
Folk Seeks Senate Seat
Incidentally, Governor Folk, it is
said, has not relinquished hope of COM
ing to the Senate His defeat in 1918
was due to Democratic defections, and
it is believed the Governor thinks
that with the ardent support of Colonel
Bryan the Democrats may be held in
line in Missouri sufficiently to permit
his election for the full six-year term
Senator Spencer, Republican, defeated
Mr.. Folk is 1918
One of the sensations of the meet
ing was the bringing together of Bryan
and Hitchcock. Without the assent of
Senator Hitchcock it would be almost
impossible for Mr.. Bryan to have the
Nebraska delegation back of him at the
Democratic convention. Senator Hitch
cock made a brief speech but he
avoided personalities, talking mostly
about the peace treaty.
AS Mr.. Hitchcock is regarded as con-
servative Colonel Bryan was scarcely
making play to him, since he was Just
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19

war housing was construed to include
electric door openers, recreation parks,
hot-water heating systems in Virginia,
and the furnishing of tenants with
kitchen ranges, kitchen cabinets. pat
ent slate wash tubs and patent clothes
dryers ready equipped with ropes.
Garages were built at government ex-
pense at Vallejo, Cal, and were
planned at Erie, Pa, and Seven Pines,
Va.
Single residences in Bridgeport,
Conn. cost S7,263 each. The average
for all houses was S5,673.78. The di-
rection of Congress to use the Office of
the supervising architect Of the Treas
ury Department was ignored. This cost
the government at least 100000. Fiji
teen out of tifty-oRe architects en-
ployed by the housing corporation were
from New York City. New York archi
tects were employed fer work in Nor
folk. Va, and for work in Erie, Pa. The
government paid all travelling and in
cidental expenses.
Paid Double for "Oyerhead"
"The prohibition against cost-plus
percentage contracts was ignored. The
architects were paid actual drafting ex
penses plus 100 per cent for over
head For each additional dollar spent
in drafting expenses the architects re-
ceived an additional dollar for over
head More than $4,000 was paid to
architects under this provision. Civil
tee believes that more than $50 600
can be recovered.
"a failure promptly to cease building
operations ON the signing Of the armis
tice proved either desire to complete
their town beautiful experiments or
to be helpful, at government expense,
to the local communities involved. The
Grant tract at Bridgeport was one
half of per cent completed on Novem-
Der 6, 1918, yet it was completed by
the Housing Corporation at a cost of
$1,371 ,8399o. Ninety-two of these
houses were still vacant in September,
1919. The Philadelphia project was
only 6 per cent completed on the sign
ing of the armistice. but was finished,
at cost of $4,000 These two
! transactions cost the government not
less than $4,000.
Property Disappears
"A serious shortage has occurred al
ready in the inventory Of non-expend-
able property at the women's dormi-
tories in Washington. Personal culpa-
bility cannot be fixed by the committee,
as no receipt was required of any indi-
vidual for furniture and other similar
articles delivered to these buildings"
The committee did not name the Off
clals which it held liable for the con-
ditions it discovered, but stated:
1.-THE officials Of the Housing Corpo-
ration now in Office are not responsible
for the policies of the Housing Corpo-
ration heretofore criticized. Had they
been less committed to the theory that
their predecessors were infallible, their
present efforts to wind up the affairs
of the corporation would be more ap-
preciated. Those who created the poll
cies Of the Housing Corporation left
IS organization shortly after the ar
mistice"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19
Carlo Liten Presents
Belgian Poets Play
lie Cloitre" Is First of Six
Weeks Season of Drama at
Little LenOx Theater

Carlo Litcn, Belgian actor, who
recited Emil Verhaeren's Lies Ca
thedrales" magniiciently at one of last
years orchestral concerts. began a six
weeks season of dramatic works by
French and Belgian poets at the Lenox
Little Theater, SO East Seventy-eighth
Street, last evening, with performance
Of the same poets "Le Cloitre" ("The
Cloister'O.
In four poignant acts the Belgian
poet presents the struggle for the
priorate between two rivals in a clois-
ter. The loser Dom Bathazar, obses-
sed by conscience, crazed with remorse,
confesses in chapel to the murder of
his father, and to his silence during
the execution of the supposed mur-
!derer This scene, which occurs in the
last act, affords fine opportunities for
M. Liten.
The play, first produced in Brussels
in 1900, has been given in Paris, and at
Miss Hornman's Theater, Manchester.
N. Liten played it at the Kingsway
Theater, London, in 1915. 1t has at
tracted attention as "a play without
woman"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19

as emphatic in favor of the govern
ment ownership Of railroads as ever.
rms is the second time Mr.. Bryan has
made an opportune play to the railway
workers within six months Just after
resident Wilson refused the demands
or the railway shopmen, giving them
aDout per cent plus a promise that
the cost of living would be reduced
colonel Bryan was in Washington and
gave out statement asking more
money for the shopmen.
Believed Formidable Candidate
His talk in favor of government
ownership came within a few hours
after the appeal of representatives of
organized labor and farmers that gov
ernment operation be continued.
-! expect Mr.. Bryan to be a formi-
dabie candidate for the Presidency"
SAID Western Senator who attended
the dinner. "There was considerable
testing last night about his having
been demonstrated to be right on the
old free silver issue. When it was
commented to be unfortunate that tho
dinner was being held in the gold
room Of the hotel he smiled and said
1t was consistent, since he was always
the friend of the cheaper metal.
The President is not going to be a
candldate, in my opinion, and neither
Will Mr. McAdoo. do not think any
one closely identified with the present
Administration will be candidate
so that would eliminate ATTORNEY Gen.
eral Palmer. While my personal
preference is for Governor Cox. of
Ohio, I would not be surprised if Mr.
bryan developed tremendous strength
before the primaries"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19
Recovery Suits Are Urged
Against Officials Who
Directed Corporation for
U. S. During War Period
N. Y. Architects Involved
Report Says City Beautifuls'
We're Built Extravagantly,
Money Grossly Misspent
Washinoton Burea,.

washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-The sub
committee which has been Investigate
ing the United States Housing Cor
poratlon for the Senate Committee on
Grounds and Buildings, in it's report
made public to-day, charges graft on
startling scale, inefficiency and
carelessness in the operation of the
corporation, and recommends that an
effort be made to recover money mis-
spent.
The report urged that officials Of
the corporation be held personally re-
sponsible by the government for their
very gross negligence. 1t cited
specific instances in which the expendi-
ture had been sufficiently excessive to
justify civil suits for recovery, and ex-
pressed the opinion that the unearned
money would be returned voluntarily
to the Treasury by the recipients.
Members of the sub committee
which made the report, are Senator'S
France, Maryland; Fernald, Maine ana
Spencer, Missouri, Republicans. and
Ashurst, Arizona, and Trammell Flor
ida, Democrats. Their report read in
part:
Built Permanently
"The original act provided that
houses erected by the government
should be only Of temporary char
acter, except where the interests of
the government would be best served
by buildings of permanent character.
The housing corporation officials con-
slstently made the exception the rule.
Speed was the chief aim in emer-
gency housing. The first single resi-
dence was occupied January l, 1919,
at Niles, Ohio, two months after the
signing of the armistice Emergency
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19
Bavaria Fears for Homes
Embargo Put on Household
Goods to End Growing Exnort

BERLIN, Dec. 1S.-The Bavarian
government has established an embargo
on the export of household goods, es-
pecially sewing machines. furniture,
glassware and pottery. Increasing traffic
in these commodities, which are find
ing their way abroad, will be checked
i'll this way, it is expected.
Bavaria's action, which follows a
similar move on the part Of Baden. is
in contravention of the national con-
stitution, but the Bavarian government
declares it will rescind the law as
soon as the legislature enacts statutes
calculated to speedily end the process
of stripping Germany" which is now
invading homes and firesides.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19
Indifference of Americans
n Their Civic Duties and
"Red" Agitators' Activity
Cause Unrest, He Says
Legion to Crush Treason
Colorado Legislature Told
Strict Supervision of
immigration Is Needed

NEWER, Col. Dec. 1S.--Indiffer-
.-.e Of the average American toward
,As performance of his civic duties
.,a the willingness Of the "Red" alien
snd the agitator to usurp the func-
inns Of local government are factors
:, The wave of unrest which is sweep
nc the hation, Major General Leonard
. Woed told members of the Colorado
legislature to-day when he addressed
Joint session Of that body.
ave have been attributing much of
mr. unrest to the ranks of labcr," said
General Wood. "but during my recent
travels through the riot zones l have
,esrned that 95 per cent of American
vorkingmen arc straight. In many in
stances. however, they are under the
domination of the agitators, who are
RESPONSIBLE for most of the unrest.
"The remedy that can be most effec-
lively applied right now is strict
supervision of immigration. If we will
take the foreigner in hand as soon as
he leaves Ellis Island we can counter
act the influence which the radicals
soon exert over him.
"The American Legion can be looked
upon as a bulwark in the nations in
the Legion is going to be delegated
the task Of suppressing the treason
able activities OF the rabid alien in
him can be found"
General Wood appealed for better
commercial enterprises and production
in view Of steps being made in Ger
many to regain her pre-war footing.
Il don't think our people as whole
realize the great industrial competition
that is to come before long" he said.
Germany soon is to become keen
competitor in the worlds business.
Fer laborers have twelve-hour day,
ten for the individual and two for the
state, so II is imperative that we
diligently push forward our CONNER
eial enterprises"
He declared that Germany's ap-
parent depletion Of shipping was but
temporary hindrance and would dis
appear soon under the pressure of the
energy Of national endeavor.
"l think the watchword for US to-
day is 'Steady.'" he concluded, "and
let US hold on to the things that have
made us what we are. We must have
stability. law and order. We must ad-
here firmly to the wording of the Con-
stitution and to the American policy
that has been established for us. There
is too much talk directed to the people
over the heads of the authorities.
This is not complying with the Con-
stitution. We must hold to this docu-
ment like life itself, for it is the
anchor Of our Republic"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19
Irish Paper Begs Court Aid

= DUBLIN, Dec. 1s.-Owners of "The
treemen's Journal" seized and sup
pressed by the military police on Mon
gay applied to the Chancery Court
yesterday for an interlocutory injunc-
ZION to restrain the authorities from
TTT}ninnuing T} TO suppress the newspaper.
ms application viii be the subject of
a. nearing on Friday. In the mean time
Inc Evening Telegraph" which is as
s;ociatec with The Freemen's Journal, :"
Is appearing as a morning paper.
LONDON. Dec. 1S.-A Dublin dis.
pssch 10 The Herald" the organ of
9TTganlzed labor, says the raid on The
aieenen.s Journal" was not made be-
t@~se $3.50 OF the newspapers alleged in
go ,-ieaence with the recruiting of spe-
80. .S,, VOhSta bles, as was stated in Par
ns,'''i ~ put was q result of the news
tratiop. '''0 ''i' ""'''''1'9
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19
Press To Be Launched
At Hoe Island Shin plant

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1S. - The
American Iress. ship named in rec
ognition Of the services of the Ameri-
can newspapers during the war, will be
launched at the Hog Island plant of
the American International Shipbuild-
ing Corporation Tuesday.
The sponsor will be Miss Elizabeth
G. Stone, daughter of Melville E. Stone,
general manager of The Associated
Press.
The ship will be the seventy-seventh
to be launched at this plant, and is a
steel cargo carrying vessel Of 1926
dead weight tons, with length of 4o1
feet and sd feet beam.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19
Bella Kun's Trial Starts
"Red" Leader, Though Absent
Accused of budapest Murder

BUDAPEST, Dec. 1s.-Bela Kun, for
mer Communist dictator of Hungary,
although still in Austria. was placed
on trial here today on the specific
cnarge of abetting IN the murder Of
artillery Captain Franz Mildner of the
LGdovlca Military Academy
JOINT defendants with him are Joseph
ulnnyes and man named Olari, who
are charged with the actual crime.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19
To Arrange Pacific Air Race

PEKING, Dec. 18 (By The Associated
Press Representative of the Aero
Club of America who are making ar
rangements for the first aerial derby
around the world arrived in Pekirg
yesterday from Japan. The party in
cluded Louis D. Beaumont, Major
Charles J. Glidden and Benjamin Hill
man.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19
5000 Jews Reported
Slain in New Pogrom
Lemberg Tells of Alleged Atroc.
titles Committed by Deni-
kine's Army

BERNE, Dec. 1S.-Reports of fresh
pogrcms in the districts of the Ukraine
occupied by General Denikine's forces
are printed by the Lemberg newspaper
ssGszetta Wiscrowka," according to
Lemberg advices to-day.
Ihe newspaper declares that about
Quo Jews were killed in Ekaterinoslav
alone.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-01
NOTED EDUCATORS meet
At HAMPTON INSTITUTE
Fifty-First Anniversary
Today.
w. II. TAFT AMONG SPEAKERS
Ogden Hall, Seating $500, to Be
Dedicated and Diplomas Awarded
to Class OF Forty-Fivc Students.
Plan Memorial Services.
Special to The Times-plspatch. ]

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
HAMPTON. VA. April 3o.--The fifty
first anniversary of Hampton Institute.
which begins tomorrow morning. will
bring to the lower peninsula OF Vir-
ginia hundreds OF men and women
WHO are interested in the educational
policies of the institution.
Alexander b. Trowbridge. OF New
York. who is a Hampton trustee and
pprssldef of the Na'ona
Chamberlin tonight with special
Hampton party of over hundred
From Richmond. Norfolk and other
cities visitors are steadily arriving.
At this time Hampton also Will cele-
brate It's semi-ceptennial, postponed on
account OF the war.
Trustees Meet Today.
The program for tomorrow includes,
during the morning. trustees meet
ing. the inspection OF academic classes,
the Whittier training school. the
poultry plant. and demonstrations in
silver cleaning, shuck Matchmaking and
the care OF incubator eggs
the dedication OF Ogden Hall, which is
large auditorium accommodating
$500 people. which has been built as
a national tribute to the late Robert
Curtis Ogden, who for forty years was
closely identified with the develop
nent of Hampton Institute.
Addresses will be delivered by the
Rev. DR.. Wilton Merle Smith and Isaac
Fisher, of Fisk University, and Chan
cellor Kirkland, Of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity.
special memorial service will be
conducted at the school cemetery by
the Rev. Francis Greenwood Peabody.
OF Harvard University.
Special Exercises Tonight.
The Hampton Institute Alumni As
ISOLATION will hold special exercises
tomorrow night in Ogden Hall. Its
members Will tell the story OF Hamp-
tons. service in helping the people Of
tho land, i'll giving religious training.
in preparing men to hold their own in
the professions and in business. and
training men and women for leadership
/ in education.
William Howard raft Rev. Dr. NJ.
Ashhy Jones. Of Atlanta: Or. Lucian
Association, and DR.. Robert r. Notion
principal of 'ruskegee Institute. Will
deliver addresses at Hampton Institute
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-01
Inland is extremely difficult and fraught
with danger OF international compli-
BIG DEMAND FOR RINGS
Manufacturers Declare Lnrre stock
Is Required TO supply June
Brides.

NE WYoRK. April so.-(Speciul y
Jewelers. report large orders for wed
ding rings from AL over the country.
presumably 10 supply the market for
June brides. One manufacturer de-
G!ared the demand for plain gold bands
FAR exceeded that for carved rings. He
said his company sells 1000 rings q
day and Of these only rs or 100 were
OF the carved variety.
All branches OF the jeweiry trade
are working TO capacity with the de-
mand from retailers greatly in ex-
cess OF the facilities to turn out the
work. From all sections OF the coun-
try, II rs reported, retailers are calling
Tor the better grade OF jeweiry with
cheap and shoddy merchandise receiv-
ing little attention. Manufacturers re-
port that in those sections where army
camps have been located. there has
oeen decided falling off in trade ow-
ing to the rehabilitation OF the troops
me Lenten season was Il comparatively
dun one for the jewelry trade.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-01
PITlFUL SUFFERING IN
FAR NORTHERN RUSSIA
Refugee Describes Food Conditions
Behind BoishevLst Lines ms
Most Trying.

IN North RUSSIA, April so.Ntspe.
cial Russian soldiers returning from
Russia find their lfatherlanH vastly
changed since they went to war. Scores
or these soldiers are passing through
the Bolshevist lines and making their
way TO the American and other allied
outposts.
They tell tales OF pitlful suffering
from hunger in the villages through
Evlampieff. OF Archangel, thus de-
turned raf p from Gedrm ma.
racks, where Bolshewist commits
sar started to read Us the Soviet pro
gram aav the rs soldiers ars, ,p prHtesteS
and then read us your program they
cried.
Then the commissar gave up try
ing TO read the program, saying we
were not III clements for propaganda.
and he left us. Each OF us received
twenty-tiv rubles in advance on his
salary.
Farming was roigning in Petro-
peopie, Of Bolsheyist sympathies) re
second category. received half pound
The citizens grind the oats in coffee
mills to make flour for Bread, For
son; a slice of bread is sold for %
fuDieS. Inef6 was no tobacco. Peo-
ule smoked cabbage and nettle.
The situation at Vologda was the
same as in Petrograd. 1t was famine
and the population stood in line Tor
bread sometimes for two days There
was no private commerce. The shops
were empty"
On his way from Vologda toward
Archangel commissar tried to coax
Evlampien into serving in the Red
Army and on his refusal sent him
back to Vologda A peasant hid him
in a load of hay and carried hin, TO his
uncle's home in Torozk. In the villages
he passed through. he said, there was
famine. The peasants cut straw, cook
il and make bread. Eventually. after
long journey on foot through snow.
angel.
When. such prisoners reach the ter
OF the North they are cared for as well
ritory OF the Provisional Government
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-01
AMERICAN NAVY ACTIVE IN
FEEDING HUNGRY EUROPE
FreiShtinE of Food to Germany Added
DUTY of United states Transport
system.

r. LONDON, April 30.-tspe cial)--
Transportation of food TO Germany is
largely under the direction of the
united states Navy, but this work will
entail only an addition to the vast
system or food distribution maintained
system utilized successfully in pro
vidmg for hundreds OF thousands in
me Near East Balkans, Poland. Fin
land and Belgium will be applied to
Germany.
-, The navy's JOB is to get the food TO
and to protect 1t until it is taken over
by responsible authorities. The navy
VIII see that the supplies are trans
ported to Hamburg and Bremen and
guard II with warships and men until
IL is delivered to persons who assume
responsibility for its distribution.
Thus far the navy has used eighty
seven ships for food and supplies for
people who could not live without out :
sloe assistance or these sixty-thre
Were manned entirely by navy men
ana their activities covered wide
Until the task of feeding Germany
was taken over the most extensive
work was conferred in ConstantinopIe
whence 1t was attempted to send food
20 the Roumanians. Armenians and
serbians. Food ships also were sent
from .Constantinople TO Beirut. Baku
and CoRstanza. always with enough
fighting ships to insure their protec.
ton
From , American headaunrter. at
5 S,a thousands OF Czechs and Juso-
gested that the navy should ATTEMPT
to deliver. food and supplies to the
localities for which they were intend
ca, but conditions near Fiume made
that impracticable. Transportation
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-01
PRODUCING PEARLS
Shortage of Supply Causes Oyster
% Growers to Resort to New
Schemes.

Scarcity OF pearls and the increasing
demand for these declicately beautiful
ndustry-that of Harvesting oysters
and making them work to produce
pearls.
s.zsaa dung ise ThsG ssass sad
that the Chinese had forgotten more
than the. rest of the world knows. And
is wel known h that the @bn hnoS
union is more than 700 years old in
the land Of Confucus.
Though sometimes called artificial"
pearSl, the expression is entirely
duced by the almond eyed Celestials
are entirely natural in structure. ma
The Chinaman merely bosses the job.
Long before christopher Columbus
. discovered America, the Chinese had
pearls, and it is entirely possible that
some of the jewels pawned by Queen
i isa b. L. to ilnanee Columbus I1a came
working under the direction of China
When a grain of sand, or a hard
valve proceeds to cover it with multi
tudinous layers OF protective excre-
ton, which in due time becomes a
The Chinaman merely inserts this
n nara sH1s,ance, ana ,,,I then h h
times tiny piece of very hard bone.
and even minute Elobuies OF brass are
cceasiohally used 70 form the basis Of
Large, healthy oysters are thus
co., NM by canals with the ocean.
to say, they. never run away, nor do do
they demand an eight-hour day.