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.n0IIBTS RIGHT TO
 MAKE INQUIRY OF FORT LEAvENW0RTH|
General McRae Doesn't Be. lieye Court Can Inter-
 fere

Teavenworth, Kan, Jan. 17-Doubt ] If the right of a federal judge tc cause an investigation of army ad, ministrative affairs was expressed tonight by Major General James Me
 Rae. commandant of the disciplinary
 barracks at Fort Leavenworth. Gen
 eral McRae commented on the order of Federal Judge John c. Pollock of
 Kansas City in ordering United States Attorney Robertson to inves- tioate q situation brought out in {. testimony at the trial of II men charged with conspiracy to issue and pass fraudulent treasury certifi- oates printed on press at the dis ciplinary barracks.
 The testimony, the court said, was either perjured, or carried severe re- flection on great department of the government"
 That the order of Judge Pollock for a complete investigation will not he carried out without direct author itv of the war depa rtment was the belief of General McRae tonight. "Il the department of justice agent: come to the prison for an investiga tion with orders only from Judge Pollock I intend to take the matter up with Secretary of War Baker, be- fore l permit anything to be done. "A federal judge might have tho power to order an investigation con. cerning an individual prisoners il eases of complaints about abuse, but in my opinion, not an investiga ior l of army administrative affairs" de clared the commandant. "The mat ter about which Judge Pollock re l ferred took place before I was sta l tioned here, and l know very little about it, but I can say that it ha: l been investigated thoroughly.
 About a year ago there was { 1 form of self-government in the pris on but that is not in force now. St far as 1 know, there has been no in 1 vestigation started. At present, th' l best of order exists at the prison"
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Ask Pardon for Lifer Who Served
 With the Army

Austin, Tex, Jan. 17-Recommend- alton for the pardon of Will H.. Gibson, who escaped from the Geor- pia where he was serving life sen- tence for alleged murder has been submitted to Gov. Hugh M. Dorsey, of that state by Lieut.. Dallas c. Johnson, former commander of the platoon in which Gibson served with
 distinction in France, following his escape from prison. Gibson was recently arrested here, charged with being implicated in the robbery of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-18

To protect the bottom of trousers from mud an Englishman has pat ented a wire frame to be inserted in. to thhe top of a shoe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-18

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Evening star., 1920-12-12
ORGANIZED TO COMBAT PESTS
THAT PREY ON FARMERS, CROPS

With the advice and assistance Of
the National Research Council of the
United States. cooperating group
of. scientific Investigators of insect
pests and plant diseases. together
with representatives of leading indus
trial concerns engaged in the manu-
facture Of chemicals and appliances
used in fighting these enemies Of
crops, has been organized under the
name of the Crop Protection Insti-
tute. This institute intends. it is an
nounced, to make q thorough scien-
tinc study of the crop pests them-
selves and the means for improving
the materials and appliances used in
fighting them.
The board Of trustees of the insti-
tute Is composed of nine scientific
men representing leading organiza-
tions interested In crop protection and
four representatives Of the manufac-
turing and commercial interestsA :
The temporary secretary Is Harrison
E. Howe. chairman Of the division of
research extension Of the National
Research Council.
The annual losses as a result OF the
attacks on growing cotton plants by
the boil weevil and the black stem
rust on the wheat fields OF the coun-
try. despite all that has been done to
lessen the rayages Of such pests. is
simply astounding when the compu-
tations are made. to say nothing Of
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FIND HARDING'S MIND
OPEN. ON WORLD PEACE PROGRAM

The committee on ways and means, where
all tariff legislation must emsnate, will begin
January s. after the holiday recess. to hold
hearings on the several schedules Of the tariff
act. The committee will commence with
schedule A. which relates to chemicals. and
take all groups Of commodities in order. The
hearings will be public. and the proceedings
published.
March, the republican members Of tho commit-
tee will go into executive session and frame
the bill according to republican views Of the
necessities OF the case Thereafter. the demo-
Gratis will be called In and allowed to vote
against its acceptance and to make a minority
report. So early in the new year, rs the re-
publicans struggle over the rates in commit
tee, there may be expected the inevitable con-
test between the high-tarin men and the pro-
gressives. with the democrats biding their time
until the bill gets into the House to line up
with the low-tarif faction.
X X X X
From important business source in New
York. representative of finance and big business
generally, there has come to Washington. by
way of "a word to the wise" suggestion to
the lawmakers. 1t runs this way:
Government, national. state. city and town.
must wear its old clothes The great American
people is the most generous. the most liberal Of
any atop of earth, but it must not be burdened
further with unnecessary expenditures"
The suggestion runs that the taxpayers are
in a mood to demand a budget system not only
in national affairs, but in state. county and
municipal finances They will not object to ex-
penditures for safety, but it is thumbs down
for pork bar'P' appropriations. from the city
council to the Congress- -
The additional point is made that, the news.
papers Of the country. and especially the corps
Of, Washington correspondents can render
patriotic service by vigilantly watching pro-
posed expenditures Of public moneys and Jump
ing" the extravagsnces =
80 80 * X - .
Congress. on the first day Of reassenhbling
for the concluding session Of the Sixty-sixth
Congress-, found itself confronted with 2 re-
newsl Of demands for continuation Of wartime
legislation and powers At time when one
element Of the people is demanding to be set
free from the paternalistic Laws enacted by the
necessity for the winning Of the war beyond
peradventure. comes appeal for rehabilitation Of
one Of the wartime acts which had lapsed into
desuetude, and for further extensions Of at
tempted governmental control Of natural eco
nomic laws.
The legislature of South Dakota presented
to the Congress, through its senator's and repre-
sentatives. memorial praying "on behalf Of
the farmers and stock faisers Of South Dakota
requiring the President Of tho United States.
through a commission fairly representing both
the producing ana consuming public, to fix and
guarantee the price of farm products, thus
suring the producer fair and reasonable price
for his products and automatically eliminating
gambling and speculation therein" $50 :,
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BY N. o. MESSENGER.

- ENAToRs who had .the last word" with
President-elect Harding after his talks
with public men during his recent visit
TO the capital agree in the statement that
he stilf has an open mind on the great interna-
ttonal problem which must reach some solution
oylAarch L. Mr.. Harding. it IL stated by these
senators. has no definite plan to suggest con-
cerning participation Of the United States in
an Association Iof nations. purposed to achieve
the ostensible object of the league Of nations
set up by the Versailles MISREPRESENTATION Of
unnecessary wars.
He has not determined whether to propose
an association founded upon the Geneva league
Of nations. with reservations to and mod1ca-
ttons OF the covenant; whether to recommend
new form OF association. or what nots 1t is
recognized that he Is surrounded by.a multi
tude OF counselors. presenting not only widely
divergins! but radically differing. views upon
the subject. ard that'Ae will have to work out
his own salvation and personally take the re-
, sponsibility for his future course
** ~
One thing only Is certain as to his present
attitude" said one Of the senators who had op-
portunity for heart-to-heart conference with the
President-elect, "and that is sincere desire and
hxed purpose to harmonize the sharp differences
within his own party over this question, SO as
not to handicap his administration and the fu-
ture Of the republican party at the outset by
possible split in the party and consequent
tory Of November possible"
x* 4 X
n On top of that dictum comes the statement
equally authoritative and authentic, that the ir-
reconcilables. the l1st-ditch opponents Of a
league Of nations of any kind are resting in
the assurance that in the appointment Of a Sec
retary Of State President Harding will not take
q man whose attitude upon the league dues
ton is the other extreme of the position main
ffYA HNy5ri1 lar 10
! Which is q diplomatic way Of saying that the
anti-league senator's have reason to believe the
Presfdent-elect will not choose Elthu Root for
Secretary Of State. The man these senators
want is Senator Knox OF fARennsylvania,s and the
report lis circulating through the Senate that
they have high hope OF landing the appoint
ment
\ + X X %
:. Three definite lines Of policy for this ses-
sion of Congress have been adopted by the re-
publicane leaders I'm Congress, looking to expedit-
ing action in the extraordinary session which
President Harding will summon early in March,
They are: -
To clean up as thoroughly as possible the
important legislation now pending and to cut
to the bone the appropriation bills
To make no effort to amend the tax laws un-
til the new Congress comes in and a republican
President holds the veto pen
To proceed at once to lay the foundation for
tariff revision ct thsgextra session.
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WAR TASKS IN RECORD.

Dispositions Of men who held posi-
lions Of Responsibility during the war.
especially those who supervised the
work of putting the country's indus
try on Q wartime basis, are to be coll
lected by the Council of National De-
snse and kept on file for future guid-
Snce, according to a statement made
In the fourth annual report Of the
council. submitted by Secretary OF
War Baker to President Wilson.
During the fiscal year 1920 the coun-
c3l spent 2b.08s.60. OF which $1o9, sos
WaS for salaties and $S,eS4s for print.
ing and stationery. The unexpended
halance on June 80 last was $15,456.69.
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WEATHER BUREAU MAKING
A STUDY OF HURRICANES

tUpper-air. observation lin order to
determine what reistion. ff~taay.
exists between the, higher currents OF
winds In the, upper air, and the
moyements Of hurricanes has bsSa the
recent research work. OF the, UAited
States weather, bureau. That ID. this
work has been carried ON during the
past hurricane season. ,sE;'.,.sss
Pilot balloon Operations have been
made twice q hay ak k.stations saspin-.
tained by the busean ztsKey wfM and
at San Juan. Ppftp Rice,s; aud
atsstations maintaihed " the My at
Coioon and Santo .Domihgo andsAsmy
sociological stations N Texas. TAls
work eS forecssting West Indian hurs
ricanss VIII no. doubt furnish; msoh
desired insermation frelatiys ~, khS
normal cissuastien ef IN, sAneaihsiS
inaths west Indian .rSgton. s.. s..
Evening star., 1920-12-12

that agency, for any recommenda-
ton affecting the work Of a given
agency must be approved by the
board sof that agency before it be-
comes effective. It cannot dictate,
but Will function In the assurance
that r. It is wise la rs recon-
mendations. boards OF agencies
will be inclined to think long and
carefully before refusing to chm
ply Herewith. In short, there 10
nsthing acquIsitiye in the plan as
developed. - ,xs.l.-~, -
Fsactionsl EHsssatgeA .Nsw. (.
Functional federation 4of the So
cial service agencies is alone con-
templated by the council. at this
time. The committee on organi-
zation was necessarily aware that
the question as to whether or, not
these agencies might not wisely be
federated for the purpose Of rais-
ling a Joint budget is moot In
in Washington today. Yet attrac-
tive though such\ a scheme may
be. it could not but be aware that
there is much .still to be said on
both sides of the question, and
that the process Of such federation,
If it issto come. must necessarily
be a long and complicated one.
Functional federation, on the other
hand, may be swiftly effected. SO
obvious are its advantages and SO
lacking its dangers. And 1t may
well be that one of the early
studies entered upon by the coun-@
ell as planned will be that Of
financial federation and its adapt
ability to, tho serious problem Of
raising funds for social work in
the National Capital.
Inpfeyenent In Methods.
It 10 not difficult to visuslise the
/: potentialftieAsof Tho, council as
planned. The function Of scorneiat-
ing the work OF local social serv-
ice agencies is naturally funda-
mental 1t will. furthermore. bring
about improvement in the methods,
policies and Ideals of these
agencies. It will demonstrate to
Washington the need for new
agencies or the extension sof the
work Of old ones. Il such need ex-
list. 1t will. by Investigation and
report. make clear the weak points
Of propositions for establishing
useless or wrongly planned asen-
ciss. It may develop joint action
for tho advancement Of reforms in
public administration or for the
passage Of new social legislation.
And it will initiate on progressive
and logical lines q program Of
social development which looks
many years into the future.
The plan for q council which will
mako possible these and other de-
velopmentS, cannot but recommend J
itself to tho agencies today en- :.
gagged IN social service work In
washington. That It viii b ac-.
corded, the enthuaiastic support Of
wa1lingtssis IN gsassaa sis. A.
auEeA
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MODEL HOUSEWIVES TO BE MADE
OF WASHINGTON SCHOOLGIRLS

the teacher moving from group to
group to inspect the work and to
give help as needed.
The first lesson given new pupils at
the housekeeping center include discus
sion Of a house or apartment with ref
erence to location. arrangement Of
rooms, exposure to sunlight, ventilation,
privacy, etc They also discuss floor
coverings, wall treatment, simple fur
niture for each room: Then they are
shown by means Of samples. good and
poor paper and good and poor rugs and
other door coverings. -
The second lesson Is made up with
a discussion Of tha general method of
procedure when cleaning rooms, such as
taking down .or fastening back the
draperies. removal of ornaments and
small pieces Of furniture and covering
this larger pieces. The pupils then clean
one room to illustrate all these points
Permanent fixtures in the house, their
use and care. make up the next lesson.
They illustrate this lesson by cl4anins
tubs. sink, windows. closets; cupboards
and ranges.
The family wash, how to sort it, mend
It, and the process through which it
must pass before being hung to dry, is
then discussed batter they give q; prac-
teal Demonstration OF; this lesson by
washing such pieces of the equipment as
arc soiled.
Subsequent 4 sssons given the girls per-
tain principally to cooking. and how to
prepare various delicaeies Before the
end of the course. however. they are
taught how to bathe and dress an in
fant. In the cooking course the teach
ers emphasize tho necessity for, careful
buying. cooking aid the. use, Of foed ma
terIals. and lay stress on tho value Of
kn6wing the underlying principles Of nu-
triton. 20
when .. girl; graduates from the pub
lie schools of the District at the present
time she. ohviouAiyt hot only, has q
hoWledre OF ths three r's. sbqt What hee
duties win consist Of IN older life
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ciated in their work with the inter-
ests Of social welfare work. will
serve as ex-ofdcio members.
The work Of the council will be
transacted at seven monthly meet
ings each year, to which each
member agency will send two del
egates. Management Of the coui-
Gil will be invested in a popular,
ly elected executive committee.
Scientific Investigation Of SPECIFIC
social problems and definite plans,
for social progress viii be con-
Quoted and developed through Sspe-
cial and standing committees of
the council And withal, the in
dividuai interests and. identity Of
the member agencies will be scru-
pulously provided for. The council
does not propose to make its, de-
cisions. as effecting any particu-
lar member agency, binding upon
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Federation of Social Service Agencies
In the National Capital Is, Planned

will inevitably be primarily d.
rected. Briefly outlined the more
important Of these details are as
follows:
Eligibility to Membership.
Eligibility for organization mem-
bership in the council will be
largely dependent upon the recon-
mendation Of the charities in
dorsement committee. Of the trade
bodies. In other words. social Or
ganizations, before they shall be
entitled to membership, will have
to establish to the satisfaction Of
the council that their business as
well as social methods are up to q
certain standard. Individual mem-
bers. representing the general
citizenship Of the District. will be
eligible up to the number of MT
teen. And list Of onicials. asso-
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~ VERY effort to make model house
L. wives of Washington's present
generation Of girls is the aim OF
- public school authorities. In
..,.r wears school ohiciais were con-
tent II girls were taught only the rudi-
ments of cooking and sewing, but no"
every phase Of housework II tncluoeo IN
the domestic science course.
On the third hoor Of the Berret
School, 14th and Q streets, Is q House
keeping center, where the girls are
given instructions in the duties OF
q. housewife. The housekeeping center is
composed, of an apartment Of nve
rooms--living room. dining room, bed
room, kitchen and bath. =
Pupils who come to this center STUDY
the arrangement Of rooms in a home
the essential furniture for each room
and the material required for the
furnishings. They learn to make up
the bedding. the table linen. towel
ing and the draperies; to clean the
rooms: to launder fabrics: to care
for the sick: to tend the baby and
to cook and serve a simple meal.
Each lesson given the girls consists
Of one new subject and practice work
which reviews tho ones previously
taught. The new subject ID taught
to the class as q unit and requires
about thirty minutes to give. The
class is then divided into small groups
Of two and assigned to different
pieces of work which will put into
practice the lessons previously taught.
In this way the girls gain power 70
do things which make fer the COM
fort and cleanliness Of the home.
Each pupil. therefore. has an oppor-
Ftnnfty to sweep. to dust. to make
beds. to wash and iron fabrics, to
clean windows. to scrub. floors. to
clean bathroom fixtures. to cook. to
set table, to wash dishes.. to care for
: sick person and to dress 4 baby G
|lsrEe doll being ussd): Many opera
tlons are, carried on simultaneously.
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BY NEwBoLD MOVES.
LONG stride forward is
about to be taken by those

~ n LUNG stride FORWARD Is
about to be taken by those
responsible for iand inter-
ested in social service work
in Washington. And because social
service work, the work Of sallevi-
ating want and sickness and lone
liness ana poverty and distress. is
.hapbily' coming to be "a direct
ehkfys and respohsibility upon
every Individual Washingtonian
capable sof rendering aid or COM
fort tosthose who need 1t so ter
.fibiy,a It sis .well that all should
understand just what 10 about to
be done. 11e t.5 g.
For: some, time. there: has been
developing an appreciation on the
part Of those actively engaged in
social work that, although great
majority Of the individual agencies
were doing a splendid work. the
collective effort fell somewhat
short Of full efficiency. Both the
agencies themselves and the gen.
eral public have been conscious of
the fact that duplication and over
tapping OF effort have existed that
from time to time certain un-
cared-for social needs have pre-
sented themselves which seemed to
lie outside the Jurisdiction of any
existing agency; that cooperative
effort was lacking; that the inan-
cial appeals Of the several agencies
were somewhat inco-ordinated
and. in q word. that the separate
efforts Of tho various agencies-all
striving for the same general goal
lost driving force, owing to the
fact that only sporadic correlating
was attempted
Met to Discuss Problem.
.Out)of the dissatisfaction arising
from the. Of this state
Of affairs sprang the idea Of
creating some type of federation
of the social agenciessof Washing
ton. A number of the larger
agencies met. together to discuss
the problem. A committee was
appointed by those present to de-
velop plans for functional feder-
alton. And. after q period Of care
full consideration. the proposals of
that committee have matured. and
a constitution has been drafted.
ana in the Immediate future =
number Of. washington social
agencies are to be invited to join.
a. charter members. In. the form
tfsk, of the washington Council OF
Social Agencies.
The broad Significance Of such
= federation 10 happily obvious.
Instead OF diffused energy expend-
cd by the several agencies. those
agencies a member orsanizatiops
Of. the council will cooperate, In
the business OF driving despair
from the National Capital.
Through 6uch federation they can
net. but sbsneht themselves. those
they would aid and the city at
! large. II 10 toward the dstaii of
the: scheme. that critical. interest
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the attacks by ordinary insect pests
and plant diseases. which requires SO
much outlay Of time and labor, to keep
in reasonable subsection. 81.
A conservative estimate Of the loss
Of wheat in the United States is sin
gle recent year ON account of the
biack-stem rust is placed at 1s0. .o0o,-
900 bbushels. and thi. pest is but one, Of
the many that attacks the wheat
every year. The boil weevil destroys
millions Of bales Of cotton every year.