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Evening star., 1920-11-22
COL. GOFF SAYS GUILTY
WitEBE'aRUN T0-c0VER''

Every employe OF the Shipping Bosrd
or the Emergency Fleet Corporation
guilty of corruption win be run 70
cover" and every person who offers
or accepts a "glittering bribe'' in con-
nection with shipping deals will be
prosecuted to "the fullest extent Of
the law" Col Guy D. Goff, general
counsel of the board. said last night in
a statement. Col. Con was recently
nominated by President Wilson as
board member.
He explained that his statement die
not apply to any particular case, but
was made In view Of the general
charges that had been banded about
and in order to show the public the
Shipping Board was alive to its OBJ
legations. -
1T Is and will be my one and sin.
gle purpose to run to cover every
person employed in the Shipping Board
or the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
man or woman, clerk or ohicial. who is
guilty Of corruption, and to prosecute e
them to the fullest extent of the law,
as well as every private citizen.
whether he be tradesman, ship
operator. claimant. attorney, lobbyist
or solicitor. who offers the glitterins
bribe or sweetens his petition witt
gold" Col. Gof said. my appoint
ment as q commissioner to represent
the great lakes will not in the least
Interfere. l shall continue as long as
I am connected with this hoard r.
give such matters my Individual ans
undivided attention. even to the ex.
tent OF personally conducting the
prosecution whenever and wherever
| the Department Of Justice NAV deem
II expeQtent or advisable"
Evening star., 1920-11-22
open SHOP DRIVE
CALLED A MENACE
Catholic Welfare Council Re-
CARDS It Threat to Peace
and Order.

Not only the welfare of wage
earners, but the whole structure Of in
dustrial peace and order is threatened
by the gain in strength of the "open
shop" drive by certain groups of Ameri-
lean employers. according to state
ment by the social action department
of National Catholic Welfare Council
today.
The statement is taken to represent
the stand of the Catholic Church in
America on the open shop" problem.
Extract From Statement.
Employers sometimes favor the
open shop because they do not want
to be limited in the employment Of men
to union members" the statement said.
But the present drive is not of that
kind. The evidence shows that in its
organized form it is not merely against
the closed shop, but against unionism
itself and particularly against collective
bargaining. OF what avail is it for
workers to be permitted by their en-
ployers to become members of unions.
if the employers will not deal with the
unions?
"The open shop drive masks under
such names as The American Plan and
hides behind the pretense of American
freedom Yet its real purpose is to de-
stroy all effective labor unions and thus
SubJSCt tue WOhlHS pcOptc " tHe COIl-
plete domination of the employers.
Should it succeed in the measure that
its proponents hope. it will thrust far
into the ranks of the underpaid the
body Of American working people.
Sees Unions Necessary.
The unions were necessary even
during the war. when working people
found their labor in great demand.
They are still more imperative now
and they must keep their strength
and grow. Otherwise we shall see a
repetition of the old bad days when
the workers were utterly dependent
upon their employers.
There is great danger that the
whole nation will be harmed by this
campaign Of few groups Of strong
employers. To aim now at putting
into greater subjection the workers
in industry is blind and foolhardy.
The radical movements and disturb
ances in Europe ought to hold a les
son for the employers Of America.
And the voice of the American people
ought to be raised in the endeavor
to drive this lesson home"
Evening star., 1920-11-22
GEN. SHERWOOD,
OUTOFPOLI7TCS,
GVESUPHORSES

Representative Isaac r. Sher-
wood Of Ohio. the oldest man who
ever sat in the House. and who for
years has been q notable figure in
the National Capital driving his
has quit politics, and with tears in
his eyes has sold his horses. which
have been his best friends for
many years.
Gen. Sherwood has a notable war
record Of participation in forty
three battles. He has owned and
driven more fast horses than any
gentleman driver in this country.
and never raced them for a dollar.
in Washington. and during recent
years has had great difficulty in
finding boarding stable for them.
The span just to Rhoda
Blanchard of Morenci. Mich, were
his favorites-Judith Wilkes and
Lady Lightfoot. The former has a
record Of 2.1sA and a trial at
2.11A for mile and took the first
prize at the national horse
foot has a matinee record Of 2.i5A,
and took first prize ut a horse show
in Milwaukee.
Il drove the pair a quarter in
0.32h myself" said Representa-
tive Sherwood. They can step a
2.1O gait. and are the finest pair
ever owned in Washington"
Il will never be candidate for
of1ice again." said Representative
sherwood. He was defeated for re-
election and refires March 4. aft
er having served eighteen years in
congress. He was first elected to
the Forty-third Congress-, when
uncle Joe" Cannon also first came
to the Capitol.
Evening star., 1920-11-22
BAN REALTY LOAN
TAX, SAYS CALDER
Senator, on Tour, Suggests
Way to Obtain Improved
Housing Conditions.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, November 22
(by the Associated Press).-Congress
must either repeal the excess profts
tax or modify, the income tax law,
specifically exempting real estate
loans for building purposes, in order
to encourage necessary building. said
Senator William NJ. Calder, chairman
of the Senate committee on recon-
struction, which concluded hearings
here today on an itinerary that car
ried it to the principal cities or the
nation.
Epitomizing the findings of the COM
mittee. Senator Calder said that four
principal 4 factors contributed to the
scarcity of money for building pur-
poses. inefficient and high priced labor.
scarcity and high prices for lumber and
other materials. and high prices OF fuel
and transportation.
This committee hopes" said the sem
ator. ito bring about a revival of build
ing"
ITO this end" he said, zone of the
first things l would suggest is that ma
terial men take a smaller margin Of
profit
He qualified hiss reference to the FIN
efficiency of labor" by stating that ret
Gently labor conditions had improved. \
Thirty witnesses were heard by the
committee here. H. p. Burruss, COM
missioner of public improvements, and
John r. Hornady, commissioner of
health and education. testified to the
shortage of houses in Birmingham, the
cost of material and scarcity of labor. 7
Evening star., 1920-11-22
BY ISAAC DON LEVINE.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1890.
BERLIN, November 22.-German
militarists are bewailing the collapse
of Gen. Wrangers army. The news
paper Taegliche Rundschau, the lead
ing mouthpiece Of the Ludendorr ele-
ment. publishes an article declaring
that Gen. Wrangel was pro-German.
with Gen. Wrangers departure
from the Russian fighting arena" the
newspaper asserts. "Russia's last fear
less and clean knight has gone from
the public limelight. 1t also marks
the breakdown of the first Russian
leader who sincerely favored friend
ship with Germany. This has here
tofore not been widely known be-
cause it had to be automatically con-
rccaled for obvious reasons"
The swtftness of Gen. WranEefs de-
feat has bewildered the European
newspapers, which are over1owins
with different explanations of the Cri
mean debacle. The VOLTA Rosse, or
gan of the Kerensky party. raises the
curtain over conditions in Crimea
which led to Gen. Wrangers dramatic
fall by publishing a remarkable let
ter from a correspondent in Sebasto-
pol This letter is dated october as,
Evening star., 1920-11-22
NOTED SOUTHERN AUTHOR
SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS
Mrs. Constance Cary Harrison
Passes Away at Her Home
in This City.

Mrs. Constance Cary Harrison. an.
thor. the mother Of Fairfax Harri-
son. president Of the Southern Rail.
way Company. and Of Francis Rur.
ton Harrison. Governor General Of the
at her apartment At 1902 18Th street
northwest. aged "a years She had
been Ill for q number Of years.
Mrs Harrison had written numer.
ous stories and several plays. Her
last work, published in 1911, was
ReeoileGtions: . a Crave and Gay"
"A Daughter Of the South" .Ers
ternals Of Modern New York" ..oid-
fashioned Fairy Books and ..FoiL
and Fairy Tales"
She had travelled extensively in En-
rope Asia and Africa She was horn
IN FaiHsx county. Va the daughter
Cary. Her early life was spent in
Richmond. where abe was tutored by
private governessea After the civil
war she went to Europe and fnishad
her education in music and languaees.
Upon ner return to this country she
York. lawyer. who died in is0S.
Her husband. during the civil VA
Was secretary to Jefferson Davis
Many OF her stories were based on
mAeerA GaSnefed on her trips to
europe and Asia She visited most
OF the capitals Of the old vorId
In the ocarse OF her travels. OF ra.
cent yeafa sha had made her home
IN WasninSton. Nra Harrison was
the tnterssts Of the south. Some ~
her best works are about southerr
bellies and heroes. She belonTed H.
many Confederate organixations.
Funef1 services win be held NJ
Christ Church. In Alexandra, tomor-
roW morning It 1880 O'Clock. In.
torment will be at Alsxandria.
Evening star., 1920-11-22
BLAST VICTIMS BURIED.
Services at Rockville for Children
Killed in Bolton Home.

Burial of. Evelyn and Harold Ship
ley, Ave and three years Of age. re-
spectively. victims of the blast which
wrecked the home of James Bolton,
at Germantown. early Thursday morn
ing. causing his death also. took place
this afternoon from Humphreys un-
dertaking establishment at Rockville.
Funds for the funeral of the chill
dren- stained through subscrip
tion by residents ~ Rockville. Ger
mantown and Gaitnefsburg. Scores OF
persons attended he funeral to pay
finakffibvte 10 tAes schildren who were
killed sfmsthe explosion in connection
with. which Vernon Thompson and his
wife are being detained by authori-
ties at Rockville.
Request for a special session of the
grand jury at Rockville to present
evidence against Thompson in con-
nection with the fatal explosion prob
ably will be made this afternoon by
States Attorney Thomas Dawson.
Evening star., 1920-11-22

giene Association. and DR.. valeria
n. Parker. who is an officer Of the
National League Of Women Voters.
the Connecticut Social Hygiene As
.sociation. and the Connecticut Con-
gress of Mothers.
The lectures will begin tomorrow
morning at 8 o'clock and will continue
each day until 4:30 pm, with the ex-
ception Of Thanksgiving day and next
Sunday. More than ffty men Of in
transitional reputation as physicians
and specialists will discuss the most
advanced methods of disease preven-
tion and cure. and clinics will be held
week. The subjects of the opening
lectures tomorrow, in addition to
pathological discussions, will include
law enforcement. public education and
sex psychology.
Several physicians from South Amer
lea are present for the institute. and
all Of the larger states are well repre-
sented. Approximately half Of the
attendance is by physicians. the others
beipg nurses. welfare and social
workers.
Evening star., 1920-11-22
RED CROSS ROLL CALL
BOOST IS ANTICIPATED
Big Jump Expected Just Before
Thanksgiving, When Govern
ment Departments Report.

Figures showing washington's total
in the fourth annual Red Cross roll
call are expected to take big jump
just before Thanksgiving, when the
government departments. of which
none SO far has reported, will begin
to make their returns. The Districts
quota is $4,000. and those in charge
of the local drive are making a de-
termined effort to reach that goal, ir-
respective Of the enrolment Of fed
eral workers, so that the total Of the
latter may be all velvet"
The success Of such an effort de-
pends almost entirely son volunteer
personal workers, and Mrs. Theodore
w. Richards, chairman Of the. .wHm-
ans committee has issued q new dap-
peal for such to report to her as soon
as possible at roll call headquarters,
1914 F street. phone Main 1875.
The Rotary Club this morning stAf%-
ed to make o thorough canvass of the
downtown section OF the, city, which
has been divided into twelve zones,
each in charge Of captain and a
team of workers. The entire business
district win be visited By club mem-
bers, ana special efforts will be made
to induce firms to enroll their en-
ployes 100 per cent.
Evening star., 1920-11-22
GEORGE W. BRECK,. WELL
KNOWN ARTIST, DEAD
Former Director Of American Acad-
emy Of Fine Arts at Rome
Victim Of Apoplexy.

NEW YORK. November 22.-George
W. Breck. widely known artist and
former director of the American Acad- :
emy OF Fine Arts at Rome. died MT
his home in Flushing today Of apo
plexy. He was hfty-seven years Old.
Mr. Breck was born in washington
september I, 1868. the son Of John
and Anne B. Breck. He began his
art studies In the Art Students League
OF New York and was the first win
ner or the Lazarus scholarship for the
study OF mural paintings ofYered
through the Metropolitan Museum of
Art. With the bestowal Of this honor
he became a student of the American
Academy Of Arts OF Rome in 1897.
His residence in Washington was
brief. He came to New York in 1910
to study art. and Of late years was a,
resident Of Flushing, l. I.
Mr.. Breck specialized in mural deco
rationa Among his works are the
mural decorations at the University
Of Virginia, in the WATERFOWL. New
York. Public Library mad in the house
Of the late Whitelaw Reij. this citv.
He designed the mosaics for 81 Psnl'.
p. e. Church in Rome.
Mr. Brock was q member OF thA
Century Club and ArchitecturaI
League OF New York, the EationaI
Society OF Mural Painters and the
Municipal Arts Society. He served
as member Of the New York citv
are commission from 1919 to 1918.
Evening star., 1920-11-22
COLLAPSE OF WRAlVGEL
BE'WAHED IN GERMANY

when tho world still. believed in Gen.
WranEers popularity and power.
The correspondent says:
such complete governmental law
lessneas and such uncertainty as 20
the future the Crimean people dio not
experience even under the Tartar
khans. All newspapers giving onense
to the Crimean camarilia calling II
self the government, are suppressed.
and all expression of public opinion IS
stifed. The orgy Of executions sew,
eral months ago became so frightful
that the allied missions were com
PEELED to protest. Gen. WrangeFs s
hangfhen then invented another
method Of getting rid Of persons who
were 'inconvenient" by ordering them
exiled to soviet Russia. The prison
ers were brought to the front battle
lines. ordered TO go over to the Dol.
sheviki. and then shots from behind
would lay them at rest forever.
The starving people see the bread
obtained from peasants threNgn poni-
tive expeditions shipped abroad, the
government: meanwhile creating the
Impression Of abundance. Graf. and
corruption are prevalent everywhere.
Almost all the Kolchak gold brought
here last May by q Japanese cruiser
from vladivostok has now been
shipped abroad to gain the financial
security of-the persons At the head OF
the government"
Evening star., 1920-11-22
PRICE CUTSSLOW
|NBEAT|NC 4. C.L.
Expert Shows Reductions on
Single Articles No Great
Help to Wage Farmers.

Small reductions in the price OF
single articles Of food will have very
little effect upon the cost OF living
to the average wage Garner. Ethel
bert Stewart, commissioner of labor
statistics. said today. in reply to in
qufries as. to the effect on the aver
age family of price reductions that
have taken place in the past three
months. t.s
There was a drop of 1 cent in the
price. Of a loaf of bread in New York
the other. day" said Mr. Stewart.
to 9 cents per loaf. Now let US see
what this much heralded reduction
In the cost OF living really means to
the average worker with family
Of five. On the basis Of October. 1920.
prices the total annual cost of the
labor statistics would be to an av-
erage family in the United States
What Reductions Mean.
III bread were to drop 1 cent
pound this would make a difference of
$2.25 per year. or one-third of i per
When milk, drops / cent quart 1t
means $3.55 per year to the average
family. or $500 of ! per cent. A
drop Of l cent a pound in the price Of
-four saves the average family but
$4.54, or 77-100 Of ] per cent of it's
Nod cost. based on October prices.
Sugar may fall cent a pound and the
average family saves $3.50 in a year.
orr 39-100 Of I per cent of the total
food cost. A decline of 1 cent pound
in the actual retail price of sirloin
steak means but 20 cents a year to
the average workman's famiiy'
though a similar reduction IN pork
chops would mean 31.14 year, or IL
100 of 1 per cent.
Figures for Other Foods.
sIf butter ever should decline cent
a pound, the average workman would
gain only to the extent of $1.17 per
year.
IA drop OF 1 cent a dozen in eggs
would mean IS cents a year, of cent
q pound on lard would mean "a cents
per year, in each case only 12-100 OF
/ per cent. A drop Of 1 cent q. pound
in bacon meana 55 cents year to
the average family. or 8-100 of / per
cent.
For coffee to decline cent pound
means ~ cents a year. In the case
of rice IL would mean 25 cents a year.
tea, IL cents q year; cheese, Is cents
year, and the percentage OF total
cost of. these things becomes almost
too small for the human mind to
grasp. To be sure, IL potatoes dropped
/ cent q pound. which means so cent?
q bushel. the average workman would
feel 1t to the extent OF $3.50 year.
which after all Is but 29-100 per cent
of his total food costs"
Evening star., 1920-11-22
EDUCATORS TO MEET.
School odicials and Teachers Going
to Baltimore Convention.

A number of Washington public
school ofiicials and teachers are plan
ming to attend the thirty fourth an
nual convention of the Association of
Colleges and Preparatory Schools of
the Middle States and Maryland.
which opens . two-day session at
Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore,
Friday morning at II o'clock Meet
ings of many afiiliated associations
convention.
DIR. George F. Zook Of the bureau Of
education will address the Associa-
tion of History Teachers, at its ses-
sion Saturday morning. His subject
will be THE Preparation Of Teachers
Of History and Social Sciences in the
Secondary Schools"
Evening star., 1920-11-22
AUSTRIAN CABINET NAMED
Four Socialists and "Six Experts
Without Party Afhliation."

VIENNA. November 2o.-Two port
folios in the new Austrian cabinet
viii be held by DR.. Egon Glaz. who
will be minister Of the interior and
minister Of war. Walter Breisky,
former minister Of the interior. has
been named minister Of religion and
education and DIR. Gruenberger. who
last winter conferred In Paris with
Herbert Hoa1er relative to economic
conditions in Austria, has been ap-
pointed food administrator.
DR.. Karl Pesta Is the new minister
Of railroads, DR.. Paltauf Is minister
Of justice and Edua<d Heinl. former
minister OF comu0rce. will be in
charge Of the department. Of COM
merce and industry. Alois Haueis
viii succeed himself as minister of
agriculture. while DR.. Reusch. for
mer minister Of finance. will become
minister Of social, Affairs.
The new cabinet: comprises four
Christian socialists and six members
who arc designated a. experts with
out party adiliatton. -
Evening star., 1920-11-22
COALITIONS OVERTHROW
IN ENGLAND PREDICTED
Councillor Esmonde Of Provisional
Republic of Ireland Addresses
Friends of Irish Freedom.

Enumerating incidents of the past
six months, which, he said, would lead
eventually to the overthrow of the
coalition party in England. Osmonde
Grattan Esmonde. councillor of the
provisional republic of Ireland, ad-
dressed more than 1900 Friends of
Irish Freedom at COL E street last
night.
Mr.. Esmonde said the overthrow of
Gen. Wrangel in Russia. the defeat of
yeniZelos in Greece, the reputation
of Premier Clemenceau by many of
the French. and the recent announce
ment of the South African people of
intention to install a republic were
death blows to the machinery which
had been keeping Ireland from OBJ
tanning her rights.
Mr.. Esmonde congratulated the local
organization on its growth, and said
that all over the United States and
Canada sympathy for Ireland had
crystalized in the past year at a pace
undreamed Of by those who are con-
Quoting her fight for Independence.
Miss Katherine Hughes of Calgary.
Canada, announced a plan to raise
money for the devastated town of
Mallow during the Christmas holi-
days. She named Mrs. Peter A. Drury.
MISS mary ~ Aooie dHu NdTS. WdiSn as
three Of the women who will assist
her.
and Raymond l. Kirkpatrick also
made addresses. Rosa F. Downing
presided. and announced that the pa
rade around the White House Thanks
giving day would be held at o'clock
in the afternoon. He also said the
meeting next Sunday night would be
a closed one. Captains Of the member
ship drive will meet tonight at Con-
zaga Hall, at 1880 o'clock.
More than 400 persons. including
$50 children. participated in the march
around the Executive Mansion yester-
day afternoon.
Evening star., 1920-11-22
LEAGUE MAY LOOK
TO u. S. FOR AID IN
ARMENIAN SUCcOH
CONTINUED from First Pae. +,

let: Austria. Bulgaria. Albania and
Lichtenstein, referred to a subcom-
mittee presided over by Lord Robert
Cecil. and Georgia. Armenia, Azer6ai.
jan. Ukraine and Costa Rica a sub
committee presided over by DR.. Fridt-
jof Nansen. Norway.
Besides responsibilities under arti-
Gle x. the committees will consider.
in respect to each applicant. the fol-
lowing questions: Is Its application in
order? Is the government applying
recognised de jure or de facto' and
by which states? Has the applicant
natfpn a stable government ana sefs
tied frontiers: what Sis its size ana
has been its conduct. Including both
acts and assurances, with regard To
its International obligations?
Believed Inspired by vivi.nf.
The last question is supposed to
have been inspired by the French
member Of the committee. N. viviani.
with a view to any proposition that
may be submitted to elect Germany.
The strength shown by the South
American delegations in the leaxue
assembly has provoked considerable
comment and given rise to rumors OF
combinations in which the South
Americans with neutral Countries
were declared to be planning TO run
the assembly.
A leading South American represe nt
ative scoffed At the idea. He pointed
out, frst, that the South Ameri-
cans, while naturally finding them
selves united on questions touchinp
their common interest, were making
no alliances with any one; second.
that it was ridiculous to talk Of COM
binations to run the assembly which
by the covenant, required unanimity
excepting on the election Of odacers
and new members.
The Spanish language, 1t is learned
after inquiry among the members OF
the committee o nthe rules of the as
sembly. will be recommended as the
third ofiicial language of the league
The proposal has the support Of the
British and French delegations, n. A.
L. Fisher and N. Viviani expressing
themselves strongly in it's favor.
Anselmo Barlto has been appointed
to succeed DR.. Mariana M. Cornejo
as head of the Peruvian delegation ia
the assembly. --"
Evening star., 1920-11-22
NEGRO SUSPECTS HELD.
Roundup Follows Killing Of
White Men and Attack on Girl.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. November 22.-
The killing OF two white men by
negroes. on the heels Of an attack
Friday night on a young white wom-
an. caused the police to round up
suspicious persons yesterday, with the
result that q number Of negro sus.
poets are being held in Jail.
Israel Evans, storekeeper. was
held up as he was closing his store
in a suburb and shot and killed. His
wife, who came to his assistance
was forced by the three masked me-
groes she discovered robbing this
store to remain at distance until
they looted the cash register and
escaped. Several hours later Daniel
Murdock, a watchman, was fred on
and killed.
Evening star., 1920-11-22
PRESIDENT WILL PARDON.
Fortunate Ones will Celebrate
Thanksgiving With Their Families

President Wilson will today or to-
morrow, sign a number Of pardons
of persons serving terms in peni-
tentiaries, which will make it possi-
Bile for the fortunate ones to join
their families Thanksgiving day.
number of cases which have
been referred to the Department of
Justice. with recommendations for
executive clemency, are being consid-
cred at that department prior to sub
mission to the President for his ap-
proyal. 1t is expected that a large
number of pardons will be signed by
the President during the Christmas
holidays.