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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
WARNS AGAINST
 STRIKING HOME
 RESPONSIBILITIES
May Be Good Reasons for Evacuating Philippines and Occupying Turkey,
 But POindexter Can
 not See It That Way
By As.seist.d Pres.

New York, January S1.-senator Poin- dexter of Washington, in an address be- fore the Society of the Genesee here to- n ght, warned against the abandonment of American rtresponsibilities in the west ern hemisphhre and the assumption of new ones in Europe.
 There may be good reason" he said for evacuatipgf the Philippines and occu- pying TurSc flor ignoring our responsi- b!lities in A Wico and assuming author ity in FiuuE but the policy of such a course is b Go rneans clear"
 We hay Eed in q friendly inter course wit Raei3ns of the world, in- tcrveIVag eir affairs only when it was nN a. dJense of our rights, ' he asse< nave enjoyed liberty and by on of the wise poli- cies of Wssl nd Monroe have pre- served natiJ ependence, not only for ourselv pr all the young re- publcs in krn hemisphere We have greg Ifed, and while n1ak- ing the nj I the citizen the chief end of go yet have attained to national pwMt@ The course which we have heretofore Ylrsued has been a bless inn 14
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
For the Good of
 The Community

" COCIAL unrest that is causing so much O thought and discussion in the United States at present is attributable largely, if not solely, to the high cost of everything person has to buy, including living necessities. This seems to be the consensus of opinion of experts who have investigated the matter.
 The remedy for this unrest, these same ex- ports declare is cheaper commodities, such as foodstuffs, clothing and other necessaries. Cost of production it is stated, cannot be lowered ma- terially under existing conditions. Cost of trans portation, that is the movement of foodstuffs from the farm to the city, may be reduced ma terially by constructing good roads and the use of motor trucks.
 When the breakfast of five men in Washing ton costs total of more than S11 for food which leaves the farm at price of 82 cents you can see that some one other than the farmer gets share of the money" remarked Alfred Vivian, dean of the College of Agriculture of Ohio State Univer sity, in a speech at the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce.
 E. Farr, chief of the Firestone Ship By Truck Bureau, says:
 Out of the maze of discussion revolving round the relationship of social unrest and the high cost of living, it is becoming increasingly evil dent to the public that the system of distribut- ing food is more responsible for high costs than are the methods of production. The biggest inl- mediate service of the motor truck, therefore, lies in helping to reduce the cost of living by bringing the producer near the consumer, through putting the farm closer to the city, "The more direct the route between producer and consumer, the more simple is the method of distribution, and consequently the less is the cost of distribution and clover is the price the consumer pays for food.
 "'The truck can also help reduce food costs by making it possible for rail transportation to be speeded up: It can speed up rail transportation by taking the short hauls, thus relieving conges- tion in shipping centers and freeing freight cars for the long hauls.'
 Trucks cannot be used successfully over bad roads. So, in the final analysis, good roads that may be used every day in the year, regardless of weather conditions, is the solution to the high cost of living problem There is no good reason why articles that are sold by the farmer at 82 cents should cost over $11 when served at a hotel or restaurant in the city. Neither is there any good reason for peas that the farmer sells at 50 cents bushel, costing the housewife $2 a bushel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-10
COAL BOUGHT
AT 1910 SOLD
FOR $40 IN ". Y.

NEW YORK, November 10.-The
New York Tribune says: Two i'm
portant leads in the Investigation
into coal profiteering have been
uncovered and will be developed by
District Attorney Harry E. Lewis
Of Brooklyn In. the course OF his
inquiry into tho exorbitant prices
Of domestic coal in that borough,
says tho Tribune. Mr.. Lewis will
forward to Attorney General Pal
mer today the evidence he already
has obtained. with the request that
action be taken against those
guilty. The new loads are:
First-Some dealers have been
purchasing exclusively the So
called company coal coal pro-
duced by the MISUNDERSTANDING
operators-for an average price OF
$50 q ton at the mines and retail
ing 1t at the prevalent local prices.
which range as high as $2v a ton.
Second-The present high prices
for anthracite coal to the consumer
have been forced upon the commu.
nifty by the prof1teering actions OF
q small element OF Independent OPP
orators, estimated at not more than
5 per cent Of the entire hard coal
producing concerns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-10

Or not We were taking TO ia-se a mar
gin Of profit" NJ. -. a.
since Understanding Of thu war have been
to tho DISADVANTAGE Of agriculture, and
many laws and rulings of our national
government have proven OF injury to
the farmers
we have searched faithfully to find
and failed to ind It. We have urged
tor fair show. but all our efforts have
met with a like fate"
Decrease Of 100000 Farms.
Mr.. Lowell said the recent census
showed a net decrease of 100000 farms
In seven states-New York, Pennsyl-
vania. Ohio, Illinois. Indiana. Michigan
and West Virginia-and he charged that
the attitude Of the men In legislative
was Responsible to a large degree for
this condition.
$50 long as We remain passive this
state Of affairs will continue" he de-
clared.
Concerning taxation. he said: There
fs but one equitable form Of taxation
and that Is when every form Of wealth
pays its just proportion of taxes There
Is no tax more just than an income
tax. for 1t Is never a charge against any
one who has not the means to pay"
Opposed to Tax ON Land.
He spoke against the single tax and
the idea OF placing governments land
tax OF I per cent on the land in place
of taxing large incomes. Both would be
disastrous to agriculture. he said.
Another equally erroneous idea" he
continued, els the one Of q heavy tax
on all unimproved land holdings, for IL
this was done and they were forced on
the market by reason Of such q tax
(which Is the intent) it>would cause
the depreciation Of farm lands 50 per
cent from the fact that thsre is more
improved land than men to work 1t
now"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-10
HOLD-UP CASE SUSPECT
ACCUSED OF SHOOTING
George n. Wintner Arrested in
Connection With Murderous At
tack on c. r. McCle1land.

George Harold wintner. thirty-nine
years old. giving his occupation as
chef. was arrested yesterday after
noon by Detectives Davis and Wal
dorf in connection with investiga-
Of the SHOOTING s1n o.
on BIadensburg road early yesterday
Mccieiiand fully identified wintner
as being the individual who shot him,
according to the detectives, and Roy
the wounded man, also was positive
in his Identification Of the prisoner.
Wintner, said to be a New Yorker.
the police say. is well known to them.
He was mentioned as the probable
assaiiant soon after the shooting be-
GAME known to the police, and he was
arrested at 18th and E streets last
night.
Henry Abramoyits; eighteen years
rested and is held pending a further
Investigation OF the affair. it being
the claim of the police that he was
in the car with Wintner when the
shooting occurred. He denies this.
the morning that McC1elland and his
brother -in-law, on their way home
from Philadelphia, were held up a
short distance beyond the District
line, and the man VINO Ola the Snoot-
ing is said to have told his victim he
would not have shot him had he
known who he was.
Constable Thomas Garrison, Prince
Georges county, Md, came here last
niaht and learned the story Of the
shooting. He wanted to take Whit
ner to Maryland. but the latter re-
fused to return without requisition
napers being filed. The constable
said he would go to Annapolis today
and apply to Gov. Richie for the
necessary papers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-10
FINS JAMES GARRETT
RUNS DOWN PEDESTRIAN
Tennesseean Held Under $500
Bond on Four charges-Miss
o. NJ. Schodeld Is Victim.

Miss Olive M. Schofield Of 1929 18Th
street was run down last evening at
o'clock at Scott Circle by an auto
mobile driven by Representative Finfs
James Garrett of Tennessee, accord
ing to police report
Representative Garrett was arrested
by Detective Sergt. IRA Keck, who
charged him witheariving while under.
the influences Of liquor, colliding, fail
ing to have lights. and failing to show
an operators permit. @e~s !
Miss Schofield. a clerk in the Post
Office Department. was taken to
EN- ergency Hospital, where il was
said that she was suffering from a
fractured hip. Her condition TO-DAY.
it was stated. is not serious.
Representative Garrett, after his ar
rest, was taken to police headuuarters.
where he was questioned by Lieut.. GUY
=. Burlingame. and later transferred to
No. precinct. There he was held over
night, failing to put up $500 collateral
for his appearance in the Police Court
this morning
h8 was released on $500 bond, his case
being continued until November "a,
when. 1t Is expected, Miss Schofield will
be able to appear in court
Representative Garrett lives at 1929
Webster street. He said later that the
accident 80 unnerved me that the
question Of bond did not occur to me un-
til later in the night and after the clerk
who arranges bond had gone home" 1t
then, he said, was impossible to obtain
bond
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-10
AFTER HEARING EVIDENCE
DEEMS PERRYGO SANE
DR.. Kicking Replies to Hypothet-
teal Question at Trial of Boy
Charged With Murder.

DR.. D. Percy HicklIng. local alienist.
testified today for the government at
the trial OF Edgar Randolph Perrygo,
eighteen years old, charged with MUIR
der in the first degree in connection
with the death of Mrs. Emily NJ.
Faithful. sixty-three years old. at her
home on Congress Heights last Feb
ruary. After listening to q hypotheti-
cal question, which took Assistant
United States Attorney Cromelin
nearly two hours to read to the wit
ness, the physician declared that the
subject described in the question was
sane. The question had contained all
the evidence brought out at the trial
DIR. Ross Nice. Chapman. superin-
tendent of the Shepherd and Enoch
Pratt Hospital of Baltimore, answer
ed the same question yesterday after
noon at the request of the prosecution
and gave as his opinion that Perrygo
was not insane when he struck down
Mrs. Faithful and that he IL now sane.
The prosecution expected to end Its
case this afternoon. Arguments to the
jury will probably occupy the entire
day tomorrow and the case may be
submitted late tomorrow afternoon.
DIR. Hickling testified that Perrygo
is not only sane. but displays q high
er degree Of mentality than the aver
age boy Of his age. According TO the
rYerkes-Gurgess'' mental test, the
physician said, the boy showed an
average Of 80 oints. while the standard
for a boy eighteen years Is only W
points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-10
EVENTS PLANNED
FOR ARM|ST|CE DAY
Celebration of World Wars
Ending to Open This Even
ing, Ending SUNDAY.

Observance OF the second anntver-
sary OF the arrnistice. which on No
vember IL. 1918. ended the worlds
greatest war. will begin in Wash
ington this evening. and will continue
-FOUR days, concluding with the OH
servance of "Armistice Sunday" on
november IA. as requested by Presi-
oeht wilson in a recent proclamation
Inc principal event in connection
with the anniversary will be the cole
pration which opens tomorrow .f.ar
noon AT the American League Rase
oaii Park: under the auspices Of sew
FOCAL posts of the American
a', sloh. Ihere will be afternoon ami
evening programs on Thursdav r.;
Gay and Saturday, including concerts
uanclhS. midway features and eybi'
oitions of Movies in the Makina"
IN which local beauties will he see,
III company with some of the min
clpal film stars.
Program for This Evening.
Events tonight include an enter
.ainment at the National Press Climb
uhder the direction of Charles wal
W ,aen OF the Filmart studios in New
nolh, In which number of leading
women in the motion picture field viii
appear This company and Others
VINO are coming to Washington IN
axe part in the celebration will he
met at Union station this afternoon
ey commissioner Hendrick, local Of
$50 Vi the american Legion and A
Hospital. ""i'ef heeu
r. 1omorrow night the Veterans of
roreien wars Will have a special pro-
gram at Carroll Hall, slS 10th stree
trin, the speakers will include Dis
i,Ict commissioner Mabel Boardman.
kew: pr. Abram Simon, president of
the board Of education; Col. John Nj
Eiroy OF, the Grand Army OF the r.
puolc, Commander John Beau of tn.
United Conferate Veterans and Com
mander ]. j. Mattocks Of the Spanish
War Veterans.
In addition there will be a varied
program of music and dancing. past
commander badges will be presented
TO Edward H. Hale and George j.
! Neuner. who have served as COM
manders OF National Capital Post, No
1T, of the organization.
Dinner Tomorrow Night.
The Washington Association Of
Credit Men will have an Armistice
day dinner at the New Ebbitt Hotel
tomorrow night, where Senator Ster-
| ling of South Dakota will be the
guest OF honor. L. b. Adams, presi-
dent of the association. will act as
POSTMASTER. and an entertainment
program will be given. Philip Fl. Sin
clair is chairman of the committee
arranging for the dinner.
Appropriate exercises will be held
at the Washington Hebrew Temple
| next Sunday morning at IL O'Clock.
where Representative Julius Kahn Of
California will deliver an address. A
bronze tablet dedicated to four men
from the congregation who died in
the service during the war will be I'M
yelled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-10

than the market wholesale rate. An
other instance noted by the witness
was where $1,000 in gratuities was
charged to the board, but this sum
later was returned.
He told OF one steward who bought
supplies for q twe1ve-day voyage, and
when he quit, at the end Of 1--WE days.
another steward threw the first sup
plies overheard and repurchased the
some amount '1n order to get his COM
mission" He told of a purchase Of
grapefruit knives at $50 each for a
at IS and Strawberries at 60 cents a
quart" for another crew. purchased.
he said, on the threat that II the ber-
ries were not obtained in two hours
the crew would walk out" These
supplies. he added. were charged to
the Shipping Board account.
Bought Above Market Price.
The witness added that under the
present system Of accounting be-
tween the Shipping Board and opera
tors of its ships there was no way of
telling just how much money be-
longing to the board was now in the
he said. was anywhere from $125.-
900. 900 to $3.50. 000,000. The conditions
he charged to failure Of prompt
checking and accounting OF vessels
In nanOS OF operators ana to lack OF
cooperation between the general Of
fee and the various districts from
which ships were handled.
He added that subsidiary organiza-
tions Of operating companies for tow
ing. stevedoring. supplies, water and
repairs made possible excessive
charges. He asserted. moreover. that
supplies were purchased by operators
at sums exceeding the market prices
and charged to the account Of the
Shipping Board. He also alleged there
was no system Of checking purchases
Mr.. Fisher alleged general and
specific instances Of excess profits in
repairs and construction. This wa
made possible, he said, by lack OF
proper inspection, auditing and &C
counting; Failure to cooperate OF
was held responsible by the witness
who charged that favoritism existed
in awarding of repair contracts with
out competitive bidding. His report
made after a year Of investigation, he
declared, was entirely impersonal,'
and no crime was charged to any in
dividual.
The hearing will be continued to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-10
SHORTAGE Of CARS
NOMORE A MENACE
Announcement to Convention
of Railway and Utilities
Commissioners.

The back Of the car shortage has
been broken. Clyde B. Aitchtson OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission
declared today before the annual con-
vention OF the National Association of
Railway and Utilities Commissioners.
As a result "of the efforts Of railroad
operators and employees. with the as
sistance Of the shippers. and under
the policy laid down by the commits
sion, Mr. Aitchison said. I'VE are now
facing the possibility of \ surplus of
equipment"
Mr. Aitchison declared that the gen.
eral public would never know how
close the rail and water transporta-
ton systems of the United States
came TO a complete cessation Of func-
tioning in the Industrial heart Of tho
beginning in April. and which con-
tinued in diminishing force until mid
summer"
The present financial situation"
Mr.. Aitchison asserted. coupled with
the apparent downward trend Of con-
Struction costs, makes 1t seem pru-
dent not to engage upon any undue
or avoidahle construction program
until conditions become more nor
NAL. and seemingly there can be no
letting down In the intensive use of
equipment 20 make the existing
transportation machine operate at a
Ice >e- cen: load factor
Wherever II has been properly test
81 2&e,sc ownership and operation of
railroads has failed. said commit
zee -eae-, made yesterday to the
5>arNeat:on, The question Of private
ownership with regulation as against
eGai.e ownership without regulation
"Secg.li re longer be considered by
Intelligent. investigators as an open
question: the report said, adding that
private ownership and operation with
pubic regulation was the only just
and honest rssaner OF conducting the
public utility business OF this coun-
try
Federal Judge George W. Anderson
OF Boston proposed utilization Of
state regulatory commissions as re-
sional federal commissions. in an adj
dress II see no solution until our
railroads are both unified and fed
eralized." he told the convention.
Protection Of the constitutional
rights of state commissions was
urged by President Walter A. Shaw. in
his annual report. TIE greatest enc
mics Of regulations. hegaid. are poll
Other officers elected were: Paul d.
jackson Of Wisconsin. first vice presi-
vice president; James B. Walker, New
York secretary. and Leroy s. Boyd of
Washington, assistant secretary.
J. A. Perry Elected President.
James A. Perry Of Georgia, was
elected president Of the commissioners
for the next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-10
MISS CAROLINE HENRY
DIES AT THE AGE OF 80
Was Daughter Of the First Head Of
the Smithsonian Institution and
Popular in Society.

Miss Caroline Henry, last remaining
child of Prof. Joseph Henry, first head
of the Smithsonian Institution. died
this morning at her home. 14os NJ
street northwest, following an ILL
ness which lasted more than q year.
She was eighty years old.
Miss Henry was leader in social
circles of this city years ago. her
Friday evenings at home" being i'm
portant functions in official life here.
Members of the cabinet and other
men in public life and their wives
were accumtomed to gather at her
home to enjoy her hospitality.
Miss Henrys father, Prof. Henry,
was regarded as among the fore
most scientists of his day. He died
in 1873, after having served thirty-two
years as head of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition which he helped to organize. He
was elected secretary Of the institution
in 1876, the year Of its formation.
thereupon relinQuishing professor
ship at Princeton University.
Miss Henry was the last OF three
daughters who attended Prof. Henry
when he died. She was a member OF
the Church of the Covenant. Funeral
services will be held Friday. probably
at her late home on NJ street Interment
will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-10
DEMOCRATS JUMP
! BACK INTO BATTLE
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tnxation program Of the republicans viii
IS scrutinixed with especial care. as
win the effort of the republicans to cut
down the cost Of living and bring back
liberty bonds to par; as pledged in the
campaign by Presidsnt-elect Harding
All this may sound like premature
partisanship. but the democrats have
determined not to embarrass the next
President in any way. but merely to
keep calling the attention OF the pub
lie to mistakes that may be made.
Of America has been party govern
mont and the activity yt;y Of one political
party in ases aStt on as cheek fSa
publicans have the whole field to
themselves without criticism, the
democrats conceive 1t to be their
natriotio duty to play the part Of
Opposition party. just as the republi-
ems did in the last few years And
the curious part Of it all Is the sub
lime confidence Of the democrats that
Gnneress within the next two years.
Copyright. 1890,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-10
KITCHlN TO BE MINORITY
LEADER, 9th CONGRESS
Representative Garner of Texas
Will Succeed Him in Ways and
Means Position,

Representative Claude Kitchin of
North Carolina will be minority lead
er in the Sixty-seventh Congress and
Representative John Garner Of Texas
will succeed him as leader OF the
democrats on the ways and means
committee. according to the best judg-
ment Of party leaders in Congress.
Friends Of Mr.. Kitchin have let it be
known that he would like to resume
party leadership in the House. which
he surrendered when the republican
control removed Champ Clark from
the speakership. Now that Mr.. Clark
has failed of reelection to the Sixty
seventh Congress, Mr.. Kitchi6 will be
glad to resume control.
Some doubt has been expressed re-
garding whether his health would
permit. BY the advice or ms pnysi-
clan, Mr.. Kitchin has decided to re-
sign from committee work. but feels
that he will be able to serve as party
leader on the floor.
Neither Representative Garner nor
REPRESENTATIVE Hal Flood OF Virginia.
who was manager OF the congress
sional campaign and chairman or the
foreign affairs committee commute ,o rr TING n 1oe
sition against MI. kitchin. He Will
have no opposition.
with Mr.. Kitchin resigning from
tho ways and means committee ana
with Representative Henry T. Rainey
of Illinois and Representative Cordeli
Hull Of Tennessee both defeated for
reelection, according to the late re-
turns. the next in line for leadership
of the democratic forces in the tarin
revision fight is Representative Car
ner.
There is one consolation for the
democrats who have been reelected
There are so few Of them that they
can have appointment on practically
any committee they may select. The
democrats on the appropriations COM
mittee survived better than on any
other committee, losing only three
out Of eight, while on most OF the
other important committees there are
only one. or two democrats left