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Evening star., 1920-12-29
cHARGES0F NEGRO
!" STIR COMMITTEE
Southern Members Take Is.
sue With WitnesSeS-Ex-
citing Scene Occurs.

Charges by representatives of the
Association for the Advancement Of
Solored People that negroes are un.
lawfully prevented from voting in
scenes today at the hearing by the
House census committee on the con-
Sressional reapportionment bill.
Southern members of the committee
rook issue with the witnesses, and
dne of them, Representative Bee,
tired" of states being 'insulted' on
Che strength Of hearsay evidence. One
of the spectators insisted on getting
INTO the discussion, and Chairman
Segel finally told him that if he did
not sit down he would have to leave
the room
=. Suggests Recourse to Courts.
= Declaring that there was nothing
ia the laws of the southern states dis
eliminating against negro voters, rep
r!eSentatives from those states sug-
sested that the spokesmen of the as
ISOLATION take their complaints of al
legged Determinations against the ne
sroes to the courts rather than to
Congress. &
William Pickens. a negro of New
York, field secretary Of the associa-
ton, said he was in Columbia, S. c.,
and found that negro women were be-
ing Disseminated against in the mat =
ter Of regiS ration. Thirty-two of
them. he said. had sworn out war
rants against the registration officials
fcr such discrimination.
Some he said. stood in line from
s am to s pm, and were not able
TO get registered. Teachers, he as
Serted. were denied the right of reg
IStration under the educational clause
Of the state constitution,
THE election laws of that and other
southern states. he said, were made
TO square" with the fourteenth and
Mteenth amendments to the federal
Constitution, but they were admins
tered so as to keep negroes from vot-
ins. Pickens said he was a native
% South Carolina
DO you know any white people who
we're refused the right to register in
youth Carolina asked Representa-
tive Larsen. democrat. Georgia.
Pickens said he registered in Talla-
dega. Ala, in 1905, while teaching
school. after the registration officials
Nad seen a whits judge who knew him
The officials. he said, told him they
registered what negroes they wanted
and told him 1t wasn't necessary foI
pim to go out from here and blow
about II ="
b. Answering the charges agsins,
Georgia Representative Larsen said
N his home town 1866 negroes were
registered Pickens said he did not
snow how many negroes voted in
Georgia in the last election, but con.
tended they were Disseminated
against there
Evening star., 1920-12-29
FINED FOR SCALDING DOG.
W. r. Lane, Charged With Cruelty,
Denies Intention.

William F. Lane of 3105 18th street,
charged with cruelty to animals. was
convicted today by Judge Hardison
upon his appearance in the United
States branch Police Court and fined
$50. A pointer dog, badly scaldsd on
the back was brought into court by
its owner, Elbridge H Ashworth OF
3116 18th street. keeper Of the vaults,
bureau of printing and engraving.
1t was testified that on December II
a collie dog owned by Lane and the dog
owned by Mr.. Ashworth were tight
ing. Lane, according to the testimony
of the plaintiff. threw some boiling
water on the pointer. inturing him
severely.
The defendant admitted the throw
ing of water from a tea kettle he
had brought out OF his home to put
in the radiator of his automobile, but
claimed that he did so to separate the
dogs and did not know at the time
that the water was hot enough to
scald.
Evening star., 1920-12-29
A. G. HEMPHlLL CHAIRMAN
GUARANTY TRUST, DEAD
New York Banker Had Been Active
in Public Service Corporation
and in Relief Work.

NEW YORK, December 29.-Alex-
ander J. Hemphill, chairman Of the
board Of directors of the Guaranty
Trust Company, died at his home
here today of heart disease after a
year Of falling health :.
Philadelphia sixty-four years ago,
was identified with public service
corporations throughout the country
and with nationwide relief and
charitable bodies.
Among the corporations which he
served were the Norfolk and Western
railway. Adams Express Company,
American Surety Company. California
Railway and Power Company. St.
Louis Southwestern railway. Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company. Utah
Securities Corporation and many
smaller concerns, including railways,
banks and insurance companies
During the war Mr.. Hemph II serv-
ed as treasurer for the committee for
relief in Belgium and was a director
Of various other bodies serving the
allies in relief work. He was a mem
Der Of numerous clubs in New York,
Philadelphia and other cities.
Evening star., 1920-12-29
PAINTING
Of NEGRO POETESS
Gift to Dunbar High School
by American Negro
Academy.

The presentation OF an oil painting
Of Phillis Wheatley, the negro poet
ess, to the Dunbar High School by
the American Negro Academy In ap.
probation of the courtesy extended
the academy by the community cen.
the principal business Of last nights
session of the twenty-fourth annual
meeting Of the academy, now being
held at the school.
The painting was accepted on be-
half Of the school by Garnet c. Will
secretary Of the Dunbar Community
Center both Of whom responded with
short addresses.
Owing to the success Of the ex-
hibition now on display. the board
of governors Of the academy decided
in this city in July, when an elab-
crate review of the anti-slavery
movement and emancipation will be
featured.
An InterestinG Collection.
From noon yesterday until the close
of the night session q steady stream
of visitors fled into the library Of
the school to avail themselves Of the
opportunity Of inspecting the inter:
and historical data that is being ex-
hibited by the academy. and this aft
ernoon a special audience will be
given DR.. George Fl. Bowerman of
the Public Library and DR.. Roberts
of the Congressional Library.
Among the features on display are
a complete set Of the Occasional Pa
pers" issued by the academy. dating
from 1897. which appear in every IL
brary in the country; all the works
of Paul Laurence Dunbar. the noted
negro writer. and the portrait and
works of Alexander Crummell, found
er Of the academy.
Alexander Crummells Career.
Few negroes have done more for
his race than Crumrnel1. Born in New
York in 1919. the son of Boston Crum-
NELL. a prince Of the warlike Teneme
tribe, he was stolen while q boy play
ing on the sands Of the seashore.
The last years of Crummelrs life
were spent in issuing his race tracts
and founding the American Negro
Academy. the first body to bring ne
gro scholars from all over the world
together. He died at Point Pleasant,
N. J., in 1898, in his eightieth year.
The convention will adjourn after
tonight's session.
Evening star., 1920-12-29
FEDERAL Jury ACTS
IN BUILDING INQUIRY
First U. S. Indictments Are
Returned-Sand Concerns
in Trust Cases. :, -.


NEW YORK. December 2s.--Fed-
erai indictments charging violation
OF the Sherman antitrust act were
| returned today against four sand con-
Germs and eleven individuals whose
activities have been scrutinixed in
connection with the building trust"
Investigation.
The corporations indicted are the
observation-disclosures Sand and Gravel
Corporation, Manhattan Sand Com
pany, Inc; Colonial Sand and Stone
Company, Inc, and the Lenox Sand
and Gravel Company. Inc.
Individuals indicted are John j..
Peter C., Frank F. and Joseph Gall
lagher; William j. Mahoney, Richard
A Scanlon, Frank Rowsey, Eugene
p. Clark. Lawrence Rukeyser and
Thomas and Martin Lanigan.
These indictments. handed down
after an investigation conducted by
special government prosecutors, were
the first federal bills to be returned
since the legislative investigation be-
gan. County grand juries already
had returned nearly 12o indictments.
house for bids" alleged to be operated
by terra Gotta manufacturers in the
east was given before the Joint legfsla-
tive committee investigating the ''build-
ing trust"
ACCofullB 10 IflS testimony, maQufac-
turers exchanged information and sep
arated bids providing for a profit OF
more than 100 per cent over combined
overhead and labor costs from those
providing less than 100 per cent
Organized Dfscriminatfou.
Organized discrimination by cemeut
manufacturers against contractors and
IN favor of dealers was admitted by
Gabrielle S. Brown. president of the
Alpa Portland Cement Company. He said
the National Association of Cement
Manufacturers and the Portland Cement
Association had a rule establishing a
differential by which contractors Vere
charged at least 5 cents more per bar
ref' than dealers.
Mr.. Brown could recall no oue in
New York other than dealers to whom
his concern had sold cement except
Booth & Flynn. subway contractors
He said they were made to- pay more
barrel than were the dealers
Mr.. Brown testified that the mill
price of cement was raised IS cents a
barrel between January and October
Of this year, while the cost of produc-
ton increased only IL cents in that
period.
One more organization of building
contractors-the Hosting Associa-
tion-announced yesterday 1t had dis
solved. The members promised to
have unrestricted, open competition"
in the future.
Evening star., 1920-12-29
$4,000 NEEDED
ON RELIEF FUND
Local Quota for Aid of Eu-
ropes Destitute Not Yet
Complete.

The local fund q the European re-
lief council Is $4,000 short OF its
quota, according to an announcement
chairman Of the Washington commit
tee OF the Hoover campaign.
Although contributions are being re-
ceived in appreciable sums through
the mails, through teams and through
Mr.. Moses declared. that more voiun-
teer workers must be obtained in
order to reach the goal quickly.
Appeals fer Volunteer.
I'VE want volunteers at once to help
in our work." Mr.. Moses said, and
they can either phone their names 70
me at franklin 117S or attend the
row at headquarters in the Homer
building at 1880 pm. To mothers
parti eulariy do address an urgent
appeal for their services In soiicatinG
subscriptions from q selected list OF
past campaigns"
Cheek for $1,000 Received.
for $1,000 today. other late Sontribu-
tors are: One hundred dollars each.
Rudolph KauHmann, Dulin & Martin
Company. Dulin q Martin Company,s
employees. Browning & Baines, Inc; r.
B. Behrend. Fourteenth Street Congre-
CATION. Charles J. Bell. Joseph Stras-
burger Company, Welcome House
Master Charles NJ. Stouffer. E. F.
Droop & Sons Company. Mrs Isaac c.
Baldwin. Levi Woodbury., Mrs. Guy
Norman, Judd & Detweiler. Mrs. Mary
$50, Mrs. May NJ Gown, Leo Baum,
Rev. Charles Wood, Hugh A. Thrift.
Forrest r. Fadeley. John Dolph. Miss
Florence Woods, John DalzeN. Hubert
Newsom, Harry Kaufman. Coleman
Jennings, Robert Lansing, Frederick
J. Haskins. Capt. Clifford c. Whitney.
Albert Carry, c. H. Powell, Mrs Jen-
ME D. Crawford, J. H. Brickenstein.
DR.. H. H. Donnelly and Mrs. Rudolph
Kaufman.
1000 saved BY Donations.
Thus far the lives Of 1000 children
have been saved by the generosity Of
the Washington public and 1t remains
for the local committee to save II 900
moro as its share OF the duty to hu-
manity.
DR.. Harry Plotz, medical adviser Of
the Jewish Joint distribution committee,
ono Of the eight constituent American
relief organizations comprising the
European relief council, sails today for
Europe to direct an overseas medical
unit Of twenty American specialists,
Ganitarfans, dentists and pharmacists. to
serve for one year in the war.stricken
areas Of eastern and central Europe.
The unit will sail about January Is.
Contributions should be made out to
John Poole, treasurer. European relief
council, Homer building.
Evening star., 1920-12-29
WOULD REPEAL TAX
ON EXCESS PROFITS
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duce about eight hundred millions,
which would just about compensate
for repeal of the excess profits tax.
Other Pr0po4ed Taxes.


for repeal of the excess profits tax.
Other Proposed Taxes.
After these knotty problems are
ing. for there will still be deficit
in revenue. An additional tax on
tobacco is apprehended, with possibly
some other excise tax The tarin
must be remodeled to produce more
money. and. notwithstanding that
whether "the tariff is a tax" there Is
well grounded suspicion among pur-
ohasers that it is.
Only one little ray of sunshine,
rather wan and sickly like midwin-
ter sun, breaks through this cloud
hanging over the future: 1t is not
thought that the normal income tax
on individuals will be increased. So
the man in the street must be con-
tent with not expecting affirmative
blessings, but be grateful that his
woes are not increased.
Funding to BE Deferred.
The larger question Of funding the
war debt will have to be deferred
until the more immediate necessity
Of meeting the floating debt, now
about two billion three hundred mill
lion dollars, is met.
The plight of the men in House and
Senate who must pass upon all these
difficult questions is this: Before them
stands an inexorable Treasury De-
partment, demanding money to meet
obligations. The department deals
with cold figures and facts, and wots
nothing Of humanity. To the right
OF them and to the left of them are
the people, out of whose toll, saTi-
fees and prfvation heavy taxes must
be met, and upon the statesmen rests
the burden OF satisfying the remorse-
less appetite of the Treasury with
out utterly destroying their con-
stituents said constituents having
votes.
Evening star., 1920-12-29
FOR MOTHERS PENSIONS.
Board Of Trade Committee Favors
Bill Now Pending.

Believing that mothers with de-
pendent children under sixteen years
Of age should be given money by the
beard of childrens' guardians TO sup
port them. instead of taking tho child
away from the mother, the charities
and corrections committee of the
Washington Board OF Trade. at a
meeting yesterday afternoon in the
Star building. wen: on record as fav-
orfns the motherr' pension bill which
is now pending in Congress. Walter
Z. Clephane, newly appointed chair
man of the committee. presided at the
meeting.
While in favor OF the principal of
the vagrapcy bill, which also Is pend
ing, the committee disapproves Of the
bill as it In now drawn up and adopt
ed resolutions opposing II.
Thirteen applications for member
ship in the board were approved yes
terday at meeting Of the member
ship committee. Charles j. Waters,
presiding. These names will be sub
mitted to the executive committee for
final action at It's next meeting.
Evening star., 1920-12-29

district attorneys. charged with han
ding liquor violation cases, presented
by the bureau OF Internal revenue.
clude in the bill provision to re-
ward citizens for giving secret in
formation regarding liquor SNUG
Cling. advanced by George w. Ash
worth, chief Of the customs division.
He declared that the same system
now in vogue as to merchandise
smuggling should apply to intoxicants.
Mr.. AshWorth cited the case Of q
man who wrote from France offering
to tell the department about plans to
ship over a big lot OF cognac, II he
was paid $1,000 for the Information.
Evening star., 1920-12-29
Relief Ship Commisuas.ea.

committee as follows: F. b. Crost-
waite. vice chairman; Gus A. SchuId,
secretary: DR. William Robins, chair
man subcommittee on receptions:
Louis A. Dent, chairman subcommittee
on quarters; Mrs. Virginia W. Speel.
chairman subcommittee on women's
organizations: Melvin Hazen- maTshal
OF civic division: John o. Cheen. In
spector of mounts; Thomas Bones. in
charge of mounts: Whitfield McKin-
ley, chairman of committee in charc.
OF colored organization.
Evening star., 1920-12-29
FALLS 35 FEET TO GROUND.

Edward Lingbach, 1245 New York
avenue, working on a scaffold at the
Second floor Of the Y. w. c. A build
ing at North Capitol and T. streets.
about o'clock this morning. slipped
and fell to the ground, distance
of thirty five feet He landed on his
feet, it is stated. and received frac-
lures OF his right arm and left leg
The injured man was taken to
CaSualty Hospital
Evening star., 1920-12-29
BY the Ass<scia led Pres,

NEW ORLEANS. December. 2e.-
Jails were crowded today with sew
eral hundred "hoboee." arrested here
during the past forty-eight hours as
part OF a police crusade 20 prevent
wanderers from northern cities from
making New Orleans their winter
headquarters. Fear was expressed
that police activities in large north
ern cities had driven a large num-
Der of criminals southwark
baltimore Workers strike
BALTIMORE. Md. December 2s-
Aooht LOCO garment workers EN-
ployed IN thirty or forty of the small
er clothing factories here went on
strike today in obedience to orders
from the local business agen, of the
AmaiSamated Clothing Workers Tn
ION, 30 VINO said the chief point at issue
Is an eHort On the part of the manu-
!acaurers to reduce wages to the
!slS level, cut averaging from 25
to 80 per cent.
That q wage reduction is being
sought was admitted by several
manu1acturers. who declared that the
Iraoe no longer will bear the wage
~ AhS cIdpl0JcS-
Prisoner In Robbed.
STECBENVILLE. Ohio.-Theft of
$S8 and a gold watch from Lawrence
shields prisoner in the county jail,
by three negro fellow prisoners, re-
leased from their cells by a ''trusty.- =
was reported by prison officials
Police Make whisky.
SOMERVILLE. Mass. - Moonshine
ilquor was made in a still at police
headquarters here yesterday, but there
were no arrests. 1T works fne." said
Chief Of Police Kendall as he
watched a half pint of the fiery
liquid ooxe out into the container
The liquor will be analysed to deter
mine Its alcoholic content
Minister Fined $500 In <Dry, Cane.
TORONTO-Damages Of $500 were
awarded o. E. Fleming, a Windsor
lawyer, against Rev. J. D. I. Sprack-
lin, who as a liquor law enforcement
officer searched a yacht owned by the
plaintiff last September.
Whisky Making Spreading.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Gov. Edwin p
Morrow. addressing joint session of
the Kentucky Judges Association and
Evening star., 1920-12-29
RITES FOR REV. POWERS.
Final Tributes Paid the Deceased
Minister This Afternoon.

Funeral services for Rev. DR.. Levi
Moore Powers, pastor of the Church
Of Our Father, who died Monday from
heart trouble at his home, 431 Ran
dolph street. were held this afternoon
at o'clock at his late residence.
In accordance with the wishes of the
deceased. his body will be cremated.
The place Of interment will not be
decided for some time.
Rev. DR.. John Van Schaick, former
pastor of the Church of Our Father.
and Rev. DR.. Clarence r. Skinner Of
Boston oficiated at the services.
DR.. Powers is survived by his
nee Tufts.
Evening star., 1920-12-29
ASK SHORT TERM NOTES.

Application for permission to issue
strot-term notes totahng $66,500 TO
retire outstanding obligations and to
aid In the purchase of new equipment
was filed today with the Interstate
commerce Commission by the Viz
siuia- Blue Ridge Railway Company.
Evening star., 1920-12-29
AUTO STOLEN AT HOSPITAL.

William Hyman, East Arlington.
Va. parked his automobile In front
last night about 2 o'clock. Tive
hours later, when he was ready to
return home, 1t was gone. It's dis
appearance was reported to the pclees
Evening star., 1920-12-29
Hundreds of Hoboes Rounded Up:
Ne,us From All Sections of u S.
Thousand Baltimore Clothing Workers Strike N Fight
on Wage Cut-Illicit Distilling Spreads in Ken
tucky-Nouy Hospitd Shin launched

the Kentucky Commonwealth Attor-
neys' Association, here, declared that
the Illicit manufacture and sale OF
whisky in Kentucky is moro wide
spread than ever before.
CottOnseed OIL shortage Icons.
MEMPHIS, Tenn-That q serious
shortage /of cottonseed oil and meal
VIII occur in the near future unless
there is such improvement in prices
poth for cottonseed and cottonseed
products as will justify the farmer
in selling the seed now in his hands
ana In harvesting the remainder o.
the crop. was the announcement made
iouowing a meeting of the cotton
SEED crushers. oil manufacturers and
farmers from all parts OF the south
held here.
Bank Robbers Get $4,000.
TULSA, Okla--The State GUARANTY
Bank at Sperry. ten miles north OF
here was robbed of approximately
$4,000 yesterday by three men, who
escaped in automobiles.
VIII Not Join Harbor Strike.
NEW YORK--Members of the Mas
ters. Mates and Pilots Association and
| of the Marine Engineers Association
Will abide by the wage scale agree
ment signed last week and will not
join the Harbor Boatmen's Union in
the strike called for January 1, a
! Gals of the two organizations de-
clared.
Garment Workers to Aid Russia.
NEW YORK.-The International
Ladies Garment Workers Union
plans to send $1,000. 900 worth of sew
| ing and pressing machines to Russia
Benjamin Schlessinger, its prestdent
announced at a meeting of the society
for technical aid to soviet Russia.
Textile Workers Accept Pay Cut.
4 FALL RIVER. Mass-The six tex
tile unions of the American Fedora
tiop or Textile Operatives at meet
! lngs last night voted to accept the
wage reduction of 22J. per cent re-
| Gently announced by the manufac.
turers. effective January ., 1921. The
action of the unions affects approx
| mafely $4,000 employees in 10 cotton
I cloth and yarn mills in this city
| Relief Ship Commisuionel.
| PHILADELPHIA The hospital
snip Relief, launched December 23.
| 1919, was commissioned as a unit of
| the navy at the PhiIadelphia navy
yard 1t Is the first vessel of its kind
70 De constructed expressly for naval
hlen seas maintenance and operation
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
PRESIDENT WILSON
FOR THIRD TERN FIGHT
His Communication to Democratic Senators Indicates He
Wants to Put the Treaty Issue Up to the People =
Democrats Feel Disturbed

entirely without going through the camou
fiage of reservations Mr. Wilson de-
fines the alternative the same way. He
sees no middle ground
1t challenges the "mild reservation
ists,' to drop. their middle ground. 1t
calls them mild nullihers," terminol
ogy that offends that group of senator's
which has been zealously trying since last
November to bring about the ratifca-
ton of the treaty
Finally, it cracks the whip over the
heads of the Democratic party in the SEN
ate and makes those senators who are up
for reelection next fall stand firmly by
the President who unquestionably can
write into the Democratic platform all of
Article 10 whether he can get it into the
treaty or not. Mr.. Bryan says Article
ten cannot and should not be made cam
paign issue but he doesn't control the
Democrats of the senate. The President
has compelled and offended an reluctant
following in the senate from compromising
on a reservationist program He has put
his letter into the fight at the psyche
logical moment But he has on the other
hand, forced the mild reservationists to
take their stand with Senator Lodge and
the Republican party with the prospect
that their number added to the irrecon-
cilables III the Republican ranks will be
enough to accomplish what Senator's
Berah Knox, johnson and the rest of
the out-and-out opponents of the treaty
have sought for months to accomplish. 1t
doesn't make either Democrats OF Repub-
icanS comfortable.
The awkward and regrettable part Of the
dilemma is that at heart the senate Of the
United States doesn't want to repudiate
the obligations, moral or physical, i'm
posed upon this country by the war. The
very group which is most opposed TO the
treaty favored the famous paragraph five
of Senator Knox's resolutions to the
general effect that whenever it became
necessary to preserve peace IN the world
the United States, will even consider
seriously putting the strength of her ar
my and navy into the balance to prevent
a recurrence of such condition as brought
on the European war.
| So it looks as il the issue will 90 TO tho
people after all Mr.. Wilson fightine
| proudly for his conception of American
! ism wants the American people not {
bare majority Of the senate-to pass upor
| American foreign policy. Ii he Is to b.
repudiated. he wants to take his medicine
in an election which unlike 1918, woulc
he fought out primarily on matters o
foreign policy All Of which sounds gooC
to several senator's who are equally conf
dent of what the American people woulC
saw in an election. But all Of which hard
" helps the chaos in Europe during th'
next year or assures the American PEG
pie an opportunity to say what they thinl
Tor instance OF the postotfce department
| and express themselves at the same time
in favor OF a policy Of international co
operation.