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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09
WHITE HOUSE VISIT AND IT'S
SEQUEL IMPRESS OBSERVERS
Spirit Unshalen. President; After Hoping
toFace Foes In Person at Capitol, Sends
Written 'Confession of Faith

! but it was clear His callers heard and
understood every word spoken.
| The occasion called for formality, and
Mr.. Wilson spoke in quiet tone, saying
he would communicate message TO
| Congress the next day. He used the
word Communicate and did not say
whether he would send his message to
be read by a clerk or would read 1t
himself.
All day Monday the President felt
, disposed to go to Congress In person:
His physician and advisers were against
! it. The truth is that not until one hour
and half before Congress met on
| Tuesday did the President yield. He
hoped to the last to gather enough
! strength to speak his farewell to Con-
greSs.
Wanted to Addssss Opponents.
| Why was the President so eager to
! read his message? 1t was simply to
| burning for expression-the faith he
has in the rightness Of an ultimate part.
nefship with other nations for the pre-
! servation of world peace. 1t was be-
cause he wanted to express face to
! face with his opponents this personal
paragraph, the conclusion of his message:
Il have not SO much laid before you
series of recommendations, gentle
men, as sought to utter confession
of faith, of the faith in which I was
bred and which it is my solemn pur-
pose to stand by until my last fight
ing day. l believe this to be the faith
, of America, the faith of the future,
and of all the victories which await
/ national action in the days to come,
whether in America or elsewhere"
| The foregoing is Woodrow Wilson'S
valedictory to- Congress. He may send
other messages. he may issue other
statements. but it was meant to be
| his answer to the election returns of
j last November. He clings still to the
conviction that his cause will be vim
Dictated. He repeats again and again
to his friends an epigram which he
first used eight years ago in the po-
litical campaign:
II would rather fail in a cause that
I know some day will triumph than
to triumph in cause that l know
some day will fail"
Amid all the excitement of the
week, the joy of the republicans and
the earnest hopefulness which Warren
Harding displayed in. his parting
speech to the senators, there was a
shadow of tragedy even at the Cap
| itol, where foes and friends alike real
| ICED that the spirit of Woodrow Will
son had not surrendered. even though
| the gaunt figure in the doorway gazed
downward in physical defeat.
Copyright 1920.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09
FARMER RELIEF BILLS
IN MAJORITY IN HOUSE
Mason Asks Investigation of On
employment; Another Measure
Fixes Coal Prices.

FARMER relief measures outnumber
all other kinds introduced in the
House and reflect anxiety on the
part of members to bring prompt re-
lief to agricultural and Industrial
needs of the country.
Representative Mason, republican, Of
Illinois, asked separate Investigations
by nine committees Of the House Of
vailed throughout the country to the
extent that more than half a mil
lion meR and women were without
A bill instructing the committee on
banking and: currency to investigate
| proper financing" and extension of
credits to those engaged in agricul-
ture and stock raising was introduced
by Representative Strong. republican.
Of Kansas. Others directing action
Of similar nature were offered by
congressman representing agricuI-
tural communities
Among these was one by Repre-
sentative Lee, democrat. of Georgia,
which declared that unprecedented
Distress prevailed among the cotton
ratssrs Of the south. and authorized
the Federal Reserve Board to take
such action as Is necessary to permit
member banks to grant liberal extern.
sion8 Of credits to the cotton farmers
who were unable to dispose Of their
crops" J.,
Representative Mclean. democrat, of
Pennsylvania, asked in a bill that
Congress empower the Interstate
Cons merce Commission with authority
to Ak the price of coal, to control it's
production, distribution and SALE
, Representative Baer. republican, of
North Dakota, reintroduced his bill
to prevent gambling in the necessities
Of life and speculation in stocks and
bonds.
Representative Caravay, senator
elect from Arkansas. introduced a bill
to prevent the sale Of cotton and
grain in future markets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09
REPORTS SIPS, 900, 900
SPENT IN RECLAMATION

Net cost Of construction of Tecla-
nation projects. completed or under
construction by the United States
reclamation service. Department of
the Interior, at the close of the fiscal
year 1920. amounted to a little less
than $125;0o0, 600, according to the
to the Secretary Of the Interior
The value of crops grown on lands
served with water either in whole or
in part from the works of the serv-
ice amounted to S150.000,000. During
miles of canals and bitches and ex-
cavated ninety-five tunnels with an
aggregate length of more than
twenty-seven miles. Dams Of ma
sonry. earth. crib and rockfill have
been erected with a total volume of
1S.S27.2s5 cubic yards. The excava-
:ions of rock and earth amount to
l7s.000,00o cubic yards.
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SAYS GERMANY WOULD
GAIN BY JOINING LEAGUE
Teuton Editor Says Article <
Would Prevent Occupation Of
the Ruhr by the French.
ny GEORGE WYTTE.

BY GEORGE WHITE.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1870.
BERLIN. Germany. December g.
Germany Is earnestly advised to make
every effort to be admitted to the league
Of nations by DIR. Carl Muehling. editor
of the Twentieth Century. in his
magazine. Mr. Muehhng is the first
German of any prominence openly to
come out in favor of Germany asking
the Geneva assembly to make her a
member.
Like the sword Of Damocles," he
says. Frances threat Of occupying the
Ruhr hangs over US. I consider that it
will be impossible for France to carry
out the threat If Germany 10 admitted
to the league by a two-thirds vote, in
Guiding all tho great powers except
France herself, because "a soon as she
is admitted Germany will be entitled to
all the guarantees vouched to all the
members under Article X. This makes
il obligatory not only to respect the
present territorial integrity and political
independence Of the other members but
to protect them against outside at
tacks
The occupation of the Ruhr would
mean a violation Of Germanys terrific
rial integrity. The league would be
bound to prevent such an act, and 1t is
highly improbable that the only nation
interested in the occupation could make
itself guilty of such q fragrant breach OF
the treaty against the will OF all the
other nations The advantage Of re-
moving this Damocles sword, in my
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WOMAN,S RIGHT
TO HOLD OFFICE
WILL BE TESTED

DETROIT. Mich. December 81
A test suit to determine the legal
right OF women to hold Office in
Michigan was on the docket In cir
cult court hero today.
The suit. Instituted by Mrs.
Phoebe L. Patterson, a Wayne
county justice of the peace, ia the
outgrowth Of the refusal OF Will
liam Liebnit8, a baker. to recognize
her judicial authority. He pro-
tested her right to hold the offiee
when he was summoned to appear
in her court.
According to Mrs. Patterson, the
right Of women. to hold ofhee IN
Michigan has never been definitely
determined. She appealed to attof-
neys, she said, and was told that
there was no precedent ON which
to base an opinion as to the legal
ity of her position.
Mrs. Patterson has served az
justice of the peace since June,
1919. She contends that IN case
she is not legally entitled to the
Office hundreds Of documents she
had signed will be void. and as
serts that she is anxious to nave
holders settled SO that steps can
be taken to insure women the right
of office In the next legislature. In
case they are not, under present
laws. granted tenure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09
TABLET FOR DAVID LUBIN.
International Institute of Agri-
culture to Honor Him.

ROME. December s.-The president
OF the International Institute OF Ag
riculture today informed Robert I'm
dsrwood Johnson. the American am
bassador, that the general assembly
Of that body had decided to set up
a marble tablet bearing an inscript on
setting forth its obligations to the
late David Lubin of California, found
err of the institute. The president
added that II also had been decided
to leave vacant the seat occupied in
the permanent committee by Mr.. Lu-
bin, which action would express to
the American people 1.-The regrets and
remembrances which the institute re-
tains Of it's friend and patron"
The action of the institute was TAX
en- by unanimous consent of it's mem
bership, comprising delegates from
nearly every country in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09

opinion. would alone jstify cur becom.
ing Q member Of the League
DR.. Muehling then discusses the al
legged DISADVANTAGES arising TO Germany
out Of article XVI. giving the league
the right to send troops through the
territory Of any member In order to
carry out an expedition authorised by
the league council. Tho objection that
Germany, because Of her central posi-
ton, might be called upon frequently TO
give such expeditions free passage is
answered by DR.. Muehling. with the re-
hinder that in any event Germany
would find herself forced to submit.
And" he adds. lit is far better to
have marching through our country
troops whose feelings are those of an
ally than troops who feel that We are
hostile because We refused to join the
league"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09
HOOVER WARNS OF REDS.
Fears Ascendency Should q. s.
Abandon Relief Work.

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. December ..
Herbert Hoover. former federal food
administrator, told an audience here
last night that should America aban-
don its charity and relief work in east
y and central Europe before $500, 0o0
children have been tided over the wave
of famine and the next harvest gathered,
ascendency Of bojshevism in both enemy
and friendly countries would result
Mr.. Hoover said 6,5o0.oo0 children
had been served directly after the arm
istice. but as conditions become more
normal in the devastated areas and the
nations have a chance to work out their
economic problems the burden on
America grows less.
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50 ~ \ /. = N4g
Boys Overcoats
A Splendid Value
SIS
-

Chinchilla Overcoats-in
Blue, Brown and Gray
double-breasted cut. with belt
all around; inverted plat in
back; and warmly lined
throughout witt, plaid effect
cloth. All sizes from 5 to 8
years.
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tomorrow prices on Saturday will be

way up.
Roast pork was quoted at 80 cents
per pound, pork chops at 35 cents.
cirloin steaks at 80 cents and porter
house steaks at IS cents per pound.
Cooked ham. sliced, was quoted at
rs and so cents per pound. Whole
hams were Is to IS cents per pound
and fresh hams % to 80 cents per
pound. Prime sliced bacon was
quoted at so cents per pound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09

Experiments have shown that more
eggs will hatch if the hen Is set
when the moon is new. or very close
to that period. and that the young
chicks Matched at that time will be
stronger and more vigorous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09
INVITE POTATOES
FLOOD MARKETS
Dealers Charging Record
Low PriceS-Lamb and
Veal Higher.

With the Washington, market food
ed with white potatoes and the pub
lie. not buying, prices on this COM
modify are being quoted at the low
est }aGures for some time. Dealers.
who declare they are losing money on
their sales. were as,dng $3.50 to ~
per sack for these potatoes.
The dealers. it was explained, are
required to purchase their stoek
Ef. o. b. from the western market, ard
by the time the shipment arrives here
other shipments have arrived which
compel the dealers to cut their prices
in order to make sales.
Onions e Per Sack.
Onions are selling at 81 per sack
and sweet potatoes at $3.50 to $3.50
Der barrel. Cabbages are also in large
quantities on the market and sold
at prices far below what they have
been bringing. They were being re-
White potatoes could be bought retail
for 10 cents per quarter peck for
good size ones and cents per quar-
ter peck for small ones. Sweet po-
tatoes retailed at 10 cents quarter
quarter peck for large ones. Kale
retailed at Is cents quarter peck and
spinach at 10 cents quarter peck.
The public, has not been buying
poultry, but PRIZES are about the
same as last week. In all of the
markets of the city today the pre-
vailing price Tor young dressed
chickens was As cents per pound. On
wholesale row at Center market to-
day dressed chickens could be had
for. as and 40 cents per pound, while
i've ones brought 30 cents per pound.
Turkeys were scarce. Live ones
brought IS and so cents per pound.
In the large markets throughout the
city and inside Center market dressed
turkeys were, quoted at so cents per
pound. Dealers vera unable to pre-
dict what the price of turkeys would
be for the holidays because of the
scarcity.
Lamb and Veal Higher.
The meat market was about the
same as last week. with the exception
of lamb and veal. These two COM
modities. were scarce. and as re-
suit prices are quoted at 10 cents
psr pound higher on lamb and from
10 to Is cents higher per pound On
veal. In fact, there is such scarcity
of these kinds of meat. it was ex-
planned, that unless several ship
ments are received on the market
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/, POPE HoNoRs BISHOP.

ROME. December 9.-Pope Benedict
has appointed the Rt Rev. Joseph
Sehrembs, Bishop of Toledo. Ohio. as an
assistant to the pontif1cal throne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09
Two-Pants Suits
An Extraordinary
Value
S ().s5

Two-pants Suits are in neat
Gray, Brown and other good
color effects; Jackets are belt
ed model, and both pairs of
pants are full lined. Sizes J to
IL years. Cut large and full,
and strongly made in every
detail.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-27
PASTORS FEDERATION
WILL AID KOREANS

Decision was made at a regular
meeting of the Pastors Federation
at the New York Avenue Church
yesterday morning to appoint a
committee to cooperate with DR..
Phillip Jaisohn in forming a num-
Der of Friends Of Korea societies
and consider the advisability of
taking Korea's cause up with the
State Department.
DIR. Jaisohn made the principal
address before the clergymen yes
terday and told of the recent revo-
luton and of the ambition Of his
people to have the United States
aid Korea under the terms of a
certain treaty which he said was
made between this country and
Korea in 1888,
DIR. o. H. w. Millington made a
report to the federation on the
possibility of getting a Sunday OBJ
servance Bill through Congress.
The Rev. John C. Palmer, pastor
of the Washington Heights Presby-
terian Church, presided.
Mrs. Cabot Stevens gave an in
tcresting talk on the Near Relief
Fund.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-27
Who'll Gle Filipino
. Sailor Suit of ''its?'

Completely cured of the nervous
breakdown for which he has been
under treatment at st. Elizabeth's
HOSPITAL. a discharged sailor at
Trinity Community House, 3rd and
{ streets, northwest, is asking
through Mrs. David Ransome
Covell, in charge of the community
work in Trinity aPrish, for suitable
clothing in which to return to
civilian life.
During the war the sailor served
on the U. S. S. San Francisco, en-
listing in the regular navy in 1916.
He is native of the Philippine
Islands and hopes to be able TO
earn enough money to return 20
his own home early in the sum-
mer.
Mrs. Covell asks that any cloth
ing for the sailor be sent him in
her care. The man is about %
years old and weighs 10 pounds.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-27
SENATE TAKES
UP MEMORIAL
Brandegee IntroducesRe
luton for Potomac Park
Building.

Impetus to the movement to
erect a memorial in Potomac park
for Washington soldiers who died
In the war was given yesterday
when Senator Brandegee. of Conn
ecticut. introduced a resolution in
the Senate authorizing the memo
rial, to be built without govern
ment expense.
1t Is specified in the resolution
that the memorial be in the form
OF a building of artistic form, suit
able for military music.
Funds for the memorial will be
Senator Brandegee's resolution is
favorably acted on. Preliminary
plans for obtaining the memorial
were made several weeks ago
when representatives of various
business. civic and army veterans
organizations met at the home OF
Frank B. Noyes. a leader in the
campaign for the building.
Noyes Is chairman of COM
mittee empowered in Senator
Brandegee's resolution to have the
memorial built. Other members
of the committee are Joseph A.
Berberich, Col. L. Lester Jones,
Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis, Col
Robert N. Harper. John Joy Ed
Oyster. Roland s. Robbins, Edgar
d. Shaw, Herman Suter and w. b
Westlake.
Designs for the memorial, 1t is
provided in the resolution, must be
approved by the President, upon
advice of the Commission of Fine
Arts.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-27
BELIEVE FIGHT
HASBEEN WON
Mid City Supporters Of Van
Schaick Predict His
Confirmation.

Predicting the early confirma-
ton by the Senate of DIR. John
Van Schaick as District Commits
sioner. President A ]. Driscoll of
the Mid City Citizens Association.
of which DR.. van Schaick is a
member. submitted a report Of the
fight conducted by the special COM
mittee ramed to urge favorable
action on nomination at a meet
ing last night in the Thompson
School.
The Association went on record
a. favoring a merger of the two
. city street companies. the reten-
ton by Congress of the half-and-
half plan of providing for District
fiscal needs. better pay for WASH
layton teachers. and passage OF
the O'Connell bill. providing for
the payment of $4,000 to the
family of every Policeman and
fireman in the District killed in
LINE of duty.
As to DIR. Van Schaick's eligi-
bIlity for Commissioner. President
priscoll declared there could be no
question He decried the argue
ment that because DIR. Van Schaick
had spent the last two years in
Belgium. after being commissioned
in the United States Army and de-
tailed to serve with the Red Cross,
he is ineligible.
sDr. Van Schaick was able to show
rhc committee that he has resided
IN the District since 1900, and has
not voted anywhere within the past
three years." he said.
The association voted s25 to the
fund for the widow of Policeman
Mckimmie.
Vincent Toomey. secretary. speak
ing for the half-andhalf plan and
against the bill which has passed
the House. said that under the pro-
posed plan both landlords and ten
ants would suffer. the former di-
rectIy through increased taxes and
the latter Indirectly through in
creased rentals.
In urging that half-and-half be
not insisted upon. Milton B. Zeiler.
chairman of the education, commit
tee, declared that as the House over
whelmingly passed the bill for its
abolition. and the Senate will prob
ably reject it. some compromise
should be urged. a deadlock may
result. he said, holding up the Dis
trict appropriation bill, and the local
government may find itself without
funds.
He suggested an arrangement by
which the District should pay so per
cent and the Federal government 40
per cent of the cost of District gov
eminent
The Washington herald., 1920-01-27
TESTIFIES MRS. SPANG
BARRED HER DAUGHTER
tBy Herald Leased wire)

New York, Jan. 26.-The late Mrs.
Rosa e. Spang, widow of Charles
Spang. Pittsburg millionaire steel
man, at one time shortly before she
died refused to see her daughter,
Mrs. Mabel Spang Crome, of Copen-
hagen. according to testimony yiven
today before Surrogate Cohalan in
Mrs. Crome's contest of her mother's
will.
Mrs. Spang left her daughter a
$4,000 annuity. bequeathing the res
fdue of her 100000 estate to three
trustees to establish the Rosa Spang
Foundation at Poughkeepsie. N. Y.
to aid homeless girls.
Mrs. Crome contends that her
mothers will was executed under
undue influence
The Washington herald., 1920-01-27
BISHOP SHAHAN TELLS
OF PROGRESS AT c. u.

Growth of Catholic University
from an institution Of only twenty
FIVE lay students in eleven years to
it's present proportions was related
last night by Bishop Thomas Sha-
han. rector and president at the
first annual smoker of the Wash
ington Chapter Of the Lay Alumni
Association of the university. held
at the University Club. There are
now 500 students at the institution,
Bishop Ahahan said.
Vice Rector Rev. George Doherty,
compared Catholic University with
other large educational institutions
of the country. Charley Moran
director of athletics. outlined plans
for coming intercollegiate indoor
track meet to include some OF the
largest Eastern colleges.
Other speakers were Thomas Ker-
rigan, dean Of the law school. and
J. F. Robertson.
Leo r. Cleary was the toastmas-
ter. More than seventy-five at
tended.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-27
Merchants Seeking Soviet
Trad Fail to See Lansing

Because Of the Illness OF Secretary
of State Lansing. the committee ~
manufacturers and exporters. appoint
ed at a conference OF representative
of importing and exporting firms =
the Raleigh Hotel Saturday. were
able to see the Cabinet official n
terday. They were assured by -
TUmulty. whom they saw at the White
House. that Mr.. Lansing would re-
ceive them today IL able to leave his
hone.
The committee were instructed TO re-
quest Mr.. Lansing to state why export
licenses of shipments to Russia are
now refused; why financial transsc-
tons with that country are prohibited.
and why Americans should not be per
mitted TO claim their share Of Rus
sian business while the commercial
representatives OF other nations arc
doing the same.
The committee consists OF:
John C Davis. Of Milwaukee: A. n.
Jennings. Of New York: Leo Goldhlait
Of Chicago: NJ. NJ. FIschman. Of New
York. and E. P. Jennings