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Evening star., 1921-03-01
D. C. MAsoNs HoNoRED.

Provincial Grand Master George Ed
gar CorsoH of the Provincial Grand
Lodge of the Royal Order of Scotland
for the United States of America has
just made public the officers appoint
lec for the Grand Lodge for the year
1921. In the list are many prominent
sMasons of Washington, including Roe
Fulkerson. deputy for the Supreme
Council Of the Scottish Rite for the
Southern Jurisdiction of the United
States; Canon William Tayloe Snyder
and Stirling Kerr, general secretary
of the local Scottish Rite bodies.
The list follows: John Lloyd Thomas
OF New york city. deputy grand
master; Stirling Kerr. grand secre-
tary: Leroy Albert Goddard Of Chi
cago. grand treasurer: Perry Winslow
Weidaer Of Los Angeles, Calf, senior
grand warden; Thomas Robert Nor
row Of Kansas City. Mo-. junior grand
warden: Harry Jones Guthrie Of Will
mfngton. Del grand sword bearer;
Sylvester Omer Spring Of Chicago,
Erand banner bearer; Canon William
Tayioe Snyder. grand chaplain; Allen
Bussfus, grand marischal; George
Roscoe Davis. first deputy grand
narischal; Roe Fulkerson. second
deputy grand marischal: John Grouse
Wineman, first grand steward; John
Alexander Lacy, second grand stew
ard; Warren Stitt Seipp. third grand
steward; Allen Lysander Cotton,
fourth grand steward. and Mark F1orus
Finley, jr., grand guarder.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
EMERGENCY TARIFF BILL
AWAITS WILSON ACTION
Senator Underwood Believes Ford
ney Measure Will Not Be
Signed.

The Fordney emergency tariff bill
today awaited the approval or dis
approval Of President Wilson. The
Senate late yesterday adopted the
conference report on the measure,
a step which had already been taken
by the House. The vote in the SEN
was AZ to &c. Eleven democrats
voted for the report and four re-
publicans voted against it.
Senator Underwood of Alabama,
minority leader in the Senate, recent
President would withhold his sigma
ture. Due to the termination of this
Congress within ten days, the Presi-
dent either can veto the bill and
send it back, with his reasons for
doing SO, or he can simply destroy
no opportunity for Congress to at
tempt to override his wishes. Final
votes on the measure. it's opponents
declared, showed slight possibility of
the necessary two-thirds majority
being given either in the House or
Senate for overriding a veto. -
Democratic senators made a final as
sault on the bill when the report of the
conference committee was taken up yes
terday, and for five hours drove at what
they described as the iniquities of the
legislation Although only two voices
they for only few minutes, the argu-
ment unloosed by the democrats availed
nothing.
II signed by the President, the law
would be Immediately effective and
would remain in force for ten months,
although republican leaders plan to sup
plant it in the meanwhile either with a
second tariff measure or a permanent
law. These matters, however, are re-
served for the extra session.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
COURT TO DECIDE ON SALE
OF PACKERS INTERESTS

Justice Stafford of the District Su-
preme Court will render a decision
Wednesday morning on the objec-
tIons OF the Department of Justice to
the plans submitted by the packers
for the disposal of their interests in
stockyards, stockyard terminals and
market newspapers. The court yes
terday heard arguments and sugges-
tlons from counsel, the government
pressing for the appointment of
trustees to take over the interests
the packing concerns pleading for an
opportunity to try out the plans sug-
gested by them.
The Federal Trade Commission sought
to enter objections to the sale of the Ar
mour interest in the Chicago stock
Stafford last Thursday. 1t had sent one
of it's counsel with lengthy typewrit-
ten statement. which he attempted to
read. but Attorney Conrad H. Syme. for
Armour, objected on the ground that the
commission was not a party to the pro-
ceeding and that as the Department
Of Justice had acquiesced in the sale
no statement in opposition should be
heard from the commission. Justice
Stafford asked Assistant Attorney
General Kessel if the Department of
Justice now had any objection to the
not the court refused to hear from ths
Federal Trade Commission. Counsel
for the commission. putting the state
ment back into his pocket. withdrew
from the hearing.
Opposition to the appointment of
trustees to handle all the packing in
terests in stockyards was voiced by
counsel for Morris & Co. and Wilson 4
Co. They declared that they did not
wish to be linked with the other pack
ers. but desired to dispose of their
holdings separately and as planned.
Attorney Charles A. Douglas. for
Armour and Swift. read affidavits
showing the price at which these
packers were holding their stocks was
far below the book and appraised
value of the securities. He outlined
the efforts which have been made to
sell the securities and claimed that
due diligence had been exercised. He
asked that the court decline to name
trustees. as requested by the Depart
ment of Justice. until Armour and
Swift had been given an opportunity
to try out the plan of appointing sales
agents to dispose of their holdings.
Evening star., 1921-03-01

some OelnS OutSrOWtnS OIL the "oTiu
war.
Duties OF Treasury Secretary.
He is ex-officio chairman of the Fed
eral Reserve Board. ex-officio chair
man of the Federal Farm Board. pres
ident of the executive council of the
International High Commission and
chairman of the United States section
of that commission, and chairman of
the War Finance Corporation. He is
in addition a member of the Council
of National Defense and a member of
he establishment of the Smithsonian
Institution.
A. Mitchell Palmer, as Attorney
General of the United States, is the
chief law officer of the United States.
The Attorney General gives advice
and opinion on law questions and pro-
, vides special counsel for the United
States whenever needed: His only
| outside" job is that of member
of the establishment of the Smith
sonian Institution.
The Postmaster General is in corn>
plete charge of the mail service of
| the United States. He awards and
executes contracts and directs the
management of the foreign mail serv-
ice, is executive head of the postal
savings system, and ex-officio chair
man of the board Of trustees of that
system.
Daniels Varied Duties.
secretary Daniels, as mead OF the
Navy Department, has been in charge
of all naval establishments, vessels
and equipment. He has also served
as chairman of the United States
interdepartmental social hygiene
board, and as a member of the Coun-
Gil of National Defense.
The new Secretary of the Interior
| will be a member of the Federal Pow
er Commission, the Council of Ma
tional Defense, and will also exercise
general supervisory control over the
government railway in Alaska, be-
sides executing supervisory powers
over the territories of Hawaii and
Alaska.
The Secretary of Agriculture will
be a member of the Federal Power
Commission, and chairman of the Fed
eral Board for Vocational Education.
The Secretary of Commerce promotes
the commerce of the United States,
and mining manufacturing, shipping.
fishery and transportation interests
"a wide field, indeed.
The Secretary of Labor is charged
with the duty of fostering. promoting
and developing the welfare of the
wage earners of the United States.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
)1TRENSFORCURB
|, 0NF|REARM SALES
West End Wants Law Forbid
dina Selling Weapons In
discriminatory.
sEORES new FIRE RULES
Afuting Superiors and Ban on
Smoking Called
Ridiculous.
EORES new FIRE RULES

Restriction On the sale of firearms
lin the District Of Columbia was urged
by the West End Citizens Associa-
zion at 2 meeting last night in the
3ConcordiA Lutheran Church, Goth and
&c streetA A resolution asking that
zthe sale be limited to those of COM
flowing its presentation by George
Adams Howard. The resolution stip-
Iulated the framing of such a law be
left to the judgment and discretion of
Mai. Gessford, superintendent of the
metropolitan police department.
/ IA resolution also was adopted in
6f rising maximum fines and sentences
~ the Police Court judges for those
4 ound guilty of violation of the car
-ying of concealed weapons law.
i opies of these resolutions were or
ILered to be sent to Maj. Gessofrd
and the District Commissioners.
The association went on record as
idisapproYing the new regulations of
which re quire all firemen to salute
their superior officers. remain in full
dress uniform, and refrain from
smoking while on the first floor or
in front Of the engine house while on
duty. Nj E. Buckley introduced a
w. Evans. in discussing these new
regulations. declared that they were
absolutely ridiculous and uncalled
for. He stated that he supposed that
a fireman. in rushing down a ladder
from a burning building with per-
son in his arms. would have to drop
the one he was rescuing from the
flames if An officer came in sight. and
salute him.
Favor Passage OF Water Bill.
Capt. Evans introduced a resolution
favoring the passage of the Zihlman
water bill. now before Congress.
authorizing that the federal and Dis
trict governments pay for the water
they CONSUMED. This resolution was
adopted without debate.
communication was read by the
secretary. William R. Nagel. from
asking that the citizens facilitate
the delivery of mail by having mail
boxes or slots at the entrances Of
their homes. Another communica-
tion was read from the police and
fire departments calling the attention
Of the emergency calls-Main 20 for
police and Main 1000 for fire.
Commissioner Mabel Boardman ad-
dressed lie association on Wash
ington. thu Beautiful" She spoke Of
the beauty of most of the public
buildings, Ind said that the Fine Arts
CommissioA was largely responsible
for the ar khitecture of them.
"But Wa Ellington must have an in
tel1ectual 3beauty," Miss Boardman
urged I am in hopes Of this city
becoming he center Of art and sci
ence, which know is possible"
DR.. Will am P. Herbst presided.
Evening star., 1921-03-01

Outgoing officers in the Wilson
cabinet will resign more than a score
Of jobs with are part and parcel
of their positions, but of which the
general public knows comparatively
little.
President Wilson, commander-in in
chief of the Army and Navy by vir-
tue of the constitutional authority
vested in his Office, will not only
lose his place as head of the mill
tary and naval forces of the United
States. but also will go out of sew
eral offices which will be taken up
by President-elect Harding.
The President, in addition to being
the chief executive of the nation and
communicative chief of the Army and
Navy, also is an honorary director
or president of many other organl-
American National Red Cross, hon
orary director and member Of the
board of governors of the Smith
sonian Institution. president OF the
Washington National Monument So
ciety and a patron of the Columbia
Institution for the Deaf, in addition
to being honorary president or hon
orary director of scores of other or
ganizations throughout the country.
The Vice President is singularly
unhonored in the matter OF nom
orary jobs. He is, in addition to
being President of the Senate. mem
Der of the board of governors of the
Smithsonian institution.
War Secretary Holds Record.
The Secretary of War holds the
greatest number of executive jobs in
addition to his post as head of the
military establishment. He is chair
man of the Federal Power Commits
sion, chairman of the Council of Ma
tional Defense and chairman of the
Arlington national amphitheater COM
In addition to this, the Sec
retary of War is supervisor of the
Military Academy at West Point, su-
pervisor of military education in the
rmy. of the board of ordnance and
supervisor of the various
battlefield commissions. is in charge
of all matters relating to national de-
fense and seacoast fortification. Army
ordnance. river and harbor improve
ments and of establishment of harbor
lines. Besides holding all these jobs
the new Secretary of War will have
little to do.
Secretary Houston of the Treasury
has held several jobs which his prede-
cessors at the Treasury did not have,
Evening star., 1921-03-01
ANT|-PROF|TEEMNG
ACT HELD ILLEGAL
Decision of Supreme Court
Will Stop Suits by De-
partment of Justice.

The ntiprofiteering sections of the
Lever food control act, under which
the government stopped the coal
strike of 1919 and instituted many
prosecutions, were declared uncon-
stitutional by the United States Su-
preme Court yesterday. The decision
was rendered in a sugar case, but the
decision was sweeping. and will re-
suit in stopping all suits brought by
the Department of Justice in its cost
of-living campaign.
The decision of the court rested
mainly on the indefniteness of the
act. which Chief Justice White de-
clared to be 'as broad as human
Imagination" He asserted that the
degree of criminality was left to ever
changing standards.
The wide latitude of possible inter-
probation was clearly evidenced, he
said, by the varied assortment of
cases brought before the court to test
the act. These cases, numbering ten
in all, ranged from specific convic-
tions to denial of injunctions sought
by retailers to restrain governme mt
agents from proceeding against them.
In some cases the government ap
lower courts. quashing indictments
and in others it defended decisions in
its favor.
"Observe that the sections forbid no
specific or definite act" said the Chief
Justice.
Too Broad in Scope.
ITO attempt to enforce these sec
tions would be the exact equivalent
of an effort to carry out a statute
which, in terms, merely penalized or
punished all acts detrimental to pub
lie interests when injurious or unrea-
sonable in the estimation of a court
and jury.
We are of the opinion that the
court below was clearly right in rul-
ing that the mere existence of a state
of war could not suspend or change
the operation of the guarantees and
limitations Of the fifth and sixth amend
ments such as we are here passing
upon"
These sections Of the Constitution
declare that in all criminal prosecu-
tions the accused shall have the
right to be informed Of the nature
and cause OF the accusations and that
the charge must be specifically set
forth in the indictment returned
against him.
Section 4 Of the Lever act made it
unlawful Ito limit facilities for trans
porting. producing. harvesting, manu-
featuring. storing or dealing in any
necessities; to restrict distribution of
any necessities; to prevent, limit or
lessen the production of any necessi-
ties in order to enhance the price
thereof, or to exact excessive prices for
any necessities"
Evening star., 1921-03-01
WOULD "SALT THE TALES"
Courts Advice When Dismissine
Charges Against Teacher.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va. March 1.-Ad-
monishing parents generally to salt
the tales" told by school children,
Judge Tavenner dismissed a warrant
against Howard Ebersole, charged
with threatening r. W. Robey, a
county school teacher. Robey testified
that when pupils were ina.tentive in
class he would tap them slightly on
the head with a switch, but that he did
not strike Ebersole's little son, as the
latter is said to have told his father.
1t was admitted by Ebersole that he
had removed his overcoat when he met
Robey in the road. saying he heard
Robey was looking for him" After
discoursing at length on the sacrifices
made by the average country school
teacher, the court dismissed the
charge and told Ebersole to "go and
sin no more"
Evening star., 1921-03-01
WELFARE WORKERS.
DRIVE" ON LABOR
Secretary Wilson Says Some
Have Aligned With Re-
dictionary Employers. )
WOULD DISRUPT BUREAUS
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Samuel Gompers and Other Lead,
ers Pay Tribute to Retiring b.
Cabinet Member. 4

Highest officials of organized labor
of the United States. at special
meeting of Central Labor Union in
Musicians Hall last night. to pay
tribute to retiring Secretary of Labor
William B. Wilson. heard the latter
tell of a drive under way for several
years by welfare workers aligned
with what he termed the reactionary
element of employers. which sought
to destroy the Department of Labor
through the establishment of a public
welfare department.
Following addresses by Samuel
Gompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor: Frank Morrison.
secretary of that organizations: w II.
Johnston. president of the Internal.
tional Association of Machinists. and
other leading labor officials. Secretary
Wilson took the floor to express his
thanks for the words of appreciation
Showered on him.
Secretary Wilson speaks.
John B. Colpoys. as chairman. in-
troduced the speakers. Secretary Wilson.
gave a brief resume of the growth of
the Department of Labor and outlined
the causes for the establishment OF
its bureaus. He cited the needs for
the women's bureau. the children's
bureau, the naturalization and immir
grafton service and other allied SUBJ
divisions of the department.
For several years" he said. there
has been a drive on to destroy the
Department of Labor. Today men and
women in welfare work aligned
with reactionary forces of employers
to disrupt the department Not to
destroy the Department of Labor by
attempting repeal of the act establish.
ing it. but by dismembering it
through the establishment of a deS
partment of public welfare and takf
ing from it the women's bureau. the
children's bureau and leaving only the
bureau of labor statistics. Evep
though this is done and they leave
only a nucleus of the department. the
department will be of service to the
workers of the country"
Describes His Successor.
Secretary of Labor Wilson aso gave
a word picture of the type of man for
his successor. 1t virtually was the
gram dispatched by labor officials to
Fresident-elect Harding, following >
conference of national and internar
tional labor leaders last week. =
The successor" said Mr.. Wilson,
should be a man whose native abiL
ity. associations and training will en-
able him to carry into the councils Of
the President of the United States. the
hopes. the aspirations and the philosr
ophy of the labor movement and those
who toll for it." e
William Green of the United Niue
Workers, w. d. Mahon of the Amak
gamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees of Amer
lea, James Duncan of the Grants
Cutters International Union, and =.
c. Dawson. secretary treasurer of the
International Association of Machinr
lists. also spoke.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
Plan to ssThrosU'' Music
Ouer Capitol Plaza
Evenings of Mar. 81

A musical concert that cen be
heard with remarkable clarity
all over the Capitol neixhbOr-
hood OF Northeast and South
east Washington has been ar
ranged for the nights of March
8 and 4 by the Bell telephone
experts, who are installing the
loud speaker at the Capitol.
Elliot Woods, superintendent Of
the Capitol building and
grounds, will have the dome IL
Illuminated on those evenings.
The loud speaker, which L. now
In perfect condition, will throw
band music fnr enough to be
hcrad almost a mile away un-
der perfect conditions. At my
rnte, all who can crowd into
the Capitol plaza and it's ap-
prOaches on the evenings OF
March 3 and 4 will be able to
hear the concert.
Evening star., 1921-03-01

The first woman licensed local
preacher of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in China is Miss Ding SO Sing.
who was licensed to preach by Bishop
Keeney at the recent celebration in
honor of the fftieth anniversary of
Methodist work on Haitary Island, in
Fukien
Evening star., 1921-03-01
MISS BOARDMAN GUEST

Miss Mabel T. Boardman. Commits.
sioner Of the District, will be the
guest OF honor tonight at the La.
dlsS night meeting of the Washing.
ton kiwanis Club, to be held at tn.
Washington Hotel. The election OF
the following members has been an.
nounced: Carol o. Goodpasture. Wis.
dom D. Brown and Robert G. Carter.
Evening star., 1921-03-01

Up to and including the year 1851
the English year did not begin on
January 1. as it does now, but on
the Feast Of the Annunciation. March
Evening star., 1921-03-01
Passengers Watch
Sailor Dire into Sea
Crying ''Here G0es''

NEW YORK, March 1.-~HAve
you ever seen . man jump Over.
boardS"
This question was addressed
in n loud voice to a group Of
passengers aboard the steam-
ship Carmania. arriving here,
by q conl passer who suddenly
appeared among them when the
ship was q day out OF Queens
town.
Receiving aStonished shakes
OF the head. the man 1eaped to
the rail Of the upper deck and
shOuteds
dived.
Attempts to rescue failed.
Evening star., 1921-03-01

German newspapers are printing
many advertisements of women want
ing husbands, supply of fuel and
a fiat or apartment often being Of
fered as an additional inducement.
Evening star., 1921-03-01

The latest London directory con-
tains more than seventeen columns
of Smiths engaged in business in that
city. =
Evening star., 1921-03-01
CABINET OFFICERS TO GIVE UP
SCORES OF SPECIAL POSITIONS
Number of Places Little Known
to Public Fall Among Their Duties.
Baker Heads List.
Duties OF Treasury Secretary.

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open space between ii and the track.
With two persons and two s%uitcases
the platform wu:ld be well filled.
NJ SIS Dewitt L unable TO say just
what happened. whether Mn. Roder
slipped or whether he train caught
his o%yercoat, but he ~as close 10 the
train and suddenly fell. She grabbed
1old Of his oyercoat and was pulled
down on the platform and partly off
from it, saving herself by taking hold
Of a timber but being unable 10 re-
tain her held on the 0vercoat. She
heard Mr.. Roder strike the water II
feet or more below and then he called
Us her to ave herself
Three times Mr.. Roder called to
Miss Dewitt that he was all right, and
then .1e heard no more. Bad y fright
ened, the young woman managed with
difficulty to &c. her suitcases to the
New Hampshire shore. As she walk
ed down the track near the river she
kept calling Fred but rece we'd no
reSpons'
1t was shortly after ! O'Clock yes
terday morning when Miss Dewitt, al
most exhausted, reached the home Of
c. ". Harris, near the Roder home
Y e two miles south from this viii
age. Help was secured and a search
was begun as soon as possible. but a
high nd and deep water made il
difficult to drag the river. The IIins-
da,e authorities we're notified.
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m Egypt less than two per cent NJ
i1e women can read and write.
The first mistress of the White
House to have a private secretary
was Mrs Roosevelt.
Nearly twice as many g rls as bows
graduated from the high schools in
Louisiana this year.
An official report Just issued shows
that 300 British women nurses died
while serving in the World War.
Lady Byne, wife OF the new
ioyernor-Geneta of Canada. is a
talented writer and 3las publ Shed
several books.
The latest Paris wonder is a woman
without a stomach, who, declare the
medical men, Is in the pink o. con.
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