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EMERGENCY TARIFF Z
BILL TO BE RUSHED
THROUGH CONGRESS
tContinued From lrirst pnrnl

Continued From l'irs. page)
!nGs having been concluded at7 tho
last ecsSion.
While the House IL at work on the
! tariff. tho Senate Finance Committee
! NH consider revenue rcv!sions. And
it's printed 'ccords will be available
to tho Ways and Means Committee.
wbch will write the bill. In this
way, MIR. Fordncy. predicted Congress
would work at high speed. in the
hope of earning u summer recess.
The House would be considering rev.
cnue while the tariff was still before
the senate.
All differences have been ironcd
out said Chairman Fordncy. ami
"c now have Il definite working plan
1t is 10 be ASSUMED that it meets the
approval OF the President"
Furdnc! EiII Will Go Untouched.
The Fordney bill" said Chairman
renrose. will be put through Con-
SresS without the crossing OF a t.
o" the dottinE OF an il"
The President stepped into the night
carly today. when hc tclenhcucd Mir.
Forducy. suggesting that IN emcr
-cNcy agricultural measure be en-
acted in advance OF tariff or revenue
legislation, and while there had been
some !ndicatisn OF his attitude. the
proposal took the committee OF its
icet
There were rumblings OF di<cpn-
tent. especially among Westeru wem-
bers who objected ~ the idea 81 go
Ing he:oyc Congress second time
;his year to ash, for a special bill
The President asked that senate Re-
publ!caus be sounded on the subject
and there bohbcd up the fear that
without c!oture rule the measure
mig be long delayed. Senator Pen
rose however. said ;hat cloture would
be invoked il necessary
Cabinet Expected to Nc,
The Cabinet had expected TO take
up the tarit-rcvenue tausle at its
meeting tomorrow. but In view 81 the
House leaders. the question way not
be discussed.
When the House meets April II
there vii! be three bills awaiting ac-
tion-emergency tariff. anti-dumpins
and american valuations. How soon
thereafter the permanent measure
might be ready members deemed 20
say. The plan adopted today came
as a surprise 10 members generally
in view OF the House committees re-
fusal to consider temporary tariff
bill At its meeting last Week with
the Senate Finance COMMITTEES. 1t
insisted then on taking up permanent
tariff legislation ahead OF revenue.
aud Western members insisting upon
that program won their point. mean
while obtaining legislation which
Will remove farm products OF that
section from the free list. In some
quarters there was a belief that an
attempt might be made in the Sen
ate To hold up the Fordney bill. hut
revenue trainers said this possibility
did not exist. since the mcn had
the hearty endorsement OF the rrcsi-
dent.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
PUPILS MUST WRITE ESSAYS
FOR STARS CONTEST UNAIDED
Contestants Will Be Required to Get Sig
natures Of teachers, Certifying They
Have Observed First Principle.

Announcement is made today to all
contestants for The Evening Stars
school essay contest on the subject,
The Arms Conference and Its Sig
nificance." that the essayiSts shall not
receive aid in the actual writing OF
their compositions. This will be the
cardinal principle governing The
Stars offer.
AS matter of good faith. the con-
testants will be required to secure the
signatures of their teachers to their
essays certifying that the children
have closely adhered to this specif1-
cation. II is urged, however, that the
pupils gather all information possible
preparatory to writing the essay from
such sources as the newspapers and
persons in close touch with the de-
ence. No restriction will be placed on
these sources of data.
Wider scope Praised.
1t is emphasized that no essays
should be written until after the close
of the Christmas holidays. when the
children return to school. By that
time the rules for the contest. to-
gether with the names of members of
the board of judges. will have been
announced.
Opening of the contest to pupils of
thu private and parochial schools, as
announced yesterday. was commended
ent of the public schools. school au-
thorities," said DR.. Ballou. "agree that
the prizes should be offered to pupils
in the public and private schools COM
peting as unit rather than Compel
ing as separate institutions"
Evening star., 1921-12-22
SENATORS IN MOVE
TO HELP JOBLESS
Labor Committee Favors Bill
to Supply Employment
by Public Works.

The initial legislative step toward
a program of long-range planning of
public works as a means of Offset
ting cyclical periods of business and
industrial depression was taken to-
day. when the Senate labor committee
fsvorably reported the Kenyon bill
designed to carry out some of the
recommendations Of the recent ma
tional unemployment conference.
The committee was unanimous in
it's action, members stating that,
while the measure was not a panacea
for all industrial and labor ills, it
was a move in the direction of allie
Waiting the situation by way of counter
balancing peaks and siumps in employ
ment.
Chairman Kenyon announced he
would seek action on the measure in
the Senate soon after Congress re-
convenes in January.
The committee heard further testi-
mony in support of the bill today
and, as yesterday, unqualified indorse-
ment was given. Chief among the
witnesses was former Brig. Gen. f.
C. Marshall, jr., one-time head of the
construction division of the Army,
who assured the committee of the
support Of the Associated General
contractors as the associations gen.
eral manager.
The committee also heard L. w.
Wallace, secretary of the Federated
Engineering Societies.
Evening star., 1921-12-22

Eighty-eight cash prizes aggregat-
ing $1,000 will be awarded winners OF
the contest. According to tentative
plans the contestants will be divided
into two distinct groups. and forty
four prizes. amounting TO $500. viii be
awarded in each group or class.
In one class the contestants will be
schools and the ninth grade of the
Junior high schools, and students in
private and parochiaI schools between
the ages of fifteen and eighteen. in
elusive. In the other class contest
ants viii be pupils of the seventh and
eighth grades of the junior high
schools and similar grades of the ele-
mentary schools. and students in the
private and parochial schools between
the ages OF twelve and fourteen. in
elusive.
List Of Prizes
The first prize in each of the two
classes will be s10o, making a total
of s2G0
The second prize in each class will
be $50. making total Of 500.
There will be two prizes of SIS each
in each class for essayists whose work
is adjudged third best. Therefore, a
total of 800 will be awarded as third
prizes.
The fourth group will consist of five
prizes of SIS each for each class. max
ing a total OF ten prizes or $3.50.
There will be twenty prizes of $40
each awarded as fifth prizes, or ten
prizes for each class, making a total
of 5000.
Fifty prizes of SIS each will be
awarded as sixth prizes. twenty five
prizes in each class, making a total of
$3.50.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
E. A. GILMORE CHOSEN
FOR PHILIPPINE POST
Name Will Be Sent to Senate as
Nominee as Vice Governor
General.

Formal announcement of the Sc
lection of Eugene Allen Gilmore to
be vice governor general of the Phil
ippine Islands was made today by
Secretary Weeks. Mr.. Gilmore is
professor in law at the University Of
Wisconsin. The Secretary said the
nomination probably will be sent to
the Senate by President Harding to-
day.
Selection of Associate Justice Emilio
del Toro for appointment as chief JUS
tice of the supreme court of Porto
Rico, also was announced today by
the Secretary.
Mr.. Gilmore. whose home is in
Madison, Wis, has been prominent
in the legal profession both as a
practicing attorney and as lecturer
on allied subjects. He served in the
latter capacity for some years at the
University of the Philippines. In
recent years he has published
numerous volumes, as well as mono
graphs. on special phases of juris-
prudence.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
CONFERENCE EYES TURNED
ON BREWING PACT FIGHT
Delegates Of Foreign Po,vers Look to
Senate fer Ratifcation-OPposi-
ton Developing:

efforts are to be made first to secure
adoption of reservations. AfterWard
group of "irreconcilables" will OPP
pose the treaty even if reservations
they will support are adopted.
Proposed Reservations Drawn.
Some of the proposed reservations
already have been drawn in tenta-
tive form. Senator Borah has a draft
declaring that mo action of the high
parties, when acting under
article two. shall commit any nation.
either legally or morally. to the use
of force in meeting any exigency."
Another reservation to be offered
from the opposition side would de-
clare the treaty inapplicable to the
home land of Japan. touching the
subject on which President Harding
and the American delegates have diff
fered Senator McNary. republican,
Oregon. a mild rescrvationist" in the
Versailles treaty fight. and others,
including some Pacific coast senator's
have indicated that they leaned to
the construction expressed by the
President. which would make the
agreement inapplicable to the prin-
cipal japanese islands.
President to Submit Reservation.
The President is expected to submit
with the treaty the reservation at
tached to the document when it was
signed. declaring questions of internal
domestic concerns, such as immigra-
ton. shall not be held to come within
the treaty's purview.
Senators Lodge and Underwood,
members of the American delegation
at present are disposed to oppose
other reservations. They hold the
view that the proposed Borah reserva-
ton is unnecessary, contendine that
the treaty contains no obligation,
moral or legal, for the use of force.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. December %.
Col. Henry Watterson, known to the
American people as one of the last sur
yiving members of the Old school of
Journalism and to his friends as "Marse
Henry" died early today at a hotel here.
Death came peacefully. the venerable
editor retaining consciousness almost
to the end and conversing during his
last half hour with his wife. son and
daughter.
Writes Of "Red-NOSed Angels"
Col. Watterson came to Jacksonville
six weeks ago In accordance with his
annual custom Of spending the winter
in Florida usually at Fort Myers. He
contracted a slight cold Tuesday and
while seated in chair yesterday morn
ing soon after breakfast he suffered an
acute bronchial attack and was ordered
to his bed by his physician. His condi-
ton grew worse during the day and
night, and the end came at :15 O'Clock
this morning. The immediate cause OF
his death. his physician said, was heaft
failure superinGuced by congestion OF
the bronchial tubes.
Tins Marse Henry passed to that
heaI,tiful shore" of which last Octo-
Der he wrote his comrades of the
Confederate army he was sure The
Bonnie EIue Fa% viii he tfvinG az lhe
fore and the bands Will be playing
Dixie on parade and the pretty girls
wiz be distributing The Chattanooga
Rebel fthe newspaper published by
him during the war between the
states) to groups of ragged. rednosed
angels who have not forgotten the
rebel yell"
Arrangements for the funeral had
not been completed early today, but
it was expected that the body would
be sent tomorrow to JeffersOntown.
Ky, the WattcrSon home.
seth Wedding Anniversary.
Col and Mrs. Watterson celebrated
their fifty-sixth wedding anniversary
in their apartment Tuesday with only
members of the family present and his
Evening star., 1921-12-22

Rev. DR.. Robert Johnston, one of
the leading pastors of the Episcopal
Church in the United States. and for
thirteen years rector of the Church Of
Our Saviour. Philadelphia. Pa. has ac-
cepted the call to the pastorate of st.
Johns Episcopal Church, 18th and H
streets northwest. He is expected to
assume his duties here about March l.
DR.. Johnston was rendered the call
to the local pastorate some time ago
and today notified the church officials
he had decided to come here.
He came to the United States from
Edinburgh, Scotland, to accept the
pasturate of the Philadelphia church.
Since he has been in this country he
has become one of the leading rec
tors of the denomination. He has a
wife, three daughters and son. one
of his daughters is now student at
Oxford, England.
DR.. Johnston informed the officers
of St. Johns Church he would be here
by March 1, but that if he found 1t
convenient he would come sooner. He
succeeds Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton
Smith. who resigned from st. Johns
Church last month because of i'll
health.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
By the 4 sSuciated Press

Ey tie Associated Press
While the naval negotiations were
continuing in the full naval commit
tee OF the arms conference today. the
new four-power treaty to preserve
subject of increasing interest in con-
ference circles, because of the situa-
ton that has developed since it be-
came known that there is differ
ence of Interpretation of the treatys
terms between President Harding and
members of the American delegation.
The eyes of the representatives of the
powers were turned toward the Sem
ate. which must ra:ify the agreement
before it becomes effective and some
of whose members have announced
they would endeavor to defeat vote
of approval Republican leaders ln-
siSt that the movement against the
treaty shows no promise of success
but they are watching closely the eff
forts of the naturalization forces to
perfect a closely knit organization
Borah and Reed Leaders.
Senators Borah, republican, Idaho.
and Reed. democrat. Missouri, who
were members of the irreconcilable
group in the Versailles treaty fight,
have taken the lead in opposing the
new pact in Senate debate, but some
other senators have indicated that
they are preparing reservations and
amendments for presentation when
ratification is formally proposed by
the President.
Opposition in the Senate to the four
power Pacific treaty had begun today
to assume more definite form. 1t was
apparent that the fight in many re-
spects would be similar to that
against the treaty OF Versailles. In
the present. as in the last controversy,
Evening star., 1921-12-22
Today's News In Brief

Henry Watterson. noted editor. dies.
Page ]
Hope permeates parley circles.
Page !
Senate labor committee favors Ken
yon bill to aid unemployed. Page l
Irish peace treaty acceptance now
hangs in balance. Page 1
Ways and means committee viii dis
cuss wine and beer tax to pay sol.
dier bonus. Page
Harvey and former Secre-
tary Colby joke at banquet Page 10
Congress of mothers asks loan Of
autos to take orphans to show.
Page II
New officers named on board Of edu-
cation. Page IL
Christmas entertainments are given in
public schools Page II
Gloria given half OF Caruso estate.
Page 10
Man arrested believed to be Leroy.
charged with trunk murder. Page II
New record at Columbia Hospital for
number of babies born in month.
Ples -
Evening star., 1921-12-22
COL. H. A. SHAW TO RETIRE
President Approves Application of
Medical Corps Member.

The President has approved the ap-
plication of Col. Henry A. Shaw. Med
ical Corps, for retirement under the
thirty clause OF the re-
tirement law.
Col. Shaw recently has been sta
TONED at Walter Reed General Hos
pital. He is from Massachusetts and
was appointed an assistant surgeon
October 81, 1891. For several years
he was professor of military hygiene
at the United States Military Acad-
envy. He has held the rank of colo
mel since May, 1917.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
Feminine CRIME WAVE.

NEW YORK, December 2.-Brook-
lyn authorities have expressed fear
that the borough is in the grip of
d feminine crime wave
A glance at police records showed
that five women now are charged
with murder. In addition. the rec
ords' recalled the Staying of Miss Mil
dred Hanan last September by Mrs.
Grace Laws, who then commatted
suicide. Women also have figured in
a number of hold-upS. including one
known as the girl motor bandit"
Last year judges called attention to
the spread of Juvenile crime in the
borough of homes and churches.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
TRANSFERS DOCUMENTS.
President Issues Order Placing
Papers Under Library.

President Harding has issued an
executive order transferring original
copies of a number of important his
torical documents to the custody of
the Library of Congress. The Depart
ment of State, which has had guard
ianship, asked the change "n the
ground of inadequate facilities for
their proper protection. Among the
papers covered by today's order were
the Articles of Confederation, the
journal of the convention which
framed the Constitution. Jefferson's
rough draft of the Declaration of In
dependence. and number of papers
of the Continental conference
The manuscript division of the Lii
brary of Congress now has one of
the largest collections of historical
manuscript in the world, 1t is said.
The original copy of the Declaration
of Independence and of fhe Corstiru-
ton were similarly transferred re-
Gently.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
LL|ESMAY ASK US.
TOAD SCHEMEFOR
RESTORING EUROPE
Premiers to ASK Supreme
Council to Appoint Com
mission on Work.
By the Associated Press.


. LONDON, December 22.-The allied
supreme council at it's coming meet
ing in Cannes will be asked to in
vite the interested powers to appoint
a commission to elaborate a compre-
hensive scheme for the rehabilitation
of central Europe and Russia. This
conclusion was arrived at in the con-
ferences of the French and British
premiers just ended here.
= The United States would be invited
to have a membership in this COM
mission. Germany also would be rep
resented. The question Of a Russian
representative is In allegiance.
When Premier BRAND returned to
his hotel this noon from the confer
ence with Prime Minister Lloyd
George in Downing street, he told
the correspondent agreement had
been reached on many points.
No Decisions in Writing.
zone could almost say on practi-
cally all essential points," added the
premier, "but no decisions have been
passed in writing. These can only be
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1921-12-22
DAUGHERTy STARTS
DRIVE TO REDUCE
PRICES At RETAIL
Orders Special Probe on Cost
of Food, Fuel, Shoes and
Clothing.
BURNS is TO CONDUCT
SWEEPING INVESTIGATION
Attorney General Declares Profits
in Many Localities Are
"Unconscionable.'

Investigation of retail prices Of food.
fuel, shoes and clothing in all parts
of the country was ordered today by
Attorney General Daugherty.
Mr.. Daugherty said that in many
localities prices are too high and re-
tailers' profits were ''unconsciondblc"
and that every effort would be mad
to put retail prices On the proper
level
Orders Detective Burns to Act.
Mr.. Daugherty instructed Director
Burns of the bureau of investigation
of the Justice Department to assign
men as soon as possible to various
parts of the country simultaneously to
collect Information upon current retail
prices of food, fuel, shoes and clothing,
and, at the same time, to report the
wholesale prices of corn, wheat, beef.
meats OF all kinds and on the hoof, IL
order that comparisons might be made
of the retail and wholesale prices 0;
food.
In many parts OF the country. Mr.
Daugherty declared, retailers have or
ganizations which tend to keep u.
prices.
There isn't doubt in the world
he said, that all over the country re
tailers have an understanding.
Will Probe Organizations.
The Attorney General said tina.
while there were many retailers VIII.
were not charging exorbitant prices.
he intended to go after organizations
operating contrary to the law, and
particularly professional organizers
who originate new schemes for beat
ing the law through organizations
which conceal their real purpose be-
hind a declaration of an association
to advance competition.
Results of the departments investi-
cation. Mr.. Daugherty said, would
he used in an effort to bring down
retail prices where they were too
high Prices. he said, would never
go down to their pre-war level, out
they could be brought into the proper
relation with reduced wages and re-
duced costs Of foodstnffs.
May Ask MIR. Hoover's Aid.
Publication of comparative prices
in different localities. he asserted,
would DO much to right the situation
and he planned to present the data
gathered to the various states for
local action with the cooperation of
the federal government where neces-
sary.
|. Also. he added. he would probably
ask Secretary Hoover to aid in remedy
ing these "outraGes," if outrages they
We're found to be.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
SAVES DROWNING BOY.
Fireman Leaps Into Creek From
Engine Going at High Speed.

NEW YORK, December 22.-Jerry
Driscoll, a locomotive fireman on
Staten Island. was congratulated as
a hero today. While his train trav-
eled at twenty-five miles an hour he
jumped from the engine into a creek
and saved the life of William Alex
nader. a schoolboy. who had been
struck by the engine and thrown into
fifteen feet of water.
The train had gone ahead almost a
mile before the engineer missed
Driscoll. and when he stopped and
backed up he saw the fireman sitting
at the edge of the creek. holding the
boy. who was unconscious from a
fracture of the skull Persons who
saw the rescue said Driscoll dived
four times before he found the boy,
who sank Immediately.
Evening star., 1921-12-22

son said he was in unusually high
spirits, recalling many incidents of
their welded life and laughing at
those having humorous touch.
The colonel had enjoyed the three
weeks he had been here. his son said,
and had spent a great deal of his
time in the open air, walking with the
quick and vigorous step characteristic
of him. He always returned to his
apartment at paper time" however,
to read the New York and Louisville
newspapers. which arrived shortly be-
fore noon, and devoted several housr
daily to perusal of bum novels" as
the colonel expressed it.
Mr. Watterson said that his father.
realizing his condition, was ready to
go. His wife, daughter and son were
at the bedside throughout the night,
but during his last period of con-
sciousness only his wife was with
him. What they discussed only Mrs.
Watterson knows, but Mr.. Watterson
said it could have been only a few
words, for his father could talk but
little.
Col. watterson passed away peace
fully and in the arms of Mrs. Waiter
son. r.,.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
End Comes Peacefully at
Winter Resort at Jackson
vile, Fla.
IN JOURNALISM; :.
WRITING WAS FEARLESS
Prominent Figure for Over Half
Century-Took Death Lightly
in Recent Letter.
Mr.. Patterson Wrote
His First Netus Story
For The Evening Star

Henry WattersOn, one OF the
nations greatest journalists,
who died i'm Florida this morn
ing, made his first newspaper
effort on The Evening Star.
When n very small boy he wit
messed n drowning in the POtO-
mac. Prompted by newspaper
intuition, he rushed to The
Evening Star Office and wrote n
detailed story of the happening.
which WINS printed In this paper.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
PASSENGERS TAKEN OFF.
Steamer Cambridge Still Aground
in the Chesapeake.

BALTIMORE. Md, December 22-
The passengers on the steamer Cam
bridge, which stranded in Eastern
bay in last nights heavy gale, while
on her way from Baltimore to CIai-
borne, Md, were taken off this morn
ing and landed at Claiborne. The
steamer was reported still aground.
but in an easy position, the sea hav-
ing subsided considerably.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
MANY GRIEvED OVER DEATH.
Left Louisville Three Weeks Ago
on Annual Trip South.

LOUISVILLE. KY, December e.
Henry Watterson, who died in Jack
sonville, Fla, early today. left Louis
VILE three weeks ago for his annual
pilgrimage to the south, where for
wears he had spent the winter. Ap-
parently he was in his usual health
which, however, for several years had
not been good. r.
News of his death was received with
many evidences of grief in Louisville,
where for more than fifty years he
had been a notable figure. Apparent
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Evening star., 1921-12-22
FOCH A SANTA CLAUS.
Sends Silver Cigarette Cases to
American Legion Officers.

BOSTON, December Yuletide
gifts from Marshal Foch. in gratitude
for hospitality extended on his Amer
lean tour, have begun to arrive here.
Six officers of the American Legion in
this city have been remembered with
initiated silver cigarette cases, lined
with gold and engraved with the sig
nature, IF. Foch.''