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Evening star., 1921-08-17
|nAN TO Reflect
| ALL ITS Officers
Society Of Florists and Hor-
ticuiturists Hears Techni-
cal Talks.

S. S. Pennock Of Philadelphia was
virtually assured Of election as presi-
dent of the Society Of American Flor
lists and Ornamental ,Hortieulturists
at the second inning of the florists
convention today by unanimous nomi-
nation. Samuel Murray of Kansas
City, Kan. where the next convention
will be held. received the unanimous
nomination for vice president.
John Young of New York city viii
continue as secretary and ]. j. Hess
of Omaha, Neb.. as treasurer.
The meeting today was purely a
technical horticultural and business
session.
Address BY Prof. Corkett.
Substitution for Material Excluded
from Importation Under Quarantine
Order 81" was delivered by Prof. l..
c. Corbett of the bureau of plant
industry of the Department of Agri-
culture.
A discussion on Dutch Bulbs" and
The Unloading of Exporters Surplus
Stocks on the American Market" will
be continued this afternoon.
The value of advertising and ma
tional publicity will form the topic OF
discussion later in the afternoon: The
- VI Stdee vice pTeSioeAtS
Will wind up today's sessions.
Elect Omcers Tomorrow.
Formal election Of officers will take
place tomorrow at the morning ses-
sion. This will be followed by a re-
port OF the judges on the trade ex-
hibit. which is being held in the west
wing Of Convention Hall auditorium
More than seventy firms have booths
in the exhibits. The exposition in
cludes virtually everything from
gladiolus displays to greenhouses
built on the floor. Crockery. fertilizer.
insect exterminators and garden hose
are among the items which are fea-
tured.
Lights were turned on the dome of
the Capitol last night for the benefit
Of the visiting florists. The illumina-
ton was similar to that held on public
holidays and other special occasions.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
URGE WOMAN FOR
{. ARMS CONFERENCE
National League Of Woman
i Voters Sends Delegation
& to President.

Asking that he recognize women as
an integral part of government and
a contributing power for the oetter-
ment of humanity, delegation OF
four women representing the Ma
tional League of Woman Voters call
ed on President Harding today, and
urged the appointment of woman
to the delegation to represent tnls
country at the coming disarmament
conference.
President Harding received the
delegation cordially and said: Il am
very anxious to have the influence
and intuition of women utilized at
this great conference. and il is hoped
such an arrangement is worked out
satisfactorily"
A resolution setting forth the wishes
of this organization and offering It's
reasons why a woman should be ap-
pointed, not only to this delegation'
but on all boards and commissions
dealing with international relations,
was presented to the executive. Ihe
delegation was headed by Mrs. Maud
Wood Park. president of the league;
Mrs. Richard Edwards of Peru, lnd'
Mrs. Clifford Pinchot of Milford. Pa.,
and Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunningham
of New Waverly, Tex.
personally at the White House to
press for the appointment of woman
to the disarmament conference. II
was explained to the President that
the League of Woman Voters was the
first national womens group TO take
official action toward reduction of ar
mament and was first also in its re-
quest for the appointment of woman
member on the conference commits
sion.
"Our delegation today" said Mrs.
Parks, who acted as spokesman. lis
the logical development of the resolu-
tion passed by our convention last
April, which asked that the President
recognize women as an integral part
of the government and contribute
ing power for the betterment of hu-
manity by the appointment of women
on commissions dealing with interna-
tional affairs. In July. after the
Presidents action in calling the con-
ference, the executive board of the
League of Women Voters requested
that a thoroughly qualified woman.
familiar with worens 5 interests and
experienced in International affairs
be appointed a member. We have
never asked the impossible. We have
waited in making our request, so that
the President need not be embar-
rassed nor the cause for which we
are working be jeopardized."
Exception WAS TAKEN ny each iHSu1
ber of the delegation to the remarks
made yesterday by Representative
Alice Robertson of Oklahoma. when
she intimated that it would be difficult
to find a woman possessing the quail
iffcations necessary to serve on the
disarmament delegation. The mem
bers of the delegation were unanimous
in their belief that there are many
women in the United States capable
of making a real contribution to the
success of the conference. They ex-
planned. however. that the National
League of Voters is not urging any
particular woman for appointment.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
D. LACKS FUNDS
TO CLEAR WEEDS
Maj. Besson Says Nuisance
Is Recognized, But Cannot
Be Helped.

The engineer department recognizes
the need for keeping the streets and
sidwalks of suburban sections free
from high and unsightiy weeds. but
is without sufficient funds to carry
on the work. Maj. F. S. Besson. as
sistant engineer commissioner stated
today.
Maj Besson said his office is being
swamped with letters from all parts
OF the city complaining of thick
Srowths along roads and sidewalks.
The best that his department can
do. he said, is to remove them from
the cutters on the sides of suburban
roads SO that they will not inter-
fere with drainage.
Weeds that spring up in the park
ing space between the sidewalk and
curbing should be attended to by
the division of trees and parkings.
he continued, but that department
also is without an appropriation suf-
ficient to do this work. He pointed
out that the appropriation for trees
and parkings for the current fiscal
year is $4,000 less than it was last
year.
Among the letters received at the
District building on this subject was
one from Edward w. Turner, presi-
dent of the Brookland Citizens As
sociation.
With the approach of the hay fever
season persons in the suburbs be-
come fearful of the weeds that are
regarded as a contributory cause of
the ailment.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
FAVORABLE REPORT
ON RAILROAD BILL
Funding Measure Ordered
Sent Back to Senate by
Committee.

Favorable report on the adminis-
trations railroad funding bill was
ordered today by the Senate inter-
of to 2.
The bill would authorize the War
Finance Corporation to use not to
exceed s5O0,00O.00O to purchase rail-
road securities from the Railroad
Administration and prescribe interest
rates upon securities hereafter ac-
cepted from the carriers.
4 section to permit reopening or
settled accounts with the railroads
for the funding of securities of those
roads went out in committee and a
provision was added to prevent railroad
funding from interfering with aid for
financing agricultural exports. The
life of the corporation would be ex-
tended to July 1, 1922. under an
other committee provision.
Senator La Toilette republican. Wis
ccnsin, voted with Senator Stanley.
the bill. while Senator Pomerene. dem
ocrat, Ohio, voted for 1t.
Trying to Form Syndicate.
1t developed during consideration of
the bill that the War Finance Corpora
tion is now attempting to form a syn
dicate to purchase government hold
ings of railroad securities and relieve
the government of further railroad
funding operations.
Passage by the House early next
week of the funding bill was predicted
today by republican leaders. The
commerce committee. which has been
considering the measure, agreed today
to complete hearings tonight. Mem
bers said the bill would be reported
tomorrow, with the expectation that 1t
would be sent to the Senate before
Congress receSSeS
Urges Mr.. Mellon BE Heard.
Representative Huddleston. Ala
bama, a democratic member Of the
committee. urged that other wit
nesses. particularly Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon. and Bert Al. Jewell
representing the railroad trade group
of the American Federation of Labor
be heard. He charged that the Erie
railroad had created a fictitious cor
poration to handle it's shops at Ma
rion, Ohio. for the express purpose
of evading the labor section of the
transportation act. That the car
riers generally had evaded orders of
the railroad labor board and that
the Pennsylvania railroad particu-
larly had refused to comply with
findings Of the board.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
9TH ST. lsIj
AS WHITE WbY|'
Business Mems Association,
Would Bar Loafers and 2
Clean Up Street.

With the avow,ed aim Of Knocking
''the Bowery idea" out of 9Th street
by keeping '-undeefra BILE loafers" off
the thoroughfare, and the creation of
great white way" comparable only
to New York city's pretentious Broad
way, the Ninth Street Business Mems
Association was formally organized
! today at a meeting In the Strand
Theater.
Sidney B. Lust Of the Leader Thea
ter championed the movement for d
general cleanup of the apparent va
grant element on Sth street, after
denouncing what he termed the dis
graceful assembly of boys and men
on the street corners. He pointed out
that the policemen on duty on this
thoroughfare are almost powerless to
round up the loafers in view of the
law in the District. He urged that
one of the first duties of the new asso-
citation be to make an effort to have
Congress enact a strict vagrancy law
as soon as possible.
Sees Bright Future.
With the undesirables kept from con-
gregating on 9Th street. Mr.. Lust
pictured a bright future for the bust
ness men on that throughfare. He
proposed that the business men flood
their establishments with light at
night in order to make the street the
nations second greatest white way"
The business men should have 9Th
street cleaned up generally" said NJ.
A. Leese. optician. THE authorities
should keep the Ioafers moving. The
street should be properly policed."
He said that 9Th street could be
made a big business street. If the mer-
chants co-operated to make it 50.
r. NJ PelZman, temDOrarV chairman
OF the association, also strongly advo-
Gated general clean up of the loafers
on 9Th street, pointing out that such
a clean up would result in better busi-
ness for the merchants He said that
the street is only in it's infancy and
is destined to grow.
Merchants Are Enthuafastic.
Sol Herzog, chairman of the mem
bership committee. who made a survey
of the business establishments on 9Th
street. said that the merchants he Wis
tied are all enthusiastic supporters
Of the new association. He also de-
clared that the association should
take active steps Immediately TO
knock the Bowery idea out OF eth
street"
The association adopted set OF by
laws drafted by the executive com
mittee appointed at the last meeting.
Meetings will be held the second
Tuesday of each month.
1t was announced that the associa-
tion is planning series of luncheons
at which heads of the District govern
ment and member of the District
committees of the Senate and House
will be invited to make addresses.
embraces all of Sth street from Penn
sylvania avenue to New York avenue.
Officers will be elected at the Sep
tember meeting.
Evening star., 1921-08-17

the mothers of the world have the
most at stake. They provide the
cannon fodder as some one has
called it, for all wars. They are a
Their position is known. but 1 have
yet to see any printed statement CIV
ing a reason for the appointment by
President Harding of a woman. 1t
would be the height Of folly to ap-
point a woman just because she is
This organization and that organ
ization of women have urged a wom-
an be appointed, but I have read OF
no good reason. If the right woman
can be found who could bring some
great constructive thought to the
Conference 1 would say appoint her.
There is not a nation in the world
that takes issue with the woman's
sentimental reasons for stopping war.
Then what new thought could she
bring to the conference?
sIn the last analysis cold, hard
about disarmament, and nothing else
Sentiment will have no place in the
conference, in my opinion. Therefore
the place for the women to bring the
pressure to bear is upon the indi-
vidual men. Were disarmament q
ballot box proposition with Novem-
Ser IL for the voting day I believe
Unfortunately, that is not the ma
chinery by which this great move
ment, so well on it's way. thanks to
President Harding, can be accom-
plished. On the other hand, the men
the nations participating will send
here know the temper of the people
as to more war.
Not Discussing Tariff.
How many women do you hear
n Nrc.U inn hn o~tf III
Here is q question of the greatest i'm
portance to every woman in the land.
1t will affect her pocketbook as moth
ing else for the next two or three
years. and yet I never hear the SUBJ
jcct mentioned when ! am in a gath
ering of women. / see no women at
the hearings I attend. There is no
sentiment in tariff bill. Just cold, hard
business.
THE place, then. for the woman Is
to lead her man and her children into
the path President Harding hopes to
direct the nations Of the world. II
Evening star., 1921-08-17

There was. however, reluctance to
regard his speech as expressing Ire
lands last word, and some editorials
declared confidently that if the issue
were placed before the Irish people
the British terms Of settlement would
be accepted.
Assertions were made, on the
strength of Dublin advices, that the
Irish, having tasted peace since the
establishment of the truce. would
never consent to return to hos
tilities. and that. indeed, few Irish
men believed there was any prob
ability of a resumption of warfare.
Opinions differed as to whether the
republican parliament would itself
vote acceptance Of the British terms,
or would call referendum. The
predominant view was that accept
ance of the British governments Of
fer would probably result in any
case.
The Daily Mail said the Catholic
clergy of Ireland was using it's ut
most influence in favor of acceptance
and it expressed belief that the vast
dali eireann were determined to ac-
cept the British terms. The London
Times took occasion to warn the ex-
tremists who oppose acceptance, tina,
Great Britain's mind is finally made
up and nothing can shake its deter
H1lHdtloH not 10 yielu upon tHe car
dinal point Of the maintenance of a
union between Great Britain and Ire
land"
Considerable prominence was giver
extracts from editorials appearing in
American newspapers. most of them
earnestly advising the Irish not to
reject the governments offer. The
Daily Telegraph. commenting upoI
these editorials, said: Americans are
deeply impressed with the dramatic
act Of generous renunciation by the
British government in the pursuit ol
peace. They perceive. if some Irish.
men do not. what an immense mora
sacrifice the government has made
rather than see the ruin of ireland
consummated, and they feel that some
yielding should be apparent on the
other side"
ALI. coNsTARLEs CALLED.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
Further Protests Made
Against Woman Delegate
to DiSarminq MEETING

Further protests against the ap-
pointment of woman to sit with the
disarmament conference to meet here
in November were registered today.
the protests coming from Miss Flor
ence King, president of the National
Woman's Association of Commerce,
and Miss Mary G. Kilbreth. president
of the National Association Opposed
to WomaE Suffrage.
IN tie opinion of Miss King there
is no place for a woman on the dis
armament commission that will rep
resent the United States. Miss King.
who is at the Raleigh Hotel, is one of
the few woman patent attorneys in
the United States.
Commerce to Decide.
"As 1 see the coming conference
said Miss King. "the results of 1t will
be founded upon a cold business
proposition. The commerce of the
world will swing the balance. True,
Evening star., 1921-08-17
GEN. WOOD RELEASED 4',r
BY U. OF P. TRUSTEES
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. August 1.-THE
board OF trustees of the University
of Pennsylvania at q special meeting
today in response to the request OF
Secretary of War Weeks released
Mai. Gen, Leonard Wood until Sep
tember 1. 1922, from his agreement to
become head of the university. This
action leaves the general free to ac-
cept the appointment of President
Harding as governor general of the
Philippines. Josiah H. Penniman will
continue to act as provost of the
university.
The following cablegram was sent
to Gen. Wood by DIR. Charles c. Har-
rison, chairman of the board of
trustees:
/. "The trustees comply with the re-
quest of the government to release
you from obligation to report to the
university for service before Sep
tember /, 1922. In holding the head
ship of the institution open for you
in the interval the trustees are act
ing upon the assumption that you
will assume Office at that date un-
less the President of the United
States then declines to accept your
resignation as governor general.
Please confirm this understanding oy
cable"
Evening star., 1921-08-17
STARTS CAMPAIGN
F0RPARK|NG SPACE
Chief Clerk at Post Office De.
partment Wants Place for
Employees Autos.

Chief Clerk W. NJ. Mooney today
started q campaign to secure nearer
parking space for the sixty employees
of the Post Office Department who
bring their automobiles to work
daily, and now must park their cars
at distances from the building.
T. He has taken up with the trafhc
bureau the matter of securing some
other location for hack stands now
located on the 18th street side OF
the Post Office Department. and on
the east side Of 11th street between
Pennsylvania avenue and G street
Under the new regulations. private
automobiles are prohibited from
parking in this space.
The trafic bureau has promised
Chief Clerk Mooney that 1t will
give the matter careful and serious
Consideration. In the meantime, he
orders all employees OF the department
to strictly comply with the tramc
regulations and signs.
Parking Places Surveyed.
A survey OF the parking space
around and within ono block OF M tne
Post Office Department building has
been made, and given out for the
Information of those employees of the
department who come to work in
their machines.
This survey shows, according to the
announcement, the following parking
space: l1th street between Pennsyl-
vania avenue and c street. east side.
six cars; west side. thirty-three cars;
1lth street between B ana c streets
east side, seven cara. west side. six
cars; 18th street between G and D
twelve cars; 1sth street between B
and c streets, east side, seven cars
west side. nine cars: c street between
10th and 1lth streets. north side,
eleven cars, south side, six cars; c
street between 11th and 18th streets.
north side, eleven oars. south side; s
18th streets. north side. ten cars,
south side. Is cars.
'aThere is parking space around and
within one block OF the Post Once De-
psrtment for 1s7 machines, and dur
made at different periods % the day
It has been found that this space q
never fully occuniso." eatd NE
M00nAYa .s't51s' & -
Evening star., 1921-08-17
ASK PRESIDENTS AID.
Appeal for Increased Employment
at Portsmouth and Newport News.

President Harding today was told
of the increasing unemployment be-
cause Of the slack of work at the
navy yard at Portsmouth, Va,
and also at shipyards at Newport
News and government activities at
Norfolk, Va. by Representative Bas-
com Slemp, Col. Henry Anderson, re-
publican nominee for Governor of vir-
ginia, and Republican State Commit
teeman Crupper. who called at the
White House today. The President
was asked if he would lend his as
sistance in bringing more work to
these yards to help relieve the situa-
ton. 1t was suggested to the Presi-
dent that 1t would be very beneficial
IL the United States Shipping Board
liner Leviathan,we sent to the Ports
event the board desired to spend the
two or three million dollars necessary
for this work. ,~--.:-a-----
Evening star., 1921-08-17
Couple Will Be
Judge, Clerk and
Voters at Election

PLAINFIELD, ILL.,, August n.
"A special election. Mt which
only two voters are expected to
east ballots, in addition to act
iHK M Judge and clerk. will be
held ON the farm Of l.. A. HART
song, near here. ON August ~.
ME-. HArtzonx will be the Judge
and Mrs. Harts0ng the clerk.
They also will he the only vOt-
ePs unless q hired man h ehEi-
bic. The election was ordered
by the superintendent Of schools
Of the county to deternine
whether the Inhabitants Of the.
HartSOng farm desire their land
annexed To the PbAinAeld school
district.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
ENTIRE FAMILY HELD.
Wife, Son and Daughter Charged
With Murder.
the Asxoristed Pness

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA. S. c.. August 17-Mrs.
Julia Cook and her daughter Minnie
were arrested here yesterday afternoon
charged with completely in the kill
ing of Marcellus Cook, husband and
father. They will be removed to the
Lexington Jail at once. and with Ira
Cook. now in Jail there. the whole
family will be in jail charged with
the crime.
Mrs. Cook talked freely to officers
and said that her husband was slain
by his son. who cut his fathers throat
with q razor.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
RECESS AUGUST a,
SAYS MONDELL

President Harding was informed
by Representative Mondell of wyom-
ing, floor leader OF the House. that in
his opinion the House will be ready by
August "a to take its proposed recess.
During ths conference, which had to
do principally with legislative mat
ters. MIR. Mondeu outlined - the
| executive the situation in the Eouaa
as it actually stands today and he e.
! planned his reasons for being so posi-
! tive about the recess date.
The House will have to pass the
| bill providing for the relief of farmers
of the country through the agency
of the War Finance Corporation" Mr..
Mondell said. Before the members
can lay down their work for vaca-
| tion. We expect to have the tax re-
saturday, The anti-beer bill will
be acted upon in the meantime.
However the road looks clear for ad-
5ournment by next Wednesday.
Mr.. Roberts at White House.
George E. Roberts. former director
OF the mint and now associated with
the National City Bank of New
York. who called at the White House
today. is of the opinion that eco
nornic conditions. not only in this
country, but in Europe as well. Will
not show any material Improvement
until there is q sharp readjust1nent
in prices between the raw and manu-
factured products. ~af .
Mr.. Roberts has just returned from
an extensive visit to Europe. during
which period he attended the con-
ference of international bankers held
in London. He declared that Europe
has learned it's lesson from the spec
II nf mi nf in or
Russia. He stated. however. that
conditions in Europe are better at
present than at any time since the
war. He explained that unempfoy-
/ but there is evidence of improve
ment shortly. ~
Discusses Clerks Bonus.
Representative Madden OF Illinois.
chairman of the House committee on
appropriations. said there should be no
| uneasincss on the part of employees OF
the former war risk bureau which ID
now a part of the recently created sol
dier relief bureau, regarding a possible
loss of their s240 bonus. He said he
understood some of the employees were
of the opinion that the abolishment OF
the war risk bureau by the creation of
the new bureau for relief work would
cause them to lose their bonus because
the appropriation providing the latter
specifies war risk bureau" and mas
much as there no longer is such a bu-
reau and the fact that the appropIi-
alton for the new bureau Is not specific
regarding the bonus ..s-,,t,f.
"If there is any difficulty" Mr.. Mad
den said, lit will be only a technical
one and can easily be corrected II IL
plain that the government intended that
they should have the bonus and he
would see to it that no one Is deprived
Of it merely because Of some techni-
cality." .''.l- /.