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Evening star., 1921-12-22
TURKEY PRICES SHOW
TENDENCY TO DECLINE
Drop Noted in New York Market
as Ample Supply Appears for
Moderate Demand.

Reports of drop in the prices of
Christmas turkeys in New York and
Philadelphia gives encoura cement to
local dealers. the drop in New York
yesterday bringing the wholesale
price as low as So cents for choicest
western stock.
Local dealers this morning quoted
wholesale prices at 30 cents. while
retailers Were asking 60 and 65 cents
per pound for the choicest stock.
There was very little inferior stock
offered on the local market today
Dealers said they We're not in a po-
sition to forecast the receipts to-
morrow and Saturday. AT prcva ling
nary supply probably Will be ample
to meet demands, the demand being
nothing like as great as II was the
past few years.
II was said by dealers that much of
the nearby stock will reach here to-
morrow. especially that which the
farmers will Sell at retail along the
country lines at the markets. Under
ordinary conditions. ii is stated, New
York buyers get much of the stock i'll
this city, but today. they stated. il
seemed as if New York might ship
some of its supply here.
Most of the dealers questioned by a
Star reporter said they thought co
cents would be the price for the
choicest stock throughout the Christ
mas shopping season.
Il am buying very close one deal
er told a Star reporter, and if ] can
pay my help and break even I'll be
satisfied. II is impossible to tell what
will happen to the market in the next
two days. An unexpected large sup
ply should reduce prices, while an
ordinary amount of stock should keep
prices where they are today"
Evening star., 1921-12-22
CANVASS SHOWS So TO So.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. t..
LONDON. December 22-When the
dali eireann adjourned in Dublin
late yesterday twenty-nine members
had given their views on the Irish
peace treaty since debate was opened
last Monday on the motion for rati-
fication. OF these. fifteen favored
the treaty, thirteen were against it,
while DIR. Patrick McCartan. known
az first ambassador of the Irish re-
public to the United States de-
clared his neutrality.
How many of the remaining ninety
ne members intend to exercise their
the prospects of an early vote are not
REGARDED here as very favorable.
The dali may have a session to-
night, if this is found necessary to
insure termination of the debate be-
fore Christmas, but some observers
.bslieve that even under this ar
rangement the discussion cannot be
completed unless a rule is adopted
limiting the length of speeches
Despite the opinions of certain mem
bers of the dali eireann that ratifica-
rion of the treaty is assured, as noted
in Yesterdays Associated Press dis
patches from Dublin. some London
newspaper correspondents declared
today that an unofficial canvass of the
dali members last night showed an
by one as ffty-eight for ratification,
'fifty-eight against and four uncertain,
A probability that the question would
be submitted to a popular referendum
was, therefore, regarded In some
uuarlerS as Increasing,
Evening star., 1921-12-22
Japan TO OPPOSE
TREATY DISCUSSION
Insists That Pact of 1915
With "21 Demands Is
. Valid, Being Duly Signed.
Rr The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
japan will formally oppose any dis
cussion of the validity of the twenty
ne-demand treaty of 1915, if the mat
ter is brought up by China, as eS-
pected. in tomorrow'S meeting OF the
far eastern committee of the arma-
ment conference. it was announced TO-
day in responsible japanese circles.
If the treaty proves to be on the
asenda for tomorrow. Japan is expect
ed to submit a communica alton in the
nature of a reply to the Chinese
memorandum. Although the Japanese
statement was not yet completed 10 :
day the opinion was expressed that L.
would be brief in form and that IL
would largely center about the declar-
alton that since the treaty of 1915
was duly signed by the governments
of Japan and China, Japan could en-
tertain no discussion of the validity OF
the document.
This point of view is understood
to be based upon the contention that
if the validity Of the 1915 treaty is
questioned. il would be only logical
TO suppose that all other treaties
entered into by China with foreign
powers would necessarily have to be
placed upon the agenda of the con-
ference for discussion. opening up an
other words. Japan apparently re-
CARDS the 1915 treaty as an accom-
plished fact and. her spokesmen
pointed out today, Japan has insisted
from the day she accepted President
Harding's invitation for the Wash
ington conference that such topics
should be avoided as far as possible.
Japan does not consider the l"lo
treaty to have been obtained under
duress, it was declared any more
THAN some other international treaties
affecting other powers which have
never beer brought into question by
world nations assembled in conclave.
The impression was given i'll Jap
anese circles that japan might stand
ready later on to modify some of the
existing clauses of the treaty of 1919
in case China initiated a movement to
that end by direct negotiations with
the government of Japan. Such a
stand would be in line with the Jap
anese doctrine that matters affecting
uartic1lar states should be left to the
consideration of the countries involved.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
NEW BRAND MESSAGE
RECEIVED HERE FOR
SECRETARY HUGHES
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Pfess.
A communication from Premier
BRAND of France to Secretary
Hughes as chairman of the Wash
inston conference was understood
to have been received today at the
State Department. Secretary
Hughes was attending the meeting
of the full naval committee of the
conference, and pending it's trans
mission to him all information as
To the nature of the message was
refused
1t also was not disclosed wheth-
er the communication came from
the French premier direct or was
from Ambassador Harvey, who has
held several conferences with NJ.
Briand in London.
The naval subcommittee of fif-
teen. after having had presented to
il at Tuesdays meeting the corre-
spondence between MIR. Hughes and
NJ. BRAND. in which the latter an
nounced he had instructed the
French delegation to accept with
reservations the American capital
ship ratio program as applied to
France. was understood to have
authorized Mr.. Hughes to send a
notc of thanks to the French pre-
mier. In the absence of informa-
ton 10 the contrary the presump-
tion was, that such message had
shecn-- sent but it had not been
ihvuGht it would entail any reply.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
NATIVE OF THIS " CITY.
Mr.. Watterson's Editorials At
tract Wide Attention.

Henry Watterson was born in Wash
ington. D. c.. February 16. 1S40. He
was one of the last of the old-time
personal journalists. More than half
a century his editorials. with their
brilliant. original and phrase making
composition. attracted wide attention.
They were commented on and copied
by the press of the nation. Besides
his power in molding public opinion
through his editorials, Watterson's in
fiuence is credited with having shaped
the platform of the democratic party
in more than one presidential cam
paign.
1t was perhaps through an accident
that Henry WatterSon pursued jour-
nalism. Early in life he evinced un-
usual musical talent and his parents
encouraged il. A mishap that crushed
his left thumb, leaving that member
stiff. caused his musical education to
be abandoned, as the piano was his
fayorite instrument.
| A natural bent for writing de-
veloped. but even in this Mr.. Waiter
son was seriously handicapped. as an
illness in infancy had affected his
ence on Washington newspaper as
musical and dramatic critic. His
father, Harvey NJ. Watterson. for
twenty years preceding the outbreak
Of the war between the states. was
representative in Congress from Ten
nessee. 1t was during this time Henry
Watterson laid the foundations for an
elaborate knowledge of national af
fairs, spending much of his time as
sociating with party leaders Of that
period and in close contact with the
operation of the government.
Served the Confcdefacy.
Watterson's course in letters and
Journalism In the National Capital
was interrupted just as he attained
his ma ajority by the outbreak of war.
With his father re opposed the seces-
sion movement, but upon the declar-
ing of hostlities he returned to his
Tennessee home. and Joined the Army
of the Confederacy. He served
throughout the war, except for a pc
riod Of ten months. when he estab-
lisfed and operated at Chattanooga,
Tenn, the Rebel. a :semi-military
Mr.. Watterson served first as an
aide to the famous cavalry leader,
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. and
later was on the staff of Gen. Leonidas
Polk.
During the campaign between Gems.
Sherman and Johnston, Watterson
was chief of scouts of the Confed-
crate Army.
The Rebel instantly achieved great
popularity. The paper was outspoken
and independent, forecasting III many
Evening star., 1921-12-22
"GHOST," GNU. STUDENT
MAGAZINE, SUPPRESSED

Featuring spicy jokes and naugh-
ty picture depicting a pretty flapper
coed, bobbed of hair and spare of
limbs, the Ghost, humorous maga-
zine of the students of George Wash
ington University. came off the
presses yesterday afternoon. destined
to be the most popular issue in its
history.
Officials of the institution threw UP
their hands in horror after scanning
but a few of the pages of the publi-
cation.
It's disgrace to the university"
said one.
THE tone of the magazine is not
of the character the university will
indOrse," remarked Acting President
Howard L. Hodgkins. And the maga-
zine was Immediately suppressed
By this time. however approx
mately 400 copies of the Chose were
in circulation among the students.
The ban on the publication subse-
quently increased its demand, and to-
day students. according to Arthur
Nall. editor of the magazine. are boot
Logging it at excessive prices
President Hodgkins and other of
ficials. it is understood. took particu-
lar objections to the happer picture
which adorned the front cover of the
Ghost. He also is said to have neld
that a pen drawing of a young wom-
an. entitled Modern Egypt" not
fit to gaze upon.
Some of the spicy lines, the officials
contended. were not suitable for
publication.
President Hodgkins said today that
he had started a thorough investiga-
ton of the magazine. Whether the
publication will continue to appear,
he indicated, will depend entirely
on the result of the investigation.
Editor Nall of the Ghost was one of
the first members of the stan of the
publication to be placed on the car
pet" He and President Hodgkins
held a conference today. after which
Nall said he did not believe future
issues of the magazine would be sup
pressed.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
BRANCH LIBRARY
ASKEDBY CITIZENS
Need in Woodridge-L Langdon
Section Pointed Out
in Report.

Need of public library branch in
the woodridge-Langdo section was
pointed out in a report by special
committee headed by william S. Tor
bert at a meeting of the Rhode Island
Avenue Citizens Association in the
sherwood Presbyterian Church last
night.
Mr.. Torbert presented statistics
showing the result of house-to-
house canvass which listed $50 occu-
pied houses with a population or 4.ooV
in the immediate vicinity. exclusive OF
those who would receive the benefits
"f the library branch from adjacent
and contiguous sections.
Site Already offered.
One of the primary requisites for
the placement of the library branch
in the section. it was said. was the
donation of a site for the building.
This would be rendered at the proper
lime, Mr.. Torbert predicted, and one
offer of a site already had been made:
He expressed confidence that the hnal
selection of a site would meet the ap-
provaI of the board of trustees of the
Public Library.
Openings of Evarts street. from Goth
street west to Rhode Island avenue
northeast. for the purposes of creating
I.angdon. was favorably voted on by
The association. in reiteration of a
stand previously taken. 1t was pointed
out during discussion that in event of
:, big fire in the Langdon section fire
engines would lose their way trying
90 get into LanSdon." and the opening
Of Evarts street would eliminate not
only that difficulty, but also would pro-
vide a tnoroughfare for the tranSpor-
fation of commodities from the down
town section.
New Members Admitted.
Another motion was passed request
ing that the estimate for Improvement
of Rhode Island avenue from 18th TO
18th streets be changed to 18th to 24th
streets on account of the small num-
her of houses in the former section
and the more densely populated con-
dition OF the latter.
The following new members were
admitted to the association: Charles
\. Bosse. J. Engelberg, Sterling K.
March, c. A. Onyun. f. c. Miller.
charles Miller. j. E. Thompson and
e. l.. Snow.
Evening star., 1921-12-22

things the Louisville Courier-Journal
II iineal descendant to follow it with
in a few years.
Abraham Lincoln was said to be the
great passion of Watterson's life. His
lecture on Lincoln" was delivered in
pride to tell of calling on Lincoln the
morning Of his Inauguration and OF
standing beside him at the ceremony
Let no southern man point his fin
ger at me- Mr.. Watterson said, be
cause / canonize Lincoln, for he was
the one friend we had at court when
friends were most in need"
Discusses His Own Career.
OF his career, Mr.. Watterson said:
II came out of the war like many
of the young fellows of the south, a
very picked bird. indeed. In order to
escape the humiliation of borrowing
from 4 northern uncle, whose politics
did not approve. l went with my
watch to an uncle who had no poll
tics at all and got $50 on it. Along
with two bianket-mates, who were as
poor as myself. 7 started, or rather. re-
vived, publication of an old suspended
newspaper at Nashville. Nothing could
Withstand the energy and ardor which
we three threw into the enterprise
We were working for bread and had
W nave H. W HSH we began tntFe
were nine daily papers struggling for
4 footing in the little Tennessee capi-
tai. AT the end of the year there
We're but Two. and of these ours had
'5wo- thirds of the business. After two
years l was called to Louisville to
take an editorial position on the old
Louisville Journal, the paper of
Walter n. Haldeman. who owned the
Courier. Joined with me in combining 6
the Journal and Courier. Incidentally
this led TO the purchase of the old
Louisville Democrat. this publication
losing its identity entirely. That is
about all
The consolidation of the three pa
pers was the first OF the great news
paper combinations. 1t resulted in the
first appearance Of the Jour
nal. November 8. 1868.
In his early years he superintended
the detail of every department. and
for more than thirty years put the
paper TO press every night.
Sought Harmony.
When Watterson went to the Jour
nal he made plea for harmony il
the south. Thoroughly reconstructed
himself, he urged all to follow his
course in complete submission to thu
federal government.
MIR. Watterson always advocated 8
tdTlH iOT revenue OHlS, pHFdSt
which he coined. and which finall!
was adopted by the democratic party
He was an ardent friend of Grover
Cleveland during the latter's first ad
ministration as President, but opposed
CIeveland's third nomination.
Mr.. Watterson devoted some of hi:
editorial attention to social questions
He once made a savage attack OF
New York society women. calling
them "a flock of unclean BIRDS II.
accused them. of a fondness for dis.
play that ruined the men. and a love
of champagne and bridge that even,
tually ruined their morals.
His dashing style gave him such
nicknames as Light Horse Harry
and Henry of Navarro" He wa.
more popularity called plain "Mars'
Henry"
AS effectively as he wrote, Mr.. Wat.
terson spoke on the public platform
His reputation as an orator reached
its climax when he delivered an ad.
dress at the dedication of the Colum
bian exposition, when he appeared a.
the governments official spokesman.
Among the several books he wrote
Evening star., 1921-12-22
COL. MARTIN DECORATED.
Receives Distinguished Service
Medal for Medical Work.

CHICAGO. u, cember 22-Col Frank
lin H. Martin, director general of the
American College of Surgeons. was dec
grated with the distinguished service
medal by order Of Adjt. Gen. Harris.
The decora ton was bestowed by Gen.
George Bell. jr., commander of the 9th
Army Corps Area, Fort Sheridan
The citation reads:
For exceptionally meritorious and
distinguished service as chairman of the
committee on medicine and sanitation
of the council of national defense. He
rendered valuable assistance in solving
the important medical problems of the
war"
Dr. Martin was decorated by the
Prince of Wales in November. 1919.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
MERCURY CELEBRATES
SHORTEST DAY OF YEAR
BY DROP OF 80 DEGREES

The shortest day of the year came
in as the coolest of the winter. the
OFFICIAL low mark being register as
IL degrees above zero by the weather
bureau Thermometer at am this
morning. This was a drop. Of thirty
hlne degrees from yesterdays high
point.
This shortest day of the year"
business is largely a matter of senti-
ment. anyway. officials at the Naval
Observatory said. since the difference
Iii the length of the day" from yes
terday or tomorrow is only few
seconds.
The sun is just as bright today as
1t was yesterday. the observers said.
and for all practical purposes it is
just as long,
Evening star., 1921-12-22

Iy he faced with calmness the end
of his span of life Once, before un-
dergoing an operation, he said to the
managing editor of the Courier-Jour- =
nal:
Ready to "Surrender Life"
Il am prepared at any time to sur
render my life to God, who gave 1t.
We do not know about these things,
and face the outcome with serenity,
whatever it may be. 1t is Il perilouS
thing for a man in his seventy ninth
year to submit to the surgeons knife.
but ] am ready for it, and all that
may follow.
While convalescing from a pre-
vious illness Mr. Watterson consented
to read some advance obituaries of
himself and wrote this:
Il am getting a foretaste OF my
own funeral--SittinS up IN the grave
! as it were. and reading the obituaries
and grinning at the boys, but very
cheerful and grateful. 1t is KIND
o. nice-heaps better than being sad
died with motives and called names.
Fearless Editor.
Mr. Watterson was known as 4
fearless editor. who. having arrived at
a decision on matters of public policy,
fought brilliantly and with tenacity
for the position he and the Courier
Journal had taken. All through the
world war every editorial he had
written invariably contained the So
gan. .To hell with the Hapsburss and
HohenZollerns" Later. after he had
retired as editor, he occasionally maze
contributions to the Courier Journal 5
editorial page. On the approach OF
his seyenty-eighth birthday, under
the title, An Autobiograph;c Foray,
among the last of his editorials, he
wrote on a variety Of subjects, IN
Guiding woman suffrage anu y" oon
row Wilson. A foe OF woman SUI :
frage, he said of those who favored 1t
tba1 they regarded it "as an entering
wedge-openly to turn loose ana pro-
claim that the Bible is man made
lie out of the whole cioth deSlshed
for the subjection of woman, anu
"that under the Christian dlSpensa :
lion the world is man made world
of wrong. inJustice anu ise&Pi
tense to woman.
Warns MIR. Wilson.
He warned Mr.. Wilson. then fresi-
dent, 10 hold himself to the Consti-
tution, and be held by it. not above IT,
whoever wants To consider this
disIoyaI" he wrote, may accept IN
advance my scorn as a poor creature
whose good opinion. if uttered loud
enough. would kill dog. Whoever
regards it as the pessimism of an
old man, has my invitation to try
conclusions, Marquis Of Queensberry
rules But whoever believes that the
stream has passed me by and that
can no longer keep up with the pro-
cession ought to see me swim
The conclusion of the editorial was
regarded as picturesquefy Waiter
sonian. -..-
"On the limb of tree, ii said. by
the tumbling ocean. sat a liF tie tomtit.
He was musing upon the iperversity
of men and things offieiaT:, Over the
waves came 'stentor'S voice, eX-
claiming. oh, for an hour-of C0nkling
and Lamar" And from a crag upon
the noun tainside.:' .Grea1 God! said
the woodcock. and away. he flew"
Evening star., 1921-12-22
Election Booth Gires
N. Y. lightning Speed
In Mailing Packages
Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December q
To speed up the hnndlinE Of
ChrisImns mail an uptown post
Office has cOmmnndeered q
nearby election booth and in
stalled in II NO speedy n system
TINT the gift sender. II he In
spry. can barely get around to
the back OF the little building
in time to zee his parcel going
into n guarded mall truck.
stamped, regis tered and sorted.
The efficiency of the little sta
tiOn is such, Postmaster Ed
ward NJ. Morgan says. that
mnny more mny be pressed
into service. Ten men operate
the annex, which handles about
5000 packages a day.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
LORD RIDDELL LEAVES.
British Publisher Sails for England
Tomorrow.

Lord RiGdeil, British publisher. who
has been in Washington since the
opening of the limitation of arms
conference. and who has held daily
conferences with the newspaper men
covering the conference. left here
yesterday and will sail for England
tomorrow.
He said farewell 10 the newSpa per
men at conference in the Navy
building yesterday afternoon. Short
addresses expressing appreciation of
his services to the press We're made
by two of the correspondents. Lord
Riddell replied that he thought the
people of the world had come to de-
pend upon publicity. and that il was
"a great factor in the present con-
ference.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
SAILING DATES SET.
Arms Delegates Not to Leave Be
fore Middle of January.

Indications that the Washington
conference will last at least until the
middle of next month were strength
ened today with the announcement
that The Italian delegates have ten
tativeiy reserved passage home for
January is.
The British delegates have post
poned their departure until January
IA and the Japanese have made ten
tative arrangements for the 24th.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
WOULD HAVE q. s. PAY.

Payment by the United States of
proportionate cost for paving of
streets upon which property of the
United States abuts Is proposed in
hill introduced yesterday by Repre-
sentative Moses P. Kinkaid of
Nebraska. The bill stipulates that
this should be collected from the
United. States Treasury In the same
amount and In the same manner as
though the property hAl>---s to an
Evening star., 1921-12-22
BRIEFLY TOLD STORY
OF ARMS CONFERENCE

trhe Star > publishing each day q sum
marzrd story of the developments of the
armament conference. by reading ii each
day you will keep in touch with the our
standing events OF the historic meetingb
The conference committee on
limitation of armament met at IL
am. in the Pan-American building
today, and a general discussion of
naval ratios took place. The French
from Paris before presenting their
Evening star., 1921-12-22

The committee adjourned to meet
at o'clock this afternoon, when
ii is expected the British will
present their case for the abolition
of Subma rines.
The japanese today were still
waiting for advices from Toxic be-
fore proceeding further with their
negotiations with the Chinese dele
gates on Shantung. A spokesman
for the Japanese expressed the
view that an agreement on Shan
tung ultimately would be reached.