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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-12-29
Nine Killed by Storm.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec 27.-Eight col
ored persons and one white man are
known to have been killed and be-
tween forty and fifty persons injured
by storm which struck the town of
Clarkdale, Ark. II miles northwest Of
Memphis. Heavy damage is known to
have been caused to a number of farm
ing settlements in the storm area.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-12-29
Bankers Daughter Back from Paris
School, Passes Vacation With
Neither Parent.

New York, Dec. 26.-Miss Anne
Stillman, who arrived on the Adriatic
for short vacation from the private
school she is attending in Paris, said
she would not pass Christmas with
either her father, James A. Stillman,
or her mother, who are involved in
divorce proceedings. II shall be with
friends" she said.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-12-29
Kills Wife During Quarrel.

Chicago. Dec. 23.-Daily quarrels
over his wife's extravaganza ter
minated when Peter j. Smith, foreman
for a construction company, murdered
rer by slashlng her throat with
bread knife in their home at S11 East
$50 street.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-12-29

Former Democratic National Chairman
Injured in Explosion in
Ohio.

Marietta, O.. Dec. 26.-Former Con-
gresham George White. former chair
man Of the Democratic national COM
mittee, was painfully burned in an ex-
plosion of a gas at an oil we'll at Noble
county, but his injuries are not seri-
GUS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-12-29
100000 FIRE IN MICHIGAN
Flames Destroy the Rogers Dam
Plant of the Consumers Power
Company Near Big Rapids.

Big Rapids. Mich, Dec. 24-Fire
which destroyed the Rogers Dam plant
of the Consumers Power company,
six miles south of here, did damage
estimated at 100000. 1t was declared.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-12-29
WON'T LET FORD CUT RATES
interstate Commerce Commission For.
bids Him Slashing Tariff on
Coal From Ohio.

washington, Dec. 23.-Proposed re-
dnction by the Detroit, Toledo & Iron
ton railroad Of interstate carload
rates on coal from Ohio mines to
Toledo. Detroit and other destinations
was forbidden by the interstate com
,nerce commission.
Evening star., 1921-12-21

dangerous precedent which might
bring about numerous appeals from
others to be included within the pro-
visions of civil pension acts.
Teaching Of Constitution.
The committee decided not to rem
der a report on Senator Kenyon's bill
to require the teaching of the Con-
stitution of the United States in the
public and private schools of the
District Of Columbia. Senator Ball
said to the committee that the Com
missioners have reported that this
was now done In the District schools,
but that it was Senator kenyon's pur-
pose in introducing the measure to
make it a law as an example for the
states to follow. Senator King said
that he doubted the authority of Con-
gress to require the private schools
to teach the Constitution.
Pending further investigation. the
bill to amend the act Of incorporation
Of the Prospect Hill cemetery went
over
The bill authorizing the Commits.
sioners to sell certain lands to indi-
viduals authorizes the Commissioners
to deal with local corporation in re-
lation to a strip of land now adjoin-
ing its property on 4th street north
east between the company's property
and the line of the Metropolitan branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
AS introduced, the measure provided
for it's sale at an amount not less than
the assessed value of the contiguous
private property, and specifically
named the Sanitary Grocery Company
However. the committee amended il
to authorize the sale to holders OF
abutting property and fixing the
charge Of 81 a foot.
Evening star., 1921-12-21
DOCKET FACTS SOUGHT.
Bill in. Senate Calls for Supreme
Court Information.

Request for information as to the
condition of the docket of the su-
preme Court OF, the United States.
particularly the time it takes to rem
der a decision in a case after it is
presented to the court, Is contained
in a resolution introduced yesterday by
Senator TrammeIl of Florida.
The resolution, in the preamble. sets
forth that all cases brought to the
Supreme Court should be acted on
BY the court without undue delay.
and il the docket of the court is so
congested that litigants are unable
to obtain a prompt decision, the Con-
gress should afford necessary cor
rectiye relief. 1t also expresses the
Senate's desire for information upon
the question as to whether or not
there are many cases pending. so as
to make it possible for the court to
dispose Of them without hardship and
delay upon. the litigants because of
their inability to get prompt action.
Evening star., 1921-12-21
CHARGED WITH MAYHEM.
Negress Released Under $5, 900
Bond Pending Hearing.

Balls court. charged with mayhem.
in connection with the throwing of
lye upon Policemen c. w. Reid and
r. c. Speith, of the sixth police pre-
cinct, was held under a bond of $4,000
while awaiting a hearing before Judge
Hardison in the Police Court Jan
uary 5.
Policeman Speith was able to leave
Emergency Hospital yesterday after
noon and go to his home at 913 9Th
street southeast. His eyesight was
not impaired.
Policeman Reid. his companion. who
was more seriously affected by the
solution. is still confined in the hos
pitaL. 1t is certain that the sight OF
one eye was not impaired, but ply
sicians have been unable to determine
the extent of the injury to the other
eve
Evening star., 1921-12-21
CHRISTMAS SCRAPBOOKS
ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED
Novel Gifts Will Garry Yuletide
Spirit to Children in Orphan
Asylums and Hospitals.

Between fifteen and twenty scrap
books. each artistically arranged to
bring cheer to the eyes of the young.
are being distributed this week as an
intended carrier of the Christmas
spirit to the unfortunate children of
this city who, through no fault of
theirs, will have to spend the yuletide
in the orphan asylums and hospitals.
T The gifts of inexpensive origin. but
carefully and tediously gotten up, are
the work Of Mrs. JEANNE NJ. Shelter
of Pip F street. assisted by her sis
ter, Miss Mary P. Harvey. Both made
the same gifts last year
The scrapbooks are made by taking
old, discarded cardboard files and
pasting on both sides pleasing pic
lures clipped from magazines and
newspapers. Inside are many other
clippings. containing some of the
Bedtime Stories Of Burgess that ap-
pear daily in The Star.
Some pictures are Of old Santa him.
self, others of pretty landscapes and
drawings, all calculated by their
bright color and attractiveness to
please the children.
Evening star., 1921-12-21
WATSON ATTACKS
VOLGA RELIEF BILL
Tells Senate Service Men
Protest $50, 600, 900 Fund,
as They Themselves Suffer.

Already q storm Of protest has
broken over. the Capitol against the
action Of Congress In passing the
bill providing $2O.0o0.o00 for the re-
lief of the suffering and distressed
people of Russia. Senator Watson OF
Georgia told the Senate this after
noon. He said he bad received g.
number Of protests from .ex-service
men asking the question - to. why
they were not provided for II Con-
gress has s20.00O.0Oo to give to for
eigners
He read a letter from a former
North Caroline, in which the man
said that he had been gassed twice,
had participated in all the major en-
gaGements of the 3Sth Division, was
unable to work, had no clothes, NO
money and was unable to get reiiet
from the bureau OF war risk in
surance
The soldier asked TIE question as
to why Congress did not provide for
it's own people who deserve 1t hrst,
privation in this country to look
after without passing money to for
eigners.
Attacks "HOoverlng Process
Senator Watson then launched into
a long attack Of what he termed the
Hovering process Of relieving Rus-
sia." He said such measures as the
one passed by the Senate yesterday
would be the millstones that would
drag President Harding down. and
he predicted that the bill would not
pass when 1t came back from con-
ference. He said that If he wanted
to sign the death warrant OF the re-
publican party he would approve the
bill as a matter of strategy, but that
he must consider his own people first,
must try to do something to relieve
the squaller which exists right now
in the United States.
He was particularly antagonistic
toward Mr.. Hoover in what he term
ed Hoover's international Benevo-
lent Relief Society" He asked the
Senate how much money they
thought would be- left out of the
$50 100000 for the actual purchase of
grain when the Hoover officials get
through with 1t in salaries expenses
etc"
Evening star., 1921-12-21
STANDS By CHARGE.
Barton Says Lloyd George Resorted
to Coercion.

Barton Says Lloyd George Resorted
to Coercion.
By the Associated Press.
BELFAST, December 21.-"I stand
by everything I said," declared Rob-
ert C. Barton to the correspondent
today when shown the semi official
statement issued in London denying
that Premier Lloyd George had coerced
the Irish plenipotentiaries through a
threat of war, as stated by Mr.. Bar
ton in the dali eireann. Mr.. Barton
was a member of the Sim Fein dele
CATION which signed the treaty.
The London dom state%ent sa men given i've u out
plenipotentiaries had acted under
duress, it must have been the duress
of their own minds or that of cir
cumstances. There had been no
eleventh-hour declaration on the part
of the premier. 1t added, however
that, "inasmuch as the we'll known
alternative to acceptance was war,
in the statement tby Mr.. Barton. j"
Press on Monday quoted Mr.. Barton
as saying in the dali that. Arthur
Griffith had repeatedly sought to
have the terms referred to the dali,
but that Premier Lloyd George had
directly negatived this. He said the
nremjer had declared the signature
Of every member Of the delegation
once. and gave them until 10 o'clock
that night to make up their minds.
RAIDERS TAKE Is MEN.
Evening star., 1921-12-21
HIGH COMMISSIONS
DISCUSS ECONOMICS:
Seek Means of Improving
Conditions in Western
Hemisphere.
By the Associated Press.


Simultaneous meetings of the diff
ferent sections of the inter-American
high commission were held today To
discuss means for advancing the eco
nomic betterment OF the countries OF
the western hemisphere.
The newly reorganized United States
section, of which Secretary Hoover is
chairman, met here while each of the
sections representing the Latin Amer
lean republics were to meet in their
respective capitals, under call. by
Secretary Mellon. former chairman Of
the United States section. in order to
obtain suggestions from the different
countries of the two Americas for
stabiliZing exchange conditions. lt
was expected. however. that the delib-
erations OF these bodies also will cov-
er broad problems of trade rehabilita :
tion and economic recovery among the
nations Of the two American CONT
nents.
Discussions and suggestions of In.
meetings in the South American capi-
tails are to be embodied in report :
which are to be transmitted to the
United States section. A general re-
port probably will be issued later by
the high commission.
Evening star., 1921-12-21
EULOGIZE w. NJ. SHUSTER.
Boys School Trustees Mourn Death
of Loyal Member.

Resolutions of regret over the re-
cent death of William Morgan Shusier,
in which his life's work was eulogized.
were adopted at a meeting of the
trustees of the National Training
School for Boys. Of which board NJ
Shuster was a member.
The resolutions further stated that
''as citizen, he lived up to the full
measure of his duty as such, and in
all the relations of life did his part.
He has left behind him a name hon
ored and esteemed-a heritage be
yond price-to those who loved him
while living, and cherish his memory
now he has left us.
For many years he has been the
president of our board, and in that
capacity we have learned to know
him and to love him. Ever court
eous and considerate in his dealings
with his fellow members, he ha :
awakened in our hearts an affection
and regard more than usual among
men in business affiliation."
Evening star., 1921-12-21
.DE VALERA BUBBLE PRIcKED'

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 21.-Eamonn De
Valera was worsted in yesterdays de-
bate in the dali eireann as the result
of John Milroy's disclosure of the sub
stitute oath of allegiance said to have
been prepared by. Mr.. De Valera, in
the opinion Of English newspaper cor
respondents at Dublin. They did not
look upon developments as being IA
yorable TO ratification of the treaty,
however. as for the first time they
omitted from their dispatches all pre-
dictions as to the probable result of
the vote in the dali.
In regard to yesterdays debate, the
Daily Mail reporter wrote:
The great De Valera bubble has
been pricked. 80 De Valera and his
companions were completely discom-
flied by Milroy's disclosure. As you
looked at De Valera you thought Of q
Debated tire. He may summon the
remnants Of substance Wednesday.
Evening star., 1921-12-21
RENTAL BOARD DECIDES
TO ACT ON OWN Initiative

Following presentation Of testimony
today in several rental cases involv-
ing apartments in the Oakland apart
ment house. zoos Columbia road,
Chairman A. Leftwich Sinclair of the
District rent commission indicated the
commissions intention Of investigat-
ing and fixing rents on Its own tnitiar
tive on all the apartments In the
building.
This will be the fifth apartment
house in which this procedure was
deemed advisable, the first being the
Meridian Mansion. 2400 18th street.
and the others being the Ward. Wood
and Princeton apartments.
Lack of sufficient testimony a. to
the bona fide ownership Of the Oak
land led to a request by the commits
sion that the Equitable Investment est sn
PENDANTS. supply further data in this
connection. Agnes L. White was
named co-defendant. The cases which
brought to the attention Of the COM
mission the situation in the Oak
land were instituted by W. s. Wood.
Mrs. L. H. Printup and Robert Ster-
rett, tenants.
Evening star., 1921-12-21
future Of SIBERIA
|PUT Up TO AMERICA
Japanese Delegates Think
Disposal by ParIey Depends
on U. S. Attitude.
By the Associated Press.


Tho issue as to how questions involv-
ing Siberia will be dealt with at the
present conference depends largly upon
the attitude Of the United States, it is
declared today In japanese circles.
Japan's attitude. it was explained, was
that any question found upon the con-
ference program could be taken UP SO
far as the Japanese were concerned.
Japan's position with reference to
Siberia was reiterated as being no ter
ritorial ambition for Japan and every
desire to see the principle of equal op-
portunity applied throughout Siberia"
Among some Japanese the absence of
accredited delegates from solid
and substantial Russian government was
deDlored as making it more difficult to
adopt any concrete action with reference
to the people of Russia including those
Of Siberia. 1t was added. however. that
this absence of Russian spokesrnen did
not make 1t impossible for the powers
gathered at Washington to reach some
conclusions concerning Siberia.
Evening star., 1921-12-21
US. ART PIONEER
COMES into own
Benjamin West, Painter to
! King of England, Honored
| in Native Land.

NEW YORK, December 21.-Ben-
jamin West, obscure pioneer In Amer
lean art, though he later became
painter to the King of England. at
last has come into his own in his ma
tive land.
For the first time in the century and
more since he was laid to rest in st.
paurs Cathedral. London. alongside
Barry, Reynolds and Van Dyke, a
comprehensive public exhibit Of
Vests work is being held in Philadel-
phia, near the place of his birth, by
the Philadelphia Art Alliance.
The exhibit comprises twenty
eight selections. paintings and draw
ings and, according to Albert Rosen-
thai. secretary of the committee in
charge. presents full view of VESTS
power and versatility.
Seems Bit of Romance.
From painting portraits in Phila-
delphia for a mere subsistence. to be-
come the painter to the King of Eng
land. standing with Reynolds and
Lawrence in his profession. one of the
founders of the Royal Academy and
it's second president, succeeding Rey
nolds, seems a bit of romance rather
than statement of fact" Mr.. Rosen-
thai said. but such are the facts.
West was born in the Quaker COM
munity of Springfield, now Swarth-
more. Pa. October 10, 1888.
He began his career as an artist at
seven, with a pencil drawing of his
sisters baby, inspired when he saw
the infant smile in it's sleep. At
eighteen he set up in Philadelphia as
portrait painter. moving on two
year later to New York and again.
two years later, to Italy, where he
worked for three years.
Next he invaded London, with a
series Of historic and religious paint
of the revolt against the current imi-
ration of classic art. King George III
quickly became interested in West
and took him under his special pat
ronage, appointing him. in 1872. his
toric painter to the king.
One Of Academy Founders.
He was one of four artists who pre-
Royal Academy. was one Of it's found
ers. and. at the death of Sir Joshua
Reynolds. became Its second presi-
dent.
When Re died. in March, 1920. he
was given sepulture in St Pauls as
cotemporary historian, was borne by
noblemen. ambassadors and academi-
clans; and sixty coaches brought up
the splendid procession"
The onward sweep or art soon rele-
gated his works to the background.
ranking them as formal. tame and
wanting that freedom Of nature and
that life which genius alone can
breathe on the canvas"
But the recently developed interest
in early American art increased the
attention given his work, and Ameri-
can artists and collectors at least are
coming more and more to the convic-
tion that cotemporary Judgment.
which ranked him with the old mas
ters, was justified.
His better known historical and re-
ligious paintings include THE Death
of Wolfe" Christ Healing the Sick"
Peter Rejecting His Master" and
Death on the Pale Horse"
The Art Alliance exhibition will
continue until January >.
Evening star., 1921-12-21
BRIEFLY TOLD STORY .....
OF ARMS CONFERENCE

tThe Star is publishing each day a sum-
marked story Of the developments of the
armament conference. BY reading it each
day you will keep in touch with the out
standing events Of the historic meeting.)
The consideration Of the subma-
rine and auxiliary naval craft
ratio to be fixed for the naval pow
ers attending the Washington con-
florence was postponed until to-
morrow morning, when the COM
mittee on Limitation of ornaments
will meet.
The French have accepted the
ratio for capital ships proposed by
Secretary Hughes. 175,000 tons, re-
serving the right to ask oonsid-
cradle submarine and other aux
tliary craft tonnage.
The British will urge abolition
OF the submarine, or at least a re-
duction in the tonnage proposed by
Evening star., 1921-12-21
EXPLAINS MEMORIAL
TO FIRST PRESIDENT
Col. Sheriff. Before Committee Dis
cusses Project Of Erecting
George Washington Building.

Lieut.. Col. Clarence o. Sheriff..
superintendent of public buildings and
grounds in Washington, appeared be-
fore the House committee on public
buildings and grounds today to ex-
plain the project Of erecting George
Washington Memorial building.
The committee indicated that imme-
diately after the holiday recess IT will
report out e. bill, authorizing the
George Washington Memorial Asso-
citation to proceed with the construc-
ton work. This bill has been before
the committee for some time, but the
committee was not entirely satisfied
with some of its provisions and in
vited officers OF the memorial associa-
tion to appear and explain the pur-
poses Of the bill.
In the meantime the date arrived for
laying the corner stone Of the build
ing and these ceremonies were car
ried out without any authority from
Congress. This Is not going to cause
any disagreement or delay In the
work. however. and the bill. probably
In amended form, will be reported out
early in January.
Evening star., 1921-12-21
PRIVATE AND PARocHIAL
SCHOOL PUPILS WILL
ENTER STAR CONTEST
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
tween the ages of fifteen and eight
contestants will be pupils of the sew
enth and eighth grades of the Junior
high schools and similar grades of
the elementary schools and students
in the private and parochial schools
between the ages of twelve and four
teen, inclusive.
First Prize 500.
The first prize in each of the two
classes will be 500. making a total
of 5000.
The second prize in each class will
be $50. making total of 800.
There will be two prizes of s25 each
in each class for essayists whose
work is adjudged third best. There.
fore a total Of 800 will be rewarded
as third prizes.
prizes of SIS each for each class.
making 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 $500.
awarded as sixth prizes. twenty five
prizes for each class. making a total
of $3.50.
Must BE Written After Holidays.
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,
together with the names of persons
constituting the board of judges, will
have been announced. Meantime.
school children are urged. to read the
conference proceedings. as chronicled
in the daily press, in order to collect
all information which will aid them
in preparing their essays. School au-
thorities have directed the attention
If the children to the concise sum-
mary Of the conference developments
printed daily in The Star as valuable
in studying the historical event.
Evening star., 1921-12-21

Secretary Hughes. An open session
of the conference for discussion OF
the submarine question will be
held. perhaps on Friday. or on
some day next week.
The Japanese and Chinese dele
gates. having reached an impasse
on the question of the Kiaochow-
Tsinanfu railroad in Shantung yes
terday. have broken OFF negotia-
tions until the Japanese are able
to receive instructions from Toxic.
This will take several days prob
ably.
The question as to whether the
four-power treaty relating to the
Pacific Islands applies to the home
land of Japan. on which President
Harding and the American delega-
tion were apparently at odds. has
been settled by the President ac-
cepting the view OF the American
delegation that the homeland OF
Japan is included.
Evening star., 1921-12-21
WANTS ITEMS RESTORED.
Supt. Ballou Appeals for original !
School BUDGET.

Cooperation of the citizens of the
District in having the items elimi-
mated from the original budget OF
the board of education for the fiscal
year of 1923 by the Commissioners
and the budget bureau restored 10y
the appropriations committees OF
Congress is urged in a statement is
sued yesterday afternoon by Super
intendent of Schools Ballou. 1t wa
pointed out by the superintendent
that $1-250.o00 was cut from the
building program alone.
Evening star., 1921-12-21
''Dress Suit Squad
Studies Etiquette in
Chicago Liquor Drive

CHICAGO. December 2l.-De-
tscttves of the central detail
station today were brushing up
their social etiquette and aseer-
tanning just what ,sartoFial ac-
cessOries are necessary to wear
with dress suits. following the
formation by Chief Of Police
FitzmOrris Of ~dress suit
squad" to lock In un0n sup.
posed 'sexcluaive society vi0-
htOrs Of the prohibition act.
"The dress suit squad" will
be under command OF Cnpt.
Patrick LAWN and all places Of
merriment, cnbarets and hotels
are to be kept under surveil-
ance.
Evening star., 1921-12-21
CLUBS CHRISTMAS PARTY
Business and Professional Women,
With Girl Workers, Entertain.

Members Of the Business and Pro
fessional Women's and Young En-
ployed Girls clubs gave a Christmas
entertainment in the Y. W. c. A
building on F. street last night. AT
which Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe was
guest of honor and principal speak
er. Christmas gifts to be used for
the relief of needy cases reported by
the Associated Charities were pre- :
Sented.
A supper and Christmas tree. fol-
lowed by general singing of Christ :
| mas carols. completed the program.