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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
EXCHANGE HEAMNGl
TO OPEN IN HOUSE
Measure to Restrict Trans
action to Be Drafted
After Testimony. r.,

Starting tomorrow hearings are to
be held by the House agricultural
committee on proposed Legislation 10
restrict future transactions on eA
changes in agricultural products by
elimination of speculation Ihesc
hearings are to continue all week and
close Saturday after when the COM
mittee will endeavor to draft meas
ure to be recommended to Congress
The first witnesses to be heard TO-
morrow are representatives OF inc
New Orleans Cotton Exchange. PaGnc
Coast Cotton Exchange represenlatNeS
are to be heard Tuesday. ana repre-
sentatiyes of the Chicago board or f.
trade Wedne sday. South Dakota
bankers, representatives OF the Mil
neapolis Clearing House Association.
and the St. Louis Merchants Exchange
will be heard Thursday. :
Four Bills Pending. &
Four bills are pending before the.
committee to eliminate speculation IN
future dealings on exchanges Of farm
nroducts. Two bills propose to bar
future speculative TRANSACTIONS from
interstate commerce, and the otner
two would impose prohibitive tax: :
Two Of the measures deal specin-
cally with future transactions In grain,
and two with cotton.
Defenders of the present future eN-
changes have told the committee tina,
elimination of all speculation ~ouid'
hamper business and be detrimen,ai
to the producers. Proponents OF the
| regulatory measures have replied that
exchanges were intended as the com
mon meeting place Of legitimate SELL
ers and buyers of farm products
| whereas the Spectator mas intruueu
himself and manipulated" the market
to the detriment of both the pro-
ducers and consumers.
Speculative short selling" has been
particularly denounced before the
| com mittee,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
PARTY ELECTORS
| MEET TOMORROW
Electoral College Will Report
Harding and Coolidge Sue
cessfuI Candidates.
FINAL STEP ON FEB. g
Vice President Marshall Will Open
Ballots and Officially An.
nounce Winners.

Warren G Harding and Calvin
Coolidge will not be officially elected
President and Vice President. respect
lively, until February .. Two i'm
portant steps remain to be taken to
complete their election.
The first of these is their election
by the electorar college, which takes
place tomorrow. The second step will
be taken February9, at a joint meet
ing of the Senate and House when the
certificates of the vote of each state
are opened in the presence of Con-
greSS and duly counted.
At the conclusion of this ceremony
Vice President Marshall will officially
declare Mr.. Harding and Mr.. Coolidge
to have been elected.
Electors Meet Monday.
The people. as is well known. did
not vote directly for Hr. Harding or
Mr.. Cox and their running mates in
the November election. but for electors
of the various parties. The success
electoral college. They are equal in
number to the senators and repre-
sentativeS from each state in Con-
gress, provided by the Constitution.
They are required by law to meet in
their respective state capitals on the
second Monday in January after the
presidential election to cast their
SDo2es for President and Vice President
in accordance with the wishes Of the
voters who elected them.
The electoral college, therefore, will
be in session in the forty-six state
capitals tomorrow. The electors or
ganize by electing one of their num-
Der as chairman and choosing Sec
rotary. If any of the electors have
died since the November election, the
remaining electors of the state may
select some one to fill the vacancy.
After organization, the balloting be-
gins first for President and then for
Vice President on separate ballots.
Electors Vote an Directed.
Each elector votes for the candi-
date for whom he was elected to vote.
When the ballots are counted. three
certificates are prepared and duly
signed in each state. One is sent to
the judge of the United States Dis
trict court of the electors state; one
is sent by mail and another by mes
senger, usually by one Of the electors
selected for the purpose, to the Presi-
dent of the United States Senate.
These certificates. in accordance
with the Constitution, will be opened
by the Vice President acting as Presi-
dent of the Senate in the presence of
Congress. This final ceremony of the
election will take place in the cham
Der of the House of Representatives
on February 9. In a close presidential
race, such as that between Tilden and
Hayes, the counting of these returns
becomes a serious matter and attracts
wide attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
RAILROADS EARN LESS
IN 1920 THAN IN 1919
Net Income of $15O,oOO,O 900 Is
$685., 10000 Below That of
Previous Year.

The railroads Of the country earned
only about s15O,ooo,0o last year, or
$685.. 100000 less than in 1919, accord
ing to estimates prepared by H. p.
Parme1ee. director of the bureau Of
railway economics, and made public
yesterday.
Mr.. Parmelee estimates that in 1920
the carriers had a gross revenue of
$780, 100000 and expenses amounted
to $3.50. 100000. leaving a gross reve-
nue. of $450,000.000. Deduction of
taxes and equipment rentals amount
ed to $500. 100000 and left the net in
come at $4,000, 900.
This sum was far short of the gov
eminent guarantee and Treasury and
other officials have estimated that
the government must pay the roads
about 100000, 900 for the six months
period of guaranteed return which
expired on September 1. New. rates
became effective then and their
operation served to materially in
crease the carriers income, which for
the first ten months of the year,
showed a net deficit.
During November. Mr.. Parmelee
said, the revenue Of the roads was
$3.50. 100000 and expenses $505. 00O. 900,
leaving a gross revenue Of $4,000
900. Taxes and rental amounted to
$40, 000, 900, giving a net operating in.
come of SIS, 000, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
FABRE'S WORK DESCRIBED
Biological Society Hears Addresses
on Noted French Scientist.

An outline of the life and work of
III. Fabre. the eminent French ento-
mologist, who at the time of his
death in 1915 was ranked as one of
the leading world scientists, was
given by DIR. L. o. Howard, chief of
the bureau of entomology. at A meet
ing of the Biological Society of Wash
tngton last night at the Cosmos
Club.
DIR. Howard described NJ Fabre's
research work in the insect realm
and illustrated his talk with pictures
Of the house and gardens owned by
the French scientist
Differences in coloration of the
I spotted turtle were described by S
r. Blake in a paper read before tn e
society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
8 BREWERIEs TARGETS.
Pennsylvania Concerns Face Posi-
BILE Revocation of Permits.

Action has been begun to revoke, the
permits of eight Pennsylvania brew
cries for alleged violation of the pro-
hibition laws in the manufacture OF
a beverage containing alcohol in ex-
cess of the legal limit. Commissioner
Kramer announced last night.
Notice has been served on the brew
cries. the commissioner said. to show
cause at Scranton on January II why
their permits should not be revoked
and Cancelled upon the ground tina,
they have not in good faith conform
ed to the provisions of the national
prohibition act, in that they have been
manufacturing and placing upon the
market a beverage containing in ex-
cess of One-half of one per cent OF
alcohol by volume. contrary to the
provisions of the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
NEWTON ATTACKS WILSON
Permitting Aliens in Without Pass
ports Termed Unlawful.

Assertion that the Secretary Of
Labor had come "perilousIy close"
il he had not actually subjected him.
self. ito criminal prosecution" in con-
country without passports was made
in the House yesterday by Repre-
sentative Newton. republican, of Min
nesota in an attack on the Labor De-
partment regulations.
The Labor Secretary. Mfr. Newton
said. was aiding and abetting aliens
to come into the United States in di-
rect violation of law.
Questioned by members, he said the
Secretary was acting in these cases
through Assistant Secretary Post. and
added:
1.-The Secretary of Labor, is openly
disregarding the law and holds that
the law does not pertain to him,
and that he has nothing to do with
anything but the mere enforcement
of immigration regulations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
THOMAS SUPPORTS
CONSUMERS CAUSE
Colorado Senator Holds They
Should Be Considered in
Tariff Bill.

plea for consideration for the ul-
Senator Thomas democrat. Colorado)
before the Senate finance committee,
which is holding hearings on the
House emergency tariff bill designed
to protect the farmers.
1T strikes me-" said Senator
Thomas. that some consideration
ought to be given the consumer.
| Everybody comes here appealing for
help. everybody is in a bad fix. But
the result is always the same-stick
the consumer"
X. d. Loos. appearing on behalf OF
california lemon growers. had asked
for cents a pound tariff on lemons.
Senator Thomas inquired whether. if
the tariff were granted, the growers
would not develop a monopoly as
result of barring out Italian lemons
The witness insisted no such effect
could be expected, explaining that
more lemons were now stored here
than at any time in ten years.
THAT may be true" said the sena-
tor. but that is a fine example Of
what is being asked of Congress
everybody who has something to sell
is seeking to exploit those who have
to buy.
Some may need relief, but so does
the consumer. If the relief you seek is
granted-and this applies not only to-
The lemon industry. but to all induss
tries-the pecuniary relief comes out
of the consumer"
Why the only things the consumer
can buy cheaply now" he added, "are
corkscrews and postage stamps. and
he has no need for corkscrews."
The question of amendments got into
the discussion. Asked by Senator
Jones, democrat. New Mexico, if he
thought the bill could be passed if
| ended, Acting Chairman McCumber
said Senator Penrose. chairman of the
committee. had said certain modifica-
tions Of the bill were necessary, and
that he supposed these notifications
would have to be considered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
ENLARGED D. C. LIBRARY
FACILITIES ADVOCATED
Local Alumni Club of Pi Beta Phi
Adopts Resolution Suggesting
Provision bv Con1ress

Enlarged library facilities in the
District of Columbia under the ad-
ministration of the librarian of the
Public Library are asked in a reso-
luton which has been adopted by
the Washington Alumni Club Of the
Pi Beta Phi fraternity.
The resolution points out that al
though the Public Library Of Wash
ington .is efficiently administered, it
is unable to meet the demands upon
lit since it is "woefully deficient in
the number Of trained workers, the
salaries paid such workers and its
number of branches. there being only
one branch, as compared with an
average of fourteen in thirty-four
other cities Of a population of 100000
or more"
1t is pointed out that this condition
cannot be remedied without sufficient
appropriations. and the club asked
that Congress appropriate money
enough to permit the librarian to
provide adequate library facilities for
the District of Columbia.
Copies of the resolution are to be
sent to the chairmen and members of
the appropriations committees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
PROTEST BASED ON COST
OF INCREASE IN HOUSE
Minority Report Declares Million
Dollars Annually Will Be Need
ed for Added Members.

Protesting that an increase Of the
House from 435 members as at pres
ent to 483 as recommended in the
Siegel reappointment bill would cost the
taxpayers of the country an addi-
tional million dollars annually, q
minority report was filed late yester-
day urging that the House be held to
it's present size.
The minority report was signed by
the three Republicans and three de-
mocrats. who announced that they
will fight the majority proposal Of
4S3 members on the floor of the house
in the belief that popular opion and
a majority of the members of the
House" are opposed to a further in
crease.
The minority report also attacked
the proposal agreed to by the major
ity Of the committee that the mem
bership of the House should be linn
tied to 500 by q constitutional amend
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
FLOOD OF LETTERS.
DEMANDING ACTION
HITS C0NGRESSMEN
Continued from First Page3

legislators that the existing probleme
are not the farmers, exclusively OF
chiefly and contends that there will
be no general resumption Of business
until the industries are back in
balance. Manufacturers need not
assure themselves that when present
stocks are exhausted, orders will come
and the industries will revive" says
this report. Wage earners will be
mistaken if they think that the mat
ter of wages is wholly between them
selves and their employers; the goods
cannot be distributed unless prices are
within reach of the great mass of the
population"
Demands Fair Wages.
But the report does not hold brief
for-employers- alone and goes on to
say: "The effect will be the same II
the wage earners are not fairly treat
ed.s They should not be asked to take
lover money-wages unless retail
prices come down, so that the reduced
wares will have about the same pur-
chasing power. The problem is to
maintain stable relations between all
the factors in industry. Public
opinion should call upon each to do
its fair part
Taking up the question which every
one is asking, When will the upturn
set in? the theory of this authority
is set forth as follows: 1.-THE answer
to this question. When will recovery
come? is that it will como when
everybody gets ready to do his part
in the readjustment. When everybody
gets over the idea that he can en-
joy low prices at the expense Of 9TH
ers and high wages or high prices for
himself, the situation will begin to
improve. But the economic law will
not be deceived or trifled with. The
situation is going to mark time until
there is general recognition of the
fundamental condition of prosperity;
industry must be brought into bal
ance."
Congressman reading these state.
ments acknowledge them to be words
Of wisdom and only wish they could
sink into the comprehension Of every
constituent who, besieges them with
clamor to do something and do i,
! quickly" while they are running around
| in circles trying to do something'-and
getting nowhere.
Then They "Hit the Air.n
There are other troubles on the con.
igressmen's minds, too, which the,
| would like to pass on to some Of the
governmental bureaus, commission.
and boards which dot the federal serv.
Ice. Their constituents are continually
! at them to know why there are such
wide discrepancies in the prices be.
tween producer and consumer: why the
manufacturer and the agriculturist are
| being pared to the bone in the prices
they receive and the consumer is being
| skinned alive in the prices he pays?'
| Are there any fundamental economic
laws governing this condition? the
constituents ask, or is it an artificial
condition based on a foundation OF
profiteering; or yet due to the sys.
| tenn Of distribution? When the poor
congressman gets to that phase OF
the complaint he usually throws ul
his hands in despair, closes his desk
and goes out for the air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
WILL INSPECT MARINES.
Brig. Gen. Butler to Be at Bar
racks Tomorrow.

Brig. Gen. Smedley d. Butler. COM
mandant of the Marine Corps station
at Quantico. Va. will inspect the Ma
zine Corps Institute at the Marine
barracks. Sth and streets southeast,
tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
Weather permitting. there will be a
dress parade at IL o'clock. The review
and inspection will follow in the aft
ernoon.
The grounds have been thrown open
to the public and seats will be pro-
vided for visitors during the outdoor
exercises. A special musical program
Tor an indoor concert has been ar
anged in honor of Gen. Butler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
What Congress Is Doing
The Senate.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Senate will get down to
ply bills. The bill appropriating
for the District Of Columbia is the
first of these measures to reach
the Senate. and it is expected the
bill will be taken up tomorrow or
next day at latest. The Senate
committee has been generous to
the District, increasing the total
appropriations to $22.o17.163.s6.
more than 100000 over the
House bill. It restored the half
and-half plan Of appropriating for
the District, and made provision
for using the surplus revenues of
the District, which have accrued
In recent years. :"
The sundry civil appropriation
bill has been received from the
House, and the Senate committee
will deal with it this week The
pension appropriation bin and the
post Office appropriation are COM
Ing along, too. -,
The effort to have the United
States initiate q movement for an
international agreement fora re-
duction in armament moved for
ward a peg during the week Just
closed. The foreign relations COM
mittee held two meetings, the first
to consider the Borah resolution
looking to reduction in the naval
programs Of. the United States.
Great Britain and Japan, and the
second OF hear Senator Walsh Of
Montana discuss his resolution re-
questing the President to appoint
a representative of the United
States to act in cooperation with
the league OF nations.
Senator Borah will press for a
favorable report on his resolution
at meeting Of the committee
this week, it is expected. and will
probably obtain such a report.
The Senate committee on immigra-
ton will continue hearings on the
question Of suspending or restricting
further Immigration into the United
States. -"
held hearings on the Fordney emer-
gency tariff bill, and it is expected
will report the bill favorably to the
Senate within the next few days.
Senator Penrose, chairman Of the
committee, issued a statement say
ing he would support the bill. al
though it had been reported he. was
opposed to it. The democrats, how
ever, are expected to filibuster the
measure to death.
1t is on the cards that the New
resolution instructing the Secretary
of War to bring the size of the reg
ular Army down to $4,000. and to
cease the recruiting campaign which
has been under way, will be passed
by the Senate. probably this week
It was favorably reported to the Sem
ate a day or two ago.
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin
has given notice that he will seek
tomorrow q. vote on his motion to re-
consider the vote by which the SEN
ate passed the Poindexter anti-strike
bill few weeks ago.
The unfinished business of the Sen
ate Is still the so-called Muscle
shoals bill. providing for further de-
velopment Of water power and the
nitrate plant. Strong opposition has
developed on the part of some of the
senator's
Senator Calder of New York, chair
man of the committee on reconstruc-
ton and production, has promised to
begin an investigation Of the prices
of anthracite coal this week, includ-
ing the prices charged in the Dis.
trict of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
NAVY COURT MARTIAL
TO TRY Theft CASE
Yeoman and Seaman Face Charge
of Stealing $72, 600 From q. s.
DESTROYER

NORFOLK, Va, January S.-H. w.
]. Meyer, yeoman. and s. NJ. Ashmore,
apprentice seaman, who are under ar
rest at Miami, Fla. on a charge of
stealing $4,000 from the United States
destroyer Satterlee. will be tried by
Navy court-martial.
That the Navy would take charge of
the cases was learned when D. Law
renee Groner, United States district
attorney, inquired of Admiral Guy H.
Burrage, commandant of the navy
yard. whether the trials would be held
in the civil courts or by the Navy. Ad-
miral Burrage informed Mr.. Groner
that the men would be brought to Nor
folk by the naval intelligence bureau
and would be tried by court-martial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
AIR MAIL ITEM OMITTED.
But Post Office Department Gets
Increase in Bill.

After striking out $1,25o,o0o recon-
mended for the air mail service, the
House passed late yesterday the post
Office appropriation bill carrying an
proximately $572. 500, 900 for the fiscal
year 1922. y
The measure. which now goes to
the Senate. is an increase of sub
stantially $6s,000,O00 more than was
available to the Post Office DEPART
ment during the current fiscal year.
and is the largest of any Of the four
appropriation measures passed by the
House at this session. The bill was
disposed of in quick time, less than
two days having been spent on its
consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
BACK. sLEMP FOR CABINET.
Committee Goes to Marion to Pre-
sent Resolutions to Harding.

BRISTOL. Va.-Tenn.. January s.
Following the Endorsement of Repre-
sentative C. B. Slemp for portfolio in
President-elect Harding's cabinet at a
mass meeting Of republican leaders here
today a committee left this afternoon
for Marion, Ohio. where the resolution
adopted at the meeting will be presented
to the President The meeting
was attended by more than 100 repub-
licans. The resolution favoring Mr..
Slemp's appointment was offered by L.
p. Summers, who heads the delegation
that left for Marion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
WOULD EXTEND TIME.

Present regulations requiring all
aliens entering the United States to
have passports would remain in effect
until March 4. 1922, under q bill in
Johnson Of the House immigration
committee.
The law now in effect becomes in
operative when peace is proclaimed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
ASSIGNED TO PHlIPPINEs.

Col. Edward Anderson, 18th Cavalry
mas been assigned to duty with the 9Th
Cavalry in the Philippines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
Gude,s Roses

Are famous the country over. Home
grown, fresh-cut specimens. 1914 F.
Advertisement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
SENATOR ON WAY HOME.
Mccormick Sails From Cherboure
Aboard the Imperator.

CHERBOURG. France, January 8.
Senator Medill Mccormick of ILL.,
nois. who has been making a tour
of Europe, sailed for the United States
today on the steamship Imperator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
INDIAN DEAD AT ITO.

Member of Puyallup Tribe Cousin
Of Chief Seattle.
TACOMA. Wash, January s.
Charles Soticam, member of the
Puyallup tribe of Indians. died TODAY
at the age of ITO years. He was a
cousin Of Chief Seattle. after whom
the city Of Seattle was named. Soti.
cam was one of the head men" of the
Puyallup tribe.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-11-08

bulletin states that the line-honse op-
GRAFTON OF the farmers elevators would
seem to offer the greatest advantage
In those states where crops are some
what uncertain or where the crop year
Is of short duration, and under which
conditions 1t may be necessary to close
the elevators for certain periods each
year. 1t Is possible under the line
house method Of operating elevators
to economic in accounting and to
standardize in construction and In the
machinery used.
Favoring -ingle-unit elevators is
degree of community pride which usu-
ally centers around these organiza-
lions quite independent Of the serv-
ices rendered. In many sections there
is a prejudice against centralized au-
thority which is not easily overcome.
Elevators in the Middle West section
Of the United States were established
primarily to solve marketing prob
lens Of local character.