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Evening star., 1921-02-13
WILL DROP MIDDLEMAN.
Wheat Growers to Cut Extra Prof.
its Whenever Possible.

CHICAGO. February ia CO.
operative plan for the selling OF
wheat was adopted today by the ex-
ecutive board of the National Associa-
ton of Wheat Growers. Members of
the board said that the plan would
mean the saving of approximately SIS
cents a bushel through the elimina-
tion of the middleman-s profit.
The growers: plan to establish CEN
trail receiving stations in each state
where the farmers may send their
wheat and obtain a receipt for 1t.
From these elevators the wheat will
be sold direct to the millers. Sta
tions for receiving the wheat will
also be established at all large sea
ports to handle export trade, it was
announced.
The farmers get $1.40 a bushel for
their wheat which costs from $3.50 to
S2.75 to raise" said w. c. McGreeyy
of Wichita, Kan. secretary of the
association. eff something is not done
at once to relieve the situation the
farmers will be forced to stop rais-
ing wheat.
by our new plan we will dispense
with at least two middlemen in the
handling of the grain, and in some
instances, a third and fourth"
Evening star., 1921-02-13
AID FOR U. S. SOLDIERS.
War Risk Heads Plan to Secure
Services of Allies.

Arrangements for providing medi-
cal attention for disabled American
war veterans in foreign countries are
being worked out by the war risk
bureau and the soldiers relief or
ganizations OF the allied nations, AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury La
Porte, In charge OF war risk insur-
ance, said last night.
The plan is to have American yeter-
ans cared for by the allied medical
authorities where necessary, he said.
while at the same time this country
would furnish treatment for service
men of the allied countries who are
in need here. The expense, he added
would be borne by the respective
countries on the basis Of services rem
dered.
Such an arrangement. Mr. La Porte
declared, has been practically COM
pleted with Canada, and similar pro-
posals are being made to the soldiers
relief bureau Of England, France and
Italy.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
Avenue May Be Roped Off
During Inaugural March

Roping off Pennsylvania avenue
probably will be done March 4, no
[. matter what program is arranged for
that day. Asa +. Phillips. sanitary
engineer of the District government,
Fl. and Maj. Gessford. superintendent Of
V4olice, already have discussed the
question. the latter realizing that
d. the roadway between the Capitol and
White House will have to be clears d
of pedestrian and vehicular ira SIC
. while the presidential party is psSs-
ing between the two buildings.
J Mai. Gessford has received nc 60
fcial notice of just what the pro t:s.m
for inauguration day will be. " il
. his understanding that the out going
and incoming Presidents will be es-
; sorted by troop or two of cavalry
!. and that probably not more than five
minutes will be required to pass a
given point. Even SO, the superin-
tendent stated. it will be necessary to
9 have the Avenue cleared Of traffic.
Roping off the streets between the
Capitol will be done under the per-
'sonai supervision Of the District
sanitary engineer. The wire cable
used in the roping is about five miles
in length. and about 1900 posts are
used in connection with the work.
Prior to the inauguration of Theo-
dore Roosevelt cedar posts and manila
wire were uStu IN FOpInS OH tue
Avenue. but afterward Mr.. Phillips
had the wire cable and iron posts
provided.
Sockets in which the posts rest
are scattered at intervals from Della
ware avenue and B street northeast
to 18th street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. and the work of putting the
cable in place is comparatively easy
task. Beginning at both ends of the
line to be roped OF. a force of men
under the supervision Of the sanitary
engineer will begin the work of
stretching the cable about 2 O'Clock
I'm the morning, and il probably will
, be finished not later than Z o'clock.
- Loops will be used at intersec-
ffons where street cars cross the Ave-
nue. in order to enable the running
ifof cars as late as possible and to re-
store street car traffic as soon as pos
Dfble after President Harding passes
|.UM his way to the White House. Just
sWhen the rope will be removed is
/ sproblematical. 1t will be removed
iearIy in the afternoon. it is stated,
'tunless the program is arranged to
.iinclude a function which would re-
squire keeping Pennsylvania avenue
;Iclear of vehicles at night.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
RecIassification Need
Called Moral of Senate
Action on Clerk Bonus

Reclassification is the moral Of the
situation that developed in the Senate
yesterday afternoon when the $40
bonus for federal employees was elm
mated on a point Of order. This is the
view of the officers of the National
Federation of Federal Employees. az
expressed at the headquarters last
night.
"It is because there exists no gov
ernment employment policy worthy of
the name, and no machinery for wage
adjustment. that over 100000 employees
of the United States government may
be thus subjected to sudden decrease
Of $50 a month in their already inade-
quate pay" it was pointed out by
President Luther c. Steward of the
ored by almost the entire Senate and
the great majority of the House.
Scarcely q senator la opposed to the
continuance Of the $40 bonus for
another year for the great majority Of
the government employees. and nearly
voted this afternoon to extend the
bonus beyond the limits prescribed by
the appropriations committee. But,
Notwithstanding this fact, notwith-
standing the merits of the question. q
point of order invoked by one senator
an abrupt reduction which she en-
ployes all over the country had no rea-
son to expect. and which must bring
upon them great hardship.
THE fortunate thing about the sit
uation is that the Senate leaders on
both sides OF the chamber are begin
ming to be acutely conscious of the
need for a settled employment policy,
and for a reclassification of salaries
to take the place of the Inequalities
and uncertainties which exist under
the present conditions with the bonus.
Not once but many times was this as
serted on the floor today.
The National Federation Of Fed
eral Employees Is more convinced than
ever that the day of actual reclassiti-
cation is almost here: Meantime we do
not believe that Congress will permit
the employees to be penalized for its
own lack Of employment policy, but
that a way will be found to con-
tinue the bonus until Redistribution
comes"
Evening star., 1921-02-13
BRITISH ROADS INsOLVENT
Only One Railway Keeping Up.
Government Must Give Aid

NEW YORK. February 12.-Only one
railroad in England is in a solvent
conaltlon, and the British government
extend financial assistance to the rail-
ROADS OF that country. Sir William Guy
Granet, director of the Midland rail-
way, SAID today upon his arrival here
from London on the steamship Adri-
a.lc. during the war he was director
OF railway transportation in the min
istry of munitions.
The government will have to raise
the money, he declared. "The condi-
tlon IS Just the same as your railroads
round themselves in after the war"
Busienss conditions in England, he
SAID were undergoing a period of de-
cioed depression, and he expressed the
opinion that more than a year would
eiapse before anything like normal is
atta1ned: he was optimistic concern
ing british labor, saying he was con-
ndent the working man would soon
assume his share of the burden and
put things on their feet"
Evening star., 1921-02-13
MUSCLE SHOALS DAM
BEFORE CONFEREES
Hearing Set for Tomorrow on Fro
vision of $1o,ooo,Ooo Ap- !
preparation.

Before going into conference with
the Senate conferees on the sundry
civil appropriation bill. the House
conferees will hold a hearing tomoro
row on the provision for $l0'0oo,0Oo
Appropriation to continue the con-
struction of the Wilson dam at
Muscle Shoals, Ala.
Chairman Good of the House ap-
preparations committee who is chair
man OF the House conferees' empha-
sizes that they will have to come
back to the House for SPECIFIC in
structions on this item of legisla-
ton. added to the bill as an amend
ment after it had been rejected by
Representative Byrns. democrat.
Tennessee. who, with Representative
McGee. republican, New rsn,ssenss Yorks and ND
House. said he was encouraged over
the out,ook for sndh;s the tnal tam adoption Hs
called the small majority Of seven
votes by which the saTs HOUSE Soss struck sRa 0q it
confident the final result will be IA
vorable.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
DEBATE ON SOCIALISM.
Frank Harris Scores It as Destroy
ing Individual Effort.

Socialism was vigorously attacked
by Frank Harris. editor of Pearson's
Magazine. on the ground that it
would destroy individual effort, in u
debate with Seymour Stedman. So
cialist candidate for Vice President
in the last campaign, last night in
the auditorium of New Masonic Tenn
pie. More than 500 persons heard the
arguments, which were on the sub
ject of "Indivfdualism vs. Socialism" e"
Mr.. Stedman expounded the social
list doctrines. and in defense of his
argument declared that socialism
must come before individualism. He
asserted that industries are too big
to be operated by individuals.
In his speech, Mr.. Harris criticised
President Wilson for appointing his
son-in-law, William G. McAdoo, at
the head Of the railroad system dur
ing government control and opera
tion in the war period.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
BISHOP FARRELLY
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Head of Cleveland Diocese
Taken III Saying Mass
in Knoxville.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. February 12.-
Rt Rev John +. Farrelly. bishop
of the diocese of Cleveland. Ohio, who
was taken ill while celebrating mass
here Sunday morning. died here this
afternoon at the residence of Alex
ander Bonnyman.
The first Indication of illness was a
slight cold. This rapidly grew worse
and Sunday the Knoxville physician
diagnosed the symptoms as pneu-
monia, and by Thursday there was a
consolidation in the right lung. Sew
eral local physicians were called into
consultation with DIR. Merric of Cleve-
land, the bishops personal physician.
Last rites of the Roman Catholic
Church for the dying were admins
tered early in the afternoon by the
Rev. william A. scuIler and Rev.
Francis Grady.
All hope of recovery was abandoned
early this morning and the bishop
passed away at 3:12 this afternoon.
The body will leave here tomorrow
and arrive at Cleveland Monday. No
funeral services will be held here.
The services will take place at Cleve-
land in st. Johns Cathedral at 10
o'clock Thursday morning.
Archbishop Moeller of Cincinnati is
expected to be ceiebrant of the solemn
requiem mass. A few minutes after
news of the death had been received
the cathedral bell was toIled sixty
four times, stroke for each year of
the bishops life.
Bishop Farrelly was born in Mem
phis. Tenn. March Is, 1856. His an
cestors were natives of North Caro-
lima and Virginia since the eighteenth
century.
He was the fourth bishop of the
diocese of Cleveland. He was named
to this Office by Pope Plus X in March,
1909, consecrated in the chapel of the
American College at Rome in May of
that year and installed as bishop in
st. Johns Cathedral, Cleveland. in
June. Prior to his appointment he
| had served as spiritual director of the
American College in Rome for twenty
five years.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
PLANS TO GET MEMBERS.
for Advancement OF
Colored People to Campaign.

The National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People. through
its local organisation in this city.
headed by Archibald H. Grimke, Is
making plans for its membership drive
OF a quarter OF million. which VIII
meeting March 81. The drive. both in
this city and throughout the United
States, will continue until April IL.
The plan contemplated and under ad-
visement with the local executive COM
mittee, is to have a series Of features.
musical and otherwise. throughout the
period. and at the close an all-star
concert of local and foreign talent.
The membership Of the District of
Columbia branch numbers between
eleven and twelve thousand, and Is
said to be thoroughly representative
of the colored people of this city in
terested in the uplift work Of a broad
and permanent character.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
COLBY ExPLoDEs MYTH.
Secretary Calls Alleged French

Stories about alleged atrocities
committed by French colonial troops
in the occupied area in Germany
which have been circulated in this
country Originate in Berlin and ap-
pear to be very largely anti-French
propaganda" Secretary Colby says in
a letter to Senator Spencer, repub-
lican, Missouri.
The senator made the letter public
yesterday with the explanation that
it answered many inquiries and pro-
tests" received by senators about the
alleged misconduct of the French
troops.
Secretary Colby stated on informa-
tion supplied by American diplomatic
and military agents in Europe that
there are no negro troops remaining
in the occupied area and no recent
examples of behavior have: been
brought forward"
Evening star., 1921-02-13
GEN. MILES URGES
AID FOR DISABLED
Loyal Legion Commander, at
Annual Banquet, Warns
It Is u. S. Duty.

Crippled heroes Of the world war
ed" should be cared for by the gov
ernment and the bodies OF American
soldiers in France should be brough,
back home, declared Lieut.. Gen. Mel.
son A Miles. commander-in-ch Of
the Loyal Legion. at the annual Lin.
coin dinner of the local commandery
last night at the Willard Hotel.
Quoting Lincoln's admonition ''te
care for him who shall have borne
the battle and for his widow and
orphans" Gen. Miles called attention
to the plight of disabled soldiers OF
the recent war and emphasized the
point that 1.-The least we can do" il
to care for them.
About goo guests and members OF
the order were seated at the tables
which covered the large ballroom. In
keeping with the spirit of the oc-
casion. the room was deliberately deco
rated with the national colors and
regimental flags.
Recalls Lincoln.
Representative Edward c. Little OF
Kansas, spoke on President Lincoln's
vision citing his message to Congress
in December, 1861: THE struggle of
today is not altogether for today; it
is for a vast future also"
Representative Frank w. Mondell
of Wyoming spoke of Lincoln as an
orator and of his marvellous power
of swaying his auditors.
Those who now sleep in Flanders
field or beneath the soil of France"
should be brought back to their
place flowers and their country's flag
upon their graves" said Gen Miles.
"The bodies that cannot be identified
should be gathered in one national
cemetery and monument erected to
commemorate their valor and sacri-
fee"
I'VE now are in a condition to call
a conference of all the great war
making governments and devise meas
ures for the adjudication of interna-
tional controversies by arbitration"
he continued, in part, land to limit
armaments within safe and reason
able bounds"
Toast to the COlors.
"All governments. municipal. state
or national. must have an adequate
physical force to maintain their ex-
istence and authority" said the gem
eral. For years I have recommended
in official documents that our gov
ernment fix standard for our physi-
cal force commensurate with our
wealth and national well
fare. This would surely commend it
self to the nations of the world.
can conceive Of no higher or more
sacred duty, because such action
would assure and safeguard our Sc
curity and Independence and the exr
ample would inspire and bless the
people of all nations"
Toasts included the colors. the Presi-
dent, deceased members of the order
and Lincoln.
officers of the District commandery
who attended were: Capt. Robert Ar
n,our commander: Mai Cen John L.
Clem, senior vice commander; First
Lieut.. Thomas H. Mckee, recorder;
James F. Hood. treasurer: Rev. George
F. Dudley. chaplain; Capt. Andrew J.
Huntoon and William V. Cox, members
of the council.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
MOVIE MEN ATTACK
CENSORSHIP PLANS
Think Police Suspension Is
Sufficient, CrandaII Declares,
in Citing Stand.

The present method of having mo-
tion pictures supervised by the po-
ice department is ample regulation.
in the opinion of Harry Crandall
president of the local branch of the
Theater Owners Association of Amer
lea.
Mr. Crandall stated yesterday that
the local motion picture men in all
probability will take this position at
the public hearing to he held by the
commissioners at the District build
ing at , O'Clock on the afternoon OF
February 2S to consider the question
OF closer supervision of pictures
shown in Washington
Distinguishing between regulation
and censorship. Mr.. Crandall ex-
un- American. He said tho trouble
with censorship of pictures by a
board is that il places upon a few
persons the problem of deciding what
the entire population should or should
not see.
Weekly Attendance, $4,000.
While discussing the question of
regulation Mr.. Crandall estimated
that the average weekly attendance
Al all the motion picture houses in
Washington is in the neghborhood Of
10000. He further stated that chill
dren represent less than per cent
of the total attendance.
With Rev. Wilbur +. Crafts OF the
international Reform Bureau and a
number of other clergymen contend
! ing that the present method of super
vision of pictures in Washington is
not stringent enough to keep out inn
proper productions. IL is apparent that
the hearing before the Commissioners
will be a lively one.
A special committee Of the Fedora =
| tion of Citizens Associations, headed
by William NICK. Clayton, met last
night in the Office of w. b. Westlake,
72S 18th street. to discuss the question
of censorship and make recommends =
tions to the federation at it's meeting
next Saturday night.
Commissioners Reserve Decision.
While the federation has already de-
cided to send three representatives to
! the hearing, the organization has not
yet instructed them. and il is probable
! that the delegates will thoroughly dis
cuss the subject next Saturday night
before deciding what stand their rep
resentatives shall take at the hea arine.
The motion picture men contend
| that the large attendance at movie
! theaters in Washington is evidence
! that the productions shown here are
not improper
Advocates of censorship. on the
other hand, are confident they will
be able to show the Commissioners
that there is need for strict super
vision of the motion picture industry.
| One of the arguments of DIR. Crafts in
urging more rigid supervision is that
| sex problems are being overplayed
in the movies.
The Commissioners. it is understood.
have not formed any definite ideas
as to how films could be supervised
and will not formulate a method OF
supervision until they have heard
from all sources at the public hear
| ing.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
SUFFRAGISTS ARRIVING.
Vanguard Of Big Delegation Her.
for Capitol dwelling.

Z Delegates to the National Women's
Party convention to be held here, be.
ginning Tuesday. at the Hotter WASH
ington. began to arrive in WASHINGTON
last night.
Jane Adams Of Chicago will preside.
Speaker Gillett will make the speech
of acceptance for Congress and di.
rect descendants of the three pioneers
Twill play a conspicuous part.
Mrs. Nora Blatch Barney, grand
daughter OF Elizabeth Cady Stanton:
Afa Mary Cavender Wilcox, grand.
daughter of Lucretia Mott, and Miss
/ Eleanor Anthony. greatniece Of susan
l b. Anthony. will place the wreaths
! shout the statue after its unveiling.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
PLAN PROSPERITY WEEK.
o,So2 Commercial Organizations
Invited to Join Movement.

NEW YORK, February 12.-1nvi-
tations to join in celebrating ma
tional prosperity week" April Z to
commercial organizations throughout
the country by the national prosperity
bureau here.
The bureau was formed recently
by financial, mercantile and business
interests. and seeks to re-estabiish
business prosperity and normal buy
ing.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
UNIVERSITY HEAD RESIGNS.

LEXINGTON. KY. February H.
DIR. R. H. Crossfield. president of
Transylvania University, announced
here tonight that he had submitted
to the trustees his resignation. ef-
fective next July Z. DR.. Crossfeld.
who has been connected with the
university for thirteen years. will be-
come controller of the Federal Coun-
Gil of Churches of Christ in America.
with headquarters in New York. he
stated.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
MISTAKE IN HOSPITALS.
Death Occurred at George Wash
ington, Not Georeetown.

Miss Elizabeth O'Kane. twentv-seven
years old. stenographer in the bureau
OF war risk insurance. died Friday at
George Washington University Hospital
from a dose of poison accidentally ad-
ministered two weeks ago. and not at
stated in The Star of yesterday. The
body was sent to the home of relatiy
at. West Concord. Mimi. last night for
burial
Evening star., 1921-02-13
ENTERTA1Ns FRATERNITY.

The Alpha Zeta Chapter of Alpha
Kappa Kappa Fraternity was enter
tanned with smoker at the City Club
last night by Drs. o. b. Hunter and
II. F. Kane. DR.. George Cook pre-
sided. A paper on the first chapter
in medicine was read by DR.. N. p.
Barnes. DR.. r. A. FRANKIE also spoke.
DR.. Thomas Charles Martin was, ad-
mitted to membership.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
MEXICAN OFFICIAL QUITS.

MEXICO CITY. February PAS
cual Ortiz Rubio, secretary of COM
munications and public works. has
handed his resignation to President
ficial announcement of the resignation
and of Senior Rubio's successor will
not be made for several days, accord.
Ing to well 9Nshenticated reports.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
DISSENSION IN ITALY.
Parliamentary Commission Resents
Lack Of Premier's Cooperation.

ROME, February 12-The parlia-
mentary commission on foreign af-
fairs today discussed what it called
the apparent lack OF confidence In
the commission on the part of Count
Sforza, the foreign minister. 1t was
decided TO take the stand that the
commission should not be an agent
for collaborating with the foreign
ministry. but to insist that the COM
mission be intrusted to verify 1taly's
entire foreign policy.
Decision also was reached to main
tain secrecy in the commissions dis
cussions. publicity to be given only
when it wes considered necessary.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
;E. F. SHEPARD Is MADE
KNIGHT OF HONOR LEGION

!: PARIS. February 12.-Elliott r.
Shepard. formerly Of New York. has
been made q knight of the Legion
of Honor for his relief work during
the war. In 1917 Mr.. Shepard turned
his home at Chantilly into a con-
ivalesoent hospital for American re-
lie6 workers.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
MRS. JAMES S. PHILLIPS
DIES IN WEST VIRGINIA
Registrar General of d. A. r. Was
in Washington Only Few
Days Ago.

Mrs. James S. Phillips. registrar gen.
eral of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. died at noon yesterday at
her hom. in Sheplierdstowp. ". VA. II
was announced yesterday at the head
quarters of the organization here. She
was the wife of Capt. Phillips. L. :. N,
retired. and was i'm Washington sew
eral days ago to attend u meeting OF
the board of the association.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
rErRAzzINI RECEIVERS.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, February IA
After having spent the day In bed
resting, Nine. Luisa TetraSxini, go
prano, had responded rapidly to
treatment and hardly any effects of
the cold which prevented her appear
ing in concert here Friday night re-
main tonight. according to her man
ager.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
CLAIM AGENT KILLED.
Official Who Adjusted Death Dis.
putes Dies in Accident.

AKRON. Ohio, February 12.-E. c.
Carpenter, sixty, chief claim agent for
the Northern Ohio Traction and Light
Company, was killed today by an
Akron-Canton interurban car at
Springfield Lake near here.
Carpenter has looked after death
claims for traction companies for
twenty years.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
FIRE DOES 5000 DAMAGE.

Approximately five hundred theater-
goers watched hremen extinguish q
blaze in the basement OF the BUR
roughs adding machine establishment.
Sl6 l4th street. shortly after II o'clock
last night. Damage amounted to $500.
The origin Of the flames was not dc-
stermined.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
PORTUGAL CABINET QUITS
Members Meet After Action to Dis
cuss Governments Course.

LISBON, Portugal, February IL
The cabinet has resigned.
Announcement was made earlier in
the day that the minister OF finance
had resigned and that his resignation
had been accepted. The cabinet then
met to consider the governments po-
sition.
The Portuguese cabinet which is
headed by Gen. Liberato Pinto, was
formed November 80, 1920.