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The New York herald., 1922-03-12
SEEK TO STABILIZE
BUSINESS AND LABOR
New Washington Conference
to Study Control of Depres-
sion and Unemployment.
k/sc.aI csEyatch TO THE EEw YosK HERALD.
.->M York Herald Bureau.
Washi sxton. ID. C.. March H.

A@M York Herald Bureau.
Washsgton, ID. C., March IL.
sBusiness depressions and unemploy-
nient" will be the subject OF minute and
exhaustive study by conference which
win begin in Washington on March 21,
It was announced to-day by the De-
partment OF Commerce. The conference
will be attended by representatives of
the Commerce Department. the Labor
Department, the United States Chamber
OF Commerce, the Presidents unemploy-
ment conference and the American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor, in addition to trade
organizations from various parts of the
United States.
The study which the forthcoming con-
ference proposes to undertake will be
exhaustive in its nature, and is ex-
pected TO continue for about six months
The Administration hopes as result
OF these lengthy deliberations to be en-
ablcd to work out a formula which
will 20 far toward preventing recur-
renee OF the depression from which the
country is just recovering The sum OF
$4,000 has been raised by research
bodies and by private contributions to
finance the Investigations which the
committee will conduct
wesley C. Mitchell OF the National
Bureau Of Ecouomic Research will be
neld director Of the survey. and Edward
Eyre Hunt Of the Presidents confer
ence will be secretary. A tentative plan
for the study OF unemployment and
methods for controlling the cycles OF
business depression and stimulation has
been worked out by Mr.. Hunt and CUB
mitted to the committee. 1t includes
an exhaustive inquiry into the stabiliza-
tion Of Industrial conditions
1--WE, hope" Mr.. Hunt said, "to arrive
at workable plans by which the peak OF
booms may be cut down and the trough
OF depression partly filled UP. At the
The New York herald., 1922-03-12

same time we hope 10. reduce the evil
OF seasonal unemployment. just ms
some industries and individual plants al
ready have DONE"
The committee, which will begin its
studies March u, includes Owen ID.
Young of the General Electric Com
pany, Clarence Mott Wooley OF the
American Radiator Company. Joseph f..
Defrees. president OF the United States
Chamber of Commerce Matthew Vol
OF the American Federation OF Labor
and Miss Mary Van Kleeck OF the Rus
sell Sage Foundation.
The New York herald., 1922-03-12

Astor. and the regular ono at r. NJ ct
the same place. Mrs. John Clapperton
Kerr Is chairman.
Thursday 70 Wild Life Day. TO be OBJ
served with a program at 2 T. M al
the Hotel Astor. Frederic Walcott.
state Game Commissioner OF Connecti-
The New York herald., 1922-03-12

cut: William II. Hornaday. president Of
the New York Geological Park, and Lee
s. Crandnll will speak. Mrs. c. G. Mar
shall Is chairman Fridays events are
in the hands or Mrs. John Francis
Yawger. and Saturday. Brooklyn's day.
Is In charge OF Mrs. Frank X. Perkins.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-17
William J. Bryan Discusses
Old Testament's Value
Has in 1t Certain Elements That Contribute
Material Strength to Christianity.
By WILLIAM J. BRYAN.

Since the first of the year our
weekly Bible talks have been based
on passages from the Old Testa-
ment- The cast Of characters has
included towering giants in faith
and service. vacillating characters.
and kings who sold themselves to
evil. At this point is it not worth
while to pause a moment and con-
slider. in a general way. the value
OF the Old Testament Scriptures to
US of today?
while Christianity is built upon
Christ. the New Testament rests
upon the Old. Christ was Jew;
He came in fulfillment of prophecy
and He gave emphatic Endorsement
to the Book of the Law, not one
t0t or little of which was to fail
until all was fulfilled. Without the
Old Testament we would have an
incomplete view Of the plan of SAL
walton; those who speak in the New
Testament assume in their hearers
a knowledge OF the Old. without
Moses and the prophets to furnish
foundation for the superstruc-
ture. Christianity would seem sus-
pended in the air.
Rock of the New Testament.
But the Old Testament does more
than supply the rock upon which
the New Testament stands; IL has
IN IL certain elements that contrib
The Washington herald., 1922-06-17
DIR. LUCIUS C. CLARK
IN NEW DUTIES SOON

Dr, Lucius c Clark. recently efec-
ted chancellor Of American Uni
versity will continue to serve MS
executive secretary Of the Washing
ton Federation of Churches until his
successor is named for office.
DR.. Hamilton. d. n, whn recently
resigned from the, Chancellorship Of
American University will cooper
ate with Dr. Clark until he has
taken over entire charge OF his new
duties.
Few pastors in Washington have
been so Intimately connected with
the church work and history of the
Capital as Dr. Clark. AS former
pastor Of Hamline NJ. r. Church ana
as executive head OF the Washing
ton Federation o. Churches DR..
Clark has worked diligently. In ac-
cepting the chancellorship Of Ameri-
can University DR.. Clark brings
with him the support of the church
people OF thescommunity and a fund
of the most valuable experience in
religious work.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-17
STUDENT DEFIES
POLICE; SHOT DEAD

CHICAGO, June 16.-Had Frank
Hahn. aged %. followed the advice
of his wife to "let liquor and women
alone and devote his attention to
his studies" be would not today be
lying a corpse on a slab.
Hahn. who was a government stu
dent at Lewis Institute. was fatally
shot last night by a policeman who
had responded TO 6 woman's screams
for help. She was IN a tsNicab with
two men and they were fighting
One of the men jumped out and ran
away, but Hahn cursed the police
man and reached for his pistol
whereupon the policeman shot him
dead.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-17
GOSPEL SERVICES
EXTENDED A WEEK
Record Attendance Results in
Full Gospel Assembly Con-
tinuing Meetings.

The special meetings being held
by the Full Gospel Assembly in it's
new home. $50 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest. are being we'll at
tended, and in view of the interest
being shown by the public 1t has
been decided to continue them for
another week.
This mission work was started
in South Washington some years
ago by II. l.. Collier and for quite
a while the crowds have been over
flowing the building. so that the
officials had to look for larger
quarters, finally locating at the old
mission hall at 93J Pennsylvonla
avenue, which has been remodeled
to meet the needs of the work.
Recently Herbert w. Kline, well
known in Christian work in WASH
ington. has become associated with
the work. Gospel services will be
conducted regularly and visitation
OF jails. hospitals and the sick will
be carried on.
Services will be continued all
week with different speakers each
night. A service Of special interest
will be one for the healing of the
sick Tuesday night. The public Is
invited to all of these meetings.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-17
BOAT COMPANY
FEATURES TRIPS
TO VA. RESORTS
Fishing and Bathing Of
fered as Inducements to
Summer Cutters.

Short trips to the seashore are
being featured by the Norfolk and
Washington line. Virginia Beach
has developed rapidly in recent
years and is now a modern sea-
coast resort. A new concrete high
way has recently been completed
between Norfolk and the beach. af-
fording a delightful ride through
the prosperous truck farm section
of tidewater Virginia. Virginia
Beach has always been noted for
its eXcellent surf bathing. Sumer-
Gus moderately priced hotels and
cottages are now open.
For the angler Ocean View offers
the best fishing Of any resort on
the Atlantic Coast. This is a typi-
cal shore resort. often called the
Atlantic City Of Virginia. and Of
fers all Of the attractions usually
found at bay and ocean watering
places. Bathing is excellent.
Ocean View Hotel is open as well
as a number OF cottages al reason
able rates. Ocean Park. a new
resort at the mouth of Lynhaven
Inlet. will prove attractive TO those
devotees Of angling who desire
great variety: practically every
species Of the fnny tribe inhabitinC
the waters of Chesapeake Bay are
caught here. Boats are availabl
for deep-sea fishing if desired.
Buckroe Beach. just north Of old
Point Comfort on the hay. is a IA
NOUS old resort. the home Of the
noted hoghsh and chub. Some eN-
rellent bluefishing can he had Of
the rocks a short distance from
shore. Buckroe Beach Hotel is
now open.
For fishermen who insist that
bass fishing affords the only true
sport, Lake Smith. fresh-water
lake between Norfolk and Cane
Henry. will satisfy the most crIti-
cal angler. The average run Of
large mouth bass is between three
and five pounds. but often one %
eight or ten pounds is taken.
Large yellow perch. blue-uose
perch. Crappie and pike are album
dant. Boats and bait are ayaila bile
at the lake. Electric cars from
Norfolk stop at Lake Smith sta
tion.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-17
RUSSIANS ADMIT
AFFECT SLAVERY
Told by Soviet Emissary What
To Do and Then Apatheti-
cally Obey. His Orders.

LONDON, June 1--we are told
what to do and ~e do it. We take
our cues from the county represen-
tat.ve' OF the Communist party and
when he dictates we have no other
choice"
The speaker was the peasant .presi-
dent OF one of the hundreds of local
Soviets scattered throughout Russia.
His home is in little county seat in
the republic of Kazan. a member OF
the Soviet federated republic.
Seventeen Communists rule this
district Of $4,000 souls. They direct
the Cheka. They have all the power
even candidates for election must
be approved by them. II they black
ball anyone we must select someone
else"
The Washington herald., 1922-06-17
ASK new THOUGHT
CONGRESS FOR DC.
Convention Plans to Be Dis
cussed at Meeting This
Afternoon.

New Thought convention is to be
held Sunday afternoon and evening
at the Universalist Church. Thir-
teenth and l. streets northwest. at
which time the question of inviting
the congress of the International
New Thought Alliance will be dis
cussed. the congress this year is to
be held at Atlanta. Ga. July is to
%. At this congress the invitations
for next years congress will be con-
sidered
As Washington Is promised the new
Convention Hall early next year, 1t
will be possible to have the congress
In this city. There are usually be-
tween one and two thonsaud outside
delegates. and with the growing mem
hership in the International New
Thought Alliance and the popularity
OF Washington as place every
American wants to visit. no doubt
the attendance would be greater than
II has ever been before. This con-
Eress will bring to Washington noted
speakers and teachers along New
Thought lines from all over the world.
This year, at Atlanta. representatives
will ne present from China. Holland
British Isles, South America and
other foreign countries. as well as all
parts OF the United States.
The speakers at the convention
Sunday afternoon and evening will be
Franklin Fillmore harrington, of San
Francisco: Mrs. Van Voost. Sarepta
DeHealea and Ada Rainey. AT $50.
and in the evening at s o'clock Flor
ence Willard Day, Viva NJ. January
and Mrs. Clemons.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-17
MYSTERY IN DEATH
OF RICH CHICAGOAN

EEYPORT. y. J.. June ls.-
Mystery surrounds the death Of John
p. Hollesen. wealthy Chica goau.
whose body was identified here today
by his two. nephews The body was
recovered from the waters Of Keyport
Bay June IL. and until today efforts
TO identify il were unavailing Ed
ward NJ. Hollesen and George l.. Hol-
lesen arrived from Chicago today and
identified the dead man as their uncle
The two nephews said they received
letters from their uncle. postmarked
New York. which intimated Hollesen
contemplated suicide
When the body was recovered from
Keyport Bay no water was found in
the lungs OF the dead man. indicating
that life was extinct before he fell
into the water. but no marks OF vio-
lence were found on the body
The Washington herald., 1922-06-17
RECORD ATTAINED
AT "Y" MEETINGS
Annual Report Shows In
creased Attendance in
All Departments.

One thousand six hundred ana
ffty-one meetings, with an attend
ance of $3.50 persons. were held
during the past year under direc-
tion of the religious department of
the Young Mems Christian Associa- :
tion. according to the annual report
just made public by Page Mex.
Ekchrson. director of the depart
ment.
Three hundred and fifteen speak
ers were supplied to churches and
Bible classes. the Attendance at
which numbered $3.50 The depart
ment of religious education held 432
meetings, at which there WAS an
attendance of 1896, AM twelve
open air meetings were held which
drew an attendance of J,S7j.
The extensirI work ia luded l53
car bIrn meetings, WITH an attend
ance Of 1907: IS 'ngine house meet
ings, with an attendance Of 357: Is
public health hc spital etings.
with an attendance OF 2S3: four
meetings at the Industrial Hrme
School. attended ~ ESQ. and meet
ings at the automotive school. with
an attendance Of ESQ.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-17
VI. E. Church South
Holds Special Services

Bringing enthusiastic reports to
their Epworth League Society in
the Mount Vernon Place VI. E.
Church South, in Washington. a
large number of its members will
return on Monday from Front Roy
al. Va. where they are in attendance
at the summer assembly held by
the Baltimore Conference Epworth
League. About twenty young peo-
pie from the Mount Vernon Place
Church are enrolled
The ladies of the church and
missionary society were invited on
Wednesday evening to hear a re-
view of the book Survey to Serv-
ice" by Mrs. r. W. Mcdonald. On
the following evening. Immediately
after the prayer-meetinE service,
was held the first quarterly confer
ence OF the church.
Believing that the audiences of
large city churches are particularly
:. interested in hearing sermons ''in
y series" the Rev. Clovis G. Chappell.
has inaugurated two special series
Of sermons. The first series to be
announced is that for Sunday
mornings. beginning June IS. on
the general theme of City Churches -
Beginning June 25. the Sunday eve
ming series of sermons has been
announced.
Occupying seats specially re-
served for the occasion. the mem
bers Of the American Legion of the
District of Columbia. under the
command Of their captain. Watson
r. Miller. will be guests Of honor
at the Sunday evening service Of
the Mount Vernon Place NJ f.
Church South. Or. Clovis G. Chap
pell, the pastor. will preach a spe-
cial sermon on the subject. The
soldiers Surprise"
Increasing interest is being show
by the young Chinese and other
foreign young people in the Ma
tional Capital in the Sunday School
services held on Sunday afternoons.
Fifty-six were present Iast Sum
day afternoon. and siNty-one the
sunday afternoon preceding. In
dividual instruction is given in
many cases. the study IF English
occupying some three hours Of each
Sunday afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-17

mans nrst concern while the hu-
man race survives.
The Old Testament tells US that
man was created by special act of
the Creator; God made him "a little
lower than the angelsv and gave
him dominion over land and sea.
responsible for his conduct. The
old Testament gives US the begin
ming of life. while Christ. in the
New Testament, reveals that life TO
man. He interprets God. promises
to man the abundant life obtainable
through acceptance of His saliva
ton, and gives the code of morals
which He substituted for the teach
ing of all uninspired philosophers.
Standing upon the Old Testament
and looking forward to the New,
the giants OF the olden time
stretched forth their hands to ex-
tend blessings upon the obedient.
while their voices solemnly pro-
claimed the penalties that sin in
vited.
In the first quarter of our study
of the Old Testament. Elijah and
Elisha occupied the center Of the
stage: in the quarter just ending
Isaiah and Jeremiah are in the fore
front. Elijah awed by his rugged
strength; Elisha revealed the un-
seen forces that fight on the side OF
righteousness. Isaiah foretells the
advents of the Savior; Jeremiah
arouses all ages to duty by his A.
deity ard fearlessness.
Those who arrange the interna-
tional Bible lessons are to be COM
mended for the judgment they have
displayed in selecting the great
themes around which the thought
of the Christian world has been
centered-thoughts full to over
flowing with the practical lessons
that enrich our lives.
(Convri~ht 1900
The Washington herald., 1922-06-17
ATTEMPT TO TELL
TRUTH ABOUT WAR
MADE BY AUTHOR
John Kenneth Turner
Tries to Throw Search
light Into Dark Places.
"shaiI IL BE Again. by John Ken
meth Turner.

"shaiI IL BE Again. by John Ken
meth Turner.
Just now the Iaureates OF war re-
action are busy-and John Kenneth
Turner Is one of the foremost of these
He has written a book to prove that
the world war was wrong-especially
Americas participation in II. He is
convinced that Woodrow Wilson was
an archfiend. a hypocrite and a liar
He Is convinced that the allies are
as blamewcrthy as Germany for the
terrible deluge of blood-and that the
people everywhere were made the
witless victims of unscrupulous greed.
The best that can be sal for uhe
work Is that Mr.. Turner comes about
as near proving his points rs those
who. a few years ego. were wasting
good print paper in an effort TO show
exactly the opposite.
The time is not yet for IRE true
story of the war. Such cannot he
written until most Of the men WHO
acted. prohted and suffered on 10th
sides are in their graves. The rcac-
ton at present is extreme. Honest
n,en are disguised al some of the
trickery imposed upon them in the
name OF God and country-and heir
very disgust conyinces them that
there was nothing honest This. IL
appears. is the way Mr.. Turner feels.
He renders service by writing such
hook because OF the data he has
gathered to support his points-de-
spite the misleading arrangement he
has given II. Only a few months ago
he might have been put in jail for
writing it.
At least SEA. per cent OF every
thing written about ne war in war
time was composed of absolute. de-
liberate lies. Honest men have been
restive in the chains placed about
them.
To Sir Philip Gibbs. We believe, be-
longs the credit for breaking the en-
chantment Now II Can Be Told"
probably is the sanest of all the ex-
poses vet written. 1t does not go
into extremes on the other side
Three Soldiers Net the red faced
old colonels rave as they Wild is ab-
solute truth compared to the ingra-
tiating lies OF recruiting posters.
But Mr.. Turner has gone a few
steps further than either Gibbs or
Dos Passos And 20 just that extent.
we fear. he has let his enthusiasm
tUn away with his Judgment
But there was a better side. This
Mr.. Turner fails to appreciate He
is angered at the lies. Who can blame
him? And he will not be alive at
the time when the real truth can be
told
The Washington herald., 1922-06-17
HIGH TRIBUTEPA
0. M. C. FOR l47
YEARSOF SERVICE
Branches Of Quartermas-
ter Corps Celebrate ALI
Over Country.
PERSHING SPEAKS
Maj. Gen. H. L. Rogers De-
livers Anniversary Address
Into Radiophone.

Surrounded by the highest on
GERS OF the I'm. ted States army, in
Guiding Gen. Pershing and Brig.
Gen. Harry II. Bandholtz, the Dis
trict OF Columbia members OF the
Quartermaser Corps celebrated the
14th anniversary of the corps at
Rauscher's last night. The speak
ers Joined in paying tribute to the
organization which has fed and
clothed the fighting armies of the
nation and declared. that it had
successfully lived up to its motto,
Service for the Line
President Harding sent this mes
sage: Il want to extend my greet
ings to the members OF the Quar-
termaster Corps, wherever they are
gathered to celebrate the 18th an
niverssry of the corps. Not only
has the 1uartermsster Corps bee a
from tn bginning on of the high
ly efficient branches OF the seryice.
but in he century and a half OF
its existence its activities have ex-
panded. with the interests of thu
nation. to the point where IL may
fairly boast. ] take 1t, that tn.
sun never sets on. its activities"
General PershinR declared: Il
know of no organization that can
boast of a higher or finer record
than that of the Quartermaster
Corps. l served for a short time
in the Philippine Islands in this
branch of the service. and none
other is worthy of any higher com
mendation than the Quartermastei
Corps"
Mai. Gen. X. l.. Rogers, the Quar-
termsster General OF the army. de-
livered his address into radio
phone and was heard all over the
country by members of :hc corps
assembled at similar anniversary
dinners. He said in part:
The efficiency OF this organiza- =
tion must be maintained and the
character Of its morale never In
doubt. This organization has p
past record worthy of the highes,
pride and we must see to IL that
that record is kept up. In the 147
years Of its existence the Quarter
master Corps has spent $4,000.
100000 and kept in trim the armies
of the nation"
Secretary of War John W. Weeks,
in q letter. paid tribute to the ac-
complishments Of the corps. The
tosstmaster OF the evening was
Lieut.. Col Frederick Trevor Hill
Q. NJ. r. r.
Felicitations were received from
branches of the corps all over the
country.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-17
SEES PROGRESSIVE
RENAISSANCENU.S.
AS SIGNAL OF HOPE
Durant Drake Looks 10
Revival of 1914 Spirit
For Salvation:
~Am~ricn PAGES the Future- by Du-
rant Drake. lMscMfIIsn.l

rsnt Drake. IMseMinsn.D
Is there to be a renaissance Of
the progressivism OF 1914. which
was hrst sws smped IN the war spirit
and later met the pendulum swiHs
of conservatism in is2o To Dn-
rant Drake the resurrection II tAls
progressive spirit is synonynoUs-
with the salvation OF Americs. HI.
words have the convincing ring OF
sincerity teamed with a sound loEic
Progressives will .hnd in his book
a sort of political creed Of faith
set forth at length. As for con-
seTvatives - hut the proRress.ves
tell US that the conservatives are
beyond the reaeh % all arEumsnt
except that Of the Big Stick That
lets them out.
The Fundamental national deals
Of liberty, equalit, and democracy
are taken up separately By Nf.
Drake and discussed exhaustively-
in their various phases. he at
tscks with gust the sunpr0sstcn
OF free speech hat has rreFaiisd.
TO a large extent. even siacs the
wartime censor's work has ceased.
oddly enough. ne quotes IN connec-
tion with this President wilson's
summing up Of the national ideal
Of free speech: IF there Is one
thing we love more than snother
in the United States t is that
every man should have the privi-
lege. unmolested and uncriticjzed.
to utter the real convictions Of his
mind" But a good quotation f.
worth while. perhaps. even IL the
author didn't bother 20 practice his
own preaching.
In his chapter on racial equality
Drake touches deftly on a delicate
question. He does not pretend TO
offer any real solution 20 this prob
EN- OF an alien race that can net
ther he absorbed or excluded. But
he does preach vigorously that the
negro be accorded fairer and more
understanding treatment And he
offers the enlightening suggestion
that our pegro problem should
warn us against permitting heavy
Chinese or japanese immigration.
His words Of warning are eloquent:
We have dealt untustiy with the
indian. and he IS dead We have
dealt unjustly with the negro. ana
he submits. II We have many zap
arese we shall not know how 20
deal otherwise than unjustly with
them. and, very properly. they viii
not submit. The only real safety
is in separation" Harsh words
these. But food for thought.
There is too much meat in thfS
study Of government 70 permit
other than a cursory comment on
its content. Especially attention
holding are the chapters on big
business. collective bargaining. and
conservation. whatever the color
Of your political faith. you will
find in them mental nutrirnent