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Evening star., 1922-01-04
1921 BOARD HOLDS
LAST OF MEETINGS
Chamber of Commerce Di.
reCt0rs Plan for Annual
Session.

Plans for the annual meeting were
completed and twenty-four new MEM
bers elected at the final meeting Of
the 1921 board Of directors of tbs
Washington Chamber Of Commerce
last night in the chamber rooms, in
the Homer building.
The annual meeting Of the body,
which will be held at the Willard
Hotel next Tuesday night, is expected
to fill the ballroom to capacity. Ten
directors will be erected, as well as
a president and two vice presidents.
There are thirty-three nominees for
dictatorship and the competition is ex-
pected to be keen. The present preSi-
dent, Albert Schulteis, and two vice
presidents, Isaac Cans and James Il.
Lloyd, are practically assured of re-
election.
The membership campaign of the
membership committee, under the
leadership of Sydney West. is arous-
ing much interest IN all parts of the
city. AT the first committee meeting
of the year the committee set as its
goal twenty-five new members per
month. Only twenty new members
Will have to be taken in between now
and the annual meeting before tnat
goal will be reached.
The committee has been particularly
active in enrolling a large number OF
banks nnd bank presidents and also
heads OF business houses in the city. In
its ambition to reach the twenty-five-a a.
month goal the committee has not been
indiscriminate in its selections, but has
recommended an exceedingly prominent
list of men, believing that the Chamber
is anxious to keep up its high standard
of membership. The following were ad-
nlitted last night: Gilbert A. Clarke,
Mrs. George II. Cooke, William ID. Cum
ninghan, James $. Fraser, Stuart God
win. Austin s. Imirie. &. V. knightly,
Z. L. Lewis. II. Edgar Lewis, Ellsworth
w. Mccullough, the Merchants Bank. r.
w. Murray, Thomas e. Newcomb, Nor
man w. oyster, Lewis A. Payne, w. j.
Prince, Samuel ]. Racoosin, w. Pearce
Rayner. L. II. Routt. Edwin S. Rucker,
James H. Mellichamp, L. b. Chisweli.
Solomon II. Wolberg and II. NJ keyser.l
DR.. Charles Aubrey Eaton. orator of
note and president of the American Edu-
cational Association. will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the February meeting
of the chamber. it was announced by
Secretary Charles Seymour.
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has been the practice in the last few

has been the practice in the last few
years.
Upon motion of J. Clinton Hiatt
resolutions were adopted asking for
the installation of the underground
street car system on Georgia avenue
! between w and UpShur streets, plac-
ing signs at 11th and 18th streets
on Florida avenue, asking automo-
bilistS~to "go SLOW" favoring the rec
ommendation of Fire Chief Watson
relative to increased space around
fire hydrants. and favoring the OPEN
ing of w street from Georgia avenue
to 9th street.
After considerable debate the asso-
citation adopted resolutions deploring
an alleged encroachment, it being
charged that the terms of the cove
/; nant in the deed to land on the east
side of 14th street had been viola ted
in the erection of a store building at
2S13 14th street, which, it was
charged. encroaches on the thirty
foot reservation mentioned in the
deed
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larger SCHOOLS
urged BY SENATOR
Greater Units Must Replace
Scattered Buildings, ;
Says King.
WANTS FINEST SYSTEM
Estimates Needs of Near Future
Between 100000 and
$1O,00O,OO0.

Larger school houses, of the most
modern type, were advocated for the
District, by Senator William H. King
o. Utah. member of the joint con-
sressional committee investigating
tbs local schools. in the course of an
address before the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association, at ST. Stephens
parish hall last night
Senator King said he is heartily in
favor of the larger unit school, which
must take the place of small school
houses scattered here and there. The
local schools will need in the near
future. he said. between S6,000.0OO
and S10.000000 for school buildings.
The congressional committee wants
to give the District "the finest school
system in the world.' he declared.
The speaker stressed the necessity
for teaching children the moral val
ueS Ct life. as we'll as strictly intel
all the brain power of the ancient
Greeks and Romans did not save those
nations from disaster.
Senator King declared that the
country needs better municipal gov
ernment everywhere. "The American
municipal government" he said. I'VE
need housekeeping in most of our
city governments"
The senator told the association
that Tor many years he has been
ErentF Interested in the welfare of
the District. and pointed to his ef-
forts years ago to secure the own
Capital.
Want Higher Teacher Pay.
The association. before Senator
King spoke. adopted resolutions, pre-
81 4 .I,,,
the committee on education and
schools. disappearing the action of
the Commissioners and the director of
the budget in submitting to Con-
greSs reduced salaries for grade
school teachers" and asking that not
only the minimum salary of the es-
Inmates of the school board be re-
-instated. but that the salaries of all
teachers in the graded schools be
substantially increased to the end
that the schools of the District shall
rank with the foremost in the coun-
. try
The resolution pointed out that in
the estimates submitted the salaries
of the teachers in the graded schools
here have been reduced from mini
mum of S1,i40 per annum to mimi
mum of S1.200 per annum. and that
such teachers represent fully so per
cent of the personnel of the school
system of the District"
Following report by f. c. Snyder,
chairman of the committee on taxa
ton, the question of the Jones bill
changing the fiscal relations between
the federal government and the Dis
friCt was referred to the next meet
ing of the association.
Would Divide Playground Cost.
on motion of Mrs. Lucy Swanton
the association voted to recommend
to Congress that the appropria tions
for the municipal Fairgrounds be
made on the same basis, with regard
to ratio between federal and Dis
ttfCt governments. as other District
appropriations, instead of wholly out
of the revenues of the District, as
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SEES BUILDING ACTIVITY.
Industrial States to Lead, Says
U. S. Chamber of Commerce.

Greatest building activity in the
United States this year will be in the
industrial states, according to a fore
east of the building outlook made to-
day by the committee on statistics and
standards of the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States
The committee points out that there
will be a good many business buildings
next year and a large number of them
will be in the shape of alterations and
enlargements. on the other hand, the
committee says. it is unfortunate that
not a great many farm buildings, such
as dwelling houses. barns, cribs and the
like are contempla ted.
California leads the other states with
respect to probable construction the
committee reported. wlile good likeli-
hood OF construction lies in the south,
east and middle west
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lngton officials inclosing some cost
age stamps to cover mailing charges
and containing also a self-addressed
postcard, on which were written a
series of statements designed to ex-
press, the authorities reply without
ing the appropriate lines.
The suggested answers follow:
g We will mail your Cherry Tree
eventually.
9 We will mall your Cherry Tree
soon.
9 We have sold out; the postage
stamps came in handy.
We lost your postage stamps;
send some more.
9 We refuse to correspond with
any one to whom we have not been
introduced:
Whether the officials took advan-
tage of the card to reply or whether
they replied at all is not known.
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FARMERS APPROVE
CALLING OF PARLEY
Resolutions Indorsing Presl-
dent Signed by More Than
.25O,OOO.

President Harding's course in CALL
ing the conference for the discussion
of limiting armaments Is Endorsed by
more than a quarter of million
farmers. Resolutions containing this
many signatures have been received
at the White House, and besides max
'ing known their approval Of the Pres
idents activities In the interest of
peace the Presidents activities in the
interest of peace, the signers express
ed their pleasure at the accomplish
ments thus far of the conference.
The petitions come from almost
half OF the states in the Union and
carry the signatures of the national
leaders as well as those from the
most remote sections.
Many of the signatures and petl-
tions are accompanied by personal
letters TO the President praying that
he use his, influence to bring about
an everlasting peace SO there will be
more happiess In the world and less
OF unhappiness: others ask him to see
that the Golden Rule is applied in the
conference.
Many of the parents who have writ
ten tell on the heartacheS caused by
the failure of sons to return from
over there" and beseach the Presi-
peace 80 much desired by all Chris
tian people shall reign forever and
forever
Would Cut Arms Cost.
Not only do the letters say that the
farmers wish permanent peace. but
they hope to put an end to the extrav-
agant expenditures of the government
in the payment for the preparation
for war as represented in the main
tenance of a larger Army and Navy.
They point to the fact that about 80
per cent of all the expenditures of
the United States government are
now used either to pay for war or
pensions and other war obligations.
The tenor of their letters say that "it
is placing burden upon this and
other nations which is uncalled for
and is becoming unbearable. In this
country we expend only a few per
cent for public works, research and
scientific investigation. 1t is time the
proportion is reversed and we begin
creative constructive operations. solv-
ing some of our domestic problems
and paying less attention to the con-
struction of machinery for destroying
of human lives"
a.
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X. C.'s Presented Cross
From Tree Columbus
Used to Fashion One

NEW YORK, January 4.-The
Archbishop OF SnntO Domingo
has presen ented to the Knights Of
Columbus n wooden cross lnnde
from the same tree from which
Columbus constructed the cross
with which he opposed the Ara
wax Indians in the battle Of
CedrO SantO. 1t has been
brought to the United States by
a newspaper man who accom-
panied the senatorial investiEa-
tfOn committee.
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LOWER COURT AFFIRMED.
Appellate Tribunal Denies Plea
Against Importing EuSel Oil,

The District Court of Appeals has
affirmed the action of Justice Hoeh-
ling of the District Supreme Court in
diSmiSSing A suit for injunction
brought by the Commercial Solvents
Corporation against Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon. The company
sought to prevent the importation of
fusel oil on the plea that their busi-
ness of manufacturing butyl alcohol
or butanol would be impaired if the
Secretary was allowed to release from
custom houses thousands of pounds
of German fusel oil which could be
purchased for a less price than the
product of the company cost to man
ufacture.
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When it comes to getting big money
for sporting events the year 1921
surely a record breaker. Base ba.
horse racing, boxing, foot ball a
tennis al made a cleanup.
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GETS NEW NAVY POSITION.

Capt. Arthur st. c. Smith. command
ing Squadron 9. destroyer force, Allan
tic fleet has been assigned to duty in
the Office Of naval intelligence, Navy
Denartment
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Julius Caesar was the first ruler to
style himself an emperor.
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90 90
Better Trucks at Better Price
That is what the New Years price reductions on GMC
Trucks to truck buyers-better trucks which
tell their story of sturdy service and economy
better prices which place these trucks at the front
present-day motor truck values
These substantial savings in dollars are however,
small in comparison with the saving made possible
through the life of GMC by the economy and eff
cheney features of its construction.
Such Improvements removable cylinder walls
lubricaton removable valve litter assemblies
dual cooling SYSTEM superheated carburetion, and a
positive speed governor factors that money
makers and trouble savers every day.
The GMC Two Range Transmission standard in
all models of two ton capacity and greater has given
these trucks utility because it furnishes speed
and pulling power in the chassis, and does it
without the use of a huge, costly power plant.
All these vital points of superiority enhanced bv
such reinements electric lights, generator and
magnetic to make GMC trucks better motor trucks.
And their better prices factory plus war tax)
as follows: One Ton $1495. Two Ton, s2775. Three
and one-half Ton, s395O. Five Ton, $435O.
GENERAL M0T0RS TRUCK COMPANY
fcn,aMso "ouonaon
PONTIAC MICHIGAN
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e27.e2e Street NV.
Main7s
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How Roosevelt Dealt With
The Hard Coal Strike in 1902

President Harding's personal efforts
to bring about settlement of the rail
and coal strikes which are threaten
ing to tie up industry and cause
coal shortage next winter have re-
called to many leaders in Congress
the successful efforts of Theodore
Roosevelt to bring together the
miners and operators in the great
coal strike of 1902 in the anthracite
fields of Pennsylvania.
1t was Roosevelt's successful settle
ment of this strike which earned him
the name "wielder of the big stick" !"
for he literally dubbed the operators
into submitting to arbitration.
Tho situation In 1909 in many re-
spects was similar to the present one
except that President Harding also
has a railroad shopmen's strike to
contend with.
In 1902 Roosevelt found the miners
willing to go half way toward an
agreement which might mean an end
to the strike, but the operators stood
firm. The situation in 1902 was seri-
ous before Roosevelt acted. Schools
had been closed in New York city
because Of the coal shortage, and
with 145,o00 Pennsylvania miners on
strike the. price Of hard coal had ad-
vancsd from IS to $40 a ton. Isolated
cases Of violence caused the governor
- 1annaviNnaa - sa4 sa4 Steta
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BY N. o. MESSENGER.

w 7 HEN history comes NO write the
A details of the negotiations at
w Washington over the coal and
railway strikes and all the angles are set
forth, it is predicted that President Harding
will stand out as figuring potentially in one
of the most important crises in American
industrial life: The President, with his usual
modesty and generous nature, would doubt
less wish to qualify this statement by ad-
mitting to partnership in the endeavors
members of his cabinet and administration
(which would be quite creditable and JUS
tihabe.
But, after ALL the burden rested upon the
shoulders of the chief executive and upon
him the responsibility of deciding final action
in each step of the proceedings.
X X
The Presidents role has been a difficult
one. those about him say. He has been vir-
tualy under three hres-besieged by the
railway executives and coal mine operators
on the one side, by the labor unions, repre-
senting the striking railway men and miners,
on the other and all around him the public,
demanding that something be done" and
looking to government" as .personifed in
the President of the United States to do it.
And there stood the chief executive, neu
trail and friendly as between the conflicting
aims, claims and desires of the two belligerent
sides. partisan only. but sternly so, i'll sup
port of the demand that public welfare, the
health and industry of the nation at large,
must take precedence of consideration over
all else, and the law must be obeyed and
order preserved.
He was of open nnd, receptive and re-
sponsive to the assertions of the contestants
engaged in what they deemed life and
death struggle; he recognized justice in the
claims of each side. reprekended the obvious
injustice and obstinacy of other propositions
tenaciously adhered to, and sought to bring
compromise and concession from each, all to
the end of making effective his contention
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troops, but the strike was so effective
that no coal was mined.
Appeals to Roosevelt>
Powerful financial interests which
also welded much political power
controlled the Pennsylvania mines.
They were headed by George W. Baer
while John Mitchell, then a rising
labor leader. took charge Of the case
for the miners. ]. Pierpont Morgan
was among the magnates whose
money controlled the mines and tho
transportation system.
Appeals poured in upon President
Roosevelt to act; to seize the mines.
to operate them under protection Of
federal troops. >but the President
watched the situation carefully and
a settlement and personally sent his
ENJOYS to Morgan. Mitchell and Baer.
Finally Morgan yielded aid agreed
to- a proposition OF the President for
settlement. Mitchell agreed to the
plan, but Baer. representative of the
operators who resented the Presi-
dents interference In the strike,
fatly refused to accept the proposal,
Tho President called q conferences at
the White House. The operators re-
sponded in a surly mood, somewhat
like coal union leaders in the present
strike dssoribed the attitude Of thA
Aelsutiaa thG 4D1aAARe 1DnA AAln
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HAS BORNE THE BRUNT
OF STRENUOUS INDUSTRIAL ROW
that the object to be achieved was the con-
servation of the interests of the public

that the object to be achieved was the con-
servation of the interests of the public.
X X
Indefinite patience with tact-patience,
more patience and yet little more patience
has been the dominating feature of the Pres
idents attitude, it is said. He has at no time,
it is declared, despaired of Bringing the con-
testants to solution of what, at times, has
seemed almost an impossible situation.
Tt may have appeared to some that after
the failure of the conference when he in
vited the coal operators to go back and seek
to open the mines, assuring them of pro-
lection for all men who desired work, that
the President may have given up his under
taking as hopeless and was resolved to let
affairs take their course But such was not
the case and his policy had desirable effect.
His action served to bring the coal oper-
ators, the miners and the public at large up
with round turn to realization of how
serious was the crisis and to what depths of
catastrophe the situation might be drifting.
y X
His course was justified in the subsequent
renewal of efforts to bring the employers
and employees together in further confer
eHCcS anu 10 quicken tHc spun VI SOMPio-
mise and conciiation in both sides.
Due credit will be given in course of time
to the Presidents attitude of impartiality
as between the contending classes, his only
adamantine stand being for the superior
rights of the public. Tremendous pressure
was brought to bear on the chief executive
by each side for the weight of his influence
and action in each sides behalf.
AS the case stands, it is asserted by those
with authority of knowledge of the facts, it
cannot be charged by either contending class
that the President has unduly favored the
other. And the public knows that he has
not faltered moment in his assertion of
the precedence above all else of the pubic's
rights.
X X X X
What a summer it has been for high off
cial Washington, with vacations and rest
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periods gone a-glimmering!
Who cannot remember when about this
time and in the dog days the government
at Washington was often SO attenuated in
personnel that it was represented sometimes
by only one cabinet official in town?
1t was called holding down the lid when
such spectacles were presented and it was
not much exertion for one man, at that. But
this summer it has taken the entire executive
and administrative contingent, all of them,
and drawn upon their best efforts and high
est energies to cope with the problems
which have been presented
X \
When these efforts are crowned with VIC
tory, as now seems promised, will it not be
another case of the efficacy of the CONFER
ence plan" SO notably represented in the in
transitional Washington conference of happy
memory and splendid effectiveness? Gather
around the table and talk it over" was the
watchword of that memorable meeting and it
is this same spirit which is sought to be in
culcated now.
Should the effort fail. what resource would
be left? 1t is admitted that the law has been
drawn upon to its full extent without set
tling the strike, casting a doubt upon the
efficacy of law to function in future disputes.
X X X
Thoughtful men in the administration say
that out of this affair, up to the present
time, has come one feature which will make
for security in the future-greater realization
by the mass of the people that the interests
of the nation must and shall be held para
mount to industrial disputes. with the hope
that possibly the parties to these present
contentious have mite more conception
of that immutable law of society.
If the parties to the trouble have, as hoped.
come to even partial realization of that
suggestion, it is regarded that out of evil
will have come good again. Ultimate and
full realization of the principle asserted, it
is held, will be the safeguard of the future,
superior to further attempts at regulation
by the law and legislation.
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The Editor Rules.

THE illness of Lord Northcliffe at
i fects the politics of England and
perhaps the history of mankind. He
is one of the ten powerful men in
Europe and fairly well up thS list.
The fact that he often makes bad use
of his power does not argue that he
has no power,
His power came to him partly
though not entirely, nor perhaps
chiefly, because of his own ability,
but somewhat because of the geog-
raphy of England. Every one in the
British islands can read a London
paper before bedtime the day of its
publication. 80 enc paper can domi-
nate the land. England had to have
Northcliffs in the very nature of
things. He got control of the domi-
mating newspaper and impressed his
will upon England:
but tho success Of Northcliffe
springs from a deeper cause than the
geography of the tight little island.
Lord Northcliffe is a system and a
symbol of the state of the world,
which we are pleased to call progress.
Northciiffe is a power because the
people read. He is a baron gathering
his minions by the millions. because
he was smart enough to buy q print
ing press.
Once barons ruled because they
were strong enough to build castles
on tho hills. Then gunpowdsr blew
up the castles and after that harena
.7S6atinned on Third RaGAl
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Note-In publishing this ar
ticle by the brilliant editor of
the Emporia Gazette. The Star
does not necessarily indorse
the views he expresses. But
Mr.. White brings to the discus
sion of current events a fer
tile mind and an entertaining
style, and a discriminating pub
lie will place its own valuation
upon the opinions hs advances.
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CATCH SHIP IN AIRPLANE.

Two women who had booked passage
on liner for New York and had missed
the boat-train in London engaged an
airplane, in which they reached South
ampton a few minutes before their vso.
- sailed
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''AS I SEE IT. :"
By William Allen White.

If the President needs laws to stop
the crime wave of industry, an appeal
to the people would make Congress
step lively. If he needs public senti-
ment to authorize action in an extraor-
dinary crisis, he has but to hold up
his hands and 1t will come. But If he
needs courage 10 mvst go into his
own heart.
But, first Of all, he must decide to
turn back to abnormalcy and lead the
people as their ruler. not as mere
Subordinate branch Of the govern
ment." We can't go back a quarter
of a century. Something has hap
pened: chiefly, Roosevelt and Will
son. and really, How you goin' keep
them down on the farm after they've
seen Paree?
DeWov Hopper. ,oho has let four
soSves como into his life, and 90 .otth
no qxestions asked. nosD Is resisting
the history Of the ffth. The Uorm
soilI twrr.