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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-21

New Orleans. November Gospel cot
ton steady; 25 points lower. Sales on the
spot f47; TO arrive, 955. Low middlins.
24.13c; middling, Csc; good rddling.
assoc Receipts. 10.949; stock. 2ss,1S1.
~ yarJ Noyen,har IN -snots npfet
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-21

NAVAL STORES
Savannah Ca, November 3o.-Turpen-
tine quiet, $1.S2x; sales, none. receipts
FRA. shipments 277; stoois. 12.s4s. Rosii,
firm; receipts. 1.14o; shipments. b3s; sales.
1872; stock. 1oo.oss. Quote: B, D. e, f.
G. II, ss.s5; ]. s5.37h x, $40; NJ.
$3.50: N. $3.50; VIC. $685. WV. 1855.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-21

New York. November so--steel prices,
Z. o. b. PittsburE, per 100 pounds: Blue
anneaied sheets, $3.50 92.75; galvanized
sheets t4.sB@47S: black sheets. S3.3b@
3.76; steei bars, S262.1s.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-21

East St. Louis. Ill.,. November 2o.-Cat-
tie; Receipts. 5000; steady; beef steers
steady with tops weak light vealers were
steady to 25c lower; stocker steers steady
10 strong: other classes steady.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-21

RAW SILK
New York November 2o.--Raw zsiik was
steady. Price. per pound: Kansai double
extra cracks. ss.55@s.7o: Kansai best No.
I, ss.35@s.<5; Kansai No. fler, $3.50 %
$40; Shinshu Nc. /. $3.50 q s,35; Canton
extras A. 14-1s, s7.so9s, Shanghai China
steam filler gold double deer. ss.so9s.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-21

oon o'ai safes or bonds today were so4ss :
WV; compared with ss1sIooo Sat,,rd.,,
and s15sso.o 900 a year ago. sa'uroay'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-21

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Evening star., 1922-01-14
PLAN BI-WEEKLY OPEN FORUMS
TOAD PUPILS IN ESSAY CONTEST
Columbia Junior High School to Supple
ment Regular Study to Help Those Who
Seek Prizes Offered by The Star.

Open forums. twice each week. for
an exclusive discussion of the con-
ference on the limitation OF arma-
ment and its developments will be
held at the Columbia Junior High
School. to supplement the intensive
study of the historical event which
is being made by the pupils of uhis
institution. it was announced today
by Miss Alice Deal. principal. The
open forum is designed primarily to
aid the pupils who are to- compete
in The Stars $1,000 prize essay con-
test on the subject. 1.-The Arms Con-
ference and Its Significance"
y Miss Deal is. anxious to have the
pupils of the Columbia Junior High
School win some of the eighty eight
cash prizes to be awarded winners of
the contest. The open forums, she
said. will be held principally for the
pupils who are planning to write
essays to submit in The Star contest
in order to familiarize them more
thoroughly with the conference and
its proceedings. These forums will
be held on Mondays and Thursdays.
Students cf Eastern High School
also will he drilled on the conference
developments at special assem embly
to be called Tuesday by Charles Hart,
principal. a number of topics relat-
ing to the parley have been selected
Evening star., 1922-01-14
WARMER TOMORROW,
SAYS THE WEATHER MAN
Ice for Skaters "Must Be Four
Inches Thick" Authori-
ties Say.

|. Warmer tomorrow. says the weather
man today. with cloudy and rather
unsettled weather. There is very
slight possibility of bit of snow.
After tomorrow. however. the fore
caster believes, colder weather will
set In. Indeed, he declared. he cannot
see a warm stretch for some time.
Skating at the Tidal basin will not
be allowed until the ice is four inches
thick.
The great lakes and Ohio valley
regions are in for considerably
colder spell. A disturbance of marked
intensity was central early today
over northern Minnesota and moving
rapidly eastward. Temperatures.
which are tending higher east of the
Mississippi, il was indicated. would
be brought sharply downward in the
wake of the disturbance.
Preparatory to the coming of the
storm the bureau issued storm warn
ings for that portion of the Atlantic
ocast between Delaware breakwater
and Eastport. Me. saying that winds
Will become southerly. increase IN
strength tonight and reach gale force
by Sunday morning. with unsettled
weather and probably snow or rain.
Evening star., 1922-01-14
Today's News In Brief

Postmaster General Hays announces
retirement. rage l
Brig. Gen. william E. Harvey dies.
Page /
President enlists interest of states
and d. C. Commissioners in Victory
Memorial building. Page l
Three more business men take audi
torium drive chairmanships. Page 2
Leaders abandon war debt for bonus,
but will provide direct tax source.
Page 2
Secretary Weeks to decide on Muscle
Shoals in a fortnight. Page 2
Legion protests entry of Semionoff.
Page 3
Lenin names cabinet, keeps old per-
sonnel, shifts some. adds three.
Page 8
Action likely to relieve District Com
missioners of public utilities control.
Page 4
Seven children cleared Of homicide
charges. Page s
1921 business here shows gain;
Brookland citizens want proposed new
bus line extended. Page n
Evening star., 1922-01-14
SEARCHING INQUIRY
FOR D. c. CAR LINES
Public Utilities to Hold Fare
Hearings, Beginning
February /.

The Public Utilities Commission an
nounced today that it will hold public
hearings at the District building be-
ginning at 1920 o'clock, February 1,
to inquire into the reasonab!eness of
the present rate of car fare.
That the commission intends to go
deeply into the street railway situation
is indicated by list of questions
which the two companies will be re-
qucsted to answer at the hearings.
The answers to two of these ques-
tions will have an important bearing
on the rate of fare to be fixed for the
period beginning March 1. One is the
list of operating costs. The other re-
fers to the need for track extensions
to relieve existing congestion.
Here is the QUESTIONABLE which the
commission today addressed COM
panies in preparation for the hearing:
81. The reasonableness of the pre-
sent rates, tolls and charges for street
railway service in the District OF
Columbia.
"2. The actual results of operations
during the full calendar year 1921,
divided between operations in the
District of Columbia and in Maryland
and the basis for apportioning eper-
ating expenses between these two
jurisdictions.
"3. The estimated results of opera
tions for the calendar year 1922 at
the present rates of fare. based upon
the actual operations for the four
months of September, October, No
vember and December. 1921. and esti-
mated for the remaining eight
months of 1922.
~ The economies that have been
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1922-01-14
ZIHLMAN COMMITTEE
WILL MEET THURSDAY
Bill Establishing Traffic Court
to Be Consid-
cred.

Representative Fred ~ Zihlman of
Maryland today issued call for his
subcommittee. which is considering
the bill to establish traffic court In
the District, to meet Thursday morn
ing next. This committee consists Of
Representatives Reed, West Virginia; /;
Brown, Tennessee; Lee, New York;
Gilbert. Kentucky: Sullivan. New
York. and kunz, Illinois.
The zihlman bill proposes to estab-
lish an Independent traffic court with
the judge having distinct jurisdiction
at the same salary as it is now paid
the judge of the Police Court. 1t calls
for the appointment of an additional
assistant corporation counsel. absorbs
the machinery for issuance of auto
tags and provides for examination OF
those applying for drivers permits.
The Zihlman measure also carries
stiff penalties for any one convicted
of driving while in an intoxicated
condition and for any one who does
not stop when his car strikes a per
son.
Evening star., 1922-01-14

by Mr.. Hart and individual students
will be called upon to discuss them
al the assembly Other high schools
it was said. are contemplating adopt
ing similar programs to prepare their
students for writing the essays
IS Cash Prizes in All.
The eighty-eight cash prizes will
be distributed widely over the two
separate classes into which the CON
test has been divided. in order thai
virtually all the Contestants submit
ting meritorious essays viii! receive
one of the awards. There will be
fortyfour prizes. amounting in al
to $500, for each of the two classes
As announced in the rules. the two
classes will be the senior and Junior
The senior class will compose stu
dents in the senior high schools and
the ninth grade of the Junior higf
schools. and students in the private
and parochial schools between the
ages Of fifteen and eighteen, inclu-
Give. The Junior class will he formed
Of pupils in the seventh and eighth
grades of the junior high schoo and
similar grades in the elementary
schools and pupils in the private and
parochial schools between the ages
of twelve and fourteen. inclusive.
The date for closing the contest
will be announced later. as it will
depend upon the adjournment of the
conference.
Evening star., 1922-01-14
"WET" PETITION IS LOST.
Senator Frelinghuysen Assailed by
Spokesman for $4,000.

NEWARK, N. j., January 14.-Loss
by United States Senator Freling-
huysen of a petition of $4,000 anti
prohibitionists calling on New Jer-
sey's senators and representatives to
work for modification of the volstead
enforcement act, drew a charge from
william r. Stewart. president of the
Anti-Dry League of New Jersey. that
the senator either had dishonesty
suppressed" the petition or was guilty
of such carelessness as rendered him
unworthy to be a member of the
limited States Senate"
The petition, sent to Senator FIRE.
l;nghuysen recently. demanded modi-
fication of the Volstead act. SO as
to permit the sale of light wines
and beer.
Evening star., 1922-01-14
KILLS
SELF BY SHOOTING

Andrew Braun. forty-four years
old, former soldier, shot himself
through the head shortly before noon
today while sitting in room 1876 at the
Veterans Bureau. where he had gone
to see about getting increased compen-
sation. He died on the way to Provi-
dence Hospitals
Braun, who lived in Philadelphia, had
refused disqualification yesterday and
had come back to the information sec
ton of the Veterans bureau today to
press his case for a compensation of
$50 per month instead of the $50 which
he was receiving.
Quietly Draws Revolver.
The former soldier. who was an
Austrian by birth, hut had served in
the United. States artillery and am
munition trains during the war, was
sitting quietly in a corner of the Of
flee when suddenly he pulled a .32
caliber revolver from his pocket, and,
before any one could stop him. shot
himself through the head.
Dr. Hall, and other Veterans Bureau
attaches, sprang TO the assistance Of
Braun and gave him first aid. He was
shortly removed to Providence Hos
pital. The shooting and the arrival of
the ambulance created intense excite
ment among the bureau workers.
Formerly in Asylum.
Braun was. former inmate of an
insane asylum at Catonsville, Md. He
had been placed in that institution
suffering from hysteria and psyche
necrosis.
He was, given mental examination
January of this year and pronounced
mentally sound. The soldier, who came
here yesterday to discuss his case with
officials of the bureau, refused at that
time to take disqualification, which
would have made his total compensa-
tion $50, declaring that noise in the
hospital worried him."
Braun had sisters in Austria, it is
understood, but his parents are dead.
He was discharged from the limited
States Army, in which he had seen no
duty overseas, November 2, 1918,
Injured in Auto Accident.
From officials of the Veterans Blu
reau it was learned that Braun had
been In an automobile accident Au-
gust "a, 1917, in which he received in
juries. Hugh H. Clements Of so7 sth
street northwest. was witness to the
shooting.
Col Charles r. Forbes, director OF
the bureau. expressed extreme regret
at the shooting. Officials of the bu-
reau In charge of handling claims said
that this was the first occurrence of
the kind In the history of the bureau,
but that they were NOT surprised at ii
IN view OF the mental state of some
ever was given by the soldier, they
said. that he premeditated such action
against himself, d : :
Evening star., 1922-01-14
DESIGNS APPROVED
+. BY FINE ARTS BODY
Commission Passes on. Pro-
posed Construction, IncIud-
ing War Memorial.

The Commission of Fine Arts held
it's first meeting of the new year yes
terday. 1t was a long, busy session
and numerous submissions received
the attention of the commission.
Designs for a war memorial to be
erected by the Gold Star Cemetery
Association at Des, Moines, Iowa; an
inscription for the Grant Memorial,
and several park plans were approx
building to be erected at New Jersey
avenue and c street southeast. The
Commission was agreeable to the
suggestion that a Japanese lantern
which is to be given to Washington
by the city of Toxic, commemorate
the gift of the Japanese cherry trees.
Battle Monuments Board Heard.
Representatives of the battle mon
appeared before the commission and
reported on plans of their board to
mark the American battleffelds in
Europe by relief maps, bronze tablets
and monuments. The commission ap-
proved. the recommendations of the
battle monuments board and suggest
ed coordination of their plans with
those prepared by the Commission OF
Fine Arts, under the direction of the
War Department. for the establish
ment of permanent American ceme-
teries in Europe.
The commission gave careful con-
sideration to plan for a riverside
drive" or roadway in the rear of the
Lincoln memorial, which will con.
meet the Rock Creek and Potomac
parkway with the Speedway" in East
Potomac Park. The commission re-
GREETED the inadvisability of approx
ing the design of this roadway, be-
cause 1t could only be determined
after the plans for the approach t.
the proposed Arlington Memorial
bridge have been settled.
Regarded Inadvisable.
Furthermore, the commission stated
it would be inadvisable to continue
the planting. grading and road i'm
provement in the rear of the Lin
coin Memorial. pending the compile.
ton of plans for the bridge. as pro.
posed in a resolution now pending
before Congress, to appropriate $25, ,o0(
for this purpose. There is great need
for the bridge, and the problem Ia
one which would require most care
full study on the part of the design.
ers. the, commission decided.
The commission had as its guest a,
luncheon Representative Henry Allen
Cooper Of Wisconsin. In the after.
noon the commission inspected the
statue Of Jeanne dare and the statue
Of Dante In place In Meridian Hill
Parkh
Evening star., 1922-01-14
CRAP GAMES CONTINUE UNHALIED :
AS LEAKY TROOP SHIP FIGHTS GALE

them more concern than anything
else.
Capt. Reppa said that most OF the
crew of 140 were sent below decks
to plug up opened seams. Some
sary to remove baggage. Care was
taken to see that the water did not
reach the collins of $50 bodies Of
American soldiers, which were
transported from French ceme-
teries for reinterment in their ma
tive soil.
The Crooks skipper was inclined
to belittle the experience. He said
some Of the rivets had given, away,
causing the seams to open, but that
at no time was there great danger.
In addition to the 968 enlisted
men and fifty casuals, the Crook
brought fourteen German brides
and eight babieA
Evening star., 1922-01-14
WAR CRIME TRIALS .
BY ALLIES WANTED
*
Commission Votes in Favor
of Demanding Surrender of
Accused Germans.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, January 14.-Surrender or
the Germans charged with offenses in
connection with the war to the allies
for trial is recommended In two reso-,
lutions adopted by the interallied
commission on war crimes. made pub
lie today. =
The resolutions were adopted by
the commission at it's sessions held
here on January 6 and Z, in accordance
with instructions from the allied SUI
ureme council last August.
The commissions first resolution
finds the conduct of the recent trials
at LEIPZIG unsatisfactory. except for
a few cases, and that the procedure.
of the trials was not such as to elicit
the truth. There were acQuittals
where there should have been con-
yictions, and light sentences insteA4
of heavy, the resolution said.
Evening star., 1922-01-14
COURT UPH0LDS LEWIS
IN REMOVAL OF HOWAT
Deposed Mine Official in Kansas
Fails to Obtain Extension of
Restraining Order.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
KANSAS CITY. No. January IL
John L. Lewis. International presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers of
America, was upheld in his action In
removing Alexander Howat of Kan
sas as president of district IA, when
Judge Samuel A. Dew of Jackson
county circuit court today refused to
make permanent a temporary re-
straining order granted Howat and
his associates early in December.
The order sought would have barred
Lewis from interfering in any way in
district IA.
Evening star., 1922-01-14
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January IA
thousand doughboys returning
from Germany on the transport
Crook learned today. for the first
time that their ship had sprung a
leak last Tuesday and had been in
danger during great gales that
swept the north Atlantic.
mot a crap game stopped, was
the smiling commfnt of Capt.
Frank Reppa, as the Crook was be-
ing lashed to her pier at the trans
port base IN Brooklyn The trans
mort SIT. Mihiel, which had been
dispatched to her assistance, ac-
companied her up the bay.
The doughboys eagerly scanned
the newspapers giving accounts of
the plight Of the Crook. and then
ssmarked that seasickness gave
Evening star., 1922-01-14
WINE SHOP FOR WOMEN.

MONTREAL, January 14.-The
Quebec liquor commission is plan
ming to open wine shop for women,
managed by members of their own
sex. on st. Catharines street, in the
heart Of the shopping district.
The purpose of the Innovation Is to
make 1t possible for women enjoying
their cups to purchase wine without
having to rub shoulders with motley
males who now frequent the commits
sion's depots.
Wine will be the only beverage
sold.
Evening star., 1922-01-14
Japanese and Chinese in Ac-
cord on Question of For
mer German Leases.
COMPLETE SETTLEMENT
EXPECTED AT ANY TIME
Toxic Delegates Deny They Have
Been Advised Of Agreement
on Railroad.
BY q. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Japanese and Chinese delegates
to the Washington conference. meet
ing today on the Shantung question
transfer of the former German leased
territory to China. 1t will become ef-
fective as soon as the proposed treaty
between Japan and China on the sub
ject of Shantung is ratified.
Two formulas were prepared. one
dealing with the turning over of the
administration of the leased terri
tory to China and the other With the
transfer OF official documents, re-
lating to the leased territory.
The delegates will take up when
they meet again ON Monday. the ques-
ton of the mines formerly held by
Germany and now in the hands of
Japan. When that matter has been
disposed of there will remain only
the question of the Shantung rail
road to be settled, before the entire
Shantung problem has been disposed
Of
The Japanese were assured by the
Chinese delegates in making arrange
ments for the return of the leased ter
ritory that there would be no dis
elimination in the future against
japanese in that territory.
Settlement of the whole Shantung
question, upon which the Washington
conference is nod waiting before
taking up other matters relating 10
China and the far east. is expected at
any time. it was said in conference
circles today. The atmosphere was
decidedly hopeful.
Toxic News UncOniirmed.
Contirmat ton. however, of a news
dispatch from Toxic cabled last night
to the effect that the Japanese gov
ernment had agreed to further con-
cess ons in regard to. the Kiaochow-
Tsinanfu railroad and that the matter
had practically been settled could not
be obtained here today.
Before entering the twenty-sixth
meeting of the japanese and Chinese
delegates for the discussion of the
Shantung question Baron Shidehara.
the Japanese ambassador. and Mr..
Hanihara. vice minister of foreign af-
fairs, both denied that the delegation
here had received word from Toxic to
the effect that the Shantung railroad
matter had been settled
Mr.. Hanihara said that the dele
CATION had not been Informed that the
Tckio government was ready to make
any further concessions in the mat
ter of the railroad. and that he was
inclined to believe it still maintained
its former position.
For the Chinese delegation, We'll
tContinuedSpn Page 2. Column ~
Evening star., 1922-01-14
Mr.. HAYS TORE
WHITE HOUSE SAYS
Resignation From Cabinet
Accepted d-P. M. G. to
Head Movies.

announcement that POStma Stsr Cen
eral Hays will shorty retire from the
cabinet was made at the, White House
today
After forty-minute conference with
the Postmaster General, President
Harding said he could not well inter-
pose any objection to Mr.. Hays re-
tirement to become head of a national
associa ton of motion picture producers
and distributors
Mr.. Hays Statement.
Mr.. Hays made this statement:
with the Presidents consent | have
decided to undertake the work suggested
by the motion picture producers and dis
tributors. No contract has been exc
cuted as yet. ! am assuming, of course,
that satisfactory contract will be pos
sible and one which will make certain
in the carrying out of the nigh purposes
contemplated by this great industry"
The Postmaster General. in discuss
ing the matter informally. said no
date for his retirement had been de-
cided on. that matter being left open
awaiting his negotiations with the
mOtlon-picture producers.
Comment by President.
: The President personally gave out
the following statement:
The Postmaster General and / have
been discussing at considerable length
the proposal which has been made to
him to become the head of a national
association of motion picture pro-
ducers and distributors. If the ar
rangement proves to be. when the de-
tails are worked out, what it seems
to be. 1 cannot well interpose any OBJ
lection to Mr.. Hays retiring from the
cabinet to take up a work so impor-
tant.
TT is too great an opportunity
for a helpful public service for him
to refuse. I shall be more than sorry
to have him retire from the cabinet
where he has already made so fine
a record, but We have agreed to look
upon the situation from the broadest
viewpoint and seek the highest
public good
Would Not Dscuss Salary.
Mr.. Hays, in further discussing the
proposition, informally expressed con-
fidence that satisfactory arrange
ments could be worked out by him
with motion picture interests. He
said that as soon as possible he would
confer. probably in New York. with
representatives of the motion picture
industry who have been negotiating
for his services.
Mr. Hays refused to discuss the SAL
ary which he would receive in his
new position. but it has been re-
ported as upward of s150.0O0 year.
The Postmaster General was said
by his friends. however, not to re-
gard the salary as the controlling
factor in his decision.
Successor Discussed.
While it was stated at the White
House that the question of a success
sor to Mr.. Hays had not been con-
sidered by the President and would
not be until he had definitely made
his decision, Immediately there
sprung forth numerous and varied re-
ports These included the names Of
Harry S. New, senator from Indiana,
Mr.. Hays home state; Dr. Huberf
Work, present first assistant post
master general; Walter S. Dicky,
Kansas City manufacturer, and Rep
reSentatiye Steenerson of Minnesota
chairman of the House post office
committee.