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WEATHER. Unsettled, probably occasional rains tonight and tomofrow; warmer to morrow. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 1 p.m. today: Highest. 63. at 3:45 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 40, at 3 a.m. today. Closing New York Stocks, Page 13. Member of tbe Associated Press Tbe Aesoelated Praee 1* exelaelTolr estltled to the dm for republication of *11 sewa diapatefcee credited to It er set otherwise credited la tble paper sod eloo tbe local news publiahed kerelx All rights of puMleatien of apodal dlapatehee hereto are also rraerrod. Yesterday's Net Circulation, 91,608 vr? no OQO Entered as second-class matter INO. iO,oO-. post office Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1921-TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS. No Definite Declaration of Policy Results From To day's Deliberations. NO PROPOSAL OFFERED TO APPROVE BRIAND VIEW Fubcommittee to Be Named to Seal With Airplanes and Poisonous Gases. ?Rt the Associated Press. The delegates of the five powers discussed land armament today, but no definite declaration of policy resulted from their deliberations. None of the powers, it was under stood, presented any proposal looking toward a concrete pronouncement sup porting the French attitude toward army reduction as outlined to the full conference in plenary session Monday by Premier Briand. Premier Briand. attending his last meeting of the armament group be fore his departure for France, made a brief presentation of the exact posi tion of his government, and it was said that a general discussion fol lowed along the lines of that In which the powers expressed general appreciation of the French position at Monday's session. Will Name Committee*. The debate led the delegates into a consideration of specific problems of land armament, and it was decided to appoint subcommittees to deal with such subjects as airplanes, poisonous gases and other auxiliary melons of warfare. After the two-hour-and-a-half ses sion was over the French premier, despite the failuce to make a joint declaration of policy, expressed gen eral satisfaction with the direction the discussions had taken. It was also Indicated by the French delegates that M. Briand would re turn to France confident that his na tion's attitude had the sympathetic understanding of the other national groups and that France had nothing to fear from subsequent negotiations on land armaments. fttatemeat of Coaferenre. The formal statement issued by the conference committee following* the meeting today was as follows: "The committee on the subject of i he limitation of armament met at the Pan-American building at 10:30 this morning. All the members were present except Baron Shldehara and Shr. Meda. "After a general discussion of the sub jects relating to land armament and new agencies of warfare, these were referred to the subcommittee, consisting of the heads of the delegations, with in structions to bring In an order of proce dure with regard to these subjects and with poww to appoint subcommittees to deal with the question relating to poison ga* aircraft and rules of international law." No meetings of the conference or any of the committees will be held tomor row. Heads of delegations of the five pow ers agreed to meet later in the day to form the subcommittees and to consider duties of the subcommittees. The delegations of the five powers went Into the first executive confer ence on land armaments today, with the French group hoping that the ne- j gotiations would be pressed to the point of a formal expression of some character before the departure ofj Premier Briand for France. Overshadows Other Issues. The land armament discussion over shadowed momentarily developments j relating to the other questions before I the arms conference, although the J naval experts continued their work on details of the American reduction plan and members of all nine delega tions prepared additional data for use when the committee of the whole on I the far eastern problem assembled i again late in the day. It was indi cated that the far eastern meeting probably would develop an effort to include additional declarations of I policy In the Root resolution already adopted. The assembling of the five major delegations to consider land arma ment without waiting for a decision *>n naval reductions and the far east ?was a deviation from the contem plated program of the conference, and Is understood to have resulted direct ly from the desire of the Frencfh to put the powers on record before the departure of M. Briand. Land arma ment comes far down on the tentative agenda of the conference and the previous intention apparently liad fceen to let the subject lie over for the present. Applause Pleases Briand. Members of the French delegation Mesoribed M. Briand today as satis fled personally with the sympathetic Demonstration that followed his ppeech at Monday's plenary session. He was said to feel that these de velopments had largely attained one e.f the principal objects of his com ing to the conference, but some of liis associates thought a logical sequence to Monday's expressions ?would be a resolution embodying in compact and definite form the senti ments of the several delegations. Tlie progress made thus far in I negotiations regarding the far east- 1 em situation, including the appoint- i ment of this committee which will I give particular attention to the I tariff and tax restrictions imposed on ' China by the powers, was regarded I in official quarters today as hlghlv encouraging. although it is recog nised that some of the most trouble some questions have not yet been taken up. SHERMAN LAW VIOLATION i BRINGS JAIL SENTENCES NEW YORK. November 2J. Four active members of the Tile, Grate and Mantel Manufacturers' and Dealers' .Association, who were among those i ?who pleaded guilty last week to' violating the Sherman anti-trust law I today were given jail sentences by! Federal Judge Van Fleet. F. H 1 Nobbe, Arthur Sliilstone and Albert Kchaile were sentenced lo four months in the Essex county (N. J.) jail and fined $4,000 each. Herman Petri was *enteiwed to two months in the same jail and fined 13.500. Twenty nine other defendants were fined sums ranging from $500 to 55.000. Eleven corporations, compos ing the combine, were fined $4,000 each and six others were fined from J.-.no to $3,500. Judge Van Fleet in Imposing sen tence. said he had taken full con sideration of the fact that the accused ?ad_pleaded guilty. NANIHARA is appointed A DELEGATE FOR JAPAN TO REPLACE SHIDEHARA By the Associated Press. Appointment by Japan of Masanao Hanihara, vice foreign minister, as a delegate ta the armament conference was ?com municated today to the State De partment. Mr. Hanihara's appointment is immediately due to the continued illness of Baron Shidehara, the ambassador, which left the dele gation with only two senior dele gates, namely Admiral Kato and Prince Tokugawa. Before the Jap anese officials left Japan for Wash ington it was understood that Vice Minister Hanihara might be ap pointed as a fourth plenipotentiary. Mr. Hanihara who came to Washington as chief adviser to the ? delegation, will now sit at the official conferences with his col leagues. He has had a long ex perience in the United States as a Japanese diplomat, having served over ten years as secretary of the embassy. "LETS DO r SPIRIT PERVADESPARLEY Progress Leads to Determi nation to Accomplish Aims of Conference Soon. BY N. O. MESSENGER. Finding such ready acquiescence In the spirit of the objects to be achieved by the armament and far eastern conference, with no insuperable ob stacles intervening, the disposition of the delegates now registers ex pediting the conclusion. (( Convinced the "thing can be done." the drift of determination seems to be "let s do it." Thus is presented dis tinct refutation of the f-j-casts of a long drawn-out session of the inter national meeting through the months. When Secretary Hughes in opening address to the conference voiced the belief that consideration of the two main phases of confer ence's aim?limitation or armament and far eastern questions?could be considered concurrently, he glimpsed the future accurately. has been more than V. few days elapsing since that state ment was made. Many Qaratloni Considered. Today witnesses the various sub agencies of the general conference functioning with precision and defl nlteness in several directions. limi tation of naval construction, reduc tion of land armament and forces. China'* Industrial and poliacal situa tion. France's attitude to m^malnte nance of adequate protect^^-ail of these subjects are being treated in one Dlace or another and in detail that deals with practicalities and not ^The'absence from these liberations of international chicane and intrigue is commented upon oy observers* No deep-laid plot, or un der-surface combinations to thwart success are discernible in any direc tion. A remarkable degree of pub licity attends the general ?ork of the conference, notwithstanding the fact that the sessions of the comniUtees nf the whole and of the Big rive and "Big Nine" are held behind closed d?I?t7s recalled that Secretary Hughes predicted such would be the ami that the public would be sur nriscd at the unfolding of the acts of the conference as It goes along. For one thing, it is "cognized that the ends in view are so simple, Just and of such world-wide application that the proceedings do not le,nd themselves to "underground work. "I^ls Mid to be realised, however that the impression must not prevail that because the American people so generally approved the plaJi of naval fimitatlon proposed it should be taken to mean that they will be oonUnt with onlv its effectuation and oblivious "of or indifferent to the other objects of the conference. Full measure of sucoessin all tha ,ima of the conference is still de manded, it is said, and the A??eri,?"J delegation is quite aware of the fact, and will keep it In mind andJ*tore the other delegates all the time. It is the subject of comment by those who keep in touch with public sentiment, voiced through dally and current publications, that there is no I dWision in popular approval of the rourBe of the American delegation. ! SrTbf s^r^s s ??lnP^0nof?V-ee administration^ fouchdwlth 'events^as'they* occT an"d I with ^-knowledge of moves con Templated. The Senate and House leaders are in closer contact with I nlans and proceedings than would or dinarily be expected with respect to a meeting of this character. So the people, the administration and the Congress may be said to be lined up With the American delega and prepared to insist upon what suKeeBt and when called upon m propfr and Jurisdictional form to carry out what is determined upon. public Sympathy tor France. Whatever form may be given to the iilV.eiinn which France expects is ^nun(ed upon as being likely to prove *?rPnb* be.^ed8^ Xa't S.T Sotis P^Uc sympathy has been ^re ?? hi? Foch to the interior and his Mar,^ with the public, and of course u- Premier Briand's presentation of France'? position to the plenary ses ?As 0fa^hasC0SfflcianiCeand senatorial A . Joes it falls out that the saH.Cnis!tlon of the American delega compositlo Uarly to possession of t10" ,' knowledge of what will be ac ex?,lhie to the administration, the Itnate and the public and what would not. ILS.FM FIGHT TO DEFEND HOT PROPOSEDf EAST Lead in Navy Reduction In terpreted as Taking Away Our Best Card. MOVEMENT BY NATIONS AT PERSUASION HINTED Europe, Recognizing Japan as Pow er, Believed Beady to Favor "General" Scheme. BY PA I'I. SCOTT NOWBEB. A subtle movement of the gravest importance has been started by a | number of foreign delegations to | persuade the United States to become extremely moderate and conciliatory in Its far eastern policy. The con ference, these delegations argue, must be made a success. And to succeed. It must keep largely to gen eral principles, so far as the oriental question is concerned. These prin ciples, moreover, must apply only to the future, not Jo the past; for to at -tempt to use them to reopen "set tled questions" would be to wreck the conference, it is argued. This is, of course, primarily the thesis of Japan. But it seems to be backed by Britain, and to some ex tent by France and Italy. All of the European powers are sympathetic with the United States and desire to preserve America's friendship. But they see that Japan has become a really strong power, to' oppose whom would require material means of which they do not dispose, and to anger whom would perhaps endanger their own positions and 'possessions. See StroigMt Card Loat. The European powers and Japan not only want the United States to abandon its original Arm attitude, it is hinted, but they believe the United States is already in a'situation where it cannot do otherwise. The one great means of pressure which the United States held over Japan and Britain, they believe, was its ability to out strip them in the race of naval arma ment. Their surprise, when Secretary Hughes, in the opening session of the conference, laid down a plan for scrap ping half the American fleet, was due perhaps less to the unusual procedure than to what seemed to thehi the throwing away by the United States of its strongest card. Beholding the wave of emotional approval which immediately swept the United S&tes, they jumped to the con clusion that it would be very hard, henceforth, for the American delega tion to refuse to sign a naval limita tion agreement, regardless of what might be done In the far eastern ques tion. Their original understanding of the American position was that if a settlement, satisfactory to the United States, of the far eastern question could not be reached, the United States would continue to build ships. This was the one thing they were afraid of. Xow, however, all hag1 changed, they think. Delegates Doubly Bound. The American delegation is doubly bound?flrst. by having a strong de mand in America for naval reduction, at almost any cost; and, second, by the obvious desire of the republican administration to make the confer ence a success, not only for humani tarian, but also for party reasons. In these circumstances it will be rela tively easy, they estimate, for Japan and Britain, both of whom desire naval limitation, at least as much as the United States does, to persuade the American delegation to be satis fled with a "success" in naval reduc tion, and to limit the far eastern set tlement to an enunciation of princi ples, which harm no one. This program Is perhaps tempting, but from the American viewpoint it 1s open to serious criticism. The far eastern situation to which the United States has repeatedyl made diplo matic objection, is not a matter of the future, but of the past and the pres ent. With British influence predomi nant In Tibet, with Russian soviet troops in Mongolia, with the Japanese established in eastern Siberia, Man churia and Shantung; with China bound hand and foot by all sorts of treaties and agreements, to talk of applying principles only in the future is to use empty words. China Would Be Maimed. Unless tome of the powers con cerned are willing to march a con siderable distance backward, China will be permanently crippled. A mere acceptance of principles would amount to a recognition of the status quo in the far east, which in turn would practically amount to an abandonment by the United States of its whole far eastern policy. And this is exactly what some of the powers now represented in Washing ton most desire. There is reason to believe, how ever, that the Interpretation given by foreign delegates to Secretary Hughes' diplomacy and to the state of American public opinion is some what misguided. American opinion has stood behind its government in far eastern matters in the past, and it will probably continue to do so. whenever the occasion arises, despite (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) "HUNGER REVOLTBERLIN FEAR AS RIOTING REACHES PROVINCES BY GEORGK WITTE. Br Wirelf? to TUc 8t?r ?nd Chicago Dally ,New?. CopyrUrbt, 1KI. BERLIN. Germany, November 23. ?Germany fears a "hunger revo lution." The latest reports from such Industrial centers as Ham burg, Leipslg and the Ruhr dis trict tell of food riots taking place there on Monday and Tuesday. Although these flrst outbreaks of violence outside of Berlin are not as serious As those that have happened and are atill happening in the capital, the authorities have decided to prevent any general outbreak and are taking ineas- | ures with thai end ia view. In Berlin mobs have invaded the principal business district and have cleaned out food shops and shoe and clothing stores. When several hundred rioters stormed a cafe near the city hai' the police arrived in trucks just as the plun dering reached its height. .The officers surrounded the place and tried to arrest all the participants In the looting. A wild scramble for liberty was the result. There was a good deal of fist-fighting, but no shots were fired. Sixty men were arrested and taken to police headquarters. More rioting occurred In other parts of the city, and shopkeepers even in the fashionable west end section are getting nervous. The chief of police threatens drastic measures if the food riots are not stopped. 0 U. S. MARINE KILLS TWO MENON TRAIN Mail Guard Also Reported to Have Caught Third on B. & 0. Car From D. C. Two men were kiile'd aijd one cap tured by a marine aboard Baltimore and Ohio mail train No. 9 which left Union Station here last night at 10:20, according to a telegram received to day at the/ Post Office Department from Inspector Craighead at Pitts burgh. "Clerk In charge Hunter, train 9, leaving Washington last night, re ports killing two men and capturing third by marine," read the telegram, "Report Indicates marine ordered men off car where they were riding and they refused to comply. Third-man brought -to Pittsburgh, and turned over to marine." 1 ? Frederick R White. Baltimore and Ohio yardmaater here, reported to the police here about 3 o'clock this morning that marines on guard in the mall car attached to Baltimore and uhlo train 17, which left Cnion station at 10:16 o'clock laat night tired several shots through a door of the car when it was reported that three men had been seen on the car. -No Trace of Wouded 9m. The trespassers were riding on the bumper of the'car. it was reported, when thj? shots were fired, and one man was seen to jump from the train between Rhode Island avenue and University Station, MU., according to this report. Police searching hospitals and yards today failed to find any wounded men. The marine officer on duty at the local terminal last night had received no report of the incident and the captain in charge today reported to the Post Office Department that he had received no report of any inci dent. Capt. David S. Barry, in charge of marines on mail protection, stated at the Post Offloe Department today that in his belief the report from Pitts burgh was correct and that this was the same train as that mentioned in the local report. Inquiry at the ter minal and city post offices revealed that Baltimore and Ohio train 17 had left the terminal laat night at five minutes after midnight, and that train No. 9 had left at 10:20. It is held that this latter train is undoubt edly the train, mentioned in the re ports. Await Farther Reports. Operating officials at the executive offices of the Baltimore and Ohio rail road denied report that mail train No. 9. westbound, had been attacked by robbers last night. They said they would have been notified instantly of any such occurance and inquiry of the telegraph operator at Washington Junction brought reply that he knew nothing of the occurence. In the meantime Capt. Barry and Post Office Department officials are waiting for further details from Pittsburgh, believing that the tele gram from Inspector Craighead is correct. Officials of the railway mail service here were positive that Baltimore and Ohio train. No. 9 is the train on which the shooting occured, declaring that some confusion might have been caus ed by the fact that trains Nos. 9 and 17 had switched their starting times, and that No. 9 ran out last night at 10:20, which usually is No. 17 start ing time, and that No. 17 left at 12:05 a.m.. which was usually the starting time for No. 9. PRESIDENT NAMES TWO. President Harding today sent to the Senate the nomination of Calvin S. Duvall to be postmaster at Gaithers burg, Montgomery county, Md., and that of William E. Fraley to be post master at Cleveland, Va. These nominations were included in a list of more than 150 others to be postmasters in other states. 14 WILL ACT ON NEWBERRY. The Senate agreed today to dispone of the Ford-Newberry senatorial elec tion content early in January. The agreement, which was by unani mous consent, provides that the elec tion case shall be considered to the exclusion of all else on the fourth I calendar day on which the Senate is in session after January 1, and to limit debate after two days of general dis cussion. While the limitation of debate per mits an hour's discussion on each resolution or amendment concerning the seating of Truman H. Newberry as the senator from Michigan, it was felt among leaders that a vote would follow shortly after the general dis cussion is closed. CROSSTOWNBUS UNEIS PERMITTED The PtiMio Utilities Commission to day granted the application of the Washington Rapid Transit Company for a crosstown motor bus route from Union station to Sheridan circle on Massachusetts avenue. The commission also granted the ap plication of the Northern Virginia Motor Transportation Company for permission to operate busses from Fairfax, \a.. to 12th and C streets, via the chain bridge and Georgetown. The commission stipulated, however, that these busses must carry only passen gers who intend to cross the District line. The commission reserved decision on several other bus line application that are pending. Oppesed ky Trolleys. Both street railway companies at tended a public hearing at the Dis trict building last week and opposed the establishment of any more bus lines in competition with street cars. In granting the request of the bus company, however, the commission changed Ms route somewhat In order to make it less competitive with the street railways. The busses will run west from union station on Massachusetts ave nue to 7th street, on Mount Vernon place to 9th. on L street to 11th street, and thence on Massachusetts avenue again to Sheridan Circle. In its original application the bus company asked authority to go through H street from 4th to 12th streets and thence north to Massa chusetts avenue. Carrie* 150,000 Monthly. Figures were offered at the hear ing to show that the dub company is currying 150.000 passengers "per month on its original 16th street and Potomac Park routes. Mr. Ham con tended the commission should not authorize new bus routes unless It could be shown that they would serve the communities through which they pass better than the street cars now serve those sections. I William E. Reed, president of the ' bus company, told the commission he I applied for the cross-town route be cause of an expressed desire from his 16th street patrons for such a route The commission alsb decided to parmit the rapid, transit company to issue free transfers between the 16th street and the Massachusetts avenue busses, but it could not be learned this afternoon whether the bus com pany would accept this provision The present rate of fare on the busses is 8 cents. Today's News In Brief Japanese approve statement of Kato before conference. Page 3 Combination of European nations In effort to Influence United States to modify stand in far eaatern policies hinted. Page i Northcliffe demands scrapping of Anglo-Japanese treaty. 'Page i Final legislation action on tax bill to be taken today. Page 1 Princess Mary to wed British peer. Page 4 King lauds work of Msj. Gessford. - Page 4 Death toll increases in Belfast riots. Page 4 North Capitol and Eckington Asso ciation urges appointment of Dis trict man for police chief. Page 4 A box alleged to contain bones of women slain by French "Bluebeard" introduced at trial. .Page 5 Commissioners approve licenses for private detectives. Page 5 Prince of Wales mingles with race track crowd. Page 7 Baron Kanda, Javanese delegate, lauds America at City Club. Page ? Treasury Department places present District bonded ilebt at 14,(16,7(0. Page > Red Cross campaigners have tag day today. Page 20 Measure Prohibiting Medical Use Becomes Law?Long Fight Ends. The anti-medical beer bill was signed today by President Harding. Signature of the bill on which con gressional action wa* completed last Friday closed the gap in the nation's prohibition laws revealed last March , by Attorney General Palmer in an opinion that there was nothing in the Volstead act to preclude the pre-, scription of beer as medicine. Prohibition advocates in Congress soon after publication of Mr. Palmer's ruling evolved the bill which in a qpinewhat changed fonn _was today ,made a. law of the land. Anti-prohi bitionists, principally in the Senate, iraged a dettrjAtBM flght With the result that final legislative action was held off for several months. Treasury officials because of the 'Pendifcg legislation withheld issu-: ?nc? of regulations making prescrip tion of beer possible until last month. Since the tegulatlons were issued ] about half a dozen brewers ha\'e ob I tained permits to manufacture beer | for medical purposes, but owing to : tjie numerous changes made neces ? ?ary in instructions to prohibition di . Hectors and other officials it is not believed that much beer has been pre i scribed as medicine. Limited to One <taart. The bill signed today, in addition to outlawing medical beer, provides that not more than one-fourth gallon of vinous liquor or vinous or spiritu ous liquors, separately or in the ag gregate. containing more than one half pint of alcohol, may be prescrib ed in ten days; that physicians shall be limited to 100 prescriptions for such liquor in ninety days unless ex traordinary. reason is presented; that importation of spirituous or vinous liquor is prohibited until the amount on i-and shall not be sufficient to sup ply the current need for non-beverage uses; that private residences may not be searched without a search war rant. and that the courts of Hawaii and the Virgin Islands are given ju risdiction to enforce the national pro hibition act. Prohibition unit officials said sig nature of the bill automatically nul lified the regulations permitting pre Eoription of beer for medical uses. WILL HOLS HEARING. Proposed Amendments to Regula tions to Be Discussed. Hearing on proposed amendments to existing regulations governing the exportation of intoxicating liquor will be held here next Tuesday. The proposed amendments, It was explained today at prohibition head quarters, are designed to tighten up on shipments of liquor and alcohol across the Canadian border tn line with the "gentleman's agreement," recently ratlfled by Canadian and American officials. Organizations and concerns interested in the shipment of liquor and alcohol across the bor der will be heard on the new rules. Prohibition in Florida was discussed with Commissioner Blair today by William Jennings Bryan. ' Mr. Bryan was said to have in formed Mr. Blair that the liquor situ ation In Florida was serious, particu larly with regard to smuggling in the many coves and inlets along the coast, and to have taken up the question of forestalling the fleets of small craft engaged in rum-running. SHACKLETON AT BIO JANEIRO KIO JANEIRO, November 22.?Sir Ernest Shackleton with his antarctic expedition arrived here today on the i ship Quest. The expedition is ex-! pected to remain here about two weeks. PRESIDENT TAKES FIRST CANTER ON HORSEBACK IN WASHINGTON CAREER President Harding; today in dulged In his first horseback ride in Washington, and if his expres sions of delight, when he returned to the White House, are any criterion, he is groins to go in for this form of outdoor exercise with considerable regularity in the future. Attired In a natty new riding suit, leather boots and "every thing," the President rode through the west gate in the rear grounds of the White House at 8:45. ^le was mounted on a large chestnut colored charger supplied by the quartermaster Department of the Army. He was accompanied only by Col. William Starling of the White House secret service ahd Sergt. Mattison, the President's orderly. They cantered about the bridle paths in Potomac Park for half an hour. Those who caught a glimpse of the executive on his mount said that he handled himself excep tionally well and presented a striking figure. Annual Holiday in Capital to Have Many Features Tomorrow. v Weather Unsettled For Thanksgiving An rvn rkaarr of ral? tonight and probably tomor row and a *f?fr?l ??settled condition with a temperature around 50 degree#, was the Thanksgiving weather forffMt f?r Wanking ton and vicinity by the weather bureau today. Residents of the National Capital will observe Thanksgiving tomorrow In church and home, normal business activities being suspended, govern ment departments closed, achool children enjoying a holiday, even the great arms conference marking time, while all give thanks for the bless | ings which the Individual and nation may have received. President Harding will attend the services to be held at 11 o'clock to morrow morning at Calvary Baptist Church, 8th and H streets northwest, under the auspices of the Federal {Council of Churches of Christ in America. Delegates to the conference on the limitation ot armament will attend various services, among them being the annual national Thanksgiving service to be held at 10:30 o'clock at the Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, John Marshall place and C street northwest, and the annual Pan-American mass to be held at 10 o'clock at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. 10th and G streets northwest. T alon Church Services. In addition to these services there will be several union services of various Churches, and services at in dividual churches. Catholic churches throughout the city will hold the cus tomary services. At tne Metropolitan Memorial M. E. Church Bishop William !?'. McDowell will preach the sermon. The congre fations of the Wesley Chapel. Ham Ine, Uorsuch. North Capital, Trinity. Ryland. Wilson Memorial, Waugh and the Metropolitan -will unite in this service, together with the Junior Order of United American Mechanics of the District. The church will be elaborately decorated. The music will be furnished by a quartet choir, under the direction of Arthur Gard ner. Rt. ? Rev. Owen Corrigan 1b to cele brate the mass at the annual Pan American mass at St. Patrick's Church. He will be assisted by Rev. Clarence E. Wheeler, pastor of the Church of the Holy Comforter: Rev. James J. O'Connor, pastor of St. Au gustine's Church, will be deacon, and Rev. John Carroll Moore of Holy Name Church, will be subdeacon. The sermon is to be preached by Rt. Rev. William F. McGinnis of Brooklyn, N. Y. Monsignor Bonzano. apostolic delegate, will preside, and Monsignor Thomas of St. Patrick's Church will have charge of the ceremonies. Ambassadors to Attend. Ambassadors from South American countries, members of Congress and of the Army and Navy are to attend the mass. The music will be rendered by a mixed choir, under the direc tion of Miss Jennie Glennan and the sanctuary choir, conducted by C. A. Benson. Frank O'Brien will preside at the organ. . ? There will be a union Thanksgiving service by the churches of Capitol Hill at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow in Keller Memorial Lutheran Church. 9th street and Maryland avenue north east. Churches participating are the Eastern Presbyterian, Ninth Street Christian, Ingram Memorial, Epworth M. E. South, Douglas Memorial and Keller Memorial. Rev. George A. Miller Is to preach the sermon. There is to be special music. Another of the union services will be that of the Petworth churches in Wallace Memorial United Pres bvterian Church at 10:30 a.m. The pastors of the community will take part. Including Rev. C. Ellis Wil ! liairs of the M. E. Church, Rev. F. Paul Langhorne of the Baptist Church, Rev. J. Alvin Campbell of the United Presbyterian Church and Rev. W. F. Harkey of Wallace Memorial Church.. The last-named will preach on "The Dawning of a Brighter Day." Calvary M. E. Church, Columbia road between 14th and ISth streets, will hold a service at 11 o'clock to morrow morning, when Dr. James Shera Montgomery will preach. There will be special music by George Harold Miller and the choir. At McKendree M. E. Church, Maa 1 sachusetts avenue between ?th and 10th streets, a Thanksgiving service will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. At Foundry M. E. Church, ISth street near P street. Rev. Dr. i (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) PLAN TRANS-ATLANTIC AIR LINE TO CONNECT SPAIN AND ARGENTINA By the AMOclsted Prwi. BERK, Switzerland. November 23.?Huso Eckner, manager of the Zeppelin works at Friedrlch shafen, who has just returned from a. trip to South America, said to day that negotiations between Spalfr and Argentina were ex pected to result in the opening of truMflutic air communications * between Southern Spain and Sonth Amertes He said the Zeppelin works was planning the construction of an airship of 16,000 cubic meters, cap able of traveling seventy miles an hour and of carrying thirty or forty passengers, besides mall and small parcels, between Spain and South America, and of making the trip In four or Ave days. Herr Eckner predicted a com Iilete revolution In commercial re ations between Europe and South America by this means. He said a Spanish company was being formed to supply the necessary capital and that the technical or ganising work would be done by Uermants. Elaborate Gardens Between Union Station Plaza and Capitol Recommended. "FORT DRIVE" NEEDED; WAR BUILDINGS SCORED Annual Report Lands McMillan Plan and Notes Great Progress in Twenty Years. Inherent excellence of the McMillan plan for the development of the park system of the District of Columbia and location of government buildings is proved by the fact that its main outline have remained unchanged since it was nrst reported twenty years ago, accord ing to the report of the commission of fine arts, made public today. Several departures have been made from the original outline of the McMil lan plan, the report says, which are con ceded to be mistakes and blemishes but there is no movement to change the plan. On the contrary, the report says, all forces are working together tomard the realization of it. The departure* mentioned include the location of the Interior Department, the architectural design of the War Risk Insurance build ing and the location of the Navy and Munitions buildings. Regarding the new War Risk building, the report says, that "in the hurry of war needs the plans for a hotel at Vermont avenue and H street were used for a building to house the War Risk insurance activities. The building in its design and its height is a serious departure from the plan of 1901. and for an Indefinite time the onlv purpose it can serve the cause of good planning is that of a terrible warning." "In comparing the projects for the improvement of the park system of the District of Columbia, as presented in the report of the Senate park com mission, with the actual accomplish ment during two decades," the report says, "one must be struck with the largeness of the actual accomplishment. It is a tribute to the Inherent worth I of the plan that, while so little has | been done contrary to it, so much h?* ; been achieved In accordance with It. I It is doubly fortunate, also, that the (great features of the plan, its general i outlines. Its fundamental principles as to the disposition of public monuments 'and buildings and parks and parkways I have been adopted and are the con j trolling motives for future work." Record of Tsntr Years. It is worth while to review the record of the past twenty years In order to note the pro&rem made, to concentrate attention on projects of immediate con cern, and to apeclfy those portions of the plan which w?U may be postponed. Ir. making such a survey there is no intention to urge action on the par' either of Congress or of officials. As one generation succeeds another it be comes necessary to reiterate the fact that there is a logical, well considered plan for the continued and continuous development of the entire District of Columbia. The plan provides for such a harmony of parts as shall conduce to convenience 1b doing public business . and to good conditions of living for i public servants. I Inasmuch as Washington exists pri marily as the seat of government, all else sl-.oulj| be subordinated to this main idea. Members of Congress and their families, as well as government officials generally, must live here dur ing their terma of office. Moreover, the citizens of the country come to the capital to transact public busi ness. Hence the city must be pro vided with all those facilities de manded by the civilization of today ?with libraries, schools, hospitals and asylums, parks and playgrounds. Public buildings should express the dignity, power and permanence of the nation and those national memorials end monuments which not only com memorate great men, but also teach the history of the country should be erected here. Two great obstacles stood tn the way of restoring the Mall to Its orig inal status, the report said: The loca tion of the Botanic Garden and the Pennsylvania railroad station. Tin latter point was settled after a con ference with President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania railroad, and the Union station has been constructed In ac cordance with the commission plans. Today it forms the gateway to Wasli I ington and in its architecture, its ; landscape setting and its relation ti i the buildinps on Capitol Hill is un ! surpassed among the railroad ter j minals of the world. Inilghf ly and Neglected. Speaking of the property between the Capitol and the station the re port says: Temporary buildings to house wom en employes of the government (buildings sightly and well designed in themselves, but manifestly short lived) occupy a portion of the space; the remainder is ungraded, unim proved. neglected and unsightly. The gateway to the capital leads only to the weed-grown fields. The Union station plasa needs a frame and the now neglected spsce 1 in part may properly be occupied by j public bialdings designed to form a portion of the group begun by the station and the new post office build' ling. The remainder of the space may I well be occupied by gardens as fine and an beautiful as can be devised. Congress should provide for a plan for the development of this entire area, leaving to the fture the carry ling out of the work. I At the south below ths House office building the frontage is occupied by nondescript buildings, by a grave stone factory, and by billboards, all undignified and unsightly. The ob vious use of this land Is building sites and House gardens to balance those to be put Into the area to the north. This also Is a project for the future. The plan of H01 atfns to restore the area directly west of the Capitol grounds to a broad thoroughfare so enriched with parterres of green as to form an organic connection be tween the Cajfltol and the Mall. That section of the Mall between 3d and 414 streets has been laid out and planted with elms, in accordance with the plan of 1901. Congress has au thorized the occupation of the north side of the Mall between Sth and ith streets by the George Washington Memorial. The commission recom mends that until Congress shall de termine to erect a war memorial a convention hall should be construct ed to serve actual needs. The space between 7th and Jth streets Is reserved for the site of a building to house the National Gal lery of Art, under control of the Smithsonian Institution. Turning!o the Freer Gallery, the report says tk. <rai]?rv is ft type of In? fiMli. adequately housed aitd galleries "which doubtless will be established from to t,m# bjr private individuals.' r> Due to the firm atand of President ?iCgaUaued on PSfs iTCoiamn A