Evening Star Newspaper, August 18, 1921, Page 2

| e saan Prehistoric Refliie z 24 Feet in Length Uncevered on Farm By the Assocated Press. Mo.. August 18.—The; B trified remains of what in be-~ Heved' tu Be a prehistoric rep- &antle propertions; has been un- rovered om a farm near Raelne, Afteen mitkce south of kere i i 5 R R S 0 0 T ‘uslm ster General Hays and ather,) cials of the postal scrv.ce toay in- | ted at Bolling Field the first of ! remodaled DE-4 type military.| hnes Lo be used on the transcon-: 4 mail route bstween ‘4rk and San Francisco. ”7Fhe remodeled planes will carry-800 . fisunds of mail each, as congrasted | fth their individual capacity of 400} nds before the changddi_any as; 4 ainst 200 poun ried . AY. ggiual plane whic % P> between Washington. sad NeWi ' Greive feed im leugth, and petrificd oWjert‘In twemty-fe fo ¢ long fvoms head te i, the il mcesusing. twerve fwet. Fmbedded fan thie legn of th £ monster are numercus fosal N\'W[ and akells. This led mony per- | meus whe vixtted the sceme of the dicovery today to the be- Het .that it might have inkab-. ited Gire new i prehintorte dwyw. remalns are white an the ChRangrs Cost Omty $,080. he Postmaster General nated that pland not only has a larger o but als) for gasoline. and | it ot W Si'S | TEMPORARY PEACE | BETWEEN GERMARY whereas '8 o would cOBT $15.000. - - wiil be used over sy CHAR Charging that the wage board of the Washington navy yard based its recommengation for %,cut in the pay of forgers at that yard om Mgures obtained ‘from small -hotaeshoe” and wagon shops, Johw Guethlar, repre- sentimg: the :forgera ‘there Lefopa the genasal. wage Board yesterday,” satd that th apiv these gmall shops was'iot Comparsife to the wark dane in the- gun, factory. He also said-thet dhe lacsl board could not get’ aif’ of’ the Nguses. be- cause many of the shope were closed on. account of .industrial, conditiors, with cobwebs growing - acroms, the doors and windows. If the reduc tions recommended by the wage Loard are put to effect, he eaid, | will amount to a reduction In wages of the forgers at the W ington yard of 4% per cent, exclusive of the cutting off ‘of the $ bonus | veen paid lower than on the outside. Now they are due for an increase, ne pointed out. It had always been a source of complaint from outside em- ployers when the union went to them to make agreements that they fur- nished men to the government for lase money than they would allow them to be employed on the outside. ‘When J. C. Caylor, representing the electrical workers at the Norfolk yard, told of'the hazardous occupa- tion of the batterymen, due to the effeat - of. the acids om their’ lungs, Capt. Robison said that he would get that corrected immediately. G. G. Higgins, representing the plumbors and pipefitters, said that nigher wages: were pald on the oyt- aide, and that the men should get an increass. R. H. Alcur#\ of this city, wepre- santing the supervisors' organization, | waked that the rate of pay for thes men that prevailed on July 1 be re. tored. and J. D. kvans of the Wash- {ington yard made a similer request ‘THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1921. OF UNDERPAYING STILL|SOFT-DRINK LICENSE MADE BEFORE WAGE CUT BOARD! Represéntitives of Navy Yard Men Cla ufes Are Below Average Taken ag:Basis for New Scale. ot m! | caucus last night pledged themselves ! Ruins of Great Tem Unearthed in Ancient City on Corinth Gulf By the Associated Press. ATHENS, August 15 —Ruine of a great temple have been unearthed at Sikyon, a eity on the southern shore of the Guif of Corinth, which, in the fourth cepitury before the Christine TAX IS ELIMINATED (Continued from Firet Page.) periodical calls from representatives of the Treasury Department.” Mr: Treadway said that under the pending biil the taxation had been simplified so that the average man could make out his tax returns with- out difficulty. He showed that the head of a fumily amoundng to $2,500 will receive additional exemption as a head of a family amounting to 3560 if he has a wife, and to $400 for each dependent child, instead of §2.000 and . respectively. M painted out that the wife, under the. new bill, would be able to go to the store and buy house- hold remedies without paying a stamp tax on them. General debate on the piil will close tonight and the bill will be taken \XDI for amendments under the five-minute ; SRy m T oten 7™ " HOUSE PROBERS ACCUSE ANSELL AND COLONELS Argument on Tax Bill Brings Charges by Both |y ggpgnoLL's EscapE Sides in Tilt of Parties The democrats of the House in party . the temple was built by the Doriass, who captured the tows from the Acglancen Ionians and held it for several eemtwries. Experts who have visited r. average mabs I. | | | Chase in the ancient Greek L:w- (Continued from First Page) That such a condition existed of course, a scandal. to vote against the tax revision bill &= drafted by the republicans. {lence. is. Less than WREE ASKSRILES 70 COVERN BUSSES Wants Utilities Board to Re- quire Standards Applying to Street Cars. The Washington Railway and Electr Company, through President William ¥ Ham, today asked the Public Utilitiex Commission to require motor busses 1o follow the same standards of service applied to street cars. The request was contained in a let- ter which was read at a hearing held +in the board room of the District build- ing this morning to consider regula- [ to govern the operation of bus ines. “We submit it as our opinion,” wrot. Mr. Ham, “that busses operating cver fixed routes should be treated as com- mon carriers, and. being in competition { with street rallway companies, shoul! jbe subjeet to regulation in the sam manner ag street railway companic Asks Schedules Be Filed. “We feel that bus comj .ies sho ibe required to file with the commnis sion schedules and headway sheet i cky mountaine, fhe most® AL s : = yrtion of the pntinent Wilkingop. of the Brookiyn ordinary precautions to prevent escape | 'The caucus. which was the fourth July 1 last. He also pointed 0ut:yipi p and submit periodic ohservations gring July the mail . ARD U. S. PLANNED That while the wage board recom- | pio (QPCUENS Ihade o particulul{helq in an effort to determine a pro-]Were used: 103 g?}al of 13500 miles. kun\»g Iml\; 3 i et mended a cut to $1.30 an hour, "30‘ “Whatever you do, do not reduce {§ram for the minority, was attended “Happenings” Alded Him. \1 s Nt performance between New Yori =] WILLIAM & BERNS. commandaat of the Washingtos yaid | the luborer's pay.” he suid. “If you by 80 of (he 132 democrats in the| .. o A mulgated similar 1o those for t . had recommended that this figure d®!d; he will have to stesl all of the! e = it seems,” said the majority, “that|of the sirect railway companies aud tween Chicago and Rock | e ———— ings, Wyo. and a 95 per ceut per- Ry Eage) :n:n;;x;::eeu the latter point an o that aM- political parties there “For the year ended June 30. 1921, ; Will. in a sense. be committed to the : rding o figures made public (o | pledges made In the special agree- 2 2 _ | ment with the United States. It will e e o Do recalled that China and Germany . ave a spe agreement too, inas- mail, and had a percentage of s 2 Deotar ags el coorl i sides Postmaster General Hays, les treaty. = Germany, how- er officials who Inspected the | YT, in’ negotiating a special agree- e e id Tt make & fight, | ment with China, absolutely deciined luded Dr. Hubert Work, first ge- ' 0 teafirm In general terms the Ver- postmaster gemeral . sailles t; ty, since it meant another acknowledgment of responsibility for | the war, and, it stated officially Appraisers’ Findings for Hos- | B3, the German_gouernment, such an | pital Extension Now Go te ! i changes (o get the Verseilles pact Te-{ - Supreme Court. §155,300 AWARD INREED LAND CASE __(Contingsd from Fi Perkins, execufive secretary to . Hays F. Egge, superinten-lent the air mail service; W. H. Rid- ¥ vised.. There is a hint that similar| general superintendent of the | hitches have occurred in the nego- | lway mail service, and Chief Cleri | LALONS with the United States, which | o0 o0 e lieitat 3 . 2 have already taken more than five e land needed by the United > i [ 8 Maneyaf ShaFout Gca Ins [ weein {States for the extension of the rtment. z ¥”The sample remodeled plane will be : “Wown late this afterncom to New J¥ork. whence it will fly west to take . _Political Amtagonism. ! grounds of the Walter Reed General Althengh the German government ;Hospital to 16t street, Alaska ave- : has segy’ fit to take all the political {nye and s rhic its regular work over the Rockies. | p,rties ftw confidence, the d.m_,bue. 2 Feflnhmfeu, which Pm‘ ta pt. Exzge will leave tontght by ! erats i the United States Senate |D¢ condemned because of inability to agree as to purchase price, will cost in for San Francisco on an in- ion trip. the government $135,302.05 If the . award of a commission of appraisers )is accepted by the District Supreme |Court. The award was filed today by John | It is some members of the Senate foretgn Telationsi committee are opposed to the holdfug of any formal session at which information {rem the executive branch-of the government would be vouchsafed. They contend that it would be unwise fo give information | commissioner, Fred W. Plugge. hav- to_thelr political opponents. On the | the teniton other hand. those .senators ho are Justice Hitz, after a stipul onjnumate personal terms \with the [ton between the owners and Enited olks &t the executlve end of the|Srires Attorney h, represemting| government are fluding no dificulty | the government, allowed the award in learning just what IS going on. lof the two SUrviving comimissiomsrs ON NEW BEER BILL (Continued from First Page.) warrant. where “‘good cause” 'was shown. i time among themselve: | suffer a general reduction. | for these ipresont wage, Peole and W. Elmer Espey, the third | sentatives here to hear w cut to $1.06 an heaur. Younger Men Tusmed Of. That a great many sui employes were being kept at work in the Waghington navy ysrd while younger men | work were heing dincharged, ws® charged by E. A Kline alse repre- senting the locel forgerss Ho sal that when the petiremant law went inta effect there were approximately 400 men in the yard ible for re- tirement, hut that oaly ‘were re- ired. it Capt. James K. Robison, chalrman of th‘: boudl ., eaid that be weuld take that question up. “Jonn . Karly, representing black- smiths in the Philadel, time. pointing _out the men would be more willing to divide their rather than He made a particular plea for blacksmiths' helpers, pointina _ ot that it was now almost impossible en to live decently am the and he didn’t see what wer wage. He v n a o they would do o rett id house rents bad r fares had imcre creased and nowhere could he see & 12 5 3 Wit Coe Medpers. “I¢ T don’t cut any others I am going to cut the heipers said Capt. Rebison, @ 1 hope the helpers have repre- 'hat F am saying. The pay of helpers is toa mu”ch‘ excess of that of 8. Today is not the day when yvou cam take money from the poekets of the trades and trained artisans to boest the of unskilled meu.” Mueh data tending to show that the rannuated | able to turm . .out mare | ibrass in the yard in order to live: X to raise it does for any one ise. Me paya the same for car fare @nd the same for bread and the same for a tom of cosl"” American Workmen far Argerican Navy Yards, Says Capt. Robison Ameriean pavy yards operated by Americans only was the policy ten- tatively laid down today at the hear- ings on wage adjustments 1 in the i before the goneral wage board | by Capt. James. K. Robison, chair- | man. Me mads it plain that he wae absolutely and positively against any ! one but "Americans being employed in he yards, und particularly as this time, when there was a dearth of | real Americans employed. | (Capt. Robison laid down his opin- ion when J. N. Murray, representing the firemen and oilers, told of the j necessity of publisbing notices in the | navy yards in several languages. In | particular, he said. notices are pos 1 in the Phitadelphia mavy yard | twenty~two languages. Orders in English Only. | o There is a dearth of employment of Americans in this country today. Employment today in this country is an advantage. I think it ought to be j& case of Americans first. 1 am of the opinion that every order issued at a navy yard should be in English nd in no other language, every no- tice posted should be In English and Do other language. 1 would requir in !House and the vote for opposition was sald to be unanimous. No lndltm-s tion was given of the probable atti- tude of thoge members or the party who did_not_att General debate, which was opened the ways end meaas committee for the republicans, was echeduled to end tonight and tomorrow amend- ents will be taken up under Bve- Minute speceh limitation with a finai} 0re SRNUY bY SCOBLANEd, ra vate due late Saturday. Mr. Fordne.|g1) ) these associates, directly or in- in outlining the republican DOSItion | Jireetly, with the plam yioriing S bl Sald It was “as equitable a [ Sy Ser It the plan and manner e possible to drawW |jority report, “not quly must recog- “under the circumstances: nize Ansell as the master mind of The democratic line of attack Was|ihem all. but also as their dominat- indicated In @ resolution adopted at gra iC BLL S0 &8 U the party cavcus, which declared the | Hyd G EORIOIRE SRR (ot the es- measure to be “subversive of the|cap.’ was wseriously to Ansells pe- principle that should govern taxation | cuniary disad Ml o for the suppert of this governmen him from obtaining a ger fee for and charged that it “relieves DProf-|apicaling a court-martial sentence, jteers and taxpayers of large incomes|gng udded from their just share of the load of i “'“Byt the letter and personal pres- taxation and leaves an unfair portion | sure upon his former Associate, Gen. of the burden to be borne by the Deo- | Hurria. were 2 very importunt factor ple of moderate means. in gaining permission for the 9 < o a 2 Representative Claude ~_Kitchin, | Lo caney out bis guaranty that ber” democratic leader, in & telegram sent | doll should not get away, from his home at Scotland Xeck, X. C, to Representative Ga T esee, seting minority leader,| ANSELL ATTACKS REPORT. urging House democrats to oppose The tax bill, declared it repeal of the | excess profits tax and increase of the eorperation tax to Der cent mean' that the big “profiteering corpora- Johnson and Associates. tiona* would escape payment of a haif | After the Burgdoll reports had been billion dollars in taxes, which would {presented today Mr. Ansell's firm is- fall upon’ the smaller corporations of sued a statement attacking Representa- oo tives Johnson Flood and Luhring and every happening—whether of act or of omission—resulted in Bergdoll benefit and not one to his real detri- ment.” Col. Hunt, “within months after he participated so crim- inally in the escape,” said the ma- jority, was promoted and retired. “An outraged natiol added, “has the right to demand that Col. Hunt's annuity be discontinued.’ the next two Calls It Prejudiced Finding of The democratic leaders said it trip, | upon the same pr iple, ie., 80 pe cent of seating value during nou-rusi service and during rush service seat- ing value with an allowable standing passenger for each seven square feel of available space. Due to the ¢ struction of busses and their tenden cy toward being topheavy, we see no reason why they should be allowed tv carry a iarger percentage of standiug passengers to seats than is allowed for a street car. Bus lines being re- lieved of burdmes which the stree: railways must bear in the form of u gross receipts tax, salaries of cross and paving expens could with propriety be held to fu nishing service under even more stringent standards. Interurban Lime Joins. A similar letter was addressed 1o the commission by the Washingion- Virginia Railway which s in competition es intu nearby Virginia. Williana McK. C! eration of Citizens Ass gested that there might be a claim of discrimination wade if the commis sion fixes a maximum carrying c pacity for motor busses. while i | standards of service fixed for stre. cars do not specify the maximun | number thut an individual street car may carry _Col. Kutz, chairman of the commix- sion, replied that it was deemed es sential in the interest of safety (. limit the number of passengers on busses. He said it may be that maximum should also be fixed for street cars. He assured Mr. Clayton that the commission has no desire to discriminate against the bus lines in fixing stundards of service. ¥ ations sux- local wage boards at yards all over| The standards for sirect car servi T | every employe of 4 mavy yard to take jthe country failed to take inte con- oath of allegiance. If there is | sideration Sgures ::d;geo“wa“;“g‘;q-m one in any navy yard today who | wages for simllar Ciis t v | oS wan presented to the board by |y ot A% American L personally want Reporf Not Written. /Henator Sterling. republican. South kota. who had charge of ghe Wil- “ampbell anti-beer bill in the ate and is a conferee, stated today (Copyright, 1921.) o be niled e 3 saying they accepted the report of (heIIrt‘ based on the average number of ani, R vas 2 GERMANS IN CONFERENCE. S 20 ran the Jargent majoriiy of republicans of the com-!people to be hauled Guring the vari- mittee in tue findings tnat their con- ous periods of the day. juection with the case *was innocent| Representatives of the various bux would be a “fatal mistake” for any sou, member of his party to vote for the owner of the land ght to be con- il = demned, which included his residence, &t 16th street and to lose him. 1 one is going to Fiual Vote Saturday. line: Al 2he conferemce report had not beem Sakaiaxenus gitten. When asked whether the use provision prohibiting the nee of search warrants for resi- dences “except. where there is reason Little Opposition Expected wm; For his_eatire holdings the commis. jsion allowed him $73.694.70. ©ther Treaty. Before; Reichstag. lawards in excess of 310,060 were G By flie"Associated Press. = Bonnette, $11.109.93; Selby D. P N, T ve. $15,819.76, AL Vre e s pkon wm August 17.~Chancellor s, and H. A. Vreemaan, = which liquor fs manufsctured irth, Foreign Minister Rosen and sale or sold,” had been stricken!Dr. Hantel von Halmhausen, under- owt. he replied “not yet.” secretary of the foreign offiee, con- ¥ZHe declined to explain the ‘signifi- 3 ! £ e ot the rosly, But mdicated that] ferred with representatives of the e agreement which he stated last| coalition party with regard to thel,¢ the stipulation if the owners are %ht had been reached was off. He | forthcoming peace treaty between the sfited the conferees would agalm| yUnited States and Germany.' 3 satistled, deeds will . gi nfl:: this afternoon. ;““‘:‘:}M ' ” The .chancellor followed the estab- the owners to the Unit, by obviating any D objection e wDebate 1n Semate. ; Haned castom i eonseitinn’ pariies | t0 the irregularity si‘fi,fim... st flatg:nt thad he { medtury léaders on impoetant issges | tion Proceeding where o vag con: N t ¢ 1 I G 11, Attorneys Louis Ottenberg, Frank 8. Bright, H. 8. Hinrichs and C. R. Colvin, representing the owners, have twenty days in which to file excep- tions to the ard. Under the terms Z /- SenatongAs] s 0 uld not sgn th neé report | by .confining today’s deliberations: to | ®issioners return the a ' the Stanley anti-search amend- | representatives of the clerical, demo- ; nt were “mutilate®’ was reiterated | eratic and majority socialist parties, the Senate following ® motion to | which make up the present coalition jagree to House amendments. MUDIS.T}. JENNE e BeXt few days don't intend to sign it.” he de- | he will call in the opposition leaders red, "and If the Senate wants toand Inform them that an agreement ove me as a_conferee it can doihu been drafted on the strength of > e to House changes. 77 Does the House amendment Iogal—‘ r informal conversations between Dr. #e home-brew?”” Senmator Brandegee, H BRITISH HOPES RISE AS IRISH POSTPONE DECISION ON OFFER| i i | T hope it will. ZA long parliamentary wrangle de. flopcd wn .a motion by Senator i Gt aa~= .01 th fmeasure, — disag) (Contiaued from First Page.) Rosen and Elis Loring Dresel, Unit- ed States commigsioner .in Berlin, ‘whicls is believed to be aeeeptabie to | the United States government as a basis for the enmactment of z final and formal treaty of peace. republican. Connecticut, asked. dail will last none of the deputies TP ost_certainly does.” Sena (which the members of the dail are #shurst replied. “It will mean thor called when addressed in English) s ot mowe breweries can stirt wqdul:' ycotma mk,pre:uct. They one 7 £ and all, when asked the question, re- “Asserting that the Senate stood as Plied that It must be remembered there were the reports of the various ministers to be discussed and passed upon, while in addition there were eighty new members whase capacity as legislators was being put to the test. The old-timers, it was pointed out, were accustomed to transact their business in the shortest time possible when their meetings had to be held secretly and expedition was necessa. for fear of discovery by police, but with the danger of arrest removed it was surmised there might be an in, clination to verboseness. The proba- bility seems to be, however, that th private meetings.will extend over the week end, with the mext public meet- ing early mext week. May Arouse Lloyd George. Meanwhile, it is pointed out, the - sibility exists that something l’::y pass between the Mansion House in Dublin and Downing street in London, there haivnx hope in -on:le q‘u&ncu that = era’s spe of yesterday, ‘with its pointed references y!o Uht‘i. will arouse Premier Lloyd George or the Belfast authorities to action. If this does not came .to pass, the political forecasters take the view Little serious opposition is expected by the chancellor when the treaty is taken up for ratification by the far- eign relations committee of the reichstag. Whatever obstructions sre encountered probably will come from the parties of the extreme right and left. 7 Thie support of the people’s party, headed by Dr. Guatav Stresemann, is y assured to the extent that the chancellor will be given the bene- fit of its “benevolent neutrality” in the event that its members decide to refrain from casting their ballets. None of the participants in the co ference could indicate the nature -of a memorandum submitted by the ‘Washington government through Commissioner Dresel to the foreign minister: Neither was any indication of the nature of the proceedings given amendment and that the Senate{out. In amswer to mgquiries it was uld stand by it to protect the !asserted that complete secrecy was rties of the American people. maintained at the special request of the American government. 'ORE SEARCH PENALTY. Little Oppeonition Expeeted. man on the Stanley amendment. ator Ashurst insisted the Senate Z4hould not make mud pies or have work upset by ‘three men.” Attnckss Amendment. protect elling. but not his person.” Sena- Brandeges declared if American rty' had come to that, Americans ht as-well migrate. fenator Nelson, one of the con- still in conference and no agree- t ongit had been reached. nator: Brandegee declared Sena- Officials of the American mission were steadfast in their refusxl to dis- cuss the progress of the peace nego- tiations, which are now believed to have reached a final sfage. . - Fimanciers Take Part. Several well known financial and economic experts took part in the com- sultation in an advisory capacity. The presence In Berllh of Frank A. Van- derlip and Paul M York financie: with Dr. Walter Rathenau, minister of reconstruction, and other govern: ment officlals, has prompted 2 rumer that the American bankers also have been in touch with Chancellor W in connection with the treaty. Warburg. the Hamburg banker and brother of the New York capitalist, was one of the experts in attendance at_today’s conference.” 3 The mermorandum -which Chancellor ‘Wirth_submitted to the goyernment leaders .today is said to take com- plete cognizance of the provisos enu- merated in the Porter-Knox reement reached late by nate and House con- the’ “Willis-Campbell anti- the House substitute for the amendment adopted by the relating to searches and on reply to Mr. Lloyd George's siderat 1 announce its decision to sub- mit question to a plebiscite, or ask the government whether it will agree l.om.lkvic ;"“t?Id ddor;flnlgn home rule of nd outlined in the recen of Gen. Smuts. iloktar ‘The wonderful discipline of the Irish republican army continues to be the admiration of those attending the Manston House daily. When the hour approaches for the arrival of the dep- uties, a squad of boys (for they are no, more than boys), at the command of young, smooth-faced officer whose | extra alertness is the only thing to! ! distinguish him from the privates, mareh te the frout of the bullding, take their places and carefully scruti- nize every person entering. KEven {Speaker MacNeill had to show his card of admittance this morning, and the fact that the youths were brought to attention when such men as Mr. De -} Valera and Arthur Griffith, the foun- ‘fder of the Sinn'Fein, were entering MRS-PEDLER ARRgsTEn. ‘f the building, was the only thing that reasonable cause” and who enter vate dwellings in search of liquor - not contain the se provision limiting the issue of rch warrants covering private res- $ where thére is reason t fiquor is being manu- for s3le or sold on the ises,’ ‘ Il otiler Senate amendments were ined. and Senator: Sterling, repub- | resolution, although it is assu fn. Soutlr Dakota, who'had charge | that the guestions of indemnities, in the Senate, said he | reparations, penalties and other finan 1d submit a draft of the agree- |cial and economic features of the t to Senate conferees who were |treaty have not yet been actively dla- present at this meeting in the|cussed in the course of the pourpar- e of having the report ready for|lers between representatives of the atgr considerationn today. two governments. | OPPOSE_AMENDMENT. resqjution opposing’the Stanley ndment, - whieh “would” force * Rrohi- enforcement rch warrants before alleged illicit liquor ‘selling, was pted at-yesterday’s meeting of the f the W. C. T. U,, at prevented them from making a sim- “Jilar demand upon these Irish leaders. Woman Reported Missing Is Lo- = GOING BY SPECIAL TRAIN cated With Driver. Mrs. Teresa Pedler, twerty-six years Colored Elks of D. C. to Attend Convention in Boston. old, reported missing from her home at 203 E street the morning of July Morning Star Lodge, No. 40, B. P. O. colored, of this city will run a spe- tvania railroad 21, was arrested last might, on' com- plaint of her husband, with Norman Eike, prayer meeting for the benefit of | Poole, a driver, twenty-eight years| ;.;troin over the Pen: national convention gathering in | old. They were arrested at 514 Tth| e Sl "Ern ol Night at 7:36 1o con: Francisco today. street northeast, and Mrs. Pedler Was|vey delegatés to the annual convention “Rev. Dr. Charles E. Fultz spoke on | Fele: on a $500 cash collateral s tne colored Eiks in Boston. jo benefits of prohibition. Mrs. R. J. | Poole was unable to furnish bond 1ast| "o delegates will be accompanied by z sang. Mrs. Fred Beall, Mrs, | nlght. The husband and two children:!, pand ef: pleces, composed of eodore T Moots and Mrs. ‘Emma e oy '%—".;‘:‘::“':’a"‘%‘::;‘;!f.“"“~ Armona rd Shelts In er. . lott of 5 ' SPONe o e1to . ' Sk dhesscs of welcoms sthediled 1o be a d iton pregfded. .- livered by Mayor Peters of Boston and PROMISES.AN ABDRESS Bt eian o Thomas F. Harperyis chairman of esident. Harding has promised to transportation committee. iver an address at Willlam and ‘Williamsburg, Va., on the same day attended. meeting was called primarily as | jce, who the} Okia., fo in £ o-"?—nl;on ?l' tn.c%' bservation Manual.’ skt { said. they will get an increase. James Wilson, repersenting the pat- ternmakers. He cited instahces where the boards had recommended wages as | much as 10 cents an hour below tl verage. “in the case of Washington. he said. the investigaters for the unions went into the very cheapest territory they could find, and struek an average of 3% cents, while the beard recom- mended 90 cents. Patteromakers such as are found in the W: yard get on the average of $1 to 3107 an the T g bt v ::vy-y.id."ano have: n_‘ufi\l ; ;rmn. repgesenting ‘s". umlom. seid - the the mel Pmolders should get a great deal lmore than the 80 cents am haur r the he If the board take: ommended. ) into consideration, data nt BRate fer Mobders. “The very lowest rate of pay of molders was recommended by the wage board of the Washington yard, according to Mauriee Pitzgerald. Ex- tra compensation is just as necessary at this time as it ever was. A. H. Euler, Washington vard, said that molders here performed 2 class of work that could not de found else- where. John Q'Neill, vice president of the International Moelders’ Uniom, deliv- ered a vehement attack nst the plan of the big employers advan- tage of depressed conditions by forc- ing the rkmen to take lenger hours and lewer wages. The law under whick navy yard wagea are fized can- not in any manner be construed that the govern! t should fellow in the footsteps of lustry in this respect, he said. If the government does fol- low im the footsteps of the private corporations, it cannot keep the re- spect of its employes, he said. He asked the board to weigh cavefully the conditions and urged it not ta ba carried away by the cry of reduction now going over the country. for, he said, “some day the pendulum will swing the other way.” ~] agres with you" said Capt. Robison, “but I am sworn to exeeut: that law. 1 don't know what's right. I am going to de my darndest. I live with these men. I work with them. If you think that I am going to treat them oth than sym- pathetically you are dead wreng. G. M. Bugniazet, imternational vice president of the electrical workers’ union, said that the governmeat never had lived wp the law ia resp in the yards, as they had Barb BifHlacdware ard Pints, $7.50 - Pints, $2.75: The standard of. A complete O Hih.add G Ste ., Thermos Bottles And Every Accessory the Week-end Auto Trip Start your auto trip right with 2 complete equip- ment, and you will save time and trouble and add much to the perfect enjoyment of your journey. Aladdin Thermaljars, 1 Gallon, $13.50 Stanley Unbreakable Thermos Bottle Michelin Tires and line of Sta {set hungry ‘this winter T would rath- er that it mot be an America; Mr. Murray suggested that if the government would pay a decent liv- jIng wage at the navy yards that it l“nlfld be an easy matter to geot rid of the large number of forsigners now | employed in them. Unless this was done, he continued, it would be im- possible, as the Americans could not continue to work for the government at lower wage scales than prevail on the outslde. : tve 70 Cents. charged . that the local wage of the Washingten yard, when R 'mads- ite Ypeommendations to the u neral 'd. absolutely ignored igures” obtainable on the outside. He cited ten firma in this city pay- ing 70 centa an hour for fire, and ollers, while the local board recom- mended only 57 cents an hour. The work of ollers in the Washing- iton yard, he sald, is particylarly hazardous becausc of the age of the .ufldulfn there, and cited the cases in save! of the shops whege the oiler was required to put a ladder against revalving shafting. climb it anl eil “Why that is against the law,” re- marked Capt. Robison, who im- mediately gave instructions to get in touch with the commandant of the Washington yard and have that practice stopped. ilers in the Washington yard were given the lower rating of helpers when the recent retrenchment cmme, Be said, but are still performing the duty of ollers. This, he pointed out, was a direct violation of civil servioe rules which required mem to perform the duty in which they were classified. Employes’ Lives Endangered Lives of employes at the Washing- ton navy are endangered and property valued at thousands of dol- lars also endangered by the practice of emploving supervisors to do the work of riggers, was the complaint of T. A. Wood of the Washington yard. This practice also causes dally loss of money, because of delays in waiting ifor the supervisor to inspect rigging before the weights can be moved. F. J, Bucks, Washington yard, gave & number of detalled instances where rigging work requiring expert knowl- -";- was done by laborers. . A. Johnston, also representing the riggers from all yards, entered a ‘vigorous protest against the employ- ment of large number of Filipinos in the Mare Island, Calif, navy yard. Many of them, he said, cannot even the English language. He said t the riggers were not asking for it jan increase in wages at this time, but that the dail will either send a con-[to the wages of electrical workers | they inist s er dia lfl‘mull’ protest against a ER@ss for Quarts, $10.00 Nickel Plated Quarts, $3.75' Tubes guality and value. 4 g % nley and Stoll carriers. 10f any wrong and that our motives were Chairman Fordney opened the four. hour debate after the House had & adopted. on a strict party vote. 223 toly,, ,,t “that after complete investiga- 115, a rule providing for a final Vote} iy, ‘'we were exonerated by the i at 3 pm. Saturday spector general of the United States Reviewing what he described as|apmy and the further fact that the extravagances under the last admin-|{'nited States attorney at Philadelphia istration, Mr. Fordney charged that|submitted all the evidence to the grand Prealdent Wiison had taken over the!jury and no condemnation resulted, we rallroads “for political purpeses only’ confident the public will know how and had placed in charge of them “his | little importance to attach to the preju- son-in-law, McAdoo, whom he was|diced. finding of Ben Johnson and his grooming for the presidency.” associates. Asked from the democratle s e —— wiy he had voted for the bill author- izing dedoral control of the carriers,| ANSWERS DIVORCE SUIT. the? 2 g3 "}!eoud to put the President in a nole and we did 1" e Later Mr, Fordney sal e made 3. his statement about taking over the Sincere in Charges. railroads jokingly, but his declaration| Answering the divorce suit of his was_ greeoted with jeers from the|wife. Mrs. Dollie F. Anderson, who democrats. charged him with misconducr, An- y ldrew €. Anderson of the Rutland SarpesOnoms TNt j Courts today alleged in the answer Repres ntative Garner of Tex S.igled in the District Supreme Court e ein onemeer Of the|that hix wife was not sincere in her The democratic fight on the bill, re- | llegations and merely wanted to d ~jeredit him in the ey of his friend. Dlied At ome Jen i ;T ominey | Anderson denied without reservation railroad every allegation of misconduct gperation. Asserting that democralic|prought by Mrs. Anderson and stated :2:.;’6%‘:." B e Jroted | that his conduct since marriage has B - | been exemplary in every respect. dressing the republicans, “to 'vote | Raymond Neudecker. has ‘asked the 000,000 ore which the President court for an accounting of property ¥ O e Wihor que President held jointly by the parties. and Jus- ?o?;“n‘:‘.' Bt i B R AR tioe Siadons has set the Ieauest down or a hearing August 23. Attorne proposition before Congress takes a (®}\ *king appears for the husband. ? They dare not let you go RENT HEARING TONIGHT. home and meet your comstituency on the proposition of giving the rail- roada $500.01 Hearings on the Ball bill to ex- tend for seven montha the life of tk. 000 more. District rent act will be begun be- fore the House District committee at 8 o'clock tonight in the committee's office in the House office building Representatives of the Real Estate Dealers’ Association and others will be heard. ew of the fact.”” said the state- MADE GUARD INSTRUCTOR. Maj. Paul D. Bunker. Coast Artillery Corps, has been relieved from duty in the militia bureau, War Depart- ment, and assigned to duty as in- structor, Coast Awtillery Corns, Penn- avlvania National Guard, with station at Allentown. Pa. 65 yeiars in Business F at 12+ ineme An Important Event for Fr All Summer Silk Dresses Canton Crepe Dresses Georgette sses Al-White Dresses Net Dresses Expert Fur Repairing at Reduced Summer Prices. One-Hour Special Friday---10 to 11 Only All Straw Hats for Women, including KNOX Sailors Summer Camisoles Camisoles We want you Quality Furs {Husband Declares Wife Was nm.’ Iz 25% Discount Beaded Dresses Crepe de Chine Dresses Embroidered Dresses All Sizes for Women and Misses Final Reductions on All $2.00 Satin and Crepe de Chine $2.50 Satin and Crepe Formasly Priced Up to $25— O e $3.95 Vests .. 2 i o Blosmers e St Glome 53t $2.95 Fisrieasatimseordyd < Ouality Furs, featuring shown. New pieces are being fast as they arvive. A small deposit will hold_ any Fur until November First. E spoke in favor of the a maximum capatity for busses The set of tentative regulations ' considered « i heating, ven tion. regulation smoking and similar problems. ion laid the tentativ 1 bus owners and r te » ns from them. The |regulations probably will be put into jeffect at an early meeting of the com- | mission. PRINTING OFFICE CHANGES. Changes at the government pr ing office for the week ended vester- day were announced today. as fol- low: Appointments: Join Berry, unskilled laborer: Albert L. Duerr. machine operator. reinstated: Michael | Paduda. probationar: messenger and Joseph O'Grady, probation- H messenger boy. Separations George B. Clum. jr.. emergency mes- | senger boy: Edward D. George. un- iskilled laborer: Mrs. v cleaner. resigned: Miss M {ler. skilled laborer (f). resigned: ! Alice K. Ruddy. 1led “laborer (f), iresigned; {er. resigu vicombe, {type opera d; Oswald H. { Greager, probational messenger boy. {resigned: Alice Stapleton. clerk, re- *signed: Robert A. Slater, stereotyper, iretired: John Babcock. electroiyper | helper. retired. Promotions, ete.: Mrs. [L. Miriam Pyne. helper, 40 cents per hour. to pressfeeder, at 45 cents per hou rs. Elsie M. Schrage. tempo- rary linetype operator. at 75 cents per hour; to_probationary linotype operator, at 75 cents per hour, and |Mark H. Barnum. jr. jacket writer, fat 90 cents per hour, io compositor, at 75 cents per hour. —_— Tt is estimated that at least $10.000, 000 in gold is hoarded every year by the native nopulation in India. Afriea and Persia. for whom gold has a won- {derful fascination. Any gold that comes into their hands as wages, or in y is immediately Lidden fixing of of lino- & Closed All Day Saturday During August. iday Silk Underthings 4 Chine §1.50 $2.50 20 inspect the mew. arrivals in styles mot before ing added daily, as