Evening Star Newspaper, November 10, 1921, Page 13

. § i L i { 4 —< Fort Worth, Tex.; East St. Louli; GENERAL WAGE CUT BY PAGKERS LIELY Plant Councils Asked to Con- sider Reduction of Own Pay. " STRIKE RECENTLY 0. KD Closed Shop Never :Recognized, Union Efforts to Shut Plants Might Fail. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 10:—A general cut in wages of packing house work- ers was forecast when four of the big five—Armour & Company. Swift & Company, Wilson & Company and the Cudahy Packing Company—requested their employes to consider, in the plant_councils, a reduction in pay to be made effective in:the near future. No definite amount was mentioned and offielals said their conférences had not determined the size of the re- duction to be sought. Morris & Company. the only oné. of. the big five which has not established employes’ ::o\lncfls. was expected to make any reduction which the others may agree on. Union Vote Was for Strike. fThe Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers' Workmeh: Union of North America recently took a strike vote, in which a substantial majority au thorized Corgelius Hayes, internation- al president, to order.a walkout if he was unable fo rea~h a satisiactory agreement with the packers. The big five claim. however, that only a small portion of their men are union members and that a strike would not seriously affect their plants. The closed shop never has been recognized in the industry. The strike vote followed termina- tion of the period of federai arbitra- tion, established during the war, and under ,which Judge Samuel Alsghn ler.. appointee of the Secretary .o Labor, kept peace in the packing in- dustry until September 15, when, the packers having refused to renew the agreement, his control ended. Hayes Not Surprised. . “The packers' action is no surprise 1o us,” Hayes said wnen told of to- ddy's action. “And the packers are going to cut wages regardless of what the plant assemblies decide. Hayes announced district presidents from all packing house centers in the country would meet here next week to consider what action shall be taken under the strike authoriza- tion recently voted. The present scale of wages in industry range from 45 cents an he for common labor—which includes 50 the our per cent of all men employed—to a |©: maximum of 80 cents for the highly skilled floor men. Semi-skilled ;.I-l.,de. side. are paid from 45 to 55 {rom 62 to 65 cents, an ers from 70 to 75 cents an hour. ° Arguments of the Packers. Arguments of the packers' for a wage reduction at this time were pre- sented by Louis F. Swift, president of Swift & Co., in a.letter today to jhe mfimberl of the various plint sssém- es. “We regret that we must at this time ask you to present an unpopular subject to_ your workmen through your assembly,” Mr. Swift wrote, “but trust that the members:of-one- orgaa~ 4zation realize that we wapt*them fo suffer as little hardship as -possible from the hard times that have be- fallen the company. It is only because of the greatest necessity that we bring up the need of a furhter substantial reduction in so that we can meet the competition of othér concerns operat- ing on much lower labor' costs. - We have been doing &1l that we can in this direction, but unfortunately wages form such a large part of our expenses that it new becomes neces- sary to consider an’early reduction of be’ rent to you, to your foreman I~ to your workmen that this step o be taken. “If investors 14 be unwilling to put their mol into the packing business, we uld,. have to cur- tail operations, causifig more umem- ployment and _thersby Injure our workmen, ourselves and the general public. £ Heavy Obligation Cited. “We have & very heavy obligation to our 40,000 sharsholders, among whom are 21,000 of our own workers. They have put their savings into our stock and are interested both as em- ployes and part owner: “It is also a well known fact that the wages In other industries have come down faster than wages in the packing industry, and I believe that| every one in our organization realizes that the only questions today are: | “1. How much wages will have be_reduced? “2. How soon is the reduction be made? “We have held off on this matter-as long as we possibly can—Ilonger than our business warranted—but having established a system of co-operation thrgugh plant assemblies, we want o feel to to 1 that we can consuit with our; ‘employes through *i.ese assemblies on every, vital matter that concerns them. For this reason we have not taken action before. We realize that it is difficult to ask them to consider a 'l:e decrease during the first few months of the co-operative plan, but we believe that tHe representatives in our assemblies wjl handle the matter in a broad-minded way, rea- lzing that their own welfare as well as that of Swift & Co, depends on an immediate reductiod” of manufac- turing costs, involving & reduction in wage rates. Swift Company’s Labor Cost. “Swift & Co.'s labor costs per hun- dredweight in 1915 was 40 cents; in 1921 it is 31. Live stock has dropped in price almost to pre-war levels prices of meat products also have. fallen, yet the difference between the cost of raw materials and the sell- ing price of our products has broad- ened. v “Bureau of labor statistics for July show that the average weekly earn- ihgs of thirteen industries In the country are less than the weekly earnings of Swift & Co. employes. Swift workers averaged $5.70 more per week than workers in steel and $6.70 more than those in the cotton industry.” . At present the packing plants are | working ‘mh'i ‘:-ad:ced ltlorcn. One company whicl ormally. , emplo: 100,000 men now has 35,000. - new d cut would affect all mkl:a, centers out- as- wéll -as the big five plants here, including Sioux City, Jowa; Kansas City, Oklahoma City. ). St. Paul, Denver, So and St.'Joseph, Mo. 7 -AUTO DRIVERS ROBBED. Two drivers of public vehicles were robbed by hold-up men last night. John P. Long, .was hired &t -19th and K streets to drive tiree men to ville, Md. When the car reached Wisconsin avenue and Massachusetts avenue, he told the police, the men pointed at him and ordered. him from bl uth Omahs, Neb., aban- later, doned, at Connecticut avenue and held 1 he | Bocause s lo.llbfil' e Platform Plank That. - Helped ‘Elect Mayor | YOUNGSTOWN, Ohlo, Novem- ber 10~~A man who kas lived in Youngstown only three months and whose piatform provided for discontinuance of street ear mervice, turning the streets over to jitney buses and for jailing sny cltisens who taxes under a recent revaluation yes- terday was electedl mayor over candidates backed by the majo: tor H ‘Sboo Other “pianks” in Oles’ plat- form inciuded permitting “spoon- ing” in el parks under police protection, dismissing the entire pollce foree if it “doein’t mead 1ts ways” and n promise to turn over his l_-l.vL to charity, The weinen's vote is belleved to have. heem responsible for Oles’ eleetion. CHARGES SOLDERS HLLED O MEN Statement *by Johnson “stirs Up Hot Exchange-in House' Debate. - Representative Johnson, republican, South Dakota, a former officer in the Army, declared in .the House that while he had no substantiation of the charge. he “had reasons to be- lieve that soldiers who were traitors, cowards or mentally unfit were shot by their own comrades while facing the enemy.” The statement was hotly denied by Representative Bulwinkle, democrat, North Carolina, also a former officer, who declared he would not permit {ithe Johnson statement to go unchal- ilenged. 1 Denies Charges of Hanging. Commenting ‘on_the charge of fl- legal hangings made by Senator ‘Watson, Mr. Johnson declared: ‘No matter how we agree or dis- agree with the former Secretary of War or Gen. Pershing, I know the charge that men were taken out and hanged without courts-martial con- viction 1s not true. And I know that no officer or private carried out such orders for illegal hangings.” There was applause from the demo- cratic side when Mr. Bulwinkle di clared that while he had served with ten divisions overseas he never before had heard the astounding statement that men who were deranged or trajt- rs or cowards had been shot down in_their tracks by men on their own “I never heard of a man benig hang: ed in France or anywhere else over- seas without court-martial convic- tion,” declared Mr. Bulwinkle. “and I will not stand here and let go un- challenged the statement that men, either cowards. or insane, were shot down by their comrades.” 8 ‘There were indications that -the House, like the -Senate, ‘was on_the verge of a row over charges by Sen- ator Watson of Georgia, that soldiers ‘were hanged without trial. “No American was shot in France without trial” said Mr. Johnson, ‘“but there may have been cases where thex weer: abot - in~the line of batfle by their own forces at traitors or-were mentally deranged.” From -the - democratic side manl‘r(en ' attempted to break in on the speal who could not make himself heard timee because of the hubbub. SYMPATHIZERS GREET OFFICIAL OF SINN FEIN Rev. MNichael O’Flanagan, Vice President, Welcomed Upon Ar- rival in Washington. i ‘Welcomed by more than 3,000 sym- pathisers in the cause of Irish inde- American * and Irish ' ‘flags, Rev. Michael O'Flanagan, vice president of Sinn Fein, arrived.in Washington last night. oo & Accompanying the priest was Harry Beland, -Irish republican envoy to the United States, who comes to this country.in the interest of the $20,000,- 000 loan for Ireland, ‘the drive ' for which starts. November 15. The pair walked. from- the. train through lines of cheering admirers to waiting au- tomobiles, which carried them to the Hotel Harrington, headquarters of Father O'Flanagan while in the city. In a brief speech from an automo- bile the Irish official sald that Ire- land’s present struggle for freedom had been greatly encouraged by the support of the American people. Referring to the conference on the limitation of armamen the expressed the hope that it “might rectify the |mistakes of the Paris conference and settle international problems that are disturbing the peace of the world. Arriving at the hotel, O'Flanagan held an impromtu recep. tion, and thousands of enthusiasts took advantage of ' the ‘occasion to shake his hand. At 1 o'clock today he will be the slall of "the. Catholic priest of the Dfstrict at a luncheon at the Harrington, at which Mgr. F. Thomas, rector of St. Patrick’s Church, will preside. Monday night he will address a- mass meeting in the gymnasium of the Catholic Uni- versity. - The committee to receive the vice president of the Sinn Fein last night was composéd of Rev. John J. Cal- laghan, . chairman; Frank P. Walsh, Rossa F. Downing, Robert J. Bafrett, Harry Kane, J. J. Slattery, Joseph T. Fitzgerald, Lord Mayor _Stephen O'Mara of Limerick, Ireland: Dr. A. J. Mclntyre, Al L .Hickey and President Harding- today . recef a4 telegram signed by- Adolph Kraus Chicago, :president of the: Inde. pendent . Oriler. of . B'nal. B'rith, -in which the.Prealdent was compliment- ed upon the noble.aims.which inspired bim. to-’callthe conference. for.the discussion of limiting armaments and in which _the order extepded “our hopes and prayers that through thé conference & means may be found to ‘bring ‘within our lifetime the day when swords shall be turmed into plowshares and peace shall reign supreme. Simon Wolf of this city, and a d tinguished member . of 'the order, called at the White - Housa~to per- rorally supplement the message’ in the telegram and to invite the Presi- dent.to, be the guest of honor at the annual ‘banquet of the order to be n Ch| ug:.om. time in January. t ident is not. making =7 Fmmes i e i t o % of ‘the session of the.conterstice, he nable to’accept. 2 "'{'lh:fim‘:-.sb(c_fim go B'nal Brith “Mr. President: A “The proach in . Wi {principals, be pendence, each one of whom, carried | Raymond Kirkpatrick. when the fight occurred. JEWISH -ORGANIZATION ' SENDS ' _PRESIDENT MESSAGE OF HOPE Superintendent of Schools:to SubmitReport to Con- gress Committee. < HAS BOARD'S APPROVAL Administrative ' Changes in Sys- tem Also to Be Recommended to Legislators. Salary (increases for school em- ployes and administrative changes in the school system are recommended. In a report prepared by Superintend- ent of Schools Ballou which will be submlllr?y House District committee investigat- Ing the schools. The report was for- mally approved by the board of edu- cation at a special conference yes- terday . afternoon at the School, ! It ia clearly indicated in the report that school authorities this winter will wage another concerted cam- Paign to secure higher salaries for all school workers, ‘including officers, teachers, clerks and Jjanitors., The Dr. Ballou, is designed to “put the city of Washington where the city of Washington ought to be found” in the matter of wages for school em- ployes. \ Salaries Must Keep Up Stand. The superintendent pointed out that if* Washington exjects to hecome a first class city in tke classification of education, salaries that will put the <city in that category must be paid. Acoording to data compiled by Dr. Ballou and incorporated in the report, the District stands third from the last in the list of forty-eight cities; or, in other wonls, there are forty-five cities in the United States which pay better wages to thos: responsible for the education of théir children. “I would not ask that Washington yead the list.” said Dr. Ballou, “but I"do think we ought to be up with the average and in respectable com- pany. T should place Washington in the matter of teachers' salaries at a place about two-thirds the way up from the bottom of the list.” Asks Business Mansger. Among the administrative changes in the school system recommended by Supt. Ballou is the establishment of & stronger central adminl perintendents, one of whom is t a business manager. This move tended to accomplish many things in school administration which are im. possibl the present admini: trative system. Continued development of the ex- ting corps of administrative prin- cipals, in whose charge are placed small units of the school organization, also is urged in the report. There are thirty-three such officers in the school system at present, many of whom are only partly freed of teaching duties. Under the plan of the superintendent their time would be devoted entirely to administrative duties. The rear- gement would relieve the ‘present rvising principals of many de- and permit them to assume du- of a more city-wide character. salaries of the administrative according fo repost, would , instead of the present ar- rangement of paying them a stipu- lated salary. plus an sllowance of a certain amount. for each class ufider thelr direction. Two sections of Dr. Ballou's an- nual report will be contained In the statement to be sent the joint con- gressional committee. The report probably will be sent to the Capitol within a few days. SURVIVOR OF CUSTER'S "COMMAND FOUND HERE W. J. Balley Escaped Massacre Because He Had Been Sent for Medical Supplies for Men. A report from Omaha, Neb., that Peter Thompson, a rancher living near Albion, Mont., and said to be a survivor ‘of Gen.. Custer's command, had been invited to attend ceremonies In this city on Armistice day served to_disclose the fact that Washington has & survivor of that command in its list of citizens. He is W. J. Ballay of 1233 Pennsyl- vania avenue southeast. Friends of Mr. Bailey noticed the report and called attention today to the fact that he should be included in the same category. = Mr. Balley is seventy-one years of age and a member of Lincoln Post, No. 3, G. A. R. He was retired from the navy yard torpedo shop last year after eighteen years' service. He came to this city in 1903 after thirty- three years' service in Montana and North Dakota. § A veteran of the civil war, in which he served as a drummer, Bailey en- Iisted in -the Regular Army in 1869 and went west with Custer. He was with Maj. Reno.of the Custer com- mand and was at the council held between Custer. Reno and other offi- cers on June 25, 1876, shortly before the massacre. He escaped death be- cause he was sent for medical sup- plies to the Little Big Horn rive: where the command of Gen. Terry was located. ' En route he met th- command of Gen. Terry and was told to turn back, since medical supplies were being carried with the troops. When he reached the spot which Cus- ter ‘had’ selected . for his attack he found his command massacred. Mr. Thompson of Omaha is reported to have been a scout and Indian figh ‘who was absent on scout duty i ‘The and representing nearly one hundred Jewish familiés, will watch with anx- ious hearts’the progress which will be made -in- carrying_out the noble :éml-wh!ch inspired.you to call the nference for limitation of arma- ment. We extend to you oux, hope and -prayers that through the con-|- ference a means may be found to bring - within our lifetime the day When swords all be- turned - into plowshares and peace shall reign supreme upon the earth. “Wars and lfi consequences of wars have weighed more heavily upon the Jews in all lands than they have | upon those of other faiths. In com- mon with those of ‘other creeds they have given their all to: ‘the lands under whose protecting flags’ they live. - Patriotism, heroism and self- sacrifice, faith and devotion have been characteristic of the Jewish people of every ‘land. 1t has been characteristic of citizens of ‘other faiths the polsonous after math of the war, its passion, its miseries, mu; 2 Ao -emo! historical | moment : now ap- has to the joint Senate and| Franklin H |pay scale to be urged. accorling to|’ In ‘the ‘same degree ar|: [i The four Indian chiefs oldler arrived in W K Tow chief, with kix Interpreter, Jol Pine Ridge agency, South Dakota, wind Soldier an thelr interpreter, Interpreter. - T : They whr hington for several.daya after Armixtice dny, 1.ofe to right: Lone Wolf (Kiowa chief of Oklahoma), Jasper Saunkeal ¢Rorebud Sioux, South Clement Whirlwind Sojdlez, (8! Dakota, Sioux) and ‘Plénty Coos (Crow.chief, Montana d THREF Emerdehgy, Act Wou'o Be Continued Until New One Is " Passed. The emergency tariff act would be continued, until . superseded’ by the permanent, measure, now under con- sideration, urnder~the’ House "bill" as amended and passed by the Senate withoyt ‘g record yotey: The. bill,, as passed originally by the House, pro: vided for the extemsiofi”of the' emer- gency act only to February 1, 1922. The Senate did not alter thé House provisions pertaiming’ to the dye ‘em- bargo, although these Were made ‘the {subject of especial attack in the argu- ment which precéded the vote. Doubt exists whether Congress can enact the permanent tarift revision bill by February 1. Senator McCum- ber, republican, North Dakota, told the Senate, in calling up the bill, to extend the emergency law until that date. Because of prospective dela Senator ~McCumber , presented an amendment tg- continue the Fordney bill indefinitely until enacted. o St R New Bffog? g»* Mades: A new effort to-upset the American ittee of the board, | valuation basis of assessing duties d in the permanent tariff bill will |be made, it was learned by sev- eral large trade associations which have written to Chairman Penrose of the ~Senate finance committee, re- questing that the committee's deci- sion to include the plan in the bill be set aslde pending ,further hearings. The movement is headed by the Na- tional Retail Dry Goods Association, which, its officers said, had enlisted the support of-the National Retaller Clothiers' Association and the Na- tional Garment Retailers’ Association ciation dpon the valuation plan, ac- cording to its letter to Mr. Penrose, is premised “upon our convictions that its effect must be to increase prices.” Stranger Horse, a Rowsebud, nd. Lone Wolf, e Klowa chl Slump is Seen in Bids. For Hohenzollern and - o Hapsburg Portraits GENEVA, October 21 —Paint- | ings of the Hohenzollcrns amd the np: rgs have slumped In the market vntil/ wha considered by dealers good traits of the forauer German emperor and the late emperor, Fraacix: Joseph of Austria, brought only bids of 100 francs each at .a recent art sale fn Zurich. - of the former Ger- rince. Frederick William, fn his Death's Hea uniform brought offers of only 50 franes. The dealers offering thewe and other similar pictares guar- anteed them the various royal ctures are to be taken to the mited States and to England, re the dealers hope the markets will be better. HOUSING HEADQUARTERS READY FOR VISITORS Offices of the Washington Real Es- tate Board, at 1319 F street north- west, designated as housing head- quarters in connection with the Arm- istice day ceremonies, will remain open day and night tomorrow and Friday for the benefit of . visitors desiring information regarding avall- able rooms; in accordance with a di cision reached by the executive com. mittee of the board at a meeting. to. ay. The housing comm| headed by Percy H. Rudsell, has com- piled for the War Department a list of rooms offered by residents of the city for the use of the official guests November 11, and the surplus of a commodations will be used in-alloca ing other visitors to quarters. Rep- resentatives of the board will be on hand the day preceding Armistice day and during the period of cere- monies to supply this information to inquiring visitors. N The executive committee also sent out a request urging all members o th pliance with the spirit of the day, outlined in the President’s proclama- tion, and as a mark of respect in memory of the unknown dead. Are You . Keeping Pace - With. the Big News? Events that will stand out in the history of the world for all time are about to take place in Vashington. 3 Most important among them are: Burial of the Unkriown Soldier at Arling- ton. . = Assembling of the Conference on Arma- 7 _ment and Far Eastern Questions. Gathering in this capital for thesé occa- sions of many of the leading statesmen and military men of our day, men-whose names are written large upon the pages of history. i T To. furnish all thé news of these important events, The Star has the services not only of its own large staff, but also of many American cor- respondents brovght here from the foreign capitals to which they-are regulatly assigned. Backed by their familiarity with the political questions and | the - public opinion of -foreign countries; their acquaintance with the delegates from those coun- tries and their training’ as American newspaper men, they are especially qualified to-obtain and write- all- the news. .of such: international im- portance. : : = LT Keep pace with this big news by subs;rlbin-g_, t_:é .' ~ The Star Daily and Sunday, 60c per morith. Delivered at~'Your Door. : 5 ’ By Mafl— A : Maryland and Virginig; 70 cents per month, All other states, 85 cents ‘per mth, Begin_ your subscription with \ sued Nawmbn 10, 11 and 12. South lef of Okla r g interpreter), Amon Red Owl (Ping Rid&e, South {onth annual convention of the Wom- MEASURE .iCapt. David S. Barry, Jr., The attack of the dry goods asso-- {| ing,. al % whl'ety held at ths residence of Mrs. Seven Minist ers Don Overalls and Become Laborers for a Day By the Associated Press. BOSTON, November 10 —Seven |. clergymen yesterday uchflfi the ministerial frock for 1a o speak from their pulpits. In a pelting raim, Rev. W. Harry Freda drove a cement igon, Rev. Newton C. Fetter Rev. C. A. Yi d s on the o n School; Rev. . Parker,’ mi Frank non and Rev. A. Sm Jobx on- other 1 district, FOCH COMMENDED FORBAN ON LIUOR W. C. T. U. Convention Likes Marshal’s Abstinence Dur- ing Stay in the U. S. Hearty commendation of Marshal Focl's determination not to partake, of intoxicating liquors while visiting | [the United States was-voiced in a resolution unanimously adopted at the sccond-day session of the forty-sev- d ¢ homa, brought Jnxper Saunkeah, -his ~ | (Kfown interpre tranger Horne | inl Christian Temperance Union in il)\- Eirst Copgregatignal Church to- 1da z v g | “The trustees also went on record as '[nppm—.d to-the proposed movement to iconvert the Cleveland School, on P .1 . SO P 2 Soured Milk, Bread, | :Sheep Milk Cheese, Make Elixir of Life Er the Associnted Tress | DERBENT, Caucasia, Nov | | Per 10—The elivir of long Mic conxixts of moured cow's milk, cheese made from wheep's milk and white bread. according to Dr. Sadowein, profesxor of phyn- | | fcal chemintry at the University | jinto & school for colored children. | | Urse wrs Long before {to order Ly Mrs, jrespondin, helton to Reconnider: called the announced determination of Mrs. |Ell._ Sandford Shelton not to be a icandidate for re-election to the pres- lidency, am office she has held for | |strect between 8th and 9th ‘streetsw! {Rates crowded the church. discussing | WO SUREOER L STERTESSSER But Attitude Will - Not 'Kill Peace Negotiations, View _ Held in London, By the Associated Press., - LONDON, November 10.—A state- ment issued after .this morning's meeting of the Ulster cabinet mem- bers here concluded ‘as follow “Sir James Cralg, the’ premier, on behalf of the cabinet of nofthern Ire- land, ‘wishes it " clearly understood that theré can be no surrender ‘of Ulster's rights.” ‘The statement promifsed by Prime Minister Lloyd George outlining the negotiations with the Sinn Fein rep- resentatives had- not been received by the representatives of lister, this forenoobl, but. Mr.-Idayd George sent ,word Ne hoped 1o be abie to supply it during the afternoon. The secrctary of the Ulster party was Keeping in touch consantly with Downiyg aircet, where .tne British cabinet met at noon, and it was an- nounced that another meeting of the “thern Ireland cabinet would ‘be illedd as soon as the deluiled state- roeat was reecived, Mr. Lioyd George meanwhile sug- gested that’ his “meeting with the Ulster cabinet go over until tomor- row. Apology From Lioyd George. The Ulster communique, given out after the morning meeting, indicated that in Jack of the British premiers statement. the Ulster cabinet was unable to make formal reply to the government. On this point the text of the communique said: An apology to Sir Jam Craig was received from Mr. Lloyd Geoige. {stating his inability. owing to pres- sure of work, to supply the detaile statement of the proposals promised by him yesterday. He hoped, however. it wouid be possible for him to fu nish the document this afternoon, &nd he suggested the meeting of tin northern cabinet with him should b deferred until Friday.” The communique, Which conclude. b Sir James' tement that there would be no surrender of Ulste rights, guve a list of those who at tended. and mentioned the fact tha | 1w jeleven’ successive years. Great pres- sure will be brought to bear upon Mrs. Shelton to reconsider her posi- !tion, ansl it was freely predicted that before the election of officers later today those Insistant upon her re- {maining In office will succeed. & Sheltq m Many pernons transpeited here | Mrs Shelton was much incensed from the famine regions of cen- over the report of alleged friction in the organization. and said today that | all such rumors were without founda- to be had in abundance. Yo " = resfen. There is absolutely no friction }in this organization, and 1 think that ¢en be easily proven by the more than 500 members, all of whom 1 love population of 129, are mors 100 years old. Imvestiga- owed they ate these foods exclunively. Resents Charge of Friction. 1 have. served for a-long time, aid to a representative of The Star, ‘and feel that it is time for some other {to take up the reins. My home is far {from the center of the city. and chief- 1y gn that account I deemed it wise to 1 i dearly. Foilowing prayer services, led by Mrs. T. J. MacSpeiden. Mrs. Nellie H. Bradley outlined the activities of the union regarding the movement to abol- ish cigarette smoking. She gave sta- tistics - showing -what literature had been- distributed -throughout the Dis- trict, and concluded by saying that in as much as young gir)s were fast be- Conting deddicred o' the hEbit, an” from- iclad crusade would be conducted |:gun‘lt_ “this ‘da!troynr of young merica’s morals” at the opening of the next Congress. ponies “DRY” LAW INDORSED. Opinion was expressed by the Board iof Temperance. Prohibition and Ptb- {lic Morals of the Methodist Church. at its annual meeting vesterday aft ernoon. that the prohibition law has .General, and from there is directing the | ~‘contributed greatly to the moral {welfare and prosperity of the United placement of 1,000 marines on mail | Srapin® o : has enormously decreased th trains and at post offices throughout the {amount of drunkenness. decreased | country. jerime. relieved poverty, conduced fo i Capt. Barry D. C. Man. | the efficiency of labor aidcontributed Bl 5 _ito the health, happiness and wealth I T e B Hanglonlnn, oe-{of the people” A statement to this | Ing the son of David S. fary. Sereanc laffect was prepared for “circulation tioned at the bureau of operations here. | thIOUEoUt the world" . Reports to him today showed that sixty- e oy, Lamed_to super- ; vise the activities being conducted in e o Mo T Y " (Brotecting | Austria and Czechoslovakia and 6.000.- = orn- 1900 kronen appppriated for continua- T e oo lns mishs |tion of the work in each country. San Francisco 2nd Boston las MUEH | Meseages were recelved from the gov- York city for carrying registered maiter, | TUMents of both republics express- 5 A ing thanks for the assistance being Resolutions heartily indorsing the Marines guarding the malls, nd the present federal prohibition adminis- 'mg the task. One of these Is that|tration were adopted. they will shoot to kill, in order to — e | protect the mails. They will allow SPEAKS To RA“_ AGE"TS_ {no loitering near mail cars, post joffices, etc. = I predict that the entire business of the Railroad Administration will ! Dews Megletered Mall Finm: be wound up and a voucher for every Registered mail Is belng consoli-|5¢ Wound WP 285 WORCRS fof Svery .dated by the railroad mail service,| N s v v junder ‘the supervision of Assistant ministration 5T be pproven bfi.’,,’f; Postmaster General Shaughnessy. 50 girector general of the railroads, de- {that it may be dispatched as much as|Ciared last night at a banquet of the possible by itself. This may slow it| American Association . of Traveling up a trifle, but the Post Office Depart- | paucener Agents, held at Harvey's, ment wants safety before speed, feel. | L eenbel P e work . of handling I:a?)ft ":"“":""‘,fup“ple ant the .same | laimy of the various concerns against ‘ Mr. Hays xnfwunced toda: !the government, as a result of the . y that all : ) {reports on mail robberies Will be| oot any e o Dania” oy et LARE Post office Department, sé that corre- spondents and the public at large may | 39500 500,000, ©— o would be i - - |Brig.. Gen. Charles E CORBY BAKING COMPANY President’s physician TO HAVE NURSE ON DUTY "FOR GRAND. . gt HELD FOR GRAND. JURY. edical Inspector Given Ashis street northeast was held for action AL e tant | o the grand Jury under a bond. of 0 n ardin Em- E Clark of 1120 B street northeast, fif- teen years old, who charged Hoimes An arrangement, whereby one of the | ag0. The case was_brought before staff of graduate nurses of the In-|Judfe McMahon in Police Court to- be on duty duily to aid In conserving the health of the employes of one of was announcel-at the November meet- ing of the board of managers of the Made Liaison Officer - in s <Drive onMail Robbers. Capt. David S. Barry, jr., was today assigned as liaison officer to.the Post | Office Department in the warfare which | Postmadver General Hays has begun on “the yworst in the country,” the mail robbers. | .Betailed by Maj. Gen. Lejeune, com- {makdant of the United States Marne ! Corps,” Capt. Barry today took up of- |fices in a room next to the rostmaster placed on a table in Room 503, at the |a]] matters were adjusted, the gross know every detail ‘Among the other speakers were president of the 35s: Edgar Holmes of 1214 East Capitol $2.000, upon the complaint of Nellie loyes’ Health. ' Rioy . had assaulted her about four monthe structive Visiting' Nurse Society will| JHolmes 15 a former policeman_ sta- tioned at the ninth precinct. Upon the complaint of th& girl he. was Washington's largest industrial plants | SusPended about 2" week ggo. An L V. N. 8. nurse, will assist Dr. §..C. Johnson. medical inspector for the Corby Baking Company’s plant on Geotgia avenue, in_ his first-aid work. This company, realizing thd value of medical first-aid and follow-up work in the home as an asset to industrial efficiency, pays the salary of a staff nurse for the benefit of its employes and those of the Havenner Baking Company, together with thelir families. During October 870 -patients were carried by the Instructive’ Visiting. Nurse Society and 4,110 visits were made by the nursing staff. Of these visits 2,446 were nursing calls, 1,085 fmstructive calls, 184 miscellaneous |- calls and 383 prenatal cills. Twenty- six clinics were held at Columbia Hospital, with_a total attendance of 180 patients. . -DRINKERS GET WARNING. "Prohibition Commissioner Haynes, in a statement, warned the “public the dangers of drinking béverages.” * “bootl Leas than 2 per cent of the liquor analyzed by chemists of the prohibi- tion .uxmit, “he..sald has_been found RIGA, .Latyia, October 17.—The Stars and Stripes and the red flag of-the Russian soviet republic now flap in the same breeze in the same block in Riga. The big German automobile of the bolshevik minister, M. Ga- netgky, and the big American car of the American. commissioner, Capt. Evan Young. pass each other in the streets daily, but neither this fact nor the proximity of their offices has made any difference in the frigidly “don’t-know-you-ex- st” attitude which the American nd bolshevik representatives have “to maintain. There is, however, a constant coming and going of non-official Americans -at the bolshevik lega- tion. .American relief. administra- tion officials .are -seen there, ar- ranging for transportation of food to:the Russian famine .sufferers: American commercial are king business contracts or the difficul th t, elusive soviet vise that .ls.mlt them ‘to enter Rus- ‘would correspondents : e newspaper _'_,u" STARS AND STRIPES AND RED.FLAG . DISPLAYED IN SAME BLOCK IN VRIGA% the meeting lasted from 11 to . o’'clock. Parliament Session Ends. The session of parliament, whicl: opened in February, ends today with the prorogation of both houses royal commission after the brief au- tumn sitting, which began October 15. This special meeting, which the go\- ernment was able to arrange on short notice, due to the fact that parlia- ment had merely adjourned in Au- gust instead of being prorogued, was summoned to deal with the questiv.: of unemployment. While this piob- lem was duly taken care of, the in- terest of the members has been main- ly focused on the Irish peace nego- tiations. 1 Several members of | parliment. viewing with some appreciation the uncertain state of the Irish situation at the present time, last night urged the government to allow another ad- journment instead of the definite closing which a prorogation impl'es Austen Chamberiain, governmen! ledder In the house of commons, how- ever, declared that noth(n‘bz;uod in the way of prorogui the y, and Feminasd his amiibus inquirers’ that Prime M'nister Lloyd George had repeatedly promised nothing would be finally settled with regard to Ireland without calling the house together A new session could be opencd. DPointed out, should developments re- quire it. Ulster's Attitade Feared. Mecmbers separated over night witl some feelings of anxiety, mainly duc to the bel'ef, which nevertheless wus not unanimous, that an Irish settle- | ment will be rendered impossible by the attitude of Ulster. Despite thix uneasiness, however, it was recog- | nized that the Ulster cabinef has not fully examined the government pro- posals, and the optimists hope that Premier Sir James Craig's “firm at- titude,” which was upheld by the members of his cabinet at a meeting yesterday, may be modified upon an examination of the full terms. At any rate, while it cannot be denied that a great deal of gloomy toreboding exists in many quarters, it is not believed that the peace nego- tiation are necessarily doomed to u sudden collapse, whatever the at- titude Ulster ay adopt, but that further negotiatians would follow any possible check. AMPLIFIER IS TESTED. Music and Speaking Voices Arlington Heard in Frisco. Tests of the telephone amplifier at Arlington amphitheater which has been constructed to send the cere- monies of the unknown soldier burial throughout the United States proved successful yesterday when, under try- ing atmospherical conditions, the sounds of music and the human voice were carried te New York and San Franciscd; ‘The Lotus Quartet of Washington— Mrs. Ruby Potter, soprano; Miss Ma rion McCoy, contralto; Willlam Braith- walite, tenor, and Edwin Call bass— sang “America” and - several ' other hymns, every note being heard clearly in New Ybrk and San Francisco, the first time the singing voice has been sent over long distance with the am- at plifier. 4 An incident in connection with the test was Representative Kahn and Mrs. Kahn addressing an. audience in the Civic Auditorium in S8an Francisco and talking to ‘their son, who con- vla‘l;ul with them through the am- plifyer. S ; 1 Mrs. Kahn congratulated her mother, aged seventy-six, who had just bee elected to the school board of Sa Francisco. The incident so touch Mrs. Kahn that she walked from t platform with tears in her eyes. tion are as well appoiuted as those | of any other legation in Rigs, nd. § from !hel{ dress, one. could not | -distinguish the budding young so- | viet diplomatists from .their non-! recognizing colleagnes in th celleries’ of Great and the Unitea Stat i Privately many of these young , Russians will admit that they are neither communists nor bolshe- vists, but only Russians, and giad to have a. job outside of the star- vation belt.: They do not starvi Riga.. Far from it. » Some of the better educated members of the legation fee] keen- 1y their ostracism from the oOther diplomatic circles of Riga- Unless it is an officlal aftair, to which every diplomatist must be-invited. even: the representatives of - the states which have official’ rela- tiohs with Russia shy at haying bolsheviks their’ tal . e Russian goversment, how- ever; I8 buying its' way ihte diplo- matic neighborhoods. The. pur: chgse of ‘thé Itallam minister’ house in Rigs was followed by the ‘Reval,’ of -the bulld- the American. ‘at