Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1923, Page 2

NAVY YARD SCALE CALLED “ABSURD" New Wage Rates Arouse In- dignation of Head of Machinists. hidsh- for ton st &e schedules just esia the Depi an employes of tiwe rd all tions, announced branded in general today by N. P. Alifas, preside; 44, International Association chinists. The provide i others decreases Navy other navai ¥ and A day, Wwe absurd’ District Ma- veste as tof new pay inereases over existing mites Wl in many-in ar Phes Wil beeome operative May 1 tie ealens Vi Union OMcial Indix Tn the face of mouncement computed on for that the new rates were ailing the the basis of wazes similar and th, To effect a net pay roil u b living or ton wer tlon in re Indignant prev work in sanme localitios Navs of the increase in the the “apparen n came charges ion a that Uy tside wages ot tuken ing the new schedule at what the i ot cials declare to be diseriminatory and unfair treatment by the Navy partment. Mr Alifas weed 1 confor with t £ the Amer rderation s he done what b New Seale of Pas. public at the the important vards Tables niade Pepartment for the ow Ates the m various navy Wash cipal ratings will be per. 46 ents gton navy ¥ follows s per ho 86 cents wn incre of cents; ma 73 cents, no change: pipe- 70 cents, a decrease ¢ . no change decreasc 4 ents; plumber vigger, 62 nta: shipwrigh ¢ 4 i) 3 cents; Laborers ¢ Navy other ¢ Tt was the for nehanged will Drepar stated at the r remain pract ex that et horers receive ir instead of 41 cents, as have of nt_ chie ervising draftsman title of supervising merging of the ratings ftsman und g draftsman into desizn drafts: crade B and C draftsman into draftsman, and the abolishment of the ing of student draftsman. 'The mum rate of pay chief n hius been inereased 96 cents while the schedule for the ratings maintains the high- ximum and the lowest min »w current, with the exception detail draftsman, which was i a maximum 3640 rodified draftsman. the of checker of Most Rates Unchanged. = S)thinweshnbtitathciball staiet the police scale, rent scliedules of pay for the clerical, mechan = technic laundry workers, plunners and timators, clothing workers nd hos- pital service, unaffected ! th the exception of a few minor creases in the cur- supervisory Asida from the rates for the laborer, helper and ates of . of eivil mechanical groups, th for the various classes | nploves will continue uni- hout the naval establish- Bhese wast ance in scales show wide vari- various cities. Towest in Washington. an the Dl example cited in the report of board that wage was asterers, \ hour throughout the ablishment. As determined by the hoard ehey will receive £1.08 an hour In Boston, $1 in New York. $1.50 in Philadelphia, 78 cents in Washington and at the Puget Sound yard, and 90 cents at Mare Island, Calif. Under the new schedules, general | mechanical helpers, who now rec 1S cents per hour, will draw ‘n Boston, 49 cents in New Y ents in Philadelphla, 16 cents in Washington. 57 cents at Mare Island and 53 cents at the Puget Sound vard. Joiners, now listed at 73 cents, were awarded rates ranging between a maximum of 94 cents at Mare Island cents in Philadelphia. Riggers, | shipwrights and shipfitters in some ases will have to take small reduc- tions. ive | nts ork, 48 Pllots Get Tncreas: Pilots and tugmasters at and Norfolk are awarded increases from their present scale of $2,400 a vear to $3,000, while a maximum for similar officers in other navy yards will be raised from $2,100 per year to $2.700 The new rates were established by the departmental wage board of re- | view, which reported that “it has «wlosely followed the intent of the law hat the rates of wages of laborers, elpers and mechanics shall conform as nearly is consistent with the public interests to the ratee nrevail- ing in private establishments in the vicinity of the yarde” The board stated that “there is a return to the | pre-war policy which was in effect up to the time of the national emer- gency arising as a result of the war vith Germany, the conditions to be et at that time necessitating a uni- rm wage rate throughout the Uni ed States for the purpose of stabiliz- ing the shipbuilding and repair in- dustry.” Tt i3 stated also by the board that the rates of pay recommended for certain trades cxceed greatly that recommended for other trades where cqual or even greater skill and ex- perience are required. and is a re- flection of the stimulation in the | building trades that cxists today and the dearth of work in the shipbuiid- ing and related industries which has followed as a consequence of the war.” New Doard to Be Named. In approving the new wage sched- ules recommended by the board A: sistant Becretary Roosevelt said a new wage board will be organized in “he fall to recommend wage scales for 1924. It will operate under re- vised regulations, one modification from the present rules being the pro- hibition of it considering any confi- dential data from private establish- ments. The department feels, Mr. Roosevelt explained, that the em- vloyes shouid be given opportunity to crutinize all such data and to protest suainst consideration of wages ol talning in ang satablishment which ew York as rates in several cases the new scales are expected ! | | H | | quarter 1€ { mation eV { prev THE EVENING D. A. R. Program Tomorrow MOR Call to Order by _ Scripture and Prayer by Chaplair ING SESSION—10 O'Clock President General, n General. Reading of Minutes by Recording Secretary General Keport of Resolutions Committee, Mrs, Henry B. Joy, chairman. Committee reports m following order Pilgrim Memorial Fountain France, the Pr Administration Building, chairman and Painting for War Museum in dent General, chairman. Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey, Report of Editor of Magazine, Miss Natalie Sumner Lincoln. Magazine Committee, Mrs. Charles H. Bissell, chairma Announcement, Mrs. Charles Preservation of Historic Spots. Morris, chairman. Henry B. Joy. chairman. Road, Mrs. Wil Mrs. James T Liberty Loan Fund, Mrs National Oid Tra Correct Use of th Liquidation and chairman Flag, Mi dowment White Nash. g including report on Yorktown, m H. Talbott, chairman. ss Annie Wallace. chairman. Fund, Mrs. Williard T. Block, Recess for luncheon at 12:30 o'clock AFTERNOON Memorial Service Prayer Mus Stillwell. Iributes to Mrs, Mary S Mrs, John W Mrs. Helen M Lockwor Iributes to: All deceased members by Mrs, George Maynard Minor, President General “Largo,” Handel. Mabel C. Linton. Music A Vi Closing Prayer, the Chaplain General Mecetings of State Delegations a NIGHT—8 Reception, the President General the members of the National can Revolution, in Memorial [ heen arranged by District of Columbia at OTED HERE AND THERE AT TH * X ip. News and Views Heard and Seen Among Delegates at Convention’s Meeting Place. HE Tutely had abso- the tower of Babel nothing ov Memorial Continental lobby at Hall 3 the visitors started convention head 13 morning were not packed than those in the lobby From the whole ensembie an indeseribable jumble of dis- chattering, which gave the ates and the D, pates. alter ring of the A this Surdines chter cordant lettect of great and unmitigated con- fusion The new arrangement of an infor- mittee, however, served Lringing order out of chaos. The committee’s outposts were everywl Long be- fore the congress got actually under information committee’s omers filing liantly threatened in the sugh the corrido; cting them to the places they { wished to go. pages at this year's girls ure selected from virtually every state of the Union, and, as usual, formed one of the most attractive groups attending the congress. CUStOMATY regu- lation uniforms of white again pre- vailed this vear. A decided increase is sted in the number of bobbed-hair puges over last year's ghort-locked waids. 142 These There are s thought that the Although it w building erected new administration at the rear of the Memorial Con- tinental Hall would have a decided effect in offsetting congestion at the convention this vear, prospects 10ok- ed rather dull for smooth-working efficiency this morning. When 2.500 wome: ready to gather to- zether, ems, there is practically no limitation on the facilities needed to grant accommodations in all guar- ters. For in istration building was this year, giving almost double the floor ~ space provided for last vear. Nevertheless, at the registration ooth In the new administration building 1 were fourscore and more lined o time to get their erede This _ condition fled half an hour the into mes sion. At t eemed, sume one waved 1 every- thing s ng smoothly. The new building, on the whole, serves as a vast improvement and fllustrates this vear the utter impossibility of Landling another such crowd as last year's in accommodations limited as they were then. k before The weather of Washington came in for some decidedly antagonistic comment from delegatioans from the north during the corridor gossip hour. The delegation from Massa- chusetts espec 1y, who brought with them their summer apparel, n anticipation of balmy breezes and sun-kissed days. had some very per- tinent remarks for Washington ciimate. When they arrived Satur- day it was raining.” Saturday night it was hailing. All day vesterd, the outside was as inviting as a scarlet fever germ. And early Chis morning there was still a nippy tang in the air, which brought furs to the reinforcement of protective measures against the weather. The Maine delegation also experd- enced some summer weather passing through M: achusetts, only to fall plump into the arms of Boreas, with icicles on his whiskers. on reaching the National Capital. The District of Columbia delegation ~ is standing staunch and firm in defense of Wash. ington weather, that from today forward the dele- zates will find conditions ideal, For a student of language the vention of the D. A. R. would sent an interesting topic. The velvety drawl of Alabama and sissippi mingles with the pre- soft, Mis- clean- clipped, semi-nasal twang of the New | inglander, and the distinctly western accent in ‘all its modifications occu- pled an entirely different status. This is noticed especially in speeches by persons from different localities. To. night there will be an additional treat for those few who specialize on lan- guage, when Ambassador Jules J. Jus- serand of France will address the congress in his superb, but accented English, and when Ambassador Geddes of Great Britain takes the platform for a speech in the purist mother tongue. . The veteran D. A. R. fire guards, | Top Sergt. J. W. Allen of gino company and Private J. 8. Trod- den of No. engine company, are again on duty at the congress. They occupied this position last year and this morning were greeted by & num- ber of acquaintances ade last year 0. 1 en- _—n they do not consider representative, Mr. Alifas stated that the decision was not satisfactory to all machinists and that it was reached in an absurd manner, with apparently no considera- tion of figures presented by the ma- chinists’ organization. There are wide discrepancies in the schedule, he de- clared. The whole report, Mr. Alifas is inclined to believe, was made with a view to making conditions at the navy yards so unsatisfactory that the government can let its work out on contracts to private concerns. Men Advised te Stick. “Although the prevailing wage scale Foster, Honorary President General Boynton, Honorary Vice President General. Mrs. Sara T. Kinney, Honorary Vice President General. »r of the pages of the Congress a reception and dance has the Abigail Rauscher's. % first stream of dele- | derly lines. | nee, the large admin- | available | however, predicting | con- | TON—2 O'Cloch the Chaplain General trio from Mendelssohn’s “Elijah, Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, Miss Bernice Randall, Miss Nancy “Lift Thine Eves.” by I. Pen Founder iolin, Miss Ruth Kemper. Piano, nd National Committees :30 O'Clock and National Officers will reccive Society. Daughters of the Ameri- Continental Hall. Hartman Rice Chapter of the Hours, from 8:30 to 12 * Alben Barkley will be h Kentucky delegution atte COngress. wt her wpartn, Cortland, 1760 Euclid stre afternoon from 4 to Mrs lo the ing the 405 T Wednes Jorclock Nrs. H {nectady Chapte rrived in the oux i Gibbs, regent for S i Washington New Willar chapter, who York state and s | Mo oAt 2 street Kinur of that ow Mrs. George T. Guernse: president-general of the Nut ciety, Daughters of the American Revolution, of Independence, Kan.. { entert, I five at dinner last night lat the New Willard, Charles Nettleton of Derby, was hostess to eight at dinner ght at the New Willard Mrs. Mrs. Walter Scott of New York ! entertained six at dinner last night | the New Willard. jat Mre. Fred Strong of H—.dz-per!.l Conn.. was hostess to nine lust night at dinner at the New Willard John T. of Geneva, L7 arrived in Washington as rege alternate to the D. A. R congress and is being entertained at Wardman Park Hotel by her brother- lin-law and sister. Maj. and Mrs. John | Winthrop Loveland. Jirs. has Josivn The Evening and Sunday Star ~—Full Reports of the D. A. R. Convention, April 15 -to inclusive. Mailled—Postage Prepaid. { Leave subscriptio {| tinental Hall, or Evening Star office. 11th and Pennsylvania Il avenue northwest. {HARDING’S SPEECH AT D. A. R. SESSION l IN MEMORIAL HALL! (Continued from First Page.) will be completely satisfactory to any state, or race or peopie. But if we shall pursue our quest with open mind, and with purpose of | achieving the largest benefit for the greatest number, I belleve we shall in the end discover that we have attained also a large ad- vantage for thoss who seemed to be making something of sacrifice to the common welfare. | Such was the spirit in which the fathers of our country reached the compromises which made this na- tion possible. It is the spirit which veur organization has sought to inculcate among ail the | elements of the community, and to whose nurture you have con- tributed so generously and well. | It is the spirit, T am sure, in | which the world of today must at- tack the problems that beset fits | way toward realization of the | higher destiny we all believe is in store for humanity. Tt is good to recall the begin- | ning. The war-torn world of to- day easily might find a helpful lesson and cheering encouragement therein. In a chaos of victor: prostrate in material fortune: wrecked financially, with interests \ confleiting and {deas opposing, the founding fathers found a way to union and concerted effort to res- toration and attainment. World | wonder, sometimes world envy, | has attended the astounding development. But there has come to us a glorious country, a cherished nationality, an inherit- ance. which it is an inspiration to preserve, and we have the pros- pect of future advancement. for ourselves and helpfulness to the world, ever to impel America on- in Washington for machinists in pri- vate employment is from 873 to 90 cents an hour, the wage board fixes the government wage at 73 cents” the union official stated. “This was a cent increase over the hourly rate | recommended by the local wage board, | which refused to follow the depart- mental board's ruling that comparison of navy yard wages with outside rates of pay should be on the daily basis, rather than the hourly. We contend- ed that the eight-hour day prescribed by law for the navy yard was a full day's work, just as complete a day's 'work as ix dope by any grivate em- Ployes working possibly lof bourg” | ties is a proof of th 3 Hiterally | lim i xl STAR, PRESIDENT WELCOMES D. A. R.; LAUDS CRUSADE OF TRUE AMERICANISM alling o themselves ‘liberals, are try- do. Unstable, wavering. as the wind that blows, 1o cut the roots from under forgetting thut the tree whing down and their cheap theories they the trees, itsedf will carry the and s bLeen d out that the of Britain is her <t When 1 was nk that impressed atesmen. One felt midst of progress: past in the midst of ving present. It hreathed from he great cathedral and the venerable homes. big and little, where the s families had lived for generations: it flourished in the hearts of the peo pie. who loved it a sacred trust to guard to future gen- erations. immovable he- cau n the past “The same may be asserted of any tion that holds to its traditions, but as yet it cannot be said so surel of America. We build only to tear down. The changing aspects of American life are admitted to be an outstanding characteristic. Here to- day and gone tomorrow has become sverb. Tt s with difficulty 4 terest in our past. r patriotic socle statement. The SPrang up to meet a need which w. the salvation of our past from oblivion. and in this the Daugh- ters of the Amer! been pre-eminent you it has been given arouse reverence for h as shall ba among the ing of the clements that the future out of the ideals and standards stability for her p land the th was her most stabil will mold anging today Craze 10r New Progress. ‘The standards of the past seem no longer the standards of to- day. The craze for ‘progress’ and for so-called ‘liberal thought' is in ger of discarding the good now the chaff that should be and is transitory. People are being led away from the well-trodden path of thelr ancestors and are following will-o-the-wisps into the swamps of elusive and defective propaganda. We sing: Oh. hea for pilgrim feet. Whose stern {mpassioned stress, tioroughfare for frecdom beat Acrovs the wilderness “But are we keeping to that thor- with A ! oughfare? It led onward and upward in God's evolution to the framing of a mighty nation. conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. A false semblance of this equality, dedicated | to the soclalistic proposition that all men should have equality of posses- sfon, has led another mighty nation to destruction. Yet this faise semblance of equality still lures thousands into the belief that it is the ultimate goal of human destiny “Under the mask of peace and free- dom movements, of human brother- hood movements, of international friendship movements, this soclalism by whatever name you call it, mas querades as though it and it only were that ‘one far-off divine event to- ward which the whole creation moves.’ Tear off the mask and you will see it as it is—the denler of God, the nega- tion of all that men have held sacred from time immemorial, the denier of homes and the denier of country. Has not this onslaught upon religion, this attempt of soclalists to abolish God, had frightful fruit in the murder of a vicar general of the Roman Catholic Church by the reds of Russia? The whole world stands aghast at a crime perpetrated not alone against the in- dividual, 2 liglous instincts of all mankind, re- gardless of church or creed. “It was an example of bolshevist repudiation of God and bolshevism is socialism and is not confined to Rus- aia. It is over here in this country. deriding our falth in a God of right eousness, sneering at spiritual thing: leading astray our young people, some of whom are saying, ‘There is no To combat this spirit that denies,’ this spirit of evil in our midst, is the sacred task of every Daughter of the American Revolution. This is one thing it means to be a Daughter.” Bulld TUp Large Homes. Another duty of every Daughter, the president general continued, is the building up of large homes and families. Asking where are the large families of the past, the speaker de- clared “it is not birth control that America meeds today, for our country is 43 per cent foreign and birth con. WASHINGTON, D. SCENE AT OPENIN that | n Revolution have | in their power and | of | dan- | in the past that should be permanent along | but against the sacred re- | bl Joy MONDAY, trol will not be practiced by foreigner and the poor. whom it professes to benefit. It aims stralght &t the hearthst of the American lome; make no mistake about that.’ A 'book recently has come out which is entitled “What Is Wrong With Our Girls™ " Mrs. Minor sald I do not beiieve there is ar wrong with our giris. I do n lieve in thus taking for granted the there is something wrong. The nega- tive thought is aiways a weakness. 1 belleve our hoys and girls are just as Eood us We were when we were their age. In generation human na- ture—and youthful human mature is the same at bottom and human is good. not bad Laxities there surely nd giris are not the They but reflis und them these surroundi ences and the thoughts that in the homes and at school. Ar tall that they should be for bu p a foundation of honor : ruth and integrity? Many ar disintegrating infliewees that the homes of to the movies, automoblles, the spirit of restiessness, 1 urging to cxeitement a “Tt is for you t the nation firmly | foundations of 1 tions of a strong. pure family around the family lamp as a center j from which glows all that is highest and best in the nation's charucter. For a nation can rise no higher than the level of its home and the charac- r of its mothers. There can be no higher service to the nation than be- ing a good mother. I believe the homes of the future are safe in the hands of our girls, for they will fol- {low the sure instincts of good mothe hood. And as long as millions little homes dot the hillsides and broad plains of America, the alist will never realize his vain dream of sinking them and all else fn the « lective ownership pool of the reds.” Urges Loyal Teachers. ‘ext to being a good mother. Mrs r declared, is being a good feact Sha urced the delegates to | vote much of their attention to the ischools and see that they had teach er< of high character, high ide { unimpeachable loyalty to A Character, patriotism and obedience to law, she ‘said. are the essentials of | tralning in the schools. Tt is known. | however, the speaker asserted, t there is an organized movement many vears standing among radicals to insinuate their dootrines into jchools and colleges all over the and only culprits, what they find s and these are pre ) the homes of 11t up on the « e past—the four of Mir ica 8.000 teachers in our schools who are not loyal to the government and Con. stitution of the United States,” Mre Minor continued. “Here is a fertile field for vour watchful care. See that that they teach the principles cf this republic with that spirit of pride in this country that befits a true Ameri- can. There is nothing debatable about alleglance to our flag and the republic for which it stands. Freedom of speech does not give the right to | teach disloyalty to our children and college youths. Guard well vour hools. lest the life of the nation be poisoned at its source, America is calling to each one of us to keep alive the spirit of its founders, who counted no sacrifice too great to he placed upon its altar; to keep aloft its high standards of patriotism: of home life, of public service, of liberty under law, of religion held fast in the daily lives of the people. Those are [your standards, your heritage of | ideals. |, UPacifists. socialists, internationai- ists of a certain type—all are worl ing together to eradicate these sent ments. They would disarm and kil |patriotism in the hearts of her de- |fenders, but the ‘new day' of the | bolshevists will never dawn out of |1ts sea of blood and destruction. But jour need is great. What does it \mean when justice yields to the desecrated hand of lawlessness, as has | happened at Herrin, I, where no | Jury can be found to convict men re- | sponsible for cold-blooded massacre? | What does it mean when a jury fails }10 convict "and acknowledge reds caught plotting against the govern- jment in Michigan? It is time to awaken to this danger; to stand b. the Constitution and the flag, and |have a revival of that faith in God {on_which our nation was founded. “Look beyond the limits of your | chapter and your town. Put your |love and your loyalty into the great |nation of which you are a part. ‘In 1God We Trust' is the motto of our |nation. See to it that we live up to |it in our everyday lives.” Pages in White, The opening exercises were most impressive. At 10:25 Arthur F. Wit- comb of the United States Marine Band sounded attention. Five minutes later he mounted to the rostrum and sounded assembly. As the delegates, | alternates and guests arose tho pres ident general, escorted by the of- ficers of the national soclety and 142 | young woman pages, all dressed in 5:30 Edition features. That’s what the 5:30 is fully informed. The money market; the sports finals— and the next day’s program for the courts—are always You'll Get ALL Late News the of The Star for—to keep Star readers For sale by newsboys and newsdealers throughout the city. APRIL G D. A. R. CONVENTION TODAY. the | infiu- | affect | nd change. ' of ;x.m far distant future. “It is alleged that there are over| Your teachers are honestly loyal; gee | |32z 16, 1923, immaculate white. entered. Simul- tanecusly a huge colonial flag bearin the thirteen stars in a circie was siowly hoisted to the ceiling to take fts place in the of the state emblems grouped around the frescoed wall o reach the rom Mre bange wn and od that T Annua inental Congress National oty of the L. A in_sessior Mrs ger the S for Divi Seld = read ptures Sp er, the chap = I pussuges and oftered prave ce. While the e salute to to n which it with iliam re- te flag o tands libert Tyler assembly ax d to States of f the peo- the peo- as a govern the peopie 1 ple. and in’ connectio he accorded them ngton was del legates in desired in the name of the trict of Columbia to tell th Washington this week was at t posal - Draughters of the can Revolution. Heart-Felt Welcome, is no w said o have that Dis- He here stronger incentive human endeavor than that of love and devotion to one’s country ts patriots and soli Mr. Rudolph to ‘support and strengthen country in time of stress that we muy have that strengih to rely on when we need it. s Is understood to De one of the tenets of vour or- for our is us | zanization, and accordingly 1 extend is heartfelt.” | to you a welcome that Col. W. L Lincoln Adams. president general of the Sons of the American Revolution, in his address this morn~ ing announced that plans were in the wind for a consolidation of the Son: of the Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution. He sald it was his hope that such }a plan might result {n the foundation of a great national organization, and, he added, judging by the attitude dis- played by persons he met in his re- trip to the coast. this hope is mutual and a great possibility exists that it may be consummated in the Mrs. Frank W. Mondell, ional president of the Children the American Revolution, extended greet- ings to the congress. following Col. Adams’ talk. After her address was precented with a of American beauties Among the concluding features of the the morning meeting were Mrs. Fiora McGill Keefer, who rendered a s=olo, Beethoven's “The Heaven's tesound With His Glory™": Mis Ruth Kemper, violinist, who rendered sev- eral instrumental selections, and re- ports of committees on credentials, program and st rules. At 0 the congre: ed for luncheon. BRITAIN PREPARES TO PAY U. S. DEBT (Continued from First Pagc.) ge bouquet made effective at once was able to all concerned. accept- First Agreement Signed. Although the British agreement has been ratifled by Congress and its terms accepted by the British, the document embracing its provisions fs tied up somewhere in the offices of the British echequer. The Finnish set- tlement, negotiation of which was be- gun many weeks later. thus becomes the first io be signed. The agreement with Finland pro- vides for the payment of the $8.000.- 000 in principal, and approximately $1.000,000 in interest, in installments over a period of sixtv-two years, The terms as to interest provide for a rate of 4% per cent from the date of the loan, about four years ago, to December 15 last. A rate of 31y per cent interest prevails from December 15, last year. to December 15, 1932, and a rate of 3 the maturity o ments. Crech Mission Coming. Officlal announcement was made at the meeting that the Czechoslovakian government had informed the Treas- ury that its delegation would sail April 21, and would on its arrival here be prepared to negotiate a settle- ment of that country's_debt. The official information from Prague indi- cated that the delegation was em- powered to mnegotiate a final agree- ment, subject only to_ the ratifica- tion of the settlement by the Amer- ican Congress. Some concern was manifest at the Treasury today as the American Debt Funding Commission went into ses- glon _as to reasons for the delay by the British government in returning the debenture constituting the ro- funding between the United States and England. 2 Menibers of the commission de- clined to confirm reports that the meeting was called to consider the status of the British settlement. It was declared that the “general foreign debt situation” probably would be discussed. Hold Delay Logical. Treasury officlals heretofore have declared the delay by the British in returning the debenture was not un- duly long, but some members of the commission were sald to hold a dif- ferent view. Those, members, it was reported, were less optimistic as to the immediate conclusion of the final negotiations, owing to the difficulties in which the present Brit. ish government finds itsclfy er cent thereafter to the funding agree- RUMCRAFT'S CREW MUTINIED, BELIEF | I Piracy Theory to Account for| Abandoned Schooner Is Discounted. By the Associated Press NEW YORK. April 16.—Muti 1 faked. and not piracy, was the | theory advanced today by federal of- ho are seeking to solve the of the abandoned rum-runner M. Behan, which was picked {up vésterday at the entra South bay by the coast Manhattar. set, her anchor rea Patricia 1ce of Great The vessel's i sails were | dragging and | there was no sign of the crew, which { probably numbered ten ! The deck was littered with empty cartridge shells, and bullet holes were found in various parts of the ship. At first the theory was put forward that pirates might have overcome the crew, but as the investigation ad- vanced this cupposition was inated. Ore official believes mutiny had b refully iat the vessel might vaged. elim that a staged so later Craft Abandoned. | Edward Barn solicitor lof the port's office, said he believed that the crew had become discouraged | bY the hardships of rum-running and abandoned the craft | The boat, which apparently was at one time'a Nova Scot adin | schooner. had changed hands severs) {times, and her real identity is in | doubt. | | CRAFT'S CREW MISSING. | Rum Runner Picked Up Drifting in i Long Island Sound. s, assistant Associated Press. NEW YORK. April of the sea, involving a pos between 16.—A e battle rum runners and pirates, de- | veloped vesterday when the coast guard |cutter Manhattan found the aban- doned two-masted rum schooner Pa- tricia M. Behan, with sails set and anchor dragging. at the entrance to Great South bay. The deck wa strewn with empty cartridge shell and there were signs of a according to Capt. M. J. Rvan of the Manhattan The schooner probably carried a crew of ten men, and sufficient food for ten days was in the hold. While no_liquor was found. entries on tha log and on a leaf torn from a note book evidently owned by the un- known captain indicated that the craft had been engaged in the rum- running business between Bridgeport, Conn., and Key Port, N. I. The first entry’on the log was made on Janu ary 12 and the last at 4 pm. on April T0. Boat on Deck. Lashed to the deck of the sch which is finely built and of the Nova Scotia trading type. was a stanch twenty-five-foot motor b with the name Maid of Canada, Havre, N. S, painted on the side. Considerably mystified, at La the ¢ and started a thorough investigation. Examination of tbe torn leaf from the note book disclosed that on March 3.918 packages of liquor had been sold at from $4S to $50 (presumably a case). One entry showed that five cases of champagne had been sold for $60. On January 27 some one deslgnuted as “Ralph” took 545 cases and 540 cases at other times. Another person noted as “Slip” took 600 cases, and there were sundry sales to fishermen. Name Painted Ove: The schooner was once known as Edith Helen Bush, but the name had been painted over and covered with canvas upon which appeared the name of Patricla M. Behan The Maritime Register in its last issue notes that the schooner Patri- cian M. Beman, a schooner of cighty- two tons, Bahamas, on November 17, 19 and nothing concerning her has since Dbeen printed. Customs officials said they believed further investigation would show that both boats were identical. Capt. Ryan said that if the schoon- er's captain was British he would never have left his vessel, for it is a tradition of the sea to_remain, even if_all hands desert. He couid not explain why the motor boat was left behind. The coast guards freely ex- pressed their opinion that there had been some kind of & battle with rum pirates. Margaret, Marguerite and Marjorie are all really the same, and mean pear], being derived from the Greek. Amsterdam, Holland, has more than 300 bridg: 3 = be sai- mystery | struggle, | left Halifax for Nassau, | THREE CONSIDERED ' FORKELLER'S POST Sherrill, Markham or Jewett to Be Named Engineer Commissioner. Selection ©of & successor to Cu Charles Keller as Engineer Commis sioner of the District lies between three lieutenant colonels of the En gineer Corps of the Army, it learned today from an authoritative source. These officers are Clarence 0. Shet rill, officer in charge of public build ings and grounds and chief militar: aide to President Marding: Bdward Markham, in charge of the Arm Detroit district, and for a number of vears assi: mission er of the District. and Henry T Jewe personnel officer gineer Corps of the Army was nt engineer cor | quarters in Washington Selection Deferred. Tt i= rnot expected, however, selection will be announced until the expiration of Col. Kellers two months’ leave of absence. Both Col. Sherrill and Col Mark- are especiall well known in hingten, and Col. Jewett is known be more than ordinaril fami! with conditions at the Natfonal Cap} al, more cspeclally from his reat ence here and the fact that Mre Jewett before her marriage was Miss Nannie Hume of this ety T is 1 that ally undarstoo alt ‘ dent. Hardir upon_ the Ge the appoin i« mad depend Jimendation Beach, chiet The latter h to to_have sifte down to tr b Tansing P T fuderable is litie three officers mentioned. Many Favor Sherrill. Numerous persons have either by letter or by personal visits recom mended to Gen. Beach the trans- fer of Col. Sherrill to succeed Col. Keller. These advocates of C lsmm. included a number of 3 prominent citizens’ associations {and other bodies been | favorably impressed with his abi |t Tt is learned that a number {of the citizens' associations wi very chorily take st > urge ti | seiection of Col. Sherril | 1t is known also that | partment is no | reputation made during his long istant Engi in who have the War D» unmindful of 't} by Col. Markh period here as i eer Commissioner {latter. ise of his capabilities as a {eity engineer 1 and because the many personal friends made he 1is being urged by many as Col. Ke ler's su Col. Jewett has a fine record in the | Engineer Corps, although he is not s well known in Washington as a Cols. Sherrill and Markham | | Sherrill Likes Post. { There are some who are of the op: jion that Col. Sherrill is not especia {anxious to make the proposed chang d and enthusiastic his work as officer in charge of pu buildings and grounds, and |some reasons he would like, ft { understood. to remain where he is to complete tl tensive progr: | He is interest the ex {has laid out for his present of i !--woMEN's MODE OF | LIVING TO BE CHANGED BY KING TUT STYLES™ «© d from First Page.) {characterize as ‘wonderful’ and, la ibut not least knew how to keey {from growing fat and how to reta. |the love of their husbands. | “The present-day rage for King T | colorings and styles, I believe, is Jus {the commencement of a vogue whic before it ends, will result In reversior by twenticth century femininity t {the’ simplicity of dress and the ab- seuce of artificial means of obtaining { beauty. “The women of the anclents were beautiful because they were healtt and they were healthy because thes lived in cultured simplfcity. The things they did, and said, and thought their philosophies, are recorded al with the Lerolcs of their men folks, {and will be ‘given to the world as sonn S the excitements over other remark discoveries have had their firs: re of the spotlight Because their way of living and of thinking was the key to their happi ness and beauty—not forgetting Low not to get fat—I am convinced that | their ‘methods will become Just s« Popular as the up-to-the-minute mod- |avd vogue of King Tut colors ani {styles.” There are many persons. Dr. Mc Goffin added, who believe that henna Alice blue and cerise are modern ¢o! | orings. Not at e insists. The [ figures of the hasireliefs and fres coes of ancient Corinth and Delph and among the more recently dis covered art treasures at Sardis, sho them to have been quite commo while many other shades have boer located. the delicate beauties ¢ which still are unknown to the mo ern world, While payi tey ng the warmest trib {to the wonders of King Tut's ti Dr. McGoffin is not willing to agre that the ancient Pharaohs had any- thing on & of the ancient peop of America in shaping the destiny future races (Copyright. 1923.) PRESIDENT THROWS DOWN GAUNTLET (Continued from First Page.) oast | guards towed the schooner into port | adhere to a, fow s ciples. The United througho | its career has given practical effe to its belief in international arbitr tion. It has submitted dozens of ¢ putes to arbitral decision, and abided uncomplainingly by adverse dec sions. We are getting ready to pa Norv $11,000,000 on a Shipping arbitration we recently lost. We have never submitted to arbitration any question that impinged upon vital national interests or national honor. Wea are unlikely to do so in th future. le, basic pri Three Courses Open. When nations disagree, they have threo alternatives: They can nothing: they can fight; or, they can arbitrate. The Harding administra tion is in no doubt as to which path the American people prefer to trave! Nor is it in any doubt that the peop. ready to onter an arbitration into which admission may now be had on America’s own terms. The world court is held by President. Harding and his advisers to be the best tribunal that could be constitut ed; some of them believe it probably represents the world's final attempt to establish the reign of law on @ firm foundation. It is very definitely up to the United States “to take it or leave it.” and to be fairly certain no other arbitral machinery ever will be set up to take its place. (Oopyright, 1928.) 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