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BALLOONS OUT 13LEFTIN RAEE, Lleut. Olmstead of Washing-| ton Believed to Have Made Longest Flight. i l By the Assoclated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, 6.— Ind., July TFleven ballons which left this city | ©f mail for him—a letter, a magazine, | soldier of France pald tribute to a! late Wednesday afternoon in the | flight for distance had been landed | up until neon today. Thirteen bal- loons in all stanted in the race, and | the two other were either in the air or hand landed in remote parts of ! the country and had not reported to the local chamber of commerce, under whose auspices the race is being held. For the most part the race was uneventful, Ralph Upson of Detroit, | piloting the Detroit, probably having | the most thrilling experience of any [ of the pilots who have thus far re- | ported. When his craft was 5.500 feet in the alr the gas bag split and| he @nd his ald were forced to descend | in_their basket, which by being cut | lopse from the gas bag formed a par- | achute. They descended from this| altitude In six minutes. H Forced Down by Storm. Lieut, Commander J. P. Norfleet and his ald, who were In charge of the Navy craft, A-6074. were iorced | to seek lower levels when a thunder- | storm started at an altitude of 17,000 feet. They came so close to ‘the ground that a rip cord fouled in a tree and forced them to land. : Aeccording to available information, Lieut. Robert Olmstead, in charge of an Army craft, traveled the long distance when he landed in New Yor! state. He had covered approximately 500 miles Other pilots who have landed and the city near which they touched the ground are as follows: Where Balloons Landed. Ralph Upson, Detroit, Wapakoneta, Ohio. Lieut. United States Navy Eaton, Ohio. Lieut. Robert Marilla, N. Y Lieut. James B. Jordan, ¥. Macedonia, Ohio. son, City of Spring- 11, Commander J. P. Norfleet, A-§074, Mount Olmstead, Army, United field, Bryan, Ohi Jack Boettner, mont. Ohio. Lieut. F. B. Culbert, A-6689, Alliance, Ohlo. C. E. McCullough, American Legion, Frankfort Springs, Pa. Lieut. J. B. Lawren vy, A-6700, Glen Campbell, Pa. W. T. Van Orman, Akron, Hartford City, Ind. Capt. L. T. Miller, United States Army S-5, Ford City, Pa. TEST NEW TYPE BALLOON. Goodyear Fre- Navy balloon Akron, Record Flight Made by Bag U. S. Will Use on Farms. ELMIRA, N. Y., July 6.—Manned by two aviators in federal service, a motorized balloon, of a new type, dropped upon the fleld of the Air- draft Corporation at Hammondsport, vesterday afternoon, completing a journey from Cook Field. Dayton, Ohfo. The balloon is said to have made a record flight for this type of airship. It is to be used by the United States department of agriculure in an effort to fight the ravages of the EYpsy moth. PARIS SOON TO RATIFY WASHINGTON TREATIES Poincare Expects Action Before Deputies End Present Session. By the Associated Press. PARIS, July 6.—Premier Poincare now expects ratification of all the Washington treatles by parliament before it takes its midsummer recess next week, it was authoritatively learned today. Ministerial inquiries in both houses have. indicated that a large majority for ratification is probable. | WORLD COURT APPROVED| BY WINONA CONFERENCE By the Associated Press. WINONA LAKE, Ind, July 6.— Qualified approval of the world court was unanimously voted by the World Christian Citizens’ Conference, in session here today, which adopted a resolution urging American partici- pation in the world court. | total POST OFFICE WILL COUNT MAIL TO FIND OUT WHY IT DOESN'T PAY (Continued from First Page.) and then wil handle the mafls as usual, filling In the blanks as they go along. i To merely touch upon the problem bofore the posi office, take the mat- ter of relation of the four classes of mail to the actual time consumed in handling them by a carrier. Ome Typieal Cose. uppose the carrier approaches a sident’s front deor with four pleces a circular, and a small parcel. How shall tre carrier allot his time for the delivery of these four pleces? That Gordlan knot Is going to be OuL very simply—by dividing the number of scconds it takes to make that delivery in four equal atts, and alloting one portion to ch of the four pieces of mall. Jofore the rrier leaves the post office he will have faced another problem in checking his time in re- lation to th four picces of mail, representing the four classes. He will Le able to toss the letter. v first-c piece, into his box_easily, but it will be necessary for him to o and fold the paper, second-class maiter, before he can get it into his pack to take on h route. All this Will have to be taken inte consider- ation and cvery item of time ac- counted for, In order that the check may be of actual value. Good Men Selected. A carrier =vho has to keep this sort of thing un for a month will have & Job on his hands. Only selected men wi'l be chosen for this duty. Postal in- spectors will help, The al service almost earns way, is hoped that some day will be to pa 1t takes about Tun the service the sale of money orde 000,000 a 3 its s own way entirely. and its revenues from and stamped paper, . come within® $65, of breaking even. Can Change Rates. If the postal service, like any great business cstablishment, can work out the actual costs of handling the vari- ous classes and know beyond doubt that it is losing money on one class of mail—say, the fourth class—it will be easy enough for Congress to pass new laws and regulations changing the rates for carrying such matter, so that that class can pay its way, and not be a burden on the others. The idea is to raise the rates, if an increase should be found necessary, gnly as much as is absolutely neces- GARY LAYS 8-HOUR DAY PLANS; PLEDGE “BLUFF,” SAYS GOMPERS (Continued from First Page.) m persistent, and when he knows he is right he is pretty strong. He will get the full and cordial support of the steel industry in this undertaking.” One of the most Important factors in the increase of labor in the steel industry seen by Mr. Gary was the migration of negroes from the south to the manufacturing centers of the north. GOMPERS FLAYS PLEDGE. Calls Gary Letter “Cruel Travesty” on Workers. Promises made by Judge E. H. Gary and other heads of the steel industry to President Harding to eliminate the twelve-hour day in steel mills at some future date were declared to- day by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, to be ltainted with bluff and insincer- Roferring to the letters on the sub- ject made public yesterday by Presi- dent Harding at Tacoma, Mr. Gompers cxpreased surprise that the Preaident “should consider it worth giving to the public.” Not Expecting Too Much. “I advise steel workers not to ex- pect too much as a result of the ex- change of cordialities between the President and Judge Gary,” Mr. Gom- pers’ statement said. “The President suggested to Mr. Gary that the. twelve-hour day might be abolished ‘when there is a surpl vailable, and Mr. Gary puts thoi words in quotation marks In his re. sponse and agrees with the grace and tact of a born diplomat that of course it shall be as the President wishes. “‘When there is a surplus of labor avallable’ the judge doubtless thinka wages can be eut and.he doubtless hopes this ‘surplus’ may be hastened by wideopen Immigration. Tainted with Blus. ““The whole thing is tainted with bluft and {nsincerity. 'he steel trust will THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Philadelphia Pastor Is Callgd to Washington GEN. GOURAUD LAYS WREATH UPON TOMB French Leader Silent in Reverence Before Grave of Washington. By & Staff Correspoudent, QUANTICO, V! June 6.-—A great great American general today when Henrl Joseph Eugene Gouraud, the| strategist who led in the Champagne oftensive, bowed his head before the tomb of George Washington. “I am proud,” he sald as he placed a wreath of black orchids tpen the bier of America's father, “to have served my country as you, George ‘Washington, served your country.” ‘Then, reverently crossing himself, he stepped from the tomb. Memorial Rites Héld, ‘The pomp and military glitter that had marked Gen. Gouraud's depar- ture for the Marine Corps base hers from the Washington navy yard abourd the President's yacht May- flower gave place to solemn memorial ceremontes as the ship ralsed Mount Vernon. The laughter of officers ceased as the Mayflower's bell began to toll slaw! and officers and crew, guests and escorts, stood at atten- tlon along the rail facing the home. It was the beginning of the cere- mony every commissioned vessel of the United States Navv observed upon reaching Mount Vernon, and Gen. Gouraud stood at rigid salute through i it|the soundinz «f taps and the playing | When he dled. Other of “The Star Spangled Banner. By been completed she was ready to drop anchor and the guests were hurried ashore In glistening Navy barges. Escorted to Tomb. Gen. Gouraud was escorted directly to Washington's tomo. The gates were opened and he alone stepped insi: while generals of the Army and Ma rine Corps, admirals of the Navy and high officials of the United Statex gov- ernment came to attention outside. For fully three minutes Gen. Gouraud romained in the cold tomb, before he deposited the wreath and spoke his words of tribute. From the moment Gen. Gouraud reached the Washington navy yard he was in the hands of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. A salute of nine- teen muns marked his arrival at the wharf, and he was formally piped | over the side of the Mayflower with Secretary of the Navy Denby. Maj. Gen. Lejeune, commandant of the! Marine Corps, and Admiral Robert E. | Coontz, chief of naval operations. Already on board the vessel wer more than a hundred other officers, representing the highest rank in the nation’s fighting services. After be- | ing escorted through the Washington | house and the grounds of Mount Ver- | non Gen. Gouraud was taken back aboard the Mayflower and the jour- ney to Quantico resumed. Marines Drawn Up. The devil dog base here presented a never-to-be-forgotten view as the President's yacht poked her nose up to the wharf. Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler and his entire staff waited on ! the dock. The United States Marine Corps Band and the regimental post musiclans of Quantico, 258 strong, were drawn up and saluted the party as it landed. Up the concrete road to the govern- ment reservation marines stood at attention on either side of the road- | way until the party had passed, when they fell in behind and escorted their distinguished guest to the main parade ground. Immediately after lunch the visitors | { will review the corps expeditionary force. Gen. Gouroud will have ample opportunity to see the devil dogs at work in peace time, as he saw them at work in war times. The return trip | to Washington will be made in time to reach the navy yard by & o'clock. Members of Party. Among the members of the party which accompanied Gen. Gouraud were Secretary Denby and Assistant Secre- tary Roosevelt of the Navy; Admiral Robert Coontz, chlef of naval operations; Rear Admiral Charles W. Dyson, Rear Admiral Luther E. Greg- ory, Rear ‘Admiral " Benjamin F.{ Hutchinson, Rear Admiral Willlam | A. Moffett, Rear Admiral David Pottar, Rear Admiral John K. Robinson, Rear Admiral Willlam L. Rodgers, Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss, | Capt. Luke McNamee, Maj. Gen. Lan- alng H. Beach, Maj.'Gen. Frank W. Coe, Maj. Gen.'Frank MecIntyre, Maj. Gen. George C. Rickards, Brig. Gen, | Kenzie W. Walker, Brig. Gen. Stuart| Heintzelman, Col. E. ter Jones, | John Lewis Smith and Watson B. Mil- | ler of the American Legion; Gen. An. | ton Stephan of the Veterans of For- eign Wars, Capt. Waggaman of the! Military Order of the Werld War, | Maj. M. M. Marcus and a party of | members of the 42d Division Associa- tion, the military and naval attaches of the French embassy, as well as REV. CLARENCE E. MACARTNEY. D. C. CHURCH CALLS PHILADELPHIA MAN (Continued from First Page.) interdenominational fellowship “and co-operation and its doors have con- stantly been open to union gather- ings on religious, benevolent and civic interests. Rev. Dr. Phineas D. Gurley was the first pastor, who preached there when President Lincoln was a worshiper. He also was at Lincoln's bedside astors have been Rev. Dr. §. 8. Mitchell, Rev. Dr. 0.000,000 a year to |the time the Mayflower's tribute had |John R. Paston, Rev. Dr. William A. B‘.lrllelt and Rev. Dr. Wallace Rad: cliffe. Rev. Dr. Radcliffe, pastor emeritus, retired from active church work in April, 1922, and Rev. W. A. Eisen- berger, assistant minister, has been conducting the church services. RUHR RIFT LEADING BRITAIN AND ALLIES TO RISKY IMPASSE (Continued from First Page.) zon has not pressed Premier Poincare for written replies to the British que; tions, it is declared, but is content to have' the French ambassador re from documents while the foreign secretary makes passing longhand notes. British Business Impatient. The foreign office is aware of the impatience shown by British business interests, the public and members of parliament over the non ttlement of the Ruhr question, and Lord Curzon is expected to emphasize this fact to the two ambassadors. The government holds strongly to the belief that the continued economic stagnation of Germany and the con- sequent falling off in British exports to that country are serlously affect- ing British commerclal interests and greatly aggravating the already ute unemployment problem in Eng- iland. Still Holds Lever of Action. Lord Curzon still has the lever ef independent action to use In an at- tempt to force concessions from France, but it is admitted that the cabinet has drawn up no actual formulas or plans for the execution of such a project. In British diplomatic quarters the active pressure on France by Bel- glum, Italy and the Vatican to speed up a settlement Is regarded with much satisfaction and the feeling that the tension which has existed for the last ten days has immeasura- bly ameliorated and that the pro pects of concerted action by all the allies in replying to Germany's last note are not so remote as they were. ERUPP PLANTS CLOSE. Two Forced to Shut Down by French Restrictions. By the Associated Press. DUESSELDORF, July 6.—Two branch_factories of the Krupp works, near Witten, have been compelled to close down because of the lack of raw materials and as a result of other restrictions ordered by the French as a penalty for the Dulsburg train bombing. Several thousand men have been thrown out of work. Nearly one-third of the stores in Dortmund and a lesser proportion in other citles are also cloged because the blockade has cut off incoming shipments of goods. The German authorities say the food supplies are diminishing and that no ggEs or butter are available, while mleat is scarce. The food shortage is due to the lack of tran portation facilities, and what sup. FRIDAY, CITIZENS ASK PARK, LIBRARY AND BEACH Northeast Association Wants Items Placed in New Estimates. Purchase of the Patterson tract for a park, erection of a branch pub- lle library in the nothreast and & bathing beach in Anacostia Park near the new Eastern High School were requests lald before the Com- missioners today by the Northeast Washington Citizens' Association for inclusion in the new estimates. The assoclation was represented by President Evan H. Tucker, Roscoe Jenkins and George H. Aschenbach. They presented the needs of their section to Commissioners Oyster and Bell at the board meeting. “We had a most satisfactory con- ference,” said Mr. Tucker. “Both Commissioners listencd attentively to our requests and promised to give them . careful consideration.” items are: An appropriation for a plant fo the dieposal of refuse and the cll:r': waste, that the existing plant, which is a nulsance, may be removed from northeast Washington and the city. fli}:mov:l of the public comfort on iocat, o i""“‘"’?‘ location in the fmme- ving o et oTtheast trom 15th to 17ih stre o 196 atrect. ana. 17eh st foth B ireet northeast to A street south. To eomplete the grading of New ork street from bure ro; rginia av New York modern electric rom Florida 28 £ avenue to tIrllllllllllfl‘n of street lamps o lG;h .‘;“z D H atreet northeast to nstallation of m street lamps on Hl!lnldc;r:lal Due, east from Stanton Park, ing all street; bl 8 through whi, P:lf":hlla of v cent to the Ludlow School, That the annual appropy priati reclamation of the Anacoatia nn.l:.fg: materially Increased so as f the completion of the profe ate and that the appropria- b mmade avallable for contin- Uing ,the prolect above Benning Opening and om East Ca; northeast. electric ts ave- . Includ ich street acant ground adja- grading of 19th st pitol street to E :ul:::: ANTHRACITE WAGE PARLEY UNDER WAY (Continued from First Page.) which wage rates and working conditions’ adacios Ated tions adopted. Slow Progress Likely. It is expected that no material progress wil be made In the negotia- tions until toward the &nd of the month. The district convention of the miners in the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre rezion will be held at Wilkes-Barre on July 16, when the recent election of Rinaldo Capetlini to the presidency of district No. 1, will be thrashed out. There has been some talk of a cone | test. {_President Lewis of the miners i #aid that two-thirds day and that om $4.20 to $5.60 % day. The other one-third are contract miners, who receiv anthracite Calls Pay Inadequate. “While the accuracy of these fig- ures are affecting the earnings of | contract miners i not admitted by |the mine workers,” Mr. Lewis sald, “yet I submit to the consideration of any fair-minded man that they are insufficient to properly compensate ithe men when one considers the lab- of skill required.” Mr. Lewis added that the labor cost involved in the production of a ton of anthracite is $4.11, according to JULY 6, 1923. 80 SEIZED IN RAID ON “DUTCH MILL” AT EARLY HOUR TODAY (Continued from First Page.) ot so lively. that a request had to e made to “stop that music.” There- after the rald continued without musical accompaniment. From the first, second, sixth and elghth precincts eame the patrols, backing up to the door for thelr loads of merry-makers. Bondsmen on Hand At the second precinct, where the group were piled into the station house, jamming the spare rooms, the ever-present bondsmen were on hand. It wag after 3 o'clock in the morn- ing, but that mysterious under- ground system whereby bondsmen are informed that there is a possibil- ity for business had functioned. Men who strive for the privilege of plac- ing guaranties for the release of prisoniers were ready to fight for the onor of placing bond—at the usual rate of $5 per $100 placed. Corridon was released on $800 bond, on charges of assault, intoxication and transporting liquor. He gave his age as lwong ‘our years and his ad- dress as 13 H street northeast. Mike Uraine, whose correct name is Cefarettl, former policeman and local boxer, was among those ar- rested. He was charged with pro- prietorship in a disorderly house. He did not furnish collateral or bail and went to the Police Court this morning in the prisoners' van. He gave his age as twenty-eight and his residence as 507 7th street. Second Owner Arrested. Thomas E, Gardner, colored, for- merly of the Poodle Dog cabaret, at 7th street and Florida avenue, ‘was arrested as the other proprietor on a (ihln.rxe similar to that of Mike Cefa- Tettl. Others arrested were Mary Connor, 119 Massachusetts avenuse, twenty-four years old, charged with drinking in public; Mildred Gray, seventeen, of 16 Florida avenue, to be held by the woman's bureau for her parents; Loulse Lichliter of Bon Alr Va., twenty, to be held for the Virginia uthorities for violation of a training #chool parole; Grace Loudin, twenty- four, of 533 21st street, charged with transportation of Hwnr and drinking in public; Ellen irginia Brown, twenty-two, of 1208 12th street, charged with disorderly conduct and drinking in public; Jeremiah Dono- van, twenty-five, of 2003 14th street, charged with disorderly conduct; James Joseph Noonan, twenty-five, of 1245 324 street, charged with trans- porting liquor; Louise M. Franklin of 1111 14th street, twenty-four, charged with drinking in public. Many Are Released. Virtually all of those arrested for minor charges, such as transportation or drinking in public or disorderly conduct, were released on collateral. It was 7 o'clock this morning before the police had completed the detalls of the post-raid work. Shortly be- fore the task was completed a siza. ble crowd gathered around the door of the second precinct hurling male- dictions on the raiders and threaten- ing violence, until police reserves were sent forth to disperse the crowd. Members of the raiding party were: Lieut. Davis, Lieut. Ready, Lieut. Van Winkle, Sergts. McQuade and Kilmar- tin, Sergt. Miiliken of the women's bureav and a squad of policemen and two other policewomen. J. C. McWILLIAMS DIES AT HOME IN THIS CITY rved as Employe of Washington Railway and Electric Company for Thirty-Five Years, J. Clinton McWilllams, retired Washington Rallway and Electric employe, who served that company for thirty-five years, died at Mis home, 220 R street northwest, this morning. McWilllams was born in St. Marys county, Md., in 1857, later coming to Washington, where he was employed by the Washington Railway and Electric_Company as a_driver of one of its horse-drawn cars. When the traction company was electrified he was appointed motorman, later serv- ing for nineteen years in the com- pany’s mechanical department. Five years ago he was pensioned, after thirty-five years of continuous service. He had been {ll for nearly a year and was confined to his bed for eight weeks before his death. Requiem mass will be said at St. Aloysius Church Monday morning at $ o'clock and interment will be in St. Mary's cemetery. McWilllams is survived by his wife, Maude Catherine McWilllams; two sons, Milton and Walter McWilliams, and four daughters, Mamie McWil- ltams, Mrs. Florence Butler, Alma McWilliams and Louise Rakestraw. Prom Yesterday's 5:30 Editlon of The Star. CHILDREN ORDERED President Reveals Pledge To Abolish 12-Hour Steel Day (Continued from First Page.) sonant with American life and insti- tutions “1 am impressed that in the reason- | ing of the report great weight should be attached to the fact that in the present shortage of labor it would cripple our entire prosperity if the change were abruptly made,” the President sald. “In the hope that this question could be disposed of, I am wondering if it would not be possible for the steel industry to consider giv- ing an understanding that before there shall be any reduction in the ' staff of employes of the industry through any recession of demand for steel products or at apy time when there is a surplus of labor avallable, that then the change should be made from the two shifts to the three-shift basis. 1 cannot but believe that such an undertaking would give great sat- isfaction to the American people as a whole and would indeed establish pride and confidence in the abllity of our Industries themselves to solve matters which are so conclusively advocated by the public.” The Chief Executive also referred to the merchant marine, the American #school system and the social evolu- tion which was setting up “new con-\ ditfons of industry in this land.” ! ‘Wage Earner Essential. “Under old-time conceptions of fancled ease in professional life, and the manifestly larger rewards of com- merce,” Mr, Harding said, “there has been a tendency to get away from | the trades and the tasks out of which | are wrought the very essentlals of ) all attainments. We must, we do! recognize that the wage earner is quite as essentlal as the professional man, and the nobility of righteous employment is the same in either pur- suft. Our aim ought to be, not to res- cue the oncoming generation from the essentia] pursuits and activities, but to equalize the rewards. We can't cease work; there is no life without labor. It would not be endurable if there were. Making Social Progress. “We are making fine progress in the great soclal evolution. Long ago we set up new atandards of living, new conditions of industry in this land, and are constantly striving not for condtions which tend to equalize, but conditions of greater ‘inspiration’ and fit_contentment. “I am able today to give promise of a very notable forward step. It is my firm belief that one of the great ave- nues of progress in American life lies in the constant recognition of | American industry of its obligations to our society as a whole, and that| many of our most successful in social | progress are made through the volun- | tary action of .industry itself in| amelioration of those hardships that have grown from the rapid growth of industry. It is very gratifying, there- fore, to be able to announce an im- portant step in such progress. I have received a joint communication from the large majority of steel manufac- turers of America in which they have undertaken to abolish the twelve- hour day in the Amerfcan steel indus- try at the earliest moment that the additional labor required shall be avallable. Early Suggested Abolition. “Early in the administration, feel- ing that a working day of this length was an anachronism in American lite, that regardiess of any other con- sideration it did not permit of the proper development of citizenship and family life, 1 suggested to the, steel industry that they should ap-| point & committee to develop meth- ods for its abolition. After an in- vestigation extended over some eight- een months, the steel manufatcurers came to the conclusion that in view of the present shortage of labor such a revolution in the industry was in- feasible. Upon the receipt of this re- port, L still felt that a pledge on the part of the steel manufacturers that they would undertake to respond to manifest public opinion in this mat- ter would be welcomed by our pee- ple as a whole and would be received as a great boon by American work- ers. It is in response to this sugges- tion that I have received today the 1 i | | .pledge to which I have referred. “I wish to congratulate the steel industry on this important step, It will heal a sore in American ine dustrial life which has been the cause |of infinite struggle and bitterness for over a generation, and it marks an accomplishment from the conscience of industry itself—a recognition of responsibility from employer to em-+ ploye—that gives us faith in rightful solutions of the many tangled prob- |1ems that are the concomitant of the |rapid growth of America. It is an oxample that 1 trust the few other continuous processes in industry which still maintain the twelve-hour shift may rapidly follow. I should be proud indeed if my administration were marked by the final passing of the twelve-hour working day in American life. “There 18 another American aspira- tion on which I have wished to touch today. You of Tacoma are proud of your harbor and dock facllities. You provide the dock facilities and the Bovernment improves the harbor. But of what value is either without ship- ping? A merchant marine is the Wworthy aspiration of every commer- clal nation. There can be no de- pendable commerce without carriers and there can be no eminence in American commerce without Ameri- can carriers. Friendship among na- tions does not demand of them the promotion of a competitor's trade. Striving for Marine. “This administration has been ear- nestly striving for a great and ef- clent American merchant marine. We had it once, when the sails of our clippers whitened the seas of the world. But theré came a recession and the world war found us an in- considerable maritime power. I have always believed that there would have been no war—certainly it would have been of less duration—if we had possessed a merchant marine com- parable to our commercial aspirations. In the exigencies of war we builded 8hips as no nation ever bullt before. “We expended approximately three billions, extravagantly, inefficiently, and without a program for service in peaco. We turned the energies of the republic to the making of ships, we builded yards and trained our builders and” we did produce, mar- volously, until we owned 12,000,000 tons of merchant shipping, ample for the greatest merchant marine ever dreamed of for America. Builded for Emergency. “But it is government property, builded for an emergency, rather than for competitive activity in car- rying world commerce. This adminis- tration has cleaned up the vast work of settlement. We encountered the paralyzing slump iIn shipping, we have settled the enormous claims, and liquidated the stupendous failures But Congress did not respond to_the request for legislation caloulated to dispose of our shipping to private owners and encourage the upbuilding of a permanent merchant marine. I had hoped to turn one extravagance of war to permanent and practical utility. “The House of Representatives ap- proved. The Senato was prevented from expressing itself. So the gov- ernment s confronted with the pos- session of vast tonnage, but with- out market in which to sell or in- spiration to private enterprise to operate. Oppose U. S. Ownership. “I do not for one moment believe in government ownership and opera- tion as a permanent policy. But I prefer that hazardous venture to the surrender of our hopes for a mer- chant marine. So we mean to oper- ate until we establish, though it cost far more than it was contemplated to expend in promoting private enter- prise. It is vital to our national de- fense; it is necessary to our foreign commerce; It is necessary to maintain American ‘eminence. So we mean to maintain the flag on the seas, hoping for the day when Congress may rise above the obstructionist, when the re- flective sentiment of all the .count will gense the great necessity an compel the legislation required to turn to the rational way to triumph on the seas.” Mr. Small will send a daily dispa he will go wherever big and unusual things may happen to write for The Star’s readers the most interesting phases of the most interesting story of the day. Mr. Small not,only is one of the most brilliant writers among American newspaper Robert T. Small Internationally famous reporter and graphic news writer, formerly a member of the staff of The Star, returns as a regular contributor. tch over The Star’s special leased wice, beginning Monday, July 9. From his headquarters in New York men, but he is also one of the best grounded. During the plies come across the frontier are staff and)moved mostly in motor trucks, creating Wwho is|great congestion on the roadways into the orerulon. and that the 20 per cent Increa asked by the miners would add only 82 cents a ton to the cater first to profits and it will not do anything that will even hold the possibility “of jeopardizing profits Gen. Gouraud's personal Brig. Gen. J. H. Reilly, SCENTS INDIAN WRONG. Navajo Chief Protests Removal of | Schools’ Head. ! DURANGO, Col, July 8.—Chlet Hostlen Yaze Begay, judge of the Navajo court of Indian offen: Ship Rock, on the Navajo reserval in the states of New Mexico and Ari- zona, has sent a telegram to Charles H. Burke, commissioner of Indian af- fairs, at Washington, protesting the removal of Evan W. Estep as super- intendent of schools and government agent to the Navajos. The chief charges that the Mid- Westerly Company, a subsidiary of Standard Oil, desired to have Estep removed. June Circulation 94,192 District of Columbia, es.: FLEMING NEWBOLD. Business Manager of G and SUNDAY STAR, does r that the actual number of por named. sold and distributed month of Juné, A.D. 1923, wa: DAILY. Copies, Days. 16 . 80,743 18 . 107,004 i \ ] g 4 i e T ) Less adjustments . Total daily net circulation...3,448,084 Dally average net paid circu- lation .. .. Dally average number of coples for service, etc. o87 Daily average met clreulation 94183 Col higg i Coph, Da; ples. Da; s, 3 iy 96,041 . 110414 17 10 . 111,127 4. 05,386 413,468 1,135 — 412,343 103,496 590 Less adjustments Total Sunday net circulation, AvhTage met'paid Sunday oir: Average number of coples for aérvice, ete. ... . Average Sunday net etreul; HOR e NG NEWROLD, Business Ma: ", sworn t6 before me oth Subgopibed and u{':“?;dy.tp.:m ELMER ¥, YOUNT, Notary Publle, until driven to it either by irresisti- ble public opinion or the force of organization among the steel work- ers. “The one sure way of ending the twelve-hour day in the steel mills i for the steel workers, through or- ganization, to refuse to_ remain slaves to the steel trust. The Gary ‘when' letter {3 a travesty and a par- ticularly cruel one. That the Preal~ dent should consider it warth giving to the public as a serious promise | amazing.” s - SEES EQUAL PRODUCTION. Acting Secretary Henning Pleased by New Move. Commenting on the announcement by President Harding yesterday on the Pacific coast that probably the twelve-hour day would be abolished in the steel industry, H. J. Henning, acting Secretary of Labor, sald today he believed men working {n the in- dustries would produce as much in the eight-hour day in the twelve- hour day. Abolishment of the twelve- hour day and substitution of the eight-hour day in industry generally, Mr. Henning sald, will probably re- duce the overhead, due to speeded-up production and lessened use of ma- chinery, men and raw materfals. Don't Belleve 1 rplus. “I maintain that with the elght- hour day a man can produce as much in the Alf ate as he can if he works twelve hours & day,” the act- ing secretary said. He pointed out that men who work twelve hours 2 day become tired toward the end of the day, and that If the were concentrated into eight hours production would probably increase and the men would work harder and more steadily, Turnlnf to the question of a sur- r‘m. of labor in the United States, r, Henning sald he did not belleve in a surplus of labor in this country. He added that he would' rat! see a short. of labor than a surplus. There us of labor now fll bituminous coal industry, h - clared, adding that big industrial em- ployers could pick their employes by going to lmmia'rukm centers such as Eills Island and choosing the men best suited for their particular werk. KRASSIN IS DEPOSED. - Head of Soviet Mission to London Out by Official Decree. By the Amoclated Fress. LONDON, July 6—It is ofMclally announced that Leonid Krassin has been removed from his position as head of the Russlan soviet .lo&. tlen in London, says a R . patch from Mo-eowytofly.m'" charged with the arrangements for | the French general's vidit in the Unit- ed States. Task Before Allies. ‘Gen. Gouraud made his first public statement on international questions at a dinner given in his honor by Col. Dumont of the French embassy last night. He sald the task before the allles was to make Germany real- ize that she was beaten, otherwise Germany will again become a menace to the world. “Through & widely dispensed prapaganda of he declared, “the Germans contend that they did not lose the war., They must be brought to reallze that the events of the closing days of the war prove that they were beaten, and beaten de- cisively.” A gathering of high ranking offi- u‘:"ol"mo Arm, A.n& Marin %’;pl h the general's utterances. ey included Maj. Gen. John L. Hines, deputy chlef of staff; Maj. Gen. John A. Lejoune, commandant of the Ma- Tine Corps; Maj. Gen. Wendell Neville, U. 8 M. C, and Maj. Gen. Robert C. Davis Prior to the dinner, Gen. Gouraud told s story of the bravery of Amer- ican women during the war. Two in rtioular, a Miss Knott and a Miss itehell, conducted a can- nd_administered to During he ocontinued, the town in which they ope: was shelled and bombed, but this had no effect on the work of the American women. ‘When Gen. Gouraud recommended war crosses for the bravery displayed, the women declared they were un. { u their aotivities, front line ‘The Frenchman, to be moved by these ex put the matter up to the m selves. uA b‘u;xl-tn.‘ of l:':lhoualn the affirmative followed and the decora. tions were bestowed. ‘France,” he sald, “will never forget the great work done by American women dur- ing the world war.” GIRL SENT TO HOSPITAL. Margaret Woodbury, pretty sixteen. yoar-sid Elrl, who motored to Hi fmonaton, N. ¥ with four Youne leaving hera Monday night and being ested Tuesday in the automobile of Elwood McNelly, reported stolen from the owne! garage, was tak: to Gallinger Hospital last night, s fering from an attack of nervousneas. She probably will have to remain In the hospital some time, it is stated. George Beavers, Edward Cock and Herbert xd. three of the young men arrested, will be given a hear- &nt in Police Court next Thuraday. “nm- ctn,llu l;hb Nvon.l‘h mam‘ll;er::t o, BAELY. will be arcaigned - ‘venile -Court Monday, the Rush. CUNO OPPOSES SABOTAGE. Expected to Express Government's Disapproval of Acts. By the Associated Pres: BERLIN, July 6.—As the reichstag met today to decide whether it should open a debate on the foreign political situation or adjourn for the summer recess, there was a general expect: tion that Chancellor Cuno weuld make a statement. expressing the govern- ment’s opposition to active resistance in all forms in the occupied territo- ries. The chancellor has been discuss- ing with Monaignor Pacelll, the papal nuncio here, the situation that gave risa to the Pope’'s expressed dis: r- proval of sabotage and violence In the Ruhr. Herr Cuno, it is known, strongly believes that Germany' cause In forelgn capitals can only be weakened by such occurrences aa the bomb explosiion at Duisburg last Saturday, and hence it was expected that he would make a public con- demnation of a course deviating so far from passive resistance. ‘Whether the reichst: ‘would de- cide to debate the foreign situation next week uncertain, but it seemed probable that, inasmuch as the government belleves the present time {noppertune, adjournment would be taken. At a moment when Paria, London and Brus are partiou- larly concerned over the reparation question, it is held hers, Germany could hope to gain nothing by dis- cussing the situation in her own chamber. President to Get July 23 Mail From Here on July 28 Tmportant official mail will be rushed to President Harding at ‘Vancouver, B. C., on his return from Alaska July 26, Postmaster New announced today. Two special pouches of mail will be made up here, one to leave at 10:20 pm. July 22, and the other at 2:30 pm. July 23. Both pouches will be dispatched by special hydroplane from Seattle to Vancouver. Cabinet officers have been tnvit- ed to make use of the ;guclu service to the President. let- ters are sent by them to the of- fice of the second assistant post. master general not later than 2:30 Pp.m. July 28 they will be included. cost of coal. “There {s ample mar- gin for the operators to pay the sug- gested Increase without passing any urdensome increase on the retail price of fuel,” he said. 1821 WAGE RATE REPORT. Statement Before Anthracite Con- ferees Now Considering Scal Representatives of anthracite mine operators and the miners' union now conaldering new wage agreements at a conference in Atlantic City have been furnished by the Coal Commis- sion with a complete report of the entire wage payments and wage rates d to workers in that industry dur- ing the year 1921. Chairman John Hays Hammond of the commission, in announcing the step, remarked to- day that it was probably the first time that such a wage conference had been in possession of the exact facts a8 to wage payments for the entire anthracite region. ‘The statistics w. lembled as & part of the Commission’s report on the industry, which will be made ublic Monday. The year 1921 was aken since that furnished a full twelve-month operating period un- broken by industrial disturbance, The Commission's figures show the actual earnings of men employed, grouped in proportien to the annual amount drawn by each individual, which was said to range up from a base of $200 to amounts In excess of $4,000. An- other Jronnln showing amounts abtain by workers skilled in dif- ferent classifications also was fur- nished the negotiators, oriousness of their toll, the hazard of thelr calling and the high degree On the strength of a report that he had ordered hia assistants to finish the fiscal year without a surplus of federal funds in thelr poasession, Evan Batep has lost his job as super- intendent of the Navajo reservation at Shiprock, N. Mex. terior Department sald merely that Estop had been separated from the government service “for cause,” but officials revealed at the same time that he had been identified ag the man recently clited by Director Lord of the ot buresu as an ple of what :“.vornmum official should ot be. rector Lord's recital of the incl- dent recelvéd the official notice of Prestdent Harding and. led to'an im- An announcement today by the In- | GIVEN UP TO FATHER Samuel and Augusta Annadale, grandparents of Louise and Edith Riley, eleven and four years old, ra- spectively, yesterday denied a charge of Harry N. Riley, father of the chil- dren, that the little ones were being held from him as hostages for a board bill which he contracted be- fore his second marriage. The moth- er of the children was a daughter of the Annadales, and after her death Riley, with the children, resided at the Annadales’ until he was remar- ried. The other child, a boy of seven sears, lives with the father. Hearing on the habeas corpus p tition of the father to secure posses- sion of the firll ‘was heard yesterday by Chief Justice McCoy. Charges were made at the hearing concerning the moral character of the father, and he put forth counter charges asserting that a still was being operated at the home of the grandparents and the children were assigned to keep watch over it. The minds of the children w!el;adpolconed against him, the father stated. ‘The Chief Justice awarded the chil- dren to the father. Ald of deputy als was required for the sur- render of the children, and the eries of the grandmother of the children and of some woman friends resound- ed throughout the court corriders. Attorneys Bertrand Emerson and E. Russell Kelly appeared for the father. Official Loses Job for Order To End Year Without Surplus mediate inquiry. The Interior D fi.rlment, it wi said today, co! rmed_that, while absent from his post, Estep had telegraphed the as- sistant superintendent urging that every effort be made to complete pending dlsburgementa Dbefore the new fiscal year began, July 1. ‘The situation was greatly amelio- ted, in the opinion of department clal however, the superin- tendent’s belief that all of the pro- posed expenditures were essent! to the welfare of his charges, but the offense was held to be a specific vi lation of the government's announced w"ef ‘:d‘. an order for his removal was issu o _succeasor has yet been selected for the Navajo agency. Since it is under the clasgified service, the new superintendent probably will be transferred from a similar nearby! ‘post. fourteen years he was star re- porter on the Associated Press, Melville Stone said he was among the four or five graphic writers of his generation. He has that rare combination of mature judgment and keen ap- preciation of news values which gives confidence and authority to what he has to say, as well as a gripping interest which holds the reader at all times. While he knows New York, Mr. Small also knows the en- tire country and most of the world as well. His work has taken him everywhere and the li the world news. He has been series base ball games, Vanderbilt the last twenty years, 90,000 miles the British arm ‘While with the British, Small wrott of the war—the battles of the Somme, the battle of Arras and the taking of Vimy Ridge, the battle spondent of the Philadelphia Public Ledger he made the first an. nouncement that there was to be the sllied fronts in Paris. The Small dispatch will be in addition to the news feature stories now received by The Star over its leased wires from staffi men and specisl correspondents in cities throughout the country. All these men sre writers carefully selected to give The Star’s readers stories out of the erdinary and the background and uncovered angles of big news developments. past score of years is a card-index to the most important events in McKinley to Harding, but he has been on just as friendly terms with Bob Meldrum, D. C. Scott and other gunmen of the far west. ‘Wherever his assignments have taken him as a reporter he has won the confidence of all with whom he came in touch. “Bob" Small has covered about every conceivable sort of story that newspaper work has ever known. A dozen reporters might boast of the scoops and beautifully written stories that won his world-wide fame. The two Thaw trials, the Haywood trial, the departure of the battleship fleet from Hampton roads, when Theodore Roosevelt sent it around the world, the Johnson-Willard prize fight at Havana, with Roosevelt, Wilson, Cox, Bryan, Hughes and nearly two years and 8 half at the western battle front in France, where he succeeded ‘Bredarick Palmer ‘as the only American correspondent accredited to up to just before the United States entered the world war. Bob Small met Gen. Pershing when the latter first set foot in Frapce, and he was issued press “BOB” SMALL. st of his assignments during the the intimate of Presidents, from world cup races, national conventions of with President Taft, political tours icense No. 1 in the A. E. F. e some of the most graphic stories of Messines Ridge. While corre- at last one supreme command on