Evening Star Newspaper, August 17, 1923, Page 2

HOSPITAL BURNED, PRIESTS KIDNAPED Bandits Loot Foreign Quar- ters in Chinese City of Tsaoshih. By the Associated Press. HANKOW, China. August 17.—Two Italian Catholic priests were kid- naped when bandits pillaged the dis- trict near Sungho, according to a re- port received here. The town of Tsaoshih was looted and the Catholic hospital burned. Eighty Chinese cap- tives we! taken. The Italian and British consuls at Hankow have pro- tested. Report of Looting. LONDON, August 17.—Chines ttacked the town of Ts vesterday morning, burning the Lon- don mt ospital, the Catho Church the foreign quarter, says a dispatch from Hankow. The bandits later looted the town. Two priests are reported missing. TRUCE VIOLATED. ban- oshih Canton Troops Capture City De- spite Promise. Br the Assocluted Prens CANTON. August 1 viver peace terms recently arranged between Gen. Wei Pong Ping, com- manding the Kwang Tung troops o South China. and the Kwangsi army under Gen. Shum Hung Ying, at Wu- chow, in the presence of Lieut. Leland P. Lovette, commander of the United States gunboat Pampanga. have been violated by Cantonese troops, it was learned. The Cantonese troops, under Gens, LI Chai Sum and Wong Shiu Hung, entered Wu Chow on August 7, it has bean learned, and forcibly took charge o¥ tne city, taking prisoner Gen. Fung Bo Cho, who had been ap- pointed by both sides to the agree- ment to take charge of the elty. Fung's soldiers were disarmed A stroug protest against the action of the Cantonese has been made by the chamber of commerce and other bodies through the foreign legations. Gen. Wong is quoted as saying he would disregard the Wu Chow treaty. n. Fung was bound with ropes the invaders and confined in the ong room of the Kwangsi Bank said that the charge that had been brought against him of sup- plying arms and ammunition to Gen. Shum Hung Ying's forces, who are enemies of the Cantonese, is false. There is much indignation among both Chinese and foreigners as a re- sult of the treaty’s violation. TROOPS NEAR AMOY. The West Northern Army Takes City Twen- ty Miles to Northeast. By the Associated Press, AMOY, China, August 17.—The town of Tongan, twenty miles northeast of Amoy, has been captured by northern troops moving south from Foochow. In an interview yesterday Chang se-Ping, chief of n's eastern army and in command Amoy. intimated the possibility an alliance between his forces and oochow troops, which, if he is tly reported. indicates an im- portant impending defection from Sun's organization. It is reported that Gen. Ong, in command of the northern troops in Fukien province, and who is at Chang Chow, is sending reinforce- ments to Swatow, =outh of here, on the coast. that city being hard press- ed by south China forces. NO REPLY TO DEMANDS. of Ty the Associated Press. PEKING, August 17.—To date no reply has been received from the Chinese government by the foreign diplomats who recently presented to the government lengthy demand for indemnities for the capture and imprisonment of foreigners last May and Junc by the Suchow train band- its Tteports regarding preliminary consideration of the demands by the foreign office have revealed that there is opposition to the diplomat suggestion that hereafter railways be guarded, with foreign officers in command of the guards, as a guar- > of to foreign travelers, that there is an_ inclination to accede to the demands for compen- sation. Meanwhile, it is understood 1o be desired by Chinese officials that the question of governmen sanction of banditry be held in abeyance. The diplomats in & statement accompany- ing the demands accused the govern ment of acquiescing in the depreda- tions of outlaws. Newspapers disagree on what China should do about the demands. but wdmit that something should be done. The Shun Tien-Shi-Pao ob- serves that the note hints a lack of dence in_the government's ca- v to defend the treaty rights of foreiguers and expresses the be- lief that the government will gain nothing by arguing or protesting, and suggests that the people must co-operatively restore order and thereby render the warning of for- GIgNErs unneeessary The Yi-Shi-Pao thinks there should have been no demands bevond those for compensation. It says the re- sponsible officials should be punished, voluntarily and not under coercion; and that in this respect the diplo- mats should be asked to withdraw their demands The Standard (Japanc the foreign diplomats are hopelessly muddled, demanding punishment of officials 'while the bandits are im- mune and even rewarded From Yesterday's 3:30 Bdition of The Star. ST BUSFARE ORDERED RETAINED The Public Utilities Commission yes terday afterncon anmounced that the present fare of § cents cash on the bus lines of the Washington Rapid Transit Company will remain in effect. The bus company, through Attorney Conrad H. Syme, applied to the com- mission more than a month ago for a 10-cent fare, contending that the com- pany was entitled to earn a return of & per cent. At the meeting vesterday afternoon Commissioners Bell and Oyster review- ed the testimony taken at the public hearing and concluded to make no change at the present time. It is understood that they wish to observe the effect of the company’s operations for the entire calendar year. The comjmission also decided to allow Col. A. E. Randle until October 3 ¢ substitute motor busses for the frolley car now operated by the East Washington Heights Traction Com- pany across the Pennsylvania Avenue Lridge to Randle Highands. The time limit in which Col. Randle was di: rected to make the chynge expired August 1, but he applied Lo the com- mission for an extension. 1 DEAD FLYER HONORED. The flying fleld at the proving ground, Aberdeen, Md, has been named “Phillips Field,” in honor of First Lieut. Wendell K. Phillips, Air Servios, who was killed June 5, 1923 in an sirplane accident at the Aber deen proving ground, 5 i ant safety but i | | I | ! ) declareg| ‘I Queen Victoria, Wire Hair Terrier Seeks Laurels of ‘Laddie Boy’ Here B the Associated Pross. BOSTON, August 17.—President Coolidge has tentatively accepted the gift of a wire haired fox terrier from Dr. Alonzo G. Howard of this city. In response to the offer of the Back Bay physician, the President wrote ‘I feel sure T shall want the fox terrier you so kindly offered to me, but suggest that you write to e again a little later, after 1 go to the ‘White House. The terrier, named one of a litter of three months ago and is of high pedigree. His sire is Prides Hill Sicyon, ‘champion of Belgium and England, which was imported and is now owned by Q. A. Shaw McKean of Prides Crossing. His mother, owned by Dr. Howard, is Lady Bab- ble, a descendant of the champion Whycolar Boy. Peter Pan, is X puppies born COOLIDGE CONFERS ON COAL SITUATION Daugherty, Hoover and Work See ‘President—Feeling Still Optimistic. The anthracite situation was again the subject of consideration by Presi- dent Coolidge and his official advisers today. The Attorney General, Secre- tary Weeks of the War Dipartment, Secretary Work of the Interior De- partment and Secretary Hoover of the Department of Commerce dis cussed with the President the new de- velopments in the coal gontroversy in New York. Secretary Hoover, followin his talk with the President, sald that h: was not pessimistic over the outlook. He indicated that he expecied a seitle- ment of the contr and that a strike would be awerted. The *hreats of discontinuance of negotiations and deadlock are nothing new, ke pointed out, in industrial controversies. TSy Prestdent Gets New Facts. The Attorney General, after he had n the President, said that the lat- as_in receipt of mew informa- n in regard to the anthracite sit- uation. Whether this information was encoursging or not he did not say or would he say whether any steps by the Department of Justice were proposed if a atrike should take place He was asked specifically if injunc- tion proceedings, similar to those adonted by the government in the ratlroad strike last year, were to be expected, “I cannot discues that at all. I made no announcement in advance of the proceedings in the raflroad shop- men's strike. I shall not make any advance statement now In regard to the procedure of the Department of Justice. If there is to be any, in the event of a strike.” Davis Goes to New York. Secretary of Labor Davis Washington for New York at 1 o'clock. this afternoon. He declared before he left here that the handling of the negotiations with the miners and operators was in the hands of the United States coal commission. If he had any information to give, he said. he would give it to the com- mission. In his opinion, hé sald, the worgt thing in the handling of in- dustrial disputes was to have some outside party undertake to mix in while the negotiations were under way. More and more it is being made clear that the President is on the coal comniission as the agency to handle the anthracite situation. That he is keeping in close touch with the happenings in New York, however, and that he is conveying information and advice to the com- mission, also is true. Feeling ix Optimistic. . Notwithstanding the reports from New York of a possible further dead- lock, to be followed by a strike, there is a strong undercurrent of optimism today in government circles. In the first place, the feeling is growing that neither side to the controversy really desires a strike. Both know that the public is aroused, particu- larly because of its experlénces last winter due to the coal strike, and would back up the administration in any drastic step it might take to bring about the mining of coal Furthermore, it is believed here that the position hitherto assumed by the mine workers that they would not submit the questions at Issue to ar- bitration is not tenable. The public generally looks with disfavor on a refusal to submit to fair arbitrators questions in dispute. Attention was called to the fact that in the coal strike in 1902 the operators were strong in their refusal to arbitrate, while the miners expressed a willing- ness to leave the issue to-arbitration President Roosevelt at that time {finally forced the operators to accept arbitration with a threat drastic action to have the mises operated. Today, it has so far been the mine workers who have declined arbitration, and to centinue nggotia- tions prior to arbitration. PRESIDENT SEES CABINET OFFICERS ‘No Meeting ‘Held, But Coal Strike May Have ‘Been Discussed. Although there was no cabinet meeting scheduled for today, the President explaining beforehand thas there were no.matters of great mo- ment that required immediate atten- tion, four members of the cabinet conferred .with Mr. Coolidge —sepa- rately during the early part of the day. It is believed that these cab- ;;m members and Attorney General augherty, Seoretarles Hoov Commerce’ and. Weeks. of Wy and Work of the Interior, discussed, with other things, the .anti-strike coal problem. — Both Atterney - General Daugherty and Secretary Weeks said u'v:)n’nh‘da\'éng nl“; President they had obtalned from him pe o5 Delet Nacationy - onte0 Senator Watson of Indiana 7e- minded President Coolidge today that the late President Harding had promised to appoint Henry Lane Wil- son of Indiana, former American am- bassador to Mexico, as ambassador to Turkey when diplomatic relations between that country and the United States were resumed. Mr. Watson sald he called the President’s atten- tion to the -fact that redent develop- ments indicate that §t will only be & short time before the United States recognizes Turkey and that he would like to see Mr. Lane appointed te that post. President Coolidge said he -would take the matfer under ad- i on Bey ini on Bejean, minister to the Unite: Btates from Haiti, cglled on Pre-i‘z dent Coolidge at his office today to pay Fkis respeot: SIR A. LACOSTE DEAD. MONTREAL, August 17.—Sir Alex- of the province of Quebec, at eighty-one. He Was Apday by left | relying | IN ANTHRACITE MININ (Continued from First Page.) . with modification covering t concessions above enumerated.” st lettewr continued. “If the foregoing offer the contract is not acceptable to U miners, the operators are ready to re new negotiations for the purpose reaching a new agreement mutual acceptable. 1f an agreement is n reached by September 1 the operato! that any part of the elev nds of the miners still in co troversy shall | tration” It arbitration cannot be tually agreed upon then the Pre dent of the United State shall In view of our offer to extend t prosent wage scale to March 31, will not, in for any downward revision of present wage scale. t arbitrators shall September 1." be retroactive Lewis Holds Out Hopes. Mr. Lewis today declared that an a thracite strike September 1 st could be averted if operators woul abandon the check-off and enter general conference called by the Co: Commission Mr. Lewis added that there still w plenty of time in which to reach new Wage agreement before Augu, 31, 1f the operators felt so inclined Before beginning the third da the parley called by the Ceal Con stated in five words offs and enter conference. f the operators will abandon t check-off, as they agreed to the oth day, we' will be willing to here and resume negotiations at A lantic City,” said Mr. Lewis. “We wi however, insist on full recognition the unioh. although we will not insi bers from mine operations. 1f th is agreed to, there will still be amp! time to reach an agreement and ave: a strike.” Other representatives of the mine declared that their side pat on wages and other demands, Lewin Dissatinfied. Mr. Lewis reiterated his dissati faction with the “qualified manne of the operato the check-off as regards supplies as vanced to the mine He declar e miners stood ready, #s was a ounced the day the conference ope: ed, to abandon their demand for t check-off on union dues. but that requisite of the settlement must “absolute abandonment by the oper: tors of the check-off for supplies. Under present conditions in anthracite fields the operators . tain from miners’ pay sums due f supplies furnished them, such as f powder and dynamite. The mine had insisted that union dues also checked off, but said the: ing to abandon that demand operators would abandon the off_on supplies. The Coul Cor George Otls Smith former V chec! 1 Nel] mission member: Charles I tude of secking information their dealings. Failing to some sort of a settiement, least a resumption of wages achie or co the commission would consider it, duty to issue an immediate report ISTRIKE IS HELD CERTAIN, BY ROBERT T. SMALL. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, August 17.—A walko! of all the miners in the anthraci inevitable. Even if some mew basis negotiation should develop betwes now and then there will be no alter: tion of the program. The miners ha their backs up and will not work in t | L. Lewis, president of the Mine Wor ers’ Union, is not leading his men this stand. He is merely carrying o their orders. The Federal (oal Commission, hea ed by John Hays Hammond, has di: covered many things in its series then with the mine owners. learned, among other things, that the: very clever and resourceful men. men who are very it comes to word of mouth or pen. The commission has learned that | must always seratch far beneath the or rface of any counter proposal side to the comtroversy. written proposal Submitted by eith n | 1 seem. Both operators and mine: softly, but carrying a big stick. Just now operators and miners a engaged in an extremely clever batt | of propaganda. They have been experts at the game. mission was not onto their tric optimistically placed too much co: fidence in what appeared to be a ves I principal points in the Wi two or three weeks ago. Propaganda Race On. in an air of propaganda, and it i one of the most discouraging sig: assoclated with the conference. T! statements were not intended have any bearing whatever upon t actual negotiations, but were purel public opinion arrayed against would have to surrender. Therefo it against the other. That battle st is in progress. to New York, propaganda fire. { | mission to convince the public th: right is solely on their side. miners want to employ { tatements still were being filed wif e commission with the idea U. S. TAKES FINAL STEPS TO STAY STRIKE THREAT to extend be submitted to arbi requested to appoint the arbitrators. we case of arbitration, as Operations shall be continued and the findings of such mission, Mr. Lewis said that the way |out of the present difticulty could be “Abandon check- adjourn on barring out other than union mem- would stand | promise to abandon were will- if the President Marshall and Clark Howell, still held to the atti- in all tract negotiations, it was understood, its President Coolidge upon its findings. WITH BOTH SIDES FIRM fields on the night of August 31 seems absence of a complete agreement. John conferences first with the miners and It has two opposing groups are led by two Two suave of manner, but very complex and intricate when i other words, things are not always as they | seems t The Atlantic City conference bega propaganda speeches and propaganda the side which might eventually find there was a wild battle to win puhlie opinion for one's own side and array ‘The coal commission, | instead of settling things by coming' has lent fuel to the The operators want to use the com- The) the same | vehicle to show that the aperators are all wrong and that right alone resides with the underground work- andre Lacoste, formerly chief justice fers. Today statements and counter- G he he he e of Iy ot rs n | n- u 3a: be he <k he to n- in 1d a al CAPT. ROBERT A. BARTLETT, Noted explorer, who, with nine men, will make a thorough study of the polar rexlons, beginning next sum- mer, that will carry them from the Pacific to the Atlantic by way of the north pole. Dotted Mne fn map I ates posnible tren the curreat that wil earry a littie wooden ship in a =ig sag and roundahout ceurse hrough the land of the “u INSPECTOR URGES TEST FOR D. C. CONTRACTORS (Continued from First Page.) as a st of m- he er | with the adoption of a revised build- ing code. T believe it eminently fitting that the District of Columbia should |« | initiate the most important step for S| the better protection of the life and r¢ | Mmb of the public.” Mr. Healy reports that much prog- | ress “has b made during the past year in revising the building code. !which will be ready for public hear- inig soon. One of the striking features of Mr. Healy's report is the fact that the value of construction work under- taken during the past fiscal year to $57,690.038, as compared 089" for the previous twelve mont This was an increase of $21.466.949 amount of work authorized t- 1, of st TS r a- ed n- g he [in_ the 'a |last year. bel The number of permits issued dur- a- | ing the year was 12,191, an inerease |of 1.891 over the preceding year. he ! During the fiscal year 1923 there or | was a decrease of thirty-two in the . i number of new buildings erected and rS|a decrease of 116 in the number of be | business buildings. However, there was an increase of 21 in the number of apartment houses, an increase of §3 in the number of dwellings started and 615 more repair jobs undertaken. The total number of apartments authorized last year was 81, involv- ing an ageregate cost of $12,117,500. The number of dwellings built was 1,608, costing $14,487.600. There were ve 406 new garages authorized. at| Twelve new churches and two new n-{theaters were begun during the vear. The cost of the churches is given at $121,500 and the theaters $150,000. Here is how the money spent on new buildings was spread over the city: In the outlying section known as the county, $29,086,008; northwest section, $18,496,000; northeast, $1.- 445,780; southeast, $1.880,339, and southwest, $1,153.375. This makes a total of $52.061.502. The total sum spent on repairs was 5,577,136, making the total for the year for all purposes $57,638,635 Discussing his recommendation that builders be examined, Mr. Healy told the Commtssioners PROBLEMSINCOAL CRISIS EXPLAINED Problems in the anthracite coal sit- uatlon affecting the public were ex- plained to members of the Kiwanis Club by George H. Cushing, manag- ing director of the American Anthra- cite Coal Association, at the weekly meeting of the organization in the Hotel Washington yesterday. Commenting on the suggestion by John Hays Hammond that the gov- ernment take over and work the mines, “a proposition which the press think the easiest of per- Mr. Cushing said that few. k- or. 11, to ut te of en a- ve he k- | in | ut d- s of se it er rs ' fcrming, have a Rooseveltian way of treading people realized just what such an un- dertaking meant. Te n the first place’” said he, “recog- le | nition from miners, including the at | check-off system, must be obtained, it for a long time and have become |otherwise soldiers will have to besent The coal com- { to the regions to dig coal with bayon- ks ! ets. But before this is done time when it first came to New York and | must be taken to secure permission m- | from Maryland authorities to cross Ty | that state, and more time from the frank and engaging exchange of notes | government of Pennsylvania to en- looking to a settiement of ¢ne of the t! deadlock whieh has eXisted since negotiations re broken off at Atlantic City some; ter that commonwealth. Need of Miners. “This done, practical miners are still needed to go the work, otherwise anything might happen, as it tekes men who know their business to han- ndle the work, on account of the close proximity of towns and cities to the @S ‘mines. Then, too, the Pennsylvania ns |law prohibits’ bituminous coal miners he | from working anthracite mines, an as the strikers ‘would not only b against the industry, but the United 10 | States as well, it is easy to see the al- he | most criminal carelessness in the rec- ly | ommendation.” Referring to ‘the check-off, the and solely for public consumption.|speaker said that “it is not a thing— | #t appeared that both miners and |a tool—not a principle, but a means to cperators were convinced that a strike | @ Was certain, and each wanted to ap- n end. “The closed shop in the anthracite fields means but one thing, & demand pear in the best light possible before the public. There was also the thought that and by vested rights the miner means that he owns his job, that it is his, and that no authority bas the power ‘[to trespass on his rights, and that he has the power to crush those who would attempt it. That is @ concise meaning of the closed shop in the mining regions, nothing more or noth- ing less. Mr. Cushing sald he was not there to take either side but to bring the. ttuation clearly before his audience. Claude W. Owen presided, and an- nounced that the club would hold an it re A1) at ntown, fifty-three mil otomac, on September 13. On behalf the O'Rourke presen Charles F. ‘Robes down the club, th talniog the widest posstble publicity, AUGUST 17, | | Plored; the grass je FOUR-YEAR NORTH POLE SURVEY NEAR ACTUALITY; EXPLORER NOW IN CAPITAL (Continued from First Page.) four years from the time We say good-bye to the Pacific ocean.” That was the outline of the jour- ney. The party who will go on this memorable expedition will number ten, Including scientists from the government and the cre “Every- | body selected will be expected to adapt themselves to several types of duty—there’ll be no deadwood along,” | the captain explained. Capt. Bartlett has a fair idea of what he expects to find, but believes he will surpass the most liberal hope: The first Important scientific subject to be dealt with will be oceanography. about which so littie is known today. The floor of the arctic seas will be ex- lants and flowers that thrive hundreds of fathowms be- low the ice-covered surface, WRI be torn from their beds and brought to the surface, studied and preserved for posterity. Seeking New Fish Food. The fish question will be ggne into with enthusiasm, for the fish problem is becoming serious from the food consumption standpoint. There are a few types and classes of fish that are virtually unknown to the white man that may go @ long way in solving the problem. Then, much time will be speat on magnetic observations The polar ship will not be non-magnetic, how- er, but Capt. Bartlett has a plan to obviate that necessity by establishing at least one igloo at « distance away from the ship. Here more wonders of the north will be watched and. re- corded Upon the completion or during the pursuit of these duties. the water will be placed under the most minute scrutiny. The temperature will be taken, hundreds of times, the flow of the currents will be checked and the density of the water will be a source of much interest. At times the 1 fentists will turn their attention to the air. Meteorol- ogy will be another important field of endeavor. Pilot and captive bal- loons, the latter carryving thermome- ters, will be sent up and a careful record of the results will be obtained These observations are expected to play a_ great part in the determi tion of weather conditions here Washington or other parts of United State; Will Have Wireless Set. A prime feature of this work will be the operation of a wireless set. One of the most powerful sets ob- tainable will be installed on the ship and stations in Alaska, Canada. or other points closest to the north pole will be advised of weather con- ditlons in the far north. “For example.” Capt. Bartlett ex- Plained, “suppose a ten-mile wind comes up at 10 o'clock on the morn- ing of December 25 and a little later increases in velocity to twenty, thirty, fifty or even a hundred, we can get the wireless to work and in- form the weather stations just what to expect. Then they will know how to figure for other points and what to do in the future.” Anchored in_ the far north at dif- ferent periods. the ploneer ship w from time to time send up a seaplane for explorations within a radius of 100 miles or so, Capt. Bartlett said. This plane will be equipped with wireless and photographic equipment and will play a most prominent part in explorations aside from pure sci- entific studies. Drift With Currents. When the little ship, made of doug las fir and measuring 125 feet by a forty-foot beam. strikes the ice in the vicinity-of Berring straits 1t will not be called upon for much power the remainder of the journey. From pre- vious experiments Capt. Bartlett be- lieves the current flows from the Pa- cific around the far side of the north pole and down into Spitzbergen and Greenland. He recalled the experiment of 1897 made by Admiral Melville and H. G. Bryant of the Philadelphia Geo- graphic Soctety, who set adrift two sealed casks near Alaska and yvears later found one on the coast of Ice- land and the other on the west coast of southern Greenland “Of course there were no instru- ments on them to indicate if the route was straight, zigzag or roundabout.” said Capt. Bartlett, “but they got to the Atlantic eventually. Asked if there were the possibility of becoming frozen in the ice, Capt. in the Bartlett replied in the negative, ex- | garvice. platning that the ice is broken up and water is both visible and naviga- ble at times Does Not Fear Ice. “Oh, we may get frozen long periods,” he added, enough to prevent our work. Contrary to the belief of wome, around the pole there is about six Weeks of darkness and the remainder of the time is light, the veteran ex- plorer said. “There's a lot of twi- light up there, even though the sun does go below the horizon the 21st of September and doesn’t .reappear until the 21st of March ‘But you will want to know what we can do when it's dark,” he ex- aimed in his rapid manner of speech. ‘Why, we'll build a little house on the stern of the ship, keep the sea open and_spend most of our time dredging the floor of the sea. We also will have deep-sea sounders that can ®o down 2,600 fathoms and tell us the story in a very short time.” The government has extended him a great deal of help. Capt. Bartlett said. His visit to Washington, al- though brief, was for the purpose of up for, ut not by the miners of the American people | that their vested rights be Tespected. all-day, old-fashioned outing at Mor- | Past President ! side. witi a handsome{as conferring with Col. E. Lester Jones, director of the coast and geodetic survey, who is co-operating with him. Doubtless several sclentists from that affice will help make up the party of ten on the expedition, and govern- ment instruments will be used. Still Needs 350,000 One hundred thousand dollars is re- quired to send the four-year travel-]| ers on their sclentific search. Capt. Bartlett already has $50,000 accum- lated. At the suggestion of failure to obtain the remaining §50,000 his eyes fired, and he refterated his firm deter- mination to see the thing through. “Exploring 18 my business,” he de- clared. “T've been in it most of my life, and my people a long time before me also have. 1 can and will carry this thing through. Why over in Eng- land if the people were not taxed to death they would have long age!l 'inanced an expedition to do the same,| thing we want to. We can't let them beat us to it. “We discovered the north pole, and, s President Taft said, ‘What are we going to do with #t7° We've got to find out all about that country, if) there is country, up there, and know s much about it as we do our own nd here. I .don't care anything bout the north pole, I doubt if Tl ever reach that point, for we hope John |to_go around it, but on the farthest m_just ‘as sure I can do it sitting here.’ F in with the support| Capt. Bartlett the l" e pared 1923. Wades to Brink: Of Niagara Falls To Settle Wager NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, ZXu- gust 17,—Removing his shoes and wading into Niagara river above the falls at Prospect Point, Wil- liam Sulllvan, a sallor on & Beth- lehem Steel Company boat, caused Wwomen to scream and men to run to the rescue. Sullivan waded out from shore-and down stream until he could overlook the brink of the American falls, Je was in mo- mentary danger of toppling over, and a reservation officer blew his emergency whistle for help. Officer Willlam Rhodes coaxed Sullivan to walk back up stream and toward shore. As he neared the bank Rhodes and another offi- cer selzed him. Sullivan objected «nd a sailor pal, Charles Freisch, also interposed. Both were ar rested, Sullivan charged with be- ing drunk, and Freisch with dis- orderly conduct. They explained that Sullivan's etunt was the result of an argu- ment as to the possibility of a man wading. to_the brink of the falls in low water. TEN MILK DEALERS CITED T0 COURT Grocer Also Accused of Vio- lation of Pure Food Law. : Co-operating with Heaith Officer Fowler in his crusade to protect the milk and food supply of Washington, Miss M. Pearl McCall, assistant to United States Attorney Gorgon, in charge of violations of the pure food laws, today summoned ten mitk deal- ers and a grocer to her offic{ 1n the courthouse. All the accusel nleaded not guilty and asked trial by fury. Miss McCall made out informations in all the eleven cases and will file them in the Police Court this after- noon. Bonds will be require¢ of the accused and an early date for trial will be requested by the assistant United States attorney. Max Kammrow, 1148 Bth street northwest, was charged with selling decomposed ham and bacou to @ health inspector. A customer is said to have reported to the health office a purchase of bad meat. A vi=it from the inspector followed. Miss McCall says she will insist on the maximum Denalty of $200 fine in case of a con- viction. Those charged with selling ekimmed milk are: Michael V. Moran, 3011 M street northwest; Joseph Carvol, 1739 Pennsylvania avenue _ northwest; Henry E. Bittinger, 1729 Pennaylvania. avenue northwest; Louis Courembis, 1407 Irving street’ morthwest; George Athanas, 1800 U street northwes William 8. Johnson znd J. Byrn 3120 14th street northwest; Louis Demas. 1402 Pennsylvania avenue northwest; Mike Manuel, 345 FPennsyl- vania avenue northwest, and Evangelo Becourarakis, 311 Pennsylvania ave- nue northwest. ISTEEL WORKERS OUT IN 10-HOUR-DAY ROW Inauguration of Eight-Hour Shift in Other Departments Arcuses Pipe Makers. By the Associated Press. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, August 17— The pipe mill of the Republic Iron and Steel Company was virtually idle to- day as the result of a walkout of men who work ten hours a dey, and who, with the inauguration of the eight-hour-day in other depariments want either an increase of pay for a ten-hour-day or a reduction of the work day to eight hours. The day shift at the pipe mill worked elght hours yesterday and then quit. Two hours later the night shift came to work, and, after ‘work- ing eight hours, they also quit Today only a part of the force re- ported for duty. Mill officials sxid the humber of men who were out could not be ascertained until a chedk had been made of the number whe were willing to work. X Company executives in various inde- pendent steel plants here have said that the question of ten-hour men has been a source of trouble duriyg the change to an eight-hour day in the continuous operation departments. O f the United States into the War killed all his plans. He dropped them, and immedlately enlisted in the Navy, holding the sank of lieutenant, and later went to the Army trawsport Holding @ master's license Great Britain and the United Capt. Bartlett was immediate- lv placed in command of transvorts, and piloted several to and from the 2 of the Wwar zone. o was born in Newfoundland, but has been an American citizen for thirty-one years. His first explora- tion = adventure was with Feary, st Cape D'Urville, Kane basin, 1897 and 1898. Next he went on a hunting expedition in Hudson straits and, bay in 1901, and from that year unt 1905 he was captain of a sealer off Newfoundland coast. After his re- turn from the pole Capt. Bartlett took command of a ship in a private hunting expedition to Kane basin. He was with the Canadian govern- ment arctic expedition from 1813 to 1914, and was captain of the C. G. S Kariuk, crushed in the ice in Januar: 1914. entrance of from State: Renched Wrangel Inland. With seventeen persoas, he maneg- ed to reach Wrangel Island, and leav- ing fifteen there, he crossel the ice into Siberia, with an Eskimo as com- panion. Returning to the place which held his marooned party, ‘n September, 1814, with & Tescue party, he succeeded in reaching Nome, ‘Alaska, about & Year later, with thir- teen survivor He has been decorated with the Hubbard gold medal of the National Geographic Bociety, the Hudson-Ful- ton silver medal, the silver medal of the English Geographic Soclety, the Kane medal of the Philadelphia Geographic Soclety, the Italian geog- raphic medal, the gold medal of the Harvard Traveler's Club and holds honorary membership in meveral se¢- cleties throughout the world. Capt. Bartlett has just returned to the states from a seal expedition oft Laborador. he .caught he replie ‘Only seven thousand. We were 000.” These seals, he ex- ‘are good only for their oil, ‘which is used in making chocolate. Capt. Bartlett is the third genera- tion of the Bartlett family of ex- plorers. His grandfsther and father Were with Isaac 1. Hayes in_his ex- pedition to the morth in 1889; his uncle, Isaac Bartlett, was in the re cuing party that searched for and found the Polaris expedition off Lit- tieton 1Island, which was marooned due to_a crushed ship; and a cousin, Will Norman, was ice pilot of the Bear, commanded by ‘the late Ad- miral 'W. F. Schley, which went to of Lieut. Adolphus Greeley reenland, in sorth up plained, SVANNAH EXPECTS NEW RUM ARRESTS Treasury Agents in Final Ef- fort to Clean Up Liquor Law Violators. By the Assoctated Press. SAVANNAH, Ga, August Agents of the special intelligence unit of the internal revenue diviston of the Treasury Department to a man disappeared into various parts of the city and surrounding country today seeking alleged liquor law violators who are wanted by the government The efforts today, it is understood, will be to make a final clean sweep of the immedfate work on the slate for the agents, There was a comparative lull yes- terday afternoon and last night, but the “truce,” which was brief, is said 1o be ended, and the agents are ot to bring in others who are wante Approximately fifty-two alleged liquor-law violators of varying de- gree and importance have been ap- prehended. A dozen automobiles of various makes are in the hands of the government. Several alleged liquor-law violators who are wanted by the government are said to be missing from the city. he raids are said to h: a declded upward tendency in the local liquor market, the Dprice of whisky having advanced, it is stated, between $1 an imperial pint and $2 a quart : Rumors still persist that some im- portant arrests are to be made, but there is no official statement on this phase DAVIS TELLS BRITISH HOW THEY CAN HELP CLEAN UP ELLIS ISLAND (Continued from First Page.) 17— ave caused bassador Geddes' report of his visit 1o the New York immigration station The Star, admitting the difficultles handling large mixed crowds, says “No excuse can suffice for accom! a- dations so dirty, and in some cases foul, that only a government paper would be allowed to print the details.” “Clean immigrants and dirty ones, gentle and coarse, honest and crim- inal, are crowded together in cirrcum- stances extremely odious to the bet- ter kind,” says the Star. “These things oceur under the shadow of tire statue of Liberty. They are to thou- sands the first taste of that freedom which boasts of 'God’s own country What a pity that America’s moral lec- tures to the naughty effeit of old Furope have to cross such a dirty doozstep.” Critteinm of Geddes Report. The Pall Mall Gazette thinks Ambas- eador Geddes is not the man to say a single harsh word word against Ameri- can institutions which could be avoided, adding that Americans who read his criticism of Ellis Island will realize that he condemned nothing that is not revolting to the instincts of civ- ilized men. “The Americans are great organiz- ers” the newspaper adds, “and the immigrant cages at Ellis Island are in some respects as wonderfully or- ganized as the Chicago stockyards. The defect of the system is that brings human beings together like cattle, ignoring the infinite gulf that separates degradation from decency.” The editorial complains that self- respecting Englishthen are herded with the lowest classes of other countries. REPLIES TO GEDDES. Just Kicking Dog Again, Commissioner Curran. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 17.—Com- missioner of Immigration Henry H. Curran has answered the sugges- tions of Sir Auckland Geddes, British ambassador, for improvement of con- v saying that are just kicking Uncle Sam's around again ‘Whenever some one wants some- thing to kick at” he said, “Ellis Is- land seems to be the target.’ He charged that due to propaganda carried on_in Great Britain against Ellis Island, the majority of English- men seeking admission to the United States arrive panic-stricken at the mere thought of going through the examination, and at the so-called horror which. according to the British press, they must face. Embezzler Complains. “The most bitter complaint we ever received from an Englishman.” Com- missioner Curran said, “was from an embezzler, who was recently deport- ed. and who, upon his arrival in England, gave out ridiculous stories to the English newspapers of condi- tions on the island. Among his com- plaints was his horror at having to use sanitary paper towels.” Mr. Curran stated that in spite of the unfortunate propaganda issued in Great Britain. 31,000 British sub jects had been admitted since July 3, almost half the British allotment for the entire year. Admitting that there was great tragedy at times at the station, Mr. Curran said 99 per cent of the immigrants were admit- %ted, and seemed quite happy. The trouble and hardship caused by deportation, the commissioner 8aid, was a tirect result of the “re- grettable” attitude of foreign coun- fries is mot exercising closer control over their emigrants. No Lectures to Deportees. “The statement that we conduct lectures on Americanization for aliens,” Commissioner Curran said, who are later deported is entirely misleading and extremely stupid. As for cleanlinesss, while the British am- bassador was - visiting the station painters were at work redecorating the station. His suggestion that a separate detention station be allotted to those who eat kosher food is too silly for words. The kosher food is prepared in a seperate kitchen, and causes no inconvenience to aliens who eat regular_fod. In speaking further of the charge of uncleanliness made by the ambas- sador, Mr. Curran said it was ab- solutely unfounded. and that the only dirt in the station was caused by i Migrants who throw the greater part of their rubbish on the foor. COMPLAINT IN NORWAY. Says {Explorer’s Daughter Reported Held for Three Days. By the Associated Press. CHRISTIANIA, August 17.—Chr! tiania’s leading newspaper, the Aften- When asked how many{posten has lately printed several ar-|W ticles regarding the hardships suf- fered by Immigrants in passing through Ellis Island. It has also edi- torially criticized the immigration au- mfirhjfll of New York for their al- lleged rough and inhuman treatment of alfens. The reason for the present‘jrotest, iit appears, is that Miss Joyce Borch- grevink, daughter of Capt. C. E. Borchgrevink, the antartic explorer, fis reported here as under detention at Ellis 1sland for a three-day period. + is alleged that she has not heen owed to communicate with the Norweglan consulate or legation, and it is charged that she has been treated rather unpleasantly, althouzh bearing a personal letter from L. S. Swenson, the Am;:ll‘c‘nn misister, stating that she is making a pleasure 5 u.:vwl relatives and Is entitled to i TALKS and TALES With and About CAPITAL’S GUESTS Display of the slightest construc- tive action on the part of Presider Coolidge during the coming &ix months will send Tllinois republicans to the next national convention of the party clamoring for his nomination 1o succeed himself. At'least that is the opinion of Col. B. M. Chiperfield, for- {mer representative-at-large from the Prairle state, who is at the Hotel I Fayette for a few days while attend ing to certain law matters with tha government, “Full appreciation of what a ster- ling character was ready to guide the deatinies of the country did not come home to the people of Illinois until they were made to realize that Presi- dent' Harding was really dead, and then general thanksgiving was evi- dent everywhere that such a man was at the helm,” said Col. Chiper- field. Of course.” he added, “farmers out our WY areé much disgruntled over present low prices and lessened mand far their products, but once let President Coolidge show his ability 1 cope with the more important dom tic problems that confront the co try today, and they believe him ca ble. and nowhing will prevent a stam- pede for Mis momination nest sur me Col. Chiperfield s the man who, a: the request af Gen. Enoch Crowde resigned his seat Congress a entered the Army to assist in perfe ing the draft bill when the United States entered the great war, and personally aided in putting it i operation in Illimois. He afterwa served with the $3d Division of t 3d Corps. ard did yoeman ser i in Germany while serving on t ffs of Maj. Gen. George Bell ani Maj. Gen. John L. Hines. In 1919 Cr Chiperfleld received an honorable dis- charge from the service and returr- ed to his private law practice Canton, 11 It was this same Cal. Chiperfieid who gave the memorable birthdav dinner to “Uncle Joe” Cannon t night Champ Clark got his signals twisted. Always an enthusiastic admirer of the Danville veteran, Col. Chiperfield desired to pay him homage. and sev- eral years ago invited fifty intimate friends to dine with “Uncla Joe" a the Army and Navy Club. Every man present ‘with the exception of Cliff 4 Berryman, was a battle-scarred war- | rior of the G. O. P. The bell been sounded and guests seated when in_walked the Mr. Clark. “Come right in, old friend.” politely exclaimed the diplomatic colonel, he arose to greet the grand old I county campaigner. umping geehosofat. where am T at!” shouted the former speaker as his kindly eyes swept the room and caught sight of those present. Nothing would do, however, that the noted democrat remain, he was placed between Uncle Joé James R. Mann. When speeches were in order, Mr. Clark demanded that he be permitied first whack in order to explain why he was there. “It's like this,” he said. “I have been up to my ears in work all diy I knew I had a dinner engagement, but had quite forgotten where it was I rushed home to change my clothes and hurried to Rauscher's. thinking it there, but arriving found a crowd of young women seated at the table. “Several feasts were being stawed at the Willard, but one glance con- vinced me nona of the gue to be bored with my chatt called up_my son Benne told me I was to go to t dinner with Mr. Mann. Tim preclous by now, and I called uyr Mann to find out where Jim was told me he was here, and here I am. s rather risky for a lone democrat to take a chance with such a crowd. but I'm hungry what you like" ke q d ' by i then and he - She o Looking as fit, youthful and encr- days when he used to hold 'em to one and two hits for Pop Anson's Colts, Former Gov. John K. Tener of Pt sylvania hurried through the lo of the New Willard Hotel on his to the Department of Justice on mat- ters of business. The tall, well preserved Penn vanian oniy had a minute to sav that everybody in the Keystone state, and especially those in his home tow Charlerci, were absolutely content tiiat Calvin Coolidge was now in the Whit. House. i “Warren Harding was my idea said the former Pennsylvania execu- tive; “he was one of the grandes characters America has knows President Coolidge is a strong man. and will prove his worth befors mar. weeks have passed.” The number of woman Methodict ministers in the United States could doubtless. be counted on the fingers of one’s hand, and one of these is Washington at present. She is t Rev. Gladys Marsh of Indianapolis. who is traveling with Mr. and Mrs Arthur Wolf of the same city, as friend and companaion to the daughter, Miss Isabel Marsh. The party is stopping at the Lee Houss for several days, preparatory to extended motor trip through eastern states. Dr. Marsh, who s but twent years old, is a full-fledged minister ¢ the gospel, and has two regular charges in Indiana. at Letts and Mt Pleasant. She, together with Miss Wolf, were met at Ocean Grove, N J.. the latter’'s parents at the con- clusion of the ‘two-week Methodist conference held at that place Mr. Wolf is secretary and general man ager of the State Automobile Insuranc Asscciztion of Indiana, a co-op rati organization, which, according to him, is doing a great service for the auto- ists of the midwestern state. “Our organization. which last vear did more than $1.230,000 business the states of Indlana and Ohio, saving approximately $1.000.000 60,000 automobile owners,” he with much enthusiasm. That Old Father Time is behavi extremely generous with the famous trio Thomas Edison. Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone, who at pres on their annual outing somewhere in the; north of Michigan, was verified by W. D. Hines, secretary to Mr. Fire- stone, who is in town at the Hotel Hamilten, after having assisted in getting the noted friends off to & gcod start. Mr. Hines accompanied the picnick- ers to Marion for President Harding's funeral, and was one of the party present at Milan, Ohio, Mr. Edison’s birthplace, when the good folk of that place held a celebration in his honor. Tt was the first time the great nventor had visited his home town in thirty years,” said Mr. Hines, “and what he might have missed by hi absence was surely repaid a hundred: fold by the wonderful welcome ex tended him by his early assoclates. Tears came to his eyes as he watched the faces of some of the old-timers ho remembered him as a bo ! was truly a touching sight.” Mr. Hines said further that it takes a well conditioned man to keep pace with- the three tourists; that Mr. Ed! son refuses to sit down except at mealtimes, and that his two friends are forever boxing, cutting capers and playing pranks in true boyish fashion. t elght 1 Andrew Walz, accompanied by his wife, is stopping at the Lee House for several days, being in city on matters of business with the government. During the war Mr. Walz was & membe. of the war industries board nd closely connected with Pope had ¥ getic as in the good, old care-free Yeatman and the price-fixing oomi- mittee on metals. He is_an expert mining engineer and makes his home at present in New York city. it THE MIXER ts wanted '