Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1923, Page 2

BESIEGED SPANIH CARRSINAESELE Troops Break Thrdugh Mo- ‘ TALKS and TALES With and About CAPITAL’S GUESTS With the cool deliberation of one used to handling a huge organization Owen D. Young, general manager of THE - EVEN NG STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C.. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1923. STAR CARRIER BOYS GIVE RAIN THE MERRY HA HA AND START FOR ARLINGTON BEACH RIVER SURVEYORS 1 RFPORTED SAFE Washington Party Did Not Send | Out Pigeon, Officials Here Say. the General Electric Company of FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., August 22.—This roccan Lines Afier Se-. Schnectady, just returned from his " [town is without reports of party vere Fight. luncheon cigar when Askr‘d to ex- in Rockvlile Center, Y., press an opinion on conditions in ity ernment surves By the Assoclated Preds. Europe. ,'ti nanx) of ‘Ko\ roment surve MELILLA, Morocco, August 22— | ~“The condition of domestic business and explorers is traveling down The Spanish forces dispatched to the third trip abroad In the last two years, sat In the lobby of the Shore- ham, Hotel and, bit twice on his after- in Burope, with the exception of the : bmen ch might have been lost in the ¢ v.nd Canyon and sent out a carrier pigeon bearing a call for help, found river in small boats mapping a dan industrial paralysis of Germany, is gerous section of the canyon, but ald of the garrison of Tifaruin, which { good,” he finally said. “Remember, far as could be learned here the su: was surounded by Moroccan rebels, |I say domestic business advisedly, ar as co the sur e ‘eded in reaching the town |fOT I Tefuse to express an opinion on veyors carried no pigeons. The gov ave sucec the politieal itymtion. The export ernment party made a safe landing after severely pynishing the enemy, according to an official communique The landing at Afrau, was made business in all countries, of course, is tremendously disturbed. “France is hard at work. Individ- at HanceWrail only five days ago and is expected t arrive at Bright A Trall, near Grand Canyon, in the next ually, every Frenchman ls well off ; : after a strong bombardment of rebel | ang only asks to be let alone. Crops Iwidaye adty posttions by warships, alded by the |are fine and the farmers are having Fear that the appeal for help, sent bt eis huce & g00d year. om the Gi “a ¢ a carrier Battericaral, SUMoEmin. 4 or|. "While this condition is not quite e e aem . A Other columns, under command o g0 pronounced in England, the York state yesterda 't h Gens. Echazu and Castro Girona | Bricisher 13 going along on an even come from the party of topok departed carly to day in the -direc-dXkcel. “There has heen much hue and |« engine . Vit gt i : s ery about the 1,250,000 unemployed | cnslneers isent fout ‘by -the - gesloical tion of the advanced Moroccia DS L 00 | survey here to map uncharted gorg- A there, but the true facts of the case os of the Colorado river were dispel sitions. are that for the past twenty years ;.'21 today O Eyer weroidlmpell: REPORT BATTLE ON. Madrid Hears of Fight by Land “Agriculturally, Germany is going E ind_exy and Sea. along well. Crops are extremely fine, | Yoyage "t‘-"}kh the most and sfor the fi time the German gorges today or tomorrow By the Associated Press. there has always been nearly that many out of work on the island, and the dispensing of the dole is not {1auch of an Incentive to the confirmed |1aler to get a jobh. farmer is buying talking_ machines, |, A telegram was received here terday from Col. T. H. Birdsey is in charge of the expedition, st i at Han and expected en at Hance Trafl for tha | | MADRID., August 22—ReDOS|pianglys and the like. He realizes { pairing one or twe boats were current this morning that an thcre are serious governmental { been damaged on the first lap of ¢ operation on a large scale against|troubl but keeps to his work. It ‘huznrdnu% Journey ¢ the Morocean rebels had been begun {18 in the industrial centers, where |~ Although the geological survey of < @ the mark is practically valuless, that fice here ne credited rumors that by the Spanish forces at midnight|the pinch is felt. Unless a man can the cry of help origina i with the land nd soa contingents|produce something of value to trade men, an Investigation was acting in_combination. Nothing of-1to the farmer he is almost in a hope- ‘{thls morning. The gencral ficial on the e-tl lun;\ xh:n‘:) \;oz‘x\ given lv.\‘:r(‘(nul;().,‘n i 4 i I:u}‘l"a t;\n‘t\ !:rr‘-‘ lpm).(.rl; “d been out up to the late forenoon. “The electrical business is excep- . . eleased by some boy touris tional] El - . O.- | imagination had be exc pranss aw weraweay. |Sineed ol Hiitheds Sl |U. S.-CUBAN ACCORD ON | Spqr Carriers Make Merry ‘Hard Coal Conference Fails, S e Lo pep S e e | et A0 il Bisgiie G ain| But Word From U. 5. Is Awaitec COOLIDGE RUSHES PLANS around Tifaur where the Spanish | would stating a fact to say that n, the electrif tion of railroads in proc- | TO BAR FUEL SHORTAGE gurrieon s besleged. began at 101y Soi"proiiert fn"Borobe at pros: ? o'clock this morning, sa C s much greater than in the Sk . = - 4 ; from druaria. The tn: | Ehited shites Boys Throw Themselves Into Various Delegates Remain in Atlantic City,| IF STRIKE SHOULD COME poorted v artillery aving just returned from a private rplanes in the attack. interview = with President Coolidge, - > ° 2297, 7, M= o et i esident Cooliage, | 4o e that the || 4 p D on Question of Wage e e e R e R Spor ith Enthusmsm and Tackle Though Divided S IBE | ontinuea it Himt pare) killed or wounded in the recent fight-|Again his teeth went into the big 4 L aeumeen <6 ey . . . | ing, the dispatch says. Premier Al-|Havana, le of Details of any suggestions this 3 S the normal output, and this was ex- e, e dispatch s Promier Al | Huvana, o couple of smoke ringe ens | Detalls 0f, uny suskestions 1 Eats” With Vim on Outing. Increase and Check-Off Issue. |tne normar output, ana e was cx- that the Moroccan situation has|with clearness of vision, simplicity ot { tion of the bill were withheld, nor ficulty would Secretary Hughes make With danger of a critical shortage caused @ cabinct cri mind and character, unselfish devotlon | Would Scoretary Hughcs make any ted b ion of th k N ke ans 2 & . averted by possession of this stock, & ?:;felgi;flgfi;’l‘xr:gc‘op;r:r;“:lfl:‘ccxg n other quarters, however, it was| All the exuberance of spirit of the|heart of a boy. they are “ice cream.” | By the Associated Pren fhflcl\-nifl‘ Fhessecond e ttor fu 1 eheiopinion B Ay POINCARE NOTE FIRMLY O Ome el the Trenident of the |icarned that. the statement lefe at|Amjerican boy was multiplied by 500 | That is something a boy never can| ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. August 22.|Grasss n Posi 0C%8 PER CA% IS0, 5] I ment circles today that tie problem are atriking characterlstics of Presi- |the devartment attributcd the op- [wifen that number of city and sub- (&7 too much of, or ever Erow UreT| winers' union officials and anthra-| by the day and for @ 20 per cent in- R e A e REJECTS LONDON PLEA dent Coolldge. il L She part urban carrier and news boys of The ricks of cream melted down the [cite coal operators who yesterday |crease in the piece rates per ton fox | R e itation.” Stins sl sidy mave Leaving Mr. Toung to finish his | that th confiict was Rot one betwsen | Evening and Sunday Star held their | carrier boys' throats like snow be-|broke off wage negotiations for their)mining coul. Wine other demands ofibeen taken to analyze the situation 1Y with a view to setting up sary government aid to th at, failing|commercial distributing /% v[_‘“,u,df\vm-mu- this would take the erwine, the mines would | of yupervision of all supplies 1 tore a warm sun. The sandwiches and cake helped fill them up, and the orangeade topped off the whole -Round Popular. industry were still in the city. today | awalting whatever communication | might come from the United States| Coal Commission or other agency of American and Cuban interest. In- stead, Col. Tarafa held, it involved a fight by the sugar men to retain | privileges which “constitute a sreal | menace to the future of the island if smoke, the writer hurried to the door only to run head-on into Homer L. Ferguson, president of the Newport News Shipbullding Company, who was asked to say something about snnual outing today at Beach as the guests of The Star Newspaper Company Dark skies, drizzling considered in joint sessions. It was conceded tod entrance of some new mental or otherwise be tied up FOR RUHR WITHDRAWAL Merry-! rain (Continued: From First Page. . 3 | | Ly i ik +all supplie £i@antinusds Teol g8 e e L TR pxtendsd, {cold wind falled to cool in any de-| On the old mereyogo Tound the boY® |the federal government. e e (bt e e o e ensions and after the damages stip- {optimiatios: smiled the = genlal Vies No Perts to be Closed. | Eree the enthusiasm of the boys, Who | fouicel wae run at a lively clip, “The | On September 1 the present con-| - P es- ltfces IRl to thosed ulated in the treaty, and which they |glania constructor. It also was declared In the state- |swarmed into the park shortly after | March of the Toy Soldiers” being |tract fixing the wages and conditions| Negotiations for a mew wage con-Secretary Hoover in the c do not claim from Germany, are now |~ “'Twould make it much nicer,” |ment that, contrary to published re- lock from special cars Of the | played at a tempo which would have [ o“or Slotane for all the unlonized |tract ended abruptly yesterday, leav- | E€neral coal strike last to be claimed by the allles from |grinned the inquisitor. “How's ship- 2 v | Washington and Virginia railroad. | required soldiers to run rather than - CH S0 BT o ihracite re- | INg unrelieved the prospect of a sus- (ROt heen declded today, 1 each other before Germany has even | building ports, the bill did not propose to| boys were under the care of | march. mi R e NerlimranctiEstiofithe | wovernmey begun to pay up?” : “Oh, vou're looking for material for|elose any port in Cuba. The only| Bugns, circulation manager (-r: Like Palmer Cox's nmwmhns.”me gion expires. ‘:’em‘lur x° ard coal mining ~'-D‘!:\'m;‘ld be cnllcdmuprm y[" either i the funny-page,” came back with a 5 and the route agents bove gathered at The Star building | Repeated attempts to get an agree- ber 1. uality were sald to be g so Ansvesrs HERITR SDeMARE. SeTminal ecllitabalfecred, 1t was Kinney' moreamed one boy | ahortly after & o'clock this morning. | ment as to the terms of a contract to| Miners' union officials, who walked | they would be rehdy rvene Referring specifically to the British ot at all, Mr. Fergus: Sexious| =1 were mEivate; ipletniiostabiiahad | as they ran for the ca-|They immediately took possession, |continue the employment relatlons|oue of the joint meetings, said the;Snould their assistunce neces- R R he et o ANE00E ness. Why say that by the sugar interests, sometimes ! noes, seized the paddles and shot out [sliding down the chutes through lafter that date have fafled even with |/ oo °F 5 °F heetbiEn | sary. “;‘;";(f:) "d "mlrk e < amecausel: laughed the Newport|contrary to law,— Bito e T e lifeboat | which the papers are slid -‘"f\"eg“;‘:""“ coal cnmm:nmn'%l;fl;rvul:;lon. I8 l'h CO*:;‘[A Di:\m‘ ztaraushlmfm ,000 gol ark e summary | News man, “it would take more than ‘ ; succumbed to the onslaught o . | wagons and festooning themselve Mr. Lewis reiterated today the as-| e conflict on the part of the in- continues 3 eSuperoptimist’ to say anything l”’;":‘:;’ "::“n:nmc:‘ Col. Tarafa|and soon the water was flied With | doorways and windows. " ., |sertion that the union would vad-|qustry itselt had terminated because| SIX MINERS RESCUED. vwes an ul about shipbuilding = right artment officlals, | craft. stop was ma -1 minister to the anthracite oper e oncsloarr illi = & A i ; sums 5 Telght car construction at present, ghes an mbassador Crowder.| .. N0 (4 to fear. A Di-|10ong enough to line the boys up operators had nothing to add to their | rC2 A3 PRIt of the demand fof ine n in New by the ‘aliies before reparations are turning out about seventeen frelght|follows: = = | vine Brovidence seems to watch over |Eroup photograph, which was taken |declaration that repeated offers on|Tho operators asserted that = the Mexico. actually_settled, She will certainly |¢ars a day. and between that and |, “@ince the American eugar companies | )\; on such an outing. Even in the|Wwith the, Adof the police, "who |uhelr part to submit every point In | breaking point was the umwilling- 5 bg the first to realize that, in order |talking ai e selection of C.|mn Cuba. through thelr Attorneys, Sul-| U qting contest, when twenty- |Stonped the buey morn o oo s or 0 | oinriioon, What Eovernm N |ness of the union to submit its de-| SILVER @ITY, New Mex. August te pay what she owes, France must|Bascom Slemp as secretary to the|livan and Cromwell, and others have | B oungsters tried to beat each|enough to enable a photog fruitless What government agencics) mands to the test of arbitration.|22.—Six of the seven mincr trapped previously have recovered her.con- | President, whom ‘we all know to|Placed before the State Department In | iner in consuming half & huckie- |snap the shutter. © o, |or President Coolidge had In mind)Both sides, however, assented to the |in a cave-in at the Co-operative Min- Brfbudive "power, v fepairea her |be an efficlent oficer, manage to keep Josahingion Drotests against the o |berry pie. not a bit of harm was sut- | Rernard Sasher, wer LoC e Uttman Rone f them pretended to know or [sibmission of & Teport on the wtua | ing. Compunya property fourtein @rlevous losses, and must be in a |Dusy a i a v the us O | race h. Ch L sur . on to the United States Coal Com- |miles from here yesterday, were Dosition to mock German Competiton | 4 quici Ty wi of Representatives, relating to the pro- | ©Te0 DY 0¥ 805, 1\ wwas ome of |won sccond and David Dopdy thid. Tie-Up Expected. mission, through James A. Gorman,|rescued alive ~early toda The with equal weapons. | pdulck scurry was then made |hibition of private ports for interna- | "l ¢s of the day, consuming his|Foot ball, base bals bats, 8ashlighte | 4o the matter stands, operators and |secretary of the joint conference. 'seventh man, Pete Jones was killed “I¢ i, mo doubt, to England's inter. (ST2ULL 10 the Hofsl LaFeyotte whers |tions! ‘commerce for private use. It |105¢ S "ple” goveral seconds before [cape tnd, ather prises were AWSHCS! |miiners: ynlon oficlals have coms 1o est that Germany shall recover. It|gePreac : p y been more|\: .y Van Dercook, who won sec € mivners o complete disagreement on two de- EARTGt: hei touhs € twenty-eighth district of Penn- |proper and fitting to. await the actio aale = i) . . In the “three-legged race” the team ! 0 > certainly cannot be to her interest| il .nia was' discovered In the. far | of (he State D,fmnmem. e actlon | ond, and James Sherwin, who lopped | (1 00g o MO”&.‘S Curtin and Rich- mands which the mine wg;l:uo-“ that France should diminished.” The summary begins by descrjb- il Sedretary or General Crowder under its b b the fact that these is for union recognition and| o 2% Any trouble up old Johnsonburg |direction, and v vaiting to | There was no doubting the 180t SIS} 1640 t Earl Dewhirst and his & 2 ot ot 55 "Ta 270 S0 | way. [congrenemant was' Huried - at | afford the Sime o ‘study gnd Tnveatica; | -gate” held a bIg pirco In ‘3'"‘2;’0‘:‘7:‘;:;gm{},r“,,awh, econi i it made | “collection of nion ddes by the dh o the Pennsylvanian, who i 3 1 t ‘evident | Of the boys today. Irom CHe Leyking an eslie taken by France,” containing the el- | L3¢, Pennsylvan s .d!re;uor ton of the bill, but it is so evident | of N3G PONE O C00n Tuneil shortly be- | uP of William yking rk ‘and Pennsylvania y Robertson, third. ements of & practical solution. Denles Selfish Purpose. The synopsis asserts that France | “mever dreamed of pursuing a selfish pelicy in the question of reparations— & question that cannot be solved with- out due regard to the whole European ipterests involved.” Furthermore, she always took into consideration Great Britain's “lamen le A persiste e ¥ m 5 “Thes | ce 2 v e St chaation ot the. Runr. was | LOF Magnus Johnaon's Ml calling f0F | inoir seprencptative, have diigentis | Lf thers re any two words tn the | Evening Star Into the homes of Wash- i R D Wnav e cally the | or JeBtslation to” compel thé ‘clouds | circulated a rumor and used the lan- | Z0S1Th JONERRE 8 2 Republican Presidential deliberate debasement of Germany's Mr. Bixley explained that owing to guage that ‘the ports of Cuba are finances with the avowed Intention |yne’ drousht and an tnefiotont e |about to be closed’ or that ‘forty. MT VERNON FLAG IS ORDERED Convention il th 22, 20,000,000 galions of water a day at|that ‘American industries owning pri- STAFF AGAIN plains, “Germany had not ceased to aggravate her finnacial situation. She did nothing to ba e her budget. She maintaifed railroad rates loweér than anywhere else. She increased the number. of her functionaries and In- c hex dn 1 The representative sald that all| “These and similar expressionshave | &t helf-staff—again y staff again. He explained that he |geiecaten to the nmext national con- ;:::*g‘;rm ll.‘“g la‘j".";_ m‘;i"}‘;g;f m: people in his section were strong for [ found their way into the Mw,p.pergl The morning after President had hon\‘ away and the :\mhlr\r» Gention. on the basis of votes cast in most powerful manufacturers and i"}f‘m;""f?“"l"'"{"‘d‘f;;“ thak ki nd bre whelly mivieafling, se much! Harding passed away in San [ Tassing s astion o S WG la ant clection, the republican, na 4 ere presence in the te House | 80 thal ese e: s e 4 OVERRigHE 1 mittee is facing a cul even granted. them indemnpities and | 207G 20Te oo oY ehiracite conl steike, XPrassions AT MOl prancisco, the national ensign that But tho fag at Mount Vernon |tlonal committee is facing & €iBCNt subsidies, She has reconstructed her merchant fieet, which is now compet- ing with the British in American waters. She has undertaken an im- mense program of public works such a8 France was obliged to postpone.” Holds Occupation Legal. end of the lobby looking quite glum. Paper Company, the mammoth con- cern of the Curtis Publishing Com- pany which furnishes paper for the Saturday Evening Post, Ladies’ Home Journal and many other magazines and books. “Indeed there is troubl, the director. “We want water. There has been an awful scarcity of rain this summer, which greatly hampers our work, and now I receive a tele- gram from my constitutents de- manding that I place a rider on Sena- replied the .mills, and that well water .was { being resorted to to help matters out. | This condition is retarding a capacity output of paper, which, with orders on hand, could be easily disposed of. “But even If there is a strike,” con- tinued Mr. Bixley, “It will not be near as bad as some people think. Sixty-five per cent of the winters anthracite orders have already been filled. The gveater part of these have gone to New England, which is wnat the American sugar companies are engaged in propaganda through various newspapers here and in Havana, and it is so evident that they are endeavor- ing to try their case on half truths and prejudicial statements, I feel 1 am well within the proprieties in making a single reply to all of the statements, which have been made by them and to all of the articles which have un- doubtly been inspired by them. Denles Anti-U. S, Feeling. vate rallroads are to be destroyed,’ or that ‘the Cuban people, resentful of American interference, attack Ameri- can interests.’ gotten out of the minds of the peo Ro understanding of the situatlon can be_had. “There has never been any proposal made to close any port. It must be understood, first, that what are so- called ports in this legislation, which are owned by these American sugar | up his half pie in third order, lunch was served, fore noon, when “When do we the boys kept eat?” king, Appetites Are Whetted. A bag race and other athletic events gave the boys good appetites, already at par, so that when announcement Wwas made that sandwiches, ice crea | cake and orangeade were tobe served, |a cheer w: up that could be heard clear over to the Washington monu- ment. 0ld Glory flaps damply today in the chill breezes of Mount Vernon has swung proudly o'er the hills that once were Washington's was lowered from its usual place at the head of its mast in honor of the deceased Executive. It remained there until the Saturday after his | PLACED AT HALF ard King won first place: that com- Earle Long won the obstacle race, with 1 Dunnan second and Thomas Finnan third. Clifton Mills won the chicken chase. R. S. Tennyson and F. D. Lowe of the playgrounds office of the Distriot acted as judges of the contests, Man- ager W. H. Dilger of Arlington Beach, located near the south end of the Highway bridge, greeted the boys. At 1 o'clock the boys were entrained again for the city, where they went to their dally task of putting The situation and Immediately tele- phoned to Mount Vernon and ordered the flag lowered to half- will remain lowered in honor of our late President from now until the end of the mourning period,” he promised. MARINES REHEARSE spokesmen have presented. PARTY REVAMPING LIST OF DELEGATES South Likely to Lose Some in In carrying out the instructions of the last republican national conven- tion regarding the apportionment of ment, on unofficial information from some of the southern states, the only data obtainable thus far, will show a reduction. The national committee is trying to iron out this situation so as to avold the charge on the one hand that the proper, and as.there {8 an overpro- | companies, are simpl fers wh R cotri ei h is unduly represented in the con- Premier Potncare cites previous | fuctlon of bituminous coal, In a pmch | they have bUllt out i the water ad.| FeMAlns were consigned to their south is unduly represented in the con | decislons of the allies to prove that|the rest of the country can pull| jacent to their sugar lands, to whicn | SUgnal fest i MATiGR OMG . ovor, South 1% being deprived of just repre- the occupation of the Ruhr is legal, | thfOush * without much suffering.”| piers they have bullt private rail-| g %o the home of George sentation. i s 188l | The representative will pay his| ways of a short mileage. They have| YaStoT% vere more Or less sur- The rule adopted by the national “He mentlons the rapid recovery of | respects-to President Coolidge today. then induced the Cuban government| Washington w 1 B committee in June, 1921, provided for | Austria as proof that Germany could to furnish them with a customs offi- prised to notice that, while the flags on all private and govern- NEW MARKET FIGHT one district delegate from each con-| have put her finances in order had - clal, whose salary and keep they pay, N v * ressional district which in 1920 cast S waed o ‘oo lhcrz:;i‘l:zl;afi?::y“o:.fi;’:‘:z“; 221 and then have procesded 'to expori| ment buildings in this iy, ot 500 votes for any republican prosi: | 'he ¥rench program, he says, i e abov vi eld| and import or to engage in interna- 2 % " agai dential elector or republican nominee rom the first; Mount Vernon had again been It has been found that! ‘simple,” for she asks Yo series of bonds twenty.six bil- Hons, in addition to enough from the C.bonds to pay the allied war debts.” In the te the premier, replying to Marquis Curzon, frames his an- wore sixty-one happy tourists from Cleveland and Akron, Ohio, here on one of the numerous four-day trips specially arranged by the Baltimore and Ohlo raflroad. The party was in charge of J. G. Strickenburg, division ticnal trade. Called Private Ports. “These sugar companics own all of the land surrounding the sub-port and, of course, no sort of a community or town or village can grow up there. holsted atop its staff. The period of mourning prescribed by Presi- dent Coolidge will not expire until September 2. g When the attention of James Young, assistant superintendent at Troops at Quantico Prepare to Repeat Battle of for Congress. this restriction will cut down the rep- resentation of several southern states. Louisiana is threatened with the loss of four delegates, Georgia, 8; Texas, 6; South Carolina, 4; Mississippi, 8. i1l gain are Florida, One-Karat swers in a fone less sharp but no|ong States which P2 o passenger agent of the Baltimore and | These sub-ports are private ports| Mount Vernon, was directed to the S s Oklah 2; - ot Femstution, “a pundred timss| Ohle: and Jmmediately after being|and have been permitted from time to| apparent oversight this morning Civil War. L Vi - 3 répeated, not to renounce one cen.|2iloted rooms proce ed see the | time, sometimes by decree and some-| he admitted that the ensign still ‘Another rule adopted provided that Dlamond ng time of her reparations claim which is regarded as sacred, and which does not resemble any other claim.” Full Payment He repeats the determination of France not to give up the pledges she holds until after complete pay- ment of reparations has been made. Referring to the proposed re-esti- mate of Germany's capacity to pay, the reply say “We. confess we are unable to un- derstand what the British govern- ment means by capacity of payment Demanded. interesting sights of the city. Never before have the railroads of the country given such service as Is now being rendered the publlc, and, moreover, the distribution of frelght trafic is more regular and service better now than at any perlod in the history of the carriers. This was the cheering _news told the writer by Edward . Chambers, vice pres- ident in charge of traffic of the Atch- ison, Topeka and Santa Fe rallroad, ag he sat In his room of the Hotel Washington, Mr. Chambers is in Washington on matters of business with the Inter- times without a decrée, but unques- tionably contrary to the law since 1890. They have developed to such an extent that they constitute a real menace to the future of the island if extended. It is not diffficult for any- one to see that If the 180 sugar cen- trals in Cuba shall each be allowed a private or sub-port of the character Just described, there will be no in- dustry in Cuba except the American sugar industry. “The railroads will be bled to death and thrown in the scrap heap, and what is more important, Cuba ‘will have no public wealth, and if every time she should attempt to impose a small tax upon the sugar industry, floated from full-staff, and pointed out that it has been the custom there to lower the flag only until after the funeral of distinguished persons. That custom had been followed in_ the case of President McKinley, hé said, and nothing was said about it. Supt. Dodge, however, was aston- ished when he was told of the —— e exactly, it would be a tax which these forty-seven private sugar in- dustries would pay for the privilege of enjoying these forty-seven private ports which would yield about that The baftle of New Market, as it will be portrayed in a historical spectacle by the Marine Corps east coast ex- peditionary force, was rehearsed at Quantico yesterday by the marines before an audlence of several hundred spectators from Washington and Vir- ginla towns In the neighborhood. Only about a thousand marine in- fantry and a few guns took part. The rehearsal began at about 10 am., and lasted until shortly after noon. The troops which took part states which cast their electoral vote for Harding in 1920 shall be given two additional delegates at large. thirty-five states went for Harding, the convention roll will be increased by 4. "It 'is expected that the southern states which lose delegates will carry their fight to the floor of the conven- tion. — MELVILLE E. STONE CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY As|. A Perfect, o Blue White Diamond; *weighing One Karat; set in a most and present capacity of payment, | State Commerce Commission, and was| i ) 2 "I0% “Have absorbed the | amount of money. were drawn mostly from the 5th Ma- | Former Assoclated Press General 4 T German's Is cqual to rothing, by (1901 15 praise of hle ovn read, Which | entire island, the sugar industry runs| “Itis fully known to all of the Amerl. | rine Infantry. Maneuvers of the civil = beautiful and artistically hand-carved Wl of the empire ltself, ANl expert | [Nince (o Los Angeles and back |to the American government and ories [can sugar nterests and to every ono | war, troops WRISH S0k Pare In the| Manager Congratulated on His All-platinum mounting, ould s 2 milas > = it uainted wi - | battle wer: all. All- g pilhe, note then asks: <Does the e e B e e government o hat hess forly-seven sugar cen- rine officors who will take the parts Seventy-Fifth Anniversary. o ct want 1o Suppr 2 . rals, the use o | of the Federal and Con; (¥ : ThaT s Aebt Entirely wnar . Ger-|, Outeide ot a slight discontent|to prevent the Cuban government i.z.'p'lfrfif"ifie D liamasives lbo“t[xonlnder! ere selected caerate com-| yioiville E. Stone, former general $550 text that. her capacity for payment has been provisionally annihilated?" The premier replies pointedly to Curzon's intimation that Great Brit- ain may soan be obliged to ask France to,pay her war debt. He saye:’ | VR 0ftial was in San Franctsco|"™ O e mow acthally 13 that the 8ov. | Trorburn, Who commanded the 1si |he sraduated from high school. After “Irance has never repudiated her | ,ine Siclal was In B o mweq TSmO S Ing D P Cubs broposes to tax part |Union Brigade, The Dart of Gen. |attending Yale University, Ohio Wes- debts and neyer will, but, she is con- vinced that no British government will ever apply to an ally the pres- sure that the London cabinet does among farmers in some of the mid- western states over the wheat situ- ation, Mr. Chambers said that condi- tions were good in all sections and that prosperity was notigeable at saw much of the crowds that lined the way across the continent when his body was brought east. “After witnessing that indescrib: ble outpouring of every clasi from levying any tax, then Cuba will be without any means for the pay- ment of her public bonds, which are held by American citizens, and the sources 8f her taxation will be dried “It must not be overlooked that this is not a controversy between Amerfcan Interests and Cuban inter- ests, but is a controversy between 80 cents a bag in the shipment of their sugar. They do not make any reduction in the price of their sugar to anybody, but they save that amount to themselves. What they are complain- this 80 cents per bag of saving, which :A(:mes to them because of what the gov- ernment of Cuba is permitting them to have, b cents per bag. Holds Tax Not Excessive. Col. Dion Willlams, commanding the 4th Brigade, will play the part of Gen. Franz Sledel, who commanded the Federal forces, while Maj. Howard W. Stone will play the part of Col. Breckinridge, Confederate comman- der, will be taken by Col. H. C. Snyder of the Gth Marine Regiment, while Lieut. Cols. Manwaring and Greene of the marines were chosen to represent manager and present counsellor of the Associated Press, today celebrates | his seventy-fifth birthday. He was| born at Hudson, Ill, August 22, 1848. He later removed to Chicago, where lyan University and Middlebury Col- lege, he became a reporter on the Chicago Tribune ‘in_ 1864, rising in his profession to editor and news- paper owner and general manager of ’ Diamond Merchants Since 1888 uot find it possible to apply today | creed and condition,” he said, American interésts invested in suga: the Confederate Gens. Echols and |the Associated Press. h S 4 o ) 3 r 3 nt! treet to the former encmics of Krance. ' |iy“think that the person &ho says|and American interests Tavested tn| It not only is not confiscation, for | Wharton. ‘Among the messages of congratula- 708 Seve: P TRl e A urance aiiat|that the people of the United States Iaw mever reaches or touches| A final dress rehearsal will be held |tion recelved by Mr. Stono today, is 3123 M Street N.W. rance will attenuate the.occupation | 212" 10t the most patriotic In the|Cuban government bonds and rail-|the law Friday. Col. Roosevelt, assistant|one from the personnel of the Asso- | of the Ruhr if Germany ceases her resgistance and that she will evacuate the Ruhr in proportion as payments ure actually made. “France will not change ner atti tgde on evacuation,”- tHe note asser “To ask her to do otherwise would be to justify the attitude of Ger- tax upon the forty-seven existing pri: ¥ W s o " h busine: that it -] the - 11 be .required to pay this 5 cents|jeune and Brig. Gen. Butler. oft-repeated statement that the D O e o or than hinder Yate or wub-poris of the character al- | Wil Bt of the 80 cents which they e owing. the dress Tehearsal on [est thing In your life is the loyalty (eorge before tihe supreme council in March, 1921, ‘it would be the vic- world ought to go dig a hole and take a quick jump.” , Asked if the automobile was affect- ing the raliroads much, the genfal Chicagoan merely smiled and sai “Not so that.any of us can notice it. In fact, it is quite the opposite, it h helped rather than hindered the r. roads. Of course, short hauls might road securitles. “The feature of the bill which is being criticised, and the only feature which s really being considered by the State Department, to wit, the so-called conflscatory feature, {s the ready described, which tax roughly speaking woula yield about $900,000 the value of the sugar, but only taxes a very small proportion of the actual gsin. which these sugar centrals get by enjoying private subports. The olaim of the American sugar inter- ests in general is that because they actually make by use of the private secretary of navy; Admiral A, P. Long, of the bureau of navigation; Admiral H_P. Jackson, assistant chief of navigation, and Admiral Willlam R. Shoemaker, ch of the war plans division of naval operations, will be the guests of Maj. Gen. John A. Le- Friday the Quantico marines will clated Press, in which they say: “Please consider this as a personal greeting_ and _felicitation on your seventy-fifth birthday from every man in the Assoclated Press service, each of whom holds’ you in affec- tionate regard. They appreciate your! with which each has served with you v} v t of de- urt a litgl bul t enouy to make | annually to th Cuba | subports, they will have to closc up | prepare for their departure E nd will |in your efforts to maintain this co- e e R R e e uta i rSrenche "t ™ s Sl R | the Subports, which will thereby work { break camp for the first day's march |operative endeavor at news collectidn Larvest the frufts of victory.'” THE MIXER. |3,000.000 bags-of sugar. or- o pug it a-confiseation of thelr property. on Monday, August 3jth. and distribution. L r