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New-York tribune., 1918-12-14

present duties, is modified so as to
exclude Clarence II. Mnckay, George
u. Ward and William w. Cook from
any connection with the supervision,
possession, control and operation Of
any and oil marine cable systems. or
any part thereof the supervision,
possession. control and operation of
,whlch was taken over and assumed
by the President in his said procla-
nation Of November 2, 1918, and the
sa'd Newcomb Carlton is hereby di
rected to assume the management
and operation of each and all Of the
marine cable systems, the super
vision, possession, control and opera
ton OF which was taken over and as
s,umed by the President and nv him
directed to be exercised bv and
through the Postmaster General so
iar and TO such extent as is author
,Zed by the said joint resolution Of
congress and the said proclamation
of the President. avn
The sa,d Mr.. Carlton will nro-
ceed at once 70 the execution of this
oroef and shall carry into effect d.
Iections which have been given for
.ne unshcatlon of the operation of
S; SaIo canle systems and such other
directions hereafter to be issued.
Cartoons Letter to Ward
mr.. Cartoons letter to Mr. War;
read as follows: "i' ware
george G. Ward. ESQ. Vice-pras;lo,
and General Manager Cor,u:n us,ueil'
vaoie Company, 253 Broadwav Nem Iea
My Dear Mr.. Ward:
Ino Postmaster General has in.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-14

note in your capacity as an officer of
The following corporations or COM
panies, all of which I understand fall
within the scope Of this order: Com
mercial Cable Company. Commercial
pacifc Cable Company, Commercial
onble Company of Cuba, United States
and Haiti telegraph and Cable Company
Yours faithfully.
Signed NEWCOMB CARLTON"
Cables Needed for Trade
The Postmaster General has asked
me TO assume these duties," said Mr.
carlton ater making public his letter
10 Mr. Ward, "and | have consented to
40 so, but the big thing is not my ap-
polntment but the fact that some peo-
pie nave been aroused to the fact that
we arc helpless in the matter of our
foreign trade now because of made
quate cable expression.
Back of the attitude of the Post
master General is the big statesman
IKE view of establishing a national
cable system, How can we compete
in foreign trade with cables owned by
competing countries? What is needed
just now is consolidation. We must
have a national ctble expression with
all lines directly controlled by the gov
ernment so cooperation and coordina-
ton may heb rought to the highest eff
cheney.
II do not favor final government
ownership, but I would be in favor of
anything else that is lawful and will
give the nation adequate all-American
cable expression. Such system must
be under the aegis or benedicton of
the government but under private own
ership.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-14

"camoufage" and that it will not in
crease the facilities or efficiency of the
cables. He spoke in the absence of
MIR. Mackay, who is away on hunting
trip. Up to a late hour last night Mr..
Deegan had been unable to locate him.
"Mr. Burleson is evidently desper-
ate" he said eve do not believe the
public will approve his course If he
gives US the same kind of compensa-
tion he did on the Postal Telegraph
land lines it will amount to confsca-
ton of our properties. Our compensa-
ton should be on the basis of what we
have been earning.
"The offer to Mr.. Ward of the posi-
ton of manager Of the cables was also
camouhage. Burleson knew that Mr..
Ward would not accept the appoint
ment, and that it would give the i'm
preston that we were getting a square
deal. The compensation to the West
crn Union and American Telephone
companies on the land lines was very
handsome.
"They got sS,ooo,OOo, which is about
what they earned last year, while we
got s1,CSO,ooO, whereas we earned s4,-
100000 last year"
The Burleson Order
MIR. Burleson's order read, in part,
as follows:
"Now. therefore, it is ordered and
directed that SO much of the said
order No. 2351. as directs all of the
officers, operators and employees of
the marine cable companies to con-
tinue in the performance of their
New-York tribune., 1918-12-14

of the tobacco. amusement, admission,
club dues, excise or semi-luxury, spe-
cip' and stamp tax sections.
The Senate also approved the com
mittee's action in eliminating taxes on
easolene, users of motor vehicles, mail
order houses and many articles classed
as semi-luxuries.
Senator Smoot, of Utah, Republican,
plans an address tomorrow on the
bills general policies, and Senator Pen
rose, Of Pennsylvania, ranking Repub-
lican on the Finance Committee. ex-
poets to speak Monday, attacking the
proposal to fix 1920 taxes.
In view of the rapid progress made
to-day Chairman Simmons, in charge Of
the bill, expressed increased confidence
for early passage of the measure. He
believes the Republicans will not cause
great delay in reaching a vote.
Just before the Senate adjourned
Senator La Toilette, of Wisconsin, Re-
publican, presented a minority report,
recommending substitution of higher
rates on income and war excess profits
and sharply criticising the committees
draft of the bill.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-14
Action on Revenue
Measure by Senate
Begins in Earnest
Minor Provisions Adopted
With Early Decision ON
Main Features Predicted
by Chairman Simmons

WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.-Thc Senate
to-day speeded up consideration of the
var revenue bill. With less than a
dozen members in their seats, miscel-
laneous provisions of the measure de-
signed to raise about s22 900 of the
$6,000,O0O,OoO estimated for next year
were adopted without objection or dis
cussion, and the reading Of the entire
text of the bill was completed by the
clerks.
Tomorrow the Senate will begain
work on the principal and controverted
features, including the income, war ex-
cess profits, beverage, inheritance, in
surance, luxury, child labor and postal
tax sections.
The provisions approved to-day con-
stituted practically all of those which
are undsputed, and included the FL
nance Committees revision downward
New-York tribune., 1918-12-14
Bill Backed BY Wilson Seeks
Permanent Wire C0nfyo/
Moons House Measure, in Conjunction With Rail-
road and Packing House Proposals, Alarms Even
State Socialism Advocates-Hot Fight Is Ahead

! ways has favored what is generally
termed progressive or radical legsla-
tlon, according to the view Of the per-
son doing the naming--men like Cum
Nuns, La Toilette, Kenyon, Norris and
Gronna, who go back to the old Cannon
nght IN the House, always has been the
backbone of any government-owne
ship fight. Senator Borah has been
the particular foe of the packing inter
ests. All OF this group are opposed to
the McAdoo proposal and must be
shown" very clearly before they COM
init even the packing interests to the
Administration for operation which
they fear might be like that of the
railroads or telegraphs.
Senator Norris, for instance, frank
ly charged to-day that the railroad
administration had been used as a
bludgeon against him during the cam
paign in Nebraska this fall
First" said Mr.. Norris to- day, Game
the big raise in wages for all the rail
road men. Next came the Presidents
appeal for the election of Democratic
Senators and Representatives Follow
ing this came the appeal of Director
General of Railroads McAdoo for a
Democratic Congress. These were gen.
cral, of course Then the President
made spscial appeal for the election
OF my Democratic opponent, Mr.. Moore
head.
Cost Him 5000 Votes
But now comes the rub. One week
before election every employe Of the
railroad administration in the whole
state cf Nebraska got letter from
the secretary of one of the unions,
which started off with line of con-
graduation about the nice raise, pro-
viding the bes. wages railroad men
had ever enjoyed.
ut then called attention to the fact
that this sale had been granted by
the Democratic Administration. and
smoothly worked on to the fact that
the President and Mr.. McAdoo had ap-
pealed for the election of a Democratic
Congress. Then, after a few graceful
words about helping those who help us,
1t suggested that it was the duty of
every railroad man in Nebraska to vote
for Moorehead my opponent.
Nov, in my own town Of McCook
there is normal Republican majority
of about $50. | could normally carry
it by about 400. But it is a railroad
junction town, and the appeal to the
railroad men cut in pretty deep. I car
ried the town by just IS, and l esti-
mate the fact that the railroads were
being run by the government cost me
just five thousand votes in the state"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-14
Francis to See President

LONDON, Dec. 13.--David R. Fran
els, American Ambassador to Russia,
is leaving to-day for Paris for the
purpose of reporting on Russian affairs
to President Wilson and Secretary of
State Lansing. Ambassado Francis,
who left Archangel for London recently
to undergo an operation, goes to Paris
also with the purpose of consulting
doctors there
New-York tribune., 1918-12-14

Clapperton the management of the
cables of the Commercial Cable Com
pany and other cable companies re-
ferred to-"
Mr.. Capperton is a vice president
and traffic manager of the Commercial
Cable Company The order includes,
besides the Commercial Cable Company,
the Commercial Pacific Cable Com
pany, the Commercial Cable Company
of Cuba and the United States & Haiti
Telegraph Cable Company
1t leaves the three officials with no
duties in connection with their com
panies except the affairs of the cor
poration. After appointing Mr. Clap
perton to represent the Commercial
Cable Company Mr.. Ward issued a
statement
New-York tribune., 1918-12-14
Procedure Objected TO

Mr. Ward said:
"The Commercial Cable Company, of
course, objects to the whole procedure
Of unifying the cable properties which
is being done for purposes that have
no bearing whatever upon war neces-
sites. My declination to accept the
management of the combined cable sys
TENS was not only prompted by our
legal action, but l rgarded it as most
unreasonable to place nj charge of
these properties a manager who nat
urally had a most decided reason for
advancing the interest of his own COM
pany.
1t is most unjust to the interests of
the Commercial Cable Company to ap-
point competitive manager in charge
OF our properties. | am sure that ac-
llon will be severely condemned by the
BUSINESS interests Of the country.
Mr. Carlton has asked US to desig-
nate one of our officers as an operating
ohclal of the Commercial cables. have
addressed the following letter to him:
:" In reply to your letter Of to-day,
would say that, under protest (and
without waving any legal rights or
OBJECTIONS thereto), | have turned
over to Mr.. George Clapperton the
management of the cables of the Com
merclal Cable Company and other
cable companies referred ot'
Mackay on Hunting Trip
New-York tribune., 1918-12-14
Reduced to $33

Handsome Furrnmed suits and strictly tailored models
price low their immediate disposal should be Perfectly
tailored Sivertone Twack Veveeen Suede Velour Duve
de Lame Boadco Oxfor Velour Checks None better at
their regular prices Sizes 81 to 50lI. Fourth Floor
New-York tribune., 1918-12-14
Mackay and
w ard Ousted
By Burleson

Continued from page I
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Mackay on Hunting Trip
William j. Deegan, secretary of the
Mackay Companies, declared that Mr..
Ward believes the unification is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-19
HOUSE PASSES ANNUAL
P. O. APPROPRIATION BILL

Washington, D. C., Dec. 19.-The
annual postoffice appropriation bill,
carrying a total Of 1851. 100000. was
passed Wednesday by the house. with
an amendment requiring the postmas-
ter general to use army aviatOrs for
mail airplanes instead OF organizing
a separate aerial flying corps.
This is the first of the 1920 supply
measures to be passed by the house,
and it now goes to the senate.
Other amendments to the bill con-
tinue IN effect wage increases OF IS
to 20 percent granted last year to
clerks in first and second class post
offices and carriers in cities Pro-
vision also is made for the creation
OF a committee Of five senators and
five representatives to recommend to
the next congress readjustment Of the
salaries OF all postal employees, IN
GLIDING postmasters.
Legislation providing for an IN
crease of 50 percent in the allowances
to third class postoffices for the hire
OF clorks also is contained in the bill.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-19
SCOPE Of RED
CROSS WIDEN5
To Embarrass Activities
Adds To Misery, Says
Gen. Crowder.

Washington. D. C. Dec 19.-The
coming Of peace has served to increase
rather than diminish the work OF the
American Red Cross. said provost
marshal general Crowder. in a state
ment issued today in connection with
the Red Cross Christmas membership
campaign.
The need for the Red Cross" said
Gen Crowder. does not terminate
with the cessation of hostilities-
rather are its usefulness and its scope
increased
Rehabilitation Work.
with the war at an end. the Red
Cross must turn its hand to the re-
Mobilization OF devastated Europe, not
only in the late theaters of operation,
but in all those fields just delivered
from hostile occupation and among all
those people who for more than four
years have felt the heel OF German
oppression. To embarrass its activi-
ties at this time is to add misery to
suffering"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-19
NINE MINERS ESCAPE DEATH
FROM A BARRAGE OF ROCKS

Miami Ariz.. Dec. 19.-Nine miners
are receiving congratulations on the
manner in which they escaped death
in the No. shaft of the Miami Copper
company, which is being sunk by con-
tractors A cable broke while a big
bucket, loaded with several hundred
pounds Of rock. was being hoisted
The drop was several hundred feet.
At the bottom the bucket dropped d.
rectiy into its mate, that had been
placed in the middle OF the shaft for
filling Both buckets flew in frag-
ments, but no injury was done the
men. who had flattened themselves
against the sides Of the shaft as they
appreciated the seriousness of their
plight
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-19
CrOaf Again
Heads AriGOnG
Body OfLab0r
Federation Holds Election
of Officers and Names
Committee

Phoenix. Ariz-. Dec. 19.-Thos J
Croaff Of Phoenix, has been reelected
president Of the Arizona Federation
Of Labor by a majority Of 965 over
Chas. B. Wilmuth, Of Clarkdale.
George D Smith Of Globe has been
reelected secretary over c. E. Tracy
OF Phoenix
Croaff is state chairman of the fed
Grad labor bureau and Smith was the
Socialist candidate for governor at the
late election. The vice presidents are
.PascuaI Vargas Of AIorenci. L. H. Ach-
enbach Of Clarkdale. Gordon Broyles
Of Douglas, P. H BroIlette Of Globe
and B. P. Carpenter of Phoenix.
The law and legislation committee
includes David Powell Of Hayden.
Bert Davis OF Phoenix, H. s. McClus-
key Of Miami Barney J. Ponkey Of
Globe and Andrew ". Murdoch of Je-
rome The amendments to the con-
stitution, passed by the last state con-
vention, were approved by the refer
endum vote Early in January in
Phoenix is to be held a meeting of the
new officials and committee members
to consider legislation and other mat
tiers affecting labor. It Is understood
Mr.. Croaff is about to retire from his
federal position
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-19
SAVE YOUR HAIR
AND BEAUTIFY It
WITH 'DANDERINE
Spend a few cents! Dan
druff disappears and hair
stops coming out.
Try this! Hair gets beau
tiful, wavy and thick in
few moments.

II you care for heavy hair, that
glistens with beauty and Is radiant
with life; has an Incompatible soft
ness and is fluffy and lustrous, try
Danderine
Just one application doubles the
| beauty Of your air. besides it i'm
medlately dissolyes every particle OF
danoruft; you annot have nice.
heavy. healthy hair if you have dan
druft This destructive scurf robs
the hair of its Iustre, its strength and
ITS very life, and II not overcome II
produces a feveriehness and itching
Of the scalp: the hair roots famish.
loosen and die; then tn. hair falls
out fast.
II your hair has been neglected
and IS thin, faded. dry, scra9gy or
too oily. get a small bottle Of KroEl-
tons Danderine at lily drug store or
toilet counter for a few cents; applv
a little as directed, and ten minutes
after you win say this was the best
Investment you ever made
We sincerely believe. regardless Of
everything else advertised, that IL
you desire soft, lustrous. beautiful
hair and lots Of it-no dandurff-no
itching scalp and no more falling hair
you must use Knowlton's Dander-
inc If eventually-Why not nov >
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-19
RUN0R DIVIDES
GRANT AND LUNA
Formation of New County
From Existing Ones May
Face Legislators.

Deming. y. N. Dec. 1s.-Acording tc
vel defined rumor here and in Sill
yer City. another county division
fight TO form a new county out OF
Grant and Luna counties. with Lords
burg as the county seat is programmed
for the next New Mexico legislature
10 decide. Neither DeminE nor Silver
City residents. according 10 rumor
seem to have considered that the two
counties Of Luna and Grant are up
against a fight which may take away
a good part Of the territory Of each Of
them.
Roughly speaking, the new county
will have its north boundary line
about half way between Lordsburg and
Silver City, the latter the county seat
Of Grant county. and its east line
somewhere about half way between
Lordsburg and Deming. the county
seat Of Luna county. The proposed
east line is said TO run north and
south 10 the Mexican boundary and
Arizona is to be the western boundary
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-19
CLEANING
IS IN PROGRESS
20 Men and Teams Are En-
ployed Near Vinton; Colo
radoan Rents Farm.

Vinton. Tex. Dec. 19.--5 J. Haskins
Of Rocky Ford. Colo, has moved into
the valley and rented the F. W. Par
ker ranch, on the state highway,
northwest of here The place has 200
acres and is all in cultivation Mr..
Haskins viii take possession immedi-
ately.
Ditch cleaning is under way on the
west side this week and 90 men ana
teams are employed on the east ditch,
working from the repartador south
When this is finished. the force viii
commence on the west ditch of the
La Union system.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-19
TAX BILL VOTE
MAY Be MONDAY
Senate Discusses Repeal Of
Existing Zone System of
Postal Rates.

Washington. D. c., Dec. 1s.-Ths
senate today, in its discussion OF the
war revenue bill, took up the amend
ment, which would repeal next July
the existing zone system Of second
class postage rates and substitute
therefor a modified zone system 1t
was not expected that there would be
any extended debate. in view OF the
general desire TO take a final vote on
the measure by next Monday in order
to Iengthen the Christmas recess.
Would Tax Child Labor.
Adoption of a committee amendment
imposing a ten percent tax on profits
from child labor products entering in
terstate commerce, was the only ac-
ton by the senate Wednesday on the
war revenue bill The vote on the
amendment was 50 to u, with Demo-
Gratis casting all the negative votes:
The child labor amendment. drafted
Jointly by senator's Pomerene, of Ohio;
LenrOot, Of Wisconsin. and Kenyon, of
Iowa. is designed to replace the child
labor law declared unconstitutional BY
the supreme court
Those Who Opposed.
Senator's HardWick. of Georgia. and
oyerman, OF North Carolina, led the
fight on It, and on the roll call these
senators voted against its adoption:
Bankhead, of Alabama; Beckham, OF
Kentucky; Hardwick, Of Georgia; Mar
tin, of Kentucky; Overman. Of North
Carolina: Pollock, OF South Carolina;
Simmons, OF North Carolina; Smith, OF
Georgia; Smith, OF South Carolina.
Thomas. Of Colorado: Underwood. Of
Alabama, and Williams, OF Mississippi
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-19

EDWARD c. TAFOYA, of Santa Fe,
Il New Mexico. who IS attending the
officers training school IN France.
Mr.. Tafoya Is a veteran OF the
Spanish-American war and when
Uncle Sam called for volunteers, for
the present war he was one OF the
first in his native state to respond
leaving a wife and four small chill
dren TO help make the world safe
for democracy" Mr.. Tafoya writes
very interestingly Of France and its
Mr.. and Mrs T. H. Sharp. He says:
You have heard of the boys being
hilleted in barns, attics, etc, but I
want to say that have found Mother
Earth just as soft here as at nome.
Have not slept in a bed since coming
over but It is all for Uncle sam. so we
do not complain. This is a primitive
place. the old customs being in force
For instance. all transportation in this
part Of the country is done with carts.
If one horse is necessary there is one
man leading it; if eight are necessary.
there are eight men leading them.
tandem fashion: they are always led.
never driven. The old stone stoves.
houses are Of stone The beds look
comfy. the mattresses being about
two and a half feet thick and short
in proportion I have not had an op-
portunity as yet to try one, how
ever
Mr.. Tafoya was prominent worker
In the WOodmen of the World and the
Woodmen Circle in New Mexico. ne |
inc Grand banker of the latter order. ]
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-19
Thomson Tells Rotarians
FaUors Ban On Hun Tongue

THE substitution Of the study o
1 Spanish for German in the schools
the abolition of the Hun tongues use
because Of the psychological effect
which il might have on pupils. advo-
cacy Of the prohibition and equal suf-
frage were elements Of an address de-
the abolition Of the Hun tongues use
livered at the Rotarian luncheon
Thursday in the Sheldon hotel cafe by
r. Z. Thomson, representative elect
from this district. Lieut.. Col. Nathan
Lapowszi. treating on the idolization
of the American soldier. DR.. Ira Land
rith and Lieut. Jean Picard. discussing
patriotism. and Howard Wade Kimsey,
army song leader. a Rotarian visitor.
leading the club members in pep
singing and offering a solo. consti-
tuted the program.
Spanish Is Essential
Il firmly believe. that with the
nearness of Texas to Mexico and the
great volume Of business normally
transacted between them. the restOra-
ton Of Spanish as a common subject
in the elementary schools is really
essential. said R. Z. Thomson. Tt
will provide for the many children
who can not afford to enter high
school after they nave Deen graduated
from the elementary grades.
Spanish is still being taught in the
high schools. The need for the knowl-
edge of Spanish besides that regard
ing business is to promote cordial re-
lations between Texas and Mexico
a thorough understanding be-
tween them. upon which must be built
business and all else
Enacts Sweeping Law.
THE last legislature, with pur-
pose to abolish German from the ele-
mentary schools. enacted a sweeping
-aw which abolished all languages ex-
cept English. IN the FL PasO high
school, German was abolished as an
individual subject by action of the
school board: and in the high schools
Of other cities. I believe, il was abol-
ished in the same way
It is advisable 10 keep German out
Of the schools because Of the psyche
logical effect on the pupils. The in
iignation that lived in the American
heart against Germany during the war
IS still alive. and will be a long time
living. It can not be readily associ-
lted with a wholehearted study OF
hat language.
Return Use of Spanish
an the University Of Texas. where
he teaching of medicinal and scien-
.ific studies comprises many relative
branches, the subject Of German
which possibly Is an essential branch, !
should be left to the Judgment OF the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-19
OldLynn, Mass, Floating
Bridge Adiudoed Unsafe

Lynn. Mass. Dec. 1s.-The old Lynn
floating bridge. said TO be the only
floating bridge in the United States.
has been closed TO traffic because Of
its unsafe condition The bridge. on
the road between Lynn and Salem.
is known to tourists all over the
country. who often go out of their
way to view the structure. The bridge
rests on the surface Of the pond
The bottom consists Of thick planks.