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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-24

most promising young officer In the
army, He had graduated from West
fplnf IN 1862. the son of Commodore
Alexander Slideil Mackenzie, who once
bad he nephew of n secretary of war
hanged from the yardarn of his ship
for mutiny. Colonel Mackenzie one of
( the handsomest soldiers in the army.
/ inherited tine resolution and readiness
( to take responsibility that character
lied his father But in this instance
he thought that his superior should
/ he more explicit. General Sheridan ~
asked Colonel Mackenzie under
+ Lose order and upon what authority
am TO act? Have You any plans TO
suggest. or will You issue nae the nee
essary. orders for my action" Sheri-
( dan. pounding on the table. replied
vehemcntly.
4 Damn tho orders pamn tho au-
/ thoritN' You are to go ahead on your
Town plan - action. and your authority
shall he General Grant and mvSeit
y With us Behind you. you can rest as
sured of the fullest support. You
/ must assume the risk. We will as
sumo the final responsibility"
The narrative of the raid has been
( told with graphic power by Captain
Robert @, Garter. L. :. A. retired.
now living in Washington He has
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-24

The elder sister had married a gro
Ger and was well pleased with her
choice. But not SO her 1S-year- d
sister. She was taking great pains 10
impress the family with ner ambitions
for. husband. Hell have to be a
college graduate. successful man in
some big business and very handsome. .
she ended
The older sister smiled placidly.
"And what charms she asked. bland :
Is, have you to offer for all these de-
mands p indianapolis News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-24
INVENTION SPANS GAP OR AGES

Baskets of reed or willow We have
share in every grade OF civilization
through the ages, And they have al
rays been woven by hand.
A Michigan inventor, il is now de-
operation In a good sized plant a ma
shine which will weave reeds into any
desired forms, and do the work thirty
times faster than any hand-operator.
The gap of ages has been spanned in
regard TO the production OF articles OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-24

intimate daily use Production =
likely to be vastly Increased in ali
lines embodyms wicker work-bask
cts In a multitude of new shapes.
furniture, baby carriages, bird cages
and even parts of vehicles.
1t is said that the new machine can
be operated ny physically deficient
men, which makes its development
particularly opportune in view of the
large number OF cripples turned back
from the war
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-24

know ledement Of fault, either in
Judgment or character,
highwa$man. pursued by off,
GERS of the law, burns the stolen
property in time 10 prevent it's return
TO the rightfui owners An en- beg
zler, forced to make reparation de-
ivers deed To his house and then
sets fire to tho structure. A boot
logger operating in stolen car finds
The road blocked and himself facing
capture he drives the machine and
its cargo off the highest EN- hankment
ne can hnd SO that they become a
total wreck
That's he way of the Hun an
overheafing and insolent btusterer
with the spirit Of a sewer rat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-24

NO Hazel, a woman seldom talks
TO herself. but she more than makes
up for II when she has a one man
audience.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-24

theirs when the appeal for the for
eiVeness of The criminal before he has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-24

know ledement Of fault, either in
judgment or character.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-28
Senator Borah Outlines
Program for Congress
as to Domestic Needs

Calling on Congress to turn its ar
tention to the immediate needs Of the
american people, Senator Borah of
iaaho, republican, one of the "irrec-
oncllables in the fight against the
League of nations, outlined in a form !
statement last night a. program for
The coming session,
Passage of the resolution +o aa.
clare peace. legislation to "brine order
out or chaos in our transportation
system laws to enforce govern
mental economy and check extrava-
gance. which he characterized as "in-
credible, a check on profiteerins. re-
turn OF American troops from Russia
and restoration of the peace-tima
powers OF the government in distinc-
tion from the wartime powers being
NAN talned. were the principal meas
ures Senator Rorah advocated.
A declaration Of peace, Senator Ro-
ran declared. was desirable more for
psychological reasons than anythin q
else, adding that "the advocates Of
me league continue to harp upon the
proposition that we technically are at
war IN order to disturb business and
keep 1t restless and unsettled"
one OF the greatest and best rail-
road systems in the world has been
wrecked through incompetency and
politics" Senator Borah's Statement
charged, and in his attack on govern
mental expenditures he declared "the
people are literally being taxed into
bolshevism"
Declaring there were more senators
now opposed to the league of ma
tons than at any previous time, Sen.
ator Borah predicted it was possible,
but by no means cert1in." that the
treaty could pass with the foreign re-
lations committee reservations No.h-
Ing less, he predicted. would ever
pass the Senate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-28
Operators Wage Scale
Body Accepts Ia Per Cent
Miners Raise, Protesting

Formal notice Of acceptance Of his
suggested IA per cent wage increase
to the miners was sent late yester-
day to Dr. Garfield, fuel administra-
tor, by the operators wage scale COM
mittee of the central competitive field
This acceptance. they said, was made
in view of the serious situation. but
they declared this increase would re-
suit in actual loss for some operators.
The letter follows:
"Recognizing the seriousness of the
present crisis and the urgent need
Of the country for coal, we wish to
advise you that, subject to your ap-
prevail and conditioned upon the mines
resuming operations Immediately, the
operators scale committee OF the
central competitive coal feld &C
the present wage controversy and ter
mination Of the strike. the figures SUD-
n1itted by you to the joint meeting OF
operators and miners held yesterday
evening, namely, an average increase
Of IA per cent to be granted to all
be apportioned in accordance with the
wage bases that are acceptable to the
employees and employers, thus pre-
serving present differentials.
"At the same time we wish to call
your attention to the fact that the
acceptance OF THIS increase III WAKES
without any increase in selling prices
entirely eliminates the profits of a
large number Of mines. Such large
number, in fact. we fear that the pro-
auction of coal will be seriously at
fected. We understand that operating
statistics for 1919 are not now In
your possession and we snail n;,n, rely re.
tistics are properly assembled and
presented, to make such adjustments
IN selling prices as will permit these
mines to make such fair and reason
able profit as they are entitled to IN
der the Lever law"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-28
NEBRASKA CITIZENS
COMMANDEERCOAL
North Platte Committee Par.
GELS Seized Supply to
Needy Families.
By the Associated Press.

LINCOLN, Eeb., November 2S.-Or-
sanization of a citizens committee at
North Platte. Neb.. to commander
coal for 100 families that were with
out fuel was reported by the Nebraska
state railway committee here today
The committee was parceling the coal
out to the needy families, it was
stated.
Miners Silent At Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH. November 2S.-The
coal strike situation announcement from
Washington was received in silence at
the Offices of District No. s, United
Mine Workers. Organizers and other
miner officials gathered there. said Pres
ident Phillip Murray, had not yet re-
turned from the Washington conference.
and they were in the dark as to actual
developments.
THE Pittsburgh Coal Company Is will
Ing ard ready to cooperate with the
government In its plan to increase the
production of COAL and our mines are
open and ready for operation as soon
as the men want to go back to work, !"
said w. h. Fields, president Of the COM
pany, when informed of the govern
ment's intention
Our mines are in good shape, and we
can resume operations in short order"
added Mr.. Fields, whose company is the
most important producer Of bituminous
coal In Pennsylvania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-28
BRITISH INTERESTED
|NLOT[ERY PROPOSAL
London Press Commentators See
Advantages-French Plans
Drawing Out Cash.

LONDON. November Correspond
ence of TIE Associated Press).-The
proposal Of the French government to
issue = huge lottery loan has aroused
interest here to the extent that the
chancellor Of the exche quer has stated
in the commons that he would not
offer objections to a British lottery
loan If he were satisfied the people
really wanted it. This statement was
made in the face of q committee re-
port adverse to such a loan. submitted
to parliament at the last session.
Some newspaper commentators, par
ticularly the Daily Mail. say that il
the French adopt the proposal Great
Britain should do likewise, for two
reasons-to keep at home money that
French bonds and because they be-
lieve such loan would be great
success here.
Victory Loan Failure.
=, In this connection they point out
Doom which American liberty loan
publicity methods were adopted. did
not reach the amount hoped for.
me French proposal is for the is
suance of bonds of 800 each, which
entltlt the holder to a full number.
IN every day for two years a prize of
$4,000 will be given away. Besides
this there would be weekly prizes
ranging from $4,000 down to $1,000.
MANY a man who would not be in
terested in the average government
pond even at high interest would
nave Few numbers in this huge lot
tery' and money would be called out
tnat tHF government could not get
o'her"lse. observes one writer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-28
CONDITIONS IN UKRAINE
TOLD TO Mr.. LANSING

A committee consisting of Simon
Wolf. DR.. Abraham Simon and Sol
Herzog. president of local District,
No. s, l. o. o. B., representing the ex-
ecutive committee of B'ni Birth,
called upon Secretary Of State Lam
sing this morning to bring attention
to the lamentable program and condi-
tons now existing in tho Ukraine.
Secretary Lansing told the commit
tee that it was unfortunate that the
United States had no representative
In the Ukraine at present, but that
the sympathies Of the government
were in full accord with theirs and
that steps were being taken to cor
rect existing conditions and ame-
liorate the situation.
Secretary Lansing also told the COM
mittee that any statements to the ef-
feet that Gen. Kolchak was RESPONSE
BILE for the program or existing con-
ditions were absolutely false.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-28
SUBMARINE SUNK
TAMPA; III MEN
OF US. NAVY Los!
Coast Guard Service Report
Reveals Second Largest
Loss on Water.

Announcement of the loss of the
United States coast guard cutter Tam
pa. with ll2 officers ard men, sunk by
German su marine more than year
ago in Bristol channel. OF the Eng/
lish coast. is made in the annual RI
port of the coast guard service maze
public today
This loss v''h the exception ofjthe
disa appearance of the Cyclops Isl the
largest sustained by the United yates
sea forces during the war. TH cut
ter was sunk September 2Y 1918.
while on convoy duty, and WAS in
command of Capt Charles SaMerlee.
who persisted with his ship.
The Tampa was proceeding toward
Milford Haven when sunk, having left
the convoy of merchant ships " hich
1t had accompanied from Gibraltar to
the English coast. The bodies Of two
members Of the crew were recovered
and a quantity of wreckace found. but
the complete story of ne last hours OF
the ship will never If told.
Sunk on Evening " September &C.
The Tampa was bne of six United
States coast guard cutters operating
from base at gibraltar and doing
escort duty between that post and
England. After reaching the Bristol
channel. where the convoy was met
by other vessels the Tampa steamed
ahead toward Pembroke. Wales. its
destination.
At Sis O'Clock on the evening of
September 26 PERSONS on board ship
in the convoy heard terrific explO-
sion in the distance. and the Tampa
was never seen again. A destroyer
cruising about the scene two days
fatcr Nsaw n quantity of wreckage
and number of life buoys from the
Tampa, as well as two floating bodies.
Later two bodies were washed up on
the Wales coast and identified as
members of the Tampa's crew.
In honor of Capt. Satterlee, who lost
his life on board his cutter, one of
the new destroyers of the Navy has
been named after him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-28
SUSPENDED
ON DEFENDANT PLEA
Edward Simmons Expresses Dis
gust With Criminal Iife-Jef-
ferson Warner Goes to Prison.

Although Edward Simmons, some
times known as Boston Frank, admit
ted that more than thirty years OF his
life had been spent behind prison
walls. Justice Gould, presiding in
Criminal Division /, today granted
the request of the prisoner for an
other chance and suspended sentence.
Simmons is sixty-one years old, and
has become Disguised with criminal
career, he told the court. and as a
number of persons have become in
terested in the prisoner and promised
to keep watch over him in the flu
ture the court set him free.
Simmons took a stickpin from a local
jewelry store about three years ago,
and was apprehended in Baltimore on
similar charge and given a term of
imprisonmen On his release in Bal
timore he was brought here and
pleaded guilty. The pin was recovered.
Jefferson B. Warner, a young white
man, was sentenced by Justice Gould
to serve three wears and six months
in the penitentiary for stealing two
stickpins from a jewelry store July IS
last. The prisoner was also charged
with being implicated in a robbery
for which Robert L. Ooghe was given
eighteen months in the penitentiary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-28
SUES TO PROTECT
PATENT FOR PUBLIC
W. 0. Smelling Acts as to
Process of Extracting Case
line From Petroleum.

Fearing that the public is about
to lose the benefit of the discovery
known as the Rittman process. by
which gasoline may be extracted
from crude petroleum. Walter Q.
Smelling. former employe Of the
District Supreme Court for an in
junction against James T. Newton.
commissioner of patents. to prevent
the maintenance Of an interference
proceeding In the patent office and
Walter F. Rittman.
Counsel for the commissioner de-
MED the jurisdiction of the court to
maintain the suit, and Justice Bailey
took the matter under consideration.
Discovery Announced In 1915.
This discovery was announced by
Secretary Lane in 1915. and the state
ment was made that it was to be ded-
terially reduce the cost Of gasoline
for motive power and ether uses.
Congress appropriating $4,000 for
experimental purposes.
In the petition for Injunction the
court is told that Walter o. Smelling,
while employed in the bureau Of
mines, filed an application in the pat
emit office in 1913 as the inventor of
the so-called cracking process. or
Rittman process OF extracting gaso-
me IIOll CTuut III lSlO
Walter F. Rittman. who succeeded
Smelling in the bureau. made SINH
lar application for patent covering
substantially the same process and
made dedication of his invention to
the public.
March Is. 1915. an attempt was made
through officials of the bureau of
mines to amend the Rittman applica-
ton by striking out the dedication to
the public with a provision that pat
ent il issued should be to Secretary OF
the Interior Lane as trustee for the
public.
Files Another Application.
In the following May Rittman filed
further application identical with the
former, but containing no dedication
to the public, it is stated.
If the second Rittman application
is granted, It is stated, the process
may be exploited commercially and
the public lose the benefit of the dedi-
cation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-28
AMERICA FACES MOST
TRAGIC SITUATION
Continued from First Page.)

lie shall not be required to pay any
more for coal.
Inability to Reduce Living Cost.
To the idea that the public shall
not be further burdened with costs
there Is general agreement, but there
also is no question that the whole
situation is a confession of the gov
ernment's inability to reduce the en-
tire cost of living beyond the re-
moval of profiteering. The basic fac
tors remain the same. The head of
the miners union asks why they
should be compelled to undergo a
virtual reduction in wages-because
the purchasing power OF their dol
lars has dfminished-when the public
continues to charge the miner more
for shoes, for groceries, for rent, for
building materials and all the other
items that go into the household
budget. -
break the strike. Miners admit this
might happen at the end OF six or
seven weeks of struggling to the
point OF exhaustion. But should the
government use its power to enforce
A viewpoint that is admittedly the
result Of differences Of opinion inside
its own cabinet and without the sane
ton Of the head Of the government,
who is too i'll to be asked to take a
decisive stand in the dispute? That
is the question. Miners and opera"
tors will resume negotiations as soon
as the President or his cabinet dis
entangle the web.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-28
FEDERAL JUDGE WOULD
OPERATE TOLEDO'S CARS
Proposes Plan Of Settlement While
Citizens Slip on Snowy
Streets,

TOLEDO. Ohio. November 2s.-As
Toledo today started on it's twentieth
DAY without street car service. Fed
eral Judge Killits came forward with
plan Of settlement providing for
temporary operation Of the lines for
sixty days under his direction.
Judge Killits proposes that he ap-
point commission of ten men, to be
approved by the city authorities. and
that this commission shall work out
alternative ordinances. one for a fran
chise under the cost-plus plan and
the other for municipal ownership.
These ordinances would go to the peo-
pie.
Judge Killits proposes that sixty
days shall be consumed in these ne
gotiations an dthat during that time
the federal court shall operate the
street railway system, debating
routes and fares.
Toledo today was struggling along
under hampered bus service due to
snow and slippery streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-28
ROBERT J. w. BREWSTER
DIES IN HIS 56TH YEAR

Robert J. W. Brewster prominent
resident Of this city for the past
thlrty-hve years, died at the home Of
his son-in-law, p. H Marshall. 3ss3
9Th street. yesterday He was borp
In Paris and was fifty-five years Old
MT. brewster was the son of Rem
1amin Fl. Brewster, who was the A..
torney General during the adminis-
tratlon of President Arthur. He sery-
ed for some time as special agent in
the Department of Justice. Durinp his
early manhood he was a well known
athlete here.
He is survived by a wife, two broth
ers, Gen. Andrea Brewster and Rem
jamin Harris Brewster of Baltimore,
Md; a sister. Mrs. Robert J. Rooms
of Philadelphia, Pa: a son, Mai. David
l.. s. Brewster, in the aviation branch
of the Marine Corps; and a daughter
Mrs. p. II. Marshall of this city
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at his
late residence. Interment will be in
Oak Hill cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-28
MANY GOING TOSEE
ARMY-NAW GAME
Two Cabinet Officers and
Gen. Pershing Will Attend
Contest.

Indications are that pract ically all
the members of the Army. Navy and
Marine Corps colony in this city will
be in attendance at the Army-Navy
foot ball contest in New York city to-
morrow afternoon. The exodus began
this morning and will continue this
evening and early tomorrow morning
Although no special trains were en-
gagged, the wholesale military and ma
val reservations in most Of the reg
ular and extra trains made them spe-
clai service trains to all appearances.
The Secretaries of War and the
Navy have invited a few personal
friends to seats in the boxes assigned
to them. Secretary Bakers party win
Include Mrs. Baker. young Jack"
Baker. former Secretary and Mrs. Nc
Adoo. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas S. Sidlo
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph c. Hostetler
of Cleveland and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
II. Baker. the Secretarys brother and
sister-in-law.
Secretary Daniels will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Daniels. Frank
Daniels, Mr.. and Mrs. James Cushman.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Creel. Com
mander and Mrs. c. b. Mayo, Charles
c. Daniels, the Secretary's brother;
Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt OF Bit
more, Gen. Julius Carr of North
Il i.
and Miss Seely of Asheville, n. G.
Among the legion of Army officers
who are going to the game, are Gen.
Pershing and members of his stan.
Gen. March and other officers of the
general staff and the ladies Of their
families, together with most of the
bureau chiefs and their assistants at
the War Department and officers>sta-
toned at Fort Myer, Washing\o on
barracks and elsewhere in this
vicinity.
Included in the large contingent
which will root for the Navy" are
Admiral Robert E. Coontz, chief of
| naval Operations; Rear Admiral
Washington of the bureau of naviga-
ton; Rear Admiral Griffin Of the bu-
reau of steam engineering: Rear Ad-
miral Earle, chief Of ordnance; Rear
Admiral MCGOWAN, paynaster gen.
eral; Rear Admirals Parks and Clark.
Commander W. p. Foote and host
of others. the majority OF whom VIII
be accompanied by their wives or
daughters. Maj. Gen. Barnett Will
head large party of Marine Corps
officers.