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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22
Americans Reg For
Release From Jail

Nogaies, Ariz,, Dec. 20.--yRequest
hat efforts be made to release them
vas received yesterday from Y. v.
leonard and II. 0. Martin. members
of the crew of the United States sub
,arine tender Pockomoko, who are
IN jail in Mazatlan, Sinaloa. Mexico.
"Thirty-seven days in jail. Still
shething doing. Please get busy with
Washington" was the telegram sent
10 friendS here. According TO an
American who left Mazatlan Decenl
Der IA, the Mexican authorities had
notified the American consulate that
the men would be released on the next
day.
Leonard and Martin are said TO
have been arrested after n street iighb
with Mexicans.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22
u. Orders Survey
Ex-German Liners

WASHINGTON, Dee. iJ.--Orders
for the survey Of six former German
liners allocated to the United States
by the interallied armistice commits
sion for the repatriation Of Ameri-
can troops have been issued, Chairj
man Payne, Of the Shipping Board
said today.
Whether it is the boards intention
to put the liners in commission foi
passenger service was not stated, In
view Of the fact officials describe al
urgent need for passenger tonnage
however, these vessels, aggregatin;l
about 5000 lightweight tons, would
be welcome addition to the Gov.
eminent feet, and the survey or
der was regarded as possibly signif.
cant Of an intention to put them to
service.
The seventh ship in this status, the
imperator, was turned over to the
British.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22
Wireless From u. S.
to Hawaii and Japan


WASHINGTON, Dee. 20.--Ex-
change Of press dispatches and com
mericial messages by radio between
California and the Hawaiian Islands,
Guam, the Philippines and Japan on
much more extensive scale will be.
come possible when arrangements re-
Gently completed by the Navy De
partment become effective today.
Through the use Of modern high
power, high-speed operating equip
ment, 1t Is estimated that 1t would
De possible to transmit and receive
more than 100000 words a day be,
tween Hawaii and the Philippines,
zoo, 1000 words day between San
Francisco and San Diego and Hawaii
and about 1000 words day on q
slow speed between Hawaii and ia
pan.
The Hawaii-Japen circuit, operat-
ing under an arrangement with the
japanese government, will be avail
able only nine hours day, and, due,
o necessary use Of old-type slow
speed equipment, win be capable Of
handling but about fifteen words
minute at the inauguration Of the
service.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22
Says failing of
Robbers Would
Stop Profiteering

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2o.---Senator
Arthur Cooper, Of Kansas, who de-
clared war on black flag profteersn
in recent speech on the senate sloor,
has outlined for the United Press the
remedies which he believes should be
applied to the high price evil. His
proposed solution Of the problem fol
lows:
Nothing would do as much to stop
protiteering as to JAIN the robbers who
have made fortunes the last year Oh
two by gouging the public on food.
stuffs, fuel and other necessities az
life. About 10000 brand new mill.
ionaires have been created in this
country during the war and In the
year just drawing to close. II Is
no trouble to find profiteers Ok the
rank and the class in that crowd, I
think we now have all the laws nee.
essary to convict, The history Of all
the governments antitrust prosecu-
tions In 25 years does not show a sin
gle individual ever served a Jail SEN
tence for violation. The country
would like to see that record broken
and there was never better time to
get action than right now.
Until this orgy Of high prices II
stopped there should be a limitation
on profits, not price-fxing, but the
government should see that the bust.
aess concern makes public the cost Of
its goods and that 1t does not take
more than a fair profit, as is being
done in Canada.
II would help some il we could end
he gambling in foodstuffs on the big
exchanges Of New York, Chicago and
other cities.
The gambler has no place in hu.
man society. 1t will take new legis-
lation to do that. ] am for it. Tho
gang Of stock iobbers and prototers
who have in the last year unloaded
millions Of worthless stocks on the
guIlible public should be put out Of
business, All issues Of railroad and
other securities should have govern
ment approval That will require
federal blue sky law, and this COM
gress should not hesitate q moment
in enacting such legislation.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22
New Years Eve to
Be L.iveliest. IN the
History of N. Y,

NEW YORK. Dec. %. United
Piess.-This New Years eve, despite
its dryness, win be the liveliest in the
histary OF New York, according to
the belief expressed by restaurant and
cabaret managers.
One proprietor said there would
be a bigger crowd celebrating than
ever before because everybody is Gu
rious as to what is going to happen"
Next year, he opinioned celebration
of the advent Of the New Year viii
be truly dead.
Practically all the popular places
along Broadway today reported APP
plications for reservations for New
Years eve far in excess Of another
year.
Technically it Is all to be a very
dry New Years eve.
The wine lists" will offer nothing
more powerful than cider or ginger
ale, but the concensus is there viii
be plenty Of "hard STUFF in evidence,
lrawn from private stocks. In one
famous cafe, it was announced that
since the supreme court ruled against
wet Christmas and New Years the
alters would not be permitted to
serve even the bring your own"
Corkage charge for this service has
been abolished, it was said, and it will
be either drink out Of the bottle or
drink "soft stuff"
Rum hounds, without liquor to give
them solace, should get some sort Of
kick out of prices on the prohibition
wine lists, however, Special Golden
Husset cider at So quart, sparkling
grape Juice at $3.50 a pint, or matted
milk costing 10 cents glass, is guar
anteed to make those accustomed to
a ''baIl" at two bits, dizzy.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22
Production Of
Cigarettes In This
Country Increasing
The wan Street journal says:

The Wall Street Journal says:
Cigarette production in this coun-
try in September amounted to 4,2S3,
685,000 cigarettes, an increase Of
SIT 100000 cigarettes over the same
month in 1918. This was the largest
increase in any single month in the
history Of the industry in this coun-
try, and also constituted a record
months output
Just how remarkable, these figures
are, is shown by the fact that in the
first year after the formation of the
tobacco trust, the total cigarette bus
mess in the country was approximate
ly 3,OOO,OOO,OOO cigarettes. In other
words, single months production
is now running at the rate Of one and
one-half times the yearly production
at that time.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22
Church Vine
Stolen through
75-Foot Pipe

New YORK, Dec. l9.--Thefts of
nine b,prels of sacramental wine was
reporter to the police recently by a
wholesale liquor dealer here.
He SAID that the theft was accom-
plished BY siphOning the wine from
his BASEMENT, where it was stored, to
an adjoining cellar by means of a
75-foot pipe,
The ownev had special permit
from the government to keep the wine
in bond, with the understanding that
it was to be sold for religious pur-
poses only.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22
$4,000 In Furs
Stolen In Chicago

CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. zO.-Police
are seeking the robber who for the
fifth time has ROBBED the fir store OF
MauriceJ. Korshak, despite installa-
ton of additional burglar alarms af-
ter each robbery, Korshak valued the
furs taken at $4,000.
Police believe the same bank re-
sponsible for all the robberies.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22
10 Cars Go Through
Weak Trestle

PELAHATCHIE, Miss. Dec. 22.--
Nineteen cars Of a westbound Ala
bama and Vicksburg freight train
went through trestle annie west Of
here. One negro is believed to have
been faithfully injured. Trains are
being detoured from Meridian to Hat
tiesburg over the Northeastern and
hence to jackson over the Gulf Ship
Island.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22

OSWEGo, N. Y.Sundsy indoor
baseball games may be arranged for
Oswego this winter. 1t is understood
efforts have been made to obtain the
local armory to stage the games.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22

KOKOM0, Ind.--W. G. Wolyertor
advertised mo questions asked" for
the return of some eggs stolen from
his hen house. The thief dropped his.
purse containing much more than
enough money to pay TO- the eggs.
DETROIT.--Judge Todd had many
friends today. He ruled Henry Var
Courts objections to supporting hi
mother-in-law was insufficient
grounds for divorce for his wife.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22

LONDON.---The horrors Of peace
have fallen on the British navy. Ar
admiralty order states that soft col
lars may no longer be worn by off.
GERS in uniform.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22
|. RAILROAD SCHEDULES
Schedule time Of passenger Ii ain,
leaving Greenevills. Tenn
The following schedule figures pub
,ished as information and not
guaranteed.
SOUTHERN RAILROAD

Westbound. Eastbound
4:25 am Men, Wash. :32 Am.
7.05 am. Knox Bristol SOB pm
II 80 am. IN. YIN. o. ABS pm.
5:04 pm, IN. Y.-Mem.- :55 am
6:l2 pm Knox Bristol Z :37 am
UNITED STATES
RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-16

borders and the limits Of LErINE's
Government for the Amir to arouse
much alarm by a threat Of hitching
Kabul on to Moscow. What he did
was to send representatives to the
Soviet and thus give the impression
that he would bring Bolshevim to the
northern gates Of India and turn 1t
loose to overthrow the British Indian
rule. This method Of diplomacy must
have appealed even to LENIrE's sense
of humor. Afghanlstan has n brand
of Bolshevism that was old long be-
fore the Moscow Soviet Government
came into existence. A writer on the
Afghan Government described 1t as
follows: "Spoliation, exactions and
embezzlement are not infreQuent."
British ofiicial dispatches yesterday
reported the repulse Of the Amir's
army near the Khyber Pass and It's
retirement northward from the Indian
border. The question that now CON
fronts the Amir is not whether he can
introduce Bolshevlsm into Asia but
how he can retain his hold on the
British subsidy.
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Here We Are ARnin.

Returning vendors of smiles, dis
playing their wares on the docks, sug-
gest that maybe the old order has re-
turned. The travelling statesmen Of
Punch and Judy, unrolling their car.
pets to reveal the loot, promise that
once more the transatlantic tour has
taken its place in the annual routine
Of the theatre managers box Of tricks.
1t is evidence Of the ease with which
one falls back into old ways. One of
the first signs of early autumn used
to be the news budget of the return
Ing manager. Long lists of his ac-
QUESTIONS stimulated the interest of
the crowd In the market place that
hardened to his vigorous ballyhoo. 1t
mattered not that in nine cases out OF
ten the play in manuscript form had
lain here for mouths in his desk. Nor
did the fact that agents Of foreign au.
thors hagglcd with him over the terms
Of Its use alter the fact that this crop
was the result of his journey to for
eign ports.
That tradition hardened in the
world Of make believe. With the war
1t was of course allowed to lapse.
But Importation has been apparently
resumed for the benefit of playgoers
There Is the usual long list Of bats
to lure. Even the classic arrangement
Is adhered to. We see first the plays
Of foreign origin and then our own.
Even the names are familiar. SoMER-
SET VAUGHAN Is to be with rs again,
his little essays on life and conduct
neatly packed in dramatic form. And
there are others.
But more encouraging Is the ex-
portation Of plays by native authors.
They have been popular in London
since the war. Now they are to be
exported in greater numbers. 1t is one
compensation for the failure of our
authors to rise to their opportunities
when the supply from Europe came
to an end. They at least were able to
write some dramas that made their
work cherished abroad. Now that the
yearly European barking of imported
wares seems likely to begin again, 1t
Is a pleasure to read that our play
wrights are sending their work to
Europe Just as we are importing plays
from our allies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-16
AFTER STARS, ACORNS.
A Way to Make Service Flags Tell
Of Patriotic Employers.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: The
Is an extract from a letter
from a man with the United States
Army Of Occupation in Germany, ant
IL timely suggestion in the matter
Of unemployment of people after theii
discharge from the service:
wish that all the lads over here.
who have suffered innumerable hard
ships and have been willing to sacrifice
their lives, were relieved OF anxiety by
knowing that their former employers
have not forgotten or diseredited them.
They suggest that as soldiers return to
their old positions acorns should re-
place the stars on the service nags.
Quite significant! Don't you think
so. You know big oaks from little
scorns grow" as they say, II seems
10 me Ike very good and sensible
method 10 advertise the 100 per cent.
American corporations and employers
and to show up the inconsiderate. self
seeking. Stacker corporations and en-
ployers who are not in the habit OF
reemploying those who left them to
enlist in the service. They might look
with greater pride and satisfaction at
the acorns representing the unemployed
than they did at the stars added to
their service nags when their employees
enlisted.
1t seems 20 me that his suggestion
is worthy OF consideration.
CORNELIUS c. WHITE.
NEW York. May IS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-16
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Dinner to United States Senators william
NJ. Calder and James w. Wadsworth Re-
publican Club. West Fort!eth street. 7
Dinner In honor OF Commander Eyans..
line Booth. Hotel St. Regis, p. NJ: Mr.,
Vincent Astor will open her house. $40
Firth avenue, where Commander Booth wi!
address me mbers of tho women's commit.
tee in the salvation fSmy drive, 4:30 ?. NJ
Annual business meeting OF the Amer.
can Institute OF Electrical Engineers; pres
entation of the Edison medal to Benjamin
$50 P. NJ
.organization meeting of the Republican
women's state executive committee, Re
publican Club and luncheon. IL a. "
Fifteenth annual dinner OF THE SUN
Alumni Association, Hotel Commodore.
Annual meeting of the League OF Catho.
lie Women, Maxine Elliott Theatre. 3 P. ",
Gov. Smith will attend conference on
sP NJ.
Review of the Seventy first Infantry
New York Guard, by the Veteran Associh
ton, Park avenue and Thirty-fourth street.
Everett Dean Martin will speak on "Hu.
man!sm as an American Philosophy Of
Life" Cooper Union, s +. NJ
Organization meeting OF the New York
State Federation of Workers for the Blind,
Russell SAGE Foundation. 100 East TWEEN
ty-second street 10 A. NJ
Annual meeting Of the Daughters o. n.
Pennsylvania 10 A. NJ
American Federation Of Arts conventon,
Metropolitan Museum. discussion Of peAcs
dinner. Hotel McAlpin. : p. NJ
Conference of customs officers collectors
at the Custom House and appraisers al the
Apprafsers Stores, morning and afternoon
sessions.
Meeting OF the Association OF Railway
Executives, New Haven board room, Grand
Central Terminal. morning and afternoon
Three day celebration by tho Young
Mems Hebrew Association, Ninety second
street and Lexington avenue. beginning
with memorial services conducted ny ths
p. NJ.
National Council for Industrial Defence.
meeting and dinner. Hotel Pennsylvania, :
2. NJ
Company A. S02d Ammunition Train.
supper dance. Hotel Pennsylvania. = NJ
Young Women's Catholic Patriotic cub.
pageant. Aeolian Hall, y. NJ
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-16
BoLSHEVIST AGENTS ABOUT.
An Account Of Visit From Two
at q Suburban Home.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--sir:
have Just returned from a town near
New York. where the following incl
dent came to my attention:
A few days ago a man called at the
house where i was visiting and said
he wanted to talk with the man of the
house and wanted him to meet a friend
OF his whom he would bring there that
evening; he would not state the nature
OF his business.
When they got there that evening the
second man wanted to know what my
friend thought of Bolshevism. He did
considerable talking said they had a
long list of men in good standing that
they were interviewing that they
would like letter stating my friends
opinion; that the minister of the Bap-
fist church and the rector Of one of the
Episcopal churches were in favor OF
the Bolshevist movement that they had
a large following in Schenectady and
other places. My friend took little in
terest in the matter and told them so.
I feel this matter should be brought
10 the attention of the proper authori-
ties and that they should follow IT up
Bolshevism should be stamped out now
Ny son enlisted, went to France. fought
for his country, died for 1t. Such sac
rIfces should not be rendered useless
by Bolshevism.
AN AMERICAN WOMAN
New York, May is.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-16
Congress- Biennial Meeting.

The Constitution provides in Sec
ton OF Article I. that 1.-The Con-
gress shall assemble Mt least once in
every year" and that 'such meeting
shall be on the first Monday in De
cember, unless they shall by law ap-
point different day" The Congress
has frequently met on a day other
than the first Monday in December,
sometimes being convened by a law
and sometimes by the President. In
fact, the first Congress under the
Constitution met on March 4, 1889, in
conformity TO resolution adopted
by the Continental Congress, that
date falling on the first Wednesday
in March of that year, which was the
day designated by the Continental
Congress as 1.-THE time for
commencing proceedings under the
said Constitution"
The First Congress was In session
from March 4, 1885, until SepteNber
20, and before adjourning 1t enacted a
law providing that Its next meeting
should be held on the first Monday
III January, 1890. 1t ignored the con-
stitutional provision for n meeting on
the first Monday in December, having
already fulfilled its constitutional OBJ
legation to meet once within the year.
The second session lasted from March
1 to August II, on which day both
houses were adjourned until the first
Monday in December by resolution.
At its last session the First Con-
gress enacted a law providing that
the Second Congress should meet on
the fourth Monday Of October. 1901
and no attention was paid to the first
Monday In December. In its first SEES.
sion the Second Congress passed law
providing thatits second sessionshould
begin on the first Monday of Novem,
Der, 1902. The session began accord.
ingly and sat through the first Mon,
day in December.
The first session of the Third Con.
gress began on the day fixed by the
Constitution, December ., 1893, but
1t named, by law, the first Monday in
November, 1904, for the beginning OF
It's second session. No attention was
paid to the day fixed by the Consti.
tuition for It's assembly. Both SEES
sions of the Fourth Congress began
on the constitutional day. BY act OF
March 3, 1897, it fixed "the first p
Monday" of that year for the next
meeting of Congress" but the Presi
dent called the Congress In extraordi
nary session on May II, 1907. II
This case the Congress fixed by law q
day on which the session should be
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-16

gin, In accordance with e. IHnstitu-
tional right, and the President exer-
cised his constitutional right to con-
vene 1t at an earlier date. The House
of this Congress met on November
ID "the day appointed by law" which
was the second Monday in the month,
although the statute reads first
Monday"
These instances, taken from the
record of the early Congresses as
compiled by the late ASHER G. KINDS,
show that the Congress has always
exercised its power from the earliest
days to FIX the time of its meeting,
and has by law designated days for
opening it's sessions In advance Of and
later than the day fixed by the Con-
stltution. Early Congresses" says
Mr.. KINDS, convened either by proc
lamation or law on day earlier than
the constitutional day remained in
continuous session to a time beyond
that day. In the later but not the
earlier practice the fact that Con-
gress has met once within the year
does not make uncertain the cohsti-
tutional mandate to meet on the first
Monday In December"
We have already cited the act Of
January %, 1867, providing that the
Fortieth Congress and each succeed
Ing Congress should meet 'at IL
o'clock meridian, on the fourth day
| Of March, the day on which the term
begins for which the Congress is
I elected" except when that day fell
on Sunday, in which case the meeting
wss to be held on March 8. The
Fortieth, Forty-f1rst and Forty-second
Congresses met in obedience to this
law. The Forty-second Congress re-
pealed 1t. Had It been in effect this
year the Sixty-sixth Congress would
have met on Tuesday, March 4, and
the processes Of reform for which the
tpeople voted on November 5, 1918,
would by this time have made appre-
ciable progress.
The bill which Representative Nc
Arthur Of Oregon intends to intro
duce for IN earlier meeting of Con-
gress resembles the act Of 1867. II
or some other measure to bring newly
elected Congresses together as early
rs possible should be enacted, for the
present practice deprives the nation
Of prompt response to its demands
and may unduly, as in the present
situation, prolong the power Of re
pudiated administration.
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Freer Expression OF Sentiment Now
Desirable.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sr: In
this era OF camouiage, hysteria. slush
and gush 1t was heartening to read the
tribute to TIE SUN from Senator Bran
degee.
Too great praise cannot be given THE
SUN for its brave fight in opposition to
the sale of our American birthright for
n mess of pottage, which seems to be
the intent OF our self-appointed repre-
sentatives in Paris,
The Government loan havlrS been
noated successfully--we all realizing the
need OF this-the people are relieved
from more or less restraint attendant
therefrom. 1t ia to be hoped the express
sion OF sentiments like those Of the SEN
ator will be given with more freedom.
NEW YORK, May 10. C. @. c.
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A VACANT LOT CLEANUP.
Rubbish Piles Back Of BfIlboards
Nuisance That Should Go.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN---Sir: New
Workers who have the interests OF their
city at heart are thoroughly in sympa-
thy with the efforts Of the Merchants
Association to bring about better.
throughout the city.
This applies particularly to vacant
lots which are enclosed by billboard
fences. but which are accessible to the
children Of the neighborhood, who spend
part Of their playing hours rummaging
through the waste paper. that the bill
posters have thrown behind the fences
and through the tin cans and other
refuse which the owners of the lots
permit to gather there.
The Merchants Association has taken
cognizance OF this state of affairs and
seeks to remedy 1t by enlisting the aid
Of the billposting companies and the
owners OF vacant lots. The need OF
cleaning up Is obvious. Waste paper
scraped from the billboards and put be-
hind the billboards by indolent posters
Is in time scattered by the wind and
blown all over the neighborhood. The
children get into the paper plies and
play there. They pile the paper In
heaps and set FIRE to IL, endangering
themselves, the fences and tho abutting
houses.
Refuse thrown behind the fences Is a
constant source OF danger to the health
Of children and to the community. as
the cans especially gather water which
stagnates and breeds disease The va