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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
Arbitration of Labor Disputes
Substituted For Anti
Strike Clause.
PASSAGE IS INDICATED
Minor Differences Remaining To Be
Settled and Final Vote On Meas
ure Before March {. VIII
Follow.

Washington. Casting aside the anti
strike provision or the Cummins bill,
against which labor has leveled pro
rate making clauses Of the same meas
ure, Seante and House representatives
have reached virtually a complete
agreement on legislation designed TO
meet conditions growing IA CT the re-
turn of the railroads on March ! &c
private control.
For the anti-strike provision the
joint conference committee of the two
Houses agreed = substitute what in
effect amounts to compulsory submits
sion of wage disputes to a federal
board appointed by the President.
Minor Difficulties Remain.
A number of minor differences re
main to be composed but these. Sena'
tor Cummins OF Iowa, chairman OF the
Senate managers. said would be work
ed out by himself and Chairman Esch
of the House conferees. A final report
on the legislation Is anticipated in a
few days, and efforts will be made to
expedite consideration Of the report In
both Houses, In order to insure the
bills passage before March l.
Reaching of IN agreement on the
Esch bill, passed by the House, and
the Cummins biz. enacted by the Sen.
ate, broke a deadlock that has existed
several weeks. due principally to the
House conferees' refusal TO accept the
anti-strike provisions of the latter mea'
sure. House members also have OPP
posed the Senate rate-making section.
Arbitration Clause Inserted.
In agreeing or labor provisions the
conferees, struck out the clause of the
Senate bill which would virtually make
strikes Illegal by penaliztng railroad
employees or employers for entering in
10 conspiracies for the purpose OF in
terfering with interstate commerce,
and provided in lieu thereof settlement
of labor disputes by boards composed
equally of employees and employers.
The findings of these boards must be
approved by a federal board appointed
by the President. with the Senate's
approval, to which appeals must be
taken In cases In which ~asreenfJnts are
not reached by the other boards. While
the size Of the latter board has not
been fixed. Senator Csmmins said II
would probably be of five members.
Guarantee Period Cut Down.
Under the agreement on the rate
making section Of return of 5h per
cent on net railway operating in.
come is guaranteed for q period from
Is months to two years after the bill
becomes a law. The exact period will
be fixed later by the conferees. The
Senate bill prescribed a Ave year
period.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
VEHEMENT IN DENIAL
Secretary Daniels Wakes Warm
Answering Sims Charges.
Refutes Accusation That Navy DID
No Fighting During War-Up-
holds His Stand.

Misunderstanding Daniels has
replied to criticism by Rear Admiral
Sims and others to the policy follow.
ed In awarding war decorations. Be-
fore the Senate subcommittee inves-
tigating the awards, he reaffirmed the
views which led him to alter some rec.
concentrations for = decorations, sup.
porting his contentious with a long.
carefully prepared statement going In.
to the medals situation in detail.
At several points in the two and e
hauf hours reading of his statement Mr.,
Daniels showed considerable feeling,
particularly when he countered the
statement of Admiral Sims that the
navy did no fighting during the war"
Mr.. Daniels, vigorously pounding the
table, told the committee that II wa
well that Admiral Sims had not made
such a assertion to the rseu operat.
Ing American vessels in TIE val zone.
for if he had he would have had a re.
volt in his own command"
Unworthy Motives Alleged.
At another point the secretary de
parted from his written statement Ia
declare that Admiral Sims, as a result
of personal differences with Admiral
Henry b. Wilson, former commander
Of American naval forces on the
French coast, had omitted Wilson's
name from the list of officers recon
mended for a Distinguished Service
Medal.
On the controyerted point OF the
Importance OF sea service 80 compared
TO service ashore, Mr.. Daniels said he
had not and would never approve a
disparity between awards given men
who served on shore as compared
with the men who went to sea-" Ad'
mfral Sims, he asserted. probably ad
vocated high awards for many officers
who served on staf duty ashore and
few awards for officers who went t.
sea, because most Of Admiral Sims
duty IN the navy has been on shore
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
PRoFlTEERlNe TIDE eBBs
Ia Result OF Government Campaign,
Says Attorney General.

10 Result OF Government Campaign.
Says Attorney General.
Cihcago.-Attorney General A. Nit.
cheii Palmer, while in Chicago. en-.
route to Kansas City, Mo-, gave out a
statement regarding the department OF
justice campaign against the high cost
Of living. Mr.. Palmer declared that
information had reached the depart.
ment Indicating that ~profiteering was
on the ebb tide, and that high prices
caused by such practices were ON the
downward tread.
Prosecution OF dealers seeking un-
reasonable and unjust profits through
the sale Of their wares, have been
made In rs states. under the food
control act" Mr.. Palmer said. Gases
in which sentencesVhave been imposed.
under the act, total 128. and indict.
nts total 6S3 and arrests under the
act number 1874.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
FORCE TO GET KAISER
May Be Used BY Allies It Holland
Persists.
Blockade Of Dutch Posts and Breaking
on Diplomatic Relations Being
Considered.

Paris.-The Entente rejoinder to
the refusal OF Holland 70 the Allied
demand for the extradition Of former
Emperor William is imminent, accord
ing TO the Petit Parisien. The news
paper says that, while the note will be
generally conciliatory toward Ger
many, 1t will consider. In case of a
new refusal by Holland. measures 60
ing as far as the breaking Off OF diplo-
matte relations or q naval blockade
Of Dutch ports.
The draft of the note to be sem to
Germany with the list of persons
whose extradition Is to be demanded
by the Allies was approved by the
council OF Ambassadors. The note and
the list will be handed over mt once
to the German representatives here.
Crown Prince Heads List.
The list Of Germans accused by the
Allies Of war crimes and whose extra
dition Ia to be demanded IL headed by
former Crown Prince Frederick Will
liam and several other sons Of the for
mcr German emperor. Included In the
list ara DR.. Theobald Won Bethmann.
Hollweg. former German imperial
chancellor: Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg; General Erich Ludendorff.
formerly first quartermaster general:
Field Marshal von Mackensen: Grown
Prince Rupprecht o. Bavaria; the
duke OF Wurttemburg. and q number
Of other princes and titled officers.
The total number OF names on the list
Ia about 500.
The request OF Poland for arms and
supplies was under consideration for
ON time by the council.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
Potato Producers Face Losses.

Moorhead. MINI - Shipments OF
seed potatoes by Red River Valley
producers to buyers In the south. due
to be made some days ago are being
held up by the car shortage. accord
ing to Information received by the
Moorhead Commercial club. The club
has advised Minnesota congressmen.
urging immediate action by the Fed
sral Railroad administration II Is
estimated that between l.200 and l..
100 cars of seed p~atotoss are In stor-
sge aad producers lace heavy losses.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
Panama Is Warned.

Panama.-F1nance Minister De La
Guardia. discussing in the Assembly
q bill providing for amendment OF the
fiscal code with regard TO the petrol
cum deposits Of Panama warned the
assembly against following the legis-
lation adopted by Columbia which he
declared showed the existenuce OF
strong antipathy toward Americans
He expressed the hope thar the mem-
bers OF the assembly would not place
any obstacles in the way OF the bills
passage.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
San elias Indians kllis ".

Panama.-San Bias Indians. in a
sudden attack on Panama police and
the residents Of q rubber gathering
settlement at Porvenir. about so miles
to the east OF Colon. killed IL persons
and wounded many others. The Pan
anna government Is fitting out an ex-
petition to sail from Colon to restore
order. Reports from Porvenir say
the raid was i retaliation for the ar
rest OF the San Bias chief. Quito. last
November. on tho charge OF burying
his grandson alive.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
GETS 81 MILLIONS FOR SHIPS

Government Shipping Board Uisposes
of t63 Vessels.
New York-Ships sold by the UNI
ted Shipping board to private corpora
tons netted the government SS2,424,.
408.65. according to official records of
sales up TO January 90.
This amount was received for 1873
vessels, which ranged from tugs of
less than 100 tons to ships of more
than 5000 tons The total tonnage
thus sold is 610,sSI These ships do
not incfnde German liners, for which
the board Is now considering bids,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
NEW CHURCH PLAN ADOPTED
Organic v~.o1 q ?.s.Ss.sat Bodies
Provided For.

Organic TRITON 9. ?.s..sat ssassss
Provided For.
Philadelphia plan for organic
union OF Protestant churches in Amer.
lea was adopted here by delegates rep
resentins approximately 30 denomina-
tons, after a three days. discussion.
The new movement viii be under the
guidance Of the American Council ON
Organic Union of the Churches OF
Christ q name officially selected by
the delegates.
The specific functions of the coun-
ell, II was set forth. are 10 harmonize
and unity the work Of the united
churches. direct such consolidation of
missionary activities as well as Of par.
ticular churches In over-churched
AREAS by uniting SoaTd5 ri churches or
any two or more denominations or 9th
erwisel
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
BRIGAMDS KILL 8 AMERICANS

Washington-rhe murder OF three
American relief workers In Syria has
been reported to the State department
The Americans part OF a con-
voy for American relief supplies and
wcre killed by brisands on February
l. near 81 Malt. north Of Aieppo. The
names Of the Americans were not CIV
an In the dispatch.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
FIRE DESTROYS IS HOMES

Hak Million Damage Estimates IN
6isxe In New York Town.
Glenn Falls. N. Y.-Damage estimat.
ed at nore than q half million dollars
was done by a FIRE at the village of
Hudson Falls. The blaze. starting In
a restaurant spread rapidly and 1t
was not for several hours on that the
combined fire departments OF Glenn
Falls. Hudson Falls and Fort Edward
had II under control. T~hirty-fve tam
lies we're made homeless.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
FARM LOANS ARE HELD UP
Requests IN Allegiance Awaiting Court
Decision.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a decision by
the Supreme Court of the United
States on the constitntionality Of the
farm loan act, all future applications
for loans from Federal Farm Loan
banks will be held in allowance, Farm
Loan Commissioners Norris announced.
The policy Of the board to suspend
temporarily the making of loans does
not affect loans for which applications
already are in the hands Of the farm
loan representatives. however. Mr..
Norris said. adding that such trans
actions would be completed under the
regulations in effect since the system
was created.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
GALE SWEEPS EAST COAST
Worst STORM IN Years Destroys Thou
sands In Property.

New York--The worst gale and
snowstorm In years wrought enormous
damage to seashore property along
the Middle and North Atlantic coast.
virtually tide up shipping from Cape
Hatteras n0rthward and seriously
hampered raiiroad TRAFFIC for miles In
land. Sret railway service In many
Instances was suspended
New York and New Jersey beaches
were particularly affected. Thousands
of dollars damage was done at Coney
Island and Rockaway Beach alone by
the washing away Of hotels. bath
houses. amusement property and bun
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
Tears Up harvard Degree.

Berlin.-The rector Of the Uaiver.
sity Of Berlin has returned the torn
parchments of The degrees conferred
upon him by foreign universities.
Among the number Is N from Har.
ward.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
ylADwosToK is ENTERED
Revoiutionists Take Town But Allies
Prevent lootinq.

Observation-Disclosures revolutionisss
have entered vladivostok and are III
charge Of the town. the war depart
ment was advised by Major General
". s. Graves, commanding the Amer
can Expeditionary Force In Siberia
General Grives' message. dated Jan.
81. said the crowds In the city we're
orderly and that the Allied forces
were patrolling the streets to protect
Innocent people and to prevent footing.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
BoLsHEWM ARE DEFEATED
Great vlesery 10 Won BY Russian Vol
unteer Army

Archangel - wireless dispatch
from Odessa reports a great victory
Of the Russian volunteer army over
the Bolshevik forces. which have been
driven back over the Don river. The
finest cavalry of the reds. under com
manc Of Generals Budenny and Doun-
menko, are In disordsrly digit, the
message says.
The volunteers captured sixty guns.
$50 machine guns n 5000 prison
ers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
trkutsk Il Retakeo.

London.-The Czechs have retaken
Irkutsk. according to q wireless mes
sage received at vladivostok and for
warded by the correspondent of the
Daily Mail. Their troops arc return.
ing westward to relieve the Roumani-
ana.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12

Statehood Proposed for Hawaii
Washington. "A bill providing for
the granting of statehood to the terri.
tory Of Hawaii. under qualification to
be determined by Congress. was intro
duced by Hawaiian Delegate Kalant
anacle.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
JUST THE@ FOR PRINCE
Conditions { wTE j. Europe wha,
They Are, 3 en- t'Asent Had De-
cidedos uood Idea.

! assisted the other day az what
may prove TO be the springs and origin
of the next great International mar
riagc. The press agent FOR an organi-
zation which deals In philanthropy for
Europe was talking:
II want 10 bring Prince DoalOtski
over here next year." said he. II think
| can marry him TO some nice Ameri-
can girl"
"Thatn be nice" I said. Especially
for the prince"
That's right" SAID the press agent.
seriously. There isn't n royal family
in Europe that Is open to him just
now. He could naf get into some of
them-be amt snch a much OF a
prince. you know-and IL would not
pay him 10 marry into some OF the
others. They have no money CT thrones
or palaces or anything left"
$50 you think II would be n good
idea for him to marry into some we'll
to-do factory family eve hercf"
Sure said he press aGent.-New
York correspondence of the Kansas
City Star.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
Roee Pastor Stokes Arrested.

New York.-Mn. Rose Pastor
Stokes was arrested here upon teie-
graphic request Of the police OF Chi.
cago. where she was indicted last
month charged ~:sh criminal syrd!csl
ism
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
Former Governor Convicted.

Montpelier. vt-Former Governor
Horace r. Graham was found guilty
OF embezsIement of state funds while
he was state auditor by q Jury. Tho
jury was out nearly four hours.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12

All the worlds a fruit basket and
the big fruit Is always on top.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12

It's y pity that wisdom doesn't grow
on n mnn as HIS whiskers do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-24

Controllers Ruling on Re-
funds to Clerks Leaving
Service Confusing.

| Nav that officials of the pension
bureau have received decisisn- from
Centreller w. W, Warwick Of the
Treasury relative to the computation
of intsrest in Connection with rs-
funds or redepesits under the civil
service retirement act. they are as
much ''up In the ARR as ever over the
matter.
Pension officials asked Judge War
wick series Of questions On tho
matter Of computing the Inherent on
the refunds to those who hAvs paid
into the retirement fund and then
leave the government eervice. The
controllers. decision In lengthy. and
contains what ara regarded a. con-
ficting statements.
seem ut Variance to retirement off,
cinls follow:
| Mr.. Wurrirk.s Decinion.
| "As to the majority Of the employees.
August /. 1890. fxes tho date with re-
lation to tho retirement act. For the
eleven months service to June 80.
l9s1. when they have elapsed, and the
rule will be the same for any lesser
Of deductions; this amount tor simple
interest purposes will either average
ave and one-half months, or an aver
age Of one-half the amount viii take
eleven months; the result In either
case being the Same.
There will be no principal Juno 80.
| 1921, on which interest Ia compound
ed. These amounts with the simple
| interest added will be the principal
on which June~30. 1922. interest Will
be computed and thus produce . com :
pounding of interest as to SO much of
| the interest to June 80, 1921, as Was
included in that principal.
| This computation will be made prior
| to ascertaining the amount OF the de-
auctions for the fiscal year. July l, 1891,
! to June 80, 1922, ON which simple in
terest will be computed. Thus an en-
ploye separated from the service. or
any other authorized refund, any time
between August l, 1920. and June 80,
| 1921, will be entitled to the deductions
with simple interest on the average
amount or average of the period OF
service"
Where Complication Lies.
| This seemed plain enough to retire.
ment officials, until they struck the last
| sentence in the decision. as follows:
| Il, therefore, think it would be proper
| when in the matter of refunds frac-
! involved the rule be adopted Of allow
| ing no interest thereon"
| There is the rub. Retirement off,
| Gals see no way out of the difficulty,
| except by asking Judge Warwick for a
| conference to go over the decision and
| see where the trouble lies. 1t is like
ly that officials of the pension bureau
| will take the matter up shortly with
the controller
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-24
SUSPECT NEGRO COOK.
Woman and Husband Held in
Poisoning Case.

GREENVIILE, Ala, September "a
No motive for the alleged poisoning of
twenty four persons. guests at local
hotel here and for which two negroes
are held in Jail on suspicion, has been
assigned, except possibly a difficulty
between the hotel proprietor and the
negro cook, Texana McChentico. The
woman is reported to have had trou-
Nile with the proprietor SOME time ago.
| Five negroes were arrested on sus-
picien in the case, but all have been
released except Jess McChontico and his
wife, Texana, 1t is understood that
the woman claims there was not
enough -four to nrepare the evening
meal and she. ignerantly. went to an
other room and got some flour which
had been treated with arsenic some
time ago to put on potato vines to
kill bugs which were destroying them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-24

turned turtle at the foSt of the hill
and a negro had a leg broken and an
other man was badly cut.
A truck belonging to the Washing
ton Fruit Exchange slid on the hill
and celiided with Ford machine in
which Judge Fillmore Ball, his wife
daughter and friend were riding, Mrs.
Bali was cut by glass. All of the In
jured were rendered first aid. Judge
Ball was on his way to court at Up
per Marlboro. when the accident oe-
rurred
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-24

Commission as first lieutenant in the
Regular Army, Quartermaster Corps,
was awarded former Capt. Raymond
e. Daley, now at Potomac Park bar
racks. in recognition of his war rec
ord. it was announced today.
Lieut.. Daley is thirty years old,
having entered the Army at this city,
his home, at the age of fifteen years.
He saw service in Mexico twice, go
ing down to the border with the 15th
Cavalry on the first trip, and being
with the Pershing punitive expedi-
ton in search of Villa later.
He returned to this city to Fort
Myer. after his first trip to Mexico
and later was sent to Fort Rils1s
Kan. When< the war started he vas
among the first to leave for debaFka-
ton paints, and while at Jacksonville,
Fla, in Camp Johnson. was commits
stoned second lieutenant.
Overseas he was promoted to cap
tain. During the Meuse 1Argonne Of
fensiye he was in command of sup
ply train of motor trucks, which he
brought through a barrage of enemy
shell fire to the troops at the front
He married Miss Margaret H. May
of Washington on July II. 1917.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-24
GUATEMALA SEEKS AMITY.

Carlos Herrera. the newly elected
president of Guatemala. desires to
make the relations between Guatemala
and the United States more close and
Cordial according to a note received
by Secretary Colby from Luis T.
Herrarte, head of the Guatemalan
mtssion. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-24
ACCIDENTS ON HILL.


HYATTSvIILiE, Nd, September "a
fspeciaD.-The slippery condition of
the asphalt Recently laid en- Cat Tall
hill. near Cultege Park, was respen-
sisle fer several asaidents early this
mernlnG 0ne truck from Baltimore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-24
ROOSEVELT At BUFFALO.
Democrat Given Big Reception In
Upper New York.

BUFFALO. N. T.. September "a
Leaders of the democratic party from
all parts of Erie county today wei
coined Franklin D. Roosevelt, vice
presidential candidate, for political
meetings and a public reception here.
Mr.. 1Roosevelt's visit to Buffalo
marks the fourth day of the his New
York state campaign. He is to stop
tonight at WATERFOWL, tomorrow nj
Plattsburg, and goeS thence to New
York Sunday. On the way he will
make frequent pauses for rear plat
form speeches and brief receptions.
Women in thirty states can vote for
the next President Of the Uoited
States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-24
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