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The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
MERGER OFAIR
FORCESLIKELY
Senator New to Introduce
Bill Joining Sky Fleet'of
Army and Nasy

Believing that nattonai airs. de-
lenses are voefuliy inadequate and
that steps to strengthen them, must
be taken at once, Senator Harry
New will make an Immediate esrort
to- combine the army and navy air
services into one department in
charge Of a. special oficer, he an
nounced yesterday. -.
Senator New is Chairman of the
Military Subcommittee on aircraft.
Within the last few days Maj.
Gen. Cox, chief OF coast artillery.
has made. a report showing the ne
ccssity Of our country preparing to
defend itself In the air." said the
Senator. Every other ofiicial re-
port shows the same thing and in
my opinion establishment of the
separate department is the key to
our safety.
Il believe in everything that tends
to facilitate the construction of air
craft. We cannot accomplish any
thing until we have a system where
by all matters pertaining to aircraft
are under one special management.
The department need not necessar-
lily be headed by a cabinet minister -
he added.
Senator New declined to discuss
the report that he is to be post-
master general in the Harding cabi-
net
The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
MAY SUBMIT
CONSUMER TAX
SecretayHouston Will Urge
Larger Payments on Big
Incomes. Il

Secretary OF the Treasury Hops-
ton. will recommend Increased sur
taxes on large incomes. and is con-
sidering the advisabiiity OF con
sumption" tax to replace the excess
profits tax which he will ask Con-
gress to repeal. 1t was learned yes
terday. -l.>t
Financial EXPERTS have advised the
Secretary that the Consumption
tax" which they recommend will
strike a real blow at the high cost
of living. BY compelling, the manu-
facturer. wholesaler and retailer to
tag their commodities with costs and
the amount of the tax. the govern
ment, they state, will enable the
consumer to avoid being gouged.
Although Secretary Houston will
not discuss his report prior to sub
mitting il to Congress, it is certain
that he will make urgent represen-
tations for a repeal of the eScss.
profits tax. =
1t will be pointed out that the
manufacturer not only adds the
amount of the tax to the price of his
commodities. but something in addi-
tion which the consumer ultimately
must pay. II this tax is reduced or
eliminated. and the tax schedule re-
adjusted to make up the deficit, It Is
believed that the tax burden will be
more evenly distributed.
Leaders of the Senate Finance
Committee and Of the House WAYS
and Means Committee also believe
that the tax upon business profits
should be lifted and that the assess ;
ments should be made after the
profits have passed to individuals IN
the form OF bonuses, salaries ana
dividends. =
This readjnstment of the sched-
ules. 1t is believed. will release can't
tai throughout all channels of busi-
ness. thus stimulating legitimate, en-
terprises. and tending to reduce un.
employment. :
The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
PRICES STABIL1ZING.
SAYS RESERVE BOARD

Stabilization of prices is begin
ming. according to the bulletin OF
the Federal Reserve Board issued
yesterday.
The problem of complete inan-
Fcial readjustment." said the board.
now eenters around the plasing of
goods and accumulated stocks upon
a banking basis corresponding to
the new level OF prices which has
been established. 1t may. be ex-
pected that as. older denominations
are disposed of and new goods at
the revised price levels take their
place. a more normal situation will
gradually develop"
Calling attention to the decline
in prices of building materials, the
board stated that this should tend
TO stimulate the resumption of
building operations, on a larger
scale; thus far. however. the ac-
tual issue of building permits has
not shown the effect of this in
fiuence"
The board gave figures showing
Increased production of petroleum.
coal. pig iron and cotton.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
ILLINOIS ORDERED
TO RAISE TRAIN FARES

The railroads Of Illinois yester-
day were ordered by the Interstate
Commerce Commission to increase
their passenger fares within the
State 20 per cent to bring them up
to the level of interstate fares and
to establish the surcharge Of so per
cent on Pullman trafic.
The action is intended TO balance
the Illinois intrastate rates with the
general increases in passenger fares
and Pullman charges granted by the
commission last August.
It was held by the commission
that lower passenger fares for in
trastate travel in Illinois than
charged for interstate travel, sub
iect interstate travellers and points
outside OF the State of Illinois to
undue prejudice and disadvantage
and constitute an unjust discrimina-
ton against interstate commerce.
Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner Charles c. McChord declares
that Congress. in enacting the trans
portation act. expressly prohibited
undue discrimination against inter-
state and foreign commerce.
This construction of the act can
not be said to be an encroaehment
on States rights" Commissioner
McChord's report, points out. The
power to regulate interstate COM
merce was granted Congress chiefly
as a means Of protection against
commercial hostilities and reprisais
between the various States
To-day railroads run the entire
length of the country. Many OF the
roads traverHe within their lines .
number Of states. Even though q
carriers rails may be connped
wholly within state. 1t Is ordi-
narily- an important link in the
transportation of commerce from
and to other States 5,
"a narrow or, selfish policy with
respect 70 the transportation instru-
menf1lities within, . State may
cr1r11o or suppress the commerce
Of ~ other States"
The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
GOTHAM GIRL BRIDE
BELIEVED KIDNAPPED

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-At the
home home Of Andrew Keahon, 133
West 167th street, parents. husband
and little sisters vainly await the
return of Mrs Dorothy Keahon
Vackers. IS, who disappeared Sat-
urday night, four days after her
marriage to George F. vackers.
Special features had been plan
ned for the day to celebrate the
Roman Catholic marriage ceremony
which was to have been performed
Tuesday night to supplement a civil
ceremony.
The dinner prepared by the moth
er in hopes that the missing one
would return was scarcely tasted by
any of the family. The young hus-
band, twenty-one, remained all day
at Elmsford. the home of Rose
Smith. q friend of the missing girl.
where he believes his bride may
have gone The Smith family de-
MES that Mrs. Vackers has. visited
them since her marriage.
In the intervals of watching, the
family answered the telephone calls
from persons who believe they have
seen the girl in the past week.
Il do not believe she has beer,
seen by any but her captors," de-
ciared the mother.
S'If my grl were free she would
return home. She knows that we
have nothing to blame her for, and
that II We had We should forgive
her II she would only come home"
Mrs Keahon believes that her
daughter met with foul play while
on her wa yto the Church OF the
Sacred Heart, Saturday night. She
must be In captivity the fact that
the girl had only few cents In her
purse when she started for the
church.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
DEATH BRINGS HAMON
ESTATE $500, 900 RISK

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Nov. 2s.-A life
Insurance policy for $500, 600 was
delivered to Jake L. Hamon. mil-
lionaire Oklahoman, who died 10.
day by an insurance company here
a few hours before he was shot last
Sunday.
The insurance was made payable
to his estate. The amount viii be
paid. ~. :,
ARDMoRE. Okla, Nov. 2e.-Jakc
Hamon, millionaire, Republican ma
tional committeeman. died at the
Hardy sanitarfum here at s:ls a.
m. today Of acute dilation Of the
heart. 4 81
Hsmon had been suffering from q
gunshot wound since last Sunday.
Hamon walked to the sanitarium on
Sunday and said he accidentally
shot himself while, cleaning q Eun,
preparing for Q hunting trip. his
story was accepted without question
until Monday. when q warrant WA
ssued for the arrest Of a woman
who had acted as his booSkeepcr
and secretary for several years.
She was charged with shooting Ha-l
mon. and be and she were accused
In a warrant Of statutory ofrense.
The woman. whose name d Clara
Smith Hamon.s has not boen Ioca ateds
Sch obtained the, name Of Hamon
through marriage to- l distant, reIa.
tive OF the oil maenate. according
to reports here. but u was. said: she
'N.~ ----- 49, '-ss s>v huebsn4
The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
MAY FREE SllN FEM
LEADERS, LONDON VIEW

LONDON. New. 7s-It ts IN
dersteod here that 10 charges
are to be brought ag.inst Ar
thur Grimth, hesA - tie Sim
Fein. andJ eha MeNenI. esn-
nander Of the IF1nh veauAteerx,
wke were nrrestel ts1n1s unless
the papers seised - 80 ress-
denee~ Disclose thn< ~ are
directisE tie aetivse1es ~ the
Republfcan nrny.
AccerdinG ts tn Daily Ex-
presA Dublin Castle ts spspi-
ctess that the Dali Eirean fs
controlling the nepshliess army
Of spproxfHsteay 100000 aaa
making levies Ter esatrfbuttess
from the Irish pesple.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
MEXICO WANTS
PEACE WITH us.
Labor Official Describes Re
formed Conditions Found
On Trip to Country.

Mexico wants peace and there
will be no more armed uprisings
in that country unless foreign
forces intervene or foreign inter-
ests incite them, according to a re-
port made public yesterday by the
American Federation Of Labor. The
statement is signed by Chester NJ
Wright, of the Federation's staff.
who. with James Lord. president of
the Mining Department of the A
+. Of L. recently returned from
tour of that country. Writing in
the current issue of the American
Federationist. issuel yesterday.
Wright says:
"a fair conclusion is that the Pc
riod of peaceful reconstruction and
of the development Of q democratic
government has commenced. For
this there are two main reasons:
FIRST that portion OF the people
that has been engaged In the sctual
ngAtipg y tired scf hghtns and ~
ardenffy ds6ffsas <of perpspeut
return % the why's efrpeseE 40
only is thts portion Of the nop0r-
tfon tired of lighting. but II h dis
covering. with some rapidly. that
the actual wages OF peace. in terms
Of money. are coming TO be higher
than the wages of fightinE. This is
a most important consideration
which will be discussed more thor
oughly in the course of this article.
Rebel Groups Eliminated
Second. the interests and the
groups OF Individuals that have been
mainly responsible for various revo-
lutionary and bandit movements of
the recent past have been either
defeated thoroughly or satisfied
through diplomacy.
Our travels in Mexico took us
through a great section OF country
that. until recently. was unsafe for
trayrl- At no point did We see the
slightest indication of anything ap-
preaching or indicating any lack Of
safety. The fact is that the country
is pactfied. There are in all OF Mex
leo today not more than from 800
to 400 men who can be called ban
dts. These are scattered in small
and Insignificant groups in four
states, and their number is decreas-
ing rapidly.
New Governments Ssceesa-
The rapidity with which the de
Ia Huerta government. which came
in power upon the downfall of Car
ranza- has succeeded in either over
coming or satisfying the various
rebellious movements. has been
nothing short of astonishing to
those who are familiar with Mex
leo. A year ago the prediction that
the state of Morelos. for years un-
der the absolute dominance of Ia
pata. would by this time be pacifed
would have been deemed ridiculous.
Today this most battling of all re-
bellious movements has been COM
pletely disbanded and the garrison
Of federal troops in cuernevaca. the
capital of the state, numbers only
fifty soldiers
There are no other TROOPS any
where In the state nor In there any
need for them One OF Zapata's
foremost generals and his leading
Intellectual adviser, Antonio Soto y
CANA Is now assisting the depart
ment of agriculture of. the federal
government in colonizing the for
mer zapata troops in such q way as
to make them capable OF seif-sup-
port on the land"
The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
IRISHPASSPORT
MAY Be DENIED
us. COMMITTEE
State Department Seriously
Considers Danger Of
Interference.
SIR cEDDEs SEES COLBY
New York Riot Not Dis
cussed, but Apology Con-
sidered Likely.

Coincident with the Ming yester-
day Of applications for passports
for the American committee sp-
pointed to investigate conditions in
ireland. 1t became known that the
State Department is fully prepared
for refusal by the British govern
ment of permission for the commit-
tee to land. State Department Of
ficials admitted that In view of such
probable action. THIS government is
giving fhe question serious consid-
Grafton and may decline to issue
the passports.
Four members 6f the committee
made applications for passports
They were oliver p. Newman. OF
Washington; James II. Maurer. of
Philadelphia, and Norman Thomas
and Arthur Gleason. of New York.
Dean Robert Morse Lovett. Of Chi
cago University, has been invited
TO be the nth member Of the COM
mittee.
I'VE don't know whether We want
to give passports to this committee
or not" an oficial said. Nor do we
know what Great Britain might do
II they are issued.
British Action DesbtfsI.
.'She might refuse TO wise the pass
ports on the ground that the COM
mittee's visit to Ireland would be an
unwarranted interference with the
government in dealing with a purely
domestic question. Even II this were
not the case, the State Department
might refuse to issue the passports
on the ground that II would be an
Interference with a domestic ques-
go over there"
The attack upon the British dag
displayed from the Union Club in
New York, yesterday received uno1i-
eiaT attention from the State De-
partment- sRepreseutatioas have not
been nade BY TIE 1xitish Eusbany.
! il Was STATED asdS tr-is-uot believed
that oHnixL notice OF the fncsdent
will sbe taken By the Brftish repre-
sentatives here. 1t was said, how
ever. that the United States win
probably feel Obliged TO tender an
apology for the incident.
Similar Apology Made.
Similar apology was made not
long ago when a British flag was
burned on the Treasury steps by a
group of the American pickets pro-
testing against the treatment Of the
Irish people.
D-s.t-,,
Ambassador. had a two-hour con-
ference with Secretary Colby at the
State Department late yesterday
As he departed he was asked IL his
visit had anything to do with the
attack on the British flag.
"Oh, Lord. mol" the Ambassador
exclaimed. II wouldn't take the
Secretary's time to talk about such
an unimportant thing as that. What
have we to do with the actions of
lot of fellows making a lot of
noise on Fifth avenue?"
Another phase Of the Irish guess
tion came to official notice yester-
day when the appeal filed by Eamonn
de Valera with President Wilson.
asking for recognition of the Irish
Republic, was transmitted to the
State Department by the President
and is now being studied by Of
ficials there. Precedents governing
the extension of recognition are
rccited at length in the appeal. The
principal argument in favor of
recognition is that Ireland now has
complete de facto government
functioning everywhere throughout
the island and that the British Of
ficials have ceased to function.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
Order Issued 70 Restrain
Saloon Owners n Chieasu

CHICAGO. Nov. 7s.--Judse Lands
today issued temporary restraiaing
orders against ~ owners Of -dry''
saloons who are alleged TO have vto-
lated the voIstead act. Ths orders
were issucd on thu grouuds that
the places we're public uuisances
eoning within the meaning or TIE
voistead Law. !
Under the order the saloons viii
be allowed 20 keen open but WIZ
bs brooght lnte oonrt for coptemrt
u ltuper h sold. e
The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
London Fears Sinn Fein
Attack on Parliament

LONDON. Nov. ss.-The Daily Ex-
press. today discusses "persistent
rumors," in ireland that there is q
sinn Fein plot to destroy the Par
liament buiidihss in London, as well
as the Irish office and other govern-
ment buildings.
There is no actual knowledge in
Official circles of such q plot, but
the authorities are erecting barriers
in,Downing street and other streets
leading into whitehall.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-27

the public can Judge better
when II knows something of the
conditions under which the
treaty was formed. Never be-
fore were so many nations
gathered together at one time
for such a purpose, and with
the conflicting interests and di-
Verslty OF views, II was a provi-
aential achievement to reach
any agreement at all.
Looking on from a distance
1t was and is easy to criticfse
ana suggest better ways to solve
the complex problems which
confronted us: but to theorize is
quite different from having to
meet the facts which bristled
about all questions. and which
were wholly beyond the vision
OF those not actually at work
in Paris.
1T may be said without fear
OF contradiction by those famil-
lar with the conference, that the
American group of experts ana
advisers were equal in every
particular to those of any other
nation. When the story is told.
as 1t is TO be told in this series
OF talks. our people will have
a better conception not only of
o the problems themselves, but of
the important part which these
men played in the greatest Of
all peace making congresses.
II am. my dear Mr.. Curtis.
Yours vefy Sincerely.
e. M. HOUSE"
Some of the Subjects.
Some of the topics of the talk
are: S
THE Armistice," How the Peac
Worked" The Ne,
"The New Poland" 9Th
Alsace-Lorraine, the Saar and m
Rhine Questions" 'The End Of III
tro-Hungarian Empire" "Th
aemnants of Austria-Hungarv.
The Story of. Fiume," .The iris
If the Kaiser" "Constantinople q n
he Balkans" "Shantung ana ~
ierman Colonies" sThe Armenia
Question and the Disruption Q
Turkey in ASIA" The Problem 3
Disarmament" The Economic Set
.lement." and The Making Of tn
league Of Nations"
Edward Box. president of tn
Of Music Corporation, sal
.oday:
"It was thought that this was III
moment to have thes
alks given. The presidential eIec
ions are over. partisanship Is on
II the air. On the other hnnd
'resident-eleet Harding will no
rave been inaugurated before tn
md of the series. and there Is n
Intention whatever Of influencin,
his attitude toward our fnterna
ional relations in any way.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
Three Killed in MN !.
Blast IN Georgia CITY

3, 4. DuNwooDY. Ca, Nov. 2s.-rhree
were l<flIed and two badly hurt In
N 'explcsion at the Dunwoody Mill
ing Company plant today.
a defective boiler was responsible
Tor the BLAST Parts Of the boiler
wexesfsuHd hundreds of yards from
the SCENE Of the explosion.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-27

Photo Drama Of orestisn-''Kiliisns Now
Living VIII Never DE-" Pythisn Trnple.
pf3 sth St. sunday. 7:f5. NJ colleet.ca.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
o. Q. MelTYRE

His New York article b . daily
feature Of the Herald Read Of fh1
humor and pathos Of . great city
6rst-hand s--rt e
The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
THE WEATHER

To-Day S.ordy followed by rai-
a. right; tomorrow. rain. Highest
tcsuoera;r,r yes.eicay. %; lowest.
IS
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-07-15
one Good Time.

/ think my most embarrassing mos
ment took place one lovely night last
summer. / was engaged to be mar
ried and decided to have one good time
with an old friend Of mine. I can
celed my intended husbands date,
complaining of a sick headache, and
went out Joy riding. / explained the
circumstances to my friend, so we de-
clded to 60 to a bathing beach some
distance away to take plunge in the
lake. We were having a grand and
glorious time swimming and diving
when lol who should stand on the
pier but my future husband. You
can imagine my agony when my friend
called to me, Say, May, dive with me
once more; then wen have lunch. -
Exchange.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-07-15
NEEDED THOROUGH soUsING
Evil Spirit Of Hackman Could Not Bs
Exercised Except BY Most strlR-
gent Methods.

Doctor Brown, a negro evangelist,
was firm believer in the ancient Gus
rom Of, river baptism, and converts
whom he baptized in this manner sell
dom forgot It. A few years ago he
held christening in a New Jersey
town on the banks Of the Delaware
river, where dozen or more converts
were assembled. awaiting their turns
to be Immersed. Among them was a
hackman, who evinced lively inter-
est In the ceremony.
"Why does the good DOCTOR" he
asked Of fellow convert, duck some
Of them folks two times an others
moreg"
He ducks 'em once" explained his
friend for every new name they're
goIn to have
ais that possible?' the haekman re-
piled. q was goin' to call myself
Thomas jefferson Lincoln Anderson,
but guess Tom will be bout long
'nuff.r
This conversation was overheard by
the sharp ears Of Doctor Brown. who
finally beckoned the hackman to come
forward
"Yo' name pleaseY he inquired in
a deep bass voice.
"Jess baptize me Tom, that's 'nutf,"
the candidate replied as the eyangel-
ist, taking him none too gently BY the
neck, plotted him far out into the
stream, where he ducked him not once
but half a dozen times with such ra-
pidity and vigor that a few minutes
later the haclIman found himself on
the shore, coughing, sputtering and
fighting for breath. The ceremony was
soon over and when he had recovered
his strength he made his way to the
side of Doctor Brown.
"What fo' you duck me that wayl7
he demanded in aggrieved tones. 4
come here to be baptized, not to be
drowned"
my good man." replied Doctor
Brown, 'you was so filled with the
devil | had to use a powerful lot Of
water to wash him out of yo' system"
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-07-15
sCUTARI HAS LONG HISTORY
Known as Geneva Of the BaII<ans'' Il
lS One Of the Oldest Cities
In Europe.

Scutan, principal city Of Albania,
scenically suggests Geneva. nesting
between the limpid waters Of Lake
Scutari and the mountains Of north
ern Albania, snow-capped for the
greater part of the year, rising to
form an Alp-like background. Instead
Of being a city Of highly organized In
dustry and industrious and frugal ar
tisans, Scutari has been SCARED by
sword, earthquake and flood.
To reach ScutarI from any Monte
negrin town, on the north side Of Lake
Scutari, one boards a 'londra," the
slarp-pointed PROV and stern rising
high out Of the water Oarsmen
propel 1t by short, quick jerks, often
accompanying their strokes BY wild
barbaric chant. The gondola-like boats
on Lake Scutaria are accounted for
by the Venetian influence that is evil
denced In Scutari.
Scutari Is one Of the Oldest cities in
Europe, having been the seat Of the
TlIyrian kings. ten centuries before
Christ, and as the descendants of the
aI eient tribes the Albanians have a
lineage far older than most European
nationals. The world war brought the
Albanians into sudden contact with
modern ideals and they won admira-
ton for fine physique and keen minds,
unimpaired by soft living.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-07-15
AZ the AncIents Believed.

According to the Puranas Of Hindu
mythology the earth Is circular and
fiat, like the flower OF water lily. It's
circumference is 400O,O0O,0OO miles. In
the center Is Mount SoomeroO. On
this mountain are three peaks formed
Of gold, pearls and precious stones,
where the deities reside. At its base
are three mountains on each Of which
grows a tree 5000 miles high. The
furthermost country from these noun
tains Is bounded by the salt sea. Be
yond this sea there are six others-of
sugar cane juice, Of spirituous liquors.
of clarified butter, or curds, Of milk
and nectar. Each sea Is surrounded BY
q separate continent.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-07-15
NONRESIDENT NOTICE

IN the County Court Of Upton Ceaa-
ty, Tennessee, June, 1920. Term
Mary Heien Luker VS.. Alfred
Luker.
In this cause, It appearing to the
Court from the bin Of complainant,
which is sworn to, that the defendant.
Alfred B. Luker, is a nonresident of
the State of Tennessee, it is therefore
ordered by the Court that said de-
PENDANT, Alfred B. Luker, appear be-
fore the Judge Of the County Court of
Upton County, Tennessee, at the
courthouse in Covington, Tennessee,
on or before the first Monday in Aug
ust, 1920, the same being the End day
Of August, 1920, and being the first
day 6f August, 1920, term Of said
court, and make defense to COM
plainants bill for divorce filed against
him in the above styled cause in said