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The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
HOUSE HEARS
NAVY'S NEEDS
Daniels Says We Should
Have Biggest Navy or
Sign Treaty.

Josephus Daniels. Secretary Of
the Navy, again told the House
Committee on Naval Affairs that
unless the United States became a
member of the league of nations
she should have "incomparably the
biggest navy in the world" when
he appeared before the committee
vest, rday He offered two alter
nate programs pending on whether
or not the peace treaty Is ratified
in this session OF Congress.
1T was my purpose to recon-
mend the following building mod
crate program for the year 1904:
Ten light cruisers, six mine-lay-
Ing light cruisers, ten flotilla lead
ers, six fleet submarines, four air.
plane carriers, one destroyer ten
der and one submarine tender"
In case the peace treaty Is not
ratified he recommended the fol-
lowing building program: Two bat
tleships. one battle cruiser, six
scout cruisers. twenty light cruis-
ers, eight mine-laying light cruis-
ers, twenty flotilla leaders, six fleet
submarines, four airplane carriers.
one destroyer tender and one sub
marine tender"
The Importance of the proper
development" of naval aviation was
strongly urged by Secretary Dan
iels. Although declaring that the
capital ship was. "still the back
bone of the fleet which dominated
the situation afloat." he recon-
mended that naval aviation be de-
yeloped as an integral part OF the
navy.
"When the World War came the
nature of the naval operations was
such that the principle offensive
action which could be taken by the
United States navy was that
against enemy submarines. Vir-
tually the entire building energy
available was expended in the con-
struction of destroyers, submarines.
submarine chasers and other anti
submarine craft"
Speaking on the air service of
the navy, he said that at present II
has only one airplane-carrier to
be converted. three light cruisers
which are old. no fiotilla leaders
and nine feet submarines author
lied"
He declared that while he was a
great believer in the development
OF civil aviation, he was against
it's development by the navy or
army in a quasi-military service.
He urged legislation regulating
aviation in the United States. sug-
gesting an agency of a civilian ma
ture for the purpose of controlling
private aerial navigation "at the
earliest possible moment"
Public Ledger Seryiee.)
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
Bureau Of Engraving Work
ers Center Fire on House
Leader After Blanton S
Point Of Order Alters
Appropriation.

The action of Representative
Blanton in causing. the s240 bonus
for government clerks stricken from
the legislative bill on a point of or
der was sharply criticised by Repre-
sentative w. ID. Upshaw. OF Georgia.
yesterday.
Upshaw declared he will work for
the reinstatement of this item in the
bill when IL comes up In the Sem
ate. He also decried the impression
prevalent in some quarters that the
House eliminated this provision.
He declared since there is no gen.
eral law authorizing this appropria-
tion, IL was subject to point of or
der, and that Blanton took advan-
tage of a parliamentary technicality
to make faithful servants of the
government suffer"
II the Senate fails to reinstate
the bonus, he said, he will Introduce
a special bill covering the def
cheney.
Offices Of the National Federation
of Federal Employees that Repub-
lican leaders in Maryland are sharp
~ shAiC- aSliVh4 VI AAoAe~
leaders in cutting off the so-called
bonus for Federal employees. Simi-
lar reports are coming in from other
States, they declare.
Centering their IRE upon the ma
jority leader of the House. Repre-
sentative Frank w. Mondell, OF
Wyoming. the organized women of
the Bureau OF Engraving and Print
ing have asked the Republican
Women's Executive Committee to
protest to the party managers
against the action of the House
leaders in preventing a vote upon
the so-called bonus increase of $3.50
which the Women's Union of the
Bureau through their delegates in
the national convention of the Ma
tional Federation OF Federal EN-
ployes, had asked Congress to grant.
While holding Chairman Wood. of
Indiana, to blame for the reduction
in their salaries, the Bureau women
intimate that they think Woods
real position is that of the goat for
the House leaders.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
ISSUE
LOOMS LARGE
Vets Trying to Make Right
To Drink Axis Of Both
Parties.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
half the population was under dry
rule, and in certain of the great
cities, notably Los Angeles. where
liquor was still obtainable, the sa-
loon had been abolished. Kentucky
was the first wet State to ratify the
and prior to ratification
96 per cent of the area of the State
and more than so per cent or Its
population was under dry rule. In
about 10 per cent, and in
Maryland 20 out of the 20 counties
were dry without Federal action.
In Missouri. with its enormous
brewing interests. the Federal law
found only II out of ia counties
still wet at the time of its enact
ment.
Time for Reelection.
These facts and figures are worthy
of attention from those who think
that Sthe prohibition policy began
with the ratification of the amend
ment and that the outcry against
Federal prohibition in certain re-
stricted quarters is indicative of a
revolt in the nation at large. New
York and New Jersey are doubtless
great and influential communities,
but they do not reflect the senti-
ment of the nation. In late years
their influence as President makers
has been rather negative than 9TH
erwise, and it is hardly probable
that practical Democrats have yet
forgotten how greatly the New York
delegation to the Baltimore conven-
tion aided in the nomination of Mr..
Wilson by earnestly supporting
Champ Clark. 1t will not be sur
prising IL something of the same
sort might again attend the effort OF
this section of the country to force
its views upon the West and South.
1t Is quite true that party bosses
of the older type deplore the disap-
pearance of the saloon, for with 1t
goes the easiest method of main
tanning their old supremacy. The
foes of the Federal amendment, and
the friends of Governor Edwards are
resting great hopes on a conference
reported to be now under way at
Hot Springs with Roger Sullivan of
Illinois, Thomas Taggart. of In
diana, Charles F. Murphy of Tam
many, and Edward F. Goitra of st.
Louis in harmonious attendance.
The States involved are no doubt
great and powerful but 1t was the
Unity of precisely those forces in
the Democratic party that gave its
liberal and progressive element the
courage and determination bred OF
desperation. and put the powers OF
reaction out of business for the last
eight years.
An unprejudiced observer of the
campaign now being waged with
New York as its headquarters will
be forced to the conclusion that the
gauntlet there thrown down will be
seized by the majority faction in
the party, and the West and South
be once again looked to to furnish
the votes for the party nominees in
the next campaign.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
DECENT WAGES
'URGEDBY WOOD
Candidate in New Hamp-
shire Talk Calls Labor
| Straight"

Manchester, N. H. March 6.-Maj.
Cen. Leonard Wood in a speech here
tonight declared that "the golden
rule of honesty and fair play is the
basis on which peace between those
who labor and those who direct
labor will always be made"
Labor is not a chattel or a COM
modify" he said. 1T has no special
rights or privileges Likewise, we
must stand for the rights of prop
srty-the rights of the individual
and we must impress upon all peo-
PIE that the only way to succeed Is
TO work. and for labor to work con-
tentedly. you must give a reason
able and decent wage.
. The danger in this country Is not
the alien red. He is simply a NUS
ance. The danger is our own indif-
ference. You will find American
laboris 9S per cent straight.
I'VE are through with the war
and we have some problems. They
are not very serious. They will not
he serious at all IL We all get to-
gether and go at them with the
energy with which we went to war
In the first place. we want to drive
ahead our business and our COM
merce: not only the business at
home. but the worldwide business.
1--WE want to take advantage or
the 1900. 900 tons of deadweight
shipping we have and put it under
the American flag. We also need
behind il our navy for the purpose
OF training seamen in time of peace
so as to be preparded for war.
"we want to build up closer re-
latIons with Central and South
America.
we arc all anxious to see action
uoon the league of nations, and i
think the general sentiment> of the
ScopIe by and large Is for adoption
~ the league with reservations
witch EbsoIEtaly AmerI Icanize it
He also spoke at JeT 9Th in sup
port Of universal military training.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
Yuonne, the Blonde Manicure,
Threatens to Emulate Dodo,
Leaning Barber Shops Flat

employing three manicures states
that of the 1000 men who patronize
hfs shop weekly. only about 100 sub
init to the gentle ministrations OF
the nail polishers.
Prohibition Is also to blame for
the scarcity. When John Barley
corn departed, like the Pied Piper
of Hamlin. he "piped' manicurers
away from their trade. they say.
For. IL is said, many young women
formerly took up manicuring, mere
ly as means to meet many people.
to enjoy champagne and lobster din
ners, and not infrequently land a
husband.
Dry Men Too Cagey.
But dry Americans" no longer
succumb in large numbers to the
lure of the blond Venus who cooes
conversationally while polishing the
clients nails. And the generous
tips" that fiourished under John
Barleycorn's regime have shrunken
pitieully since the era Of Volstead.
1t is dimes instead of dollars that
the men are passing out these days,
the manicurists say.
What few recruits are being
added to the dwindling ranks of
manicurists, are furnished largely
by martial unhappiness, the man
ager of the barber shop in a large
Pennsylvania avenue hostelry, de-
clares. Many women who have
found unhappiness in married life
enter the trade thinking to forget
their sorrows in the many ac-
! lquaintances they make" he says.
1t is the street barber shops
that have most difficulty in landing
a manicurist, barber-shop proprietors
say. The hotel shops. being patro-
nized by the freely spending travel
ers, find ii easier.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
Barber Shop Looted.

3 Forcing a rear door of the barber
shop at 1T4S l. street northwest.
sometime Friday night, thieves
stole material valued at s95. The
loot included several massage ma
chimes.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
MERCURY'S DROP
AVERTS CITY'S
FLOOD MENACE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
down on Washington Friday after
noon. ragged until early yesterday
morning before bearing seaward to
harry some twenty odd liners car
rying thousands of terror stricken
passengers.
New York Gets on Light.
New York got off lightly. The
storm split before reaching there.
Nevertheless. according to dis
patches, transportation was par
alyzed for hours, and most of yes
.terday was spent digging out
stalled cars. In many outlying dis
tricks cellars were flooded.
New Brunswick, N. j., suffered
terribly. Inundated by the over
flowing of the Raritan River, many
streets were under two feet of
water. the entire lower business sec
ton of the city was flooded, and low
land was buried under a flood which
reached the second-story windows
of houses. More than 200 families
were forced to flee for their lives.
Seek Food on Rats.
The flood in New Brunswick was
described as the worst since 1882.
Factories closed. coal yards were
flooded and delivery of fuel and
food was impossible. Heads of
families were forced to sally forth
in quest of food on improvised
RATS. The New Jersey Boat Club
house was washed away. and the
total damage is estimated at more
than $1,000, 900.
At Perth Amboy a watchman's
shanty was blown from a bridge
into the Raritan River. Joseph
Grace, the watchman. was pinned
under a red-hot stove and injured
severely. Daniel Kennedy. another
watchman, was badly burned try
ing to rescue Grace.
Hundreds of trolley. telephone
down during the storm, cutting Off
travel and communication along
the coast. Four ships were driven
ashore between Delaware and
Florida and two were blown into
a collision in New York Bay. ,
Blizzard In New England.
New England was hard hit by a
binding blizzard that paralyzed
railroad and street car traffic, tied
up shipping. stalled passenger
trains and piled UP snowdrifts in
impossible heaps. A wind velocity
of eighty miles per hour was re-
corded yesterday afternoon near
Boston.
Burlington. VT. had nearly two
feet of snow with drifts ten feet
deep.
Manchester. n. H.. reported the
worst storms of the season and
snow fall of nearly sixteen inches.
At Keene, N. H., deer, driven
from the woods by hunger and
the blizzard, ran through the main
streets. Street railway and vehicu-
lar traffic was completely demor-.
allied. In so he parts of this city
not car moved. An unidentified
man was killed when a chimney
was blown down. Several persons
were injured by being blown
against buildings.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
War Veterans Ask Right
OF Suffrage in District

Sentiment among Washington
war veterans concerning their dis
franchised condition in the Capital
is chrystalizing into a movement &c
regain the Constitutional right 10
vote. according to a statement is-
sued by the National Press Commit
tee for District Suffrage last night
The Presidents Own Garrison,
Army and Navy Union. with a mem
bership of veterans of every Ameri-
can war since 1s47. is the latest
organization to demand "the free
dom for which they fought, but now
Is denied them"
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
Wilmington Hard Hit.
There's n standard

of excellence In flowers as well as
other things. GUIDE maintains that
standard. 1914 F.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07

Northeastern Pennsylvania was
snow-bound all day yesterday,
waist-h high drifts paralyzing all
forms If traffic. Rescue gangs
started forth to release thirty pas
sengers marooned on a d. l.. and
w. Railroad train at Tiffany. Food
was carried to the passengers by
men on skis and snowshoes.
Two men were killed in Harris
burg, Pa, when blinded by snow,
they were struck by a street car.
Scores of other persons in various
cities received injuries from falls
and being struck by objects driven
by the wind.
The Schuylkill River reached
twenty-one feet above normal. Fam
! lilies in Manayunk and Darby were
driven from their homes. In Phila-
delphia both Pennsylvania and Bal
timpre and Ohio trucks were under
water. Four feet of water covered
the Philadelphia and Reading tracks
at Spring Mills.
Many Houses Wrecked.
The entire district around Lam
caster was hit by floods. scores of
houses being wrecked and wire COM
munication demoralized. The NUM-
cipal' power and water plants at
Reading were put out of commits
sion. Two hundred families there
were rendered homeless. Many of
them were rescued from their homes
in boats. .- ...
All collieries in the Lehigh field
suspended because of overhowing of
local streams. The Standard Oils
pumping station at Millway, Pa,
also was closed down.
Wilmington Hard Hit.
Five hundred people were driven
from their homes and over 100000
damage done by freshets in wilm-
ington, Del. All trolley Service was
suspended.
The Wilmington Morning News
was compelled to go to Chester to
get out it's edition. Four hundred
men are thrown out Of employment
until repairs can be made to plants
along the river front.
Charles West. overcome by the
storm, was found near Landlith on
the Pennsylvania railroad, and died
before reaching the hospital.
Mrs. isabella G. Bacon, after bat
tling with snow drifts. died shortly
after reaching shelter.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
MASS MEETING
TOSTARTD DRIVE
Rabbi Silver viii Inaugu.
rate Campaign for $50,
/. 600 Palestine Fund.

Inaugurating the $50. .oee Palestine
Restoration Fund drive in wash
ington. a mass meeting will be held
March Is at the Eighth Street Tenn
pie, II was announced last night By
Max Rhoades. local director for the
campaign.
Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver. OF
Cleveland, Ohio, who Is called one
of the greatest orators the Jews,
possess In this country and who IS a.
figure in the reform pulpit of Amer
lea. will be the principal speaker.
At a dinner for the Palestine
Restoration Fund in New York City
more than s1.000.0oo was raised a.
the result of Rabbi Silver's appeal.
Ten million dollars is the aim of the
national campaign.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
Refused Him an Audience.

Presenting himself at the White
House yesterday afternoon. Charles
Tee. aged 25. who gave a Buffalo.
N. V. address. requested an audi
ence with the President.
Tee was overseas with the A. T..
F. and was shell shocked. He Is
being treated at ProvideRce HospI-
tai. Police took him back to the
institution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-03
Chickens Come Home 70 Roast

The old saying that chickens come
nome 10 roost was illustrated sunday
morning. when q local srneIr fhser-
man. VINO has besn geJ--n@ huge en-
joyment out of the Il'ls Lie t0id II
these columns Z few weeks ago con-
corning another smell fisherman MAO
wer TO sleep u mis- posi- White III
other fellow caught ne tiSn. nCT UP
the antics that form -he basis III his
equally true tale. The :. 2 II cues
ZION had moved MS sInelt house on
Saturday and on sunday went up 10
get ready for d -ood catch. During
the night about one inch Of ire MAD
formed over the oiG fishing hole ana
the follow walked onto tne .nch rec
as big as life. Needless 70 S;ly L 4ld
not suffice 70 hold HIM ana he goI
very wet and very wer ali Over. me
kind!inE wood went one way and the
bait the other Crawling OUT 1t
gathered the wood together and bul-i
Z fire II his house a good lo5 one SO
Caat he could f-v of before the oJncI
bows came The story got out. how
ever. and the friends Of the sleeping
fisherman Offer i to The friends OF
the forsertul enc. crustinS they W.
get as much enjoyment rom = as
-aev 1id rom the first.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-03
COny To Debate With
Portland High Saturday
Evening in Augusta

The debating teams Of the Cory Eiga
school ana Portland High Will mid q
debate II the Rowdoin Lnterscholas1i
League an Saturday evening. March e
n the Assembly hall OF me Couv Eigr
school. and The evening is looked for
wa & 70 win considerable interest Cory
will debate on me negative side Of The
proposition Resolved, ThAs ELECTRICITY
Generated ~ Maine Wafer Pcwe.
Should BE RESERVED Ivy Law for Use
Within the State
The -nnr debating team consists ut
Donald --ouant =. George Sheldon -
Miss --outse Fitted ~ and Miss Vivian
Miiliken - Alternate Joseph Badge
of Bowdpin College ms been Coaching
ne reaTn ana thu mem oers have beer,
Du--!ng some hard work n prepare inn
for the match The winner of THIS de-
bate IS . debate with the te..Ir OF lew
.ston High TOR -ne championship Of the
EuWaplr league silver cup viii 5e
awa-cien To ;hc lna-r, .iuDship tenn.
T-h.rn VII ue NJ admission charge e
The debate N SATURDAY. evening
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-03

qoint O. Litter exhaustion When ur-sas
owing to the emergency. were mt 70 be
found. they have stood by the patient.
sometimes for hours. doing The nurs-
ing themselves. IN moro nan one cass.
Of financial distress they have quietly
supplied the mems rnr SUPPLYING the
righI nuurishinE food
Our district nurse, Mrs. Emily Bick-
ford, has done work cha: Wei ulEnt
wear out a strung man, attending some
times as many as y patients n sin
gle day. She has made her WY through
'unpruken drifts. sometimes wading
waist deep Trough them, though bur
de1ed with a heavy load Of clothing and
food tOr The stricken families.
In the meantime our hospital has
carried on night and DAY. though
crowded 70 the doors and though extra
help mas been Impossible 10 Obtain
One expects an American CRY 70 rise
10 an erne~gencr and Gardiner has oe--
tainiy so r,scn. Whether win cams.
with snoveis or with tre hose. me CITY
work has gone on, n spite Of Is inches,
Of snowfall. But on our PHYSICIANS ana
nurses has fallen the heg~iesT burden
and the WAY n which Llev have met e.
calls forth =. once our gratitude and
admiration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-03
RICHMOND

Tie Cunera. services Of the lac
Mrs Myra 4. Brown, widow o.
Thomas Brown. We're held Tuestdy =
afternoon III The late horne On Center
stree. Rev. John DunsLon OF zhe
Methodist church officiating. Mrs.
Brown was born II Long Pond, Me.
Sept Z. $50 ana came 10 Rlchrnon1
n la6d. She Is survived tn Two
dalgllers, Mrs. A. A Williams and
Ars- VIM Haynes. both Of Rich
mund, and one son. Charles :.
Brown Of Dauvers. Mass. and me
brother, Eaen Moore Of Bingham.
Ne
Willis Hoar, son Of Mrs. Earriert
Pushard. died al the nome Of mis-
mother. Saturday evening. after 4
snort Illness OF pneumonia. h was
porn IN Strong, Me. 81 wears aro.
he mad lived IN Ricnnond for the
past nine Years anL was enpipvad 9
might watcnman at tle Richmond
spinning mill. F'unera! services vii,
pc he'd Wednesday from MS Ia-.
hume on Church st-aar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-03
Augusta Merchants Assem-
Disapproves Proposed Traffic
Ordinance in Present Form
But Votes To Sugges, 70 Traffic
Committee That Ordinance Sc Re-
v'sen-AnnuaI Meeting IF Associa
ZION Held TUESDAY Evening and
Officers Elected FOR Ensuing Year

An interesting anu well attended
meeting Df lie AQC0S-a Merchant s
association was ueid az Eote! North
IF officers and other business.
officers -o- The ensuing year were
"iert4d as follows Il A EIlinwoud
president. =. :. Ge-sev. VICE prcsi-
dent, T. L. BeEne. secrerarv and
treasurer. Directors We're also elect
I'd as follows: II. G. Barker. c. NJ
Taher, DAME! Weeks. Z. l. Merrill
and =. z. Downing
Cclet among the TOPICS FOR Discus
SION was he new --affic ordinance
winch has now Leeu given lis first
reading
'rener4- apprura- was felt Cor The
efforts II The traffic committee To
alleviate -he present conditions along
ate" street but il was voted -f,z
disa9pr""a5 ne expressed nj The ort,i-
nance III lis present fnrrD. I WINS
-1r'+ler vJted clat ne SUGGESTION ne
corVeF"d 10 the Traffic cururuIt-ae.
ma: me ordinance be -nvlsed 70 tba
erect mat suitable parking oiara
otner han Naler stree+, he 4o,,,a
-Sf d. public "uuvey-aaces ana ma
AZ pleasure ana touring cars and
hoh-oUSIness conveyances ne Tir7itaf
I" q STOP Of one hour in one location
eI'htrai discussion was mad IN tbs
CLOSING Time for the summer ,norrb.
oU' no action was taken
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-03
SOUTH GARDINER

: Sm-c.. Wnu mas been conIin
I'd 4, the nouse yv illness. = able ~
pe 0;tI AGAIN.
VISITING No. sister Mrs Justine e.
l.rldee
D. " E4Gle< OF Portland passed
me weak END with lis daughter. Mrs.
". ~ PetIvr
NJ. and Mrs. 2Ariev Reed anG
aaugilf.l r.. .GIne OF Ricnrnond
""~a W"eh-"nu -ues,s of M- Reed y
parents on Johnson stree.
Mrs. /. =. l-,'1ssInarl !. whr mas been
confined 10 The nome },v Illness fnr
ne ptst TWO weeks. .-csurned Ae-- an
lles ~ ,le p0s;orfice Mondav
Alr ana Ms. I'ha~lns AcNarua--,
are VISITING raiac.Ves IN Hailowall
The masquerade parrv which VS.
given Thursday evening ~ the CON
C,'ecal.f IA. Tumuunitr Club was
wet attended cons ae~lng M wealth
9" ana he walking. There Was quite
u f-w masked and the hall was Wei.
p"opied with different characters.
The entertainment which was gwen
ny Messrs. Kelley Munagan ana
hin2 II Gardiner. was greatly en-
Ioy-d by ali
" perry F1odsklns who mas been
VISITING al his nome N own. LEI, on
Tueedav morning for Lynn. Mass.
whore he Is arnpl0ved
Mrs. Oscar Dl7'av. who has ,7nnp
visiting relat5ves a. Win. hr1n. Mss.
for ne pD"' five weeks. a~r. 20 Sa.-
''~t.av fnr 2, v.si- WITH her daughtcr.
Mrs V \ Porter
NJ Ear~!r az !. rrol- is ,pass5ng
lew da"s VIZ sls son. Z. Harris
Dartiet- stree.