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The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
SAYS EARTHQUAKES
WILL GIVE RELIEF

LONDON, Dec. 22.-Replying to an
inquiry as to the Significance of the
recent series of severe earthquakes,
Prof. ]. ]. Shaw. of the West Brom-
witch Observatory, said:
During 1920 there has been a
marked deficiency in the number of
large shocks which are the natural
relief of stresses in the earth's
crust. a condition usually followed
by severe shocks until equilibrium
has been regained. The abnormal
shocks of November 20 in the South
Pacific and of December 16 in the
North Pacific should give much re-
lief. The recent earthquakes have
no special significance. The borders
of the Pacific are the chief danger
zones
Copyright. 1870, Public Ledger co.,
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
Hungafians Open Theater.

Only plays of real literary worth
will be shown at Our Own Theater,"
the new playhouse opened by Hun
garians in New York City, at 49,
McDougal street. Owing to the fact
that the plays will not be of the
kind to attract the ordinary theater-
going public. the actors have agreed
to serve without pay. and only a
nominal admission fee will be
charged to meet the few necessary
expenses.
Miss Ilona Fulop, formerly editor
of the Magyar Banyszlap, was the
organizer of the company, and is
one of it's leading actresses: while
Miss Ilona Karasz. the well-known
artist. is assisting her bot. by paint
ing the scenery and by acting.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23

trade with Russia has ended m
failure.
Only two Representatives Of the
council. J.. Middleton and Fred
Branley, joint secretaries. met in
Lonaon with the district council Of
organizations of the unemployed.
When they found little or no senti-
ment In favor Of direct action. with
the prospects OF a black winter
facing everyone In Great Britain.
they adjourned the meeting until
Thursday, particularly in the light
of a statement to be made on the
Russian negotiations by Sir Robert
Horne.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23

change; dificuitiss in fndins an OUT
let for manufacturer, pre-war debts.
A comprehensive report and table
shows In detail the cost OF necessi-
ties for q family Of four for q
month. In this computation are In.
cluded food. both rationed and neces-
sary purchases in the open market.
rent. lighting. and laundry. The
total cost Of these commodities for
q month is b,2sl kronen. At the rate
or exchange on November $500
kronen to the dollar), this 10 equiv
alent to $1o.5s. A small proportion
OF heads OF families IN Vienna earn
as much as this In month. Most
once employees and government Of
ncials receive between $500 and
1000 krenen; a salary Of $500, or
", being considered very good.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
Arrest 5 Negroes
In Crime Epidemic

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Dec. zz.-
It is hoped that Jacksonville's mys-
tcrious crime wave is solved in the
arrest Of five negroes late last
night in a rendezvous on the out
skirts of the city.
Harry Keith. one of the negroes
under arrest. is alleged to have
confessed that Willis Moore shot
Clifton Forrest. a store proprietor,
last Friday night.
Within the last few weeks a score
of persons have been held up on the
streets. including five store proprie-
tors. The arrests Tuesday night
resulted in a campaign to round up
all vagrants and suspicious char
acters.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
Ask Airplane Rates
On OUerseas Funeral

LONDON. Dec. 22.-The first case
here Of a funeral by air was indi-
Gated today when the .Handley-Page
Company were asked to quote their
rate for carrying the body Of a
woman by air from London to Paris
1t was explained that the body had
TO be in Paris by Thursday and that
the transport was the only method
which would guarantee its punctual
arrival.
The cost of an air funeral was
placed at f75. or approximately $500.
Copyright, 1890, Public Ledger CO..
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
Glimpses Show Europe Stabilizing;
Hungary Looks For Land Reform;
Socialists Force Crisis In Austria

import of coal from England or
America out of the question. This
shortage Of coal. of course, Affects
the problem Of transport and is re-
fiected in excessive freight rates.
For the clothing industry there IL
practically no raw material ,avaii-
able. Austrian textile industries
have been always dependent ON
America for wool. Flax ana hemp
are produced in Upper Austria, but
most of It Is used by the producer
for his own needs. Cotton, Of
course. has previously been Import
ed. The leather industry Is in a
better condition, but Is handicapped
by lack of chemical materials which
should come from Germany.
The fact that Austria has been
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
Feel Lack of Fuel.

Austria produces.a supply of fuel
wholly inadequate for her own use.
Because of deliveries to the entente,
Germany has no. surplus for Aus
tria. Strikes and wars have inter-
fered with deliveries due from
Czecho- and Poland under
exchange coal agreement. The
present rate Of exchange makes the
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
Montreal Is Leather Maker.

In the Montreal district there are
fifty-three factories producing 46
per cent of all the leather footwear
made in Canada says a dispatch
from that city. Ontario with the
same number of factories makes 81
per cent and Quebec city and
vicinity with thirty-two factories
makes Is per cent: sixteen factories
in the Maritime provinces make s.
per cent
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
Poles Invent New Motor.

]. S. Lach' chief engineer of the
Locomobile Co., Shelton. Conn, and
F. Kurpiowski. q metallurgicaI en-
gineer. both Poles. have invented a
new automobile motor. the chief
feature of which Is an automatic
cooling device that does not require
water. They have opened q fac
tory for its manufacture at Bridge
mort. Conn.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23

1913 there were not less than 1ss.sii.
Adding the number OF deDendents,
there were Is months ago about
100000 dependents on state support.
This figure has decreased approxi-
mately 80 per cent. while no reliable
records are available as to employ
ment in peace times. 1t appears from
records OF trade unions that even
then far greater numbers were ur-
employed than 1t present. A rapid
increase was noticeable with the ad-
vent of bad weather and the cessna
tion of work in building trades. The
following table shows rate of de.
crease in unemployment from April
1919, to October 1890.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
MEDILL MCCORMICK I.
ARRIVES IN WARSAW

WARSAW. Dec. af-sensfor No
all Mccormick has arrived IN VA
saw. He IN making q survey Of the
conditions In Central Europeaa
countries and has impressed on thu
Polish governmental authorities the
fact that his visit 10 unofficisl.
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The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
Council of Action Greets
General Strike Meeting

LONDON, Dec. 22.-The effort to
revive the labor council of action
for consideration of a general strike
to compel the government 70 reopen
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
Unenploynent Statistics.

increase due to slump in export
trade. particularly furniture.
The chief obstacles to rehshiiita-
tion Of Austrian industry are: Lack
of fuel and raw materials; the ex-
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-04-22
f.f.CHAMBfHLM
of Seward,

Announces his candidacy for Senator in the iert"~.'- ial Legislature, from 'he 3'd Division. subject to the Re- rublican primaries. n-rr=ar iI-ILGtgElEGSLS.L --CT--. .r..2l9- -= l=i -rILs-i -=' t=l .5-
 
 ALYCE F.. ANDERSON .
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-04-22
.,IGTTY THOUSAND MEN
 DESERT TO BOLSHENIKI

NEW YORK. April 70. How an army of SO,0O0 Koichak troops melt
 r,.y by dossgDon to the Bolshc-
 is. following 8 speech madc to pris- ones of war by Leon Tgotzky, in Om-
 1..1a. v@o days after that city's ,."cnatlpu os ,.. a.-E0ss5aN forces, was told here today by Major General !. TAord-Gray, g former officer of the British. Canadian and A,l-RUSSian ar mics just returned from Vladivostok.
 Trotzky, he said, addressing the prisoners as comrades" said they would b. welcomed by the red army if thoy cared to join Captive officers, Inc said. who wanted to return Co Kol- chak would be given safe escort and 2.OO0 rubcs each. A number of the prisoners accepted the offer and, re- turning to their own lines told what Tro.zky had done. Within two weeks, General Thord-Gray said, Kolchak had
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-04-22

than Kolchak's men. They also had one machine gun for every 20 men, he said, whereas the Folchak army had .ay tn ce wlth every battalion, al- most GOO men; Daring the retreat of ,r2 kolchak army, a 2OOO-mile re- ,rmaut, they were driven before ma chine guns bot seldom before rifle fire. General Saliharoff, the All-Rus- sian war minister and chief of staff, he said, Host the army at Omsk with out fight"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-04-22
PENNSYLVANIA YARD TO BUILD TANK STEAMSHIP
 FOR FRENCH NATION

CHESTER. Pa, April % A ship building company Of this city has re- ccived French order for an SO00- ton tanl, steamship. This is believed to he the fhSt ovder for a ship to br placed by France in this country since the signing of the mmistice.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-04-22
1T you wan: something choice for the wiss CT sweetheart. get a box ol Helen Ardeile at the Alaska Shop.

practically no army and few months later was executed.
 General Thogd-Gray went to Siber- ia with a Canadian expedition and was taken prisoner by the Bolsheviki when they captured Vladivostok. Before leaving, two attempts, he said, were .Aada to assassinate him.
 Toward the last, he said, the Bol- shovilii trops showed better morale
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-04-22
IEPARVSIENT OF THE INTERIOR

Alaskan Engineering Commission Trains leave upd arrive at Seward a. tOuowS:--
 , -y 4. M. Wednesday and Saturday ;Ur Roosevelt, Tunnel, Girdwood anchorage. Arrive 500 P. NJ. Mon tay and Thursday. Connections at Anchorage on Morda! and Thursday at S:&O A, NJ. for MatanuSka, Was.lla, Houston, ral- syatna. amt ou Wednesday and Err .l.g at s.&0 <. 3l. fer Matanasf", Esea. aDd Chickaloon.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-04-22

BREAKFAST. LUNCHEON and Dinner served on the Seward An train in inc buffet car. Al6.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-04-22
NYCE F.. ANDERSON OF NINILCHlC

Announces her candidacy for , rbe Territorial House of Repre- Q sen,atiycs subject to the Demo Q cratic primaries in April 1920.
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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-04-22

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-05
CLASS OF 1895 TO MEET
Hundred Alumni Of Central High
Hold Twenty-fifth Reunion

The Class of 1898, Central High
School, holds its twenty fifth annual
reunion tonight ut the Manufacturers
Club.
More than hundred members of the
class have arranged to attend the re-
union. Mayor Moore and Edward james
Cattell. city statistician, are the only
persons not members of the class who
will be presnt at the reunion.
The class has made a remarkable
showing in all the professions, as evil
dcnccd by long roster Of notable names
prepared by the class officers. John A.
Hancy, professor at Central High
School, is class president, while John
W. Frazier, .Jr., prominent member
Of the bar. is secretary. The class
boasts eighteen members who served in
the war: three lieutenant rolonels and
two majors being among them. One
member. of the class. Major Edwin Il.
Hollenback. president Of the Builders
Exchange in this city in civil life was
awarded an American citation and the
French CroiX de Guerre.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-05
OPPOSES SHANTUNC
ACTION BY LEAGUE

London. March 5.-(By \. pD-
Discussing the address made in New
York by Kijuro Shidchara. Japanese
ambassador to the United States. the
London Times declares the speech "au-
pears to have contained unnecessarily
emphatic references to China" aud
views the language used as tending to
acccntuate differences and postpone set
tlemcnt Of the Shantung problem.
There is very general desire in
China that the Shantung issue should
be placed before the League of Ma
tions," says the newspaper.
at is too soon TO place the response
hility of Il final decision upon the League
of Nations aud there should be no diff
Guilty in reaching n more direct sol ltion.
THE critical condition of both ma
tions GJapan and China). makes an
carly solution almost imperative. That
is one reason why the proposed appeal
to the League of Nations should not
bn pressed bv China. As the League
il only just born it cannot investigate
the problem except after interminablr
delay. and the Shanutng difficulty does
not admit Of prolonged postponemCnt.
We trust that both China and Japan
will get together and will arrive at
au Gmicab'e agreement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-05
DRAYTON ESTATE TO FAMILY
HiII Of Prominent Lawyer and
Churchman Probated

Mrs. Edith NJ. Drayton. widow of
William Drayton. lawyer and promi-
lent churchman, and their children are
the beneficaries under the will of Mr..
Drayton, which was admitted to pro-
bate today.
Mr.. Drayton died recently at his
home, ) South Twenty first street. His
estate is valued at ST 900 and up
wards.
Other wills probated aud the amounts
left by the tcstators follow: John Mees,
who died in the Friends Asylum, $T4,-
400 James W. Decam, 1901 Chester
avenue, $500; Charles T.. Pancoast,
@G7 East johnson street $50, 900; Mar
garct V. Fisher. 1912 Marlborough
street, 1000; Robert Crawford,
Laboratory lane, $1,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-05
WINSTON CUT FINES
TO GIVE FAIR DEAL
Reductions Made Where Con.
tractors Showed Effort to
Comply With Agreements
HEPBURN AWAITS worn

Director Winston. of the Departmer,
of Public Works, In statement isSped
this afternoon. indicated that his mn.
pose in reducing the fines imposed m
street cleaning contractors for dere,ic'
tions Of duty in FeNuary, was to give
the contractors square deal.
Mr.. Winston reviewed the question
at length and said, in substance. that
the penalties were cut where it was
shown that the contractors made an
honest effort to comply with their
agreements under the abnormal
weather conditions.
The director divided the alleged neg
ligence of contractors into two classes
First, work that was not done at all /;
and second, work that was DELAYED
circumstances in the latter classifcal
ton were taken into consideration
The penalties, originally amounting
to S3S, 900, were imposed by Mr.. Hen.
burn before he retired as chief Of the
bureau and they were cut to $50 900 by
Mr.. Winston.
Mr.. Hepburn is now with the State
Highway Department. Asked today In
Harrisburg if there were justification
for a reduction in the fines, Mr.. Hep.
burn replied: 81 have nothing to say
that is, just now / may have some.
thing to say when I hear the explana.
tion offered by Mr.. Winston. I will
wait"
The contractors protests occupied
most of Director Winston's time from
. o'clock until 6 yesterday afternoon,
Senator Edwin II. Ware, accompanied
by Archer NJ. Sobey, his general man
ager, and James Devine, his superin.
tendent in the Third district, waited
in the directors outer Office for more
than an hour.
II is reported Senator Ware was
originally fined $13, 200, but that the
penalty was reduced to $4,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-05
SAYSCHURCHESARE.
TOO RESPECTABLE.
Rev. Bernard Iddings Bell, IN
Lenten Talk, Asserts Hold on
People Has Been Lost
OTHER NOON ADDRESSES

To much "respectability has caused
the churches of America to lose their
hold upon the people. said the Rev. Dr.
BERNARD Iddines Bell, president oil St
Stephens College, Annabdale, y. l.,
in his address today at the noon Denten
services in the Garrick Theatre unaer
the auspices of the Brotherhood OF st.
"Some of the churches have become
so 'resnectable.' {" said Doctor Bell,
''tbat / believe that il the Savior, Jesus
Christ, went to ono Of them with ms
old mother at his side, wearing snawl
over her head, he would be tod 10 go
around to the chapel.
Something Wrong with the Church
"I want TO talk TO you about the
church TODAY. There is something the
matter with il. There is no doubt that
tbe church has lost its hold upon tht
ncople. I have read. and | believe II
Is true. that there are % ,OOO, ,OOO per
sons who should be in Sunday SCHOOLS
in this country. but are not. .
az great part of the young manhood
of America has no connection with tht
church whatever. ,,,
"In the past this was not the faul'
of the Church. We were going through
neriod of material development ant
tbe neonle became materialists. Had tht
Angel Gabriel and the twelve apostles
anneared in some places I doubt thai
tbev would have received n hearing.
6If the people listened to a preach ,
or he was one who broke chairs and
performed antics. ~.
"But it will be the fault OF the
church il IL does not regain its hold
on the people.
Not Satisfied with Old Ways
1.-THE people are no longer material :
lists. SThey are no longer satlsned VIII
old ways They are eager for the wore
of religion ,.,, A.,
church was that it had dritted from tn
teachings of Christ. II was proud whei
il should be humble and humble whei
il should be proud"
AS an example Of the wrong sort o
pride, he referred to the boast OF som
members that it was the church tha
brought about prohibition.
This boast is often made" sal
Doctor Bell, but it is not true. Eco
nomic reasons brought prohibition t
America.
business men found that prohibition
paid. Until this was found the churche
and the w. G. Z. had labored TO
many years without success"
The church was humble when
should be proud, he said, in applyin
/ the teachings Of Christ. He though
that too much attention was. given t
outward show. He believed that man
ministers became ''mushy minded an
mushy -souled." He thought that a
ministers should earn their bread b
labor, "by the sweat Of their brow"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-05
MOORE ATTACKS
REALTY SHARKS
Spectators Should Be Pun
ished, He Tells Representa-
tives Of Tenants Assn
PLAN FOR PUBLIC HEARING

Real estate spcculators-thosd re-
sponsible for the misery and suffering OF
several thousand residents of this city
should be punished Mayor Moore de-
clared today.
He said this at conference with
representatives Of the Tenants Protec-
tive Association nt City Hall and sug.
gested that those present get in touch
with candidates for the Legislature OF
the various districts and learn how
they stand on the housing problem. lie
will discuss the situation with the city
solicitor.
Tentative plans were considered for
a public hearing at which the question
could be thrcshcd out from all angles
and definite action be decided upon.
The object of the conference was to
obtain the Mayors aid in alleviating
conditions due to the present housing
situation.
NJ. III. Blcz. president of the tenants
organization, asked the Mayor to use
his influence with the sheriff and judges
that they may act humanely when many
thousands of leases for homes expire
April 1. =,
Hundreds of families walking the
streets and their furniture piled on the
sidewalks was said to be inevitable un-
less some definite action were taken.
For me last feur;s ,on mr, n'1 sc ~ th;s
tinued, hundrcuS Oh woinvn nnd thrents
city have endured insults "hu na,o .nIeu'o boon
rom consnOles anu "tIns ,h.sount tho .n
driven 10 their dea,n ,,ti .nlo"s sror, ~, wiIG
constant torment resulting HUN WIN
real estate specuIa'lon: ,ho Ntoror
IL was pointed Out " ~, .nv 'asuc 80
that most OF these sPecuiaatole a o.. "ho ,ho
from other cities ana came .h her' 60 s,rnd ,nd
Clty OF Homes, Whcrc tnus ;ann, lEun
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-05
c. O.P. RANKS SPLIT
IN TREATY BATTLE
Mild Reseryationists Desert
Lodge and Sustain Confer
ence Reservation
FIGHT SHIFTS TO ARTICLE X
BY the Associated Press

Washington. March efforts were
being made today to take stock of the
Senate peace treaty situation on the
basis Of the Walsh reservation adopted
Yesterday after n sharp political TIT.
Adoption Of this reservation providing
that American representatives in the
League of Nations be chosen by con-
grcssional action marked the first break
in the solid Republican ranks which
had stood firmly in favor of the So
called Lodge reservation program.
During the controversy over the
Walsh reservation the fight shifted to
the. Article Y reservation. one Of the
main obstacles to ratification Of the
treaty. Senators of both parties brought
their consultations to point where
the advice of President Wilson was
sought indirectly on proposed changes
in the Republican reservation. No word
has come today from the White House.
AS adopted the Walsh resolution con-
forms with agreements reached at the
recent bipartisan conference. 1ndi.
vidual senator's declared that adoption
of the resolution did not indicate Il
change in sentiment, although Senator
Kellogg. Republican, Minnesota, one Of
the mild reservationists, declared that
he could not follow the leadership Of
Senator Lodge. of Massachusetts, in his
decision to have nothing more to do
with the compromise agreements ten.
tatively reached in the bipartisan con
ference.
The Senate today had before it the
reservation dealing with the, activities
of the reparation commission in so far
as it related to export trade between the
United States and Germany. The res
ervation follows:
The United States understands that
the reparation commission will regulate
or interfere with exports from The
United States to Germany or from Ger
many to the United States only wher
the United States. by act or joint rcso
luton of Congress. approves such rcgu
lation or interference.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-05
TOWNSEND FUNERAL TODAY
First City Troop viii Pay Tribute
to Dead Member

The First City Troop, in a body, will
attend the funeral Of Palmer Townsend,
this afternoon, in the Church of st.
Asaph. at Bala. Mr.. Townsend died
on Wednesday in the University liospi-
tai as the result Of injuries received in
an automobile accident in Fuirmount
Park last Sunday.
Mr.. Townsend. who was twenty two
wears old. was tho son of Joseph i.
Townsend, prominent lawyer living
in Overbrook. lie enlisted in the city
Troop in April. 1917, and went to CumD
Hancock with that organization. lie
was made sergeant soon after his ar
rival in France in May, 1918, and
served throughout the war with head
quarters, Twenty eighth Division.