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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-17
SUGAR PLANTATIONS BURNED.
Ninety Acres Of Cane Burned in Kauai
Of Hawaiian Islands.
Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Honolulu. Feb. 16.-Nine fires started
on seven sugar plantations on the Island
Of Kauai during Saturday night and about
90 acres of sugar cane burned. accordinp
10 a wireless message received here from
the manager of sugar company on that
island He reported that two suspects
had been arrested
The reported buring of sugar cane is
evidently part of the violence of the
japanese strikers who have wrought much
destruction IN the last few weeks
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-17

Please return bottles promptly, See
page Glover Dairy.-Ady.
The Washington times., 1920-02-13
A WIFE'S STRUGGLES.

viii employers kindly provide
Uorking pipes tpith chLoroform ,oith
which to humanely dispose of their
husbands? ALICE.
Asking this question, the writer
gives these interesting facts as to
some wives and mothers who have
been compelled to go to work:
A mother of three promising fu-
ture citizens, four years ago with dis
may began to realize the increasing
impossibility OF providing necessities
for the physical. mertal, spiritual
well being of these little ones with
the ever decreasing purchasing power
OF her husbands income.
Deciding that worry killed more
souls than work, she took stock OF
her qualifications and started out -
find a market for her abilities.
Being successful In her object. she
now works sixteen hours a day, seven
and one half hours for the Govern
ment, followed by eight and one-half
hours in the home. She now can pro-
vide needed shoes, rubbers, clothing
which otherwise these little ones
would often be sorely In need OF.
If the mother. has the ability,
strength. will to lift a little OF the
buruen of worry and privation from
her home why compel her to become
candidate for st. Elizabeth's BY
sending her back to hopeless worry?
The Washington times., 1920-02-13

ships fly the British flag. A private contract
was made when its ships were acquired by the
late J. p. Morgan, that they should NEVER
BE TAKEN AWAY FROM BRITISH CON-
troll, that their officers and crews SHOULD
BE BRITISH. Most of its ships WERE taken
by the British government during the war, as
these ships are compelled to belong to the
BRITISH NAVAL RESERVE.
The United States Government once be-
fore entered into a contract with this syndi-
cate 1t provided that the syndicate should
build two 6rst-class, swift passenger steamers
and that American registry should be granted
to two other frst-class, swift. steamers built
abroad in order to establish a weekly service
of express steamers UNDER THE AMERI-
CAN FLAG.
The United States Government agreed to
pay 100000 a year to keep the American
flag flying on FOUR ships owned by the Wall
Street syndicate.
The syndicate technically fulfilled its con-
tract by building, twenty-eight years ago, the
two steamers, the St. Paul and the St. Louis.
The Government began at once paying nearly
$1,000 working day and has continued pay
ing it for twenty-eight years-$3OO,O 900 year
to the Wall Street syndicate.
The two steamers, built in American
yards, have long since been antiquated or re-
tired, too slow to carry mall but the Govern
ment STILL PAYS THE $500, 900 A YEAR.
The management of the line has always
been by BRITISH shipping men of BRITISH
officers, for BRITISH supremacy.
The Washington times., 1920-02-13
Ar. Wilson, You Are Now Face to Face With Th
"Invisible Government" You So Often DenOunt

unwilling to create a genuine American Mer-
chant Marine.
Congress, absorbed in tariff and financial
legislation, did not at that time heed President
Wilson's appeal.
Now fate has put in President Wilson's
own hands the finest fleet in the world-A
FLEET READY MADE WHICH COULD
NOT BE DUPLICATED AT ANY PRICE
WITHIN FIVE YEARS.
If President Wilson was sincere when he
advocated Government owned and operated
merchant marine, at time when the Govern
ment did not have one, why does he abandon
that splendid American policy at the time
when the Government actually has in its pos
session the finest fleet of merchant and naval
auxiliary ships in the world and, above ALL
why does he sell these ships to an Anglo-Wall
Street syndicate for one-third of their value?
Will he permit his shipping board to carry
out its secret deal to turn over this great fleet,
as he has already turned over the Imperator
and the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, to Eng
land, to drive our commerce off the seas and
to be used against our navy in time of war?
Will President Wilson haul down the
American flag and run up the British flag
over this wonderful fleet, such as he urged the
country to build and which, without building,
we have providentially secured at the time
when it can be of the greatest value to the
nation? If he does this he will forever stand
impeached in the memory of EVERY loyal
American.
The Washington times., 1920-02-13
Federal Employees in Politics.
And Why Not?

Even the deaf will be able to hear of the wailng
that will take place in Congress because the National Fed
GRAFTON of Federal Employees has decided to operate po
cal bureau of information that will furnish to it's members
all the country the records and activities of Senators
and Congressman, together with other facts that Govern
ment employees should be informed about.
The Federation is pledged to undertake strike
against the Government If it encouraged propaganda
of that kind it would last long. The nation would be
overwhelmingly against it, Therefore, the only the
organization has is the exercise by its members of the ballot
redress wrongs and to obtain just treatment for Federal
workers.
The Federation is going about its political work in
manner no Congressman ct to- Its bureau does not
propose go into the business Of attacking national leg
ators through the newspapers 1t will supply to the local
unions all directions the records of Congressman and
Senators matters the Federation most concerned about
The records will speak for themselves They will be access
BILE in every State and every Congressional district Gov
ernmen workers will draw their conclusions to what
their course should be election days
The local unions Of the Federation work harmonousy
with labor unions generally and the facts will pass into
the hands of millions of voters The United States Govern
ment employs over 650,00O and women than
100000 of them in Washington This does not include the
field forces of the Census Bureau
The bureau will supply useful information to regis
traton and election laws and will seek to enlist the political
activities of every employee whether not member of the
Federation.
There are hundreds of women Government workers in
Washington who will be able to vote for the first time this
year in their home States These will receive information
as to how enroll themselves for primary and general
elections In Presidential election in the past have many
women employees in Washington voted. In States
there absentee voting laws and it will not be necessary
for clerks hang from these States to leave Wash
ington.
There has been much unfair and unnecessary abuse of
Government employees in Congress this winter That a
Senator Congressman should vote he thinks right
denies but when his vote is preceded by outright
abuse in speeches. much Of it based upon the worst sort of
misnformation that's another matter.
If conducted properly the bureau of the Federation
will be valuable to the organization in spite of the yowng
it will bring forth.
The Washington times., 1920-02-13

1t has been owned in part by Americans,
but the colossal profits made by the syndicate
ships, exceeding 500, 900 900 year during
the war, have gone mostly into the British
treasury in the form of excess profits taxes,
levied by the British government on ALL
SHIPS FLYING THE BRITISH FLAG.
The German feet should not be sold to this
company on any terms, because the history
and management of the company have not de-
served the confidence of the Americans.
President Wilson will have the almost
unanimous applause of his fellow-citizens if he
retains the ownership and control of the peer
less German fleet in the Government, and or
ders the ships operated by competent officers
I'm COMPETITION WITH THE SLOWER,
INFERIOR VESSELS OF THE WALL
STREET SYNDICATE AND OTHER FOR
EIGN VESSELS.
During the war the German ships were
splendidly of6cered, and manned by our navy,
a. millions of our soldiers know.
In the second year of his Presidency, 1914
before the European war-President Wilson
asked Congress to make large appropriation
to build steamships in American shipyards, to
be OWNED AND OPERATED, if necessary,
by the Government, in order that the Ameri-
can Merchant Marine might be restored to the
seas after fifty years eclipse.
MIR. Wilson truthfully and patriotically
said that our foreign trade was now under con-
troll of foreign syndicates, and that the only
Americans engaged In it were either unable or
The Washington times., 1920-02-13
HEARD AND SEEN
By BILL PRICE.

Speaking Of conservation, can you
tell me why the lamp on the post in
the alley back of Mt. Vernon place.
near 7th street, is kept burning day
and night? Is 1t for the benefit Of
the bunch OF rough tom cats in that
neighborhood? ETHEL d.
F. P. JAXON rules that the pos
sessive of LEON SCHLOSS should
be Schloss's. Anyhow, Leon has an
attractive place in Glen Echo Park,
more valuable than ss'ss'ss.
The Washington times., 1920-02-13
SPEEDWAY ROMANCES.

The letter of Bill Williams in
your nifty little column brings
me in also. Too many small
town canaries come to Washing
ton, flirt, and expect a romance
las in the movies) to result. 1t
is a great pity that the Corn
starch Corner James would not
wise up a little. ALOYSIUS.
The Washington times., 1920-02-13

ANTHONY W. WILLING says that
holes were left along the car tracks
under the II street viaduct after
repairs were made. He wants to
know why they are not repaired.
He also suggests that II the 15-foot
rule about automobiles stopping be-
hind cars is to be followed it would
be a good idea to attach small no
tices to that effect on the right rear
end Of street cars as warnings.
After reading your assorted wit, I
submit this:
II we could talk to the stars
Venus, Saturn and Mars
The first message from me
To them, this would be,
Does the w. r. & E. run any of your cars7
A. J. s.
The Washington times., 1920-02-13
What Others Think About 1t
FROM SENATOR KIRBY OF ARKANSAS.


Washington Feb H.
editor New York American:
"An American merchant marine should be established
and maintained and the Government should continue to
build ships and operate all constructed in carrying
coastwise and foreign commerce No more Government
owned controlled ships adapted to such use should be
sold or disposed of. WILLIAM F. KIRBY
FROM SENATOR MCCORMICK OF ILLINOIS.
washington Feb H.
editor New York American:
II against the sale of ships except upon the bind
ing condition that their shall be Americans and
that they shall be sailed under the American flag
"MEDILL MCCORMICK"
FROM SENATOR MccUMBER OF NORTH DAKOTA
washington, Feb. IL.
IT believe the ships should be Sold but not for less
than real value. p J. McCUMBER."
BY REPRESENTATIVE HULINGs, PENNSYLVANIA
"Washington, Feb. IL.
"Edto, Ne~ York American:
T the design is to sell the entire feet of thirty Ger
man ships to concern which operates under the
British ag it would look if there had been xup that
requires investigation. think all Government ships
should be sold sngly at public auction the Government
reservng the right to reject all bids Ships that not
sold should be leased by the Government to Americans
giving bond for proper handling of the ships on terms
that will enable American shippers to compete in world
traffic.
"This would be fair way for the establishment of
an American merchant marine without invoking legsla
tive subsidies against which there is so much prejudice
WILLS j. HULINGS,'
Twenty eighth Congressional District of Pennsylvania
BY REPRESENTATIVE JAMES MICHIGAN
Washington, Feb. IL.
editor New York American:
II believe that the President should stop the board
from carrying through its plan to sell the German fleet
believe that there should be the fullest investigation at
once.
''W FRANK JAMES,
Twelfth Congressional District of Michigan"
BY REPRESENTATIVE WOOD, INDIANA.
Washington, Feb. IL.
Editor Nep York American:
II am opposed to the sale of the German merchant
feet taken by us in war until further investigation be
made to advisability of sale.
'WILL R. WOOD,
"Tenth Congressional District of Indiana" a
The Washington times., 1920-02-13
No Booze at That Price!

read in your paper that a
flu victim cen have whiskey
from drug stores at SO per
pint. With SO added for the
doctors prescription that is
$11. Nothing doing. Let's
use salts. E. A. M.
The Washington times., 1920-02-13
,yhv can't Congress give ex-serv-

Why can't Congress give ex-serv-
ice men 5000 II Europe is to be al
lowed to borrow millions? These
Senators and Congressman did not 90
through hell for their country's free
com. Give the boys chance to get
OF their fee.
Sergt. F. J. HOWARD.
302S M street.
The Washington times., 1920-02-13

They yell about strap hanging and
congestion on the cars, yet I saw
crowds pushing into an Anacostia
car at Parker a Bridgets corner,
while a closed jitney stood empty at
the corner. IL was marked "Anacos-
tia" Was II the extra 2 cents7
MRS. IL d. 8.
The Washington times., 1920-02-13

FREDERICK II. @. BICKFORD has
resigned a Government position to ac-
cept one with the Suburban Electric
Company, of Rockville. and his
friends are wishing him success.
The Washington times., 1920-02-13

Just to repeats Many bright
contributions fail to get In this
column because they are BctitI-
ousIy signed or not signed Mt
all. II you are In the open
and on the square there II NO
fesr of signing your own name.
not necessarily for publication.
The Washington times., 1920-02-13
A DYING FISHERMAN'S POEM.

Tho organ peeled potatoes,
Lard was rendered by the choir.
The sexton rang the dish-rag,
And then set the church on hre.
Holy smokel" the preacher shouted,
And in tho mad rush lost his hair.
Now his head resembles heaven,
For there Is no parting there,
II. NJ. JONES.
The Washington times., 1920-02-13


didate for President, denounced the secret
power of money syndicates and their ability to
control the policies of our Government.
In the New Freedom-the platform on
which he made his first campaign-he said
(page 35) an invisible government often ex-
erts a greater power than the real govern
ment. The government itself has got into the
hands of bosses and their employers, the spe-
cial interests. An invisible empire has thus
been set up above the forms of Democracy"
No President of the United States ever had
a clearer test of his ability and willingness to
fight this invisible government of special in
terests" than Mr.. Wilson now has in the mat
ter of the sale of the German fleet.
He is face to face with the sinister power
he has so often denounced.
The facts could not be palmer.
The German ships now to be sold are by
far the finest fleet of passenger and freight
steamers in the world. They include the
largest ship aAoat and the greatest and fastest
ships of the North German Lloyd and the
Hamburg lines before the war.
There are thirty ships in ALL Nearly all
are modern vessels, the passenger ships of
great speed and luxury, the cargo ships of
greatest carrying capacity.
The entire fleet, 39O, 900 tons, is esti-
mated by our own Government experts to be
worth from $4,000, 900 to $1OO, 1000, 900.
1t is proposed to sell this fleet to the single
Anglo-Wall Street syndicate known as the
International Mercantile Marine Company
for about $4,000, 900.
Let us first consider the price at which this
incompatible ocean feet is to be sacrificed
and second, consider what the syndicate pur-
chasers will probably do with it.
We can only Judge the future by the past.
The International Mercantile Marine
already owns feet mostly of small freight
tramp" steamers, but six first class modern
passenger steamers, not one of them equal to
the two great German liners.
The International Mercantile Marine CAPT.
talized its present inferior fleet at $154, 4,OOO,-
600. 1t is probably worth one-third as much
as the German fleet.
But so great is the demand for ships at
present, owing to submarine devastation, that
the British government offered four months
ago 27,OOO,OOO pounds, or approximately
$125,OOO,O 900, for the ships owned by the
international Mercantile Marine NOW FLY
ING THE BRITISH FLAG, excluding the few
ships it operates under American register.
The offer was declined. The company
thought it could make more money by keep
ing the ships than by selling them at an aver
age price of nearly $3.50 ton, many OF the
ships being twenty or more years old.
Manager Franklin publicly announced
only yesterday that the old l. M. M. fleet
made last year about $50 per cent of its profits
in the previous year. In 1917 it's PROFITS for
one year exceeded $50, 900, 900.
This Anglo-Wall Street syndicate has
made an arrangement with some one in the
Government to sell to the syndicate the entire
German fleet for less than one years profits
of an inferior fleet.
The deal has been made by the United
States Shipping Board. The sale is to be NOM
inally by auction next Monday, but without
genuine competition, without adequate public
The Washington times., 1920-02-13
How unifcr-. Get Them.

Another Girl nominates the cop
at Ninth street and New York avenue
as very attractive, blonde, nice and
tall" She says she thinks they call
him Mac"
Anxious Brunette" commends the
"good-looking fireman" who cleaned
the snow from the pavement In front
OF 231 q street northwest Saved the
girls feet from getting wet
The Washington times., 1920-02-13
To ]. L. T.: I am the author OF
a lyric entitled "Mother."
JOHN r. WEATHERS,
II Iowa Circle.

All good Americans respect the
Gag and the Star-Spangled Banner,
but one theater orchestra plays the
latter so much fear it may lose its
full inspiration. +. A. W.
The Washington times., 1920-02-13

Saw this sign outside a shop this
morning: SHOES SHINED IN
SIDE" Novel idea.
ED. HENRY, Ex-Leatherneck.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-21
IRISH HOME RULE BILL
 READY FOR STATUTE BOOK

London. Dec 20 (By the A. P).-The Irish home rule bill now is safe and will be placed on the statute book this week in form only slightly amended from the shape in which 1t first left the house of commons. The house of lords today. after brief debate, agreed to all the amendments made to the bill by the com mons.
 The only amendment discussed by the lords today was that passed by the lower house providing that if either area in Ireland refused to set up a parliament. the executive could not make the offer a second time unless within three years after June l next both houses of the British parliament passed resolution asking for it. Earl Middleton objected to this time limit of three and one-half years and challenged a division on the question. He was defeated decisively by vote of 91 to 14, whereuDon this and the other commons amendments were agreed 10 without further discussion.
 Owing to a slight modification made in the house of lords today at the sugges- tion of Lord Birkenhead, the lord chan cellor, the bill again will have to be sub mitted to the house of commons as a for mality. and it probably will be tomorrow before the royal sarction is given.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-21

to about four years, ago. With the reduc- ton in the price ofs.rain and lower la bor costs, men who hire teams are also looking for lower hauling costs, so that eventually the consumer may re- ceive some benefits. At the present time good hard wood ds being quoted at SIP a cord in this territory.
 New Idea store opposite Orpheum the atre is selling ladies camfy Christmas slippers all colors at s1.75. The kind you pay $2.50 to $500 elsewhere.-adv
 Figures compiled at the office of the secretary of state, Hartford, show that Windham county, like all of the other counties of the state, suffered a consid- erable financial loss as the result of the loss of license revenue. The loss in li- cense revenue was in excess of one mill lion dollars, these reports show.
 These figures show that the receipts for Windham county during 1920 were $52, 70729, whereas in the preceding year this countys revenue was $7S,S52.02. Windham county's loss from license revenue was $32.06 received from the granting of 56 licenses.
 The report shows that Although there were less. jail commitments in the 1920 fiscal year, the jail had bigger work | ing balance on September 30, 1920. than l on September 30, 1919. with 1892 re- maining on September g of this year Those who left the courty isfls sudden. 1 ly and without notifying the wa sdens
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-21
FINANCIAL REPORT SHOWS
 ENORMOUS DEFICIT IN ITALY

Rome. Dec 1s.-Signor Meda. minister of the interior, in presenting his financial statement to the chamber of deputies to- day, during the course of which he an- nounced budget deficit of nearly four teen billion lire for 1se0-21. and a de- ficit for 1s21-22 of approximately ten bll- lion lire, said this situation would indicate a grave situation. He declared 1t would give rise to pessimism If we were not optimistic because of our faith in our future determination to reconstruct ltziys fnancia lposition."
 Signor Meda asserted that Italy's bad financial situation was a consequence of the abnormal economic cosdition of the whole woNld, which must improve before long. In fact, he said, the presAnt budget was better th9n the last. while the next would show nearly four billion lire less in deficit.
 Signor Meda urged sacrifices at home in order to improve Italy's credit abroad. He concluded:
 Credit neither is asked nor given us as charity or a gift, but as an acinow- ledgment of our productive activity. our consciousness az people determined to care for ourselrss. and our viii to take part in the new era of peaceful civillza- ton, founded on labor and justice"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-21


 numbered 20 in the year 1920 as com pared to 4S who escaped and were re taken during the preceding fiscal As compared to 43 who escaped and were not retaken during the preceding fiscal year. As against S,777 sentenced for in toxication during the 1919 fiscal year or1y s43 were sentenced for the same cause during the 1920 fiscal year.
 President F. A. SiberIing of the Good year Tire and Rubber company, issued al Akron another statement, published on Monday, in which he described the pe- ti'ion filed for an investigation of the company as an effort to hamper and ob- steuct the eompany's reorganization pro- gi amme, which is now almost fully worked put A special meeting of the stockholders is scheduled to be held al
 Akron Thursday of this week.
 Mondays statement say that the | Goodyear attorneys will resist the suit ard seek to have it dismissed at once 1 in advance of the annual meeting to De ] held this week Friday. President Siber. | lillg says that the -Monnett claim that 1 the company directors have been operat' l ing to their personal advantage and tc l the detriment and loss of the stock
 ht lders is entirely without foundation l NJ such concern as the Goodyear In ye stment company mentioned in thu Monnett petition now exists or ever did l tContinued on Page Twelve, Col 0no)