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ing from a blizzard which swept Kansas,
Nebras ska the Texas pan handle, north
ern Oklahoma and Missouri Saturday
night and yesterday. The temperature
was several degrees below freezing
Fierce Gale at Parkersburg.
HARRISBURG. W. Va, April 5.-Many
houses were unroofed, trees uprooted
and wires and poles blown down by a
gale which struck this city late yester-
day. The gale lasted for an hour and a
half, and according to weather bureau
records the wind reached a velocity of
sixty miles an hour. Among the build
ings damaged was st. Joseph's Hospital.
The reef of this structure was partly
torn off and SECTION OF a wall caved In.
Cold and snow In Alabama.
SHEFFIELD, Ala. April with the
weather at freezing temperature, this
section was visited by a steady snow
fall which made its appearance early
today.
FLORENCE. Ala. April 5.-Snow fell
brskly at Florence for more than an
hour early this morning with the thef-
mometer registering 3S. Old residents
of this district say they have no recol-
lection of snow ever having fallen in
this vicinity at this time of the year.
HUNTSVILLE.\ Ala. April Slight
snow with heavy wind and brisk tenn
perature swept north Alabama this
morning. Little of it remained, how
ever. There was much anxiety as to
the safety of fruit crops.
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FIVE SUbCOMM|TTEES
TO S|FT SOLDIER BILLS

Five subcommittee were appointed
today by the House wars and means
committee to consider all pending
soldier relief measures.
Drafting of the final bill to be con-
sidered for report to the House by
the full, committee was left to a sub
committee composed of Chairman
Fordney. Michigan; Representatives
Green. Iowa, and Longworth. Ohio.
republicans, and Representatives
Kitchin, North Carolina: Henry T.
Rainey. Illinois, democrats. Methods
of raising revenues to pay adjusted
compensation to those not desiring
other features of proposed measures
will also be left to this committee
The chairmen of the other four
committees are Representatives Haw-
ley. Oregon. land settlement: Copley,
New York, home building aid; Young,
North Dakota. vocational training,
and Treadway, Massachusetts, insur-
ance and miscellaneous matters
The subcommittee are expected to
report to the full committee within
three weeks.
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YACHTS IN Conveys
SCORED AS UNFIT
Admiral Wilson Appears Be-
fore Naval Board in FIetch-
er Investigation.

The yachts composing the convoy
forces under command of Rear Ad-
miral William B. Fletcher at Brest
were not proper boats to escort ves-
sells on the high seas" Admiral Henry
B. Wilson. commander of the Atlantic
fleet. testified today before the naval
board investigating Admiral Fletch-
erS removal from the Brest command
by Admiral Sims in October, 1917.
AS Fletcher's immediate successor
at Brest. Admiral Wilson told the
court that he at once decided upon
taking command there that he would
not send transports to sea under
such camoufaged escort" unless
positively ordered to do so by Ad-
miral Sims. The witness said he urge ed
the necessity of basing an adequate
destroyer force on Brest for the out.
ward convoy of American troop and
supply transports in several COM
munications TO Admiral Sims shortly
after assuming command.
In one of these. later placed in evil
dence, Admiral Wilson directly at
tributed the sinking of the Antilles to
the ineffective yacht escorts available
under F1etcher's command
There were only five coal-burning
destroyers al Brest on November /. the
ADMIRAL said. while a total of thirty
three were based on Queenstown
- an ihdtion py counSei
Tor Admiral Fletcher. Admiral Wilson
controverted previous testimony by
Capt. Long, Sims aid for operations
at London. that lack of oilfng facili-
ties at Brest had led Admiral Sims
to deny Admiral Fletcher's request
Tor oil-burning destroyers there
The oiiing facilities at Brest the
admiral declared. were adequate for
quite a large force"
Admiral Sims. for the first time since
the court convened two weeks ago.
was not present today during the
testimony Of Admiral Wilson. the
off1cer whose assignment as COM
mander of he Atlantic fleet he op-
posed in letter to Secretary Daniels.
brought out during the Senate naval
committees investigation.
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PASTOR VICE WAR WITNESS.
Summoned in New York after
Sermon on "Gilded Palaces.

NEW YORK. April 5.-The Rev John
Roach Straton, pastor of Calvary Bap-
tist Church, was recruited today by
Assistant District Attorney James T..
Smith as the latest witness in New
YorkS vice war.
Mr.. Smith called on the clergyman
who yesterday delivered sermon in
which he described "gilded palaces"
visited on personal inspection tour
of Broadway. After the conference it
was announced the minister had agreed
to appear before the regular grand
jury.
Mr.. StratOn was asked to give evil
dence as TO the charges he made in
his sermon that cocktails, highbalIs
and other drinks We're being sold
freely in the city; that the "hootchi-
kootchi.' the "shimmy shake" and the
cheek 20 o-cheek" We're being danced
openly; that the conduct of men. and
women at the tables surrounding the
dance hall floors was far from above
reproach, and that young woman in
structors in dance halls made engage
ments to meet their partners else
where. The places he specified are
all in the enderlOin district, in charge
of Inspector Henry, who has been ac-
cused by Mr.. Smith and has made
counier-charees resulting in the as
sistant district attorney being called
before the extraordinary grand jury
Dates were set today for trials of
three men who have been indicted as
result of the vice inquiry Col.
Augustus Drum Porter. who was re-
moved as third deputy police commits
sioner when indicted in detectives
testimony as to finding him in a house
they raided. will be tried April 10.
charged with neglect of duty and in
timidatiOn Of detectives. John ]. Gun
son and Frederick Franklin detec-
tives, who are charged with bribery
and eXtertion, will be tried April ii
and April rs, respectively. Thomas
Dolan. a detective. who is accused of
assault. will be tried April 20. Assist
ant United States Attorney Gergew
announced that he would ask DR..
Strat0n to tell his story Of Violations
of the prohibition laws to the federal
or nd iurN ~
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members of the board he had been
elected president ~
II have always believed in Mr..
Thurston's ability said Mr Galilher,
in answer to another question. He
was a product of our schools. He had
been a teacher several years ana as
sistant Superintendent since 1871, and
in ali positions he had occupied he
had proven his ability and emclehey.
l regard him today as stronger man
than when he went into office.
"Too Much Management"
After saying that he thought the
schools were suffering from too
much management" and from inter-
ference with the duties of the super
intendent. Mr.. Galliher was asked
who was interfering in such a way.
To this the witness replied:
II am strongly of the opinion that
if DIR. Van Schaick would just take
his hands off and let Mr. fhursten
have the right of way all this trouble,
which has resulted in senatorial
Investigation, would not be necessary.
do not believe he has helped the
schools one iota, but on the other
hand 1 feel that he has embarrassed
it's management"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Galliher's
Testimony the hearing adjourned un-
til 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
when it 10 expected that Mr. Daniel.
another former member Of the board.
will be heard
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.D.C.-WRC|N|A BOUNDARY.
IS At LOW WATER MARK
District Court of Appeals Renders
Decision in Government
Claim Case.

The District of Columbia boundary
is established at the low-water mark
on the Virginia shore of the Potomac.
and not at high-water, according 10
decision of the District Court OF Ap-
peals rendered today. in which the
claim of the government to the land
embraced in Battery Cove. near
is upheld.
The decision was given by Justice
Van Orsdel in a suit for e3ectment
brought by the government against
the Marine Railway and Coal Com
pany for possession Of nearly one and
one half acres in Battery Cove. the
case is test one and involves title
to forty-nine acres included in the
shipyards. =:
The appellate court. however. di-
reefs a modification of the decree OF
the District Supreme Court be made
so as to restore to the United States
only the land reclaimed riVerward OF
the mean line of low-Water mark on
the Virginia shore. This depriVes the
government, it is said. of little less
than one-twentieth of the land given
to it by the lower court. The owners
that the boundary ran from
point to point at low water mark
across all bays, coves and other in
thus including the entire
shipyard. The government claimed
that the boundary of its title ran
with the meander line Of the shore
and went into all indentatfons.
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DIFFICULT TO FIND MEN
FOR RAIL LABOR BOARD

President Wilson is having difficulty
in finding men willing to give up their
business to serve on the railroad labor
board as representatives of the public,
White House officials said today, i'm ex-
planning the delay i'm nominating the
members of the board.
Under the transportation act the
board must maintain central Offices in
Chicago and the nine members of the
board. three representing the public,
three the railroads and three the men,
must make their headquarters there.
They will receive an annual salary of
$4,000 each -
The railroads and unions have sent
to the President lists of their repre-
sentatives. from which the President
will make nominations.
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LANS|NG'S STATE
DEPARTMENTAL
MAY Be FOLLOWED
Secretary Colby Considering
Reorganization as Outlined
by Predecessor.

Plans made by former Secretary
Lansing for the reorganization of the
State Department so as to better
equip it for handling the enormously
increased responsibilities growing out
of the changed world conditions fol-
lowing the war are receiving the at
fention of Secretary Colby and may
be carried out in part al least.
Mr.. Colby said today he had con-
1erred with Mr.. Lansing on the sub
!ect. but was not prepared to say at
ihiS time just what he would indorse
or what he would propose. Mr.
I-ansins's recommendation. he said.
had many years of study behind il
ana was entitled to great weight
Moderate snin riex Hinder.
There are number of the branches
OF the department that are under
manned and understaffed at the pres
ent time. said Mr.. Colby. We have
the difficulty that all Washington has
In Keeping men of the highest ability
contcnted in positions that are very
onerous and exacting at the very
moderate salaries which it is possible
Tor us to offer men. The problem is
4 very important one and is receiving
my very close study
During the war the pressure of
the state Department was not SO
great. and, ] may say. a great many
functions of the department were
necessarily interrupted and some of
these activities virtually discontinued
owing to the conditions in the world.
With the abolition of many of the
temporary boards. there has been a
certain residue of functions which
could not be discontinued. and in a
number of cases the State Depart
ment has been the legatee of these
= +nt fun
ments. and then. again. with the
gradual resumption of political and
trade relations in the world there
has been great quickening of the
derartment's activities and great
hun den added to the department. and
that. of course. means a great strain
On the personnel
Proposal Laid Before Committee.
MIR. Lansing's proposal was laid be-
fore the House foreign affairs com
mittee and made public several months
ago. He told the committee that the
machinery of the department was en-
tirely inadequate because of the
enormous increase in the character
and amount of responsibility which
the war and the changes growing out
OF 1t have thrown upon the depart
ment.
1t was Mr.. Lansing's idea that the
department should have better facili-
ties for gathering information as to
Political conditions in Europe and else
where; that all governmental activi-
ties in the foreign field should be
concentrated in. the department ard
that the dissemination of commercial
and political data should he co-ordi-
mated.
The proposal to have the foreign
commercial activities of the govern
ment brought under the State Depart
ment has met with strong opposition
from the Department OF Commerce
and from number of business organ
izattons, and it has been. freely pre-
dicted that this portion of the reor-
ganiZation program, at least. will
meet strong opposition in Congress-.
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SEVEN CONFESS TO BOMBING.
Eleven Men, Charged With Pro.
noting Strike, Arrested in Chicago

CHICAGO, April 5.-Eleyen men.
three of them said by the police to be
officers of Chicago local of the Inter
national Upholsterers' Union. have
been arrested in connection with re-
cent bombings incident to strike OF
upholsterers.
Seven of the men confessed TO
throwing bombs into six houses and
slugging twenty-five foremen of up
holstering factories, the states attor-
ney said.
The activities of the men were sal
to date from August, 1915, when
members of the Cpholsterers' Union
went on strike TO enforce demands
for a closed shop and higher wages.
According to the confession of one
of the union officers. Assistant States
Attorney John NJ. Lowery said. $l00.-
600 had been used by the union In its
effort TO win the strike.
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MISSOURI RIVER FLOOD
MAROONS OMAHA HOMES
Rescuing Party Uses Skiff-Ten-
nessee River at Crest-Freez-
ing Weather Feared.

OMAHA. Neb-. April 5-Forty fam
lilies in an area comprising about two
square miles in North Omaha are ma :
rooned today by the flooded Missouri
river. Most of the families stayed in
their homes last night. Neighbors in
a skin rescued one family with six
children after their house had been
partly submerged. The river is sta
tionary.
CHATTANOOGA. April 5.-The crest
In the rise of the Tennessee river
was reached at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing. and 1t will remain stationary
until o'clock this evening, when the
waters will begin to recede. Reports
from the upper river show that the
waters are either stationary or fall
ing. Indications are favorable for
freezing weather and ,a~kiIing frost
tonight.
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now presented to the COMPANY which
it was absolutely unable to paw unless
relief were granted. Neglect to meet
the wage increases of the Capital Trac-
tion Company, which is now paving it's
employees cents per hour, or approxi-
mately 10 per cent higher wages than
its competitor, would result i'm unsatis-
factory conditions between comnanv
and men, President Ham testified
william Nick. Clayton. representing
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions, interrupted
Public Due Consideration.
DO you mean to ask the commission
what wages should be paid the men
and then to allow that amount" he
asked. ~
No" replied Mr Ham. but I think
that the public, which will shoulder the
burden of these costs. is entitled to CON
sideration in the fixing of the wages. i"
DO you think that the public
should have been called in on the
Capital Traction Company's confer
ence with the mem before their raise
in pay?" queried Mr.. Clayton
Il had rather not mix in that mat
ter with the Capital Traction Com
pany."
Vice President and General Man
ager Hanna of the Capital Traction
company came to his feet.
Il am sorry Mr.. clayton did not ask
that question when the Capital Trac-
tion Company officials were on the
stand" he said. We stand ready to
answer it at any time"
The question was passed over.
President Ham testified that the two
organizations of organized labor to
which employees of his company had
belonged were requesting wages
equal to those received on the Cap
ital Traction lines
One of these organizations, he tes-
tilted. had made request for 65 cents
per hour before the Capital Traction
Company wage question had been
brought up, but had subsequently
reduced the demand. The organiza-
tion was the Brotherhood of Street
and Electric Railway Employees.
Concluding on this topic he said
that the public generally should be
represented in the wage problems"
Philip King. representing the Cham
Der of Commerce, announced that he
would not have any definite state
ment to make until he had called
together his committee of the organ
ization. He said he probably would
submit a legal brief for inclusion
in the record. y
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New Anthracite Wage
Agreement Expected

NEW YORK. April 5.-Agreement
on a new wage contract for the an
thracite coal fields is expected within
two weeks, Philip Murray, interna-
tional vice president of the United
Mine Workers. announced here today.
AS soon as the committee of miners
and operators conducting negotiations
reaches a decision, he said, a tri-
district convention will be called,
probably at Wilkes Barre. to ratify
or reject the proposed contract
"Once the committee reaches an
agreement he added. there will be
no time lost on the part of the miners
in putting it into operation. if the tri-
district convention approves il.
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Mr.. COLBY LEASES
HOME AT 1907 X STREET

Secretary OF State Bainbridge Colby
today leased the home of ts,rnubeII II
Graef. 1907 * street northwest. which
he and his family viii occupy The
lease is effective today and is valid for
a year.
Secretary Colby and his family.
however. will not occupy the house for
zen days. Mrs. Colby. who has been i'm
Washington on d week end visit will
return to New York tonight to make
arrangements for moving to Washing
ton.
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ARMS SMUGGLER, CALLED
VILLA OFFICER, CAPTURED

CALEXICO, Calf. April a.-Col.
Borboa said to be member of Villas
forces was captured as he was at
tempting to smuggle 500 rifles and a
quantity of ammunition across the
international boundary line, six miles
east of Calexico, according to a state
ment given out by Mexican authori-
ties at Mexicali Lower California.
yesterday. Col. Borboa is in the mill
tary Jail i'm MeXicali.
The Mexican authorities said Col.
Borboa had in his pocket when cap
tured a proclama tion declaring him
self governor of Lower California.
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Small Seal Catch Reported.

ST. JOHNS. N. F.. April 5.-After
three weeks of futile searching for
seal herds the steamer Seal limped
into port today with three blades Of
her propeiler broken by ice. She had
nni,, twenty-six seals. Her captain
renorted the weather was the most
temnestuous in his experience. Eight
other steamers of the feet have a
total of $4,000 seals. a small eaten
as compared with previous seasons
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NAVY AIDS RELIEF WORKERS
U. 8. Destroyers in Near East Will
Seek Communication.

CoNSTANTiNOFI.E April 4 (by the
Associated I'ress>--American torpedo
boat deStroyers are at Beirut. Syria !;
MeTsina. on the north coast of the
l-eVant: Moudana. on the Sea of Mar
mora. and Samsun, on the Black sea- to
the west of Trebzond. for the purpose
of trying to communicate with isola ted
relief workers in Anatolia and Syria
Numbers Of these workers have not
2.en heard from in many weeks.
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BILL REPORTED FAV0RABLY.
Measure, Amending D. c. Code,
Goes to Senate.

The Volstead bill amending the
code of law for the District of CO.
lambda in many particulars was or
dered today by the Senate judiciary
committee favorably reported to the
Senate. The bill recently was passed
hy the House. 1T was amended in
some minor particulars by the SEN
ate committee.
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1888 CASUALTIES
AT JERUSALEM EASTER

JERUSALEM. April 5.-One hum
dred and lightweight casualties.
mostly slight, occurred as result
of conflict here on Easter Sunday.
The military are in control of the
situation.
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FREEZING WEATHER
is PREDICTED FOR
DISTRICT TONIGHT

Continued from First Page.)
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Mr.. GALLIHER PUT
POINTED QUESTION
TO DR.. VAN SCHAICK

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Speaks as Expert.
Mr.. Connolly announced that he
wished to be heard from an experts
point of view. For twenty-five
wears" he said, II have watched the
development of transportational ia
cilities. ! was in Scranton. Pa. when
the first electric transportation sys-
in Baltimore when the electric rail-
way system was put into operation.
and was in Washington when the
present system was inaugurated, and
have watched its development from
that time. | want to submit that the
service is not going to be endangered
by lessening of the force of govern
ment employees here ito which Presi-
ent Ham had previously alluded). but
that the service will be bettered If the
company Will only Cooperate"
Mr. Ham assured the speaker that
all possible cooperation would be
given.
Toward the conclusion of the state
ment, Mr. Ham made remark re-
garding slight diversions in findings
of the commission. which in the past
had resulted In losses to the company.
and asked that this be guarded
against In the present case.
"In other words" interjected Col.
made IL should be made in favor of
| the company"
President Ham laughed. Yes, ex-
actiy," he said In the past we have
not received the relief We were en-
titled to because the case did not
! work in this direction"
He brought into consideration wages
for employees. He said. it was i'm
0oAant because wage increases were
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-17
N IMPOSITION ON THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE

The chief element Of surprise in the humilia-
tiun of Robert Lansing the American premier.
is that 1t was long delayed Mr. Lansing had
his opportunity TO retire with honor to himself,
with credit to his ancestrage That was when at
Paris he discovered himself and his colleagues
in agreement 10 the proper position Amcricr
should assume in the peace parlcys but bitter
ly opposed by the president
n he permitted that opportunity to pass only
to- later be booted from office like a tl5-u-wcek
clerk, the error in Judgment must in charity hc
ascr,bed to a too Keen and, as the event proved.
false scnsc Of loyalty to his chief It con at least
be said that in an atcr-the event appralscment
NJ he whole case The attitude of the secretary
of state does not suffer in comparison with his
chief
% is refreshing ana hotcful too to find at
cus, one other member OF the cabtuc, not only
voluntarily sharing he responsibility for CON
N,ulng the cabinet. bur iusbtyiug that action as
necessary Mr secretary Lane. IN hroyI7g The
wrath of tho autocrot hy chaupioniur tnv case
OF Lansing proves himself uot onl, q core,iuu-
Nonal democrat but gentleman as wot we
'no-. lot 30 ho said .n AN ludues the publl, had
..asou O." expect tu 500 rNomputied by hr OFF
.N family
Tho ouu@ud.ug feature of tne Wtson-Ians-
iuE correspondence however BIS tine convincing
proof offered or do, 5.gpuuo Imposition prac-
uood ou ihr American people. Their govern
uout hus been without responsible, head for
months. and th, utular head no, only counlycd
10, tno deception pravuoed but actually for ca
IL ana insisted ON the fraud being continued.
"GrautiuE." said the president rrpIyinr to
Mr. I.ausiug's explanation of his action ip
,ouvcuiuE the cabinet TO determine what
steps might be necessary to adequately pro
tcct the republic, THAT affairs OF public iu-
port required immediate attention tou ond
iho rloiuct were without the power co.. author.
i,y TO take any step, in THAT direction. loo.
ltlsc unlcr tho constitution You could only
act at my suCgestiou II was urapluuats,r
from calling Aou together and directing y,lu
activities, thon nothing could br Accomplished
by your couvening ON %pur OWN initiative
Tho political philosophy here scot up U.s. 500
ama1ins, that the nina sUsEcrs beneath IL. /