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The Washington times., 1921-03-31
BR|TA|NONEVE
OELABOR WAR
National Coal Strike, Effective
Tomorrow, Now Appears
Inevitable.
By EARLE c. REEVES.
international News Service.

LONDON, March 31.-Great
Britain is on the eve Of q new
labor war.
A national coal strike, effective
tomorrow night, seemed inevitable
today. The press warned the pub
lie that a general walkout OF the
miners appeared to be unavoidable
MINERS IN CONFERENCE.
The executive committee of the
Federation of Miners held meeting
this morning, but no statement wal
issued. Later the committeeman went
to Unity House to confer with repre-
sentatives OF the other two branches
of the triple alliance-the railway
men and the transport workers.
The mines. which have been oper'
ated under Government control and
Government subsidy since the war
are to be turned back to the private
owners tomorrow. Anticipating thi,
action the mine owners announced
wage reductions. The miners re
fused to accept the wage cuts and
threatened to strike IL they were put
into effect.
The operators contend that the
wages of the miners have been raised
to such a point that, under private
ownership, the 'collieries would be op'
Grated at a loss. They point out that
the operating deficit last month was
about $35, 1000. 900.
ARBITRATION URGED.
1t was proposed that so per 7cen'
OF the gross receipts be turned oveI
to the miners in the form Of wages
but the men contend that this would
not give them a living wage.
1t is probable that the campaigr
for naturalization of the coal mines
will be revived. This has been 8
vital problem in the British labor sit
uation for more than two years.
Sir Robert Horne. president of the
broad OF trade. has appealed to tbs
men not to take any l1asty action un-
til all avenues of arbitration are ex-
plored
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
BAGGAGE RATE
CUT |NCAP|TAL
Is Cents Dropped Off Third
Zone Charge-10 Off Second,
and 5 Off First.

The Public Utilities Commission
today announced a reduction in
baggage rates charged by the
Union Transfer Company. The
new rates are effective April
next The Commissions decision is
a rejection of the company's appli-
cation for a continuation Of the
present rates.
THREE ZONES AFFECTED.
The order. in part. follows:
THAT the charge to be made by the
Union Transfer Company for the han
ding Of the first piece OF baggage in
the third zone, now fixed by commits
sionis order number 3s9 at $I.50. be
and the same is hereby reduced to
$1.25: that the charge for the first
piece OF baggage in the second zone
be reduced from 81 to 0 Qcents, and
that the charge for the first and addi-
tional pieces Of baggage in the frs.
zone be reduced from IS cents to u
cents.
OTHER RATES CONTINUED.
THAT all other rates and charges
of the Union Transfer Company now
in force be and the same are hereby
continued in effect for twelve
months period, beginning April 1,
1921.
THAT this order take effect on April
/, 1921, and remain in force until
March 81, 1922 On April /, 1922, the
rates and charges shall be restored
automatically to those In effect imme-
diately prior to September Is 1921,
unless on or before April 1, 1922, the
commission shall have ordered other
WISE"
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
PRESENT
HECHT W|THPLAQUE
Representative Business Man is
Honored at 25th Anniversary
OF Stores Founding.

Headed by Commissioner Cuno Fl.
Rudolph, leading Washington busi-
ness men and several hundred em-
ployes OF the 'Hecht Company gathered
at the store last night to celebrate
the twenty-nfth anniversary of the
founding of the large department
store. ~
The presentation of a large silver
plaque to Alexander Hecht from the
employees, and songs and speeches
featured the exercises. In present
ing the plaque on behalf Of the en-
ployes, District Commissioner Ru-
dolph paid tribute to Mr.. Hecht for
the service he has rendered the Dis
t-ict as a business man.
"In behalf of the employees OF your
company and as a representative OF
the District Government / present
you with this plaque and congratu-
late you on the service you have
rendered the District as a business
man OF high worth" remarked Com
missioner Rudolph in presenting the
plaque.
HECHT vIsIBLY AFFECTED.
Mr.. Hecht was visibIy affected as
he received the plaque. He praised
the store family for their earnest CO.
operation throughout and their sense
of loyalty to the firm, and pledged
himself to continue commercial serv-
leo to employees and the public as in
the past
II. II. Levi, store manager. pre-
sided and briefly outlined the twenty
Ave years history of the organization.
Ht said that twenty-five years ago
the Hecht Company started business
with one store occupying the first
floor. With the growth of the bust
ness the frm gradually acquired pos
session Of the entire building, and
then the adjoining properties. until
now they own the corner sites, in
cluding the Shubert-Garrick Theater
Oh + street and warehouses extend
ing back on Z street.
TO ERECT NEW BUILDING.
Since planning its business upon q
specialized basis. the growth OF the
firm has been more rapid than ever
before. The two Immediately adjoin-
ing properties on Seventh street are
now in process of being remodeled for
the expanding hosiery and glove
shops, and 1t Is expected that in the
near future the Hecht' Company will
erect a new building, which will be
one of the largest in Washington.
Besides store employees" the cele-
bration party included Stanley Lans-
burgh, A. Weyl, Sam Hart, Phil Herr
mann, M. Goldenberg, Simon Kann,
Sam Heller. Joseph Strasberger. Har-
ry Hahn, A. Lisner. William Everett,
C. p. Derby, Arthur Seymour, Harry
Cunningham, Charles J. Columbus,
and F. X. wholley.
The ONCE was decorated with floral
offerings from various business stores
OF the city. Music was rendered un-
der the direction OF Charles s. Wen
gerd, OF the Community Service.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
CUMBERLAND GETS SITE
FOR AIR MAIL LANDING

CUMBERLAND, Md. March 31.-As
the result OF the aeroplane visit here
Monday Of Lieutenant c. f. Crumrine,
chief of the Postal Air Service, and
Lieut.. James J. Langdin, Of Boiling
Field, 1t is proposed to locate a land
field for army and postal aviators on
the proposed Federal air route from
Washington to Dayton, Ohio. here.
The property of the American Cellu-
lose and Chemical Manufacturing
Company, Limited. at Amcellc, along
the Potomac river, six miles west Of
here. will be used. A large field in
rA--~~ bottom has been granted.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
TWO GIRLS BATTLE
FOR 100000 Prize
Jury Must Decide Which Claim.
ant Is Heir to Rich
Estate.

LEAVENWORTH. Kan, March 81
Years ago two little girls OF the
same age were playmates in Leaven-
worth orphanage. Since then both
have married and one has died. Now
jury in District Court here is being
called upon to decide which one is
the rightful heir to an estate valued
at more than two hundred thousand
dollars.
Mrs. Maggie Meyers. of Easton,
Kan. and the children Of Mrs.
Josephine Simpson, who died rec
emily, are claiming the estate. which
consists of valuable land in Cal
ifornia The court action Is TO de-
termine which of the two orphanage
girls was the daughter of Mrs. Marie
Pieper. known in Leavenworth as
''old lady Batch. an eccentric char
acter. who sold knick-knacks from
house to house for years. After her
death it was learned that she had
been left the fortune in California
Mrs. Meyers contends that she is
the rightful heir, having been adopted
by H. w. Gillette, of this city, who
found her in the orphanage. Scars
she is known to have received in a
fire when 2 girl. when the home OF
"old lady Batch was destroyed
in the case.
According to the records OF the
orphanage. however, Mrs. Simpson
was "old lady BAtch's" daughter 6u,
the other claimant contends thers
was a case of mistaken identity, the
two girls being of the same age and
similar appearance.
Many old residents Of Leayenworth
are being called IN the case in an ef.
fort to untangle the web wover
ABOUT thSstHp. claimants, m
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
R. R. CR|S|SPUT
|UP TO HARDING
President Takes Up Wages and
Rates, Problem With
Judge Barton.
BY DAVID M. CHURCH.
International News Service.

A1eGAsesSVsss fvV"o C1hvsSVs
President Harding today took up
the difficult task Of untangling the
railroad snarl.
The President conferred with
Judge R. M. Barton, chairman Of
the Railroad Labor Board, and
Chairman Clark, Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. With
these two officials the President
planned to make a thorough study
of the present railroad situation.
WAGES AND RATES FIRST.
One of the irst questions which
the President Is understood to have
taken up is that OF reduction of wages
for railroad employees and reduction
of freight and passenger rates for the
railroads, seeking the views OF the
two chairmen on these questions.
Railroad executives are understood
to have already laid before the Presi-
dent extensive arguments showing
the necessity for reduction OF wages.
and the President desires data from
Judge Barton q sto the views of the
railroad board on this subject. Chair
man Clark IL understood to be pre-
pared to outline the situation with re-
garu 10 pOSSioiiity VI rate TeouStions.
100 ROADS HAVE DEFICIT.
The seriousness of the situation,
from the railroad standpoint, Is
shown in q report issued today by tho
Association OF Railway Executives.
which declares that reports filed with
the Interstate Commerce Commission
show that the carriers in January suf-
fered q deficit of 31.167 800. while 100
out Of 202 railroads reported that thsy
failed to earn. their expenses and
taxes. During December there were
but eighty-eight railroads which re-
ported failure to earn expenses and
taxes.
The Association Of Railway Execu-
tives holds that the railroads are fall
ing to earn the Q per cent guarantee,
provided in the transportation act un-
der the advanced rates. 1t 10 ex-
pected, however. that the Admipistra-
tion in it's inquiry will seek to deter
mine whether earnings might be in
creased through greater traffic II
rates were reduced.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
WYOMING HAD FIRST
/! OF WOMEN JURORS

LARAMIE. wyo., March 31.--Mrs
N. A. Heath, whose husband recently
died In Ogden, Utah, has been revealed
as the only surviving member Of the
nrst woman jury in the United States.
The jury was drawn in Laramie in
1870 and served throughout Q full
term of court
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
Bowling Green Auto Leader.

Bowling Green, the thriving little
municipality OF Kentucky, with a
population OF 10000. claims the dis
tinction OF issuing more automobile
licenses than any other city of it's
size in the country. IL Is estimated
to have one car to every three ip-
habitants.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31


England recently seventh birthday From left right
W.
William Bailey grandmother and Mrs Cnneon
his great grandma
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A poverty stricken poet has won the
hand Of great heiress by writing verse.
Rad OF thie woDdrous. fairy book romAnce
IN The sunday Timea-
The Washington times., 1921-03-31

DO Women Work Harder Than Men
You will md the answer to this aucsfion
In The Sunday Timea-
New-York tribune., 1921-09-22
Lee Protests to Hyla,
On Clubbing Of Jobless
"Treatment of Unemployed by
Police Was Nothing Less
Than Infamous.'' He Save

Algernon Lee, former floor leader for
the Socialists in the Board of Alder
men, yesterday wrote to the Mayor,
protesting against the treatment Of
unemployed by the police In connection
with the attempt Of Urbain Ledoux to
establish his auction block in this
city. Mr. Lees contest for the seat Of
Alderman Moritz Graubard, Democrat,
from the Sth Aldermanic District, has
been dragging before the committee on
privileges and elections of the board.
Tho Socialists contend that Mr.. Lee
was elected but counted out BY
Tammany. The matter has been taken
to the courts. Mr.. Lee said:
The treatment of unemployed work
ingmen by the police Monday and yes
terday is nothing less than infamous.
You are the chief executive Of this
city, vested with ample power to con-
troll the various departments. You can
not escape responsibility for these
brutal outrages.
''It seems that your administration can
think of no better policy than that Of
clubbing men who are unwilling to
starve in silence"
Mayor Hylan yesterday "hastened"
to congratulate Bird S. Coler, Com
missioner of Public Welfare; John
Sullivan, vice-president Of the New
York State Federation of Labor, and
Major William F. Deegan, vice-com-
mander of the American Legion of New
York State, members Of the new In
dustrial Aid Bureau appointed by the
Mayor, upon the substantial progress
you have already made in the i'm
portant work of helping to meet the
present unemployment conditions by
having secured many positions for
men out Of employment.o
New-York tribune., 1921-09-22
Daylight Saving Time
Ends Sunday at 2 A. NJ.
jewellers Warn Against Abrupt
Turning of Watches and
Clocks an Hour Back

Daylight saving time will end on Sun
day morning at o'clock.
Keepers of the family timepeces will
solemnize the return to normal, or
sun, time, the last thing before retir-
ing on Saturday evening. If they value
the mechanism of their clocks, they
will obey the suggestion Of jewelers.
and instead of setting the clock back
one hour, will set it ahead eleven
hours. This warning was issued yes
terday by jewelers., who remember the
havoc wrought in the delicate insides
Of metropolitan district clocks last
year when hands were suddenly turned
back at the end Of the ght-saving
period.
The period Of short mornings and
long evenings is two months shorter
this season than it was last, owing to
an amendment in the daylight saving
act. Last year the period was from the
last Sunday in March to the last Sum
day in October. This year it was from
the last Sunday in April to the last
Sunday in September.
Most of the towns in the metropoli-
tan area followed the example of New
York City and adopted the same day.
light-saving schedule. Most cities
throughout the neighboring states did
the same. but the rural districts and
many smaller cities clung to standard
time.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-22
Bedtime Stories
Black Pussy is Homeless
By Thornton w. Burgess
There's nothing to make yo4l feel
disgrace
Lake door that's closed in your
very face.
Black Pussy.

Black Pussy had been in trouble
before, but never, never, never in
such trouble as she was now. The
scent with which Jimmy Skunk had
sprinkled her was so strong that it
made her feel ill. At first it had
taken her breath away SO that it
seemed to her she would choke to
death. She was quite over that in a
few minutes, but her stomach was
upset. She tried to run away from
that dreadful smell, but she couldn't
do that. OF course not. You see she
Carried it right along with her, for
1t was in her fur.
When she was we'll away from the
Old Orchard and Jimmy Skunk she
rolled in the grass and rubbed her
head and neck along the ground, do
ing her best to get rid of that smell.
II was all useless.
sOh, dear! Oh, dear! Oh. dear!
what ever shall / do ?" she moaned.
am IN disgrace. must keep out
o. sight until get rid of this dread
iui smell. Until I do no one will
tes me come near him. Ugh, how
hate that Jimmy Skunk!"
when Black Pussy reached Farmer
Browns barn she crept under 4 and
ASSt CVIutT. 1n6f0 she
curled up. the most miserable Cat Cat
IN all the Great World. She had
oeen there only little while when
she heard footsteps on the fioor over
her head and then the voice Of her
master, Farmer Browns Boy.
"Phcw!" he exclaimed. "Phe-e-.v,
Jimmy Skunk has been around thi.
barn and some one has been foolish
enough to bother him. I wonder -
he is under the barn now. NV INV
this is dreadful! Jimmy never uses
that little scent-gun Of his unlesa he
u in danger or thinks he is. / don't
know Of any one around here who Womb
be likely to make him use that little
gun unless it is Bowser. Bowser
sometimes forgcts and does foolish
things"
Farmer Browns Boy went to the
barn door and looked out. Bowser
the Hound was lying stretched out in
the sun. He beat the ground lsziIy
With his tail when his master spoke |
% him. Then, at his masters COM |
nand to come to him. he got to his
'eet. stretched, yawned and walked !
lowly over to the barr door, wag-
Ing his tail all the way.
He doesn't act AZ If he had been
New-York tribune., 1921-09-22

in trouble Of any kind" muttey.d
Farmer Browns Boy. Then. as Bnwssr az
stood up with his front paws against
his master and tried to lick his fac.
FARMER Browns Boy looked relieved.
al! right, old fellow" said he.
You haven't had anything to do with
jimmy Skunk and I'm glad of that.
Perhaps he used his scent on Robber
the Rat under the barn. I'm rlad i
was under the barn instead Of tho
house."
All day Black Pussy remained in
that darkex corner under the barn
In all her life she had never spent such
9 miserable day. Twice she heard
MRS: brown call her, but she paid
no heed. 1t was not until toward
night that she began to feel a littla
hungry and decided to 90 un ia ths
house for her supper. So ashamed
was she that she actually sneaked
across the barnyard. "Mecw.' said
she, very meekly, as she sat on the
doorstep.
Mrs. Brown opened the door and
Black Pussy walked in. "Mercyi''
cried Mrs. Brown. Get out of this
house, you dreadful Cat! Scat!"
Black Pussy ran under the stove
Mrs. Brown seized broom and poked
her out. Then she drove Black pussy
out OF the house and back toward the
barn. Poor Black Pussy, She felt
that now she was homeless.
Copyright 1921, r. W. Burgess
The next story: BLACK Pussy IL
an Outcastr
New-York tribune., 1921-09-22
Police Disregard
Wonlen's Protest
At Park Insults
T
you're Like Agitators of
Three Years Ago." Leader
Of Sunset Club, Who Tried
to Feed Jobless. Is Told

formal protest made yesterday at
Police Headquarters by the Sunset
Club, an organization of grandm others
whose members were insulted and
driven from Bryant Park by the police
on Tuesday when they sought to feed
the jobless and hungry, was met with
curt dismissal, according to Mrs.
Harriet Macdonald, Of 317 West Nine
ty-Afth Street, spokesman for the or
ganization.
YOU'RE like the agitators Of three
years ago." Mrs. Macdonald said she
was told by an official who said he was
the chief inspector. You'll incite a
riot that will go raging up Fifth Ave-
nue. and break all the windows. II
you want to feed these men apply for a
permit or feed them in your own
home.''
William ]. Lahey is the chief in
spector, but he was not seen by Mrs.
Macdonald. who carried on her conver-
sation by telephone. She had asked
for Commissioner Enright, but was re-
ferred, to Lahey. Her purpose in call
regulations the members of the Sun
set Club would have to abide by in
their effort to relieve distress. She
pointed out that all the members Of
the club are women Of prominence and
good standing and their purpose in
carrying food to the hungry was sim
ply to help the men.
AT this, according to the clubs repre-
sentative, the voice on the wire imme-
diately changed in tune" He en-
planned very carefully that he had not
meant to compare the Sunset Club
members to "agitators Of three years
ago." but that he was trying to con-
vince her that their present limo Of
activity would create riots like those
of three years ago"
To Mrs. Macdonald's inquiry about
regulations-how the elderly club
members could proceed with their
humanitarian work without the fear Of
coming in contact with the police or
policemen's clubs. she said the official
monotonously repeated this one SEN
tence:
apply for permit or feed 'cn in
your own homes"
A formal complaint then was lodged
by the club against Patrolman c,117,
who is accused by the women of bru-
tality in handling the hungry men
who. clamored for the food.
1t was said by Mrs. Macdonald that
one of the women caught in the near
riot OF Tuesday had suffered a COM
plete breakdown as result Of the
violence she witnessed. She is Mrs.
Elinor Chaplin, Of 211 West Forty
sixth Street, ninety years old
New-York tribune., 1921-09-22
General Weather Condition.

UOnCrG WS0Cnef CONDITIONS
WASHINGTON. Sept. 21-The northern
Lake Superior with the lowest barometer,
ee.l6 inches. at White River. This dis
turbance has been attended by general
rains within the last twenty -four hours in
the Mississippi Valley and all districts
east thereof except along the south At
iantic and east Gulf coast and by strong
southwest and west winds and gales on the
Great Lakes.
There has been considerable rise in
temperature In the north Atlantic states
and over the plains states and the Rocky
Mountain and plateau regions and fall
in temperature in the Mississippi Valley
and east Gulf states. Temperatures con-
tinued above normal generally over the
United States.
In New England showers will be fol-
weather Thursday and fair weather Fri
day.
In the middle Atlantic states, the region
Of the Great Lakes. the Ohio Valley and
fair without material change in tenn
perature THURSDAY and Friday. In the
south Atlantic and east Gulf states the
weather will be partly cloudy with scat
tered local thunder showers and no ma
terial change in temperature Thursday and
Friday.
Storm warnings are displayed on tho
Atlantic coast at and north Of Delaware
Breakwater and on Lake Ontario
Forecaxts by Observation-Disclosures New
York and southern New misunderstanding
to-day; tomorrow fair; no change in tenn
perature-
Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware-Fair to-day and Tomorrow;
western New York and western Penn
sylvania-Fair to-day and probably to-
morrow; no change in temperature.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-22
Bureau Gets 10 Jobs;
400 Apply During Day
IS Employment Experts Assure
Employers of Getting Good
Men: Cufe to Feed TObIcss

men; C0fe to Feed JObteSS
Joblcss men and women are turning
in greater numbers TO the Municipal
Industrial Aid Bureau, at Worth and
Center streets, and employers Of this
city are responding more readily to
their appeals for work.
Fourteen hundred applicants were
received yesterday by Louis N. Sulli-
van. director Of the bureau, and he
declared they were much above the
average In equipment. OF this number
400 we're sent to Long Island City for
employment in an automobile plant,
while seventy others were taken singly
or in small groups by other organiza-
tions.
Director Sullivan pointed out that
he had as assistants fifteen employ
ment experts, and that manufacturers
could be assured that only the right
type Of workers would be sent to them.
He urged all employers Of labor to
telephone him at Franklin 1910 when
in need Of help.
Among the applicants for work are
expert craftsmen, accountants, eff
ers and professional men with good
records.
One restaurant in the city has re-
sponded to the appeal issued by Com
missioner Coler. who has asked that
jobless men be fed. 1t is the Strand
Restaurant. owned by Harry Gold and
Kipniss, at 117-119 West Forty
eighth Street, and they will feed fifteen
war veterans q day. The
arrangements were made by Victor S.
Dodworth, director of investigation Of
the Department OF Public Welfare.
Applicants for meals must apply to
Major Underwood, at Salvation Army
in West Fourteenth
Street, near Sixth Avenue, who will
Issue them meal tickets. Kipniss him
self Is an ex-service man and he said
he would serve to the jobless the same
table d'hote dinner served to the
New-York tribune., 1921-09-22
Good Blankets
at small prices

Wool and cotton mixed.
single bed size, $3.50 pair.
Wool and cotton mixed,
double bed size, $3.50 pair.
You will find these blankets
to be very serviceable. And
the very low price is an added
pleasing feature.
Pink or blue borders.
Fourth Gallery, New Building.