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Evening star., 1921-02-27
TR0TSkY WANTS JAPAN
AND GERMANY AS ALLIES
Will Find Pretext for War, He
Says, Urging Army of
1000, 900 Men.

outline of the Russian soviet mill
tary policy calling for a rapproche-
ment with Germany, and possibly
Win Japan is contained in a speech.
TI 10 have been made by
cnvnoijy at recent meeting of the
eouncI OF nigh commissioners and of
tne supreme military council and re-
ce1Veu yesterday in official circles
IN the speech, which was said to
nave met with the approval of ali
the russian generals present. Trot-
SKY declared that the disa strous eco
nomic and domestic situation in
which Russia found herself was fornl
ing her to continue war.
In streSsing the necessity for on
army of 100000 men, he said:
Peace must be signed as late as
possible with Poland. so that we NAV
gain time. When we are ready, we
small ma pretext. even if peace
is signed. to attack her.
Concentration of troops against tba
Baltic states and Finland was sug
gested as preparation for any
eventuality, Bessarabia, he said
would serve as sufficient pretext to
attack Rumania. and Lithuania and
Georgia would serve as depots of war
against Poland and the near east.
Our relations with Germany"
Trotsky continued. must be main
tanned at all costs. She is our best
munitfon provider. Thanks to her
officers, We shall soon launch three
submarines at Nicolaovsk on the
Black sea. Do not let US excite Japan,
VINO ls becoming menace for Amer
lea and who, if she allies herself
to Germany, as after all would be
natural. might be of great help to us
with the latter in our war in the
near east"
Evening star., 1921-02-27

ny many 1aymen. Signals traverse
Underwater cables weakly at best.
and there are definite limits to the
olstance over which messages can be
transmitted; Island relay stations,
therefore, become vital necessities
Because Great Britain owns no
islands in the northeastern Pacific,
ana 1t was not desired to reIay on
ane amen territory of Hawaii. the
nrst racine cable has the longest nom
reiayeo section in the world. 3.45s
Island ~ RAINING
IN Is03, year after the British
cdpie was laid. an American Pacific
capie was established, extending 7.84s
mlies. from San Francisco to the
n1;dnppn with relays at Hawaii,
Midway Island and Guam. without
the possession Of these islands bv the
trnna uar.ea . states the building of
tIdnspacinc cable under American con-
tro1 would have been impossible.
rms American line has branch from
ND ~ me now famous Island of Yap
anu anu connections from there to Shanghai
ana Japan to the north and to the
DuLcn East Indies to the south
~, "niIe cables were being laid under
.ne oceans and telegraph wires were
iS.runs irf on land Alexander Graham Bell
ADDED the desire to connect water
separated countries by this more init
mate means Of communication Tha
hrst noteworthy underwater teiepbone
canle was that laid in 1891, CONNECTING
england with France Submarine teIee
pnone conversations could be carried on
over only relatively short distances. due
70 tne loss OF energy in the long, large
metai conductors. and the voice there-
lore conquered the barriers Of water
slowly After the Straits of Dover were
conquered few other narrow straits
such ai. as those between the Scandinavian
peninsulas. were crossed by telenhona
caoies and connections were made in
me more heavily populated countries
islands. e"fpy
Within the last few years the inyen-
non OF the Pupin loading coils and the
Audion amplifier has opened new posi-
plhties In underwater telephony, and
longer and longer cables are being laid
IN IN edition to the cables from Florida
70 cuba. a telephone cable only a few
miles shorter has recently been laid in
nle,. the Baltic between Germany and East
Prussia, the province which was sepa-
rated from Germany proper by the Pol
ish corridor created by the treaty OF
sea- ~ ''ie
Evening star., 1921-02-27

!! "gridiron" of tiny wires. through the
action of the electrons regulates the
current in the outgoing wires, which
are connected with two small metal
plates inside the tube, the action TAX
ing place in such n way that the out
going current is "amplified." or null
tiplied in strength.
Increase in Volume of Tones.
AS the modulations of the voice in
crease or decrease the amount of cur
rent in the one circuit these fuctua-
tions are amplified in the other circuit.
The voice current can be passed
through as many tubes as desired.
each increasing it in power, and in
the apparatus installed at the Capitol
four small tubes and four large ones
are used.
There are but five amplifier sets in
the world of the type which has been
installed by the telephone company
here. two of them being used for this
work, and the three others now being
in New York
In order to anticipate any break
down. two complete sets of instru
mentS nave been installed. with COM
plete system of switches, SO that all
or part of any one set may be cut
out or cut in at a seconds notice.
The delicate nature of the current as
II comes from the transmitter makes
IT very susceptible to induced currents
from nearby wires, or to other electric
disturbances. so all of the wires are
lnclosed in heavy armored cable, such
as Is generally used only in the most
permanent forms of wiring.
Several horns, constructed of wood
to make them resonant. have been
concealed in the top of the stand
from which President Harding will
speak. some of them being ten and
half feet in diameter. Each group
of horns is connected with a separate
resistance box, so that if the atmos-
rheric conditions make it necessary
for the horns toward the north side
of the plaza to speak more loudly
than those toward the south side, or
vice versa this can be quickly ar
ranged. Observers with telephone
connection with the operators will be
stationed at several points about the
plaza to regulate the volume of sound
as required.
Demonstration Tomorrow.
A special demonstration of the ap-
paratus will be made at 1920 o'clock
tomorrow morning for members of
Congress. and it is expected that a
large number of others will gather on
the plaza, to hear the new scientific
wonder.
In addition to Mr.. Pomeroy. the
engineers who developed. the ampIi-
fer and installed it in the Capitol
are F. J. Ward of New York, F. A.
Hubbard of the Western Electric
Company. J: M Leonard and J. p.
Malloy of the long lines department
of the American Telephone and Tele.
graph Company. and G. L. Weller.
engineer for the Chesapeake anu Po.
tomac Telephone Company at Balti-
more.
Evening star., 1921-02-27
THE WEATHER.

District of Columbia-Rain today;
Loudly and slightly colder tomorrow
ioderate shifting winds.
.Maryland-Rain in east and rain or
now in west portion today; tomor-
ow cloudy and slightly colder; fresh
hitting winds on the coast.
Virginia-Rain today: tomorrow
LOUDLY and slightly colder; moderate
20 fresh shifting winds.
West Virginia-Rain or snow and
colder today; tomorrow fair.
Yesterday's Temperatures.
Midnight, 80; 2 am, 81: 4 am. 80;
e am. %: am, 30: 10 am, 36: IL
ioon' AZ; pm. "A; Pm, 43; pm,
:3: s PM, AZ.
Highest. A; lowest, 2s.
Relative humidity-8 am, 76: 2
pm. AZ: s Pm, SIS.
Hours OF sunshine, 38.
Per cent of possible sunshine, "a.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. 2s; lowest. 16.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States coast
and geodetic survey)
Today-Low tide. 6:l3 am. and 6:45
pm; high tide, 1907 pm.
TOmorrow-Low tide, 7:04 am. and
l:3s pm; high tide. 1928 am. and
1857 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, -6.44 am; sun
sets. 5:5S pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, SAB am:
sun sets, $3.50 pm.
Moon sets. 9:44 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted
one-half hour after sunset.
Weather In Various Cities.
Evening star., 1921-02-27

died. The method is. however. not
yet common enough to warrant the
supposition on the part of the buyer
that the distance the fish comes is not
an important factor.
The custom is still too often TO
slam the catch into n barrel contain
ing ice. which may keep the fish from
actually being unfit for food. but
which. by the alternate thawing dur
ing display and refreeZing at night.
to q marked degre lowers both food
value and flavor. Fish that are per
fectly fresh when frozen and are
properly stored, handled and prepared
for the table. usually are superior in
quality. texture and flavor to fresh
fish shipped long distances packed in
ice. But. alas. too often there is a
Slip-up somewhere. on some ones 5
part Git may be the last link in the
chain. the cook. and in the mean
time good motto for the kitchen
wall is. THE nearer it was caught the
better it is apt to be-
Economic Fact Emphasized.
curious economic fact is empha
Evening star., 1921-02-27
WARSH|P TO BRING BIC.
D|R|C|B[E FROM ITALY
Monster Could Make Journey by
Air, But Fear of Winter
Storms InteTferes.
By the Associated Press.

ROME, February 26-Maj John G.
Thornell of the American air service,
with Capt. Dale Mabry, Lieut.. Walter
Reed and five enlisted men expect to
arrive in Antwerp today, and will pro-
coed Immediately to Rome to take
says a wireless message received here
today through the Havre station from
Maj. Thornell.
The Roma, which was recently bought
by the American government for $780,
600. has a capacity of 1000 cubic
meters, is equipped with six 500 horse
power motors and has a speed of eighty
one miles an hour. 1t will be dis
mantlcd and shipped to the United
States.
Col. James CLANCY. United States
aerial attache here. said today that the
Roma could very easily proceed to
America by air.
CLANCY declared, pass over Gibraltar.
land in the Azores to replenish her gas,
petrol and oil supplies and then proceed.
This would neccsSitate sending the sup
plies to the Azores and require add-
tional personnel, however. 1t would be
inadYisable to make such a trip before
June, because of the weather and be-
sides the American air service wishes
to receive the Roma in the best possible
state"
Col. CLANCY pointed out there was no
use taking chances of damaging the air.
ship in such a voyage when it could be
dismantled very easily for shipment in
any season. which was one of the
Roma's greatest assets.
Once dsmantled ihe Roma will occupy
a relatively small space. 1t will be
loaded on trucks and taken to Genoa
to be shipped probably aboard an
American warship.,
Evening star., 1921-02-27

cries. and some of his chief assistants.
and number of them are of interest
tional fish day, for example. is to be
used, among other instruments. to
impress on the minds of housewives
the merits not only of fish in gen.
eral but in particular of fish from local
sources of supply.
A houSekeeper, perhaps newcomer
to the District. goes to market with
an open mind, knowing only that she
wants fish fora meal. Here are some
of the varieties which make an espe-
cially imposing and appealing appear
ance and which often are praised by
their vender: Salmon, king of fresh
water fishes: halibut. whitefish.. red
snapper. pompano, smelts and cod. All
right; here are the absolute minimum
distances those fish had to travel from
their nearest shipping point. long aft
er their capture, to the local market.
Halibut. at least 500 miles. although most
of it comes from three times that far:
salmon. 500 miles if Atlantic salmon.
and several times that distance if
Pacific; red snapper, 1900; whitefish,
from the great lakes. at least 500
pompano. 1000; cod, 600, and smelts,
all the way from Maine or New
Brunswick. One can guess for her
self how long before the fish men
toned was caught; the salmon prob
ably was taken the summer before.
Fish From Local Sources.
The fish from local sources are not
so large or impressive, with the eX-
ception of the striped bass, or rock
fish. as the local name is. but many of
them are brought in alive to the local
market, and at most they have been
in or on ice but short time. Poto-
mac bass, both varieties. fisheries eX-
perts at the bureau claim. have no
peers as food fishes; shad. of course,
rank high in epicurean realms. but
come only during a, brief season: yet
white and yellow perch, founders
from Chesapeake bay, squeteague or
sea trout" croakers. spots. herring
and butterfish are with US either dur
ing long or at practically all seasons.
while some of the native varieties of
catfish are hard to improve on as a
table delicacy.
Fishermen are beginning to freeze
fish directly on catching them, and
the bureau of fisheries has issued a
leafiet calling the attention of the
public to the merits of fish SO han
Evening star., 1921-02-27
MASTER PRINTERS ELECT.

NORFOLK. Va. February 26.-
Master printers of Virginia, Mary
land, Delaware and the District of
Columbia closed a two-day conven-
ton here today with the election of
officers and adoption of constitu-
tion and bylaws perfecting the or
ganization of the fourth district
Typothetae Federation.
r. H. Williams of Richmond was
elected president. Vice presidents
were named as follows: George K.
Horn, Baltimore; w. Robert Beverley,
Richmond; A. r. Saylor, Wilmington.
Del; o. T. Wright, Washington, and
E. l.. Graves, Norfolk.
Evening star., 1921-02-27
AmplJ1er for Ha,dingS Address
Has Successful Hy-Outat Plaza
Delicate Mechanism Inaugural Event Carries Words
to Distance Half City Block A.uay-Music
Heard at Distance of Block

Under adverse conditions, due to a
strong wind and a number of passing
automobiles, the intricate mechanism
ing's inaugural address to be heard
by all of the thousands who will as
semble on the Capitol plaza was
given it's initial try-out yesterday
afternoon, the demonstration being
the most complete success that has
ever marked this unique form of
sound transmission.
For weeks engineers of the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany of New York and others from
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone laboratories in Baltimore have
full enough in some of it's parts to
elcctrocute a careless meddler, and
so delicate in other respects that the
feeble electric impulses can hardly
be measured
Heard Half n Block Away.
Pacing up and down on the plat
form from which Mr.. Harding will
SPEAK and at times several feet
away from the inconspicuous trans
mltter on the table nearby. w. d.
fomeroy of the American Telegraph
ana Telephone Company addressed
group OF neWSpapermen and telephone
omciais standing fully half a city
block away, giving first a brief de-
scrlptfon of the apparatus he was
using, and concluding with Sparta
Gus to the Gladiators." the prize reci-
tation of every schoolboy forty years
ago.
Although there was a strong cross
WIND blowing and the noise of pass
ing automobiles was almost constant,
every word and the enunciation of
each SYLLABLE could be heard distinct
~. 10 further test the amplifiers,
Severai records were played on a
taking machine in a Sound-proof
room. one of the transmitters being
the music could be heard distinctly
on the steps of the Congressional
Library. block away.
inough there are dry cells, storage
ca.teries, generators, resistance coils
induction coils, switches and other
electrical devices almost without num-
Der involved in the process of ampIifi.
cation. the chief instrument is a
vacuum tube. resembling in size and
shape an ordinary electric light bulb.
In each of these three sets of Itinv
wires are arranged, one being on the
incoming circuit. another being ma rt
of the outgoing circuit and the third
oelng battery circuit of two or four
small wires which carry sufficient to
neat them to red glow
II Is a principle of electricity that q
wire so heated throws off innumerahle
eiectrons,' form of electric energy
ihese are Influenced by electric cEr.
rents In a way it is easier to demon
strate than to explain But the in
coming current, which passes through
Evening star., 1921-02-27
'NATIONAL FISH DAY. ADDED
TO CALENDAR OF "ANNUALS"

Wednesday. March 9. National Fish
day" Pin this in your hat or. better,
hang 1t up in your kitchen.
This will be a new annual day" to
most Americans, but it is hopefully
expected that, after two or three
years. it will become as easily re-
memberable as Halloween. grounding
day. or. in fact. any outside the select
category of Christmas. Fourth of July
and Thanksgiving. 1t will be easier
10 remember next year and succeed
ing years than in 1921, for hereafter
it is planned to have it coincident
with the first day of Lent.
The observance of this particular
day is fostered by the United States
Fisheries Association, headquarters
of which are in Boston. and is enthu-
siastically recommended by the United
states bureau of fisheries. Such a
day has been popular fixture for the
past five years, in Canada, where the
first day of Lent is set aside for it's
observance. and it is planned to cele-
brate it in conjunction with the Do
minion. with the idea of internation-
alizing it.
To Wake Up Fish Industry.
The phrases Eat fish today" or
Fat more fish," while strictly applic-
able to this March 9. express but a
small part of its purpose. The observ-
ance is not merely to increase sales
for one day. but to wake up the fish
industry and convince it and the pub
lie that it is entitled to a place as one
OF the leading businesses of the coun-
try; to bring home to the people a
realization of the tremendous unde-
Veloped natural resources of the fish
cries of this country, and to remind
people that fish is not something to
be eaten just as a substitute for mea
on fast days. but. properly prepared,
rs toothsome, staple and economical
article of diet in all seasons.
Enlisted in the furtherance of the
idea, besides the federal bureau of
fisheries, are the various state bu-
reaus, sectional. fisheries associations.
particularly those east of Chicago and
north of the Carolinas; the press. the
movies" national clubs, all agencies
catering to the inner man and ma
tional and state legislative bodies.
There are many special angles to
the campaign, according to DR.. Hugh
NJ. Smith, head of the bureau of fish
Evening star., 1921-02-27
RETAIL COAL MEN
ARE ALSO INDICTED
Among 227 Defendants Held
BY Grand Jury on Fuel
Price Conspiracy Charge.
Dy tie Associated Press.

tEe ASSOCidteu TESS.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 26.-Re-
all coal dealers and officers of their
ssociationS are among the 227 de-
endants, it was learned here today, to
, he federal grand jury indictment re-
urned in court here late yesterday
harging a conspiracy to force high
rices for soft coal by curtailing pro-
uction. The identity of these defend
ats or their number, said to be less
leir counsel informed federal officials
lat the men would surrender on de-
Land.
Mark Storen, United States marshal,
= lid that no arrests would be made
ltil next week, and that service on
+ le capiases for Missouri. Illinois,
entucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania de-
ndants would be left to the marshals
those states. These arrests were
It expected to be made until the last
next week.
None of the indicted officers of the
nited Mine Workers was in this city
day. but the unions headquarters
inounced that John Lewis. president,
ID William Green, secretary were ex-
cted here early next week. All of
e miners and union officials. it was
i'd, would not fight removal to
!. ..diana for trial.
Fights on Removal Expected.
Federal prosecuting officials, how
er. expected legal fights against re-
oval to be made by other defendants
other states because of their similar
ton when indicted some time ago
Ider the Lever food and fuel control
t. The expectancy of the fight
,ainst removal was said to have been
e of the reasons for delaying ar
ignment of all defendants until next
-,ay 8.
While new bonds of $4,000 each will
required of all defendants, officials
planned that those defendants who pro-
\ led bonds in that amount under the
yer act would not be required to put
additional cash or security. A new
nd, it was said. would be required
der the new indictment. and as soon
provided the defendant will be re-
lsed on his own recognizance under
e Lever act charge.
ALLS CHARGES 'PoPPYCoCKo
Evening star., 1921-02-27
new COUNTY TREASURER.
Deane Hundley Named By Virginia
Court for Position.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG Va, February
26-Deane Hundley of Dunnsville
has been appointed by Judge J. w.
Chinn as treasurer of Essex county
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of the late treasurer. w. j.
Parker.
Mr. Hundleys resignation as a
member of the house of delegates
from Essex and King and Queen has
been for rwarded to Gov. Davis.
Evening star., 1921-02-27

sized by DIR. Smith. IT is that fish IL
the only great food staple that in the
face of decreased production has re-
Gently experienced both a falling or
in demand and drop in price. This
condition exists everywhere and is
anomalous, he says, but is remcdiable.
Through the courtesy of the health
department OF the District the hut
reau has received reports of the daig
receipts of fishery products sold TO
the retailers OF Washington. and. TO
some extent. at retail in the market.
1t is estimated that they represent
about 90 per cent of the receipts %
water products in the city. These
daily reports have been tahulated by
months and species. The total re-
ceipts in 1920 We're S.51S.7l1 pounds
a decrease OF 2,l59. 1863 pounds. or 30
per cent. as compared with 1919. This
decrease is 4 reflection sof the gen
eral decrease in the consumption of
fishery products throughout the coun-
try.
Evening star., 1921-02-27
SNOWFALL HURLERS HELD
Woman Badly Hurt by Frozen
Missle-Eleven Boys Arrested.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The STIR
CUMBERLAND. Md, February 2s-
Eleven youths. several being almost
grown. were held for juvenile court
yesterday for bombarding sleighing
parties at Midland with iced snow. !.
balls of snow that had been soaked
In water and frozen. Miss Ursula
Yates. member of party driven py
Thomas d. Morgan, has several teeth
knocked out and her lips cut. She
lost heavily Of blood and her face
viii be disfgured. But several of
dozen in Morgan's party escaped in
jury, his married sister and her two
small children beirg among the worst
hurt
Evening star., 1921-02-27
ALLs CHARGES "PoPPYCoCK,
al Operators Official Denies Any
Conspiracy.

ST. LOUIS. February 26.-Thomas T.
ewsteJ formerly chairman Of the
: ale committee Of coal operators in the
. ntral competitive field. named in fed
4 al indictments yesterday at Indian
: oils against operators and miners. to-
cay declared the charges of conspiracy
y Gre "all poppycock"
There is no such agreement between
oerators and miners as embodied in the
: iarges OF the government" Mr.. Brew
;--er asserted. The only agreement is
the wage question and this was di-
cted by President Wilson in accord
ace with a mandate of the United
states bituminous coal commission"
Evening star., 1921-02-27
q. S. S. TENNESSEE ON TEST

NEW YORK, February 26.-The
battleship Tennessee. one Of the larg-
est additions to Uncle Sans Nayy.
left the navy yard here today for her
second speed trial of the Virginia
capes. On the first trial trip. last Octo-
Der. one Of her generators broke down
and forced her to return to port.
Evening star., 1921-02-27
LIQUOR FREIGHT RATES UP.

OTTAWA. February 26-Permis-
sion for an increase in freight rates
on liquor shipments in Canada was
granted today by the board of rail-
way commissioners upon petition of
the Canadian Freight Association
Liquor dealers will be obliged to bear
the increased cost. The railroads
claimed that they lost hundreds of
thousands of dollars last year in set
tling liquor claims. in addition to
heavy expense in protecting liquor in
1IsugI2
Evening star., 1921-02-27

England's Princess Mary is an ar
dent devotee Of the movies
Evening star., 1921-02-27
"Neeessary Raw Material, :,

THE Pacific. with it's vast distances,
illustrates admirably the cable-cre-
ated need for the ownership Of small
Islands, for which, during the latter
part Of the last century. there was
much competition. little understood
Evening star., 1921-02-27

A curious economic fact is empha-
The Washington herald., 1921-11-10
HORSES. VEHICLES, ETC.

PAIR SMALL MULES, TWO HORSES AND
pony; double set harness and Ice wagons
Apply S24 K st. sw. s78