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The Washington herald., 1921-09-20
SEVEN-FOOT MAN
REVISITS AMERICA

NEW YORK. Sept. 1s.-The big
|Fest man physically to visit America
In a long time is Sir William North
fup Mcmillan. of Nairobi, Africa. Sir
William stands feet and weighs 5Uv
bounds. He was the host of Theodore
Roosevelt in Africa
Ind his mother was one of the bene-
kectors Of Washington University. He
has been ore of the British commits
foners in East Africa. and Is en-
|oute to St Louis to look after busi-
less interests He arrived today on
he white Star liner Baltic.
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SOVIET FLAG FLIES
BESIDE OLD GLORY
BOlsheUiEi Purchase Site
Containing American
Consulate.

Special Gable to The Washington Hersl
and Chicago Tribune.)
REvAL, Sept. 1s.-American
travellers visiting the American
consulate here will be surprised
to see the American Red Cross
flag. Old Glory and the Red
Soviet government flag all sus-
pended from the same building.
For some time the Bolshevists
have been attempting TO pur-
chase n more valuable site for
their legation, II being felt that
the present one, the Hotel Pet
rOgrad, is located i'm too obscure
q locality.
After negotiations they suc-
ceeded in purchasing the build
ing mt 10 Langstrasse, at pres
ent housing the American Red
Cross mission and the American
consulate. The Anal papers in
the deal were signed on Sep
tember 2 and a few days later a
three-days notice to move was
given several firms located I'm
the building. Neither the Amer
lean consulate nor the Red Cross
mission will be required to
move.
Copyright 1871
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BAKERSFIELD, Cal. Sept. 10. =
Eight thousand striking oil workers
were admittedly in control tonight
of the oil fields of the Taft district.
Deputized by tie local officials,
who are said to be in sympathy with
them. $50 of the strikers. most of
them former service men. have con-
stituted themselves into law and
order" committee and are patrolling
the roads of the district, ostensibly
for the purpose of preventing boot
logging. but actually for the pur-
pose of preventing the importation
of nonunion labor.
All automobiles travelling through
the district are being stopped at
The Washington herald., 1921-09-20
NAVY YARD MEN
EXPECT CABINET
To TAKE ACTION
Workers Believe Pay Cut
Will Be Considered
By Executives. >

Although confident that the navy
yard wage controversy will be
brought before members of the
Presidents Cabinet today, COM
mittees of workers from the Wash
ington Navy Yard yesterday con-
tinued their campaign against the
proposed reduction by enlisting the
support of a number of government
officials, bankers, businessmen and
labor leaders.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation OF Labor, the
entire membership of the Central
Labor Union, Henry Lansburgh,
president of Lansburgh and Bro,
department store; NJ. d. Rosenberg,
president of the Bank of Commences
and Savings, and former president
of the Bankers Association of
Washington; and Theodore Roose-
velt, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, were among those who
pledged support to the workers.
Expect Cabinet Action.
With Secretary of Labor Davis,
Secretary of Commerce Hoover and
Postmaster General Hays already
pledged to do all in their power"
to have the matter brought before a
meeting of the Cabinet before final
action is taken on the reduction in
salaries, the workers feel certain the
matter will be discussed at the Cab
met meeting today.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
Roosevelt voiced his support of the
workers contentious for a further
consideration of the wage scale yes
terday, when a committee represent
ing the apprentice boys of the
Washington Navy Yard, headed by
Archie Fletcher. called upon him
for the purpose of presenting a copy
of resolution which had been
adopted by the apprentice boys at
"a meeting held last Saturday.
Promise of Roosevelt.
Il will take the matter under
advisement and will do all in my
rower to bring these facts which
you have laid before me to the
attention of Secretary Denby." said
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt.
Previous to their visit to the
Navy Department the apprentice
boys committee called to see Pres-
ANSh1 ldh ulHBp DuI O"lhS To pre-
vious engagement, the Chief Ex-
ecutive was unable to receive them.
A copy of the resolution as adopt
ed at Saturdays meeting was dis
patched to the President through
Assistant Secretary Hurd.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, in
formed the navy yard workers that
he would do all in his power to
have the matter brought before
the Cabinet officers to seek further
consideration of the proposed wage
cut.
Labor Union Acts.
A resolution earnestly and en-
phatically" protesting against the
actions of the Navy Department in
arbitrarily setting a wage which
Is insufficient for decent living and
wholly unjust" was passed at a
meeting of the Central Labor Union
held in Musicians Hall, 1905 E
street northwest, last night.
The resolution also sets forth that
delegates from the body would cali
upon the President to direct the
setting of a wage schedule which
Will insure justice and a high stand
ard Of citizenship among govern
ment workers, and that a copy of
the resolution shall be sent to
PRESIDENT Harding. members of his
cabinet, president of the Senate
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SENATOR STERLING.
WILL SEEK ACTION
ON ANTIBEER BILL.
"Drys" Hope to Prevent
Tax Measure from TAX
ing Precedence.

The prohibition issue will be re-
vived with increased intensity i'm
mediately upon the tap Of the gong
reconvening Congress tomorrow.
Senator Sterling. of South Dakota.
leader of the radical "drys," stated
that he would move to resume con-
sideration of the Willis
antibeer- bill just as soon as the
Senate meets.
The object is to get action on the
antibeer bill before the tax bill
takes the right Of way. The tax
bill is to be reported to the Senate
tomorrow. but probably will not be
ready for debate for several DAYS.
The "drys" realize that once the
tax bill is made the unfinished busi-
ness. the antibeer bill will have a
long wait before 1t can be taken up
again.
Vets Plan Fiiibuster.
The "wets" are equally determined
to prevent the final passage Of the
antibeer bill. They succeeded in
blocking it by a ilibuster before
Congress adjourned on August "a.
and they are confident they can cas-
lily continue the flibuster- until the
antibeer bill is displaced by the tax
measure. After the tax bill is dis
posed of the Panama Canal tolls
question, the railroad funding bill
and the foreign loan refundingi bill
are counted upon to keep the Senate
occupied to the further exclusion of
the antibeer bill.
The antibeer bill will come he
fore the Senate in the form of a
conference report which already
bears House approval. The chief
contention is that section Of the bill
designed to restrain search and
seizure methods. The VETS con-
tend that the conference report so
weakens this section as to render it
valueless 80
Fear Dry Law Reaction.
Some of the more conservative
prohibitionists are trying to can or
the radical dry leaders in their fight
for the antibeer bill. They frankly
admit signs of reaction against pro-
hibition In many parts Of the eoun-
try. and they are fearful that too
rigid enforcement of the Eighteenth
amendment will give the dry"
cause a serious setback.
Senator Sterling. who has charge
OF the antibeer bill. sees no such
signs, however. He declared yes
terday he was convinced by the cor
respondence he received during the
Congressional recess that the vast
majority of the people wanted the
bill enacted.
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MEXICAN AFFAIRS
UPTO ROUGH RIDERS

When Matthew Hanna assumed his
duties yesterday as chief of the di-
vision of Mexican affairs at the State
Department, that work passed into
the hands of a triumvirate of for
mer Rough Riders" They are Henry
p. Fletcher, Undersecretary of
State; George T. Summerlin, charge
d'affaires and counsellor at Mexico
City. and Mr.. Hanna.
Each of the three served under the
late Col Roosevelt in Cuba. Since
that time they have been closely asso-
|ciated and all have had extended ex-
|perience in Mexican affairs, Mr.
Hanna having looked after American
Interests In Mexico for the last four
land a half years.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-20
Prisoner in Culpeper
Jail Makes His Escape

CULPEPER. Va, Sept. 19.-The
negro arrested on Saturday, charged
with robbing Robert Miller's home
on Main street, escaped from jail
this morning. He was not confined
in a cage but was in the large
room of the jail which contains
the cells. 1t is thought someone
opened the door of the cell room
and let him escape.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-20
BALFOUR MAY HEAD
BRITISH DELEGATES
Especial Gable to The Washington Herald
and ChicAgo TribuneO


and Chicago Tribune.)
LONDON, Sept. 1e-It is now
practically certain that neither
Prime Minister Lloyd George or
Earl Curzon will be able to go to
Washington for the disarmament
conference. Lloyd George will be
too busy with the Irish and other
domestic problems, while Lord Cur
zon will not be able to leave be-
cause of the unsettled state Of In
ternational affairs in Europe.
II Is practically certain that Ar
thur ]. Balfour will head the dele
cation, and the other members will
consist of Lord Lee. the first lord
OF the admiralty. one dominion rep
resentative and probably worthing-
ton Evans, the secretary of war,
who is a financial as well as a mill
tary expert.
(Corvr{rh& rop1
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SEVENTY BURIED
ALIVE IN MINE
Especial Gable to The washinxtou He
and Chicago Tribune.1
BRISBANE.

VbPeclAl OtbIe 20 The WashinRton Herald
and Chicago Tribune.) 8
BRISBANE. Sept. 1s.-Seventy
men have been entombed in the
Mount Mulligan coal mine, 100 miles
from Cairns, Queensland. as the re-
suit Of an explosion and little hope
is extended for their release.
Volunteer rescuers immediately
sought to dig through the debris to
reach their comrades. but so far
their efforts have been In vain.
.lceryrisht ls21.l
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Copyright ls21.)

LONDON. Sept. 1s.-continuins
his rapid exchange Of telegram,
with Lloyd George. De Valera to
night declared the readiness of tn,
Sim Fein TO enter into an uncon.
ditional conference. The Dali 1.
prepared to authorize its delegate,
to go to the parley without insist.
ing upon the preliminary recorni.
ton OF Irish sovereignty.
Tonight's message is an intima.
tion to Lloyd George that he, on
his part, is expected not to insist
upon Ireland's retention within the
empire as a condition to the con.
ference.
Step Toward Peace.
Tonight's telegram from the
Irish leader is by far the most
important of the latest series mas
much as it represents a real ad-
vance towards peace on the part OF
the Irish leaders, who now expect
Lloyd George to display an equally
conciliatory spirit.
De Valera asks that Ireland's
present claims to independence
shall stand unprejudiced, unless
the conference results in the offer
and acceptance of full dominion
status.
De Valera's latest telegram was
dispatched after a hurried session
of the Daail Stream cabinet. called
CnNTINTTEn n
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Otle lleral0s aa-lnArx

tuesday Specials for Early Buying are offered TODAY
by the following local merchants to Herald rsad
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Question of Sovereignty
Need Not Interfere,
Says De Valera.
WOULD REMOVE
ALL PREJUDICE
Note Indicates Forward
Step Toward an Un-
derstanding.

Special Cable to The Washington Hers
and Chicago Tribune.)
LONDON, Sept. 1a.-The sit
uatiOn I'm Belfast is becoming
increasingly critical. The mill
tnry authorities have advanced
the curfew hour tonight to
$50 p. m.
The Ulster parliament meets
tomorrow In Belfast. Sir James
Craig, the prime minister, will
move 10 vote for the purchase
ministers salaries. william
Coote, the leader of the Orange
opposition, will move adjourp-
ment of the commons to draw
attention to the political situs-
ti0n.
There Is a possibility of the
labor situation upsetting the
plans of both Ulster and Sim
Fein. There are 100000 unem-
ployed in Ireland. In Belfast
they threaten to join hands with
fhe Sim Fein. In the south
they are demanding that Dali
Eireann drop politics and get
busy dealing with more urgent
problems.
Tom johnson, who f. the
Sam Gompers of the Irish labor
movement, speaking mt Water
ford Yesterday, said that II
Daii did Not deal promptly with
the problem it's demand for the
arrogance of the people would
not meet with the response that
IL had. This is n thinIy veiIed
threat to throw the Influence
OF the labor movement I'm favor
OF nm English connection uuIess
Dali outbids England in the
policy of doles.
(Copyrieht ls2l,)
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Pittsburgh Coal Masnste.

w. X. Field, OF Pittsburgh, pres
ident Of the Pittsburgh Coal Com
pany; represented the Western
Pennsylvania coal operators IN
central competitive coal heids
agreement
Mortimer Fleishacker. of san
Francisco. banker; regent University
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New Britain herald., 1921-08-09

been spending the past few weeks.
 The regular meeting of the Ameri can Legion will be held on Thursda, evening.
 James North of Berlin street has re. turned from a three weeks vacation spent in Essex.
 Work has begun on the painting ot the exterior of the Worthington school.
 Mrs. B. R. Showalter left today for New York where she will spend a few days with her sister, Miss Maude Slaght
 A meeting of the Epworth League of the Kensington Methodist church will be held tonight at 7:3O o'clock.
 Miss Helen Rehm and Miss Alice Huston left this morning for New
 York in the interests of Red Cross work
 East Berlin Items There will be the regular meeting if the Knights of Pythias society this evening.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Bacon of Meri- den were the guests of MT. and Mrs Frederick Hubbard Sunday. Misses Elizabeth and Marion Honiss l have returned to their home after spending a few days at Hotchkiss Grove in Indian Neck. Mrs. Gustave Hansen, who has been spending the past few weeks with her father in Pequannock, N. J., has re- turned to her home in this place. MT. and Mrs. Charles Hart and son
 Allen, who have been spending their vacation in East Orange, N. J., have returned home William Nye is having his residence on Main street re-shingled. The ladies of St. GabriePs church will hold a meeting in the grove Thursday afternoon to tack a quilt. Ernest Mildrum and family have returned from their vacation spent n Maine.
 Archer Sapper of Bristol has been visiting relatives on Main street. H. L. Bailey is having his residence on Main street reprinted. .. The annual picnic of St. Gabriel's Sunday school will be held at Light house Point Saturday, August 13. An lautomobile truck will leave the church
 at S:30 a. m. The public is invited tc attend. If stormy it will be postponed one week, until August 20 MT. and Mrs. Charles Nelson an6 l son Clifford spent Sunday with rela
 tives in Cromwell
New Britain herald., 1921-08-09
Ryder. The young 1adies will return Saturday of this week.
 To Attend Convention

AO fIltCAu SOutCuClOu.
 Three delegates from the local fire mems association will attend the con vention of fire-fghters to be held at New Haven next week Tuesday and Wednesday. Fire Chief Edward P. Prior, assistant chief William J. Foran and Cornelius Downing, of Cen vile department. They will leave Tuesday morning: !
 Claim Excessive Fare
 Southington merchants are com plaining against the Connecticut com pany because of what they term the excessive rate of fare charged from here to the center of that town and to other places. They charge that Plainville residents do not come to Southington any more to do their shopping and as a result, the sales have been noted to fall below the average out-of-town rate. A big de- crease has been noted since the ad- was put into effect
 Martha Rebekah Meeting.
 Members of the Martha Rebekah Sewing society will hold meeting to- morrow afternoon at the home of AAA o. W e@AAcAAO DOdCA OIl " A1C4ItS street The meeting. will commence Tat 2 o'clock, and all members are urged to attend. The society will hold it's regular meeting at the rooms next Monday night. .
 s.' VacatiOning in R. I. Mrs. Pearl Smith of Whiting street and her children Russel and Vinton are enjoying vacation of two weeks at Oakland Beach, Rhode. Island. Mr.. Smith, letter carrier. at the post office, will leave Monday morning by motor with their son, Loyal, to join Mrs. Smith at the beach. On his way up he will stop at Storrs college for Rachael, his daughter.
 Plainville Briefs.
 Court General Lawton, Foresters of America, will hold it's regular meet ting this evening. ~-
 Adolph Koneposke has sold proper ty at Mountain. View to .Annapit and Julia Dale.
 The Epworth league members will meet at tthe Methodist church parlors at o'clock tonight for the usual business meeting.
 An anniversary high requiem mass was celebrated at the Church of Our
New Britain herald., 1921-08-09
CAPTTOL-HARTrORD,

Alice Joyce in "Tne Scarab Ring," has an emotional a screen role as has ever been played by a film star. This picture feature at the Capitol is adapted from the widely read novel The Desperate Heritage by Har- rie: Gaylord. .-s.+
 AS elaborate in its embellishments as the original and fully as pleasing in its singing and. dancing numbers is ''Sweethearts, which comes as condensed musical comedy in three scenes
 "A comedy Mix-up," remarkably good vaudeville turn as presented by Jack Cahil1 and Don Romino. Inman and RomAine crowd plenty of fun in- to Back Home Again and the Ethel Levy trio are a pleasing group of singers, dancers and instrumentalists.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-09

Lady of Mercy at 7:3o o'clock yester- day morning for the late Mrs. Mary Fay, mother of Rev. John E. Fay, pastor of the church. The mass was celebrated by Rev. Father Fay.
 Frank Hobiene and Wesley John son, will leave tomorrow on a fish ing trip to Moodus Conn. They ex- pect to return with the usual string of fish or fish stories.
 Hector Farrand and family have moved from the Neri black at Cen tral Square to Bristol.
 Mir. and Mrs. Edward Daley of New Britain and Mrs. Thomas Con lon of Pierce street. Plainville. left today for an automobile trip through Canada. They plan to visit the shrine of St. Anne de Beauprey.
 Notice
 Five of the greatest bargains you ever saw for the balance of the week l. J. Birnbaum.-Advt.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-09
men about town within the next few

men about town within the next few days with posters of the chautauqua and everything will: be done to make it a huge success in Berlin. Tickets will be on sale the latter part of this week or the early part of next in local stores, banks and .postoffice. A house to house canvass will also be made in an attempt 90 sell all of the tickets allotted. This will be done by teams, the names of members to be announced later.
 About Refreshments.
 The association is still undecided as to W hat will become of the refresh ment concessions at the grounds It is possible that tbe privilege of selling refreshments may be given to an out side party or if kept by the organiza- tion committee will be appointed to take care of such. The weather will have a great deal to do with the re- freshment privilege.
 Depression Little Felt.
 From the figures given out by the officials of the Berlin Savings bank il is evident that the present industrial depression has had but little effect at this bank On July l, 1920, the num- Der of depositors at the bank was 3,s72. On July 1, 1921, the mum Der was 4,338, an increase of 466 people in a year which has been one of the worst in the history of the country. The number of accounts opened dur ing the year amounted to 720 while 254 were closed.
 On July 1, 1920, the amount of de- posits in the bank was $3,123,22 225.2S while on July 1, 1921, the deposits amounted to s3,340,171.35, which IS a gain of $216,946.07. This gain, how ever, is not as large as the gain ot 1920 over 1919 which was $605,7 ,714.12 The amount deposited within the past year was $1,OO3,348.35 while the with drawals amounted to $7S6,40 This showed a gan of $201, ,451.14 over last year. Francis Deming, secretary and treasurer of the bank, was vel pleased with the showing of this in stitute over many other larger banks in the state and claims that very few can show as good a standing as the Berlin Savings bank.
 Berlin Bits.
 The Berlin town school committed will hold meeting at 7:3O o'clock this evening in the town hall.
 John Blake of Berlin street has re. turned from Woodmont where he ha
New Britain herald., 1921-08-09
0E1tA4p UAUD UAU7AUQuA1S IS TO "|BE IN kfNSINGTON <
 Organization Formed at Meeting '. Held Yesterday REPRESSION LITTLE FELT sias a:-T7Fs -'s~ @ pspoats q Berlin Savings Bank
 Slow tn Increase of 4ee over Last sYesr-Less Money, However-Ber- lin Items Of Interest.
EXPRESSION LITTLE FELT.

v&ry enthusiastic meeting was held ih the worthingten community house. sa4t snighf when the organiza- ton stp take care. ot the Community EhautAuAua was formed. A large number of the suarantors were pres snt At YeH 2as many others interested in tke work. Miss Martha Opie, a fepfQbehtative of xne chautAuqua eefnH4Ay, gave an interesting talk in which she told of the success of the thayt<4qua in the various towns and why, tkes Berlin people should, well esnap such form of entertainment in thej town.
 ~ Since the chautauqua is a town af- fairs %n effort is being made to get as naa4y in tho association as is possi- ble. T'he A guarantors will be mem befe Although the membership will not be limited to these people. Any pAtson interested in the work of the eh4vtAuqua ia asked to become a natndbtr of this organization.
 s.B-F R. ShowAlter was elected presi- , dAht of tho association at the meet ihE last night. Miss Helen Rohm is vi@l-president, Robert Graham. sec fetsry and William w. Pagan, treas pFsF. Charles F. Lewis was appoint S4 chairman of tho committee on gJopnds. He will cnoose his own as- 4(e1ates. Pardon C.. Hickey was 1aAned as chairman of the ticket com 1ittes and will have the following rs4ple with hirn to act as sub-chair- NS4 MrA C. E. Sharpe. Philip Fa- tan, Claude Stevens. Arthur Wood }pA and Arthur Benson. These peo- pie in turn will have committees of tks4r own to work on the ticket pro- j4et The advertising and publicity has been left in the hands of George k kGfifith.
 As has been previously stated. a 1piior department has been formed for this affair and the local assist ants to the professional are: Miss Jeanette Honiss, Mrs. Ruth S1aght savage and Loretta McKeon. The junier department is expected to be , 03 great aid to ths children of the tsvn and will bo open for hheir bene- at in the morning as we'll as the af- ternoon
 On School Grounds.
 It was voted at the meeting to re- due4t the Berlin town school commit
  of the Kensington Grammar school. The chautaudua will be out of town several days prior to the opening of schools and the grounds will be in good condition before September 8. The school grounds was considered inc best place for the staging of the ehautAuquA as it is within easy reach of all three sections of the town.
 Use of Proceeds.
 After much discussion, it was voted to use the proceeds of the chautau- qua festival to promote some extra school activity not now carried on tnA something which should no: bo sxpeeted to be carried on by the town eh6ol committee. The proceeds may se used for the presentation of a E1A1l library. a contribution to the n4sins picture fund or as a donation ., help support the school nurse.
 &eerxD 8. Grifath, in charge of the
 1fnG and publicity, will have
New Britain herald., 1921-08-09

CABINET GOLFv'-WITH TEN MS BALL!-AndJnow we have "ca bi- net golf," introduced by Secretary of War Weeks and the presid ent him. self. It's strange, strange game. he rules are that each member acts as his own caddy and only butts are