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The Washington times., 1921-05-08
CHARCEUNFA|R'
ARMY RATINGS.
Ex-Emergency Officers Resent
Alleged Favoritism Shown
West Pointers
NAY APPEAL TO CONGRESS
War Veterans From Civilian Life
Want Equal Rights With
Regulars.

Resentment by former emer-
gency officers at what they con-
slider to be unjust discrimination
by regular army boards in rank
ings and ratings has grown 20
strong that it presents a menace
to the efficiency Of . large pro-
portion Of the commissioned per-
sonnef.
According to some Of those who
are most bitter, the man who vol
unteered his services during the
war and received invaluable ex-
perience in the field or on the staff
now finds he is ranked by younger
West Pointers whose training in
military affairs has been limited
to the four years spent at the
Academy on the Hudson. There is
q long list Of vacancies In the
lower ranks Of the commissioned
personnel at present and the for
mer emergency officers are point
ing out that their class Is given
these posts, while West Point
graduates get better ratings, al
though lacking in length Of service.
MAY 60 TO CONGRESS.
Those who are most open in their
criticism have advocated having the
men affected enlist the-aid of their
Congressmen, believing that the only
relief from the present situation must
come from Capitol Hill. Those oppos-
ing the stand Of the former emerg-
ency officers declare there 10 q lack
OF loyalty in the proposed plan TO
bring the fight to Congress, pointing
out that attempts to influence Con-
gressional military legislation is
against the best traditions of the
service.
While this matter has been sim
mering for some. time the first open
break came at Camp Dix, N. J.. whore
circulars were distributed urging the
men who had lost out in the revised
listing to write to Washington in fhe
hope there would be an open investi-
cation of the whole procedure.
CIRCULAR OF PR0TEsT.
Finally came the following printed
statement from a captain OF engineers
in the Second army corps area:
: .sSne 2,00O-o odd Of the most mature
eAcers who entered the service un-
der the act o. June 4, 1920. have been.
t. put 1t nalldly, permanently she1ved.
That = gpoup of young nen should
sweep over 1000 OF age, experience
aAA ability, whs have for three and
euk-half years held higher grades
es<ditahly. were II not tragic. w"Sld
h< . colossal joke. The submerged
1000 are net sH paragsas. bat they
deIivened the goods cOstinuously for
trsn tive to three years before being
enGulfeA.~
So serious did the situation at
Camp Dix become that General Sum-
merall has had an Investigation made
to attempt to round up the insurgents
and upon his report will probably de-
pend what action the Chief Of staff
will take.
CITE ACHIEVEMENTS.
In support Of their contention that
men coming directly from civil life
can perform creditably in the great
est war Of all times, the former
emergency officers who are complain
ing OF their treatment in the peace
organization point to General Dawes
il purchasing, General Atterbury In
transportat1on, General .ORyan In
~o0Randing . Afvfsion, General VAN
derbllt ~ an engineer, General Me-
Reberts In production. and Others
who were most potential factors in
The Washington times., 1921-05-08

busy and assigned John b. Coipoys 20
the task Of getting the dissentlns
bakers TO treat with their employers.
The meeting yesterday afternoon
was said to have been lively one,
Heated Arguments for and against
pay envelopes hew thick and fsst
But Colpoys. who 10 record
breaker 10 q psacsmaker ana iaeo!
dispute settler, pointed out that
"much was TO be said on both sides
and that tho best way out Of the cis-
nculty was TO arbitrate.
SO the bakers--boss and employed
ARE going to give the Department
Of Labor an opportunity to draw up
some plan Of adjustment acceptabie
to both sides. Meanwhile the present
scale 10 In effect.
The Washington times., 1921-05-08
Plants and Floluers
OfQueer Design Are
Grown ByU.S. Expert

Down in Arlington, Va, on the big expenmentauon
farms of the Department Of Agriculture there labors
little band of men of whose achievements the citizen
knows little or nothing.
The Washington times., 1921-05-08
Strike Of p. C. Bakers
Baked as Men Agree
To Arbitrnte Pay Cit

beadess breakfast for thousands Of Washington homes
Monday morning was narrowly avered yesterday afternoon
when master bakers of the city and their employees at stormy
meeting in Naval Lodge Hail. Fourth street and Pennsylvania
southeast, agreed to abirate their differences
The Washington times., 1921-05-08

EDWARD M. O'BRIEN. who
IL starring In Threads Of
Destiny" to be given by the
Stellar Dramatic Club Of Holy
Trinity Parish, Monday, May
8. at Gonxags Hall
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Norris Packer Bill Reported.

The Senate Agriculture COMMITTEES
yesterday reported the Norris packers
hill. The committee changed the pro-
vision for . livestock commission. to
allow instead . livestock commits
sioner.
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nRjTHS.

nRJTHS.
HOYBERGER. On Saturday. May Z, 1921.
at 1870 y. M. at her residence, 1s20 sixth
street northwest. KATE HOYBERGER
aged eikhty-one years, widow OF Martin
Hoybereer. Notice OF funeral hereafter
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DANCING

lGLovER--s1a 22d; private Lessons any time
Use; class Tuesday and Friday. w. 1las
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FLOWERS ron JUNE WEDDINGS.
Consult us now-Eet our estimates
GUIDE, 12ft F.--Advt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-09-26

ITO be taking matters too much for
granted. ! am, of course, familiar
with the contents of these letters. My
client will certainly do what | may
advise. / shall counsel her to tell her
future husband the whole story, and
to trust to his generosity"
Milverton chuckled
You evidently do not know the
Earl" said he.
From the baffled look upon Holmes
face, could see clearly that he did.
What harm is there in the letters 2"
he asked
They are sprightly-very spright-
ly," Milverton nswered 1.-THE lady
was a charming correspondent. But
can assure you that the Earl of Dover
court would fail to appreciate them.
However, since you think otherwise,
we will let it rest at that 1t is purely
matter of business. If you think
that it is in the best interests of your
client that these letters should be
placed in the hands of the Earl, then
you would indeed be foolish to pay so
large a sum of money to regain them"
He rose and seized his astrakhan coat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-09-26

Technically, no doubt, but practic-
ally not. What would it profit a wom-
an, for example, to get him a few
months Imprisonment, if her own ruin
must Immediately follow? His vic
tins dare not hit back. If ever he
black-mailed an innocent person, then
indeed we should have him, but he is
as cunning as the Evil One. No, no,
we must find other ways to fight
him"
And why is he here?"
Because an illustrious client has
placed her piteous case in my hands.
1t is the Lady Eva Blackwell, the most
beautiful debutante of last season. She
is to be married in a fortnight to the
Earl of Dovercourt. This fiend has
several imprudent letters-impruden
Watson, nothing worse-which were
written to an impecunious young
squire in the country. They would suf-
flee to break off the match. Milver-
ton will send the letters to the Earl
| unless a large sum of money is paid
him. | have been commissioned to
meet him, and-to make the best
terms l can"
At that instant there was a clatter
and a rattle in the street below. Look
ing down l saw a stately carriage and
pair, the brilliant lamps cleaning on
| the glossy launches of the noble
| chestnuts. A footman opened the
| door, and a small, stout man in a
! shaggy astrakhan overcoat descended.
4 minute later he was in the room.
Charles Augustus Milverton was a
man of SO, with large, intellectual
| head, a round, plump hairless face, a
perpetual, frozen smile, and two keen
gray eyes, which cleaned brightly
from behind broad, gold-rimmed glass
| es. There was something of Mr.. Pick.
wick's benevolence in his appearance,
marred only by the insincerity of the
fixed smile and by the hard glitter OF
| those restless and penetrating eyes
! His voice was as smooth and Suave as
| his countenance, as he advanced with
plump little hand extended, murmur
! ing his regret for having missed us al
| his first visit. Holmes disregarded
the outstretched hand and looked al
him with a face of granite. Milver
tons smile broadened, he shrugged
his shoulder, removed his overcoat
folded it with great deliberation over
the back of a chair, and then took q
seat.
This gentleman" said he, with E
wave in my direction. rs it discreet
Is it right?"
"Dr Watson is my friend and part
mes" .-..
i. Very good, Mr.. Holmes. 1t is only
in your clients interests that l pro
tested. The matter is so very deli
cate"
"Dr. Watson has already heard O.
it."
Then we can proceed to business
You say that you are acting for Lady
Eva. Has she empowered you to &C
cept my terms?"
/ What are your terms?"
Seven thousand pounds"
And the alternative"
My dear sir, it is painful for me t.
discuss it. but if the money is not pait
on the 14th, there certainly will be NJ
marriage on the 18TH His insuffer
able smile was more complacent thai
ever.
Holmes thought for little.
You appear to me- he said. at last
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-09-26
INDIANA KTWANIANS
MAKE RESERVATIONS
FOR STATE C0NCLAvE

KOKOMO, Ind, Sept. 2s.-Advices
received by NJ. L. Rosenbush, secretary
of the Kokomo Kwanis club, indicate
that the anticipated attendance of
1000 at the district convention to be
held here September 20 and 80 will be
reached. From all sections of the
state come reports that local clubs
will send large delegations by train
traction and automobile. The Indian
apolis club, 100 sEong, has chartered
a special train and will be accom-
panied by the Indianapolis Newsboy's S
band and drum corps. A delegation
from Bedford will come in a Pullman
coach, which will be side-tracked here
for the accommodation of club mem
bers during the two days of the con-
vention.
Cities Ask Reservation.
South Bend, always conspicuous at
Kiwanis gatherings, will send a half
hundred or more, and Logansport has
asked for reservations for 80. Marion,
although directly connected with Ko-
komo by traction, will utilize automo-
biles and will have 75 persons pres
ent.
The Peru club will come in special
interurban car, and Frankfort, Mobiles
vile, Upton and other neighboring
cities also will find traction accom-
modations convenient. Frankfort will
bring a "rube band" to compete with
similar organizations from other cities
in noise making.
Anderson, it is understood, will ask
for the 1922 convention and will have
two or three scores of club members
and their wives on the ground to en-
force the request Muncie, although
more out of the way as transportation
facilities go, will not be far behind
Anderson and other cities more con-
veniently situated Richmond will be
represented by delegation of be-
tween Is and 20.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-09-26
Empty" Tractor Tank
Explodes, Youth Injured

WINCHESTER, Ind, Sept 26-Her-
man J. Slack, II years old, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Slack, living seven
miles southwest of this city, was in.
jured seriously in an explosion which
occurred while he was soldering a gas
oline tank that had been taken from a
tractor. His right eye was injured
and he received severe cuts and
bruises about the chin, right arm and
right leg.
The tank had not been used for sew
eral weeks. 1t was removed five weeks
ago and drained, according to the IA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-09-26

ther of the boy. 1t is supposed that
fumes were ignited by the blow torch
used by Slack.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-09-26
Richmond Man is Selected
Phi Delta Theta Secretary

Thomas E. Bell son of Mrs. E. H.
Bell, National road east. has been Sc
lected as assistant executive secre-
tary of the national college frater-
nifty of Phi Delta Theta. Headquarters
of the organization will be at Indian
apois.
Bell has been a student at Miami
university for the past three years and
was a member of the Ohio Alpha
chapter of the fraternity at that III
stitution.
Headquarters are to be installed at
indianapolis by Oct. /. At the last
convention of the organization it was
decided to move the executive Of
fices from oxford, O., to the state
capital of Indiana. Headquarters
will be establishes in the Peoples
bank building or in the Hotel SEVERN.
Postmaster general Will H. Hays
is national president of Phi Delta
Theta
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-09-26
The Theatres
RICHMOND

Almost any girl would consider it
great distinction to be known as the
possessor of the most wonderful eyes
in the world, but Jane Novak who
plays the role of the millionaire's
daughter in THE Barbarian" Pion-
eer attraction starring Monroe Sails
bury, at the Richmond theatre, can't
seem to appreciate, so she says, the
honor which has been conferred upon
her by famous portrait painter.
No one who has seen Miss Novak
either on the screen or off will dis
pute her right to the distinction, but
the charming featured player of The
Barbarian" carries her honors lightly
because she places more stress upon
what's in ones head than upon what's
on the outside OF it.
There is only one aristocracy that
is worth while" said Miss Novak re-
Gently, ''and that is the aristocracy of
brains. Everything else means moth
ing, and that goes for beauty, money,
social position, etc. | would far rath-
er be known as a girl of intelligence
than a girl of beauty-if | had my
way"
Among those who know her Miss
Novak is considered a girl of excep-
tional intelligence and accomplish
ments.
MURRAY
When Lewis S. Stone played the
lead in The Concert" Leo Ditrich-
stems famous starring vehicle. at the
Mason theatre. Los Angeles. score of
years ago, Victor SchertZinger con-
Quoted the orchestra.
When the Goldayn company decid-
ed TO film the dramatic masterpiece it
selected Schertzinger for director and
Stone for the leading role. The pic
ture will be seen at the Murray thea
tre for three days, beginning Monday.
Ii is significant that Mr.. Schertzing-
er was selected to supervise the max
ing of the film, for it deals with the
life of a famous musician. Mr.. Schert-
Finger was with the Boston Symphony
orchestra for two years as violinist,
he toured with Nordica, Calve and
Sembrich and he has acted as soloist
with the Boston. Philadelphia and
Minneapolis orchestras.
MURRETTE
A thrilling example of what happens
when a king falls for" a grand lady
Of winning ways is set forth in the
super-dramatic success, Passion,
which is now playing at the Murrette
Theatre. where it is enthralling capac.
ity houses nightly. AS the story goes
4 little French milliner through sheer
petiteness and charming ways attracts
the eye Of the king of her country and
sAe experiences little difficulty in
'vamping" him into making her the
real ruler behind the throne. For
sooth, the king is so enamored of mel
that he defies all obstacles to his pur
suit of her smiles. The final results OF
the whole affair are not very happy
for the two principals. but it is GER
tainly not waste of storytelling ahil
ity, because not only does the plot
afford most engrossing diversion, but
it drives home plenty of food for
thought for people in all stations OF
life
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-09-26
kIRPLANES 0UISPEED
FEATHERED FL|ERS
IFrom Scientific AmericanI

Everyone surely who has watched
the flight of the swifter birds has
made his own estimate as to their
speed. The speeds attained by the
carrier pigeon, the duck and the fast
er of the sea birds have formed the
subject of endless guesswork and in
evitable eXaggeration. Birds which
are incapable, even when at full
stretch, of doing more than 40 to SO
miles an hour have been credited with
100 and more
Now the fact OF the matter is that
nothing is more difficult than to Judge
of the speed of any object through
the air by mere human observation.
Fore-shortening due to perspective
alone renders it impossible to tell just
when a moving object passes above
some fixed point on the ground, and
almost invariably the estimated speed
is far beyond the actual. At the pres
ent time the highest well authenti-
Gated speed is that of homing pigeons,
some of which have reached a speed
of 60 miles an hour over compare
lively short distances.
But now comes Colonel Meinertz-
hagen, noted ornithologist in Great
Britain, with the statement that dur
ing his anti-aircraft duties in the wal
he trained his men in instrumental
work by making them take observa
tions of the flight of birds. These he
collected and then confirmed their re
suits by instrumental work himself
He tells US that the speed of birds, a.
thus accurately ascertained, is far be
low what is popularity believed to be
varying from 20 to 40 miles for the
smaller passeres to from 40 to so ar
hour in case of waders. Those
speeds represent steady flight; bu'
when a bird is frightened by an en-
emy, or when it is pouncing upon its
prey, it can accelerate greatly for z
limited time. He estimates that for 6
short distance the swift can reach {
speed of 100 miles an hour.
The airplane, therefore, has greatly
surpassed the swiftness of the birds
both in it's power of sustained speed
and in it's maximum speed. From 10(
to 120 miles an hour can be maintain
ed by many of the standard machines
and we know that last year the rae
ing speed was carried from $50 to l9,
miles per hour, while recent model:
are credited to be even faster.
Where the birds still greatly sur
pass the human flying machines is il
the matter of taking off and alighting
The sea birds, and all birds, in fact, by
changing the angle of incidence O.
their wings, are able to reduce theil
landing speed at a rate which th'
airplane and the seaplane cannot a
! present approach.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-09-26
Mother Saved
Her Baby
From Skin Suffering by use
of Sykes Comfort Powder

Ashaway, R. /. - with a large
family of children and II grand
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-09-26
The Adventure Of Charles Augustus Mlverton

By SIR ARTHUR DOYLE
with The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-09-26

from chatting, itching, ,scalding, rashes
and all irritations and soreness as
Sykes Comfort Powder. There is
nothing likeitto heal the skin. Mrs.
Charles A. Brown, Ashaway, K. l.
The reason Sykes Comfort Powder
is so successful in such cases is be-
cause it contains six healing, antisep-
tic ingredients not found in ordinary
talcums. For twenty years it has been
used and endorsed by physicians and
mothers, and nurses call it "A Healing
Wopder
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-09-26

The house selling things in Rich
mond Palladium Want Ads.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-09-26
MERCURY se INLos ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 26.-Un-
usual temperatures for this season
were recorded in South California Sun
day. San Bernardino with 108 de-
grees, had the warmest day for this
season in 80 years. Los Angeles had
a temperature of SO, the warmest Sep
tember day since 1913.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-09-26
TOBACCO UNION HEAD DIES.

CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 26.-An-
thony McAndrew, so years old. vice
president of the International Tobac-
co Workers union, and we'll known
among tobacco growers and shippers
throughout the country, died Sunday
at his home in Norwood, a suburb of
Cincinnati
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-09-26

Children | have had
a wide experience
and / want to tell
mothers that /
have never found
any powder that
W ould ke ep a
child'S skin so free
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-09-26
Two Prisoners Fail
To Escape From Jail

SHELBYyILLE, Ind. Sept. 2S.-An
attempted jail delivery was frustrated
here Sunday morning when Mrs. Ray
Stinson, wife of the county sheriff,
found that bolts and a part of the
plating had been pried from a cell
door opening into an outside hall. j.
c. Howard, awaiting trial for burg
larry and grand larceny, and Paul Tan
ner, colored, of Indianapolis. charged
with an auto theft, admitted the work
They said they had used lead pipe
taken from the plumbing fixtures in
their cells.
Howard was arrested here two
weeks ago after two farm houses had
been robbed. Tanner is said to have
stolen an automobile here. He was
arrested in Indianapolis with the
stolen car.
Evening star., 1921-03-23
BOYS PERILOUS EXPLOIT,
Amazes Pedestrians by Ascending
Suspension Cable 800 Feet

NEW YORK. March 23-Brooklyn
orsage pedestrians were startled W he n
a III h1teen-year- boy assembled a sus-
pension cable with the skill of a sailor
untll ne reached the tower top. nearly
"oo feet above the water. From this
nigh perch he viewed the harbor and
its BUSY ships for while. but hest
eateG ABOUT descending when he saw
policeman waiting for him. He wal.
ed an hour. but the officer was lust a s
patient: Finally he came down and
gave himself up.
When arraigned on a charge of dis
o!derly conduct the boy identified
himself as Joseph Widener. and ia
he had had two years experience at
sea. The swinging cable, he added.
suggested the idea Of obtaining some
practice at climbing hand over hand.
ne was remanded for the children's
Evening star., 1921-03-23
By tie Associated Press.

RALEIGH, n. c.. March 23.-As the
result Of . serious outbreak OF haxing. a
number of students of State College
here have been cited to appear before
the Wake county grand jury on April II
to answer charges OF violating state
statutes. No arrests have been made.
The latest outbreak of haZing at the
college began the latter part OF Feb
ruary and reached it's climax early
yesterday morning. when the rooms
of about twenty freshmen were
broken into and they had their heads
shaved.
Much violence attended the out
break, it is stated, doors having been
battered down with heavy timbers
and in some instances fasillades of
shots are said to have been eN-
changed. No serious personal injury
was done either TO the hazinE party
or to their victims so far as has been
learned. The hazers are said to nave
worn masks.
President Riddick late yesterday
placed the names of several students
in the hands of Solicitor Herbert Nor
ris and summonSes We're issued for
their appearance before the grand
jury Neither DIR. Riddick nor So
licitor Norris would disclose the
names of the students involved in the
haziDg
Evening star., 1921-03-23
SHIPS SOLD AT AUCTION

PHILADELPHIA March 23-The
steamships Bethlehem and Northern
Wave were sold at public auction
mere yesterday to the United States
Shipping Board for total of 3,0oo
me gross tonnage of the Bethlehem
rs 5000 and that of the Northern
Wave. $500
months ago. when they went ,,ndar
the hammer to satisfy debts of the
west Indian Navigation Company.
owners, but the federal district court
ordered resale, as it deemed the
amount too low
Evening star., 1921-03-23
WOULD REGULATE ALIENS.
Senator Spencer Says Immigrants
Should Become Citizens

boSTON,. March % United States
Senator setfen F. Spencer of Missouri
told the New England Stree, Railway
Club here that if he had his .wav IN
gates Of the United States would be
closed to no man
But l would insist that within a wear
after he landed on our shores he would
oeciare MS intention of becoming a citi-
zen and that within six wears he wonid
show his willingness and ability to be-
come citizen the senator added.
Many Of the countrys great Industrial
plants depend upon Immigrant labor
sald senator Spencer. But he added,
we want them here as citizens and not
as undtgested elements in our body no.
litic, breeding trouble and dissensfon
Evening star., 1921-03-23
ARMY SERGEANT ACCUSED,

SEATTLE. Wash, March 23.-Rob-
ert G. Saunders. United States district
attorney. has filed in federal court
here formal complaint charging Ro-
land R. Pothier, former Army ser
seant. with manslaughter in connec-
tiop with the death of Maj. Alexander
H. Cronkhite at Camp Lewis. Wash.
October - 1918
Evening star., 1921-03-23
NEGRO SLAYER LYNCHED.

MONTICELLO, Ark, March 23.-Phil
Slater. a negro, fifty years old. who
confessed that he had attacked
white woman near Wilmar last week.
was taken from the Jail here and
iynched last night. In making his
confession he said II did it. but please
give me Il trial" The mob hanged the
negro to telephone pole and riddled
his body with hullefS