Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-30

that Holm o. Bursum, Republican. had
been elected by a large majority. Mr..
Bursum fills the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Albert Fall for the pur-
pose of entering the cabinet.
President Harding made two diplo-
matte nominations last week. Joseph
G. Grew, who is now minister to Dem
mark, is appointed minister to Switzer-
hand and DR.. John D. Prime of New
Jersey is named to fill the post in
Copenhagen. DIR Prime is a profess
sor in Columbia university.
The conference summoned by the
President to devise measures to re-
lieve the stress of unemployment and
business depression is now in session
in Washington. The conferees, who
were selected by Mr.. Harding and who
number forty-eight. include Secretary
OF Commerce Hoover as chairman and
the country's leading authorities on
economics and industries. Four wom-
en- are among them-Elizabeth Christ
man of Chicago and Ida NJ. Tarbell,
Mrs. Sarah Conboy and Mary Van
K1eeck of New York.
Monthly reports of the bureau of
labor statistics show improved employ
ment conditions in a number of indus
tries. In nine groups of industry there
were increases in the number of per-
~ -o--oII II Arrn1r-f DC ann
pared to the July payroll and in five a
decrease.
Presumably all the powers invited
to the conference on limitation of
ornaments and Far East questions
have indicated their approval of the
tentative agenda submitted by Secre-
tary of State Hughes, for an outline
of the proposed outline has been made
public in Washington. 1t is as follows:
Limitation of naval armament. Ba-
sis of limitation, fulfllment of condi-
tions.
Rules for control of new agencies of
warfare.
Limitation of land armament.
Questions relating to China, prin-
ciples to be applied.
Application to subjects: (A) Terri
torial integrity; OBJ Administrative in
tegrity; co Open door. Equality of
administrative and industrial oppor-
tunity; CD Concessions, ~monopolies
and other economic privileges; (E)
Development of railways; Cd Prefer
entail railroad rates; go Status of
existing commitments.
Questions relating to Siberia.
Similar questions relating to China.
Inundated islands.
From London comes the regrettable
news that Premier Lloyd George and
Foreign Minister Curzon will not be
able to come to the conference. Their
constant attention will be required by
Great Britain's domestic problems.
The prohibition unit of the treasury
department gave the home brewers an
awful jolt last week. To dispose of
unfounded reports that permits were
being issued for home manufacture of
wine and beer, it issued a statement in
which the following things were de-
clared illegal:
1. The manufacture of any intoxi-
eating beer, wine or spirits in the
home, even for strictly private home
consumption.
2. The manufacture of any beer
or wine of any alcoholic content with
out a permit, which permits are not
issued to home brewers and wine
makers.
3. The sale Of any hops or other
markings" to a person without a
permit, which permits are not issued
to home brewers.
Only mountaineering fruit juices may
be made without a permit, to the ex-
tent of 200 gallons.
The railways are facing the prospect
Of another big strike, with the prob
ability Of disorder and the open shop
as results. The six federated shop
crafts unions have voted to strike
against the general railroad wage re-
duction Of July 1, last, but have de-
ferred action until the United States
railway labor board ~promulgates the
working rules it has been considering.
The men are bitterly opposed to many
of the decisions already made by the
board. They believe the railroads
want them to strike so that the open
shop may be instituted.
The union carpenters Of the Chica-
go district, who refused to be a party
to the Lands arbitration, have voted
to maintain their position, and conse-