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The Washington herald., 1921-12-10
Starving Russian Children
Envy Brother Who Is Fed
Gibbs Describes How Peasants, Realizing
Death Is Near, Plant Seed for Those
Who May Live Through.

at the matter in another way. How
much food are they getting. or like
ly to get, from the Russian gov
ernment?
They claim to have sent afou,
1000 tons of foodstuffs into the
famine areas in July and more In
August and subsequent months.
Supplies Are Restricted.
The central famine relief COM
mission OF the Soviet Republic also
decided TO send a number of food
trains to the starving provinces,
each of which could deal with
from FIVE to six thousand children.
l have no means of checking those
figures but, admitting hopes of their
fulfillment to be justified, the truth
Is that the sum total of these
amounts would not give more than
three pounds of food to each indi-
vidual among twenty-five million
or less than half a pound month
ly. according to figures I have
worked out. This is not fat fare
for working folk, not enough to
keep a mortal soul alive.
These government supplies indeed
are restricted mainly to the use OF
Soviet workers like transport men,
officials. the sick and children. and
even for them is as poverty ystrick en-
as Oliver Twists bowl of Cruel.
The mass of the population was
notified that on November l all
rationing would cease and winter
as well as the Soviet executive
The Washington herald., 1921-12-10
Rail Officials to Serve No
tice Monday on $780,
900 Men.
COUNTER DEMAND
FOR RAISE HINTED
Drop to 25 Cents an Hour
Urged on Maintenance
Employees.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Notices of
wage reductions. in some cases as
high as 80 per cent. will be sent to
employees of the Eastern railroads,
affecting approximately 100000 men
Monday. At the same time dates will
be named for conferences with the
employees at which the reductions will
be discussed
At A meeting OF sixty officials rep
resenting the Eastern roads, a system
Of wage reduction was decided upon
following. in its general trend. tho
cuts recently proposed by the West
ern lines
To Cut TraInmen Fl Per Cent.
Tram service men, u was announc-
ed at the close of the session, will
lose at least tine remaining increases
granted to them under the 1920 de
cisiOn Of the railway labor board
This cut is estimated az 21 per cent
In the case of shop workers. the
proposed reductions will cut wages
from u cents an hour to at least
6Ti= cents. and possibly still lower.
Regarding employees engaged in
maintenance Of way. it was announc-
~ AAAf AFNtNAlOh VIII bt AlOhA LliC
present rate Of 40 cents an hour 10
somewhere between IS and 80 cents
an hour.
The territory affected comprises
lines north of the Ohio and east OF the
Mississippi.
May Ask Increase.
1t IS expected that posting of the
notices will be Immediately counter
ed by demands from the men for in
creases. Very recently the United
brotherhood OF Maintenance of Way
employees and railroad shop workers
demanded from the Lehigh Valley res
toration of the 4s1A cents an hour
rate in place Of the 40 cent level now
effective.
An exhaustive study Of wages and
living costs in non-transportation in
dustries has been made by commits
sions. said John G.. Walber. executive
secretary. in announcing the cuts, and
although the reports from all indus
tries are not vet in, the data already
obtained, it is felt, is sufficient on
which TO base the new schedule
If the conference to be held be-
tween the employees and the ex-
ecutives fails to evolve an agreement
the matter will be submitted to the
national labor board for final decis-
ion.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-10
HEADS SMASHED
AS STOCKYARDS
WORKERS RIOT
Desperate Women Fight
ers Get No Mercy
From Police.

CHICAGO, Dec e.-Following q
day of ominous quiet. rioting on a
minor scale broke out again this
evening in the vicinity of the stock
yards, the strikers and sluggers as
sailing men AS they came from work
in the yards, throwing red pepper In
their eyes, beating and shooting them
and fighting with the police guards.
The worst element the police have to
deal with are women. chiefly foreign
ers, whose part in the strike is to
throw pepper in the eyes of officers.
They are desperate fighters and the
police are showing them no mercy.
Managers of the strike announced
this evening that there would be a
general strike by Monday. as they
have the pledge of other unions whose
men remained at work. to come out
by that time. Their strongest hope
is built on drawing out the union
teamsters, of whom there are a
thousand. Union pickets were doubled
all around the yards at noon and
these pickets, in violation of court
orders. started the fresh rioting this
evening.
Hospitals and police stations are
ANAA VI fiNNihiS VI
ing. There Is a sorry array Of
broken heads, broken arms, trampled
faces. shot wounds. and rioters In
whom the bootleg booze has left only
a limp crouch. Davis Square. a tiny
park near the yards used by the riot
ers as an assembly point. was closed
by the police today. National guard
troops throughout the city are in
readiness for an immediate call IL the
situation gets out of the hands OF
police. More than three hundred
strikers appeared at various plants
today and applied for their old posi-
tions. In all cases where they could
show they had not engaged in rioting
they were taken back at the former
wage.
Government agencies are active
in an effort to. bring about peace. and
the entire dispute may be taken be-
fore President Harding and the Cabi-
net.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-10
SENATOR EDGE
FOR "ASSOCIATION"

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. s.-Senator
w. E. Edge, of New Jersey. went on
record in an interview here as
sti ngly indo-sing President Hard
ing's plan for an association OF ma
tons.
s"An association is infinitely better
than a league Of nations" Edge de-
clared, because 1t guarantees to the
United States its sovereignty and in
dependence and does not make, the
country subservient to any super
constitution"
In addition, Edge took a position as
favoring a sliding tariff. with for
eign exchange in its present condi-
ton, 1t Is essential that tariff -regu-
latfens be elastic and that discretion
ary powers be vested in the Presi-
dent" he said.
Senator Edge took a fling at blocs
in the Senate, saying the prosperity
of the country demands that the leg
islators get together.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-10
By SIR PHILIP GIBBS.

MOSCOW, Dec. s.-How many
will die in Russia?
1t is impossible to answer this
question. All l can say is that II
what 1 saw in some of the famine
stricken villages is like the rest of
them-and that is certain-I do not
see how many will live except by
that desperate animal endurance
which makes these hard peasant
folk cling to life on scrapings and
filth.
Typhus. quickeninE it's pace now,
will carry off the weakest; dysen-
terry is spreading. There will be
less mouths to feed in the chill
dren's homes as the weeks pass
among those whom 1 saw lying on
bare boards or four in bed. LOOK
The Washington herald., 1921-12-10
Lloyd George Invites
BRAND to Meeting
December 16.
SECOND BROADER
FARLEY FORESEEN
LOucheur Said to See the
Need of Revising the
ReparatiOns.

LONDON, Dec. 9.-The worlds
economic situation. involving not
only Europe but America, has been
thrown open to allied consideration
by Lloyd Georges invitation 10
Aristide BRAND to a conference al
Chequers Court from December 1e
to December 10.
This conference will be but the
beginning of an inquiry into every
phase of the worlds financial insta-
bility. =,
BrOnd Bases Sought.
It is reliably reported that the
British premier told Minister
Loucheur, who has left for Paris
to convey the Invitation to the
French leader. that he desired not
only to discuss the Wiesbaden
agreement but to take up the hnan-
cial situation or a broad basis, in
vOlvinE a thorough and world wide
survey OF the economic system, the
stabilization of exchange, and other
allied subjects.
Closely allied to these will he tho
problem OF Germany's probable de.
fault in payment of the January
reparations installment, this serv-
ing as the genesis of a movemenr
toward an open conference on eco
nomics, which European statesmen
had previously hoped would be held
in Washington.
Revision Is Favored.
Information from an authorita
tive source indicates that Lloyd
George and BRAND intend to ar.
range for a further conference or
a broader scope. either initiated by
the supreme allied council or con-
sisting Of specially summoned
gathering of entente leaders, with
the United States represented.
1t is believed that Lloyd George
has succeeded in convincing Lou
cheur of the wisdom of revising the
German reparations terms, not nee
essarily as to their totals, but in
their terms of payment. Loucheur
already has indicated a favorable
attitude toward revision.
At the Chequers conference the
British delegation probably will in
clude Lord Curzon, Sir Robert
Horne, chancellor of the exchequer
and Sir Basil Blackett, controller
of finance.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-10
WOMAN M. p. MAY
CHANGE HAT RULE

OTTAWA. Dec. 9.-The Canadian
house of parliament must revise
its rules just because Miss Agnes
c. McPhail. the first woman men,
ber elected to the dominion legis-
lature, is coming in to sit with
the men.
The principal question concerns
Miss McPhail's hat Shall she wear
it. or shall she not? Parliamentary
rules say that Every member de-
string to speak is to rise in his
place with head uncovered"
On the, other hand the scripturaI
injunction to women is that they
must not uncover the head in pub
lie.
Miss McPhail undoubtedly will &C
back to thel mother country for a
precedent, ahd she will find one In
the method of Lady Astor, NJ. p.
who always wears her hat wher
she addresses the house.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-10
Pennsylvania to Test Power
Of Railroad Labor Board

CHICAGO. Dec. 9.-The United
States Railroad Labor Board will
be brought into court here tomor-
row to determine whether II has
Jurisdiction under the transporta-
tion act to decide disputes between
the Pennsylvania Railroad and its
shop employees.
1t Is a test case brought by the
Pennsylvania in it's fight for abso-
Lutte Jurisdiction over its own en-
plOyes against labor unions. and
the decision may be of far reaching
effect.
LandIs Issues Injunction.
The labor board must appear in
Federal Court following a tempor-
ary injunction issued by Federal
Judge Landis restraining the board
from publishing a decision rebuk-
ing the railroad for violating one
Of its decisiOnE
As the railroad board has no
authority to penalize any offender
of its orders other than publishing
the facts Of such violation, the re-
strafning order is really an in
junction against a rebuke. and is
something brand new.
The Pennsylvania was found
guilty by the labor board of hold
ing an election of employe repre-
sentatives to pass on working rules
which disenfranchised IS per cent
Of its shopmen. 1t ordered a new
election. The railroad declined to
hold this election and the rebuke
was forthcoming tomorrow.
Question of Authority.
In its petition the Pennsylvania
declares that the labor board ex-
ceeded its authority and that il has
no right TO rule on disputes other
than those affecting working rules
and wages and that its Jurisdiction,
docs not include matters of pro-
cedure and railway management"
1t also declares that "organiza-
tions of employees" as stated in the
transportation act, does not mean
labor unions or confederated sys-
TENS Of labor unions" The rail-
road is asking complete control of
its own employees and desires no
dealings with representatives Of
the unions.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-10

France ReneuDs
Pact With Peru
To Build Army
Contract Signed When
French Aviation Failure
Threatened Break.

BUEEoS AIRES, Dec. 9.-Gen.
Mangin ANNOUNCES from Paris that
while in Lima during Perus centen-
niaI celebration of its independence.
he signed a contract with President
Leguis for a new French mission to
reorganize the Peruvian army. Senor
Leguia was on the verge of a diplo-
matte crisis with France Just previous
with the present French missi6n.
which has been IN Peru for twenty
five years The break was due to
the alleged failure of the French avi-
alton mission.
Heavy French loans prevented
Senior Leguia from asking the recall
OF the mission and IL now appears
that he arranged with Gen. Mangin to
solve the difficulty. The solution l.
a strong victory for the French mill
tary party because there was a strons
sentiment IN Peru TO invite a British
or American military mission to re-
place the French.
Recently there has been a wide
spread popular subscription cam
paign throughout Peru TO secure
money 10 purchase war material. the
State being without the necessary
funds. The popularity of the SUBJ
scription scheme has been kept up b.
tanning the fear OF a Chinese inva-
sion.
The Pacific Steam Navigation
Company has officially notified its
agents and captains that Peru has is
sued an order forbidding the landing
in Peruvian ports of citizens of Chile.
Poiand and Russia or OF prostitutes,
the four classifications being con-
tained in the same decree. The
Chilean newspapers are demanding
the expulsion of all Peruvians resi-
dent in Chilean territory.
(Copyrirht 1911
The Washington herald., 1921-12-10
FRANCE LAST TO APPROVE
AMERICAN SUBSTITUTE FOR
.ANCLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE
TACK TICKETS
Il FOR PARLEY
Will Admit Senators and
Representatives on
Identification.

Because of the necessity for
haste in calling today's plensry
session Of the peace confer
ence II was impossible TO issue
all needed tickets.
The State Department an
nounced that members Of the
Senate and the House will be
admitted without tickets upon
Identification via the door on
the ID street entrance to CONT
mental Memorial Hall.
BY orders of Secretary
Hughes all doors will be closed
and no one admitted after
1O:45 a m.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-10
Escaped Convicts
Pursued in Ozarks
Bad Man and Companions
Elude Posses of Angry
Citizens.

BENTON. Ark, Dec. 3. - Tom
Slaughter. bandit and bank robber
of the Southwest. who escaped from
the Little Rock penitentiary. after
a daring exploit, was being hunted
in the Ozarks tonight by hundreds
of armed citizens.
Posses were reported to have
picked up the trail of the bandit
and his five accomplices. four o;
whom Slaughter freed from deati,
cells. between Benton and Hot
Springs.
A battle is expected when the
men are found. for they are said
to have been reinforced by Okla
homa desperadoes formerly led by
Slaughter.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-10
MAN WHO PURSUED
BERGDOLL JOBLESS

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Sergeant c.
.. Naef, one of the two men who
went into Germany after the Stacker.
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, is back
in New York. out of a job.
Naef. who was sentenced to
twenty-three months in German
prison for the attempted capture of
Bergdoll. but was shortly released
returned to the United States SEN
tember IL. He married a German
girl and last summer they decided to
come to America.
Naef has been out of a job since
coming back. He is 35 and willing
to do anything. He is a graduate of
the University of Munich and speaks
French, German, Italian and English
fluently.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-10
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
BILLS DISMISSED

BOSTON. Dec. e.-Entry of final
DEGREES in the three bills in the
famous Christian Science case which
were recently passed on by the Mas
sachusetts Supreme Court was order
ed today by Justice Crosby. This is
a final dismissal OF the bills in ac-
cordance with the courts previous
orders.
The three cases involved were those
OF the trustees of the Christian
Science Publishing Society against
the directors Of the First Church of
Christ Scientist. that of Attorney
General ]. Weston Allen and that
OF Edward A. Krauthoff, of Wash
inkton.
The case OF John V. Dittemore
against the directors. who removed
him from their number. is still penu-
Dg.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-10
STOVE FOUNDERS
URGE WAGE CUTS

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., Dec. "a
general wage reduction. affecting
10000 men in all parts of the coun-
try, was asked by the Stove Found
ers National Defense Association in
conference here with delegates of
the International Moulders, Union of
North Arlrica.
The association includes practical
ly all stow, and furnace manufactur-
ers In the United States.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-10
Senator Reed Retained
In Bay State Trial

BOSTON. Dec. 9.-Senator James
A. Reed. Of Missouri, was retained
today as counsel for Joseph c. Pei
letter. the accused district attorney of
Suffolk County, whose trial by the
Supreme Court on charges of miscon-
duct in office. begins this month.
Senator Reed will also defend Pei
letter in the disbarment proceedings
against him.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-10
Bulk of Irish People
Rejoice Over Treaty

DUBLIN, Dec. 9.-The population
of Dublin, pausing in its joyful re-
ception of the news that peace was
at hand, and halted in its enthusi-
astic greeting to the released SOL
diers of the Irish Republican army.
has suddenly grown extremely sober
over the cabinet disagreement. But
while individual fears are ex-
pressed over the result of. the inter-
Sim Fein argument, the fact re.
mains that Dublin Is almost unani-
nous in its support OF the peace
treaty.
Politicians there were surprised
only at the suddenness with which
De Valera threw down his chal-
lenge. They. had known from the
beginning that the president op-
posed the terms, but they had ex-
pected him to remain at least tenn
porarily at the head OF the new
government.
Intellectual Faction.
Undoubtedly the rank and file of
Irish people are 30 per cent in favor
of ratification and this sentiment
seems to extend through the prin-
cipal political, military. and INTEL
lectual factions. except those groups
headed by De Valera, John Mac
Nein, Erskine Childers and some
adherents of an independent Ire
land-or war.
Most of the women leaders and
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Continued OF Page -Four.
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Continued on Page Three.
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Intellectual Faction.

Co~ttmued on Page Three.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-10
Two Problems Unsolved.

Continued on Page Three.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-07

10 the SKIRT.
Quite long IL this skirt. with the
uneven hem line.
II grows transparent as Il nears
the ankles
Green and yellow ribbons falling
gracefully AZ the front Of the froek
add a touch OF brilliant color.
Gray fox II the fur used.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-07
Mrs. Harding Buyin g Christmas Seals

As honorary vice president of the
National tuberculosis Association
with which every state and local
tuberculosis association is affiliated
President Harding gives his hearty
support to the Christmas Seal. Mrs
Harding is shown on the White
House steps buying Christmas Seals
from a Modern Health Crusader,
Adrienne Meyer. on her third annual
visit to the President. The following
Is President Harding's letter TO DR..
Hatfield, managing director OF the
National tuberculosis Association;
1.-The White House.
Washington
Nov. 10. 1921.
MY dear DIR. Hatfield:
"I am glad to note the splendid
cce of the campaign against
tuberculosis, as shown by the de-
cline of the death rate in 1920, 10
the remarkably low level of ia per
1905 900. The enormous saving OF
life reflected by these figures clearly
indicates the ucces of the work OF
the National tuberculosis Associa-
ton and its AFFILIATED organizations.
"As honorary vice president of
the association i will be glad TO have
you convey TO all who are Interested
in the prevention of tuberculosis, my
earnest hope that the coming four
tenth annual Christmas Sea- a
may be completely successful. in
order that your splendid work may
be. further developed. I trust that
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-07

there may be a generous response 10
your appeal.
Very sincerely.
(Signed)
"WARREN G. HARDING"
New Jersey has 10000. 900 OF
these seals on sale by the thirty
five local organizations. every n of
which will help 10 save a life.
Through the nurses. supported by
the seals, tuberculosis cases are
found, taken TO the clinic and urged
to take sanatorium treatment. Also
through these seals the Modern
Health Crusade, nutrition classes
and a campaign of education is sup
ported which builds up the resist
ance of every individual and enables
him to ward of disease.
Through combined efforts the
death ate from tuberculosis In the
United States registration area has
been reduced from 204 in 1904. when
the campaign was started, 10 ia In
1890 per 100,0 0o. This means a sav-
ing of many thousands OF lives The
economic saving for New Jersey
alone is estimated at several million
per year. Health Is now recognized
as the nations greatest asset. These
little seals help 10 bring health 20
thousands OF our people; 4.5 seals
per capita We're sold last year IN
New Jersey, but it is hoped that at
least ten seals per capita may be
used this year, since the unemploy-
ment situation viii create new de-
mands upon our treasury
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-07
Inside the Gate

II last the Twins reached the
other end of the secret passage
which led from Brownieland to the
\Grome village. In front of them
5Etood a high gate lighted by a great
cats eye which cleaned in the dark
ness. There were no glow worms or
fire flies in the passage and no crys-
tails hanging from the ceiling like
there were in Mr.. PIN PINS do
main.
who are you and what do you
want?" asked a voice.
The voice seemed to come from
the cats eye, but as the eye had no
cat belonging to it seemingly, and
not even another eye to match 1t,
as most eyes have, it wasn't likely
hat it could own a voice. All the
eye could do was to CLEAN and stare
as though it dared the Twins to
nswer But Nancy and Nick were
always polite and they had been
taught to answer when they were
spoken to, no matter If 1t was only
a voice that spoke to them and
nothing or no one else at all! And
Of course they were not afraid.
They never, never. never were that.
Were the Twins" answered
Mel, for both of them, land we've
come after Kip. Do yuo know If
he Is within" Being in Fairyland
1t sounded far more fairy like to
say within" than just plain ordi-
nary every day inside"
zip" exclaimed the voice in sur
prise. 80 you're after Kip! But
there! What do I care whether you
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-07
@a@MYM560an
3%Mnona MMa

The love instinct can be put to
'tany uses. say the new p~sycholo-
ists.
Pent up in man or woman, II pro-
luces all kinds of real and imag-
nary miseries. Thwarted love, how
EYER. may be turned from a roman
&c to a practical purpose: thus
. ansferred, 1t will provide the in
dividual with a satisfactory variety
% happiness.
The process of diverting or chang
Ing sex energy is called "sublima-
ton" Some authorities say that
The energy belonging to any primi-
Tive instinct may be employed in
row and non-primitive channels"
Thus love for a person may be
transferred to an intellectual pur-
suit. or used up in craftsmanship.
A girl whose musical ability Is
. : Efficient to insure her an excellent
salary writes thus:
II am a busy woman As director
o. music in the schools of a large
stity and as the leader of an orches-
a. / have ample outlet for all of
my energy.
II enjoy all of my work immense
~, but whenever / see the man to
v hom / was formerly engaged / am
overcome with nervousness and
mental anguish.
II succeed in appearing WE'LL
,oised, but the effort brings on a
1orrid headache. Later, alone in my
com. I indulge in a nice little hys-