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The New York herald., 1921-01-13
HARDING MAY ACT
ON DISARMAMENT
Policy Indicated In Statement
Made by Chairman Of House
Naval Committee.
Special Despatch to TILE New York HEanp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c.. Jan, I2.

New York Herald Bureou.
Washington. j. c.. Jan. I2.
President-elect Harding will take
steps toward international disarmament
soon after he is inaugurated, Chairman
Butler (Pa-) Of the House Naval Com
mittee indicated to-day during hearings
before the committee on possibilities of
armament reduction.
During the testimony OF Gen. Tasker
II. Bliss, Mr.. Butler predicted that some
disarmament steps would be taken
within the next few months. Because
of his recent conference with Mr..
Harding at Marion the chairman's
definite prediction was taken to mean
that the President-elect Is desirous of
effecting reduction of armaments and
may call an international disarmament
conference. Authority for such action
Is provided In the naval bill of 1916,
which authorized the President to call
q disarmament conference and appoint
nine members as American delegates
of this authority.
Gen. Bliss declared the United States
should take the lead in disarmament.
He predicted that If the United States
should call a conference for "a free and
fair discussion of reduction of arma-
ments the favorable response would be
prompt and inevitable"
"The nation that would send repre-
sentatives to such a conference and re-
fuse to agree to any proposition looking
to d sarmament or at least q reduction
OF armament would be written down as
the next Germany and the United
States could act accordingly" Gen.
Bliss said.
Our present system of civilization
cannot stand the drain of military prep
aration much longer. The world war
was a terrific strain. The next Will be
much worse. This has become BUSH
ness proposition with the huge appro-
priations asked and we should deter
mine whether there is any real basis
for the fear that causes these huge pro-
grammes."
Gen. Bliss said he had discussed dis
armament with Marshal Foch and high
British military leaders.
Secretary Daniels In continuing his
testimony before the committee present
ed tables showing relative sea power
Of the United States. Great Britain and
Japan. The present effective fighting
strength of Great Britain was given as
53S ships OF 1,5SS.442 tons. while the
United States has $40 ships of 779.193
tons. Upon completion of the 1916 build
ing programme by 1926 the United
States would be 1885 greater than Great
Britain. At present the strength of the
American navy is more than double
that OF Japan, but should the latter coun-
try complete it's 1927 programme the
ratio would be reduced to Ia to /.
The New York herald., 1921-01-13
BISHOP SEES PULPIT YIELD
BEFORE CALL OF BUSINESS
Modern Episcopacy Demands an Administration Rather
Than Preacher, Says Head of Chicago Diocese
Discussing Centenary Fund.

episcopacy. Whether Il is a better
episcopacy than the old remains to De
seen.
You will remember that bishops used
to be selected for their pulpit qualities.
for their ability as preachers You all
remember. too. how he used to hurry up
the business session and the reading or
appointments in order to enable him to
catch a train in half an hour or So
That. usually, was. all he saw OF his
area.
THE General Conference OF 19l2
changed all that. That change has
meant an entire mod fication in the
character OF the episcopacy.
you will, perhaps, be surprised when
l tell you that l have not spent more
than three hours in my study In the last
twelve months."
The Bishop closed his address with q
prophecy.
II believe" he declared, that the
church Is entering upon a period Of CIV
ing which will make our present CEN
Ienary movement look like mere skir-
mlsh."
The New York herald., 1921-01-13
HELD AS WRITER OF
BLACkMAIL LETTERS
Brokers' Solicitor Accused of
Threatening Employer.

Hilton Koop, 20 years old. of 232 Lo-
gan street, Brooklyn, q solicitor for AL
bertl " Jrd -G Carleton. Inc, insurance
brokers or so Pine street. was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Detectives Muir
ply and Herman of the bomb squad and
locked up at Police Headquarters on a
charge of having tried to obtain $4,000
blackmall from Paul u. Alberti. one OF
his employers.
Alberti. the detectives say, began to
receive threatening letters on Decem-
ber 20. These letters continued for two
weeks and contained numerous threats
X $4,000 was not forthcoming on a
certain date Alberti finally was told to
mail the money In two packages to
~wobert Davis'' In Jamaica Creek. L. /.
The money was 10 have been there yes
terdsy. The police made up two dummy
packages and sent them. The post Of
flee at jamaica Creek had been told by
Koop the detectives say to send the
packages to an employment agency at
81 Hanson place Brooklyn. At o'clock
q man telephoned the agency and asked
n the packages were there. He was
assured they were. At $50 o'clock
Koop walked in asked for the packages
and vas arrested
The New York herald., 1921-01-13
MRS. BERCDOLL FIGHTS
TWO CASES IN COURT
Wants NeU Trial and Opposes
Suit for Counsel Fees.

PHrLADrIPHrA, Jan. i2.--Mrs. Emma
G. Bergdoll, mother of Grover Cleve-
land and Erwin. Bergdoll. convicted
draft deserters. figured In two court
cases here to-day.
While her lawyers pleaded in Fed
eral court for a new trial for her and
her codefendants. James E. Romig, Ar
thur s, Mitchell. Charles Braun (for-
merly Charles Bergdoll) and Harry
Schuh. Jointly convicted several months
ago with aiding and abettng Grover
and Erwin Bergdoll to evade military
service, she was q defendant Mt City
Hall In suit to recover $4,000 coun-
sci fees and s732.30 court costs.
The court reserved decision on the
appeal for new trial and the jury wac
ordered to seal its verdict and report to-
morrow In the -other casa
The New York herald., 1921-01-13
PSEUDO SERVANTS ROB
CHICAGO SOCIETY SET
Precious Jewels Taken at So
cioI Functions.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YoRK HERALD
CHICAGO, Jan. ia new set of
burglars who hire out as servants has
invaded social functions on Chicago's
exclusive North Shore during the last
two months. and fashionable women
have been robbed OF thousands Of dol
lars worth Of diamonds. pearls and
other gems. Il became known to-day.
The two latest victims of the burglars
are Mrs Martin II. Niblack and Miss
Isabel Watkins, daughter of J. o. Wat
klns. Mrs. Niblack was robbed OF a
diamond barpin valued at $1.275 and a
set OF diamond earrings valued at $3.50
at the home of q. F. Swift. Jr. Miss
Watkins was robbed Of diamond bar
pin valued at 5000 at the Opera Club.
In both places etxra servants were
hired for the functions. and when the
losses were discovered the extra SER
wants had disappeared.
The New York herald., 1921-01-13

Special Despatch to THE New YonK HEnALD.
CHICAGO. Jan. 12.-"The day OF the
old fashioned bishop. with his bag of
sugar stick sermons. is past The en-
tire character Of the Methodist epis-
copacy has been changed in the last
eight years. That change Is one which
affects the character OF Methodists as a
whole. The modern bishop must be both
a man Of God and business man. an
administrator"
That was the assertion of Bishop
Thomas Nicholson at the meeting OF the
council for the Chicago area vi the
Methodist Episcopal Church to-day. He
outlined the church's ten years spend
ing campaign" of millions of dollars.
Frhe primary purpose Of the conference
is to consider ways and means Of coll
lecting and to devise plans for the proper
utilization Of the s13.0O0.00O which has
already been subscribed by the Chicago
area toward the churchs $100, ,0O0. 900
centenary fund.
I'VE are" Bishop Nicholson said. 'at
transition period in the government Of
Methodism. We have made new
The New York herald., 1921-01-13
HELP REPRODUCE, rs
REAL THRIFT, HE SAYS
Henry Doherty Deplores Sale
of Sound Securities.

Henry L. Doherty. one OF the leaders
Of the Thrift Week movement which be-
gins Monday, was the principal speaker
last night at a meeting Of the New York
Electrical Society at 20 West Thirty
ninth street. He said the income tax
law has tended to depress investment
securities and that many persons have
sold sound securities because to hold
them would make them smenable TO
heavy income taxes. This. Mr.. Doherty.
whose address was on Thrift" deplored.
He said he was of the opinion also that
thrift consists In something more than
the ownership Of real estate or savings
account.
The thriftieet man IL one who places
his surplus In the so-calied reproductive
industries, such as the public utilities
Investment or security. Mr. Doherty said.
The New York herald., 1921-01-13
MILLER STATES HIS
POLICY or CLEMENCY
VIII Be Influenced Only BY
NeD Evidence.
Special Despatch to TIE New YORK HrRALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany. Jan. IL. (


Governor Miller will not grant execu-
tive clemency in cases where evidence
not reviewed by the courts Is placed be-
fore him. He so defined his executive
clemency policy this afternoon at the
hearing on the applications to save from
the electric chair Augustin L. Sanckey
and Enrique Garcia, Mexicans, sem
fenced to death on January "a.
MY conception of executive clemency
in the Governor" he said "is to correct
mistakes--not In a decision Of questions
property committed to the court and to
the Jury, but for mistakes appearing
outside Of the record"
The Governor declared he would not
interfere In murder cases when only
questions Of law and facts reviewed by
the Court of Appeals OF the Lower Courts
are put up to him, even though he did
disagree with the court.
There would not be any stability In
the administration of justice II that
were DONE" he said. People must not
come to the Executive Chamber expect
Ing the Governor to review the work
of the Court of Appeals. because that
Will not be done"
The New York herald., 1921-01-13
The Facts About
Automobile Advertising
in New York Newspapers

Last Sunday The New York Tribune published page adver-
tisement in their paper stating that the Tribune second
in Automobile display advertising in December This
unfortunate which the Tribune will doubt hasten to
correct Meantime the facts
The New York herald., 1921-01-13
The New York Herald

carried display Automobile advertising in December
than any other New York newspaper except the Times.
The applied total display Automobile line
age for the ten preceding months.
AUTOMOBILE LINEAGE IN MORNING NEWSPAPERS
months nhng Mover r9ao)
Lne
HERALD . ........ +. .... :. .. ,m. .m... 625936
TRIBUNE ... ..r..,. ..,.. :. . .u.m... 417O75
AMERICAN 2367O6
Y. Evening" PrFR
Herald lines than Tribune
3O19O6 lines than the World lines than the
American
forming and d onnd February Il 1870 the
month"; of Morning second
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
Declares France
Has Taken Great
Stride Forward

Declaring that many persons have
an erroneous idea that France did
little after the signing of the arm
Istice but wait for help to be ex-
tended to her, Maj. Zinovi Pechkoff.
of the French army. outlined the
great strides made in rebuilding
factories, rehabilitating her farms,
and speeding up her mineral pro-
euction by France, when he spoke
before members of the National
Geographic Society last evening.
Mai. Pechkoff said that the
French soldiers problem was far
different from that of the Germans.
The latter went back to his home
and family awaiting his return. The
French poilu from the devastated
regions had to travel far. often to
Southern France, to md his people,
and. after bringing them back had
to live in dugouts while the service
of restoration was in progress.
France, he said. Is profoundly
grateful for the help of America In
the devastated areas.
Motion pictures and slides made
from photographs were shown to
illustrate the extent of the destruc-
tion. much Of ii what the speaker
termed "methodical destruction"
The lecture was the last Of the
National Geographic series for this
season.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
ROTARIANS LEAVE ]
TODAY TOATTEND
BOARDWALK MEET
Will Boost E. L. Stock for
High Office at Allan
tic City.

Twenty-twe Rotarians and theh
wives will leave Washington In. two
special cars at 1915 this afternoon
for the Fifth Rotary district con-
vention. which opens in Atlantic
City tomorrow.
the delegation IL going with In
structions 20 boost Il. l.. stock.
prominent local Rotarian. for the
post Of governor Of the Fifth Ro-
tary District.
Or. Darcy Magee 10 In charge. snd
the following will take the trip; Mr..
ana Mrs Charles Semmes, Mr.. and
Mrs, Weschier, Mr.. and Mrs. John
poiph, Mr.. and Mrs. Forsberg. John
: ooie, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brawner.
Charles J. O'Neili. Mrs. Il. l. Stock.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Howard wilkins.
Henry Castens. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Moran. Mr.. and Mrs. z. c. Graham.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Phil Hermann. Mr..
ana Mrs. w. W. Grifith. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. c. puiln. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Evans. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lincoln
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. A. +.
Jorss and daughters. Mr.. ard Mrs.
sam Prescott. DR.. and Mrs. N. ID.
Magse, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Macken-
sic and Joseph A. Berberich.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
GEORGETOWN WINS
ANOTHER DEBATE
Defeat Lafayette Trio on Is
sue of Labor Injune-
tion.

The use of the Injunction in labor
disputes should be abolished. II
was decided last night when the
Affirmative team Of Georgetown
University were declared winners
in a debate at CASTOR Hall with .
trio representing Lafayette College
william p. G. Harding. governor
Of the Federal Reserve Board;
Charles +. Hamlin. member OF the
board: Huston Thompson. Federal
Trade Commissioner; Joshua Evans.
jr.. vice president of the Riggs
Bank; Gus J. Karger.. former pres
ident of the National Press Club.
and Daniel W. O'Donoghue COM
prised the board of judges
Lafayette's team was composed
Of Mahlon Lewis, Theodore Fifth
ian and Edward Rubinofsky. while
Sylvan J. Pauly, John S. McCann
and Joseph A. MCGOWAN. jr.. up
held the honors for. Georgetown. A
party followed the conversational
wrestling match.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
Plan MERGING ALL
BILLS AFFECTING
FEDERAL WORKERS
Incorporate Best
Features of All
Z Measures.

4 merging Of all the best features
Of three reclassifcation bills and
prSbably . fourth to be introduced
WIEN Congress eonvenes, was seen
yeferday as the certain outcome Of
. sariance Of opinion as to what
<y2em should be established
II the measures are referred TO
th& same committee upon being
presented to Congress. they will be
whipped into one bill and reported
ouE
n was announced yesterday that
thk Joint Reclassincation commls-
sion probably would introduce the
fourth bill. That which Senator
Sterling announced Thursday he
would introduce. is based largely on
the andings Of the commission. as
al<o is that of Representative Lehi-
hath. % be introduced in the House
me Smoot bill differs from
either Of the other measures All
prsyids for the abolishment OF the
s9lo bonus system and all provide
forty or hfty salary scales and Tor
fnnovatfons in efficiency.
kbout 10000 employees out OF
mare than so.o00 in Washington VIII
berut-trom the payrolls during the
course sof reorganization which.
however will not get under fuli
susing eefore the beginning OF the
new nscal year. July 1.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
CALL IS ISSUED
FOR ZIONIST DRIVE

with preparations for the seven
day Zionist membership campaign
In readiness. q call was sent out
last night for the gathering of all
team captains and workers tomorrow
morning at the headquarters in the
Y. M. II. A. Building. Eleventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue north
west.
Volunteers who. are willing to
canvass the city are asked TO report
at $3.50 q. m. sharp.
The soliciting canvassers will be
asked to stress the importance of
the present movement in the work
of rebuilding Palestine as a national
Jewish homeland. Former Judge
Milton Strasburger. president OF the
local Zionist organization, will speak
to the workers.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
Bf0Okta1d Citizens
Re-eLect Officers

1ll pficers of the Brookland Citi-
zefis Association were reelected
lad night.
The, officers are: Edward W. Tur-
neB president; Arthur Lansdale,
vice president; A. II. Fast, secretary
and treasurer, and Noel B. Parks.
fn4ncial secretary.
The building of commercial struc-
tures In residential sections was
dinpproved and resolutions re-
questing the appointment of al
tefnates for the delegates to the
FEDERATION of Citizens' Associations
We1e adopted
IN announcement made by the
president stated that due to the
frost there would probably be no
Cover show this spring.
An illustrated lecture on Roses
and Their Culture" was given by T..
l. Hulford and z. C, Crandall. of the
Bureau Of Plant Industry.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
MuEc LOVERS Name
Date for Festival

To-stimulate originality in music
throuShout the District a commit
tee comprised of music lovers held
q nsettngs in the Thomson Com
mpnity Center and decided to estab-
iish a'-municipal music week from
Sunday, May / to 7. inclusive. Gen.
erl dfycussion concerning arrange
mehtS took place. No program was
outlined-
Aceording to Miss Cecil B. Nor
ton the event will be the first of
itss kind ever held in Washington.
Robert Lawrence. representing
the NATIONAL Bureau for the Ad-
vancsrnent of Music Lovers in New
York, City. outlined the work.
In a lengthy address NJ. Philips,
secretary of the Columbia Grafo-
nola Retail Dealers Association,
repo1tsd. on a letter he recently
wfots- TO the President. urging him
to-haye the Senate, House and the
state legislatures open their ses-
sions-wfth the strains of music.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
Today's Calendar.

Rotary conferees leave for
Atlantic City. 1875 p. m.
salvation Army to break
ground at s:3o p,> m. for Indus
trial Home for Girls; Afterwards
to dedicate old Dewey Hotel a.
haven for girls.
Annual banquet. washington
2 College of Law, RauscherE .
p. m.
Dinner, Phillips Exeter Alum
nj, University Club, s:15 p. m
Lecture. womens' City Club. ;
D. m.
Gridiron Club banquet. New
willard. Z p. m
Twenty Year Club. banquet.
washington. p. m
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
Hall Resigns as Head
of Occoqua1r WOrkltOuse

The resignation of W. e. Hall,
assistant superintendent Of the
Occoquan workhouse. was accepted
by the Commissioners at their
board meeting yesterday morning
to take effect April 80.
Several applications for the po-
sition are now in the hands of the
Board of Charities.
The threat of twenty-six guards
at the workhouse that they would
resign IL Hall left the institution
did not materialize yesterday. Hall
denied that the threat was any
thing but an unfounded rumor.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
Bus COMPANIES
{ GRANT DEMANDS
Three Lines Now Recognize
Megaphone Mems
Union.

FOLLOWING the decision Of mem
bers or the Sight Seeing Bus Lee
turers and Standmen's Union to
strike tuesday. unless the operating
companies recognized their union
ana r,ermitted collective bargaining
three Of the six companies OF the
city have agreed to the mems de-
mands. These companies are the
Royal Blue, Red Star, and the Con-
rressfonal lines, according 10
Chsries Andrew. secretary OF the
union
TWO other companies-the Cont
Mental and Green hnes-are ex-
pected TO accede to the demands
before the union meets Monday
nixht IN Moose Hall, the end OF the
arbitration period, Andrew said
louis Bush. head of the Gray
line, said last night he was not In
fa4on-of- q closed shop. 1nforma-
tioa sbtained yesterday was to the
erecr~that the Gray line had made
fndivfdusl contracts with its en-
pioyes. and that the employees had
forwarded their resignation from the
union as a unit to Secretary An
drew. Bush did not deny such ar
rangernents had been made with his
men -.Andrew said he had heard oil
the Gray line mems action. and had
been Informed that the unit resig-
nation was In the mails
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
THIEVES IN RAID
. ON FAMILY WASH
Relieve Clothesline Of Laun.
dered Burden; Other
Thefts. ...,
The family wash has disappears

The family wash has disappearsd.
Along with the wash has gone
clothing. jewelry. cash. tires and
other automobile equipment valued
at upward of $1,000.
This was the loot taken by thieves
in Washington yesterday. according
to reports received, at police head
quartera
Wearing apparel, valued at SIS.
was stolen from 2320 Champlain
street northwest; seventeen inner
tubes, worth SIS, were stolen from
lis Florida avenue northwest; au-
tomobile equipment. valued at 5000.
was taken from the motor repair
shop of the Prince Cordoba Voca-
tional School. and other articles re-
ported stolen included clothing and
cash from various addresses.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
ARMY
WILL DEDICATE
new H0hETODAY
Also to Break, Greandlfer
Industrial Build
ing.

salvation Army social service
vorkers assembled here for their
annual congress win today give
Warrington q vivid Demonstration
that their activity In behalf Of suf-
ferinr humanity did not cease With
the Examinations Of the world vaf.
The third day OF the scongress viii
be marked with two impressive
ceremonies when buildings will be
dedicated in which for years 10 come
the salvation Army win carry on
its work Of human salvage ane
social service In the Nsftcn's Cap
itzl.
start % Now 1sos-
Az z:3o o'clock this afternoon
ground win be broken at La Penn
svlyania syenue for the new In
dustriaI home which win be erected
Immediately. FormR DistrSct Com-
missioner Henry B. y. Macfariand
will preside at the exercises and
Commissioner Estill. Of the Saliva
tion Army. win be the principal
speaker.
Following the ground d-bresktnG.
more than 800 delegates from ctftes
in the Eastern department OF the
salvation Army win form for the
parade. which VIII proceed 70 the
scene of the second dedication. the
Dewey Hotel. 1880 L street north
west, recently purchased, by the
Salvation Army. which will he used
as a young vomen's residence.
Miss Bssth Here.
comdr. Evangeline Booth ar
rived in Washington last night and
will be the principal speaker at the
dedication OF the Young Women's
Residence The commander viii be
introduced by Secretary Of the Navy
DENLY.
Others on the program will be for
mer Commissioner Boardman, Judge
Kathryn Sellers. Mrs. Estill. Envoy
Frank Fowler and Col Margaret
BoviIl.
The reception committee. heade 1
by Commissioner Thomas Estili. Ia
cludes Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Mrs
Charles Evans Hughes, Mrs Robert
Lansing. Miss Boardman. Mrs w.
II. Brownson, Nrs. Stephen B. e.
kins, Mrs. Julian James. Mrs. II. s.
F. Macfariand. Mrs. George X. Nice
Lannahan. Mrs. Jason Noble Pierce.
Mrs. wallace Radcliffe. Miss E. r.
Scidmore, Judge Sellers. Mr. Sell
den p. Spencer snG Mrs. Thomas F.
Walsh.
Open Air Services.
This evening Salvation Army
ard banners will be In evidence
when open-air services will be held
throughout the city as folhaws:
Z p. m.-Pennsylvania avenue a.
Seventh. Tenth street and Thirteenth
streets northwest; Seventh and r
streets and Seventh and New York
avenue northwest; Eighth street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
8 p. m.-Inside meeting, No. 1
Corps. $50 Pennsylvania avenue.
and also by No. Corps at IT'S I
street. near Eighth street southeast.
The delegates were received by
President and Mrs. Harding in the
East Room of the White House yes-
terday afternoon. President Hard
ing congratulated the officials upon
the work of the Salvation Army.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
Discuss Means Monday
TO Honor Nine. CuTie

A representative gathering Of
women will meet at the home of Mrs.
Msrs&rr Field. $500 Sixteenth street
nortb~est Monday afternoon, at $3.50,
in thg interest of raising this city's
quota Of the 100000 necessary to
purchase a gram of radium for
Madafne Curie. the great scientist.
Invitations were issued yesterday
To anssSers of society, welfare or
ganizztions. women's clubs, educa-
tiohar and scientific associations for
women and working girls to be
present at Mrs. Fields residence
when Or. Robert Able, of the New
York Cancer Hospital, will talk on
the Curative Value of Radium,"
and Or. r. B. Moore, of the Bureau
of Mines. will explain the methods
of .testing radium.