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Evening star., 1921-09-30
RELIEF OF jOBLESS
BELIEVED IN SIGHT
Unemployment Conference
Steering Committee to Re-
port Emergency Plan.

Practical emergency relief for
Americas four million unemployed
was believed this afternoon to be in
ployment conference met at o'clock
in the Commerce building to receive
the report of. its steering committee.
Although declining to make an ad-
vance statement of. the conclusions
reached, out of respect to request
by Secretary Hoover, members of the
committee made no effort to conceal
the fact they believe they have dag
nosed the principal causes Of the un-
employment malady, found the prop
er remedy and the means for admin
istering it.
The report, it was said, would con-
sist of probably more than a dozen
resolutions, which have been adopted
by the several subcommittee.
Takes Day to Assemble Report.
The steering committee. which is
serving as clearing house for the
subcommittee. devoted the greater
part of today in assembling report
which would be acceptable to the
working bodies. 1t held numerous
conferences with the subcommittee.
In many instances it was necessary
to condense the recommendations OF
the subcommittees in in order aseheana enat the the
that the resolutions would bear a
proper proportional. relationship 10
the whole.
Henry M. Robinson of Los Angeles
chairman Of the steering committee
directed the placing OF the finishing
touches on the report. He was
sanruine that the agreements reached
would receive the approval of q ma
iority Of the members OF the con-
ference.
Practically all of the subcommittee,
| it was understood, would be repre-
sented by one or more resolutions in
sented will continue their studies,
which will be utilized when the con
ference takes up the problem OF hnd-
ing permanent measures for prevent
ing Unemployment.
Outline Of Recommendations.
While no official intimation has
been given of the conclusions reached
| by the subcommittee, 1t was regarded
as practically certain the report would
advocate rotation of labor in manu-
, featuring industries, the shortened
week. partial employment, completion
of repair and clean up as some OF
the means of increasing employment
Recommendations of the construc-
! tion committee are understood to re-
gard the construction problem In
, great measure as one for local action
because Of the different factors exist
!, ing in various localities. Acceleration
| Of public works is said to be urged.
The committees on mining and ship.
ping, it lis learned, were inclined tt
believe that no emergency measure.
y lContinued on Page 2. Column 7.)
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ANCIENT CANNON ARRIVE.

BOSTON, September 30.-Two an
cient cannon, used in England about
the time the Mayfower sailed in 1920,
were delivered to the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Company, at ex-
ercises at the navy yard yesterday.
They are the gift of the British
government, and will be set up in the
old fort, which is being restored on
Burial Hill, Plymouth, in connection
with the tercentenary Of the Pill
grims' landing.
Evening star., 1921-09-30
POST OFFICE BEGINS PROBE.
Will Determine Whether K. x. Z
Used Mails to Defraud.

Investigation of the Ku Klux Klan
to see il the order has in any way
used the mails to defraud. under the
terms OF the laws covering the sub
ton service of the Post ONCE Depart,
ment. s-e-sss s.SfSas, 8 !ssvi -
After making a preliminary inves-
tfgatioh here. one of the inspectors
Of the service left last night for AZ.
lanta, Ca. and a. report Is expected
from him shortly. The department
is making it's own investigation on
general principles and its own in
itiative, it was stated.
KInnanen Oner Aid. ~
Nothing derogatory of the khan
has been discovered to date, it was
intimated. but thorough investiga-
toin will be conducted in relation to
donations" secured from each in
itiate of the khan. :.
The investigation at Atlanta will
be sin the open," it was stated, and
the fullest cooperation of high khan
officials there is anticipated.
Grand Goblin Terrell of the local
domain visited Chief Inspector Rush
Simmons and offered every aid in the
investigation.
Inspector Grant Criticized.
Announcement that four separate
klans are under way in the District
of Columbia, which will be chartered
in the near future with a membership
Of 1000 In each khan. and results and
comments upon the interview between
Inspector Clifford l. Grant, head OF
the detective bureau of the metro
politan police department, and Harry
B. Terrell, grand goblin, are the new
developments concerning the exist
ence of the Ku Klux Klan in this city
today.
Mr.. Terrell stated today that several
applications had been received in the
mornings mail from various repre-
sentative citizens in the capital. ask
ing that they be allowed to join the
organization. The letters stated in
enced by the interview published yes
terday and were led to believe that
if such affairs existed-namely, that
the police department refused to in
vestigate or offer police protection to
any man who had received an anony-
nous letter of threats-it was high
time that an organization made it's
appearance in the nations capital that
was for the principles stated. Mr..
Terrell withheld the names of the
writer's.
Explains Position.
In commenting upon yesterdays in
terview Mr.. Terrell stated that these
letters were exactly in accordance
with the comments and statements
made by many citizens with whom
he came in contnact yesterday.
Il did not ask for police protection, it
is true, and furthermore personally
am not afraid, T merely thought the
right thing to do was to turn the let
ter over to the police department. and
am met with the statement that am
liable to receive many threats. and
that the police cannot take cogni-
zance of the matter"
The grand goblin further stated the
aims Of the organization here. I'VE
are not opposing Catholics, Jews. ne
groes or foreign born. We believe
they have the right to worship and
all the freedom given to them by our
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Evening star., 1921-09-30
COL. KUTZ ASSIGNED
TO OHIO RIVER AREA
d. G. Commissioner to Take Charge
Of Very Important Work
Around Cincinnati.

Col. Charles W. Kutz, Corps Of
Engineers, after more than asix
years particularly efficient service as
Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
trict, has been assigned to duty in
charge of the engineering division
embracing the Ohio river and its
tributaries. with station at Cincin-
natl. Orders to that effect were is
sued today by Adjt. Gen. Harris. on
recommendation of Maj. Gen. Lansing
H. Beach, chief of engineers.
The Cincinnati division has been
vacant since the recent transfer 70 OF
gineers, to this city as student Of
ficer at the Army War College,
Washington barracks. Gen. Beach
says there are several big engineer
ing projects under way in the Cin-
cinnati division and that the division
is one Of the most important in the
country.
1t has been arranged that Col.
kutz shall formally transfer the Of
fee of District Engineer Commits
sioner to his successor. Col. Charles
Keller, Corps of Engineers, next
week and then take up his new
duties at Cincinnati.
Evening star., 1921-09-30
GERMANY'S PART ENDED.
Both Branches Have Now Ratified
Peace Treaty.

The passing by the German reichs-
tag today of the bill ratifying the
treaty of peace with the United States
completes the legislative process nee
essary TO ratification on the part Of
Germany. The reichsrath. or upper
chamber of the German parliament.
ratified the treaty on September IL.
The treaty Is at present before the
United States Senate for debate. with
an effort in the making to expedite
ratification through an agreement to
take a vote on October IA.
Evening star., 1921-09-30
KAN CHIEF URGES
CONGRESS TOACT
Col. Simmons Tells Senators
and Representatives He
Wants Complete Probe.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, September 30.-William
J. Simmons, head of the Knights of
the Ku Klux klan, announced today
in an official statement that he had
transmitted kilograms to all members
Of Congress urging their support Of
the Tague and Ryan resolutions.
which propose a sweeping congress
sional investigation of the activities
of the invisible empire" throughout
the United States.
Col. Simmons said he wired the con-
gressmen that the khan would ZAP
preciate the opportunity, of proving
by unimpeachable witnesses" the fall
sity of charges preferred against the
organization.
POST OFFICE BEGINS PROBE.
Evening star., 1921-09-30
@. S. SENATORS PLEASED.
Senator Lodge Gratified by Reichs-
tags Prompt Action.

BY the Associated Press.
Republican leaders of the Senate ex-
pressed qualification today at the
prompt ratification by the German
reichstag of the peace treaty with
Germany.
II am very glad that the German
government has acted SO promptly"
said Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,.
republican floor leader.
Evening star., 1921-09-30
CHINA PROTESTS
YAP AGREEMENT
Note to U. S. and Japan Says
It Violates Peking's
Sovereignty.
Ry the Associated Press.

PEKING, September 30.-Agree-
ments between the United States and
Japan relative to the future status OF
the Island Of Yap as represented in
press dispatches constitute violation
of China's sovereignty and the prin-
ciple Of national equality, says an
identic note transmitted to the Amer
lean and Japanese legations by the
note maintains the American -Japa-
nese agreements cannot authorize ia
pan to lay a cable between Shanghai
and the Island of Yap unless she Sc
cures the consent of China.
The Chinese government takes this
stand on the ground that Germany's
rights to this cable lapsed when China
declared war, and that Germany has
not been succeeded by any other
power.
By the Associated Press:--
The protest filed by China today
against Japanese control of the cable
formerly running from the Island OF
Yap to Shanghai, but during the wal
ern end to Naba, one Of the Loochoe
Islands, where it connects with the
Japanese system. is simply carrying
forward a movement initiated during
the past administration by DR.. We'll
lington Koo. then Chinese minister to
Washington.
DR.. Koo submitted to Secretary
Colby a memorandum claiming thai
China should control this cable as
originally laid; that the German
rights had lapsed as an incident OF
the war, but that they had not passed
to Japan. Furthermore, the Chinese
government suggested that II thii
Yap- Shanghai cable could not be re.
stored then the United States govern.
ment should join China in the laying
of another cable from the Island OF
Guam to Shanghai. thus giving direct
connection between China and thu
United States. AS at Guam, the con.
nectien could be made with the Amer.
lean cable which runs from San Frah.
cisco to Manila, touching at Guam.
The Chinese protest had not reached
the State Department today.
Evening star., 1921-09-30
WEATHER.

Thunderstorms this afternoon or
night; cooler tonight; tomorrow fair
and cooler.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest, 50, at
$3.50 pm. yesterday; lowest, 68, at
$3.50 am. today.
Full report on page "a.
Evening star., 1921-09-30

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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-09-16
SENATOR PITTMAN DISCUSSES
 PRESENT SILVER SITUATION

was little or no free silver in the world. They found that there was only one depository of silver and that was in the United State1-four hun dred odd millions of dollars. In a sense that silver did not belong to the government of the United States, but to the miner. and the people who had sold the silver to the government and who took in exchange certificates of deposit, redeemable in silver dollars upon presentation.
 "The producers of silver, geologists and engineers, for months prior to the passage of the Pittman bill had realized that we were threatened with the closing down of our silver mines. They were animated by a desire to continue the production of metals. We were at that time striving to get our treasury department to purchase silver, and store it up for future use as subsidiary coin. It was no war measure that they then had in mind. By argument, engineers and producers established beyond doubt that, under the existing costs of mining, $1 an ounce would be fair price for the government to pay for silver.
 "When the Indian situation develop ed, I was ready to leave for Chicago to address body of engineers simi- lar to this. Just before I left l re- ceived telephone message from MT. Baker, director of the mint, asking me to come down to the treasury de- partment. I was disinclined to break my engagement until Lefingwell came to the phone, saying. "This is mat ter of greater importance, affecting the result of the war, and you must come down. I went down.
 Diplomats Confer.
 Lord Reading was there, with other foreign representatives, in conference with our financial expert and the sec retary of the treasury. The facts were laid before us. Lord Reading advised us that we hadn't even week to delay in the matter, saying, We have got to have this silver The Germans on March IS had started their great drive against the British line, which had it's back against tht wall. The British did not know where to get more men.
 "A revolution in India would have followed the declaration of the non convertability of those certificates in to silver, and then an enormous mill tary force would have been required in India. Where were the men t : come from? What would have beer the result of the German drive O March IS if that propaganda coul'
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-09-16

pealed. The question is how long will it be operative; 2Os,000,0O0 ounces of silver were sold under the bill; 50,- OOO,O00 ounces have already been re. placed. Our country in 1920 produced 56,0OO,O0O ounces. It is estimate9 that by reason of the closing down ON the copper mines we will produce only 3O,OOO,OOO ounces in 1921.
 "You can estimate how long it will take to replace the remaining 15S,- 100000 ounces. I am satisfied that this fund will last forever. am con- fident that the price of silver will go, above a dollar, due to the natural deA mand of the world. When the world commences to work and produce, which will be in the next year or two, and the price of silver goes above $l an ounce, then the government will cease to- buy, and that fund will re- main available until some other cata- clysm, or contingency, or conspiracy,
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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-09-16

receiving gold from the United States, they proceed to buy silver to supply themselves with subsidiary coin that they had lost during the war.
 Silver at Premium.
 During the war they paid their h. dian soldiers in silver. That silver never came to see the light of day again, and never will unless the h. dians are forced 70 sell their jewelry in the form of bullion, to keep from starving. France was in such con dition after the war that she had tc pass laws against the hiding of silver coins. Postage stamps were used fol change. Stores were compelled to in' vent tags that they could pass out g; change.
 "When our government stopped giv, ing credit to the European powers they had nothing with which t. buy 1T ! the markets of the world. They ha no gold that they could spare. nc credit ,and they could not get credJt
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-09-16

while they had no one working. They were compelled to melt and sell the silver they had purchased after the armistice. The price of silver started to drop again, and it kept on dropping until it got down to 52 cents an ounce on March 5, 1921.
 "There is tremendous demand for silver in the world today, but there is nothing with which to buy it, and there may not be for year or two. The only thing that has maintained production in this country is the fact that our government is buying this silver. A letter here from a we'll known silver mine operator tells me that in 1919 it cost his company 83.94 cents an ounce to produce its silver; in 1920 it cost 95.58 cents an ounce: He closes by saying that if this bill is repealed, or if the price is cut down, these mines will have to close. Future Promising.
 l "The Pittman act will not be re-
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-09-16
have been consummated at the time they expected it to be-,

have been consummated at the time they expected it to be-
 Immediately the question of con- tract with Great Britain and a con- tract of our government with the metal producers was discussed. It had already been demonstrated that a dollar an ounce was a reasonble price to pay for silver under the ex- isting costs. There were only few questions to answer.
 "One was the price at which the metal would be sold to Great Britain, and it was agreed that this would be S1 an ounce, net. Then we insisted that the government should pay the American producer $1 an ounce for this silver. The agreement was made. Great Britain was relieved before the law ever went into effect, relying upon the promises of representatives and senators, and upon confidence in the patriotism and honor of Congress.
 Few Speeches Made
 "There were few speeches made in Congress on the subject, for it could not be freely discussed in public. Each senator was informed of the sit uation. He was told that the govern ment wished to sell this silver to Great Britain, who would pay one dol lar an ounce for it ,and that the dol lar would be used later in buying an ounce of silver to replace that which had been turned over to Great Britain. Various prices were discussed, $1 an ounce being finally agreed on.
 "Now unless we are going to de- eide to do without silver, we must do what is reasonable to permit the in- dustry to continue in this country We are now down to an annual pro- duction of fifty-six million ounces From 1909 to 1916 we annually coined for subsidiary coins various sums from three million up to eight mil, lion ounces. In 1917 we used twenty nine million ounces for subsidiary coin; in 1918 twenty-five million, ane in 1920 twenty-five million. Today we are using nearly half the produc tion of this country for subsidiary coin alone, and we must have it fol that purpose. All of Europe mus have it, and there is but little there now. "N2ta
 Mote the trend of silver in Europ' Immediately after the armistice wa signed the price of silver advanced until it reached $1.37 an ounce. Tha was not due to legislation nor to thu Pittman act, but to the fact that al of the European countries, as we'll a China, were at that time denuded O silver, and, still having credit and stil
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-12
ARMIsTICE DAY ADDRESS
BY AMBASSADOR HARVEY

London, Nov. 11-(By The A. P1-l
'Toaav signalizes the Joining of the past
with the future" declared George Har-
vey, United States ambassador to Great
Britain. in an Armistice Day address
here tonight.
The occasion of his commemorative
discourse was dinner to him and Mrs
=. 1t was presided over by Captain
Frederick L. dry. and
attended by a distinguished Anglo
American assemblage.
In his address. Amba ssador Harvey
alluded to President Harding's procla-
nation making the day a national holt
day, and pointed out the coincidence of
the days falling on the three hundred
and first anniversary Of the arrival of
the Mayflower.
ION one bank OF the Potomac" he
said, IN the sacred soil of Arlington
cemetery the body of our Unknown SOL
dier was lowered reverentlv to rest. On
the other side of that historic river, in
the capital, for the first time in history
| afe gathered the foremost statesmen
from the uttermost parts Of the earth
in. common determination to find for
the distracted peoples of the world a
way to peace and happiness, which con-
| SlltQIeS their priceless Htl4ldSc nun Ahc
Maker Of the Universe. A memorial to
our own patriotic dead, farbinger of
hopa for ali the living-such is the true
purport of this our holy day"
! Ambassador Harvey asked rhetorical
! ly if history must be forever mainly a
nara lion of warfare.
"The strength of a country is not
measured by armies and navies," he de-
clared "a school house at cross road
is r,o~a notAnt ultimately than dread
naught Of the seas. One little church
on a hill is worth a score of regiments.
Tolerance has supplanted its antithesis
as an actual force. A peculiar respon-
sibiIity drvolves upon our two peoples
not only 10 maintain but to enhance the
new, better, higher power among men.
Mutual respect. confidence and tolerance
those are the essentials of that genius
for cooperation which has already won
for our Christian president the hearts
of our own people, and is destined, be-
lieve, to fetch the Notwithstanding race
into a harmonious relationship so near
" perfect that all mankind will realize
In the near future that there is more
power and glory in Lead Kindly Light
than nall the fighting anthems Of the
world"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-12
NORWICH DIST. W, F. NJ. 3.
MEETS AT JEWETT CITY

The annual meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society, Norwich
district, East division, was held in the
NJ. E. church, Jewett City, Thursday,
Mrs. Costello Lippitt Of Norwich presid-
ing.
Devotional exercises were led by Mrs.
y. B. A1drich of Norwich Town. Mrs.
Mrs. Anna Soule of Jewett City well
coined the visiting .auxiliaries and Mrs.
E. A Hypes Of New London responded
to the welcome.
Most of the morning was devoted to
business and reports. The noontide
prayer service was conducted by Mrs. j.
B. Aldrich and was also memorial
service for the members Of the different
auxiliaries who have died during the
past year.
A basket lunch was eaten at noon.
Several short speeches followed. Those
| speaking were Rev/J B. A drich. former
Mr.. McI.enon Miss Lulu Golisch, the
/ speaker of the day told of her entering
| the mission field and she was followed
| by Mrs William H. Bath. of Norwich.
| The afternoon devotional meeting was
lead by Mrs. E. A. Hypes. Prayer was
offered by Mrs. Bradshaw.
| Miss Golisch, who comes from the far
thest mission post in China. spoke help
fully and Interestingly Of China and her
work She said she wished to show the
auxiliaries how much they themselves
! he.ped as they ALWAYS keep working. &c
| that she and her-workers have enough to
! do In China. She stated while we slept
and rested they in China were working
and vice vertis.
Miss Golisch had samples Of the
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-12
BRITISH TECHNICAL ExPERTs
ARRIVE ON AoUITAEIA

New York, Nov. ia party. tech
meal experts assigned TO the Bris.sa: dele-
CATION to the armament conference ar
rived from England late today aboard
the AQu.tania- In the group were Lord
RiddeIl. Sir II. Llewellyn Smith. Col. w.
l. Bartholomew. Colonel Cayer. Lieut.
Coils D. Foster and NJ. T. Day, Com
mander and Naval Captain ]. A Char
nier.
Greeting them at the pier were repre-
sentatives OF the state, war and navy
departments and state and city govern
ments. The British experts took a lata
night train 10 Washington.
Lord R.ddell. who is interested In sew
eral large British publications. said he
would act as q liaison between the con-
ference and representatives of the British
press. He added that he favored full
publicity at the armament conference. ex-
planning he had taken a similar attitude
at the Versailles peace meeting.
Il do not believe" he said, that It IS
necessary to report every hasty opinion.
don't believe in long official news
report each day. but rather a synopsis
from the various delegates as to what
they really did. This conference will DO
judged not by what Il says-hut by what
il does. and all decisions should be an
nounced, together with tho reasons for
them"