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The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
ATTACK ON TRADE
UNIONISM FAILS,
SAYS GOMPERS
Labor Chic f Denounces
Industrial Represen-
tation Plan.

The concerted effort of employers
to destroy trade unionism-their
"open-shop campaign"-has failed,
according to Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent Of the American Federation of
Labor.
Gompers said this was indicated
at the annual convention of the
American Manufacturers associa-
ton In New York last. week. He
quoted the committee on industrial
betterment as having protested the
defensive position into which the
members had been. forced by labor
He assailed a suggested offensive
campaign for the open shop, a part
rescntstion,. for Iabor p
y VIII spread Union Message.
At the same time Gompers an
nounced the federation Is to start
a great organizing campaign. Or
ganization work continues at all
times" said Gompers. but this
work Is to be Intensified. The mes
sage of trade unionism will be car
ried to every corner of the land
Its encouragement and protection
will be Offered to the workers every
where.
American labor wants the value
of organization to be at the service
of the country. for the sake of the
protection of the worker and for
the sake of the value of organiza-
tion in the stimulation encourage
ment and facilitation of produc-
tion."
Gompers declared that trade
unionism is fundamentally right
that II is a vital part of democracy
and that the logic and strength of
its position are proof against sue
cessful attack"
Denounces Coercive Tactics.
Gompers had this to say of in
dustrial' representation:
Having failed by coercive tactics
to force autocracy in industry upon
the workers. the National Manu-
facturers association now proposes
to silence them by promising a few
of their representatives seats on
boards of directors of the corpora
tions. This would be an empty
honor indeed. Siscerity of purpose
of employers, their whole-hearted
interest in their employees. can be
shown best in the contents of pay
envelopes"
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
u. S. NOT ENRICHED
BY WAR, SAYS KAHN
". Y. Banker GiUes Yer,
sion in London Times
Article.

LONDON, May Fl. America
did not quit the war n financial
winner. Before 1t was over she
had invested In the common
victory all the money she had
made on war contracts during
her neutrality, and much more
besides.
Otto ii. Kahn; the American
banker. of Kuhn, Loeb & Co..
gives Great Britain this pointed
reminder In an article on ApgIo-
American relations contributes
to the Sunday Times.
The United States spent s2s.-
OO0.OOO.O00 on her own wnr oc-
tivities, Kahn pointed out. aud
advanced $4,000. 900 900 in loans.
which amount overbaIanced the
country's earlier profits.
"Frfendship between Great
Britain and the United state. 4.
the cornerstone of world prog
ress and peace,e the banker a.
einred. AS to the debt. owed
America, The present atmos-
phere of the world is .uch that n
would not he wise to attem,, ,
nnni settlement now.o
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
Polish Insurgents Bitter
At British Premier's Stand
Especial Gable to The Washington Herald
and Chicago Tribune.)

anu SAASasO
Upper SILESIA. May 22-Apart
rom intense resentment against the
British premier. Lloyd George, the
insurgcnt headquarters are quiet.
There is no indication the allied
commissioners will unite in sane
:ioning the demarcation which was
previously traced May 10 by Gen.
Debrantes, French chief commits
Jioner.
Asked by the correspondent
whether he was planning to pro-
claim an independent state, Gen.
Eorfanty refused to commit him
elf However, the conviction is
penly expressed by his staff that
e may be forced to resort to this
blution unless the entente changes
As plnas Immediately. While the
ebellion at the start was primarily
4 racial outburst against German
domination. the insurgent author
tiles face social chaos il normalcy
IS not restored. in the opinion of
headquarters.
Thousands of carloads of coal,
awaiting shipment into Germany,
Austria and Italy, are congesting
the railroad yards. No effort is
being made by the interallied COM
mission to help restore traffic, it is
alleged. With the mines working
,ulI force, the country will shortly
be clogged with unsupported coal.
AS a result. the miners will be dis
missed, leaving the field open for
Bolshevik propaganda. which Is as
Juming grave proportions
Copyright, l92l.)
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
STILLMAN QUITS
DIVORCE ACTION
Wife Also Reported Ready to
Drop Suit Upon Agree
ment.

NEW YORK, May 22.-Outmaneu-
vered at every turn of the legal
and spying game. James A. Still
man, who startled society and the
financial world with his divorce
action against Mrs. Anne Potter
StiIlman. has finally quit the fight
thoroughly beaten. it is learned
from sources close to the centers
from which authoritative informa-
tion has been leaking constantly.
This was taken to mean that
Stillman had agreed to withdraw
his charge impugning the legitimacy
of Baby Guy Stillman, who he said
was the son of Fred Beauvais. the
Canadian Indian guide.
When Stillman signs the articles
disseminating the suit. t is prob
able that he will also go on rec
ord as admitting that Guy is his
son and, as such. entitled to a full
grandson's share of the elder Still
mans estate. The trust fund under
this estate is valued at $1,000, 900.
Mrs. Stillman was allowed to name
her own amount of alimony and is
reported to have insisted on $780,
90 a year.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
u. =. Is watchfuI.

Despite the administrators de-
sire to remain detached from the
European dispute over Silesia. the
possibility Of the United States be-
ing forced to express an opinion
in the situation is becoming increas-
ingly evident here.
Developments of the past twenty
four hours show that Britain and
France are still widely apart On
the situation created by the Polish
insurgency in upper Silesia and that
the hghting there may open new
breaches in Europe's troubled pol
itics.
At the state department the SIT
uation is regarded with particu-
lar anxiety. There is fear that the
Silesian incident may disturb the
peace Of all central Europe. n al
lowed to proceed unchecked. This
fear augurs for some form OF ac-
tion by the United States.
Dispatches received here now re-
port that France has demanded Of
Great Britain that the two coun-
tries make joint representations 20
Germany against the sending Of
troops and war materials 70 the
Silesian territory. This action by
France is in opposition 10 Lloyd
Georges recent declaration that
Germany be allowed TO defend her
territory against the Poles. In the
event showdown" is reached and
Britain and France are unabl. 10
agree. IL lis believed the United
States may take a hand for the
sake of Europe.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
Flames Sweep
Near to Powder
Plant in Woods
Extensive Damage Fol
LoJDs Timber Fires in
TUo States.

BAYFIELD,, Wis. May "a
Forest fires In the Chequn
Megon bay region today inn
perfled the Dupont Powder
company plant which lies be-
tween flaming timber on two
sides.
Destruction of the plant was
momentarily expected. Roads
are said to be impnssable be
cause of the burning forest.
The fre consumed S227 900
worth of western fir. Three new
and serious forest fires had de-
veloped in Minnesota, according
to reports of forest rangers to-
day.
The most serious was near
CIoquest, Minn., directly west
of Duluth. This district suf-
fered heavily in the 1918 forest
fires which burned thousands of
acres of timber rIand and snuffed
out about 800 lives
Another IRE was reported
near Barnum and n third near
shields.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
DISCARDED SHIRT
GIVES new CLUE
IN WEBER MURDER
Blood Stained Garment Is
Found in Shack Near
Scene of Crime.

HYATTSVILE, May 22.-The ind
ing of a bloody shirt late last night
in an old abandoned farm house at
Ardmore. about a quarter of mile
from the spot where Mrs. John
Weber was attacked and murdered
is in the opinion of the police the
first step of success towards locat-
ing the murderer.
1t is believed that North Caro-
lima joe" who was seen lettering
in the vicinity of the crime for sew
eral daps previously had occupied
the house, and it is thought that
after committing the crime he. es-
capped unseen to the old shack and
abandoned his bloody shirt.
Detective Sergt. Thomas Walsh,
of Washington headquarters, VINO
visited the scene of the-crihne yes
terday claims that all evidence so
far obtained points to Joe" as the
murderer. He believes the crime
was. committed about $3.50 o'clock
in the morning.
Mary Queen, colored. mother of
the 14-year-old girl, Mary Queen.
who discovered the dead body lying
in a clump of bushes, claimed she
had been waiting at White station
for a train from 1910 a. m. to 1912
p. m. on the day of the murder.
She told Detective Walsh that she
observed nothing out of the ordi-
nary.
Walsh found two handkerchiefs
in the woods about 100 fett from
the scene of the crime yesterday
afternoon. They contained no blood
marks and were idtentified as the
property of the murdered woman.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
EMPEROR'S COOK
w ANTS u. S. JOB
Urban, Chef of Charles
OF Austria, Nolo in
Boston.

BOSTON. May 2a,-If anyone
wants his food cooked TO -the
kings taste- the opportunity IL
here.
Ludwig Urban. who bcssed
the brigade of cooks in the
palace OF former Emperor
Charles of Austria. arrived on
the liner Argentina and wants
n job Urban is going 60 visit
nm uncle in Yonkers. n. n. and
hopes later to land a Job On
Boston.
Urban puts In q good word
for Charles Charles now nnd
then entered tho ro~nI kitchen
ft- 49, --- --.s -
cut, he was that demoeratis,
accJrs.s = =.
And when the erstwhiIe em-
peror desired 70 know what
would be served for dinner he
did ntc disdaip to run 20 the
Kitchen and ask. One In awhile
he would try to cook something
for himself. Urban said. hut mo-
body but his majesty would eat
the results.
The yiennese. he said. sIi
like their emperor. He wss
neither a drunkard nor n prof
liEatc. and seldom drank more
than glass Of beer.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
STABLE DOLLAR
CONFERENCE HERE

A conference of bankers, business
men and economists to discuss
means for checking fluctuations in
price levels, which play havoc with
business at intervals, will take
place here next Saturday. Out of
this is expected to grow a nation
wide organization to be known as
the stable Money League" whose
purpose will be to stabilize the pur-
chasing power of the dollar.
The list of proponents of the
league contain such we'll known
names as these: Frank Lowden
former governor of Illinois: George
Foster Peabody, director of the
Federal Reserve bank, New York
Alton B. Parker, former chief JUS
tice of court of appeals, of New
York: Irving Fisher, of Yale, uni
versity; j. r. Commons, former
president of the American Economic
association; Jeremiah jerks, econ
omist: John H. Wigmore, dean of
law. Northwestern university: Ben
jamin i. Wheeler and David Starr
Jordan, of California.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
Texas ELopers
Shot After 400
Mile Auto Hunt
Parents FououD in Car
Firing Often at Flee
ing Slpeetheuts.

SAN ANGELO, Texas. May "A.
The dramatic eIepemest and
deaths of Elizabeth Dorothy
Harris, 7o-yesr-oid belle of
Valley Falls, Texas and her
fsnce, Nelson Mcneil, ~, are
being Investigates by the police.
and 10 stories Of n reported pis-
toI duel between the girls par
ents and the elopers are, sub
stsutisted. arrests may follow.
Eiixabethr parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Harrfs, prominent-
Iy known I'm Bo.qae county,
didur approve OF their daugk-
ter's sweetheart. So when EIfz-
abeth and Nelson stepped out Of
town fp an automobile, the
Harris followed I'm another car.
III. s. Harris. EliEabeth's brother.
was also in the pursuing ma
chine.
Nelson drove mt terrimc
pace. Near Sonora the clippers
met with n tire accident. There
several shots were exchanged.
Tie elopers dashed on. seven
miles further on their car was
wrecked. They had been chased
more than 400 miles. As the
pursuing car closed I'm, firing
was resumed The Harris found
Elizabeth-dead. She had been
shot three times
sunday morning the police fol-
lowed n trail OF blood seven
miles from the scene of the trag-
edy. There they found Nelson
also dead.
The Harris said Nelson killed
Elizabeth and then shot himself.
The coroner has not yet given
his verdict.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
SLUG ELEVEN .---
Restaurant Men Hosts of
Woman House Members

Representative Alice Robertson,
Of Oklahoma, will be the guest of
honor at the annual meeting of the
executive committee of the Ma
tional Restaourant association. to
De held at Rauscher's, Monday,
June 90. at $40 O'Clock Ben Ro-
senfeld. president of the local asso-
citation and a member of the board
Of direstors of the national associa-
tion. will be host.
Miss Robertson was recently
made an honorary member of the
National Restaurant association be-
cause of the fact tht she conducted
a cafeteria in Oklahoma for many
rearA
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
Parts Plans Dwellings,
Under Elevated Railuau
Especial Gable to The w.shin1to, u..,.
and Chicago Tyihnr.

Especial Cable to The Washington Hsr.,d
and Chicago rribune.1
fARiS. May 22.-The Paris mu-
nicipality is attempting to solve
the lodging crisis by the construc-
tlon of low-priced dwellings in the
space under the elevated sections of
tne metropolitan Underground rail-
IN some OF tn esections away froen
the heart of the city the under
ground railway comes to the sur
lace and passes for several miles
along an elevated structure. Under
some parts of these structures huge
warehouses for army stocks were
erected during the war. Lofts could
be easily reconstructed into apart
ments and others built which would
accommodate $4,000 persons.
tcepyrishs. lssl.,
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
DELEGATES
blue LAW TOWN
Presbyterian Assembly Urges
Strict Enforcement Of
Puritan Sunday.

WARSAW, Ind, May 22.-Com-
plete. reorganization of all the
boards and agencies of, the Pres
byterian church promises to be the
outstanding issue at the next gen.
eral assembly. The most heated
discussion of the general assembly.
now in session at winona Lake,
came late Saturday evening over tn
question of reorganization. MANY
notable leaders of the church favor
more centralized form of church
government. The plan is to have
the seventeen district boards and
agencies now existing give way to
four big boards. with .sub-agencies
as needs may require.
The assembly was not ready to
take definite action this year. and
the special committee was continued
with the general understanding that
the plan will either be put through
or aba ndoned at the next assembly
On Saturday the assembly voted
rna nimously in favor Of a concerted
effort for stricter enforcement of
the blue laws. Today they had an
opportunity to witness a literal ap-
piication of the blue laws. Ever
since .Winona was founded, Is years
aSo. blue laws have been rigidiy
enforced Local regulations forbid
sunday bathing. boating. fishing.
ana other sports. Ice cream par.
Tors, candy and cigar stores are
closed and even the sale Of sunday
newspapers is prohibited. on the
grounds. Today's program Included
regular church service and me-
mortal service in honor, of DR.. WIN
am Henry Roberts. who died June
20. 1890, after serving for, IS years
as stated clerk.
William Jennings Bryan delivered
an address at the eveuine session.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
STARVING AUSTRIA
BEFORE
LEAGUE MEMBERS
Final Action to Be Taken
By Committee Meet
ing in London.
special Gable to The Washington Herald
and United Newsl

Especial Gable to The Washington Herald
and United Nevs.l
LONDON, May 22.-The financial
committee of the league of nations
will meet in London Monday to take
final action on the problem sof
bringing order out of chaos in the
financial and economic situation In
starving Austria.
Sir Drummond Fraser. head Of the
leagues investigating committee,
will submit report containing a
scheme for making the old empire
a going concern" after which the
financial committee will prepare its
own report for submission to the
league council on June II.
1t is understood na good author
ity that the investigators report in
wolves three correlated means of
rehabilitating Austria's broken
down finances
May Defer Collections.
The first is a proposal that the
allies defer collection of Austrian
reparations. releasing Austrian as
sets which were pledged for the ful
fillment of the terms, in order TO
permit the arrangement of inter-
national credits through the flota-
tion of loan in external countries.
The second proposal is for Aus
trian action stabilizing the budget
by reducing expenditures, reorgan-
izinS her civil service and floating
of an internal loan by which the
outstanding paper currency can be
reduced. thus helping to raise the
exchange rates.
The third is readjustment Of re-
lations between Austria and her
neighboring states.
Press Is Hopeful.
A majority of the newspapers are
hopeful that solution may be found
although some of chem frankly note
that nothing has been accomplishe ed
thus far, in spite of the numerous
financial schemes which have been
presented for consideration. The
principal plan. hitherto offered, was
the socstled Menlen scheme, to is
sue gold bonds secured by Austria's s
assets, through which allied mer-
chants would be guaranteed against
loss in dealing with Austria.
1t is believed that Austria will he
willing to mortgage her state Sc
curities as well as all Austrian i'm
mobile property. 1t is admitted.
however. that the problem Of find
ing ready cash for Austria is going
to be difficult.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
Reads Bible All Through;
Gets Brand NelD BicvcIe

MIDDLETowS. n. Y. May "a
Tommy Andrews. IL years old. de-
voted member OF the local First
Presbyterian church Sunday school.
has just completed a two months
job. for which his father has re-
warded him with a brand new BIZ
cycle.
Tommy began at the title page
OF his Bible and read clear through
to the last chapter OF the book OF
Revelations
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
Six Sedn1en Accused
OF Numbering Negro

PORTLAND, Me-. May 22. - Six
seamen face charges of murder here
in connection with the death of
James Walker, As years old, a negro
sailor on the schooner Mary w.
Barrett. whose body was found in
the water under the vessel.
officials say they have evidence
that Walker was killed in an at
tack on FIVE negroes on the ship
Saturday, in. which the negroes we're
badly beaten by blackjacks In the
hands of eleven men: who boarded
her. The attack. 1t is alleged, was
planned at the local rooms of the
Seamen's union.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23

the statement quotes Secretary
Davis as saying
I've had to sail the seven seas
and the Great Lakes and learn
every job in a ship from keel TO
cabin"
The loss through the three weeks
continuance OF the strike is on
cially estimated by the department
as s2l.0oo.ooo. which does not take
into consideration. Il is stated. the
cost In freight congestion and delay
TO manufacturers and exporters, to
the railroads. and TO the country in
GeneraL
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
OUTBREAKS STIR
BRITISH TOWEO
DAY OF ELECTION
Disorder Charged to Sinn
Fein Sympathizers
In England.
Especial Gable 10 fhs w.shinetsn Herald
and United Nevt.)


and United Nev..)
LONDON. May 2z.-Extensive
outbreaks. attributed to Sim Fein-
ers, occurred throughout the Tyne
side and TeesIde districts today.
The gas mains of Jsrrow. near
Newcastle. were blown up. putting
the towns lighting service out of
commission. A boat building works
was burned TO the ground. and in
cendiary fires ragged through Stock
ton and Middlesborough.
The bitterest prediction cam
paign for the Ulster parliamentary
elections is just concluding. with
both Cnionists and Nationalist Sim
Fein candidates electioEeering act
lively. Both sides were apparently
confident but Sim Fein cannot hope
to win decisively. Undoubtedly the
Nationalists will make strong
showing in Tyrone and Fermanagh.
The campaign was livened by the
speaking of women on both sides.
The entire province will be made
bone dry Tuesday, when the cleo
tions are held The authorities fear
trouble. although they discount re-
ports that Sim Fein intends to kid
nap the election officials and seize
the ballot boxes
In the meantime, the Dali Eireann
has met and decided that the newly
elected parliament shall constitute
the new Dali, succeeding the pres
ene government. The old Dali Fire
ann is composed of representatives
elected to-, the British parliament.
all of whom are included in the new
and larger government.
Persistent reports are current that
negotiations are continuing, and
that the warning factions have ex-
changed their views through inter
mediaries. There are no indica-
tions, however. that these negotia-
tions have been successful.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
British Witnesses Arrive
To Press Trial of Cru
city Charges.
FRENCH APPEAL
FOR ENGLISH AID
See United States In
volved in Dispute
Over Silesia. ~
Especial o.Sl. to Washington Hs-id.,

LEIPZIG. May s..-he first OF
the alleged German "war criminals"
will be placed on trial here tonor-
row morning.
More than 500 German orhcers
and men charged by the allies with
violating the laws Of war. and
whose extradition was at first de-
manded. were subsequently ordered
TO De tried IN German courts. A
list of 4e were picked out by the
allies and presented to the German
government as the FIRST TO be placed
on trial
Before Highest Court.
Three noncommissioned of1cers
and Capt Muller, charged with
maltreating British prisoners OF
war, and Capt. Nauman. commander
of a submarine, charged with sink
ing a hospital ship. will be tried
during the week. The trials will
take place before a division Of Ger
many's supreme court, or rctchs-
gericht
The German supreme court h
composed of 100 judges. The court
is divided into departments or divi-
sions. known as senates, each
composed of seven judges. Ther~
are six senates for criminal cases
and six for civil cases The war
criminals will be tried before q
senate presided over BY President
of the Court schmidt. with DR.. Lnd-
wig Ebermayen one Of Germany's
chief jurists as prosecuting al
torney.
witnrsSe< Arriv~.
The first three will be tried on
charges preferred against them by
Great Britain. The British gov
ernnent will have eight repre-
sentatives in court. who. under the
special Law passed by the reichstaE.
may participate actively in the
trials as prosecutors
The first party Of the British wit
nesses from London arrived here
yesterday, and others are expected
today.
Interesting questions that will be
brought out are. What are the laws
of modern warfare and what con-
stitutes violations or war crimes"
Another question will be. Can a SOL
der or ofiicer acting under orders
be held personally responsible when
refusal 10 obey usually means death
in all armies"
Says Offensive Must End.
LONDON. May 22-In anew note
to Great Britain. the French gov
eminent invites the British ambas-
saoor in Berlin TO support French
representations TO Germany that the
movement Of troops organized TO
penetrate into Silesia must stop.
In the meantime reports coming
to the foreign ONCE from German
sources indicate that the strength
of Korfanty's force is approximate
ly $4,000 men,
The strength Of German oppos-
ing forces is estimated at $4,000.
Word went out from official sources
today that the British officials IN
the Silesisn district and at Berlin
are doing ther utmost TO prevent
the Germans from taking the Of
fensive.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
Roamers Blank MERGERS.

The Roamer A. C. blanked, the
Mercer A. C. yesterday by a s-to-o
score Braytoh twirfed great ball
Tor the winners. Murray's home run
was the hitting feature.