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New-York tribune., 1921-02-02
Davis Reported
Harding Choice
For Labot. Post
Pittsburgher, High Officer
of Moose Lodge and Hold
ing Union Card, Said To
Be Tentative Selection
Urged in Many Sections
President Elect Arrives at
Miami Beach After a
Battle With 6-Foot Fish
From a staS Correspondence


MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. 1. - Two
days of careful consideration of Cab
,iret possibilities by President-elect
Harding, while he was far from in
terruption at Cocolobo Cay, it is be-
lieved tonight, has resulted in the
tentative selection of John A. Davis,
CT Pittsburgh, as Secretary of Labor.
Davis is one Of the chief officials of
the Loyal Order of Moose. He was
active in the Presidential campaign
and is representative of organized
labor, carrying union card.
1t was admitted tonight by men
closely in touch with Senator Harding
that urgent recommendations had been
made from all sections of the country
requesting Davis's appointment to the
labor post. Those recommendations it
is known, have been given most serious
consideration and men closely in touch
with the deliberations of the next
President express confidence that Davis
will be appointed. Strong opposition
is expected from many business men
who are opposed to the appointment of
man carrying union card to the
labor post, but there is every indication
that some representative of organized
labor will be included in the Harding
Cabinet.
Melons Friends Confident
Friends of Andrew w. Mellon, of
Pittsburgh, tonight declared that the
strong opposition to Charles G. Dawes,
of Chicago, for Secretary of the Treas
ury was becoming effective and that
the Pittsburgh banker would be
proffered the Treasury portfolio.
Senator Harding returned to Miami
Beach to-day from Cocolobo Cay, where
he has been the guest of Carl G.
Fisher, of indianapolis, for two days
with a fund Of pirate and smuggler
stories, part of them real, and supply
of personal fish stories, all Of which
eleven of the rarest and gamest fish
in Florida waters to-day before noon.
The capture in which he takes most
pride is six-foot sailfish, weighing
nearly ninety pounds, which required
thirty minutes to land. He also caught
amber jack, barracuda, wahoo and g
large active turtle which he presented
to the Miami Beach Aquarium.
Daugherty Returns to Capital
Senator Albert B. Fall, who appar
entity is slated for the post of Secre-
tary of the Interior, and Harry M
Daugherty, regarded as certainty for
Attorney General, despite some Sena-
| torial opposition, left for Washington
tonight. Daugherty will rejoin the
President-elect within Ten DAYS at st
Augustine.
Senator Harding tonight attended
dinner of thirty covers given by for
mer Governor Durham of Indiana. He
occupied a cottage in connection with
the Flamingo Hotel at Miami Beach
tonight and will depart tomorrow or
his return journey up the Indian River
in the Frelinshuysen yacht Victoria.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-02
Wilson Sees First
Play Since Illness
President Enters Theater
by Stage Door and Gets
SevernIMinutes' 'OUatiOn
From The 7,4bunc's washington Bureau

From The Trfbune's Washington Bureou
WASHINGTON, Feb. f.-For the first
time since he was stricken while on
his memorable tour of the country,
President Wilson tonight attended the
theater
Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and
Randolph Boiling, the President ap-
peared unexpectedly at the National
Theater, where John Drinkwater's
abraham Lincoln" is showing. As he
entered lower box on the right he
was given an ovation lasting several
minutes, delaying the rising of the
curtain. Standing, he acknowledged
the greeting with smiles.
Tonight marks the first time in more
than sixteen months that the Presi
dent, formerly regular patron of the
Washington theaters, has left the
White House except for an automobile
ride in the parks. His machine was
driven to the rear entrance of the
theater. 1T was only few yards to
the box. with short stairs to climb.
Apparently in greatly improved
health the President leaned slightly
on his cane, but mounted the stairs
without assistance
Both the President and his party
were keenly interested in the play
Their attention was caught particularly
by the reproductions of the interior of
the White House as it was during the
Civil War and the portrayal of a
Cabinet meeting.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-02
Allies Asked
To Recognize
Foes Of L4enine
Russian Constituent Assem-
bly,, Opposed to Rule by
Soviet, Urges Action by
Britain. France and u. S.
Repudiate Vanderlip Pact
Conference Voices Protest
Against Armed Interven-
fion and All Treaties

PARIS. Feb, (By The Associated
Press Formal application is about
to be made to the governments of
Great Britain, France and the United
States to recognize the Russian Con-
stituent Assembly as the present de
jure. or rightful, existing government
of Russia. The Russian Constituent
Assembly has just been created at a
meeting here of all the Russian ele-
ments opposed to Bolshevism, to the
end of sinking all differences of optn-
ion and presenting a united front
against Bolshevism.
President Avskentieff, a member of
one former Kerensky Cabinet and pre-
siding officer of the conference held
here, will call in a few days on Pre-
mier BRAND of France and present the
application. A. F. Kerensky, head of
the former Russian government, who
recently attended the Constituent As
sembly here. has now gone to London,
where he will make similar request
Of the British government.
Boris A. Bakhmetef, Russian Am
bassador at Washington, who recent
ly arrived here to take part in the
formation of the new Constituent As
sembly, is understood to have been
requested to present a similar appli-
cation to the United States govern
ment.
Will Invoke Serbian PRECEDENT
The precedent Invoked will be the
4, i.
bian government, set up on the island
of Corfu during the war, while Serbia
was completely occupied by the Central
powers.
Thirty-three Of the members Of The
Russian Constituent Assembly created
here. were elected in Russia in the
latter part of 1917 by popular vote.
These elections were held under Boil
shevik rule and the Bolsheviki failed
to obtain more than 40 per cent of
the seats. Lenine, Soviet Premier, dis
solved the Assembly January 1S, 1918,
when his followers were placed in the
minority. A majority of the members
! left Russia, but many went to Jail
Those escaping re-grouped in Paris and
formed the Russian Constituent Assem-
bly,, which adopted resolutions contain
! ing these provisions:
Repudiate Vanderlip Concessions
1. A declaration of the principle of
the liberty of the Russian people in
opposition to Bolshevik rule.
z. Refusal to recognize any and all
treaties, including commercial agree
ments, entered upon with the Boil
sheyiki as one of the parties {This
would entail reputation of the agree
ment between the Bolsheviki and Wash
ington B. Vanderlip by which an Amer
lean syndicate headed by Vanderlip
was granted large concessions in ST.
beria.)
8. The Assembly is against armed
intervention in Russian affairs. 1t ia
vors commercial relations between in
diyiduals in Russia and other coun-
tries, but not with the Bolshevik gov
ernment, and also favors lifting of the
blockade.
a. The Assembly is against dismem-
berment of Russia and the secession
from Russia Of any of its former PROV
inces.
In connection with the fourth clause
(centlnued an uzuo foup,
New-York tribune., 1921-02-02

no place could be more suitable than
It was for this significant and symbolic
interment,' which would be "a ma
tionai tribute to one great aggregated
value OF our army and, being disso-
clated from the name of any individ-
ual, would become common posses
sion OF all who contributed to the
victory"
Appearing before the committee in
person, General rershing approved the
proposal as a fitting national tribute
to the other Americans who fell in the
World War. He suggested that next
Memorial Day be selected as the time
for the burial at Arlington. He ex-
planned that he favored interment at
Arlington rather than in the rotunda
OF the Capitol, as has been suggested by
some, because of the sentiment which
attaches to the national cemetery.
II think this proposal should be car
ried out said General Pershing. at
should be done with a ceremony made
as impressive as possible, and every
honor should be paid this unknown
man. And 1t should be simply an un-
known man. That should be sufficient
to cover all states of the Union and
all branches of the military and naval
service"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-02
Cest Sues Ford
For $5,OOO,OOO
Theatrical Man Says He
Was Libeied in Attack on
'Mecc0' and 'Aphrodite'

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-The praecipe in
a S5,000,000 damage suit against Henry
Ford and his paper, The Dearborn In
DEPENDENT was filed in Circuit Court
to-day by Morris Gest, theatrical pro-
Queer, who alleged than an article in
The Independent on January %, 1921,
contained "libelous, slanderous and
false statements" concerning Mr.. Gest
and certain stage productions he has
handled.
The article mentioned in the suit was
said to have attacked "Aphrodite" and
Mecca" in particular, terming them
the "most salacious spectacles ever
shCwn in America
Gest's attorneys announced it had
been planned to file similar suits in
Detroit to-day,
The article which was alleged to have
been libelous was quoted in the prae-
cipe. 1t asserted that the American
stage was under the influence of a
group of former bootblacks, newsboys
ticket spectators, prize ring habituea
and Bowery characters"
There is nothing in Gest's career
to INDICATE that he would ever con-
tribute anything to the theater's best
interests"
After asking "Who is this Morris
Gest?" the article continues;
at is nothing against him to say
that, although success has favored him
his father and mother are still in
Odessa, or were until recently. Yet, in
{ recent interview, in which the pro-
fessional note of pathos was obstru-
sively present, he lamented that he
was not able to bring his parents to
America"
The article goes on to make various
more or less definite charges against
Mr.. Gest, but ne particularly resents
that suggesting that he had neglected
his parents.
Mr. Gest said tonight: an make
that Peace Ship Henry pay dearly for
what he has said, and more, too, Pll
make him eat his own words"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-02
Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee Urges Adoption
Of Governors Program;
City Heads Condemned
La Guardia Wants Miften
Says the Philadelphia Man
Would Make Five Cent
Fare Pay in New York

Asserting that the city's transporta-
tion conditions have become so chaotic
that the issue has ceased to be merely
"a question of an eight-cent fare or
Of any rate of fare" the Brooklyn
Chamber of Commerce yesterday de-
cided to support Governor Miller's pro-
posal for dealing with the situation.
The organization's decision was an
nounced in report made public by
Herman A. Metz, chairman of the
transit committee. Mr.. Metz, who was
formerly City Comptroller, says that
the recommendation made by the Gov
ernor in his message to the Legislature
on January "a are similar to proposals
favored by the chamber two years ago.
After three years of "fruitless effort
and obstructive criticism" the report
says. "the local authorities have failed
to find a solution of the problem" The
report continues:
''In our opinion, the Governor has
suggested program which under eX-
listing conditions will most effectively
restore stability to the transit sys-
tenn and most quickly give the public
the service which it needs and has the
right to demand.
No Specific Rate
"The Governor proposes nothing
specific in the way OF rate of fare,
the valuation to be fixed on the prop
erty or the rate of return which should
be allowed ON the investment.
HE lays down the fundamental
principle that exact justice must
be secured to all, and leaves these
important questions of detail to be
determined by fair-minded COM
mission.
"His program calls for full and
impartial investigation and analysis
of all the facts, a careful inventory of
all the properties, the elimination of
water from the Capitalization, a uni
fed and economically administered
tContiRued on paqo sl1teen)
New-York tribune., 1921-02-02

had puzzled some of the ablest physi-
clans in the city and had been classed
as medical enigma by DR.. Max Leh-
man, her brother.
at was not sleeping Sickness" said
Or. Lehman yesterday, though the
case had some of the symptoms of that
little known disease. Sleeping sickness
usually begins with fever. In my sis
'ter's case there was no fever whatever.
That was the thing which puzzled me
nest and so l called in DR.. Isadore
Abramson, of Mount Sinai, and DR.. E.
D. Freedman, visiting physician at
Bellevue.
There were five solid days when my
sister was out completely. She didn't
move a muscle. Then there were spas
modie periods in which she was ex-
tlemely delirious. Her recovery to me
seems a miracle"
''It may De a miracle" smiled Miss
Lehman, "but must confess that l
don't see the slightest connection be-
tween my recovery and the fact that
the day set for my wedding passed
while / was out Edward and I will be
married just as soon as my brother
discharges me as we'll. which hope
will be very soon"
Pinehurst, n. C.--February events most
Thru Pullman, Penn, 2;o5 p. NJ. daily
SeabpxrQ Line Nra Ady
New-York tribune., 1921-02-02
Police Said TO Have Collected
Large Sums i'm Liquor Traffic;
Armstrong Yields, Out of Tombs
Bill You'd Preuent Police Resigning
On Pensions While They Face Charges
From a Staf Correspondent

ALBANY Feb For purpose preventing
HylaEnght police regime from resgnng while
charges of graft Assembyman Joseph Snbg to-day
Dill providing that all city employees entitled shall
mted to retire only with the consent of the Board
THE b said Assembyman Steinberg ending the
Hment by the Police Commissioner policemen
who under Investigations We week of the
indictment of police captain through the
within had been retired on
sion by Police Commissioner Enright.
with the discovery of graft Police Headquarters
graft was paid it time that something Of this be
New-York tribune., 1921-02-02
School Girl, Ia, Fails,
Then Shoots Herself
Parents Unable 10 Console
Daughter When Brother, l3,
Is Promoted 10 Her Class

Fourteen year-old Stella Traina, of
375 Summer Avenue, Newark, couldn't
be consoled yesterday when she learned
that she had failed to pass her mid
year examinations at tho Summer Ave-
nue. Grammar School and would not be
promoted.
She began crying when her name was
not read on the list of those who had
passed Several minutes later she fed
from the school. On her way home she
met her thirteen-year-o brother
Vicenza, and learned that he had been
promoted to the class in which she had
been retained. Vicenza's jubilation
made Stella feel even worse.
Her mother and brother tried to COM
fort her when she reached home, but
she continued crying. She ran up
stairs and locked herself in her fathers
room. Several minutes later her mother
heard shot, and when she entered the
room she found Stella lying on the
floor, bullet wound in her abdomen.
Her fathers revolver lay beside her.
She was removed to City Hospital in
a critical condition.
SnaS,ard FrIorida Yi,uite1---YraiD 4 De Luxe.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-02

Parents usually help decide "a boys
drst step in the Business World. Tntsli-
gent parents read The Tribune Cali up
Beekman 5c00 ana give your Help Wanted
advertise ment or place 1t through any
Want Ad agent.--Adyt
New-York tribune., 1921-02-02

seaboard Florida Ilmited---'rrain De Luxe.
No extra fare. Through sleepers all Florida
East and West Coast resorts. Reserva-
tions ll8z B'way. Tel. Mad. So l2Ss.--Advt.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-02

ALL FAST COAST POINTS, .'Fior,sn
Sneetai," quickest time no EXTRA fare IS
P'A' Atlantic Coast Line. l24s d vay.--Advt.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-02

Pinehurst, n. C.--February events most
TO golfers and all sportsrnen
Thru Pullman, Penn, 2:o5 P. NJ daily
Seaboard Air Line Ity.. 1854 way.--Adyt.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-02

Snow and slightly warmer to-day; fair
tomorrow; fresh northeast winds.
Full Report on Last Page
The Holbrook news., 1921-04-29
MEANT GIFT TO BE USEFUL
Sender of Wedding Present Knew Quite We'll What Her Sister
 Would Need in Time.

"What a peculiar choice for we'd ding present." remarked an English woman, trying not to laugh, as she inspected a huge fiatiron which her charwoman had just purchased.
 "Aint 1t, ma'amr said the char woman. "Its my sister that's getting married, and I'm repaying her for the gift she sent on for me on my wed+ din day"
 Did she send you something very ugly, then?'
 Deed, no, ma'am. Hers was 2 beautiful present. But, you see, ma 'amr a little bird whispered to me that her future husbands a man of violent tenn per, and I thought I'd send her some thing that would be useful in case of family disputes. She has the straight est aim with a fiatiron I ever seed I''- Houston Post.
The Holbrook news., 1921-04-29
Joint Action of State and Fed erai Governments Necessary
 to Stop Destruction.
FOREST FIRES ONE PROBLEM
Largest and Most important Field for co-operstion Is Fire Preventioc-- Cost of Protection Should be
 Shared by Private Owner.

Wxshington.-Needf for pubCsc action to save the remaining forests of the United States from devastation, and to provide for timber production on lands already laid waste. WAS strongly urged by Col w B. Greeley, chief of the forest service, United States De partment of Agriculture, sst the hear lngs before the house agricultural com mittee on the Shell bill.
 The bila authorizes and directs the secretary of agriculture, in cO-Opera- tion with the various states or other suitable agencies, to ueccmmend the reuuirements essential flor protecting timbered and cut-oUer Rand from fire, refreshing deruded lands, and cutting and removing timber crops so that continuOrs production nof timber wiIl be promoted. To Dring into effect these requirements, ;and with a view to furnishing continuous supply of timber tor the use ;and necessities of the public, sco-OpeEHfion between the federal goMernmenE and the states is
The Holbrook news., 1921-04-29
Couldn't Reach 1t.

Three-year-old Robert of Franklin has a fondness for playing with his mothers jewelry case, much to her an noyance, and after dropping a ring in the register he was warned not to touch the jcwelry case again. One day his mother, while out of the room, thought, in order not to tempt him, she would place the jewelry out of his reach on a mantel. When she re- turned, the youngster met her and shouted, triumphantly:
 ''I didn't touch the jewelry, mother IT couldn't reach t."-Indianapolis News.
The Holbrook news., 1921-04-29

Easing it's action upon the recent re ductiOn in steel prices, announced by the United States Steel Corporation, the International Harvester Company has announced straight 10 per cent reduction, effective next year, on pro- ducts in which steel is the principal raw material. The reduction applies chiefly to harvesting machines and covers, grain and rice binders, shock CTS, reapers and push machines, now CTS, hay rakes, side delivery rakes, ted ders, combination side rakes and ted ders, loaders, corn binders and pick CTS, huskers and silo filters.
The Holbrook news., 1921-04-29
A Feeling of Security

You naturally feel secure when you know that the medicine you are about to take is absolutely pure and contains nc harmful or habit prDducing drugs.
 Such a medicine IS Dr. Kilmer's Swamp. Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
 The same standard of purity, strength and excellence is maintained in every bottle of Swamp Root
 It is scientifically compounded from vegetable herbs
 It is not stinulant and is taken in teaspoonful doses
 It is not recommended for everything.
 It is natures great helper an relieving and overcoming kidney, liver and blad- der troubles
 A sworn statement of purity is with every bottle of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root.
 If you need a medicine, you should have the best. On sale at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
 However, if you wish first to try this great preparation send ten cents eo Dr. Kilmer & Co.,, BinghamtOn, N. Y, for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper.-Adv.
The Holbrook news., 1921-04-29
Expenses Borne Jointly.

Federal expenditures under cooper ative agreements with states would, under the bill, have to be at least eqRafed by state expenditures derived either from general taxation or from owners of forest lands under state re- 'Quirements. The bill also provides for a survey of the forest resources
 and requirements of the country, for Itexperiments and Investigations in re- fOrestatfon and methods of cutting and utilizing timber, for enlarged pur- chaseS ef lands for federal admins ltratiOn as national forests, and for
 program of forestry.
 In urging the necessity for action, Colonel Greeley pointed out that the essential problem of providing for fu- 'ture needs is national one.
 -New York" the colonel said, ''im- ports .nine.tenths of the lumber which
 she requires. .Pennsylvania imports four+fifths. while large group of mid de western states import S7 per cent
 Of ftheir wood. The bulk of our paper
 comes from half a dozen states. The growing of timber ,On enormous areas 0f i5aHd adapted by nature ito that pur- pose and scattered throughout 39 states is just ;as much a national ne 'oessity and just as much a matter for of agriculture or the maintenance of interstate transpOrtatien.
 ""The growing of timber cannot be left to private initiative alone Under !the bill the federal government will assume the technical leadership of the IPeforestatiOn movement throughout tthe country Mhlle in Ithe prairie sstates cooperation wouIdlhave to deal chiefly with tree planting, in -othe, states it should cover technical meth tods of fire prevention, of disposal of debris left in logging, of cutting xari- .ous types of timber so as to secure a new crop of the kind desired. and the like.
 ''The largest and most important field of cooperation, however. in all states containing extensive forest areas is in the prevention of forest fires. This is the first step to a con- Itsnuous supply of timber. Once the vast area of ,cut-over Hand suitable for timber production is really pro- tected from forest fires, three-quarters of .our forest problem is solved.
 1.-The cost of forest protection should be shared by the public and the pri- Eaae owner. But fire prevention is not an end in itself The reforesta- Iicn of timber-growing land and the actual production of timber is the real objective. In no instances should fed eraI funds be expended unless the tate carries out the requirements .ound necessary by the federal forest l 'erviee to make timber grow"
The Holbrook news., 1921-04-29
British Adopt
 French Ruins

school children of Passel and Vile, to which agricultural implements, sewing machines and clothing have been sent.
 Birmingham has adopted Albert. As a first step, clothing. boots and blank cts to the value of f50O have been sent, and more is to follow.
 Apart from the organized assistance of the British League of Help, the British are raising a special fund for the restoration of the Rheims cathe- dral, and the Royal Agricultural soci- ety has organized fund to supply cat tie to the raided farms of French az riculturists. To this fund f7O,OOO al- ready has been subscribed.