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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-03

THE BOYS SUITS-Penty of Blue Serge and Blue Unhn
hed Worsteds well lively that boys like well
Sizes to 10.
THE BOYS OVERCOATS built of the fine fabric
as Dads Big Brother Every Suit and Ovecoat in the sale
made by Hart Schaffner & Marx. Sizes to l8
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-03

Shaffner Marx finest Oords all Wanted Shades Feec
A-ool Mixtures; Loose Freeswing Modes Foming or Seited
Goats, with without belts Any seany mode-any size nts
wonderful sale at $685.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07

several years on the. effect Of light on
certain ofsthe alkali metals such as
notassium and sodium" said the
hesd Of the department. IA layerfof
any one of these metals when e!
or certain low pressure gases
i've off negative electricity, that 81
q current OF electricity can be pro.
dueed BY letting a beam Of light fall
nnon q Aim of potassium which is
.|inroperiy prepared inside OF an ex-
baI,sfei glass bulb. The current8passes
q cross the evacuated space to q loop
~ niatinum wire and thus to the out
side circuit. ! While this Electric cur
rent Isl very small, 1t can be|anpliheds
~ methods which are well known to-
Ssv in electro-technics and 80 the
size Of the current Is no detrinent to
the use of, the ph~oto-electrtc cell.
Gust as the little currents, which
r,e,e set up at Arlington cemetery on
Arinistice day by President Harding's:
voice we're magniied and reproduced
.tbousa1ds of miles away, 80 can these
little photo-electric currents" be mag
.niAed and produce sounds In loud
.nea telephones.
IT is therefore logical to- expect
hat the scientific discovery Of q 9
sitive and reliable photo.electnc cell
1nil he used to give us h perfect
nhoto-phone of the future"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07

but with the trade balance heavily in
our favor this %steadying influence was
not in effect.
1t has been charged that the FEEDER
al Reserve authorities and other
bankers set out deliberately to debate
prices, but this is not the case They
set out to check the alarming increase
of bank loans Inc to hold the volume
of reserve bank liabilities within the
limit fixed by the law.
In the fall of 1919 the country was
at h parting of the ways. The re-
serves of the Federal Reserve banks
were down practically to the limit set
by the Federal Reserve Act-a limit
fixed with ~carefu{sand unbiased iudpt
ment when the act was passed before
the war. The Federal Reserve Act
provides that the reserve ~reouire-
ments may be renewed for periods not
exceeding fifteen days. but these are
emergency provisions. More
over, the law provides that a grad
uated tax shall be levied upon the
amount by which these reserves fall
below the regular limit, and also that
the rate Of the tax shall be added to
the regular discount rates while the
deficiency continues. These provisions
SaSoaAy oiioW LIE purpose and spirit
Of the law. y
The banking situation at the close
of 1919 had practically reachede the
position where the law required, these
provisions to become effective. and tlha
steps gradually taken by the Federal
Reserve banks to increase discount
rates were for that purpose. There
was no sudden stop in the increase
Of loans; in fact the aggregate con
tinued to grow until the fall of 1920.
Moreover, the record shows that the
prevailing impression hat the reserve
bank have Disseminated against the
agricultural sections is not borne out
by the record. An analysis OF reports
from about $500 member banks
throughout the country has been
made by the Federal Reserve Board.
which shows hat between Nav 4,
1920; and April 20. 1921, the borrow
tings from the Federal Reserve banks
in agricultural counties increased 56.6
per cent; borrowings, by banks in
semi-agricultural counties remained
practically stationary; and borrow
ings by banks in non-agricultural
counties declined 2S.5 per cent.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07

European currencies are nearing a
stage at which it will be impossible
to use them as media of exchange,
There Is no well-defned line at the
crossing of which a currency becomes
worthless, but evidently it cannot con-
tinue to depreciate without reaching
in time the point where the public
will refuse to give anything for it.
In Russia, the old unit, the rou-
Bile. formerly worth about 81 cents
now has a value so small hat the old
denominations have long since passed
entirely out of use. Even a thousand
rouble note of the new issues will not
buy anything. AS the depreciation
a progressed the denominations
have risen, 10000, $4,000 and 1OO,-
mon change in use.
The Polish mark, nominally worth
zS.S cents in money Of the United
States, is quoted at .03 OF a cent; the
Austrian crown. formerly 90 cents, is
only slightly higher; the crown of
Jugo-Slavia, which corresponds to the
Austrian unit, is worth a little more,
about SO Of a cent; the crown of
Hungary. Of the same crown family, is
worth about one-tenth of a cent, and
the lei OF Roumania, formerly 1913
cents, is worth rs of a cent. These
~currencies are very neal extinction,
and live on only because there is
nothing to take their places. 1t is
difficult to see how business can be
carried on with them. and particu-
larry how any agreements for future
performance can be entered into in
terms Of them.
Currency Situation in Germany.
Consider, for example, the situation
in Germany, where six. months ago
the mark was worth l 1-2 cents. and
even three months ago was worth
more than a cent, against a present
value of about 35 ~hundredths of. a
! cent.
1t is r that the mark has not
declined as rapidly in purchasing pow
er within Germany as in the foreign
exchanges. The relationship between,
internal prices and foreign. exchange
is indirect, but it is close enough to
a steady decline in the value of
the currency for internal use, result
ing in strikes and wage-advances con-
stantly. The most effective influence
for bringing the internal value Of the
mark into line with it's value in the
exchanges is the cos Of food. Ger
many is obliged to import grain,
'iSd'S' Cotloh. WOoi ana Otnef neceS-
saries entering into common con-
sumption, and these imports must be
paid for at the curreat rates of ex-
change. Since trade in these COM
modities is now free. the portions I'M
ported fix the prices for the home
grown supplies, as well. and the de-
probation of the mark is soon re-
fected in the cost Of living.
The COllApSe Of PAPER C~urrencics.
Included in the a~bove-named coun-
tries lis much the greater part of
Europe, and it is important to know
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07

An aeroplane Of new type is
claimed to be able to travel at-1s4
miles an hour.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07
SUPERVISING
COMMISSION
FOR GERMANY
Plan Considered to Have
Board Function During
German .Rest Period"

NO. LtgH- l-"E .-.H EL-.HE 49,
Paris. Dec. 6.-(By the Associated
Press. Observation-Disclosures in Berlin OF
an Allied control commission to super
Vie budsetry reforms and armed with
powers to bring about other financial
changes during a three year cessation
! Germany's cash PREPARATIONS pay
ments, is provided in a plan under
consideration by the PREPARATIONS Of
IDEALS OF rance and Great Britain.
The conversations now proceedine
are understood to have smoothed away
the principal difficulties between,
France and Great Britain in regard to
separations and to have solifed the
opinion that Germany must be given
TO recover her financial and economic
strength. Germany, 1t fl understood,
cannot under present conditions.
meet her scheduled payments beyond
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07
what effect further changes in their
currencies will have upon their for
eign trade and internal life. Thew an.

what effect further changes in their
currencies will have upon their for.
eign trade and internal life. They APP
parently have not the resources with
in themselves to enable them to get
out of the fatal cycle Of currency in
fation and currency depreciation. A
government Nust continueHto func-
ton and must pay its way with some
thing. These governments do not
seem to be able to increase revenues
fast enough to catch up with the de-
probation of their c~urrencies and give
them a chance to stop the printing
presses. 1t must be recognized also
h at-there is a tendency for revenues
to fan off in all countries, owing to
business depression. It is a question
whether any government in Europe
will a its way out of revenues this
year, and not altogether certain that
the government Of the United States
will do it. The war raised the costs
of government as we'll as all industrial
costs. n disorganized the entire So
cial n industrial system. -.
Imitation In the United States.
Light is thrown upon our recent
bank credit imitation in the United
States by the state of currency exist
49, -
lnlia.lon mas cohtlnuea untn .ne
. nons - praceiGai.y "ortniess' ma
.i N as plac.lGAl!y the same IN essehce
anu eiiects whelner ~ comes 1hrougn
ape currency or cseoiI nat%Pass
uy means OF pank ,checks IN, et.nef
ease the in:sci,eI " zone ny tme. IN.
relation to the, production of commod-
tiles entering into trade. a. 3
inila'iol nag 'us STAR IN tne oniteu
states uulins me var. wneh sreat
alnouiits OF oahk5 creou we're loush
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07
DISCOVERY MAY
MAKE BIG CHANGE
in THE MOVIES

Urbana, ILL.,, Dec. Twill the NOV
ing picture industry receive a reyofu-
tionary addition through q scientific
discovery made at the University of
illinois, basic patents for which are
held by that institution?
1T seems possible that this dis
covery will make the movies of the
future talk. so that there will no
longer be the silent dramaI;. says an
official announcement, issued TODAY at
the university.
The announcement continues: 1.-THE
scientific discovery is that Of an ex-
tremely sensitive and reliable photo
electric cell, made about two years
6 In the physical laboratories of the
university by Professor Jakob Kunz,
n incident is a good example OF the
unexpectedness by which some great
discovery may be made years in ad-
: used. -.
THE photoselsctric;s celE is. q device
Tor turning flashes Of light into. cleo
trio pulses and is so sensitive, that It
reacts to light from stars which can
not be seen with. the naked eye. Be
cause of this extreme sensitiveness the
photo-electric cell promises to dis
place the selenium cell which has been
used up to the present time in expert
ments carried on to produce speech
TO accompanying moving pictures,
"A Swedish scientist has developed
a v 4 which he calls the 'photo-
phone by which such speech is more
or less perfectly produced. This is
done by having a econd film on the
same spindle as the moving picture
Enlm' on which are photographed 'vari-
Bous curves and openings correspond
ING to the words which are to ac-
I company the pictures. A beam of
hight sent through this film falls upon
a selenium cell. The selenium cell
depends upon a discovery made many
years ago that the metal s~elenium
changes its electric resistance when
light falls upon it.. 1t is thus possible
to get variations in an electric current
ny letting the beam of light from a
speech photograph film fall upon such
a cell. These variations act in q tele-
phone to reproduce speech.
Much More Sensitive.
1.-The selenium cell is much ;nfar;or
70 DR.. kunz's photo-electric cell in
transforming light waves into electric
! pulses. The photo-electric cell ia not
only much moro sensitive. but i has
no lag; that Is, 1t responds i'm
ately to q light wave ever after ho1rs
INT days OF use. The selenium coli ;s
not only not as sensitive but it has the
fatigue" "s Or
DIR. kunz has been working for
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07
TRYING HIS HAND.

Preacher Parker-I reckon o are
gettin' kinder negligent IN yo'reiig1ous
5,,t;es Mr., Bolts. I amt seen you in
cHurch for three Sundays.
Mr.. Botts-No, parson, I amt get
tin negligent. rs jest tinkerin' with
nv soul myself.-Exchange. 81
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12

Washington, April Il.-COngress got under way today at noon by the adoption of rules and the swearing in of members as well as the appoint ment of committee memberships al- ready decided upon.
 The committee to wait upon the president was selected.
 The time taken for this work was very short and occupied but a few minutes, in the house Of representa- tiyes.
 The senate spent even bricfer time in it's session.
 Tomorrow will begin with one hundred ,.new members who made their appearance today.
 The consideration of the tarilI bill introduced by representative Young, of North Dakota, has been decided upon by the leaders as the first mat ter to be taken up.
 This bill carries the same protec- tive rates on wheat, wool, meat and other agricultural products, as the measure of last session.
 Other bills to be considered soon are the measures of last session, such as the international immigra- tiou bill II the form vetoed by Pres ident Wilson, also the soldiers bo- nus bill introduced by representa- tive Fordney, and recommended to the army and navy appropriation bills, which were caught in the jam at the closing of the asst session.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12
Survey Work
 Is Important
Many VnChartcG Rocks and Reefs Co Be Marked by Fleet Now in EarbUr.

The work of the survey ship Ex-
 g'orar, now in the harbor. is excit- ing much iutcrest among shipping uan. The Explorer is the mother ship of the survey fleet. the special mission of which is to complete the examination by wire drag of the main steamship routes in Southeast oau Alaska. Until this is done there is no guarantee that the charts will show all the existing dangers, or that there will be no additions to the already long list of submerged rocks named after vessels which
 ran upon them.
 { Ilg:ng the approaching season the i field of work of the Explorer and . hor launches will be in Stephens 1 Passagc. Gastiueau Channel and Ly0u Canal. More than usual inter- ce, is attached to the operations of ] this vessel and her survey party as new methods will be used which are expected will greatly expedite ! 'hc work.
 1 The wire drag was first employed ! by the Coast and Geodetic Survey ] on tHc Atlantic coast. Along that
 coast the currents are moderate and there are large shoal areas where rocks and lodges projecting q few l feet only above the bottem are dan | gcrous Instructions. slow moving and somewhat complicated appara- tus was found best suited to these conditions.
 Tn Alaskan waters such shoal areas are comparatively infrequent,
 and deep water with a swift cur
 rent is characteristic. It is in this
 deep water that some of the most dangerous pinnacle rocks have been 1 found. The precision of the Allan ! tie type of drag is an unnecessary . feature in this locality and it's slow movement limits or destroys its eff fcieucy in swift and irregular cur rents.
 Much experimental work was car
 ried on last year with a view to meeting these conditions. and drag l has been designed ofE greater strength and fewer parts, which is capable of being lowed through the
 water at two or three times the speed possible by the old form. ! If the new design comes up to ex- poctations. indicating that correct balance has been found between a
 drag of light construction liable to
 be crushed and broken by the water pressure at high speed, and a strong but cumbersome construction which prevents high speed and quick
 handling, this combination of light ness and strength should enable the party to make progress far be-
 yond that hitherto accomplished in
 Alaska. The test is awaited with interest by shipping men and of
 fcers of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12
REPORT SHOWS GOOD
 BALANCE IN STRONG BOX

Finances of the City of Douglas as shown by the report of City Clerk L. W. Kilburn, which will be submitted to the new City Council Monday night, are in splendid con- dition.
 Available assets at the close of the fiscal year are listed at S4,- 42O.57, of which S1,495.32 is in cash and S2,925.25 in material and supplies.
 Earning Ji he municipal wharf for the year are listed as showing 275.OO.-Empire.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12

Pittsburgh. April l2.-GcorE. Cummings. former chairman of the National DemocraHc Central Com. mittcn. at the Jefferson day banquet last nigh, in speech prais!ug eN- president Woodrow Wilson twitted the Republican party in that it's sr- cretary of state. 1Ir. Cummings de- clared, "in dealing with Mexico aud China and in discussing the Nap question and in considering the Rus sian situation and Columbian treaty as we'll as tGe American contentious relative 10 Mesopo,awia, speaks the Iagguaye and proclaims the same policies as his democratic predecea- sors"
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12
GOVERNORSRIP
 STILL IN DOUBT

Washington. April ll.-SeCretary tIheT. T..u un whom President Hard- ing is depending chiefly for advice in the appointment Of governor for Alaska, is much inclined, so re- port has it, to disregard the endorse ments that have been given Judge James Wickersham and George Haze let for that position.
 It is said that Fall will seek a candidate outside of the territory and a suggestion has. been ad- vaRccd that E. Lester Jones, who was recently re-appointed chief of the Coast and Geodetic survey might he an available candidate.
 Another whose name has been sent in with the endorsements of Senator Wadsworth and Colder q member of the New York capitalists and fnanciers is Karl II. Behr q Brooklyn manufacturer.
 Col Charles II. Forbes, the Spok auo contractor, whose real ambition is to be appointed on the U. s. Ship ping board it is understood could have the Alaska governorship if he would accept it.
 Colonel Forbes most intimate friends declare that he is not likely to do so.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12
SKAGWiY TREATED TO
 REGULAR "WOOLEY'

Skagway was treated to regular "wooley" last night and for a time it looked as there would be a cyclone.
 About eleven thirty there came a roaring sound which sounded like a big land slide and directly the wind commenced to blow and in a few minutes had reached a gale.
 Lightning and thunder accompa- nied the demonstration which is a most unusual thing in this part of Alaska.
 The storm lasted about q half hour and there has been TO damage reported altho it was feared that there would be.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12
.JOHN {. PERRY
 PURCHASEDP Fl.

Seattle, April 11.-The POst-Intel- ligencer was sold on Saturday after noon to John II. Perry. a well known Seattle attorney.
 Mr. Perry is a son in law of c. II. Lilly, the millionaire grain and seed dealer, in Seattle and pioneer c' Puget Sound.
 Perry for a number of years has been general counsel of the Scripps chain of papers and altho he has purchased the P.- I. as his personal property, James Atwood will contin- ue as editor in chief.
 Mir. Perry announced today that Lester J. Clarke of New York, will be named business manager of the pa per.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12
STOLE 96
 THOUSAND

Chicago. April 11.-James Cary, q youth of nineteen years, who was bank cashier in an Ottawa, Ill. bank and who stole ninety six thousand dollars was today sentenced to one year in the National Training school by Judge Lands.
 This case caused widespread crit icism at the time of young Cary's trial, as Judge Landis allowed him to return home pending his sentence without bail.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12

London. April l2-TRc LoUd'" Times claims today that it has learn ed ,hat-a number of women belon.- ing to the Salvation Army are being held in prison in re.ro@rad and Mos COW.
 IL is claimed that the women arc suffering great hardships. and that all access to them is refused.
 There is no knowledge of ta" charges that are preferred against these women
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12
BEST IN WORLD BUT NOTB|CCEs7'

Seattle, April 11.-In his speech on the dock pier prior to t,.e sailing of the Wenatchee on Saturday, Got- eral Wood declared that the Pacific was an ocean of destiny, and added, we want you to back good navy as well as a merchant marine and a good army. The best in the world but not the biggest.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12

TokiO, April 1.-The Chinese government has filed a protest with the Japanese government against the notification of Japan that she had decided to place the Saghalien fish cries under Japanese military con trOl.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12
STRIKE VAS
 AVERTED TO-DAY

Seattle, April 1.-The danger of strike by the salmon fishermen, which would cripple that industry in Alaska. was averted today by the ac- ceptauce of a twenty three per cen. reduction of wages.
 This arrangement was principally with the crews of the ChiguiE and Libby's Cook Inlet caumoriesN
 The cut as compared to last years wages is about one fifth
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12

Washington, April 12.-W. w.. Jermaines, the Seattle Times corres- pondent, has sent out the informa- ton that there is a growing belief that the Irish question is nearing a settlement.
 Word to that effect has reached this city from sources close to the
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12

San Francisco. April l2-The fish ermeu hav.~= accepted the scale of uup hundred and atty dollars for the season and seven cents per fish as proposed by rhe operators the fleet of six caune~y ships will sail for Bristol Eag some time this week.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12
TWEiTY-MINUTE:
 BATTLE THIS \. M.

Dublin, April IA battle ragged for twenty minutes this morning arouug the Northwestern hotel, where the civilians were housed.
 The mob which attacked the hotel was armed with bombs and firearms and attacked the hotel where the government auXiliaries are quarter ed.
 One or the officers was killed and several were wounded
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12

Washington. April 12.-Colonel Edward H. Schaughnesey, of Chicago, was appointed yesterday 10 the po- stion of Second Assistant Postmas- ter General.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12

Paris. April l2.-It is freely pre- dtvted in official circles that the French army will so ou to Berlin ii satisfactory arrangements regarding the payment by Germany of rrpara- tious are uur forthcoming by May first.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12

Washington, April 1.-The work of the new congress will await for nal delinfation tomorrow in Pres ident Harding's message.
 The message is expected to deal principally with domestic affairs.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12
LAWS.
 ID 1HE LETTER

New York, April 1.-The author ities begun yesterday to enforce the prohibition laws to the letter.
 It is stated that Sunday was the dryest day in the history of the me tropolis.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12
SAYS GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
 WILL SOON SETTLE TROUBLES

British government and to Sim Fein leaders.
 The contestants are weary and trying to find an opportunity to quit. Great Britain sees that il can not conquor Ireland by force and the Irish see that they can never se cure independence for their country.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12
ESTEBETH ONE DAY LATE

Word was received yesterday that the Estebeth would be one day late in her sailing as she was delayed on the Sitka run.
 The Estebeth will arrive here to- morrow about noon and sail south at the usual hour.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12
HAYWARD | Al
 COHVICTIONGOE5

Washington April 1.-The Unit ed States Supreme Court today re- fused Jo rr.jew the conviction of Harry Iayv.~d and other members ot tar | NN. N. who have been con vfc.eG uj sedItlou and other crimes along those i.ue$.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12

DOOrn, April 1.-The former Em- press of Germany died here this morning.
 The Empress has been ill for a number of months and her demise has been expected for a long time.
 Funeral arrangements have not yet been published.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-12

Washington, April 11.-Represen- tative Oldfeld of Arkansas has been appointed Democratic whip for that party in the House of Representa- tives.