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The Washington times., 1921-10-17
AUTO CORPS To
AID CAPITAL. #
T|E-UP COMES
Branch Of Home Defense League
Will Be Ready With 800
Motor Cars.

While the District Commissioners
have not as yet conferred with Off
cials of the Motor Corps of the Home
Defense League. it is understood that
the latter are prepared to meet any
emergency that may arise in the Dis
trict due to the threatened rail strike.
w. Pearce Raynor, commander of
the motor corps, stated this morning
the 900 members could commander as
many automobiles and at least seven
ambulances in case of trouble or a
food tie-up in this city. Thirty mo-
torcycles also could be quickly brought
into action.
1t also was stated by Mr.. Raynor
that many of the members could com
mandeer a score of automobile trucks
to be used in the transportation of
foodstuff and milk, as well as coal, to
residents of Washington.
THE 900 members could work in
four shifts, placing as many as sew.
enty-five cars in service for the trans.
portation of food and milk" said Mr..
Raynor. Each member of the motor
corps, by reason of his membership,
can be called upon at any time for any
emergency of sufficient gravity"
In the motor corps are two com.
panies from the Kiwanis Club; two
from the Rotary Club; two from the
City Club: two from the Automobile
Trade Association; one from the Op-
timist Club; one from the Board of
Trade; one from the Chevy Chase
Club; one from the Washington Cham.
Der of Commerce, and two from Almas
Temple. There are four other com
panies, named to perpetuate the names
Of Policemen McKimmie, Armstrong,
Wilson, and Dunnigan, who were kill.
ed In the performance of their duties.
Each company has its captain, and
there are three inspectors-Howard s.
Fiske, Charles w. Aufenthia and j. w.
Thompson.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
DEAL LERS WHO BOOST PRICES TO
BE HANDLED, RUDOLPH WARNS
Threatened Rail Strike
Situation Seen
At A Glance

Here are the high lights in
today's railroad strike situation:
Chicago-Factional rupture is
threatened in union ranks. Heads
of some Of the eleven subsidiary
unions membership 1850, ,OOO) de-
mand assurances that chiefs of
'big four" membership 320,0OO)
will not act independently of them
on important strike question. Mer-
chants and shippers preparing
fleet Of motor trucks for trans
portation purposes in event OF a
tie-up.
Observation-Disclosures and War
departments cooperating on plans
to keep the mails moving at any
cost. The public group of the
United States Labor Board sug-
gests as plan to avert strike that
carriers cut freight rates COM
mensurately with the wage reduc-
tions already granted, the unions
meanwhile to withdraw strike
order. -.
Cleveland-"There will be TO
turning back" W. G. Lee, presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen, announces on his
arrival to attend conference of
''big four" tomorrow. Warren S.
Stone, grand chief of Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, says pro-
posal of public group of Labor
Board to avert strike "is a joke"
St. Louis-"Not feasible" says
Benjamin B. Bush, president Of the
Missouri Pacific, discussing the
public groups proposal.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
HAYNES TO DIRECT RUM
CLEANUP IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-An army Of
United States prohibition agents Is
expected in Chicago within two
weeks, II was announced today, to
mop up" the flow of bootleg liquor
here.
II was said, would come here to
take charge of the drive. The clean
up here will follow similar cam
paigns in New York and Pittsburgh.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
FEDERAL CHECKS STOLEN
AT LEAvENWoRTH PRISON

The theft of $50 blank checks from
Leavenworth Federal prison and the
successful passing Of about twenty of
them on various Middle West banks
has resulted In the arrest of two men
in Tulsa, Okla, according to advices
received here today by the Secret
Service.
The men arrested in Tulsa are Roy
wortham and Harold HALEY. The
checks were passed in Chicago, st.
Louis, Joliet, ILL.,; Michigan City, Ind;
Springfield. Mo-; Terre Haute and In
dianapolis.
The Secret Service learned that q
man posing as George s. Bates and
carrying a fake Government prison
guard badge, and, as well, a file of
Identification letters addressed to him.
self, had cashed the checks. The
amounts varied from $3.50 to 3225
each.
Whether or not the men arrested
had been prisoners in Leavenworth. or
were visitors to the prison, has not
been disclosed.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
TRUCKS BEING MOBILlZED
FOR STRIKE EMERGENCY

CHICAGO. Oct. IA gigantic
motor transportation fleet is being
mobilized here today in preparation for
a railroad strike.
More than $500 trucks will be or
ganized to carry fuel and foodstuffs.
Chicago manufacturers declare the
strike will affect only few Industrial
plans here because operation has been
on n small scale. Raw goods have been
stored, they say.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
GUT
PROMISE
IS CALLED
JOKE NO. |
Engineer Chief AssaiIs Labor
Board PIan-Can't Turn
Back Now, Says Lee. -
By WILLIAM J. HUSKE,
international News Service.

CLEVELAND, Oct. 17.-"The
proposal by the public group of
the Railway Labor Board to con-
vert present and prospective wage
reductions into lower freight rates
is joke number one that the rail-
way executives are attempting TO
play upon the. public" declared
Warren S. Stone, grand chief of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, upon his return here
this morning.
Two Leaders On Ground.
Leaders of the union will be in
constant daily conference until the
strike issue is definitely and finally
settled" Stone continued. I'VE have
taken this step with our eyes open,
and the next move is not UP to US.
AS far as possible, however, we will
safeguard the rights of the public"
With the arrival of Stone, two OF
the five men who will actively direct
the strike are now on the ground.
The other leaders are expected to ar
rive during the day.
There will be no turning back; we
are going ahead with our plans for the
greatest railroad strike in the worlds
history" today declared w. @. Lee,
president of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen.
Conference Tomorrow.
The hour for the beginning Of the
conference tomorrow which will
formulate plans for the conduct OF
the strike depends upon the arrival OF
w. S. Carter, president of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen; l.. c. Sheppard, president OF
the Order of Railway Conductors, ar I
T. c. Cashen, president of the Switch
mems Union, from Chicago. s
Lee arrived in Cleveland yesterday
and was busy throughout the day
supervising the sending out of last
minute instructions to the general
chairmen of his organization by wire
and mail.
Stone Arrived Today.
Headquarters of the order of rail-
way conductors, now located In
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and of the
switchmen's union, now at Buffalo,
will be temporarily removed to
Clevelanl, in order that all five of
the executives may be available for
immediate counsel upon any develop
ment.
I'VE have abandoned hope for a
peaceful settlement" Lee said. There
may be some man with power enough
to avert the conflict, but | do not
know how il is to be accomplished.
The railway executives have rejected
our proposals for a conference and
in the face OF our appeal have made
plans for further wage reductions"
Strike orders already issued, II was
learned, can only be recalled by the
sending Of q code message, already
agreed upon, instructing the 500 gen.
eral chairmen of the brotherhoods
scattered throughout the country,
that the strike has been called off.
Slight hope that President Harding
may be able through his personal in
trrvention to reopen the disputed ques-
ton and hold n "get.together" con-
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
GIRLS SPINE FRACTURED
IN FALL, TWO MEN HELD

BOSTON, Oct. 17.-Miss Ethel gu
torious, apparently about twenty
years old, Is dying in City Hospital
of a fractured spine. She was found
today lying in a yard in the Back
Bay district. II In believed shs fell
or was thrown from window.
with the case.
yhe girls home is believed to be in
New York city.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
s10,000,000.
ASKED FOR
SCHOOLS.
Senators Promise Relief After
BaIIou Tells Of crowding
Pupils in Fire Traps"

A demand for a $40, 900
school building program for the
District Of Columbia was voiced
by Senator King of Utah in the
opening session of the Senate
school inquiry today.
The present ''piecemeal pro-
kranh, utterly inadequate to meet
District needs," was denounced by
Senator King after Superintendent
of Schools Ballou had made a
graphic statement of the school
crisis in Washington.
King Forecasts Redress.
Revelations made by superintend-
ent Ballou induced Senator King to
sponsible for this shocking state Of
affairs. There Is something wrong
somewhere and we must get to the
bottom of IT."
A further proposal was spade that
the subcommittee invite the House
District Committee to appoint a sub
committee to sit with It during the
hearings and then agree upon united
program.
1T would be willing 10 fight this
matter out with the Appropriations
Committee of the House and SEN
ate," Senator King declared. "In
view Of what Superintendent Bal
lou says. It Is apparent justice has
not been done the schools here for
many years"
TITS a crime the way children in
the schools here are being treated" !"
Senator Capper, chairman of the
subcommittee, said. "I hop. some
thing comes out of the investigation
to help the District Of Columbia"
Ballou Answers Chargea
Superintendent Ballou. in his state
ment. dealt forcefully with all the
charges made against him and the
municipal architects office. He dwelt
at length on thu changes Of plan In
connection with the Eastern High
School, and showed that most of them
were necessary. With regard to the
emergency building program, he de-
clared II never was contemplated that
the structures would be completed be-
fore September. 1922.
Superintendent Ballou said the
building costs In the District Of CO.
lumbia were 80 to 40 per cent lower
now than they were six months ago,
and, In response to an Interrogation
from Senator King, he said they were
no higher here than they were in cor
responding cities Of the same rank.
Tells Of Fire Traps"
Superintendent Ballou said that
many of the present school structures
were fire traps" He said he never
allowed any overcrowding in the older
structures unless he had the specific
consent Of the fire marshal.
What we are trying 20 do now is
merely to catch up for lost time" he
said. I'VE are simply trying to stave
off a worse crisis than the one that
now confronts us. Last year we were
packing the children in even up to
the garrets, and we have 1900 more
pupils than we had then"
Senators Capper. King, and Cameron
all agreed the present situation was
Outrageous" and they hoped to make
the inquiry of constructive value.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
THREE DEAD, SIX HURT
IN DALLAS HOTEL FIRE

DALLAS, Tex. Oct. 17.-Three
persons are dead and six others in
jured as the result of a fire which de-
str0yed as, a small all hotel a,,ti TO-DAY; ,,,,,
thirty persons, almost all of whom
were asleep when the fire broke out.
Roomers who found themselves
trapped on the second floor stood at
the windows and pleaded for help.
Many jumped.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
Two Die in Auto Crash.

GLOvERSvILLE, N. Y. Oct. II.
Mrs Mary Grantier, seventy years
old Of Ames, was killed instantly,
and Harvey Dingman, sixty-seven,
Of Fort Hunter. was fatally hurt,
dying in an Amsterdam hospital,
when an automobile was struck by a
fast New York Central train at the
Tribes Hill crossing yesterday.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
Strauss Coming to U. S.

BERLIN. Oct. 17.-Richard Strauss,
the composer, will sail from Cher.
bourg for America In short time,
II was announced today He will
conduct a series of concerts in the
United States, for which he already
has contracts guaranteeing him a re.
turn of $4,000.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
SENDING WAITS
FROM FAMINE DISTRICTS

RIGA, Oct. 1.-THE central exec
utive relief commission of Soviet
Russia has awarded 26.000, 900 900
roubles for the evacuation of chill
dren from the famine zones, said a
dispatch from Moscow today. Many
children are being sent to Germany
and England.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
ARMAMENT DELEGATION
TO MEET NEXT FRIDAY

The next meeting of the American
armament delegation will be held next
Friday. Secretary Of State Hughes
today notified his colleagues, Elihu
Root, Senator Lodge and Senator
Underwood, to meet with him at that
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
TWO DEAD, TWO DYING,
IN DALLAS HOTEL FIRE

DALLAS, Tex, Oct. 1.-Two per
sons are dead. two are dying. and
six others are injured as the result
Of a fire which destroyed a rooming
house today.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17

A Threat Against the Nation.
War Worse Than the Old.
The People Should Forbid II.
Government Should Decide
II
ARTHUR BRISBANE
Copyright 1910


overshadowing all other news
Tor Americans is the threatening
railroad strike. The men say
they win tie up every railroad in
The United States except Henry
Ford's railroad. He raised wages
and reduced rates instead Of
yaising rates and reducing wages
Is the others have done.
Railroad owners say they will
rely on the public to deal with
the situation and compel strik-
R{ men to run the roads.
THE public, 1t seems, is not fit
70 pwn or manage railroads, but
VIII do as a club to force the
men back.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17

Little change in tempera~
ture. Gentle. variable winds
becoming southoriy Tenn
porature st . n m. 81 do
groos.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17

The emergency and the danger
are too great for any discussion as
20 rights and wrongs involved.
Railroad rates have been grossly
inflated, railroad wages have been
enormously increased. And there
has got to be an adjustment.
Where every individual mer-
chant. manufacturer and worker is
involved, where the food supply of
children may be cut off and a
period of reconstruction changed
suddenly into a period Of panic
and anarchy, neither the owners
tcontinued on Page 2. Column ~
The Washington times., 1921-02-20
No. l5-In Switzerland

AGGED bindfolded bound Kathleen carried
fresh Valleys where Spring showing her young face
around passes where the road still bore of the
swift roared-and the peasants looked
When last Jim and Kathleen reached the retreat TO which the
agents their hrengs the
lovers they found themselves in lonely chalet its roofs weighted
with rocks looking tremendous
slopes of faint pastures vast fields of the binding
white blue giant peaks towering above hem far below
cgng rocks other chalets and below that last
the valley foo with town snuggled there Also they found
their hut thoroughly guarded by of armed men!
But Kathleen and Jim had their hearts set Washington and
homeand fomual This last Kathleen took again
into her custody They found mountainous clothes hanging against
the walls these they climbed the chimney and
the agents Of the arriving almost at the very dpr
What with the arrival of these great and expecting
pair Of Of the Chimney and the Roof the
the guards relaxed And in this
bit Of time the overchen dropped from the roof and ashed
the skis they found the against the wall
Before the little cabin alive and in their
dropping the side like mnions of the
befoicd villains fell another
cnsng, in their hunt for skis and guns.
--NELJ BRINKLEY
4 ITO Be ntirued Nexts Sunday
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-04
FEDERAL DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION URGED
BY SENATOR STERLING
(By The Associated press. }

Urbana, ILL.,, Dec. 3.-This a dual
form of government and the citi-
zenship of every man or woman
is dual citizenship-one of the
United States and the other of his
or her state, Senator Sterling of
South Dakota informed the edu-
cational conference at the Univer-
sity of Illinois today, in advocating
a new federal department of edu-
cation.
According to the preamble os
the constitution, one OF the OBJ
jects for which the constitution
was formed to promote to general
welfare and, under its power, to
lay and collect taxes" he said.
zone of the purposes for which
such taxes may be levied and col
lected is to provide for the general
welfare.
why should not the general
government cooperate with the
states in providing for that educa-
ton of the citizens in both state
and nation for their own well
fare have such vital interest.
1.-THE subject of education not
only along these but other lines as
we'll is such of importance 70 de-
mand the creation of a new de-
partment of government, the head
Of which shall be the constitutional
authority for the creation Of such
a department can no longer be
questioned"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-04
&c lower to NC higher and provi-

&c lower to hc higher and provl-
sions generally &c to &c lower.
Wheat started easy on reports of
rain or snow in the largest winter
wheat sections of Kansas and Ok
lahoma. but foreign advices as to
Argentina crop prospects and some
hints that export inquiries were ex-
pected led to buying by strong
commission houses. The decline
was not only checked but the longs
forced prices up above yesterdays
close and then evened up, leaving
the market without support In the
final minutes.
Corn averaged higher on a bull
ish Interpretation of the war fl
nance corporation statement and q
revival OF export demand In adj
dltion there was cash sale OF q
quarter million bushels to go to
store.
oats generally followed corn. be-
ing aided by tip that there might
be some export sales soon in this
grain.
Eastern interests were credited
WIN Stll4il5 loFI54biS WHICH ciAcu
off under this influence. Buying
was scattered and trade was dull.
Closing prices:
Wheat - Dec, $112%; May,
s1.1G "a.
Corn-Dec,, 4S%c; May, 54ES C.
Oat5--Dec., 321ac; May, 3SHc.
Porll-Jan.. $15,25.
I.ard-Jan., $S.45; May, SS.S5.
Eibs--Jan.. $7.37; May. S772.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-04
RELEASE WOMAN HELD
IN CONNECTION WITH
J. J. KNIGHTS MURDER

Phoenix, AriZ., Dec. 3.-Blanche
Arlington, who was arrested on a
warrant charging her with murd sT
in connection with the disappear
ance of ]. ]. Knight of Dallas,
Tex, was released from custody
today after Joseph Noble, assist
ant county attorney, had dismissed
the charge against her in the JUS
tice court, where she was taken to
have date set for her preliminary
hearing. The charge was dropped.
Mr.. Noble said, because of lack of
evidence against the woman.
Mrs. Addington was the second
of the six persons originally arrest
ed on the murder charge against
whom the charge has been dis
missed, by the district attorneys
office. The other, Mike Schaible,
was released yesterday.
Knight was last seen at Buckeye,
thirty miles from here, on July
9, last. County officials are at.
tempting to identify bones recently
found near Buckeye as those of
knight,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-04
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Chicago, Dec. 3.-Cattle-Re
ceipts 1000. Compared with week
ago: Beef steers strong, mostly csc
to soc higher with good to best lit
tie changed; fat she stock Csc to
soc higher; Gamers and cutters
strong to Csc higher; bulls about
steady; veal calves soc to 75c high
or, with desirable stock mostly 25c
higher and others little changed.
Hogs-Receipts 5000. Market
fairly active and steady to Toe
higher than yesterdays average;
holdover light. Top, $7.25 for 14O-
pound averages; practical top. 81;
bulk, $4,000 60; pigs steady to
loo higher; bulk desirables. $40
Oils.
sheep-Receipts 1000. Com
pared with week ago: Fat lambs
and sheep mostly soc higher; yeor-
lings and feeder lambs SOC TO Csc
higher.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-04
Kansas City Livestock,

Kansas City, Dec. 3.----Cattle.--
Receipts COO For week, Beef
steers mostly strong to Use higher.
Top load, SS.25; she stock steady to
strong; bulls, Gamers and sock
cows and heifers steady. calves
mostly 81 to $3.50 higher; stockers
and feeders steady to Csc lower.
Hogs-Reccipts 500. Market fair
ly active to packers and shippers,
fully steady with average yester-
day. One load 195-pound averages
to shippers, $3.50; two loads 21O
to 225-pound weights to packers,
s6.60@G.S0: one 270-pound load TO
packers, 500; bulk Of sales. $3.50
@G.SO; odd lots heavy packing
sows, s5.75.
Sheep--Recelpts none. Market
for week: Fat lambs csc to Acc
higher, top $3.50; sheep generally
csc to soc higher; some yearlinss
and wcthers up more; feeding
lambs steady to strong.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-04
PAPERS PROTEST
AGAINST SELLING
OUT Of GERMANY
Foreigners Invade the Coun-
try to Purchase Goods
Since the Mark Began
Its Downward Plunge.

Coblenz, Germany, Dec. 3.--Ger-
man newspapers for weeks have
been waging a campaign of protest
against what is termed the selling
out of Germany" to foreigners who
have invaded the country to pur-
chase goods since the mark began
it's sharp decline early In october
The mark has fallen in value
much faster than the prices ad-
vanccd and, as n consequence,
thousands of spectators have
been attracted to Germany to take
advantage of the situation.
In the occupied area the influx
of foreigners became so great with
in a few days that the allied coun-
tries soon decided that some con-
certed action was necessary to pro-
tect the residents.
The president Of the Rhineland
province, acting under direction Or
the inter-allied Rhine'and high
commission, issued q decree pro-
hibiting purchase of merchandise
by foreigners not actually residin5
within the territory of occupa-
ton. This order does not affect
members Of the allied military
forces, the Rhineland commission
nor other foreigners who were in
the occupied area on Legitimate
business.
Officials doomed that this ste
toward trade regulation was nee
essary to prevent retailers from
selling all their stocks to foreign
ers taking advantage of the love
rates of exchange on foreign cur
rencies at q time when the price
on goods in the German stores hal
not been advanced, or at least NOT
marked up in comparison with
the depreciation of the Germa1
money.
For days buyers poured into the
Rhineland on every train, and by
GUM, Luxembourg. France and
other nearby countries and bust
ness in the stores of Coblenz, Co
logne and Aix-la- Chappelle flour
ished as 1t never had before. The
foreigners bought everything OF
sale and in whatever quantity
could be arranged with the retail.
er. This abnormal demand 70:
goods continued for days and
reached such n stage at times tina
storekeepers found it necessary 20
close their doors, because Of the
crowds, or because the shelves were
empty. Clerks worked sixteen and
eighteen hours a day trying to keep
up with the demand.
Many articles of American man
ufacture are on sale in Coblen2
stores at retail prices much lower
than in the United States, taking
Into consideration the rate of ex-
change. It is explained here that
these goods came from surplus
army stocks in France which at
various times since the armistice
have been disposed of by the Unit
ed States liquidation commission
to Germans and merchants of va
rious other countries.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-04

rupt will be held in the office OF
the undersigned, Rooms S-10
Cromwell Building, Albuquerque,
n NJ, on December 18th, 1921, at
10 a. m. ut which time creditors
may attend, prove their claims. eX-
anime bankrupt and transact such
other business as may come before
the meeting.
GEORGE c. TAYLOR,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-04
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

New York. Dec. 3.-Foreign ex-
change irregular. Great Britain
demand. $4049s; cables. S405 "a.
France demand, 1928; cables,
1851. Italy demand, 4,25; cables.
4251a. Belgium demand. 1903:
cables. 7.0SR. Germany demand,
AS; cables. .451a. Holland de-
mand, 1854; cables, 2570. Nor
way demand, 1877. sweden de-