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The Washington herald., 1921-02-13
Agricultural Districts ENJOYS Plan
To Demand More Consideration in
Organization of the Next Congress

dilemma. They are determined first
of all to get the decks cleared of
supply bills in preparation for the
advent of the Harding administra-
tion. They are afraid that IL the
Rules Committee grants a rule for
the consideration of the Gronna bill
1t will be Immediately forced to
grant a rule on the Sheppard-Tow-
ner bill and the Snyder bill, besides
several measures considered at this
time as not being within the cate
CORY of emergency legislation"
Such an exigency, they contend
would interfere with the disposition
of the supply bills.
In connection with the latter
another difficulty will arise under
the new rules of the House when the
supply bills are considered in con-
ferences OF members of the House
and Senate. They provide that the
House conferees shall not agree to
any amendments to the bill made
by the Senate until the full member
ship has an opportunity to vote on
each one OF them. In view of the
Senate's practice of amending in
many respects the appropriation
bills as passed by the House, the
new provisions OF the new rules will
involve an inestimable. but prob
ably an unusually large space OF
time for the final disposition of ap-
preparation measures.
Every indication at present is that
If the House leaders do not make
way for packer legislation. the agri-
cultural group will set about with
a will in the next Congress to use
every bit of their power in their
particular interest. Their strength
already realizel, they are determined
that this piece of legislation shall
become law as soon as possible.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-13
OBSOLETE VESSELS TOBE
TARGETSFO u. S. AIRCRAFT
Joint Resolution Calls for Turning Over of
Warships No Longer in Service.

Resolutions directing the Secretary OF the Navy to
the army Air warshp and ordering the
air chief drop bombs them test the efficiency of arcaf
against introduced yesterday in the Senate BY
ony, Kansas.
The resolutions forth that conclusive of this
such experiments might radically
change development and wahp build
ing The need for economy which demands that M the aocaton
the expenditure be made produce the most efctua provision
for national defense" s cited a further
One obsolete batehip obsolete deoyers and two obso
ete supply ships be turned the srmen targets
resolution.
Daniels already has arranged for former German
batleship be bombed air
The Washington herald., 1921-02-13

Representatives OF agricultural
districts are preparing to demand
greater consideration in the or
ganization Of the next Congress.
They are considering that the lead
ership of the House is more respOn-
sive to business than to the in
terests' of the man who works with
his hands. They are already about
agreed that they are entitled to
more representation on the Repub-
lican steering committee.
Although the present Republican
leader of the House, Representative
Monden, of Wyoming, represents a
constituency whose dominating in
terests are agricultural, the farm
er crowd" is not satisfied. They
demonstrated to their own salts
faction their strength in the House
in this session when they were in
strumental in obtaining the adop-
ton of the resolution to revive the
War Finance Corporation and the
Fordney emergency tariff bill.
Get Powerful support.
At the present time they are
bringing their pressure to bear upon
the House Rules Committee and the
Steering Committee to obtain con-
sideration in the lower body of Con-
gress of the Gronna bill for the
regulation of the meat packing in
dustry. They are being strongly
, supported by the leading and most
powerful farmers and laboring
mems organizations and opposed by
the United States Chamber of Com
merce and other business interests.
The latter are crying out to Con-
gross to let business alone.
The agricultural group sees pack
er legislation dying unless every
means is exerted to bring it up on
the floor of the House and pass the
Gronna bill without amendment
With only about fifteen Legislative
days remaining. they are afraid that
the adoption of any amendments
will result in the death of the bill
in conference. 1t is conceded by all
that this surmise is correct.
c. o. p. Heads in Dilemma.
The Republican leaders on the
other hand are in somewhat Of &
The Washington herald., 1921-02-13
Cut in Macy Enlisted
Personnel Approved

The House yesterday approved a
reduction of the enlisted personnel
Of the navy from 100000 to 100, 900
men during the fiscal year, begin
ming July l. next
without objection it approved a
section of the naval appropriation
Dill providing only for this
Strength In case the present paw
=. pioElsIon IS included in the bill as
- lS indlIy enacted naval recruiting
probably will be stopped.
The House inserted in tb. ,,.,
appropriation bill an amendmant -
Representative Mann, IIIInois on
thorlzing the Secretary of the Nav.
70 pay about $4,000 for lana Saa'y
the Great lakes training. station
conhscated during the war. = -
The Washington herald., 1921-02-13
Great Lakes Passenger
Boom Is Looked For

A boom for Great Lakes passenger
business is foreseen If the bill re-
ported favorably yesterday by the
Senate Commerce Committee be-
comes a law. This measure permits
extension of the passenger boat sea-
son so that it will open May l, and
last until October Is.
8 Under limitations of the seamen's
law, the passenger season now Is
limited to the period between May
1S and September Is. -
The Washington herald., 1921-02-13
German Immigrants May
Cause BiHs Destruction

Opposition to the Dillingham;
emergency immigration bill devel-
oped IN the Senate yesterday on the
ground that it would admit to this
country 125.O0O Germans a year.
The bill would limit the number
CT immigrants from any country TO
per cent OF the number of natives
Of that country already here.
This would permit entrance of
i2s,00o British subjeces. les, 900 Ger
mans, $1,000 from Norway and
Sweden, 1900 from Denmark, 1900
from France. $4,000 from Austria,
$1,000 from Italy. $4,000 from Ruz-v
sia and smaller numbers from olher
countries. The total to be admfflei
would be $4,000 year.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-13
GOVERNMENT CUTS
5I3 OFF PAYROLLS

Reductions in the civilian per
sonneI Of the executive branch Of
the government in the District
totsIed 513 during the month Of
January, it was announced yester-
day.
The War Department showed the
heaviest cut down in forces, $50 be-
ing taken from its rolls. The Navy
Department ranked second with a
total OF 1873 reductions and the Post
ONCE Department third with 7S
separations. The slicing is in line
with the governmental policy an
nounced last June OF reducing all
government departments to a peace
time basis. January is thought to
have marked the last month in
which large numbers will be re-
leased until next June.
Figures show that during the last
month 1886 employees were added to
the government executive depart
ment roles, against 2,44S separs-
tions
The Washington herald., 1921-02-13

the War Department with a letter
requesting that these gentlemen be
given access to certain secret rec
ords containing the settlement OF
certain contracts.
Upon investigation the War De-
partment authorities found that the
real purpose Of these two men was
to obtain money from a newspaper
for this information. in the event
they were unable to obtain a large
sum through blsckmail The proper
authorities in the War Department
very properly refused to honor the
request. and the Secretary Of War
wrote a letter to the chairman Of
the select committee. in which he
set forth reasons for such refusal.
Mr.. Graham. the chairman. natur-
ally agreed with the Secretary OF
Wars presentation OF the matter
and his refusal"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-13
EXPECT HARDING
TO LIFT LID FROM
U. DEPARTMENTS
Censorship of War En-,
larged On Until News
Almost Unobtainable.
public Ledger Service. }

NGA 1oNboA 1NAfAS~sy
The advent of the Harding ad-
ministration is expected to bring
into being in the Department of
State, War and Navy a return to
"normalCy" which has been absent
in these three particular branches
of the government since the out
break of the war.
Despite the fact that President
Wilson, for a short time prior Ito
the Peace Conference, had as one
of his ideals open covenants, open
ly arrived at" the three above men
toned executive departments have
embellished and added to the Sc
Crecy which was natural and to be
expected during the war until now
they operate behind a virtual bar
rier which they decline to remove.
The strictest sort of censorship
exists in the State and War De-
partments and in a lesser degree
in the Navy Department.
Secrecy Is keynote.
Under the present system no at
tache Of the State Department, in
cluding all bureau heads, is allowed
to answer the most trivial inquiry
made by the press without the o. X.
of the so-called press representa-
tive, who is in reality the press
censor. The only exceptions to this
rule are the Secretary of State.
Undersecretary of State and assist
ant secretaries.
The official of the State Depart
ment who has the temerity to vio-
late this rule is called on the carpet
and warned that repitition will
mean dismissal and his actions are
watched by the Secret Service es-
tablishment attached to the State
| Department.
A comparatively recent example
of the extreme desire of the De-
partment of State to not only OBJ
sCure news but to find out who di-
| Vulged it, was brought about
! through the publication of a date
and the place OF meeting of an in
ternational conference to be called
by the President. 1t so happened
that the Information did not come
from any State Department source
but the Washington bureau whicn
sponsored the story was pursued
for more than two weeks by agents
of the State Department endeavor-
ing to find out from whom the in
formation came.
War Department Worse.
There exists at the present time
in the War Department. however,
an order that all information FOR
the press shall clear through one
office, which in the past few months.
has been thoroughly militarized by
the substitution of an army officer
for the civilian employe who form
erly did the work.
Requests for information as to
the status OF a Cancelled contract
or other matters involving neither
State secrets or public policy are Of
tens refusedSon the ground that the
request for the data must come
through the so-called information
section.
The growth Of the system may be
traced directly to the war, when the
newspapers of the country and the
Washington newspapermen sub.
mitted themselves to a voluntary
censorship and offered to the ap,
pointed censor all stories abou'
which there was any doubt.
The result has been that the Cabi-
net officers involved have extended
and enlarged on the system to keeI
their departments free from what
they considered the prying eyes OF
the press.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-13
COLBY REFUTES
FRENCH BLACKS
ATROCTTY TALES
"0riginate in Berlin and
Appear to Be Propagan-
da" to Prejudice U. S.

Organized German propaganda
has again raised its head in IN.
United States. For the first time
since Won Bernstorn and his hire
Iings were squelched by the Ameri-
can war spirit, the familiar form
letter appeal in behalf Of German
interests has reappeared At the Cap.
itol.
Senators and Representatives. gs-
pecialIy those from Missouri Wis
consin. Nebraska. Ohio and other
States affording residence TO large
numbers Of German born, have been
swamped with circular appeals for
an oficisI American protest against
the presence Of French negro troops
in the occupied regions Of Germany.
a Propaganda DeIuEs.
Secretary Of State Colby. reply
ing yesterday to a letter Of inquiry
by Senator Spencer. Of Missouri.
stated that the charges Of brutality
by French troops Originate not 10
the occupied territory but in Berlin
and appear TO be very largely anti
French propaganda" The Secretary
OF State added that his department
had encountered the propaganda del
URe which clearly was nothing else
than an organized effort 10 prejudice
the American people against the
French.
Diplomatic and military officers Of
the United States have investiCstrd
the charges and found them TO lack
authority in fact.
Investigation Made
AS soon as the first complaints
were received" Colby stated. an,
investigation was made and from
reports received from diplomatic and
American military sources IL is un-
derstOod that there are At the pres
ent time no black troop units in the
occupied territory. the French hay-
ing removed such troops some time
ago. II is believed. however. that
there are certain Algerian and Nor
ocean troops still employed IN the
army OF occupation, such troops
being Arab or a mixture OF Arab.
French and other nstionalItIes and
including q large proportion OF
purely French soldiers 50 far as
is known the Germans have nad,
no accusations against the conduct
Of these troops.
The number u SenEslese troops
in the occupied regions was never
large. The specific attacks mad
against them in the German press
have in most cases been refured ny
Investigations OF by testimony on
the part OF responsible Germans and
where individuals have been found
guilty they have been promptly
punished The American aurh0ri-
ties in the Rhineland state tha; the
stories OF atrocities originate mot
in the occupied territory but IN Ber-
lin and appear TO be very largely
anti-FrenCh propaganda"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-13
Held for Forgery;
Says He's Noblen,o,,

FREMONT. Neb., Feb. l2.-crafp
Chesterfield. who claims to be a SON
Of Lord Chesterfield, of England. and
James Baird. %. are in the co,,nty,
ian here charged with forgery.
Checks for sl496s, Found in their
possession, were confiscated. The
ss.fan 'Srfe y laressed aud said they
S%ilse lrQin ~ West. Local bankers
toss Soo9t sEse apiece, 1t was said.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-13
Seek New Members.

The local branch of the National
Association for the Advancement of
CoIored People, in cooperation with
the national organization, will open
a drive here March 81 for. new mem
bers.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-13
Senator Chamberlain Returns

Senator Chamberlain. -of Oregon:
returned to his place in the Senate
yesterday after long illness.
ChamberlaIn's colleagues congratn-
lated him on his recovery after a
series OF operations.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-13
POSTPONE Work on River.

The board Of army engineers yes
terday reported to Congress that
the improvement of Taulatin River
Oregon. by the Federal government
is not deemed advisable at this
time.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-13
BLACKMAIL hint
AIRED IN HOUSE BY
FLOOD RESOLUTION
Charges Two Agents of
Investigating Subcom-
mittee Planned HOldup.

Charges that two agents of a
House war investigating subcom-
mittee tried to obtain confidential
War Department information for
purposes of blackmail or sale to
newspaper If the blackmail failed
were brought to light by a resolu-
tion introduced in the House yea
terday. Representative Flood, q
Virginia, author of the resolution,
Is a minority member Of the sub
committee.
1t calls on. the Secretary OF War
to advise the House why he refused
to allow two men to withdraw or
inspect certain documents in the Sc
cret files of the War Department.
This was the only instance, Flood
declares, in which the War Depart
ment declined to honor a reUest
for an examination Of its records by
agents or members Of the investi-
eating committee.
Were Investigation.
Representative johnson, of South
Dakota, chairman of the subcom-
employed by one of the investiga-
1t is understood that vouchers
for $4,000 to pay for their services
have been held up by the Commit
tee on Accounts.
Floods charge was made at an
executive session of the whole war
investigating committee last June
and now is a part of the official rec
ord. He made the statement in
fnf 90 hxy a
jority members that the attitude Of
the War Department was Unravor-
able to the inquiry.
Resolution Privileged.
Flood says his resolution will be
privileged II the Military Affairs
Committee, to which it was referred
fails to act upon il after seven
days, and that he will call 1t up for
passage in the House. 1t is under
stood Baker will Immediately COM
municate the desired information.
The subcommittee has assumed
to investigate the conduct of the
war" said Flood. according to the
committees minutes, which have
just become available, and such tes-
timonv as IL has taken with respec,
to expenditures is only incidental tc
this main purpose. The gentlemen
who constitute the majority of this
subcommittee charge that the Wal
DEPARTMENTS attitude was unfavo--
able to the investigation, and THAI
certain fiscal records were not avail.
able There is nothing in the con.
duct of the War Department to jus
tify this charge. and the statement
! that the records are not avaIIapIe "
wholly without foundation and fact
Declined to Honor Note.
The only instance in which the
War Department declined to honor
Investigations made under authority
from the committee or its attorneys
was that Of two men, who went tC
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26
Need Still Great for Ministra-
tons of Great Charitable In
stitution-Planning Drive
for Augusta Quota-WOrk of
Local Chapter Past Year

The annual roll call Of the Amer
lean Fed Cross will begin in Angus
ia, as in all America, on Armistice
Day.
It Is especially fitting that this
roll call, unique among charitable
events. should start on the day that
marked the ending OF the Great War
in which the Red Cross played so
noble a part in the relief Of suffering.
1t is because the war left its after
math Of shattered bodies, fatherless
families, needy children--of disease
and suffering, that the American Red
Cross comes before the people Of
America again, asking for larger
! membership and generous money
contribution besides.
In Augusta the quota is 5000 mem
bers and $1,000 additional In special
contributions.
| The Red Cross has turned for lead
ership in Augusta, as always since
war needs called for vast sums. to
Guy P. Gannett, who is now mar
shalling managerial. publicity. adj
vertising, accounting and soliciting
forces in preparation for a whirlwind
canvass of the city to give Augusta
it's annual opportunity to join In
great humanitarian work.
| Efficiently and frictionlessly run as
! it is, the Augusta branch Of the Red
! Cross says little Of it's needs and its
accomplishments except at the time
of the annual roll call. Hence 1t Is
that the extent and usefulness OF Its
work is barely recognized except by
those who come in contact with IL
| beneficient ministrations.
Some slight idea of the scope o.
its work can be Judged from the fac
| that over 500 eX-service men live II
| Augusta and the towns where the Al
1 gusta Chapter has branches and thai
over 200 of them are suffering some
degree Of disa bility. OF these men
Il are still in hospital or under med
ical treatment at home. They fire.
quently need the services that only
the Red Cross can give.
Over 100 unsettled compensation
claims are being handled by the loca
chapter and over 200 ex-service mer
call each month at the local chapter
for some kind of advice and assis'
lance. Frequently the Red Cross l!
called on to give financial assistance
in the past year to the extent O
s2,5s6.7o.
While all but soc paid in for an.
nual. contributing or sustaining
memberships is retained by the loca
chapter for work in Augusta and thu
towns where branches are establish
ed. yet the combined memberships O
millions Of Americans will turnisf
funds for widespread humanitarian
work by the Red Cross in all parts Of
the world.
In America the big work Of the RED
Cross will continue to be for the re-
lief of disabled service men. For
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26
FARM BUREAU NOTES

A. ". Abbott, secretary Of the Ken
nebec county Farm Bureau is send
ing out the following letter to the
members Of the Farm Bureau and 1t
is concerning the annual big event,
the annual seed show and exhibit;
ITO Farm Bureau Members:
"Our annual meeting, seed show
and exhibit comes this year on Sat
urday, October %, and IS to be held
at the State House, Augusta. This
wear the executive committee Is es-
pecially interested that the seed show
shall be better than ever since we
have been invited to leave 1t in place
for the assessors convention which
will be held Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of the following week.
Leading men from all over the State
will be present at this meeting and
we want them 70 carry home with
them q favorable impression Of the
work being done by the Kennebec
county Farm Bureau, which Is the
largest in Maine.
We want you to assist In making
this meeting a success by your at
tendance and participation in the
seed show and exhibit. You should
forward these exhibits addressed 10
Farm Bureau, State House. Augusta,
to arrive not later than 10 A. NJ, Fri
day, Oct. %. The quantity for each
class was given in the September
News and briefly is as follows:
Five apples each variety.
One-half peck beans. peas.
Corn-10 ears yellow corn. sweet
corn trace, yellow corn Cat least 20
ears).
Sheaves-Oats, wheat, barley rye.
One peck potatoes, oats, wheat,
barley, buckwheat, rye.
The women are encouraged to make
exhibits Of canned and dried fruits
and vegeta bIes, cooked foods, millin-
cry, f1reIess cookers. remodelled
clothing, home conveniences and first
aid equipments
Kindly fill out the enclosed entry
blank and send it with your exhibit.
Exhibits may be sent by parcel post,
at cost of but few cents.
The annual meeting Is called at 100
p NJ, and every member should be
present at that time. Reports will
be made by the officers and import
ant business Will be transacted. We
are positive that every member will
gain enough from this program and
from the seed show and exhibit to
make it one Of the most profitable
days experienced this year.
A Halloween party will be held at
Cushnoc Grange hall Thursday eve
ming, Oct. q at o'clock under the
auspices of the Sewican club of East
Augusta.
On this Wednesday, the women's
division of the Riverside Drive will
hold a millinery meeting at the home
of Mrs. Il. V. Pease.
When the women's division Of the
Riverside Farm Bureau met on Mon
day evening and made plans for the
coming year. this marked the 9th
meeting Of that nature to be held in
the county. Plans for the coming
years work have been made, now,
by all the Farm Bureaus OF the
county.
George Yeaton Of Chelsea, formerly |
county agent Of Oxford Farm Blu
reau, was in the city, Tuesday and
called at the Kennebec Farm Bureau |
office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26
WARS CLOSE LEFT PLENTY OF
WORK FOR RED CROSS ROLL
CALL STARTS ARM|ST|CE DAY

veterans . service is being planned
that will cost $4,000, 900 a year
more than was netted from the entire
membership fees in the last roll call.
Virtually all Of the overseas work
next year will be among the children.
where suffering has been greatest.
The child health program for next
year calls for an expenditure of S.
000, 900.
Other needs for the coming year,
which will be provided for largely
out Of the proceeds of the member
ship fees, include the Red Cross
nursing service. the public health
service, nutrition service, Junior Red
Cross, first aid and disaster relief.
To share in the financial backing
Of work like this Is an opportunity.
That the Augusta chapter will fur
nish 5000 members and 5000 addi-
tional goes without saying. Its rec
ord through and since the war has
been one Of unfailing accomplishment.
1t will not fail now.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

ford, Monday. in which two sisters
figured as the brides. The brides
were Misses Marie Anne and Marie
Aida MORN. daughters OF Mrs. Sarah
NORM. Marie Anne was married to
Ivan A. Menard and Marie Aida be.
came the wife Of Alphonse Bibeau.
The brides were similarly attired In
brown suits with hats to match. The
ceremonies were performed by Rev.
Arthur NJ. Decarey, pastor Of the
church.