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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-07-29
Questions Ir7Uin Affair In
British House Of Commons
UNDER SECRETARY HARMSwoRTH REFUSES TO TAKE
ACTION IN CASE OF FORMER PoMFRET RECTOR
WHO is BRITISH SUBJECT
Bishop of Florida Vigorously Defends Archdeacon
plments His Work At Miami

personally furnished newspaper ed
itor Of Miami, some time ago, with a
mass Of information regarding what
he believed to be seditious societies
and activities then organizing.
1t is true that | was in charge Of
several congregations Of eolored peo-
Pile" he said. 81 had two white cler-
gymen under my direction, one at
Key West and one at West Palm
Beach. and several colored clergy
men. ! had charge Of the work
among negroes Of the Protestant
Episcopal church. under the direction
of Bishop Mann. from West Palm
Beach to Key West. in all more than
eight churches In addition. | had
my own church and congregation of
more than eight hundred members
and Sunday school Of some four
hundred. ] was too busy attending
TO my own work and duties TO inter
fere with the business Of others"
Explains Refusal
Mr.. Irwin said he had been quoted
as having refused - leave Miami To
an extent THIS is true he said Il
could not say ! would 20 or stay
was working under orders and could
not quit my post until so directed.
am now on a vacation. the first have
had in five years | am leaving under
instructions of Bishop Mann, my SUI
perior in the diocese Of Florida"
As to his connection with the Church
Of England. Mr.. Irwin declares. his
statement being substantiated by that
of Bishop Mann. that he was not serv-
Ing under that church Originally he
was "a clergyman under the Protestant
Episcopal Church Of Ireland. of which
country he is native. His father, he
said, served that church for many
years. He did serve the Church of
England six years in the Bahamas. He
said that was more than fourteen
years ago. He had been in Miami five
years. Prior to that connection he
spent nine years in Connecticut.
Describes Experience
Sunday night, July II, about l015
o'clock, Mr.. Irwin said, he drove TO
his home from his church He found
an automobile across the driveway to
his garage and pulled around to one
side. The hood of the strange car
was raised and a man appeared TO be
working on the motor This man
walked over To Mr. Twins ear and
requested the loan of wrench, which
was granted. Mr.. Irwin said he start
ed back to the car with the stranger
Continued on Page Eighth
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-07-29

Chautauaus Is Putnam's Joy Week.
Help it along!
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-07-29
Describes Experience

Continued on Page Eight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
|sEIzED SHIPS FOR SALE.
Former German Vessels Offered to
Buyers at MAMMA.

MANILA. P. L.. January 1.-Two for
mer Ge1nan ships seized during the
war are offered for sale here by the
United States Shipping Board. The
steamer Quinnebaug. which was char
tered to the Philippine government
for some time, was turned back ia
the Shipping Board and is now at
Hongkong, where a British firm con-
tracted to purchase her for 100000.
After inspection, however, in dry
dock at Hongkong. the firm decided
extensive repairs would be required
to make the vessel serviceable and
refused to accept the ship
J. f. Marias. Shipping Board repre-
sentative in Manila.> inspected the
Ouinnebaug at Hongkong and esti-
mated that repairs and cost of main
tenance for the last three months
would amount to $4,000. The Quinne-
baue has now been offered for sale
at $4,000 by the Shipping Board.
The Midget, another former German
ship which was chartered to the Phil
ippine government. is offered for sale
at 100000 and 1t Is understood the
local government has an option on
the vessel at the figure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
DENIES THAT CHINA HAS
BECOME MILITARISTIC
Councillor of Foreign Office Says
Country is Suffering From
Overbalance.

PICKING, January Charges which
have been circulated in some foreign
countries that China has become a mill
taristic nation are denied by DIR. Philip
Tysau. councillor of the foreign office
in statement he has just issued.
What China today is suffering from
is not militarism properly So-called, but
an overweight of provincial military or
ganization in relation to the general ad-
ministration." said the councillor.
II China, according to Independent
investigation made by several depart
ments during the last few months, has
almost precisely the same population
as Europe-440,00 600, 000-at least seven
times the population of Germany. II
to the field force permitted Germany
by the Versailles treaty are added the
men in the safety police and civic
guard, and that total is multiplied
by seven, it will be found that the
ratio in China is inferior to the ratio
in an admittedly disarmed Germany
In field troops and provincial patrols
China has 100000.
THAT their present organization
and their dependence on military gov
ernors must be changed is granted.
But until a decision can be properly
registered regarding the separation
of civil and military power and I'M
til the degree of provincial autonomy
compatible with the sovereign of the
republic has been settled by parlia-
ment and the government it would
be inviting disturbances to attempt
change"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
KILL RATS, Is PLEA.
Public Health Service Urges Ma
|tion-Wide determination Campaign

Public Health Service Urges Ma
ton Wide determination Campaign
The United States public health service
contends that a nation wide campaign
should be made to determine as ac-
curately as possible the presence or
absence of rodent plague in all ports
Of entry and principal centers of
railway freight transportation in the
United States, and that the present
situation in southern ports should be
the occasion Of inaugurating a nation
wide campaign against rodents on
economic as well as public health
grounds.
In this connection the public health
service has published full instruc-
tions concerning rat surveys and rat
PROBING and has drawn up a model
building ordinance with the view of
eliminating rats.
1t is not generally known that.
of Spreading disease, rats impose a
very serious economic burden upon
any community.
1t is estimated that in this coun-
try their depredations amount to
$167.0OO,000 year. The rats in the
United States are conservatively esti-
mated to be equal to the populati ton,
and similar figures have been pub
lished for Great Britain, Denmark.
France and Germany The annual up
keep per rat is said to be estimated
at $50 in Great Britain, $3.50 in
Denmark, 81 in France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
HEAD OF N. & w. ROAD
HAS OPTIMISTIC VIEWS
Sends Measuring New Year Mes
sage to officers and En-
ployes.

ROANOKE, Va. January LIN a
New Year message to officers and en-
plcyes, President n. d. Maher Of the
Norfolk and Western railway declared
the year 1920 has been one of the
most difficult in the history of Ameri-
can railroads, but that. despite this
the Norfolk and Western has been
able to handle with reasonable eff
cheney" all business offered and enters
into the new year confident that the
courage and patience and effort which
have overcome the difficulties of the
past will solve the problems of the
future"
Asserting that curtailment of equip
met and slackening of general rail-
road additions were necessitated by
the induction of more than 1000. 600
men into the military and naval serv-
ice of the country, Mr.. NJ 4her pointed
out that the last two years saw the
railroads with insufficient facilities
with which to handle the enormous
business following the end of HOSTILE
ties"
His message concluded: Let us
face 1921 with hope. confidence, cour-
age and work"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
FOUR DOUBLE HOLIDAYS.
New Year Starts Out With Two
Day Rest Period.

Starting out with double holiday
Saturday and Sunday, the year 1921
will have four two-day rest periods
according to calendar experts who
have been busy with the new years
program.
The next holiday. which is Wash
ington's birthday, falls on a Thurs
day. but Memorial day, May 80, will
be on Monday, and five weeks later
July 4, the nation will celebrate the
145th anniversary of its independence
The latter two dates in connection
with the preceding Sundays will be
double holidays, as will Labor day,
which always is on Monday
1t is noted that Easter Sunday will
be March 81, which is an early date
for spring clothes that usually mark
that festival.
Christmas day. 1921, falls on Sun
day. and the holiday may be cele-
brated on Monday. although this is
tentative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
GREETINGS FOR WILSON
Mayor of Baltimore Invites His At
tention to MBoys, Week.

A letter containing a New Year
greeting from Mayor William F
Broening of Baltimore. was delivered
by airplane to President Wilson al
the White House late yesterday aft
ernoon in connection with the inau-
guration of the boys week celebration
in Baltimore. The message was
brought to the White House by VIII
liam Broening. son of the mayor, who
landed in Boiling Field. and made the
rest of the trip in an automobile.
Mayor Broening's message follows:
please accept my sincere wish
for new year of health, happi-
ness and prosperity.
"At 2 o'clock pm. to day we he
gin week to be devoted to the
boyhood of Baltimore. 1t is to be
period of dedication and conse-
Grafton in boy conservation and de-
velopment, SO essential if we would
look forward to a better and nobIer
manhood in the nation
The movement not only has nv
enthusiastic Endorsement, but in
my humble opinion, possesses such
merits as may be Of great service
to our common country, and impels
me thus to bring it to your atten-
ton, with the hope that it NAV
bring from you to them a message
OF encouragement"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
$3.50 PRIZE FOR TAG.
J. Herbert Taylor's Suggestion Said
to Be Superior.

J. Herbert Taylor, chief of the naval
identification service. has been award
a money prize of $3.50 by the Navy
department for his suggestion of a
service Identification tag. which is
said to be superior to anything OF
the Kind now in use. 1t consists of
a f1nger-print impression etched on
a monel metal tag, with the name
OF the wearer. the date of his birth,
date OF enlistment and his service
number. Monel metal was selected
in preference to aluminium or other
material because it has been proved
to be indestructible under all normal
conditions of earth, fire and water.
During the late war aluminium tags
were found to be valueless in the
cases of soldiers who had been buried
any length of time. due to the action
of the acids of the soil and the bodies.
The monel metal tags have been
adopted by the Navy, and similar ac-
tion is expected in the Army and
Marine Corps, where the aluminium
Identification tags are in use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

The American mistletoes differ from
the English mistletoe in the indie
pendence of the sexes. In the Euro
pean the male and female flowers
grow upon the same plant, hence ber-
ries may be found on every plant
In America each sex labors for itself.
and grows on separate plants; hence
there are many plants wholly barren
so far as berries are concerned.
Dishes We're not covered at first for
the purpose of keeping the food
warm. They were covered from fear
the fear of poison. In the middle
ages people were afraid that poison
might be introduced into food be-
tween the kitchen and the table.
Hence the cook was ordered to cover
the dishes. and the covers were not
removed until the master of the
house sat down to eat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
PICK WARRANT OFFICERS.
Thirteen Enlisted Men Named Un.
der Reorganization Act.

Thirteen enlisted men of the Army,
stationed in this city or nearby. have
been appointed warrant omcers in
the Army under the terms of the
Army reorganization act. The ap-
pointment of 939 such officers has
just been announced by the War De-
partment.
The local appointees are First
Sergts. Edward York and w. r. Sand
ers. Howard University; Sergt Gus
ter Fribley and Private c. E. Dan
ner. Quartermaster Corps; Sergt. f..
c. Bockhaus. Coast Artillery Corps;
Maj Otto Engelman, Motor Trans
port Corps: Sergt. w. H. Lair. depot
quartermaster's office; Sergt. Claes
Hallencreuts. Sd Cavalry, Fort Myer;
Sergts. Jesse w. Anderson. Wilbur r.
Morgan and Thomas ]. Barney, depot
quartermaster's office; Civilian will
liam T. Gephart, Fort Washington.
Nd. and Sergt. Walter E. Perkins,
Signal Corps depot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
CLEVELAND BANK DEAL.
Merger Largest Between New York
and Chicago, It Is Said.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. January L.
Merger of the Citizens Savings and
Trust Company. First National Bank,
Union Commerce National Bank and
First Trust and Savings Company into
the Union Trust Company, said to be
the largest banking unit between New
York and Chicago. was launched here
today. Two other banks will be for
mally taken in this month
According to figures submitted by
George Coulton. president Of the
Cleveland Clearing House Association,
the six banks handled &c per cent of
the $14,845, 100000 of to.si bank-trans-
actions of the city in 1919 and 20 per
cent of the 1S,225.OO0. geo total trans
actions estimated for 1890.
When the two other banks officially
become members of the institution
the Union Trust Company will have
$33.000.000 capital and surplus, $780,
100000 resources, 225.000 deposftors
100 officials and 1900 employees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
RAILS 1920 RECORD GOOD
IN SPITE OF HINDRANCES
Increase Capacity of Physical
Properties, According to Age
Statistics.

made nia a good start i in 1920. in spite Of
their adverse conditions, to increase
the capacity of their physical prop
critics. according to statistics COM
piled by the Railway Age.
In respect to physical development
the record is worse in only one re-
spect than in 1919. The total
amount of new mileage constructed
was only 314 miles. as compared
with SIS miles in 1919. This is the
smallest amount of mileage built
building have been kept. Further
more. 713 miles were abandoned.
which lis the largest mileage ever
abandoned in one year. This is the
fifth successive year in which the
mileage abandoned has exceeded the
mileage built.
The number of locomotives built for
use in the United States was 1859.
The number ordered during the year
was 2.001. The number built in 1913
was 2,162, but the number ordered was
PA.
The number of freight cars built in
1920 for domestic service was 1864,
the number of passenger train cars
built in 1920 was $40, as compared
with only 466 in 1919
Statistics compiled by DR.. julius H.
Parmlee, director of the bureau of
railway economics. shows that the
traffic handled by the railways in the
first eleven months of 1890 was as
great as the amount previously handled
by them in any entire year. 1t also
shows that their total earrings, total
operating expenses and taxes were
much larger than in any previous year.
while their net operating income was
the smallest since the Interstate Com
merce Commission began compiling the
revenues and expenses of the railways
in 1868.
The total earnings are estimated
at 1920, 900. 900. or $1.046. 600, 900 more
than in 1919. The increase in the
earnings was partly due to a larger
traffic and partly to the advances in
rates made in August. Operating ex-
penses are estimated at $3.50, 900, 600
or 81, 500 100000 more than in 1919.
This increase in expenses was partly
due to the larger business handled.
partly to increased maintenance work
and partly to payment of approx
imately $4O0.00O,000 more in wages.
Taxes are estimated at $2Sf, 900. 600
as compared with $685.. zoo, 900 in 1919.
Net operating income is estimated at
$15o, 100000. practically all of which
has been earned since the advance in
rates. The net operating income in
1919 was $4S1. 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
LEAD OUTPUT REvIvING.
Record for 1920 Is Higher Arha,
That Of Preceding Year.

Output of lead and zinc at the mines
and the refinery output of lead in the
United States increased greatly in
1920. the geological survey announced
last night. The output of soft lead
was $1,000 short tons. an increase of
68, 900 over 1919, when there was a
decrease in output of 138,500 tons
from the preceding year.
The recoverable zinc content of ore
mined in 1920 was about 587, 900 tons,
as compared with $4,000 in 1919 and
632.243 in 1918.
Production Of primary metallic zinc
from domestic and foreign ores in
1920, however, was only 463.000 tons
as compared with 465.743 in 1919. The
refinery production of lead from do
mestic ores in 1920 was $4,000 tons
as compared with 424,433 tons in 1919.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
DEFINES ELIGIBLE LISTS.
Department Statement Relative to
Brigadier General Appointments.

According to a statement issued
by the War Department, the general
staff eligible list has nothing to do
under the law or under policy with
the appointment Of brigadier. gem
erals of the line" An impression to
the contrary arose from recent pub
LEGATION in a service paper to the eff
feet that no general officers of the
line can be appointed from colonies
of the line unless such colonies are
on the initial general staff list re-
Gently announced.
1t is explained that the eligible
list from which the President must
select brigadier generals Of the line
is not the initial eligible list of gem
eral staff officers prepared by spe-
cial board of which Gen. Pershing
was president, but list "of officers
of the grade of colonel Of the line
prepared annually by a board of not
less than five officers of the line not
below the grade Of major general
vision in section 4 of the national
defense act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
What Congress Is Doing
The Senate.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN

The Senate marked time during
the week just closed. waiting for
committees to get appropriation bills
ana other legislation in shape. 1t
met only twice. Monday and Thurs
Gay 1t staged preliminary row
over the F'ordney emergency tariff
bill designed to aid the farmers by
raising protective tariff wall around
agricultural products, on the question
OF reference to the finance commit
tee The indications are that the
bill will fail to pass the Senate. not
because it could not receive sufficient
votes, but because the democrats do
not intend to allow ii to come to a
vote. Il.
Besides this opposition of the DEM
ocrats, Senator Penrose of Pennsyi-
vania. chairman of the finance COM
miffee. who returned to Washington
after an absence of more than a
year due to i'll health. is understood
TO be opposed to the emergency bill. :
The finance committee will begin
consideration of the measure this
week. Incidentally it will be inter-
estins to see just how far Senator
Penrose is going to dominate the re-
publican side of the Senate cham
Der. as it has been said in some
quarters he would do. a. =
1t would be interesting to know,
too. just how many of the mem
bers of the Senate concur in the
statement made by the PENNSYLVANIA
senator that Congress will blaze the
way" when it comes to framing the
foreign policy Of the country Presi-
dent-elect Harding, when he spoke in
session. ridiculed the idea that a
Senate oligarchy'' existed. But
there are those in Washington who
hold that the statement of Senator
Penrose does not coincide with the
statement of the President-elect.
Dealing with District of Column
bia affairs. the Senate judiciary
committee reported favorably the
Ball bill designed to aid tenants
threatened with eviction. after
drafting a substitute measure. The
day notices and an opportunity to;
be. heard in the Municipal Court.
with an alternative of paying the
rent before a tenant may be ousted.
The original bill would have
thrown all the cases in which the
possession of property was in
volved into the Supreme Court of
the District. causing great delay.
Considerable progress was made
in the consideration of the Dis
trict appropriation bill. The sub
committee in charge probably will
report it to the Senate this week.
At the request of the subcommit-
tee. supplemental estimates
amounting to more than $4,000
900. of which about half was for
the public schools. were submit
ted. -
This week the Senate foreign
relations committee will take up
the question OF asking the Presi-
dent to invite the powers to a con-
ference on reduction of ornaments.
and the immigration committee
will begin hearings on bills to
suspend. or restrict immigration
into the United States.
The Calder committee investi-
eating housing conditions will
continue it's probe Of coal prices.
particularly with reference to
anthracite and the charges that
government officials profted in big
coal deals last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
READING co. NOT READY.
Asks for More Time to Submit Dis.
solution Plan.<

PHILADELPHIA. January The
circuit court of appeals will hear Jam
uary 8 a request by the Reading COM
pany for an extension of time to sub
init a plan for the dissolution Of its
interests in coal companies and other
railroads as ordered by the United
States Supreme Court.
The time for the fling OF the dis
solution plan would have expired JAM
uary 5. but counsel for the Reading
companies informed Judge Woolley
that the plan could not be completed
within the time limit and that an ex-
tension was desired.
Judge Woolley hxed January for
hearing on the petition Of the rail-
road for additional time to nle the
plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

secretary since he entered the Senate.
Various others have been mentioned,
Dut all the indications here have
pointed to Mr.. Christians retention.
Z The President-elect spent most of
New Year day at his desk. but during
the afternoon he took a long walk and
called on some Of his intimate friends.
Alex p. Moore of Pittsburgh and
Mrs. Moore. who formerly was Lillian
Russell, were guests at MONDAY din
ner at the Harding home, and in the
evening Mr.. Harding went to another
New Year feast at the home of George
B. Christian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
PRAISE SCHOOL CHILDREN,
Junior Red Cross Members Bring
Joy to Hospitals.

Expressions of gratitude have beer
pouring in all week on the $4,000
members of the Junior Red Cross
in the Washington schools for theii
work at Christmas for the patients a,
Walter Reed. Naval, ST. Elizabeth's
Public Health Service, Mount Alto
and Childrsn's hospitals.
Miss Esther Jenkins, Junior REQ
Cross secretary, reported yesterday
that ten school divisions and one
high school, enrolled in the organiza.
ton, had provided delicacies for the
soldiers. sailors and marines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

20 Continued from First Page.)
mand for aid which has come from
agricultural interests in all parts Of
the country. Under the authority
given the War Finance Corporation
under previous act of Congress. it
would be possible to issue $1,000. 000.-
900 worth Of debentures. establishing
a similar amount Of credit for foreign
buyers who offered satisfactory Sc
curity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
MoNDELL BACK IN DC.
Has No Statement to Make in Re
gard to Marion Conference.

House Leader Frank w. Dondell
returned to Washington yesterday
from a visit to Marion for conference
with President-elect Harding at the
Iatter's request. Mr.. Mondell said
last night that he had no statement
to make-as a result of the conference
further than the statement he issued
regarding the economy efficiency pro-
gram for the House announced be-
fore he left for Marion.
Mr.. Mondell was tired by the trip.
especially as his broken leg has not
entirely mended, and the journey was.
on that account, extremely trying.