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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-02-04
Railway Owners
And Employees

Chicago, Feb. For the purpose
of obtaining important facts and
evidence to be used in refuting state
ments of railroad owners that the
national working agreement now in
effect are causing roads to lose mon
ey. railroad employees have asked the
railway labor board to continue to
next Thursday hearing Of their ar
guments.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-02-04
Southern Winter
Hotel B urn s

Augusta, Ca, Feb. 4.-The Bon
air hotel, winter home of many not
ables was totally destroyed by fire
early today. Two hundred and fifty
guests were forced to flee scantily
clad without personal belongings.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-02-04
Will Call Disarama-
ment C0nferenc

Washington, Feb. 4.-President-
elect Harding will call a disarma-
ment conference, Chairman Butler
of the house naval affairs commit
tee said today during the testimony
of Rear Admiral William Simms on
naval armament reductions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-02-04
John L. Lewis
Is Reelected

Indianapolis. Feb. John L.
Lewis was reelected international
president of the United Mine Work
ers of America by a majority of be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000 over Rob-
ert II. Hart, of Washington, in a
union election held December 14th
it was announced at international
union headquarters today.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-02-04
Unemployment Has
Reached Maximum

st. Paul, Feb. 4.-Unemployment
in Minnesota has reached its maxi
mum, Governor Jas. A. Preus told
the United Press today. Farms of
the northwest win absorb all unem-
ployed in this section.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-02-04
sioux City livestock.

Sioux City. Feb. 4.-The uality Of
hogs was good, as it has been for
some time, but hardly measured up
to the high standard of the pre-
vious day. Tops landed at $9.45,
the price being made by many
lights.
Several loads of heavies were re-
ported unsold at the close, with
packers bidding steady with the pre-
vious day.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-02-04
Crude Oil Has
Dropped so Cents

Independence, Kas., Feb. A.
Crude oil dropped fifty cents here
today, to 50 barrell. Drilling has
been discontinued.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-02-04
Germany Complains
Of Allies Demands

Berlin, Feb. 4.--Germany was
desperate today with all classes
united in opposition to paying the
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
DEMOCRATS LOSE
FIRST FILIBUSTER
Harding Gets Authority to
Name Commissioner on
Reorganization.

An all-day filibuster by the DEM
ocratic minOrity-the first of the
Sixty-seventh Congress - yesterdd"
failed to prevent passage by the
House of the sO-called SmOot-RcaTis
resolution. 1t authorizes the P~esi-
dent to have a representative on tie
commission to rcorganiZe the gov
Crnment departments.
The resolution was passed late in
the afternoon. The final action
came only after the minority lead
ers. Garrett of Tennessee and Gar
ner OF Texas. had utilized every
parliamentary opening for a callin :;
of the roll.
Under the resolution the President
is empowered to name his represent
atiYe, presumably Walter +. Brow Il,
of Toledo, Ohio. He will serve with
the joint committee. drawing 4
Representatives salary. $500 a
year
With that resolution disposed of
the House will turn its attention 10
the budget bill this morning hoping
to pass it in 4 single day. This is
calendar day and tomorrow the
army appropriation bill will be
brought up. By that time the Re
publicans hope to Unsnarl the par
liamcntary tangle in which the
Democrats MANAGED to get the army
reduced to 10000.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
u. S. CRIME BUREAU
URGED FOR CAPITAL
Police Chiefs of Nation to
Hear Plans at Meeting
In New York.

An effort to make Washington the
headquarters for a central police
bureau for the United States. where
all criminal intelligence and other
police information will be cleared
will be made at the National Po-
lice Conference which opens in New
York today and will continue bntil
Saturday.
The conference will be attended
by representatives from all cities
of the United States having a popu-
lation of more than 10000. Maj.
Harry l.. Gessford. chief of the Met
ropolitan Police Department, has
been directed by the District Com
missioners to attend the conference
The plan to make Washington the
headquarters for police information
from all parts of the country is
part of the program of the confer
ence, as is the establishment OF
closer cooperation between the va
rious police departments of the
country. and the Standardization OF
traffic regulations and symbols.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
HACKER Is ACCUSED
OF GRAND LARCENY
David Mitelits Arrested on
Charge of Stealing 5000
Worth of Clothing.

David Mitelits, "a years old, a
public hacker at 1906 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, was arrested
yesterday by Headquarters Detec-
tive Cox and Sergeant Collins.
public hack inspector, charged VITA
grand larceny. Police claim that
he stole a travelling bag, a trunk
and clothing valued al 5000 from
Jacob Blum Of Philadelphia, Thurs
day.
Blum claims that Mitelits took a
trunk containing clothing valued at
a little less than 500. The bag
containing 800 worth of clothing
was found yesterday in a room at
the Logan Hotel where 1t is said.
Mitelits had engaged room Un-
der the name Of j. H. Cain of
Pittsburgh. Police say that the
hacker admitted taking the trav-
cling bag but that he denies the
theft of the trunk He was e.
leased on $1,000 bond.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
JOHNSON REVIVES
MINIMUM PAY BILL
FOR U.S.. employees
$3-Day Rate at Least t. for
$4,000 Federal Work
ers Asked.

Senator Hiram Johnson, of Cali
fornia. yesterday reintroduced his
minimum wage bill, affecting $4,000
Federal employees in washington
and $1,000 outside of this city.
The bill died on the calendar last
session after a filibuster by Sen
ator Hoke Smith, of Georgia who
charged that 1t was unjust in its
failure to provide for all employees
alike. He called attention to what
he said was a condition where
thousands of employees are now
overpaid and yet would receive the
benefits OF this new scale.
Calls Bill Unfair.
The bill proposes a minimum COM
pensation for certain employees OF
SO per day. or 371a cents an hour
or, IL the employees are paid by
the month. $50 for that period, oi
$1,000 year. Senator Smith in
his address last winter declared
that some employees of the govern
ment are receiving more than they
are worth at $3.50 a year. He said
many SNiool poiu iSSs
than messenger boys who loaf, ano
that highly educated women of gov
ernment departments would be or
par with ordinary menials, under
the provisions of the bill.
Soldiers and navy men. postmas-
ters, assistant postmasters, rural
carriers and employees of the gov
ernment in the Canal Zone, Porto
Rico and the PHILIPPINES are exempt.
ed under the provisions of the bill
which Senator Smith declared was
unjust toward these branches of
the government and one that would
rouse a storm of difficulties for the
government II established as q
precedent.
Points for Bill.
Those who favor the bill con.
tend that employees who are not
worth the minimum fixed under the
bill will have to hunt new jobs, that
il is in conformity with the gen.
eral reorganization and reclassifica-
tion process by which 1t is intended
10 wipe out all injustices and waste
and that the employees or military
and naval men who have been ex-
empted are taken care of by the
government in a most adequate way
by other legislation
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
VICFOUNDATION
BUYS Home HERE
Women Acquire Dean Place
AS National Club and
Center.

The Womdn"s National Civic
Foundation. which has held an op-
tion on the Dean property for less
than two weeks. yesterday pur-
chased for ss0O.OO0 the famous tract
of land. comprising nine and a half
acres and extending from Connccti-
cut avenue through Twentieth street
TO Nineteenth street. There is a fine
old mansion on the ground. which is
undulating and shaded by many an
cient trees.
The sale was made by Dean Cald-
well. acting for the owner, Edward
Clarence Dean. of New York, who
came to Washington to close the
deal
The Woman's National Civi.,
Foundation was organized April 10
by group of publics spirited women
at the home of Mrs. c. c. Calhoun.
The plans include a large clubhouse
with space for Offices to be used by
women's organizations having head
quarters in Washington. There will
be committee rooms, a ball room, a
restaurant and a theater.
The Foundation will take immedi-
ate possession of the property and
the first work on its program is the
laying out Of sylvan theater. for
which n natural wooded dell is we'll
situated. A garden party is also
planned for May. in order to intro
duCc the public to the new center
Of interest to women
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
Special Camera GiUes
Graphic Record of Zoo

Animals of the Washington and
Philadelphia geological parks were
passed in review before those who
attended the motion picture lee
turc given last night BY Arthur II.
Fisher before the American Society
Of Mammalogists at the National
Museum.
Z. Akeley, naturalist of the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History of
New York. with which the rapid
motions of the animals and the birds
can be easily followed. Fisher has
been securing negative records of
the actions and peculiarities of the
Inhabitants of the zoo
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
NelD Resolution Asks
Veteran Relief Study

Another resolution for an investi-
cation of government treatment of
disabled former service men was in
troduced in the Senate yesterday by
Senator Robinson. Of Arkansas. II
is the second presented after the
disclosures by Senator Walsh, of
Massachusetts. of neglect of vet
Grams.
The measure provides for a join,
Congressional commission OF three
Senators and three Representatives
to investigate the whole subject as
well as the methods of different
Federal bureaus charged with the
administration of tn" relief activ-
tiles. 1t would have the commits
sion recommend remedial legisla-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
OUTLINE SERVICE
U. S. DEPARTMENT
CAN CIV E TRADE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE


Department of Commerce should
embrace all of the nonregulatory
bureaus relating directly to indus
try Gas distinguished from agricul-
ture) to trade and to transporta-
ton.
I'VE feel that the whole statistical
activities of the government re-
lating to production, stocks, con-
sumption and distribution and
movement of the basic commodities
at least, excluding agriculture.
should be concentrated in the De-
partment Of Commerce.
I'VE feel that the basic industries
will voluntarily aid your depart
ment in the collection of the vital
statistics because the Department
of Commerce is. as you have ex-
pressed il, a service department to
American industry and cmmerce
and that its activities are in no re-
spect to be inquisitorial or regu-
latory.
I'VE feel that the Department of
Commerce. while it is now a rear
aid to the extension of foreign
trade. can and should be expanded
to secure the fullest development OF
our foreign business.
Ready to Cooperate.
We wish to add that we desire to
cooperate with the representatives
of other industries and trade asso-
Citations in the further study Of the
details of the service which the de-
partment can perform"
The recommendations were signed
by w. D. Adams, Hugh P. Baker,
Frank r. Briggs. r. H. Claiming.
Stuart W. Crammer. ]. Walter
Drake, S. NJ. Evans, W. G. Jamison
Alexander Legge. Charles H. Mac
Dowell. Charles A. Mccormick, NJ.
A. Oudin, Charles Piez, ]. ]. Raskob,
w. ]. Raybold. NJ. l.. Requa, Julius
Rosenwald. Wilfred H. Schoft.
George W. Sisson, jr.. w. II. Stack
house. Hamilton Stewart, H, I
Thayer, Ernest T. Trigg, John p,
Wood. Clarence Woolley, Sydney L.
Wright.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
VISITING MASONS
TO BE BANQUETED

Seven hundred local and visiting
Masons will gather around the ban
quet board at the Willard Hotel on
the evening of May IL at the fare
well event in the five-day conven-
tion of the National League of Ma
sonic Clubs. according to plans be-
ing made by Chairman L. Whiting
Estes.
President Harding. Vice President
Coolidge and members of the Cahi-
net will be guests. Assisting Chair
man Estes in arrangements are C
Fred Cook, Edgar c. Snider. J. Har-
ry Cunningham, William F. GUIDE
Henry HanfOrd, Sam Hart and Ro-
land S. Robbins. The ladies of the
convention will be given an enter
tainment the same night by the
ladies auxiliary of the Lambskir
Club at Northeast Temple, Eighth
and F streets northeast.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
FORD RAISES OWN
GRAIN FOR HIS MEN
Workers Get Flour Near
H At Half Price from
Dearborn Farm.

DETROIT, Mica. May ?. -
Henry Ford In ErindinE wheat,
harvested from bis Dearborn
farm, and selling the Sour to his
employees from the company
Highland Park. River RosEe asd
Dearborn stores.
The -four IN being sold In
twenty ave pound lots for os
cents. A barrel is sold for $50.
Retail sfores are getting from
sI.2s to $1.45 for twenty-five
pound bags, while barrels bring
from SI2.50 to x14.5o.
SThousands Of bushels of wheat
have been stored In the Ford eie-
yator. which In located back Of
the Dearborn experimental shops
Of the Ford Motor Company.
Ford has thousands Of acres
of land adjoining his estate In
Dearborn, and the most Of IL has
been planted to wheat and corn.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
MILE-HIGH SPOUT
IWPERILS VESSEL
Esperdnza Escapes Afte,
Thrilling Chase of
TLUO Hours.

NEW YORK, May 2-Passen-
gers OF the Ward line. Espe-
ranxa. which arrived today from
Caribbean ports, told n thrilling
story Of n twO-hour chase of the
vessel by n mile-high water
spout. The chase took place In
the Caribbean Sea about n week
ago.
The spoutinE water was first
observed about Z o'clock In the
morning by Capt. Fred Avery two
miles astern Of the ship. IL
headed directly for the ship. The
navigator steered the ship to
one side and the water spout
shot by about n quarter of
mile away.
The monster spout darted
from one direction TO another,
with the naviSatOrs nervOusly
steering the ship out Of its way.
finally disappeared. According
IL finally disappeared. According
thick at it's base.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
OVER 800 GALLONS
OF LIQUOR SEIZED
BY POLICEN APRIL
Cleanup Will Continue,
Says Commissioner
j. F. Oyster.

Sixty-five thousand four hundred
and eighty is the estimated number
of drinks of liquor seized and 141
arrests have been made as the result
of the campaign against bootlegging
in the District during the month OF
APRIL according to a report to Com
missioner James F. Oyster by Maj
Harry l.. Gessford. chief of the Met
ropolitan Police. yesterday.
The months haul of liquor is es-
timated at 1914 quarts of alcohol
whisky. gin. bitters, wine and mash
and upward of thirty cases of peach
and other extracts sold in violation
of the prohibition law.
tBftters Included In List.
Included in the evidence" taken
are I,7sS quarts of grain alcohol. SS3
qarts of whisky. 40 quarts Of corn
whisky, so quarts of bitters, 240
quars OF mash. sS quarts of gin, 8
quarts Of wine and 34S bottles OF
extract with an Illegal percentage
of alcohol.
The Sixth precinct police station
Is credited with the greatest amount
of activity in the whisky cleanup
having a record of As arrests and
seizures totaling 43s quarts
The report of the police activi-
ties is highly gratifying" said Com
missioner Oyster yesterday. 1T Is
the intention of the Commissioners
and the police officials to continue
the cleanup campaign until we have
accomplished our purpose. he
added.
- Drunks I'm "a Hours.
OficiaIs of the police department
refused to comment on the selection
of Patrolman Thomas Sweeney
connected with the Tenth precinc
station. to do special duty as a po
liceman operating from Commits
sioner Oysters office. However. 1
is intimated in semi official circle
that Patrolman Sweeney, who wa!
until recently headquarters de
tective sergeant. will co-operat
with internal revenue agents il
the movement to eliminate the il
legal liquor traffic in the District.
Still defying death by drinking
nonbeveraEe alcohol and variou
other cOncOctiOns, twenty -four mel
in a little more than twenty-fou
hours have been locked up in tn,
First precinct police station
charged with intoxicatiOn. Out o
the total number arrested. onl!
four became intoxicated on wills
n.y." ten on hair tonic" eight oil
Jamaica ginger" and two ol
peach extract"
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
Held for Alleged Cruelty!
To Caf, Puts up Collateral

Harold Flemming Roberts. COT
ored. Is years old. 1894 street
northwest. who wsk arrested yes
terday by Policeman Thompson. Of
the First precinct, for alleged
cruelty TO a cat, was released on
$50 co6atersl.
Roberts was arrested at seventh
and r streets on complaint Of Miss
Fannie Peters. 40 Baltimore ave.
nue., Takoma Park. According &c
the police the cats leg was broken.
IL was turned over to the Animal
Rescue League.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03

vision Of Lieut.. william s. Selbvs
Of the Sixth precinct.
During the course tire student
patrolmen viii lie nddr~ssaS 49, roI.
o. F. Snyder. OF the United States
Army. on the care and use o. "a.
revolver: Assistant United StateE
Attorney Ralph Given, on gathering
Of evidence: DIR. Sidney c. Cousins.
on first aid: Dr. J. Ramsey hewitt,
on cases coming under the coroner.
and Chaplain T. r. Riddle. OF the
MORALE section Of the United Ststes
Navy on morale.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
New Parking Rules in Effect

TcnnSyINanIa aNehUc' DeIWeeH
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
northwest, on the north side of the
street. was yesterday cleared of all
parked machines when the new
traffic regulations designed to re-
duce traffic congestion at that point
went into effect.
After several personal trips of In
vestigation, Commissioner Oyster
declared he believed the new reg
ulations would solve the problem
there.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
NeU YOrk-Jersey SeLUer
Suit Dismissed in Court

The Supreme Court yesterday dis
missed the Iong-pending suit of
New York State for a permanent
injU1ction to restrain the Passaic
valley Sewage Commissioners and
the State of New Jersey from
constructing the proposed sewer
from Paterson, Passaic and Newark
into Upper New York Bay.
Tho Supreme Court declared thai
il believed the stipulations made
by the Federal government as to
the treatment Of the sewage would
prevent pollution Of the bay.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
Bill Aimed at Lands
Gets FaUOrdble Report

The Dial bill requiring Federal
judges to devote their entire time
"a their duties was ordered favor
ably reported to the Senate yester-
day by the judiciary Committee.
While general in it's provisions
the measure is aimed primarily at
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Of Chicago, who has become the
chief arbiter of organized baseball
at salary far in excess of what
he receives as a judge.
Senator Dial of South Carolina.
author of the bill. has been one
Of Judge Landis' foremost critics
in the discussion provoked by his
acceptance of the baseball job. II
his bill passes, Judge Landis will
be compelled to give all his time to
the bench or resign.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
Will Attend Schwab Dinner.

A number of Washingtonlans are
planning to attend a testimonial
dinner to Charles M Schwab in New
York next Friday night by former
"" ,intes Of the United States Ship
ping Board Emergency Fleet Cor
por. ton, the ship builders, ship
owners and the ship operators of
the United States. Washington
members of the committee on ar
rangements are Rear Admiral H. II.
seau, L. S. Navy, and Robert d.
Heinl.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
BOOklOvers Dine.

The annual dinner of the Y. W. c.
\. Booklovers was given last night
at the POwhatan Hotel DR.. Robert
W Van Kirk. the guest of honor,
EaveEseveral readings from Brown
ing. An address of appreciation
was given by Mrs William Bayly
for a fund that was founded two
years ago for her son who died in
France. Miss Alice H. Drake pre-
sided.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
Poles Celebrate Today.

The Poles of Washington today
will celebrate the 13Oth anniversary
of the adoption of the Constitution
of 1871 by their native country. by
special masses in the Polish Cath
olic churches and fetes by many
Polish organizations. The Polish
Legation wilrbe closed throughout
the day and the members of the
staff will attend a special mass in
the Brookland Polish Catholic
Church at IL o'clock this morning.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
POLICE RECRUIT
SCHOOL OPENED
WITH y PUPILS
Lieut.. Selby Begins In.
struction for Young
Patrolmen.

with twenty-five pupils enrolled.
TIA Il cesae MS School Of Instruc-
tion for recruit patrolmen was re-
opened yesterday at the Sixth Pre-
cinct police station. after having
been closed. for more than a year
owing to the depleted condition Of
the metropolitan police force.
The school. which will include a
twenty-four-day course in police
regulations. the care and use Of re-
volvers. first aid. evideace-g gathering
and morale, will be under the super
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
Johnny Jones Show Opens

Pleasure seekers turned out In
force last night for the opening Of
the Johnny ]. Jones Exposition
shows. playing at Fifteenth and H
streets northeast, in conjunction
with the spring festival Of the Pa
triotic order of America, Camp No.
5. Numerous attractions for both
the old and the young amused the
large crowd.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
Election of Women's Clubs.

Reports of the presidents Of thir-
ty-one affiliated clubs and election
of officers for the ensuing two years
will mark. the annual meeting OF
the District OF Columbia Federation
Of Womens Clubs. to be held Thurs
day and Friday in the ball room OF
the Hadleigh, starting at 1880
O'Clock. A dinner will be rendered
Mrs. Thomas c. Winter. president Of
the general federation Friday night
at the Hadleigh.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
British Embassy Car Struck

An automobile belonging. to the
British Embassy, driven by Mrs. r
leslie Craigie, was struck yester-
day afternoon on Ninth street, near
Se" York avenue. by an auto
owned and operated by Isaac Gu
pid. 422 Florida avenue northwest
and slightly damaged.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
T,ses pick Officers.

= The annual meeting of the
''rauusie Nurses Association held
west. the following ofncefs were
elected: Miss Ida Butler, presi-
dent: Miss Eleanor Maynard. vice
president; Miss Katherine Hankin.
secretary; Miss Charlotte Van Du-
zor, treasurer.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
Graves to Address City Club.

John Temple Graves, orator, pub
licist and resident Lincoln. Memo
rial commissioner, will address the
City Clubs luncheon forum tomor-
row noon on Some Phases of Citi-
zenship in the Capital of the
World" The speaker will be in
troduced by Isaac Cans. The ad-
dress is scheduled for D. m.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
Falls from Ladder.

BRENTWOOD. Md. May Pail
ing two stories from a ladder. H. z
Wise. of this place, received injuries
to hs foot and ankle.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03

Prices realized on Swift & Co. sales OF
carcass beef in Washington for week ending
Saturday, April 80, 1921. shipments sold
out, ranged from IL cents TO 1S.5 cents per
pound and averaged 1851 cents per pound,
ADV