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The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

shan have plenty Of sther sdmi,issrsnys
work TO attend TO-"
DR.. Herring b Q Solly vensn, rspit Of
speech and fun Of an obvious and intense
efnciency. asked her 10 tai ne sousthins
OF her career, and she replied:
II an Q graduate Of the George wsSe-
inrtop University, and for tvo year, v.s
q resident physician In vonsn's hospitah
in Philsdslphia- In thst espsdty ! had .
big out practice among shsna, largely
Italians and Rns<ian JevL
GECRoM Philadelphia went b vinslsnd.
TN. J., where, under the stats board OF
charities and corrections, had ehsrre OF
400 defective delinquent girls In large per-
eentase Of instances the delinquency OF Eirh
4, due TO the fact that they are defeeuvsa-
and therefore unable properly TO ssfegnsn
themselves. Out Of the 400 there were
,ood many defective aliens. made Denth
,s.,, and devoted much time to looking NJ
,bsi, family histories-mental dehesenQ
being markedly heritable.
"I was in Vineland from 1slz 70 1sl4,
xhen 1 came TO the Chndren's Bureau, and
undertook In its behalf q study Of infant
mortality among the cotton mill vorfers OF
Manchester, n. II. In the following year I
,,5. 4. study Of feeble -mindedness and
;II.,i,im.cy in Marths's Vineyard, Man
,ucket, and Bsrnstshls county, Msssa-
chusetts.
"Iu 1915. for the Immigration Service. I
,ook two alien girls back TO Helsingfors, In
r;nnisb Rnssis. One Of them vss feeble
minded and the other insane. Ny tssf vss
to deliver them safely into the hands Of
the authorities in thst country.
Next. for the Public Health Service,
made a study Of peIlssrs among the cotton
mill workers Of South Carolina. In 1917 I
vent back to the Immigration Service, and
VIA. appointed an inspector at Ellis Island.
When we went into the war came 70 the
D.n,rtment Of Labor at Washington, 10 help
Mr.. Teren-. V. Povderly in the division Of
information, and i Kept on at that work
uatil appointed to my new job a. head Of ths
woman's section"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

WEAR BY year Uncle Sam IS becoming
L more and more "choosy' about the
children be adopts, and his latest move In
controlling immigration Is to create .
woman's section Of the bureau and place .
woman at the head Of 1t, DR.. Katherine
Herring. -i
Or. Herring, By profession . physician,
has long been q student Of social economies
and for some time past she has done work
in eonection With the Immigration Service
and the Children's Bureau. It Is no small
task that she must tackle, Inasmuch as she
win be called upon to direct the activities
Of q large number Of women who are to be
made fun -hedged inspectors of immigration.
found DR.! Herring in her ONCE at the
Department Of Labor, and our talk began
with . question that I asked regarding the
new opening for vomensin the service, for up
to the present time therc has been q rather
marked Discrimination against the sentler
sex In al ths business connected with i'm
migration Even women stenographers were
accepted WIN reluctance before the war.
The asvzp6aicy Of the government ID to
give better recognition 10 women in the
immigration service" said DR.. Herring. 'It
10 realized that there are some things they
can do better than men, and certain work
they can do which men cannot do at all.
Women are better qualified than men for
handling problems involving the needs Of
women and children immigrants. 1t is pro-
posed to utilize to best advantage their
viewpoint The intention is not to assign
Their to duties for which they are not espe-
cially fitted, or which involve undue hazard,
Is, for instance, In the boarding Of ships.
On the other hand. women inspectors can
serve to advantage As special investigators,
in connection with what is called the sec
ondary inspection of women and children
aliens after they have landed, and ss mem
bers Of boards Of special inquiry.
up to now the employment Of women
In the Immigration Service has been almost
entirely restricted to the positions Of matron
and charwoman, though in occasional in
stances women inspectors have been ap-
pointed to look after school bonds in behalf
of children, and to dissect and investigate
cases in which it was suspected women had
teen brought to this country for immoral
purposes"
How many women inspectors are there to
be under the new dispensation?' asked.
That is not as yet determined. There
are at present about 1900 men inspectors
in the service, and hope that eventually
we shall have one woman for every eight men
acting in that capacity. This does not mean.
however, that men will be discharged to make
room for women, but merely that vacancies
cs they occur will be filled By women in
spectors.
Any woman who is a citizen of the
United States, not younger than twenty and
not older than fftyfo years, is eligible
from this time on as an inspector. The pay
begins at $3.50 . wear. anil after siy months
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
Flirting for Indigestion

who copfne themselves to roguish sisncea,
quick -vitted rsilleries, likht banter and rep
srtee cannot come 10 mpeh III, and the
exchange Of exagserstsd couphnents ozly
tends TO sharpen the vita"
'T can't be quotsd," q famous psstssssf
said when invited b eIprcss his vievA, 'bu1
I don't mind ssying-if you do not Dentss
my name-thst my observation has BEN dat
hirtstion, when not carried b TO great
lengths, Is decidedly bene6cisl Thcrs are
few human silnsnts worse ths, Ia basss'
or a Er,uch,' for they SLOW up and intsr-
fere with both mental and physical sctivi-
ties, with permanent and f.r-rsachins
harmful results. DON'T know cf suytAins
that will cure blues % quickly 90 . mill
Irritation. Like any other good thing, ftr-
tatiOn should be moderately isduissd t.. q
course"
"Justihsblef Certainly poti Perfectly In
srcussble!' another professor declared frm-
ly. But" he ADDED with Q very huns,
smile, quite natural, dare say, snd-sr-
doubtless agreeable"
Maybe wen have 30 revise our old -tash-
toned ideas as TO the dangers Il playing
with hearts.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
Wicked William,

MR. CASEY bad his ysunssst sos 30
1s1 the Carpet" and, spprehensvs of The
result, william vas calling upon bssvsn 10
witness that be was innocent Of all vrons-
doing, whereof his father vas Offering ns.y
instances.
'T know yei I know YER aid Nh.
Casey, very eynicslly. ''Ys young rascal,
70 look innocent enough, IN admits but
yer looks is deesvis'. Why, ys'rs that bold
and brsien 70 could stand there an hs an
lie till 70 was black In the face. vithees
ever ehsngin' eelof"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-17
SILK HEADS At
ODDS ON EFFECT
FOREIGN GOODS
Some See Menace in.
Imports; Others Claim
Benefit
Senate Tariff Fixers Give Over
Day to Question-Hearings
on Fordney Bill to End Jan.
3-Measure Then to Be Re-
Written

Washington, Dec. 16-Conflicting
news as to the effect of the silk i'm
ports on the American industry were
presented today to Senate tariff franz
ers. Horace B. Cheney, of New York
City; representing the Silk Associa-
tion of America said this industry was
seriously menaced" while Samuel
kridel, of New York City, represent
ing other manufacturers as well as
traders and importers testified that
since the imports constituted only six
per cent. of consumption they could
have little effect and on the whole
would be beneficial by stimulating
American manufa cturers.
Hearings on the silk schedule vir-
tually We're closed and it was an
nounced that all hearings on the
Fordney bill would be closed on Jan
uary 3. The writing of the meas
ure then will be started with a view
to its presenta ton to the senate as
speedily as practicable, probably in
February. Tomorrow the finance
committee will take up articles under
the sundres schedule. such as but
ton. toys, matches, feathers and 9th
er subjects.
In his prescnta alton Of the case for
the Silk Associa ton, Mr. Cheney told
the committee that imports of silk
were increasing steadily while domes-
tic production was declining, being
now at about 80 per cent. of normal
He presented charts to show that i'm
ports had increased enormously un-
der the Underwood tariff bill and
asked that the rates in the Fordney
bill be revised so as to provide for A
duty Of 3s3 per cent. ad valorem on
American valuation or 55 per cent
on foreign valuation.
On the other hand. Mr. Kridel pro-
tested against what he termed the
high rates in the F'ordney bill and
charged that "the extremists and 9TH
er high protectionists" were "desir-
Gus Of prohibiting any silk goods
from being imported into this coun-
try" In 1914. he added American
manufacturers supplied SS per cent.
OF the silk consumed in the United
States and despite the increase in
imports, this percentage had in
creased to "a per cent in 1919 The
value of the domestic output in that
year was GSs,0oo,OOo. he testified.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-17
BIZARRE MURDER
OF WEALTHY WOMAN
SHOCKS ALL ITALY

London, Dec. 16.-CBy A. PA
story of the startling discovery by
the Rome police of the murdered
bodies of an Italian millionairess,
Madame Cogo, and her adopted
daughter, fully dressed and sitting
in chairs in her dining room, was
related in dispatch today to the
Central News Agency from its Rome
correspondent.
The police are reported to have
made their discovery as a result Of
testimony given them by MAZDA me
Cogo's servant girl, who asserted
three sons of Madame Cogo's broth
er broke into her house, stifed the
two women in their beds, dras cd
their bodies in their best clothes, in
cluding jewels, placed them in chairs
in sitting postures and then set fire
to the room to distract suspicion.
The servant girl. says the dispatch,
told the police she saw the men from
hiding place and said she thought
they took this drastic action for fear
their aunt would leave her fortune to
the adopted daughter The three men
and their father have been arrested,
the dispatch said.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-17
English Diplomats Say France Wants
10 Big New Ships--Her Proposals
Received After big Three" Had
Agreed May Modify Her Demands
administration Heads Claim NoI
Danger of War in The New 3-Power
Pact
NO WAR DANGER

Washington, Dec. 16-(By A. P.)-
power Pacific treaty was in progress
today in the senate, administration
spokesmen took their first notice of
the senate discussions and let it be
known that they did not regard the
treaty as imposing an obligation to
take up arms.
No provision of the rev agreement,
it was declared in highest admins
tration circles, obligated anyone OF
the four powers to take military
reached by consultations among
them. 1t was added that any such
guarantee did not, in any sense, reps
resent the spirit of the treaty. -.
The Officials were not willing to go
further in interpreting the pact, but
in response to questions they reiter-
ated their understanding that the.
region of the Pacific ocean" as the
term is used in the treaty text in
Guides the principal islands of the
japanese empire and Australia and.
New Zealand as well. British spokes-
men have endorsed that application
OF the term and have declared 1t to
be. the unanimous understa nding on
which the treaty was signed.
The attack on the treaty in the
senate during the day as made by
Continued on Page e-CoI. u -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-17
BRITISH HOUSES /.
RATIFY IRISH PACT
AFTER HARD FIGHT

London, Dec. 16--(By A. P.)-Pro-
longed cheering greeted the an
nouncement this afternoon that both
houses of the British parliament had
ratified the treaty creating" the Irish
Free State by emphatic majorities.
The house of commons, Immediately
after the vote was taken approving
the reply to the Kings speech from
the throne, which meant ratification
of the treaty, recessed until Monday
to await action on, the treaty by the
Dali Eireann, which is celebrating
in Dublin.
The UIsterites and "die hards"
fought bitterly to the end in a last
desperate attempt to turn the tide,
which it was clearly seen from the
first would overwhelm them. Charges
of broken pledges were hurled at
both Prime Minister, Lloyd George
and Austen Chamberlain. govern
ment leader in the house Of COM
mons.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-17
Evidence Shown in In
creased Number of
Court Cases
Commissioner May and Helpers
Plan Still Greater Efforts
Against Illegal Traffic-Nov-
ell Spiked Plank Device to
Halt Booze Runner Autos
Coming from Across Line

Portland, Me-, Dec. 16.-That sub
stantial progress has been made in the
enforcement of the Volstead law under
the comparatively few weeks of the
administration of Commissioner Seth
May of Lewiston is shown by The fact
that already more cases are now ready
for presentation to the federal courts
than were obtained during the year
previous under the previous admins
tration.
The work of the federal enforcem ent
agents has been under the immediate
direction of Chief Field Deputy Her
bert II. Hovey. working under orders
of Commissioner May. and while it is
not claimed that all smuggling has
been checked or that Bookkeeping has
become wholly matter of tho past. It
is asserted that both smuggling and
Illegal selling have been greatly les
scned and the illicit traffic has been
a much moro perilous undertaking.
This claim is substantated by the
large NUMBER Oh court cases ODldfnSN
as already pointed out. and also by the
fact that some of the biggest operators
have for the time at least gone out of
business.
In course OF the seizures that have
| been made of liquor in transporta ton,
three high powered automobiles have
been taken. and this is another feature
tina: it is believed will discourage this
form of law viola ton.
The enforcement agents have found
that liquor has been smugclcd into
Maien in three chief ways-bv auto
mobile across the Canadian border, by
automobile from MaSsa chusetts, and
by boats which enter obscure harbors
along the Maine coast. What is
brought from the West is generally
found to be alcohol. What crosses tna
line and comes in by the way of boat
IS of whisky and gin generally of an
infenior quality. The bad travelling
at the present time has discoura god
smuggling by automobile to consid-
erable degree. especially from Aroos-
took county down. and the deputies of
late have found very little evidence
Of this being done. A close watch is
kept to prevent boat smuggling. but t
is without doubt true that more or
less of it is being done.
!, When an attempt is made after set
tied going to smuggle by automobile,
as it is not doubted there, will be.
the deputies look for hard work. In
fact it is desperate work at all time
and under all conditions.
Continued on Page 9-Col. 6)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-17
BOY KILLED
BY COMPANION
WHILE HUNTING

Gardiner Dec. 16.-tSpeciaD-Har
old A. sta ford. the 15-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mre. Frank G. Stafford. who
live in Chelsea, about two and a half
miles from this city, was accidently
shot in the back and instantly killed
this afternoon by a companion NAM
ed Willett. with whom he was rabbit
hunting short distance off the Scarf
es Mill road and near the Stafford
home. 1t is said that Willett had
jumped rabbit with one shot and
was just pulling the trigger again
when Harold following the animal,
ran in front of the muzzle Of the gun,
which was but two feet away. The
bullet entered under his left shoulder
biz de and pierced his heart. -ss-
Besides his parents Harold leaves
a brother Ralph. apd grandmother,
who live on the. home place. The fu-
neral will be held Monday afternoon
at I o'clock. from. the home.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-17
General Forecast

The pressure was normally high
Friday over the Atlantic states and
tie Canadian maritime provinces and
it was high and rising over the Rocky
Mountain and Plateau regions.
Between these two areas of high
pressure there was a disturbance of
wide extent which was central over
eastern Iowa Friday night and NOV
ing northeastward.
Pressure has also increased de-
cidedly over Alaska and it was abb
normally high in the Yukon valley
Friday. The temperature has risen
slightly east of the Mississippi river
and it has fallen decidedly in the
Plains states. the central Rocky
mountain and southern Plateau re-
gions.
The indications are for rain IN the
Atlantic states Saturday and probab-
ly Sunday. The temperature will be
higher in the Atlantic states Satur-
day while lower temperature is prob
able in the Atlantic States Sunday.
Winds. north of Sandy Hook. in
creasing south: overcast, thick
weather and probably raih Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-17
FILES
EXCEPTIONS TO
SUPREME COURT ACT

Boston, Dec. 16.-District Attorney
Joseph c. Pelletier of Suffolk county
filed in the supreme court late today
exceptions to the refusal of Judge
De Courcy of that court to grant his
motion for a writ of prohibition to
restrain the justices Of the supreme
court from hearing the information
brought by Attorney General Allen
for the removal of Pelletier from of
fee. His principal contention was
that the statute empowering a ma!
jority of the justices OF the Supreme
court to remove a district attorney
for cause was unconstitutional, as
delegating an executive function to
the judicial department.
The court today denied the attorney
generals motion for consolidation Of
the removal proceedings with the
disba rment motion pending against
Pelletier. Trial on the removal petit
tion will begin next Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-17
N0eERMAN DEBT
ACTION BEFORE
/, ALLIES GATHER
Commission Meets in
London Monday to
Consider Matter
Text of ReparatiOns Note to Be
Published Today-Briand
and George Know Germany's
Financial Status-No Declar-
alton of Default to Precede
Meeting

Paris, Dec. 16--(By A. P.)-The en-
tire German reparations problem was
virtually placed in the hands of
Aristide BRAND, the French premier,
and David Lloyd George, the British
prime minister, tonight, preparatory
to their meeting in London on Mon
day. This action followed the dis
patch to Germany by the reparations
commission of a conventional note,
which reserved action on Germany's
announcement of her inability to meet
her forthcoming payments until
there has been a consultation by the
Allies.
Although the note Of the commits
sion will not be published until noon
tomorrow, The Associated Press was
informed tonight from a most relia-
BILE source that it is brief and in no
sense could be construed as an ulti-
matum to the German government
In some quarters it was said the note
deeply criticized Germany for having
failed to take adequate measures TO
balance the budget asd bring about
financial reforms which might hive
made possible strict observance of
the London agreement SO far as the
next Year is concerned. This, how
ever, could not be confirmed.
The reparations commission dis
cussed Germany's note at two ses-
sions held this afternoon. 1t was said
to be the feeling of the members OF
the commission that while reply
should be sent to Germany, the mat
ter was so important that it should
be the subject of consideration by
the allies before any definite action
was taken.
1t was learned tonight that when
VI. BRAND and Mr.. Lloyd George meet
,1hey probably will have before them
all the facts which the commission
has gathered in relation to the actual
situation in Germany together with
the only method now open to Ger
many for the next two or three years
for meeting her indemnity obliga tons
a suggestions has been made that
the commission take the money Ger
many has accumulated for repara-
tions payment and allo+ it to France
The commission believes this amount
to be nearly 100000, 600 gold marks.
There, apparently is no official in
tention to declare Germany in de-
fault of her obligations in advance
of the BRAND Lloyd George confer
ence, the experts decia ring that the
effect of such action would only
matters worse.
No definite plan has vet been de-
vised by the Allies for a solution of
the indemnity tanale, but informa :
tion obtained in authoritative quar-
ters indicates that the suggestion re-
ceiving the most consideration for
the moment is one involving the Civ
ing up by Great Britain, in whole or
in part o her share of the indemnity,
the cancellation by Britain of France S
debt through the issuance of German
indemnity bonds. series c. and exclu-
sion from the total of indemnity of
items for French and British pen
sions, these being assumed by the
respective governments.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-17
FRENCH SILENT IN FACE
BRITISH CHARGE THAT !.
THEY PLAN GREAT NAVY
SHANTUNC PUZZLE
NEAR settlement
SAYS JAP DIPLOMAT

Washington, Dec. 16.-(By A. Po.-
A tentative agreement to return the
Kiao Chow Tsinanfu railway in Shan
tung to China within nine months was
reached today durinf the conversations
between Japanese and Chinese dele
gates. An agreement was also being
approached on other points concerning
the mode of payment, it was said by
the Chinese.
1t was decided that the road should
be paid for in installments but no de-
cision was reached on the period over
which 53.000000 gold German marks.
the price agreed upon. will be spread
The Chinese offer to pay m cash
made yesterday was not accepted by
the Japanese and the Chinese counter
ed with a proposal that payments he
completed within two or three years.
making the time as short as possible.
The japanese. according to Chinese
delegate tonight. said this period was
too short and suggested what to the
Chinese seemed "a very long term"
The sudden turning back of the rail-
way, the japanese are understood to
have said. would adversely affect Jap
anese trade interests. China will not
borrow from Japan any money with
which to meet the payments, the Chi
nese said, nor will any loan be nego-
tiated.
Mr. Hanihara OF the Japanese dele
CATION, after the meetin. said:
I'VE are steadily coming forward to
a satisfactory settlement on the qucs-
tions under discussion"
The following statement was issued
by both delega tons:
"The 14th meeting of the Chinese
and Japanese delega tions relat to
the question of Shantung was held in
the Pan-American Union building this
afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. The discus
sion on the question of Tsingtso-Tsin-
anfu railway was continued The meet
ing adjourned at 5 o'clock until 3
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-17
FRENCH PROGRAM

Washington, Dec. 16.-(By A. P0-
British spokesmen hurled a bomb
shell into conference circles today
with the announcement that France
mittee of fifteen her intention Of
building between 1925 and 1885 ten
capital ships of $4,000 tons each. The
statement stood unchallenged from
French quarters through the day.
1t apeared that French proposal
was submitted at the first meeting
Of the committee after Secretary
Hughes had announced the agree
ment between Great Britain, Japan
and the United States to abandon
projected building programs, scrap
sixty-eight capital ships aggregating
nearly 100000 tons and set th>ir
navies in ten years on a five-five-
three ratio basis as between them
selves. The one action disclosed at
today's meeting of the committee of
Is, was the agreemnt not to talk of
what was going on until conclusion
had been reached.
The British statement as to French
proposals preceded the committees
mo talk" decision. An official COM
munique as to today's session said
merely, that the committee met, ad-
journed. and would meet again to-
morrow.
There were, Indications that the
French group had not concluded
presentation of it's case in the three
hour session Of the fifteen commit
tee during the day. They were ex-
pected to continue tomorrow and
pending that. it is believed the
French delegates were in communi-
cation with their government. pos
sibIy to seek broader powers.
French spokesmen have repeatedly
pointed out that they were without
any official knowledge of what was
in progress in the big three" naval
negotiations eliminating in the tri-
angular agreement. They received
the official announcement of the
agreement late. Yesterday and it ap-
peared possible that when the French
government had taken time to study
closely the three power understand
ing. notifications in French propos-
ais might be forthcoming. Vague
hints of such possible developments
were in circulation tonight. but
whether founded on knowledge or
hone could not be determined.