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The Washington herald., 1921-09-10
NORTH SEA CLEAR
OF MOORED MINES
Black Sea and Part of Medi-
terranean Still Danger
Zones,
Especial Gable to The Washington Herald
and Chicago Tribune.)


LONDON, Sept s.-The British
admiralty today announced that
Germany had successfully finished
the task of clearing the Heligoland
Blight of the mine field. This marks
definite stage in the restoration
Of the seas to normalcy, since the
entire North Sea is now, rendered
clear of moored mines.
The waters around the British
Isles are now entirely cleared, the
Mediterranean is practically cleared
and only three small areas along
the Albanian coast remain and they
should be cleared this year. Four
small areas remain in the Arctic,
and German mine sweeping fiotil-
las are working there, though IL
is likely the ice of the last four
winters has cleared the mines.
There are mines still in certain
parts of the Baltic Sea and the
clearings are progressing.
OF the three, small areas In the
Adriatic, one will be swept by Italy
and two by Jugo-Slavia in the near
future. The only serious place Ia
the Black Sea, which4is full of mine
fields: no international agreement
exists for their removal and con-
ditions have been aggravated by
mines being added by the Rus-
slams. ~
.fos,vvs~sx ,ss,,
The Washington herald., 1921-09-10
Hungry East Meets West
In Crossroad Gethsemane
Starving Tartar Tribes Grovel With Ragged
Slavs in Streets of Syzran- Church Bells
Peal Over Humanity's Cruci6xion.

runs west to Penza and then south
west to Kiev and Odessa and another
stretches northwest to MOSCOW.
Lumber RATS bring starving Tar
tars south on the Volga to this point
where they meet river barges laden
with refugees from as far south as
Astrakhan.
Fellowships In Hunger.
Different in languages, customs.
habits. religion and garb they find
common denominator in hunger,
aisease. rags and filth. They come
begging or they seek shipment to
places where there 10 food. They
are helpless and the government
they appeal to admits its helpless
ness to I'LL their needs And thus
they sit and wait and pray to their
different Gods and die while the
gongs and bells in the guided church
domes deliver a barbarous clamor
twice daily.
I'VE are inundated by this great
human traffic and we cannot move
them, and IL we could move them 1t
C0N11NTrEn ON pAnr rUo
The Washington herald., 1921-09-10
OPERATORS SCORE
MINEWORKERS IN
TALK TO HARDING
Deny Gompers' 'Gunmen'
Charges-Say Labor
Is Well Paid.

With the Federal government con-
templating withdrawal Of most of
the forces in West vir sinia, labor
union officials and members of the
Mine Operators Association are in
dulging In acrimonious charges and
counter-charges as to the cause of
existing conditions.
President Gompers. of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. and Off
cials of the United Mine Workers
of America have been in touch with
President Harding. personally and
otherwise. since the outbreak of dis
orders in Logan and Mingo counties.
Harry Olmstead. chairman of the
labor committee of the Operators
Association of the williamson field,
yesterday called upon the President,
while the Logan County Coal Op-
orators addressed a lengthy commu-
nication to the Chief Executive.
Says Unionism Only Issue.
In his conversation with the
PRESIDENT Olmstead declared that
the only issue involved was the
recognition of the union. No other
point OF controversy existed. he de-
clared. and he insisted that the op-
orators would not depart from the
open-shop policy.
Olmstead categorically gave the
lie to Gompers' charges that gun
men kept the country in. a state of
terorrism; that the nonunion
fields in West Virginia were the last
stronghold of autocracy"
On the contrary" declared Ohm
stead, the only autocracy that ex-
lists in West Virginia Is the autoc-
racy which the United Mine Work
ers seek to establish"
Claim Labor Well Paid,
Other members of the delegation
from the operators told the Presi-
dent similar versions of the cause
OF the recent disorders. Much sta
tstical evidence, to bear out con-
tentions that labor was better paid
better housed and better treated
in West Virginia nonunion fields
ana that output was greater and
general all-round efficiency existed,
was submitted to the President.
Furthermore, the operators al
legged. the miners aim, since 1912,
has been to cripple all protecting
powers of the government. SO that
eventually they can possess them
selves of all mining property in the
United States and Canada.
The Logan Coal Operators Asso-
at the conclusion of a long
letter to the President, declared
that there was no occasion for
between themselves and
representatives of the United Mine
Workrs, which has been unotficially
urged in some circles, and that un-
der no circumstances would they
in such a meeting.
Expect Early Withdrawal.
Brig. Gen. Bandholtz, who is com
the Federal troops in tho
troubled area. will be relieved Of
command on September IL, at his
own request. War Department off,
cials announce that the troops IN
Logan County soon will be trans
ferred to various potential trouble
points in Boone and Kanawha
counties.
Maj. Gen. Read, commanding the
Fifth Corps area, will visit the
scene on. a tour of inspection early
next week and upon his recon-
the War Department
will formulate future policies.
Early withdrawal of all govern
ment forces probably will occur. 1t
Is intimated.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-10
LEAGUE BLOCKADE
OF U. SUGGESTED
Italian Explains Possible Ac'
tion Against Non-Mem-
ber Nations.
(special Gable to The Washington Herald
and Chicago Tdbune.)

ESPECIAL Cable to The Washington Herald
and Chicago Trbune.)
GENEVA. Sept. e.-The league OF
nations will blockade the United
States IL America attempts to send
SUPPLIES to any state which the
league members are blockading.
This opinion was voiced by Sig
Schanzer, of Italy, chairman OF the
subcommittee of the blockade COM
mission which was selected today to
devise a means for applying block
ades.
Lord Robert Cecil raised the ques-
ton when he declared that the old
committees had made no sugesuons
as to what should be done in case
a state outside of the league was
sending supplies to a state which
league members were blockading."
This was taken as a reference to
the United States.
Sig. Schanzer replying. said:
This is a question which the old
committee could not solve. There
seems to me to be only two alterna-
tives. First, make special arrange
ments with the state in question. or
second. blockade 1t too. 1t seems to
me the logical thing would be to
blockade the state also"
M. viviani, of France, insisted that
a state of war existed ipso facto as
soon as a covenant was broken OF
violated.
Lord Robert recalled that when
the covenant was drafted, represen-
tatives of several governments were
inclined to take this point Of view.
pointing out that their governments
already had the right to declare
war and for this reason II was
agreed that when the covenant was
broken it would be regarded as
an act of war. -
Copyright, 1sai.)
The Washington herald., 1921-09-10
SLAVES AGAIN SOLD
ON BOSTON COMMON

BOSTON. Sept. 8. - More than a
score OF slaves were sold on his
toric Boston Common today.
Urban LedouX sold TO the highest
bidder the services of many jobless
men. who stood on the auction
block like slaves while people press
ing close on all sides shouted Offors
The "sale" attracted 10000 persons
Angelic Ricco, a veteran Of the
Canadian army in France. was
Knocked down" to an apartment
house janitor for $50 Q month
clothes. food and lodging.N
The Washington herald., 1921-09-10
QUIET FOLLOWS
LYNCHING OF TWO

AIKEN. s. C, Sept. s.-ouiet has
been restored here today following
the lynching Of two negroes late last
night for an alleged murderous at
tack upon the wife Of q white
farmer living near here.
Mansfield Butler and Charlie
Thompson were found tied to trees
near the scene of the alleged attack.
their bodies riddled with bullets.
Robbery was believed to have been
the motive for the attack upon the
woman
The Washington herald., 1921-09-10
SURGEONS FAIL
TO RESTORE MIND

CHICAGO, Sept. g. - Medical
science has failed to light the lamp
again in the becloUded brain OF lS-
year-old Marie Rzewnicke. or Zum-
bach, the crippled Polish girl who
for sixteen years OF her life was
hidden by her mother in a basement
dungeon where the suns rays never
penetrated
Authorities at the American Hos
pital, where the child has been un-
der treatment since she was
snatched from her living death
year ago, admitted today that the
case was hopeless
Shortly after her arrival at the
hospital, DR.. Max Thoreh head sur
geon, removed the living thyroid
gland OF a monkey and transplanted
IL in the neck of the little patient.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-10
MOSCOW MARKETS
SELL FOOD CHEAP,
DESPITE SCARCITY
But Russians Cannot
Buy, and Envy Rich
Americans.
Especial Cable to The Washington Herald
and Chicago Tribune)

Special Gable to The Washington Herald
and Chicago Tribune.)
MOSCOW, Sept. s.-BilIions in
paper roubles change hands daily
at Moscow's several food markets
where gather peasants. officials
spectators and the unbiased bour-
geois to exchange the things they
have for the things they have not
and to effect a living by the trans
actions. The markets usually are
located in open squares, where the
sellers, with their wares, range
themselves in rows. either squatting
on the ground behind their goods
or displaying them on wooden
tables, while purchasers or other
peddlers stream past. inspecting the
proffered articles either by pinch
or smell. sampling by taste being
tabooed.
The Petrovkai market is a typical
RUSSIAN peasant market in Moscow
Looking at the meats, for all the
meat stalls are arranged side by
slde' the single word "skolko"-
meaning how much-wilI elicit
prices running high into the thou
sands, but actually low when con-
sldered in the western exchange,
some OF the prices for staples, en-
countered on an inspection of the
market today are as follows:
Prices of Meat.
Meat iS H.
nlne,tenths of a pound, and 10000
can dollar.
Salt pork sells for from 2s 600 N
10000 roubles per funt. or 20 70 81
cents a pound. Roast pork ana bar
is more expensive, il costing az o.
roubles per funt or sS cents ner
pound. Lamb chops and beef cost
S'VVo rouo!es a funt or 25 cents a
pound. broiler weighing a
pound and a half costs 20 600 ron
pies, or 55 cents, while an oIder
chicken, weighing three pounds or
a tour pound duck could be boupbt
Lor S9'Voo roubles, or 81 each,
Inc prices are practically fxad
ana they do not vary aItbougb
there might be slight difference
in prices between markets tn
IA" OF supply an ddemand has
nxed the prices-pork. being scarcer
.han lamb or beef, IL sells for
double the price of the former for
'here is little fresh pork on sale.
Eat Much Fish.
The Russians eat more fish than
either meat or eggs. At the nsb
stalls herrings appar to be the most
important article of food, thew
selling from 1900 roubles for small
ones to 1000 roubles for the larger
ones. or from Lac to lie apiece,
the average bing 10c. Smoked sal
mon and sturgeon average about
10000 toubies a funt. at 55c a
pound.
The prices of cereals and grains
Is high since the lack of grain
makes for high priced bread. Rye
nour averages 1000 roubles a funt
or lie pound. White flour sells
as high as 5000 roubles a funt or
Csc pound. Barley 5000 roubles
a fund or 1Sc a pound. Rice 1000
roubles to $50 roubles a funt or
frorm - to 25c a pound. Farins.
10000 roubles or Csc Oatmeal, g.
600 roubles q funt or 1sc a pound
Beans probably because there are
none Of them to sell, sell for the
cheap price Of 1900 roubles a funt
or SC a pound.
toepyrisht, isai.l
The Washington herald., 1921-09-10
SUGGESTS LEAGUE
PAY WORLDS DEBTS

GENEVA. Sept s-M. La Fon-
taine, league delegate from Belgium.
suggested here today that the
league Of pations take over the
worlds debts and create Information
al markets IL necessary.
He proposed that customs boun-
daries be suppressed. together with
other state restrictions on trade, and
political boundaries wiped out.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-10

"a man delighted a woutyn."
-Is, r:,tor =. He1 SVEN. sung night.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-10

tby FLOYD einboNs)
SYRIAN, Capital of the State OF
Simbirsk. Sept 3.-(By Courier to
Riga, Sept. s.-Here Is where Europe
and Asia meet by railroad. where
camel and horse and raft and barge
bring the east and west and north
and the south together at the cross
roads of hunger. One line runs
northeast to Cheliabinsk to connect
with the trans-Siberian railway
another runs southeast tapping the
prosperity OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-10
0he Ileral0s Ad.lnaex

SATURDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 10, 1921.
Wise readers wise buyers Herald readers are wise
readers Consult the ads of the below listed merchants
and institutions of the city, appearing in odays Herald
The Washington herald., 1921-09-10
CBy FLOYD GIBBoNs)

Special Gable to The washingten Hers
and Chicago Tnbuns.)
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-17
MADE AT
REQUEST UNITED
STATES OFFICERS
Police Assert Man Has Made Full
Confession of His COnnec-
tiOn With Crime.
BOMB INTENDED FOR
]. PIEEPONT MORGAN
New York Authorities Disclaim
Any knowledge of the Man
or Request for Arrest.
-tsy The Assocra,sa Prsss)

WARSAW, Dec. ia man by the
name of Wolf LindenfeId, alias Will
liam Linde has been arrested by the
Polish police here as a suspect in con-
nection with the Wall street explosion
in New York. September 16, 1920. The
Warsaw police said they made the ar
rest at the request of the American
department of justice.
They claimed to have in their pos
session the man's fun confession of
being connected with the disaster.
Lindenfeld is described as a cousin
of Rosa Luxembourg, the German rad
ical socialist leader, who was shot to
death in Berlin early in 1919 after hav-
ing been beaten by mob. His con-
fession, the police state, gives the
names of the ring leaders and the New
York City address where the bonb
was manufactured, and says also that
the bomb was intended for J. P. Nor
gan, but exploded prematurely.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-17
tsy The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 16.-Fred C.
Hitchcock, vice president OF the con-
struction company which is building
here the Hetchy Ketchy project to
supply San Francisco with water. de-
parted for Washington today in re-
sponse to a government Invitation to
be on hand in the capital Dec. rs to
confer on a proposal made by his
company for taking over and develop
ing the Muscle Shoals nitrate and
power project on the Tennessee river.
Other officers viii leave shortly
Only bare outlines of the proposal
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-17
WALL STREET BOMB SUSPECT TAKEN IN POLAND
CHRISTMAS FUND
CREEPING UP TO
THREE HUNDRED
Pupils of Annie Mcmillan and N.
B. Cook Schools Remember
the st. Nicholas Girl.

Because the pupils of the Annie Nc
MILAN school and the n. B. Cook
school remembered her, the St. Nicho-
las Girl is this morning the richer by
$3.50, the pupils of the Annie McNil-
Ian school having sent her So as their
friendly Christmas greeting, and those
Of the n. B. Cook school having pre-
sented her with the returns from an
entertainment in her honor, which
amounted to $3.50. Besides this, ever
so many other folks remembered her
yesterday, which brought the days
contributions to $21.5O. This, added
to the sum brought forward from yes
terday, which was $27445, brings the
total to $295.95.
Because times are so hard and so
many people want to so to the dance
which will be given this evening by
Miss Fannie Kehoe, for the benefit of
the st. Nicholas Girl the price Of the
tickets has been reduced from so to
25 cents. Please don't forget. It is
only 25 cents to so to the recital of
Miss Kehoe this evening, at which her
pupils will be presented in solo and
ballet numbers.
The fund this morning stands as
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-17
Bomb Hurled Into Conference
Circles by Statement of
British Delegates.
tey La Assoclated Press

I WASHINGTON Dec. 16.-British
spokesmen hurled bomb shell into
conference circles today with the an
nouneement that France had asserted
before the naval committee of fifteen
her intention of building between 1925
and 1885, ten capital ships Of $4,000
tons each. The statement stood un-
challenged from French quarters to-
day
1t appeared that a French proposal
was submitted at the first meeting of
the committee after Secretary Hughes
had announced the agreement between
Great Britain, Japan and the United
States to abandon projected building
programs, scrap IS capital ships ag-
gregating nearly two million tone and
set their navies in ten years on "5-
5-3" ratio basis as between themselves.
The one action disclosed at today's
meeting of the committee OF fifteen
was the agreement not to talk of what
was going on until a conclusion had
been reached.
The British statement as to French
proposals preceded the committees no
talk decision. An official comnlunique
as to today's session said merely that
the committee men, adjourned, and
would meet again tomorrow.
There We're indications that the
French group had not concluded pre-
sentation of its case in the three hour
session of the committee during the
day. They are expected to continue
tomorrow and pending that. it is be-
ieved, the French delegates are in
CORA unication with their government
possibly 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 Nc
gotiations eliminating in the triangu
lar agreement. They received the Of
fieial announcement of the agreement
late yesterday and it appeared possible
that when the French government had
taken time to study closely the three
ssaSTer understanding, notifications in
French proposals might be forthcom-
ing. Vague hints of such possible de-
veIopnent were in circulation tonight,
but whether founded on knowledge or
hope could not be determined.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-17
PEACE PROGRAM
is OUTLINED BY
CHURCH COUNCIL
Declares America Owes Obliga-
tiOns to the World and Wants
Principles Recognized.
a. The Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-Thirty Protes-
tant church denominations through
their representatives at the Federal
Council of the Churches of Christ in
America here today promulgated their
program for permanent world peace,
outlined obligations which they de-
clare America owes the world and
called upon the government to recog-
nize their principles.
Aid to Austria, Russia and Armenia
and recognition of an international
court for the settlement of the world
problems were among the demands
made upon the government by the
council. which also extended it's con-
gratulations to Great Britain and Ire
land
Fearing the accusation of partisan
ship, several delegates debated the
wording of the programs reference to
international courts and associations
so both the League of Nations and an
Association of Nations were mentioned.
The council also adopted q separate
resolution to send its prayers and
good will to the League of Nations.
Declaring that the Washington con-
ference on limitation of ornaments
has made a good beginning" the
council added that war itself must
be outlawed," and added:
I'VE believe that the time has come
for American public opinion to ex-
emphatic support of President Hard
ing in giving satisfactory guarantees
that the United States will take it's
fun share of responsibility in inter-
national tasks and obligations
we believe that under suitable con-
ditions the dictates Of justice and the
principles Of economic law require that
the United States should consider and
adopt some suitable adjustment of the
debts of the nations to the United
States in order that they shall be, as
far as possible, relieved from their
economic difficulties"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-17
PROTECTION SOUGHT
BY SILK INDUSTRY
Senate Finance Committee Hear
Argument for Higher Duty
on Silk Products.
fey The AssoeIated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.--Protection
for the artificial silk industry was
asked of the senate finance committee
today by Roland L. Taylor of Phila-
deIphia, representing the Tubiz Arti-
ficial Silk Company, which recently
established large planF TO TEopewell,
Va. The witness produced various
samples Of clothing made from artifi-
cial silk for the inspection of sena-
tors. The capacity of the Hopewell
plant is about 17.0o0,00o pounds of
yarn annually. Mr.. Taylor said, the
products being made wholly from cot
ton linters.
In order for his concern to compete
In the American market with foreign
manufacturers it must have duty Of
S5 cents a pound on yarns. he said, or
3S IL per cent ad yalorem on the
American valuation. The rate in the
Fordney bill is 45 cents a pound or %
per cent ad valorem on American vail
uation.
Conflicting views as to the effect of
silk imports on the American industry
Horace b. Cheney of New York City.
GepiSSeh1 lilS sim ASSoOtSatAoh -
America, said the industry was "se-
riously menaced," while Samuel hri-
del of New York City, representing
other manufacturers, as well as trad
ers 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
Hearing on the silk schedule vir-
tually We're closed and it was an
nounced that all hearings on the Ford
ney bill would be closed January 8.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-17
DESTROYER GRAHAM
HIT BY STEAMSHIP
Passenger Ship Panama Cuts
Into Side of Naval Boat In
iuring Six of the Crew.
NV Tho Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Dec. 16-Six members
of the crew of the United States de-
stroyer Graham were injured tonight
in a collision with the passenger steam
ship Panama off Sea Girt, n. J.
The bow of the Panama cut into the
side of the destroyer and held her
fast. No attempt was made to draw
the vessels apart before the arrival of
wrecSing tugs and. other craft dis
patched from the navy yard in an
swer to wireless calls for assistance.
Two hours after the accident, a ra-
dio message from the Panama said
that the destroyer was resting easily
across her bow and that the injured
were receiving medical aid from the
liners surgeon and q doctor from the
steamship Gen. G. w. Goethals, which
had reached the scene of the accident.
Naval officials were awaiting a re-
port from Com w. T. Amsden of the
Graham to determine responsibility for
the crash, tnasmuch as clear weather
along the coast was reported by coast
guard stations. An early radio from
the destroyer stated that the Panama
had rammed the naval vessel and that
one of the latter's fire rooms had been
flooded. Prompt closing of the water
tight compartments evidently kept
the DESTROYER afioat and enabled the
Prov of the steamship TO remain
wedged IN her hulk.
The Panama was coming to New
York with 1O7 passengers from the
canal zone, and the destroyer was
bound from New York to Charleston,
S. G.
The Graham carries a complement
OF five officers and about 65 enlisted
men.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-17
GRANTS NEW TRIAL TO
MURDERER OF SHERIFF
fsy The AssoeIated Prass,

LAFAYETTE, Ca, Dec. 16.-James
Douglas, who killed Sheriff A. G. Ca
.tron, during a raid on wfliskey rum
ners near here several months ago.
ana who was convicted and sentenced
to hang, has been granted a new trial
by the supreme court of Georgia.
Grounds considered by the court in
cluded the charge that the jury which
convicted Douglas went to the grave
IF the sheriff and prayed for divine
guidance and also that some members
of the jury formed an opinion before
the trial of the case