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The Washington times., 1921-08-03
International Lobby at Work to
Crush American Maritime
Progress, Officials Declare.
BY T. N. SANDIFER.
Inferno tional News Service.

Foreign maritime nations facing
the first real competition from this
country since the civil war are wag-
ing a powerful underground propa-
ganda against the American mer-
chant marine, according to officials
here today.
This work is being carried on by
what amounts almost to @lobbies"
situation either in Washington or
other strategic points, and main
tanned by European shipping in
terests backed by their Govern
ments.
Odds Against q. 8.
These nations. 1t IL pointed out. are
practically facing q battle over ship
ping. and where they fought each
other they are now at work against
the biggest competitor common to all
Of them. the United States.
The United States now has 1909 5s
tons OF shipping. which when properly
organized and backed by an aggressive
policy will prove a big factor In a
shipping world where Great Britain
with 20,Ss2.s52 tons Of ships, Ia the
leader now. The other maritime
powers-Norway. Sweden. and Hol.
land, combined do not equal this ton.
mage. In the Pacific Japan IL waging
a desperate fight to keep her ships on
the ocean.
One of the principal methods Of at
tack employed by the foreign shipping
interests. II Ia stated, Ia to magnify
the mishaps Of American-operated
boats. all over the world. and in va
rious small ways. harass the men run.
ming them.
u. 8. Makes Protest.
Official reports from American
shippers from the ports Of the world
tell Of numerous such incidents and
some OF them report in detail the
petty annoyances to which they are
subjected.
The Government has carried one
protest against discrimination and
foreign annoyances direct to London,
where conferences are in progress to.
day between Liverpool shipowners
and Frank Ferris, representing the
Shipping Board. The specific In.
stance in this case is discrimination
against American shipping at
Egyptian ports.
The Washington times., 1921-08-03
MOB oVERPoWERS SHERIFF
IN VIRGINIA, HANG NEGRO

RICHMOND. Va. Aug. s.-The
sheriff of Mecklenburg county was
overpowered early this morning while
taking an unidentified negro charged
with the murder OF Postmaster W. T.
Elmore, at Tobacco, Va. Monday
night, to Jail. The crowd iynched
the negro and rode away without
molesting any one else. "A second
negro involved in the murder. made
his escape and is being pursued.
Elmore was murdered while on the
way to his store. Robbery Is thought
to be the motive of tina crime.
The Washington times., 1921-08-03
FORCE CAR MERGER BY j. s.
OWNERSHIP, SAYS NEWMAN
BY Major Oliver p. Newman

BY Major Oliver p. Newman.
OF Commits o oiumb
Every plan proposed for solution of street prob
lem has condition which must be met before it will work
that condition is:
MERGER.
In these columns during the past ten days have taken
and discussed in detail each scheme that has been suggested
Without exception each pointed directly at consolidation
Capital Traction and Washington Railway Electric
The Washington times., 1921-08-03
PRESIDENT:
SUGGESTS
THIS DATE
TONAT IONS
Plan to Open Conference on
Armistice Anniversary First
Broached to Correspondents.
By GEORGE r. HOLMES,
international New, Scrvice.

international Now -kervice.
The United States has officially
proposed November II ss the date
on which to assemble the interna-
tional disarmament and Far East
conference in Washington, it was
announced today.
No Responses Yet.
The proposal has been put forward
through diplomatic quar-
tiers and thus far there have been no
responses.
The November II date was first
suggested by President Harding in
talking with newspaper corespon-
dents. The suggestion was In the
nature of trial balloon" the Presi-
dent and his advisers desiring to see
what reaction there would bs from
abroad as to the date. After OBJ
serving the effect of the suggestion.
the State Department decided to put
the date informally before the powers
and this was done some
days ago.
While plans for the autumn dis
armament conference are still In the
air. the certainty that II will be held
already has led some Of the nations
invited to start tockeying for posi-
ton.
The most apparent move to date
has been the publication abroad,
principally In Great Britain, OF va
rious sorts of white papers" and
Official estimates" Of the compare
tive strength Of the worlds navies.
Pad U. s. Navy.
These estimates have appeared IN
profusion since II became certain
that the disarmament conference is
to be held, and invariably they have
padded the American navy quite
substantially while reporting their
own armament in most conservativs
figures.
The object, of course, Is apparent
In department store parlance, 1t would
be- called marking up for reductio7,
with America being marked for the
slash.
Naval circles were amused todav az
one of these tables, just put oul in
London as a white paper" which
shows that the United States has
forty seven battleships, including
eleven building, as compared with
Great Britsin's twenty-nine and Js-.
pans fifteen. .
AS a matter of fact, the United
States has forty-four battleships. In
GLIDING everything laid down since
1901. Some of this number are old. al
most obsolete and have not been rated
as first-class fighting ships for some
years. They are used principally for
training and similar peaceful purposes.
Actual Figures.
From the most authentic accounts
obtainable here and abroad, Great
Britain now has rs capital ships.
with,>4 building; the United States
has 16 and IL building. Japan and
Z building, France and building.
The United States leads in second
line ships. with Is, as against Great
Britain's 6, Japan's 4 and Frances
10. In the matter of destroyers and
light cruisers the British are pre-
ponderantly ahead of the whole
world.
Very few naval comparison tables
will jibe, as they are for the most
part published for home consump-
an1 otraaa the etranosh 90 49,.
The Washington times., 1921-08-03
EUROPE |NTAX BUREAU
COMBINE To- SHAKEN BY
GUST FLEET LEAK PROBE
Blair Orders limitIess Quiz Into
Charges Employees Profited
by Confidential Tips.

Charges that clerks employed in
the Internal Revenue Bureau have
leaked" to outsiders on income tax
matters win be thoroughly investi-
gated by officials Of the bureau.
This announcement was made today
by Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. Blair. He said that the investi-
cation had already commenced with
Deputy Commissioner Frank G..
Matson, presiding, and God help
tho employe who was discovered
giving out information that he was
not supposed to give"
Revise Safeguards.
The commissioner also announced
the Strengthening of the rules Of prac-
tice before the bureau. Hereafter all
attorneys practicing before the bureau
In income tax cases will have to show
a power Of attorney.
The decision to make a thorough in
vestigation was made by the commits
sioner last week after a cursory probe
of loose practices in the bureau. 1t
was charged that some highly con-
fidential tax matters were getting into
the hands Of upscrupulous attorneys.
and also that some former employees
OF the bureau, now engaged IN tax
work on the outside. had inside con-
nections which they advertised to tax
payers as an fnducement to letting
them handle their tax matters.
IT,
said: Certain charges more or less
sensational. and some of them of a
serious character, have been made
against the conduct of affairs in the
Bureau of Internal Revenue. Many
Of these charges have emanated from
within the bureau, while others have
been made by persons outside.
ANY circumstance or fact that will
tend to support charge that income
tax cases or other matters handled
by the bureau are not disposed of
according to the law and regulations
Is a proper subject for the most
sweeping investigation.
Justifies Probe.
After q cursory investigation my.
self. / have decided that a thorough
probe is necessary and have directed
that hearings be held. Each witness
will be examined under oath and q
full stenographic record will be mazda
of the proceedings. When the time
comes. / shall review the record and
determine what action is necessary.
Il have issued instructions that
the investigation be full and impair
tial. as i want to get the exact
facts regardless of consequences. Tho
findings will be made public upon
the conclusion of the hearing and
my review Of the testimony"
Commissioner Blair said that a
large number of witnesses now are
being examined ana that lengthy in
vestigation will be necessary in each
individual case. Deputy Commits
sioner Francis @. Matson will con.
duct the hearings.
Going the Limit.
Blair said that 1t was his purpose
to rid the Government service OF those
who are illigitimately using the knowl-
edge acquired within II for purposes
Of personal gain or for the purpose of
aiding those outside OF the Govern.
ment service who would thereby reap
Illicit profits from taxpayers. Blair
said that he is going to the limit" in
clean sweep of the entire organiza.
ton numbering about 20, 900.
The Washington times., 1921-08-03
Going the Limit.
Akron HeaIthiest Civ.

The healthiest place in the United
states to live during the week end.
ing July 30 was Akron. Ohio, ac-
cording to a health index issued to.
day by the Public Health Service.
The Washington times., 1921-08-03

Washington well President Harding,
the nation, but be-
he's fortunate enough in climate where light
essential curling tendencies flesh Note Mrs
Harding also with her furs T.
President Plymouth,
ping ashore with the by
W. Kyle of the Tercentenary Commission
The Washington times., 1921-08-03

NEW YORK, Aug. S~.Justice
Martin awarded Mrs. Elinor Shaw
alimony of 5000 a week in her suit
for divorce against Philip M. Shaw,
wealthy banker and broker.
Benjamin F. Spellman, counsel
for Mrs. Shaw, in court charac-
terized Mr.. Shaw as q miserable
Bluebeard" who left his wife
penniless and was spending at the
rate of $4,000 a year on Madrienne
La Barre, a twenty-year-old member
Of the "Follies" chorus, for whom,
II was asserted, the banker main
tained an apartment at the Hotel
Woodward.
The Washington times., 1921-08-03

He learn from Caruso that the
y, as well as the spirit, is i'm
liant. Many men have had a
psand times Caruso's musical
ius, ten thousand times his in
tgence, infinitely more emotion
sentiment than he. But with
Caruso's BODY there could
be the song that has delighted
ions and will delight other mil
s for years to come.
The Washington times., 1921-08-03

Showers this afternoon
and probably tonight;
Thursday fair, little
change In temperature;
moderate northeast and
north winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-16

dressed the doctors class in abnor-
NAL psychology at Washburn college
on, 1.-The Relation of Abnormal Psy--
| chology to Contemporary Literature"
The Charles Wolff Packing COM
pany purchased, Thursday afternoon,
practically the entire herd of baby
beef prize winners exhibited at the
Kansas Free Fair. The Topeka firm
outbid several Kansas City packers
,, on eight of the twelve animals offered
for sale. The animals were grown by
Kansas youngsters under II years of
age. They will be slaughtered by the
Wolff company Saturday and the beef
will be on sale Monday.
Plans are being made by the state
board of administration to erect a new
silo at the Kansas Industrial and Edu-
cational institute, east of Topeka. The
silo on the institute farm, which holds
sixty-five tons of ensilage is filled at
| the present time. The institute farm
has a large crop of kaffir corn and
sorghum this year and there is no
place IN which to store it. The silage
| is one of the staple foods during the
winter months for the herd of twenty
two dairy cattle kept by the institute
A report came into the police sta
! ton by telephone about 10 o'clock this
| morning that a real bad man with a
| gun was chasing a woman in the 500
block on East Eleventh street. Capt
Maurice Leonard, VINO RESPONDED,
| says he found a negro woman at sos
East Eleventh street, who told him
that a 12-year-old colored girl had
threatened to shoot her, but the girl
| had disappeared and could not be
found. The woman told the captain
that the girl could shoot just like a
| man.
According to the records of the To-
peka Provident association there are
many families now being helped who
never before asked for aid. Most of
this help has been. gifts of clothing.
| Miss Virginia Campbell, director,
stated that many have tried to find
| work but they were unable to find
/ permanent jobs. Most of the men re-
| ceiving aid work al odd jobs and are
able to pay for their groceries and
rent, but the clothing is the big prob
lem. Miss Campbell states that the
| employment situation is better, but by
no means normal.
Frank H. Bechtelheimer was ar
| rested Thursday night by Sheriff
| Robert Miller on warrant charging
him with dispos.ng of and concealing
| mortgaged property. Complaint was
made by the Southwest Securities
| company with the filing of an action
| in district court charging Bechtel-
heimer with disposing of a Ford and
a Paige touring car, twelve head OF
| cattle and some horses. amounting to
$4,000 in value, on which the plaintiff
states it holds mortgage. Soon after
his arrest, Bechtelheimer was released
| under $1,000 bond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-16
SNAP SHOTS
Have You heard of ..Barreled Sum
AT HOME NEWS

Have you heard of "Barreled Sum
light ?'-Adv.
All issues of Liberty Bonds bough:
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co.. 534 Kansas avenne--Adv.
DR.. C. E Joss, district deputy
grand master of the Masonic grand
lodge, inspected Sloan lodge No. 225
Thursday night.
Those desiring to enter Night School
next Monday, September 10, are re-
uuested to- enroll at the College office
some time during this week. Strickler's
Topeka Business College.-Adv.
Lodge No. So, of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles will hold its annual
| picnic at 8 o'clock Sunday afternoon
| There will be real picnic supper, &C
| cording to Tom Powell.
Ralph Ayrault, boys work secretary
of the Central z. NJ. c. A. returned
to Topeka Thursday, after spending
a week at his home at Ottawa, Kan.
| Ayrault underwent an operation for
| the removal of his tonsils. while at his
home in Ottawa.
The weather bureaus bulletin,
giving temperature and rainfall re-
ports for Kansas, was discontinued
Thursday. Information for the bulle-
tin was sent in by telegraph from
about thirty points in the state. This
action was taken by the government
to cut down expenses.
Lee Cooley. of Indianapolis. Ind.
has sent a telegram to the Topeka po-
lice asking them to help locate his
son, Carroll Cooley, who ran away
from home a few days ago, saying
the boys mother was very sick. The
boy was described as being IA years
old with dark hair and weighing
one hundred and fifteen pounds.
Prof N A. Crawford, of Manhat-
tan, head of the department of jour
nalism at the Kansas State Agricultu-
raj college. was in Topeka today, the
guest of DR.. Carl Menninger. and ad-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-16
VILLAINS is CHIEF
Merchant Made President To-
peka tuberculosis Assn.
In Eight Months 7. B. Nurses
Make 3,96S Visits.

Earle c. Williams, vice president of
the Crosby Brothers company, was
elected to the presidency of the To-
peka tuberculosis association at the
annual meeting of the organization at
the Chamber of Commerce at noon to-
day.
other officers elected were:
Vice president. Arthur ]. Carruth, jr.
Secretary. Mrs. David Page.
Treasurer, 1. E. Henry.
Williams succeeds Carruth, who has
been president for the last year. Mrs.
Page and Henry were reelected.
The directors and advisers are: DR..
S. J. Crumbine, DR.. Charles H. Ler-
rigo, DR.. Seth L. Cox, DIR. F. L. Love-
land, Gov. Henry ]. Allen, Mrs. Kurtz
Kellam. Mrs. Carl Bolmar, ]. B.
Walker, the Rev. John H. McAfee,
crime Hand, E. H. Crosby. Marco Nor
row, Charles L. Mitchell, Albert M.
Patten, W. B. Collinson. Charles H.
Sessions, Mrs. w. w. Webb, Frank
Cain. Mrs. A. A. GODDARD, DR.. Earle G..
Brown and Robert McGiffert.
The sales director to succeed Mrs.
Kurtz Kellam and the publicity di-
rector to succeed Mrs. r. F. Hayden
will be named soon by the officers and
directors.
In the annual report of the associa-
ton it was shown that the organiza-
ton has collected $7,5S952. With this
money the Topeka tuberculosis asso-
citation has maintained two nurses in
Topeka and Shawnee county, has con-
Quoted eight clinics outside Topeka in
Shawnee county, has maintained a
weekly city clinic in Topeka, has oper-
ated nutrition and school clinics, has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-16
FIGHT FOR BEER
Congress To Be Scene of New
Prohibition Battle.
Vets and DryS to Clash Over
VOIstead Statute.

Washington, Sept. 16.-The liquor
fight is to be renewed when congress
meets again. The decks are being
cleared today for action and both sides
are preparing.
Beer will be the issue over which
the opposing forces will clash
The wet" forces in congress want
modificat ton of the Volstead act to
permit the sale of beer and con-
fronted with a perplexing tax situa-
ton. many normally dry members of
congress are turning to the proposal
as the best way out of the serious
revenue situation with which the ad-
ministration is confronted.
would Help Treasury.
Revenue experts have produced fig
ures showing that by imposing a tax
of IS a barrel on PTS per cent beer.
the national treasury would be en-
riched by anywhere from $500, 900, 900
to 100000, 1000 yearly-a sum far
more than sufficient to ease the tax
situation and solve the administra-
tons problem.
Senator Calder. Republican of New
York, will introduce such a measure
in the form of an amendment to gen.
eral revenue legislation. It's adoption
would nullify the beer section of the
Yolstead act.
Drys Want Drouth.
Meanwhile, the Anti-Saloon League
forces. led by Wayne B. Wheeler, are
planning to renew the fight in con-
gress for more stringent regulation of
the sale and use of grain alcohol for
industrial purposes.
Representative Volstead, chairman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-16

Funeral services for Mrs Balm NJ.
Laing, age 50, who died Thursday at her
home, 1415 Fillmore street, will be held at
0 80 o'clock Saturday morning at Pen
wells chapel Burial at McLouth. Kan.
Funeral services for Joseph Borovick, age
81. who died Wednesday at his home, 229
Winfield avenue, will be held at 10 30
o'clock Saturday morning at Bomga rdner's
chapel and will be in charge of the Scottish
Rite bodies. Other Masonic bodies will
have charge of the services at Topeka Gem
etery.
Funeral services for Eva Whipple. the
infant laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Whip
pie, 1868 Lincoln street, who died Wednes-
day. were neld at 3 o'clock Thursday after
noon at the residence. Burial in Topeka
cemetery
Funeral services for Gladys schnacker,
age ID, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. F.
who died Wednesday evening in a local
hospital, were held at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing at Dexter's chapel. Burial in Roches-
ter cemetery.
CHARLES ROBERTS, age IS, chief en-
gineer for the Seymour Packing Co.. died
street. He had resided in Topeka for
twelve years. He Is survived by his widow
Mrs. Belle Roberts; daughter, Miss May
Roberts, of Kansas City, No Funeral
services will be held at 2 80 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon. at the residence. The
body will be taken to Kansas City, Mo-,
for burial.
Funeral services of Lydia D. Thompson
age IS, who died Thursday at her home
514 Liberty street, will be held at 1 o'clock
Saturday afternoon at the residence Burial
in Easton, Kan, cemetery. She is survived
by a daughter, Mrs. Mary Self, of Topeka
and two cons, W. R. Thompson and C. E.
Thompson. both of Topeka. She had re-
sided in Topeka for thirty years.
Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel ST.
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-16
LATE MARKETS
KANSAS CITY CASH SALES,

KANSAS CITY CASH SALES.
Detailed report of cash sales ut Kansas
City, Mo-, september To- 1921. Furnished
by EMPIRE Commission Co., 2U1 new
England Bldg.)
WhEAT-hard, unchanged to lie lower I;
carly closing unchanged 10 lie up; faIr ue-
mand. Dark, unchanged to 1c higher early
good demanu. solc unchanged to &c
higher; good demand Tor pest samples
COKN-Whiie, &c higher. Yellow, nom
inally, 1ac higher. Mixed, nominaIIy un-
changed; limiLed demand.
OATS-Unchanged; limited demand.
kAFIR AND MILO-Unchanged fair
demand.
WHEAT-Dark Hard-No. 1, at $1.3i.
No :, at $l.54; l. at $1.3J; = at S1.o2; )
at $1.31; at $1.30; 1 at Sis; at Sis,
SIS: at $i27; : at, Si.2G, at Si2o; /
at $1.12, smut; at $1.2U, smut; at $I.22,
smut; = at $1.15. smut; at s1.26, smut; l
at $1.1S, smut; at $1.25, smut. 20 per
cent rye; 1 at S114, smut; 2 at $1.23 smut.
No. 4, at $L24, smut; L at ST. at
SLIP; l at SILL; at $1.10, very smutty.
at $1.9, musty at $1-26 musty. Sam
pie dark hard wheat. l at SIS, live Wee
vii Il at $1.23, live weevil, smutty; 1 at
$1-o5 live weevil; at $1.2s, live weevil; 1
at $l.26, live weevil; at $l.1O, very smut
ty stones; 1 at S1.24, live weeviI, musty.
. MiSed = ). ], at SIS; l at $40 No
1 at Sill, smut No. 4, L at S1.16; 1 at
$1.12; at $1.05, very smutty- No. ), 1 at
SIP; / at $12O, musty; at SILT, musty !;
1 at SILT, musty; 1 at $1.06, smut, rye.
mixed. Sample mixed wheat, l at SLOT,
Hard-No. i, at SIPS; 1 at $127; at
$1.24; 1 at $1.22; at SILL; at $40. No.
=, l at $3.50; at $12S; at $1.21; 3 at
$1.26; 1 at SIPS; 4 at Sl.14; / at $i.23; 4
at $1.22; at SILL; at $1.20; 10 at 81 10 !:
1 at SILL, smut; at $1.26, smut; al $1-2},
smut; at Sill, smut. No. 3, 1 at SIPS !;
at $1.26; l at SIS; at $1.2f; at SIZE !;
at $1-22; 2 at SILL; at $1-1S, 70 per
cent rye; at lis, smut; at $1.19, smut !:
/ at $116. smut; I at $1.2O. smut; | at
Sis, smut; > at SLIT, smut; at S115.
smut; at $1.10, very smutty. No. 1 at
$121; 1 at $11S; l at $1-16, per cent rye !;
at $1:16, smut; l at Sill, smut. No 5. /
at SILT; 1 at $1.16; at SLY, musty !; 2
at $1-23, musty; at $1.22, smutty, musty !;
) at $1.2Z. musty; 2 at $1.15. musty; . at
$1.19, musty; at $1.16, musty. Sample
hard wheat, at $1O5, mustyi at SLIT.
at S1-13, hard l at SLY, live weevil; /
at $1.1S. live weevil; L at $1.10 very smutty.
Red-No. 2, l at $1.34; 1t $1.3O. No. 3,
I at $3.50; at 81 20; at $1.25; at 81 "a.
at s112. No. 5, 1 at $11o; l at S113,
musty / at $1.1O, musty; 2 at Sill, musty ;
at $1.14, . per cent rye. Sample red
wheat, l at $1.15, live weevil, musty; / at
at .$1.14. live weevil, slightly sour 1 at
s1.03. heating; 1 at $114, live weevil,
$1.03, Is per cent damage, smut; at 81 II,
very sour; at SLIP, live weevil, musty.
Yellow Hard-No. 2, 0 at SLID.
CORN-White-No. 2, 1 at 45c.
Yellow-No. 6. 1 at 45c.
Mixed-No. 1, 1 at 4415c.
OATS-White-No. 5. 1 at 311kc. No. f.
l at SIC, cane mixed, 20 per cent; 1 at SIC,
KAFIR-whfte-No. ., at s114
BARLEY-No. ., at SIC.