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mentous one of a rupture of the enc
tente and the wrecking of the treaty
of Versailles. The French premier
summoned his cabinet and it unquali.
tiedly indorsed all he had done and
said in London. 1t also decided the
government was competent to handle
the situation without converting parlia-
ment, unless conditions become much
worse. Though fully prepared to put
into force the French sanctions
against Germany, the cabinet decided
to await the action of the Preparations
commission concerning moratorium.
Germany meanwhile defaulted in the
war debts due on Tuesday, declaring
In. note to the allies that this was
due TO the demand for foreign cur
rency to pay for urgently needed nee
essaries of life and to the fall in the
value of the mark. The reparatlons
commission was trying to devise some
way of tiding over the situation until
November or December when, it be.
lieves, another meeting of the allied
premlers will have to be held to con-
slider the whole question of German
debt and finances and the interallied
war debts.
The breakup of the London confer
ence caused another great decline in
the value Of the mark, and AT the
same time came series OF farm
strikes throughout the country led by
the communists and seriously threat.
ening the harvests. Chancellor Wirth,
in statement to press correspond
ents, said:
Germany cannot pay in gold. Ten
million gold marks, paid this week,
were drawn from money set apart to
buy wheat this month. The first duty
of the German government is to give
bread to our sinking people
I'm Austria, which is less densely
populated than Germany, the author
ity of the state has been endangered.
Germany is now heading under full
sail into parallel conditions. What
can France gain from her policy2 Our
inability to pay in gold will be fol.
lowed by inability to pay in anything.
What comes after that is not politics
1T is social revolution. We of the
German republic lave restored har-
mony in central Europe where for
merly an entire upheayal threatened.
We are today sitting at the deathbed
of our work"
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i, Gives old Capes Glow of New


While there is no intention of polk
Ing at golf too much, some Of the an
ecdotes along this line are too good to
be lost. Take the case Of the woman
who had her young and observant son
out for a walk. They met a friend Of
the family, a man Tho likes TO be
pleasing TO children. He proceeded to
question the boy, q bright little fellow
about five years old,
Does your papa work. from the
man.
"Sure, he does, all the time" with
out hesitation.
"What does he do2" and the chances
are the youngster knew that the ques-
toner knew the answer Anyhow, the
boy spoke right up:
plays golf"
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I'M the Bealnninn.

ON the evening Of the sixth day, the
beasts OF the field, the fowls of the air
and an the creeping things upon the
earth assembled around great stone
table I'm the Garden Of Eden. The oc-
casiou was banquet in honor Of
Adam who had Just been created.
The table was loaded with yege-
tables and fruits Of all kinds-eScept
Ing apples. After the repast, the mas
todon. who because OF his size had
been appointed master of ceremonies,
beloved Speech! speech y The
umut subsidized only when the guest
or honor blushing all over, rose and
bowed
Invertebrates and In ertfbrates,' he
began 1hls overwhelns ne. assure
Yuu an absolutely unprepared--
Ana for once the old apology was
sincere Life.
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states In this very Important matter.
"Common-law marriages are stll
valid In Iowa, the age Of consent hav.
Ing been raised to 10 for males and
IA for females. Such marriages con
tracted between persons above the
ages of consent are binding But mar
riages at the common law under the
age Of consent are not void but void
able, Therefore, right here In Iowa
marriages Of children under the Legal
ages Of consent are valid unless y0itled
by one or both principals.
"Ihis question Of Ftate control OF
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-08-24
Strike of Bituminous Miners Set
tied Temporarily and in
Feeble Manner.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY
Negotiations Between Railway Ex
ecutves and Shopmen Resumed
Violence by Strikers Exasperates
the Public-France Ready to
Enforce Sanctions Against
Defaulting Germany.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD

N NE of our great strikes-that Of
~ the bituminOus miners-was set
tied last week, partially, temporarily,
and after a fashion The agreement
reached at Cleveland by the miners
officials and operators representing
perhaps GO,OOO,OOO tons annual pro-
duction means there will be enough
coal to get through the fall and win
ter, though conservation and ration
ing probably will be necessary. But
the old wage scales and working CON
ditions are to continue in effect until
March 81, 1923, which means the high
prices for coal that have prevailed
for several years will be maintained
by the dealers, If they can do it, and
also that next April the Disputes and
probably the strike will begin all over
again. To be sure, the agreement
provides for the creation Of machinery
to avert further strikes and to bring
some order into the chaotic coal in
dustry, but the public must not count
too much on this.
Both the miners and the operators
claim to have won a victory at
Cleveland, the former because their
wages and work conditions are I'M
changed, and the latter because tile
miners signed agreements with indi-
vidual operators and also because the
tribunals to be set up solve the issues
revolving around the question of ar
bitration, which the miners oppose.
The agreements were with opera
tors Of all the bituminous states eX-
cept Illinois and Indiana, but the pros
poets for resumption of mining in
those two states also was excellent.
Already the coal profiteers are get
ting in their work Senator Borah
of Idaho called this to the attention
of the federal fuel committee and an
nounced his intention of seeking legis-
lation to check them. At the same
time Fuel Distributor Spencer asked
the railroads to refrain from competi-
tive bidding for coal, the result Of
which had been to force the price
above the limit set by Secretary Hooy-
err 1t was stated in Washington that
President Harding would ask congress
to pass legislation giving the federal
fuel committee legal powers to con.
troll the distribution and regulate the
price Of coal as a safeguard against
hardship and profiteerlng. 1t is quite
evident that unless the government
does come to the rescue, the settle
ment Of the coal strike will be an ex-
pensve thing for the consumer
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Ala wafnrInn

Great guns Of iron, Gap" asiound
eddy calculated an acquaintance Your
clothes are mighty nigh tore offn
SOU Beon 0rhtin' Nith a eatamonntY
Nope" replied Gap johnson II
RHmuus Ridge Been whipping thun
der out of some Of my kids FOR being
masay 70 ne Kansas City star.
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THE WESTERN PRAiR!ES

have been most impressed with
that vast something stretching out
OH ita unhoundcd scale. uncanhncl
Witch there II In these prnries com
blnlng the real and the Ideal. and
beautiful rs dreams wonder indeed,
I tbe people III this continental ID
lard West know how much tlrsf elHss
mt they have I'll these prnrlp, huN
much Of the influence for character
for your future humanity. broad, pa.
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marriage ond divorce has been before
the people for many years the 4S
states have practically IS different
views on the subject. Under our pres.
ent system, without an unwarranted
extension Of the powers Of congress by
construction, the federal government
does not have Jurisdiction over mar
rage and divorce within the state.
Therefore, 0 constitutional amendment
giving congress such power viii have
to be adopted, aud the sooner this Is
done the better it VIII be for our ma.
uonal welfare"
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FOR UNIFORM MARRIAGE LAW
Movement Under Way for the Elimlns-
ton of Existing Confusion Be-
tween the States.

DeS Molnes, Iowa,-The ~ states
virtually have IS different views on the
subject Of marriage and divorce. ac-
cordHg 10 Dean q. j. Hike of Drake
university laN college, who Is sponsor
INK a movement for the adoption Of
federal uniform marriage law Go elm
mate the present confusion between
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-08-24
~ p,irters, Paradise.

London has a new fad In dog por.
tait painting At a reeen' terrier
show In mn English metropolis 2 great
many N Tie dogs exhibited We're
painted by prominent artists The
prices Of these canine portraits range
from SIS TO 500 a portrait.
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LIS final suggestion for settling the

LIS final suggestion for settling the
strike Of railway shopmen having
been rejected by the union, ana only
accepted by the railway executives
with reservations, President Harding
lost nearly all the wonderful patience
with which he has been dealing with
that problem.
ON Friday the President laid the
whole matter before congress. After
declaring the right of employer and
employee alike to conduct their bust
ness must be recognized, he said he
was resolved to use all the power Of
the government to maintain trunspor-
tntou and sustain the right Of men to
work" lie said the Esch-Cummins act
was inadequate and recommended ac-
ton to make the railway labor boards
decisions enforceable and effective
against carriers aud employees alike"
He scored severely the strikers for
their acts of brutality and their con.
tempt FOR law, and announced his in
tenton to invoke laws, civil aud Grim.
inul forbidding couspracies hnlering
Interstate commerce and requiring
safety in railway service.
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MISSISSIPPI Democrats staged a

MISSISSIPPI Democrats staged a
1FI pretty contest Tuesday in their
senatorial primaries. The real fight
was between former Senator James X.
Nardaman and Hubert u. Stephens A
third contestant was Miss Belle Kear-
ney. She poled only about 1900
votes, but that was enough TO prevent
Vardaman from getting the required
majority; he received over a thousand
more than Stephens. Under the state
law II is necessary to hold a second
primary on September to determine
which of the two men shall he the
nominee. Some time ago former Pres
ident Wilson stated that he hoped
Vardaman would OF be sent to Wash
ington again.
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Had Missed Something.

We had been living in the suburbs
Tor five years, and had just moved
back 10 the same house that we had
lived IN before. Our little girl who Is
six years old, was saying "thGt she
was horned In this house"
Her little brother sald he was, too.
Sister said, "No, you were IL heaven
then"
"If ! was" John retorted, 81 don't
remember Of seeing Jesus."-Chicago
Journal
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THOUGH expected for some lii

TNHOUGH expected for some time,
Il the death of Lord Northcliffe, the
famous British journalist and leading
publicist of the world, came as a real
shock. America feels the loss only
less than Great Britain, for he was
often in this country, knew thoroughly
its people and its ideals and was the
greatest force in the promotion of
close friendly relations between the
two nations. His power in British poll
tics was tremendous, and there Is no
one to fill his place. NiScount North
cliffe was buried in Westminster ABB
hey Thursday with all the honOrs that
could be bestowed. Eminent persons,
including many ambassadors, filed the
edifice and the humber folk thronged
the streets outside.
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uatr. heroic and new2 How entire.
Iy they tllly on land the grandeur ana
superb monotony Of the skies Of
heaven and the ocean with Its waters3
Walt Whitman.
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IRISH insurgents, having been al
L most totally routed in the South,
broke into renewed activity in the
North and among other exploits cap
tured Dundalk in a surprise attack.
But they were unable to hold the
place more than few days. When
the regulars reoccupied it they took
hundreds Of prisoners. Regular river.
boat service has been re-established
between Cork and Queenstown and
normal conditions almost restored In
that district. The Marconi radio sta
ton at Clifden on the coast north of
Galway has been rescued from the
rebels.
The new Irish Free State lost one
Of It's wisest and strongest supports In
the death of Arthur Griffith, president
Of Dali Eireann, on August II. Irish
and English alike mourned him and
his funeral in Dublin was the occasion
of very remarkable demonstration.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-08-24

Unable or unwilling to recede
~ from the position he had taken re-
gardlng Germany'c failure to pay.
poincare returned to Paris and the al
lied conference In London broke up
without result unless II be the mo
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-08-24

YER I'm China a peace parley
~ actually was begun the agents OF
Gen. Wa Pei-tu, war lord Of the
North; and of General CHANG, dictator
of Manchuria, and Sun Sen, for
mer head Of the southern government,
getting together in Shanghai. Repre-
sentatiyes of President Ii and others
also were present. Doctor sun. who
reached Shanghai from Canton via
Hongkong, said he had no personal
ambitions and would obey par lament
and support whomeyer 1t chose as
president.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-08-24

He-"Shc made me feel Ike a fool"
She-"I could tell how you felt by the
way you looked"
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The President, asserted a national in
yestigation of the coal industry was
necessary and recommended federal
commission to advise as to fair wages
and conditions.
In discussing coal the President re-
ferred to what he termed the "shock-
ing crime at Herrin, H., which so re-
Gently shamed and Mortified the coun-
try" and added the incident was
"butchery of human beings outright in
Madness"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-08-24
WHARF She Made Good

"She makes a good showing as a
swimmer" "Yes-bht not when she
leaves the watorW
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-08-24

IN ACCORDANCE with its arranged
L plan, the senate voted Saturday on
the tariff bill devised by its committee
on finance, accepting 1t by a fair ma
ior' ", and the measure Is now in con
ference. During tie final days of de-
bate several important amendments
were adopted, one If them authorizing
the establishment Of foreign trade
zones In American ports where foreign
goods may be brought in without pay
ment Of duty to be stored, exhibited,
mixed with domestic products and re-
exported Logs Of fir, spruce, cedar
and western hemlock were transferred
to the free list, and so were scientific
instruments for educational purposes.
The Democrats failed to get a reduc-
ton Of the rates on aluminium, and
Senator Harreld tRep Okla) lost
his fight for duties on crude petroleum
and fuel oil.
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appointments OF Ambassadors, minis
tiers, ministers resident ana agents In
the diplomatic service OF the United
States since March t. l92l' made by
the National Civil Service Reform
league, seems to Indicate that an earn
est effort has been maze to retain
the services Of men OF experience and
to appoint to diplomatic posts persons
with qualifications IN diplomacy
OF the total of nine ambassadors
appointed by this administration, the
league finds that I'VE are John W.
Riddle, formerly ambassador TO Rus-
sIa, appointed ambassador 10 Afgeh-
tina; Henry = Fletcher formerly am
bassador to Mexico appointed TO BEL
GUM; William NJ. Collier, formerly
minister to Spain appointed aulDassa-
dor TO ChIIei M%r"h L. llerIlch' re-
appointed ambassador 10 france ana
cyrus u. No"us' formerly munster 70
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SPAN hesl"es ,l,''e , %ll1"7o''u ~, ?
appolnleu ny lIeH',''' i''' ul,le' 80 ~,
VIII v Mors'u" ""o was Ippo,n'ou
gl'p"ssouol ~ ''""' ~ -. .'lON ~
laII IN W. I'aS ','e'i ie'"i'''u ~
llle present au.'i'',.S on ".i ',I'.-. =.
Out OF totoI VI 'o l.''ii'''el9 ~"
serving III Ine "lIlo''I'.o Ups SlA
nave hau previous eAi'eIi ,'.,, 81 'ne
"llio'n"ls SeiN''e "''" 80 iu ~
,atataa5 -. tho nrosont odministro.
ton 0p tbosa oight ministers six
,'V.', ,.,., ,,,yl' s,sa7 t,o crodo ~ coo.
NV ,,,I,n,nt,o sor,,too nv
r r, VIII, and ro+oinod nv
nno.i5ont r1andt,,r Ono of tho minis.
o'',,i ,,.. 49, "anni,t,ont hy president
tIan,,fna ,.o, ,,ro,aotod from tha GRADE
of secretary IN tbe dlnIomatic service.
This is Charles S. Wilson, minister to
Bulgaria.
Good Record for a First Year.
Two agents and consuls general and
ono minister resident and consul gen
oral IN addition TO 16 ministers and
four ambassadors. made up a total of
% appojntmpnts Of persons without
any preyious experience.
While many of the % appointments
made of persons without previous dip
Iomatfc experience operated as a rec
opnition of political obligations the
OWL of such amendments the league
saws is largely abated by the present
administration and contrasts favor
ably with the records Of the first year
of fine other administrations. For
this record President Harding and
Secretary Hughes are to be commend
ed. President Harding is. furthermore,
in fine view Of the league, deserving
Of commentator i'm that he selected
for secretary of state man Of the
highest qualifications and one devoted
to the merit principle.
A still better showing is found, how
ever. i'm turning TO the consular sery-
ice. where an unequaled record Of adj
hercnce TO the merit system has been
made. During the first 10 months Of
tho administration Of President Hard
ing there has not been a single ex-
ception TO the rules requiring appoint
mcnts through examination in the
poinfmcnts have all been made strict
Iv i'm accordance with executive orders
and the promotions in the service
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-08-24
RAIL LABOR BOARD
SATISFI les HARDING
HE MAY ASK CONGRESS TO GIVE
1T MORE POWER AND MOVE
1T TO WASHINGTON.
WAITING FOR NEXT SESSION
Creation of Similar Body to Handle
Questions Of Wages in the Mining
Industry May Be Urged Upon the
Law Makers.
BY JAMES p. HoRNAoAY

Washlugton.-The railroad labor
board has done so well that President
Harding intends to ask congress to en-.
large its powers and to bring it from
Chicago and locate it along side the
Interstate commerce commission here
The President believes the board
should stand between the railroads and
their employees in much the same
way as the Interstate commerce COM
mission stands between the railroads
and the shippers, Both organizations,
Of course are presumed to represent
the public while seeing that exact
justice is done between employers and
employees on the one hand and trans
portation companies and shippers on
the other hand
If the congress was not so far be-
hind with its work the President
would submit the recommendations
which he has in mind during the pres
ent session, but he realizes as well as
does the general public that the legis-
latorS are not in any mood TO take on
additional work at this time. And so
the recommendations relating to the
future of the labor board will prob
ably not be presented until the regu-
lar session opens the first Monday IN
December II Is highly important, In
the estimation Of President Harding,
that the labor boa. d shall be brought
to Washington. The transportation
at located it in Chicago on the theory
that out there 1t would be freer to-deal
with the problems submitted to it. But
the experiences Of the last two years
and a half have convinced the author
titles here that the board should be a
near ucighbor OF the Interstate com
mcrcc commission, since the two bodies
are dealing with problems that over
lap
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-08-24

NTARNINGS of brotherhood off,
w Gals that alleged faulty equip
ment and the employment of armed
guards would result in many sporadic
strikes Of members Of their unions
We're fully justified Engineers, fire.
men and trainmen in numerous in
stances abandoned their trains and
service, especially in the Far West,
was badly crippled. Passengers were
marooned for days in small towns in
the desert regions and women, children
and invalids suffered greatly from
heat and lack of milk and ice. In
some cases the sending Of relief trains
was prevented or delayed by the
strikers. The government, the railway
heads and the entire American public
were thoroughly eNGsperated by these
methods, and the brotherhood chiefs,
realizing the great mistake their men
were making, ordered them back to
work The heads of the big four"
still insist that equipment is so de-
generated that the lives of the train
men are endangered, and they were
pleased to read that President Hard
ing had written to Chairman McChord
of the interstate commerce commits
sion insisting that the federal laws
relating to inspection of rolling stock
and safety appliances must be. strictly
enforced, regardless Of the public in
convenience which might ensue.
AS for the employment of armed
guards the striking shopmen and their
sympathizers have by their actions de-
stroyed completely the argument of
the unions. They have mobbed, killed
and manned many nonunion shop
workers in most cowardly fashion;
they have set fire 70 shops; they have
torn up tracks, they have bombed
trains, and they nave blown up at
least one railway bridge. Wherever
railway property and workers are not
well protected by armed guards or
state troops, acts Of violence are per-
petrated. over and over again, in
scores of places. the striking shopmen
are proving themselves to be brutes
and towards. Their only eXcuse-if it
be an excuse-lies in the statement of
Attorney General Daugherty that Red
agitatOrs and /. w. w. leaders are ex-
ceedingly active in fomentIng troubles.
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Mine Labor Board Suggested.

The administration is now looking
for a way to apply the labor board
plan to The coal mining industry It
IS not unlikely that the decision will
be TO ask the congress to create a per-
maucnt mine labor board. A constitu-
tioual question is involved Some Of
the members Of the Presidents cabinet
believe It would be worth while to Gre
ate mine labor board with powers
similar 10 those conferred on the rail
road labor board. and leave 1t to the
Supreme court to say whether the con.
gip~s has exceeded its authority. A
mine labor board if created, would
be composed Of three members consti-
mting me labor group three members
constituting the operators group and
three members constituting the public
group
Under The legislation that Is recciv-
ing consideration, the mine operators
and tho miners would, ms a duty to the
federal government. exert every rea-
gonabDc effort and adopt every reason
able means to avoid any interruption
in the operation Of coal mines The
legislation would provide as does the
transportation act that all disputes be
tween operators ana miners shall be
considered and. If possible, decided in
conference between representatives
designated and authorized so to con