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The New York herald., 1922-12-17
ENGINEERS WILL DINE
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR
Mine Men Plan Welcome
for Prince Goetani.

The Federated American Engineering
Societies in Washington will give a
dinner on January IL in honor of Prince
Gelasio Gaetani. new Italian Ambassa-
dor to the United States, 1t was an
nounced yesterday by T.. w. Wallace,
executive secretary Of the organization.
Engineers from all parts of the country
will be present
especially active in welcoming Prince
Gaetani. who after his graduation from
the school Of Mines Of Columbia Uni
versity in 1903 went West and made his
mark In ore dressing.
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
CHINESE TROOPS KILL
AMERICAN RESIDENT
Minister Asks Pekin to Pun
rsh Charles Colfn1an's Sloyers

wAsHINGToN, Dec. 1e.--American Min
lister Schurman at Pekin advised the
State Department to-day OF the death of
Charles Coltman from wounds inflicted
by Chinese troops. The Minister has
demanded Of the Government the pun
ishment OF the soldiers who shot Colt
man. an American residenS Of Pekin.
Previous reports said Coltman was
riding in an automobile with the Aneri-
can Consul at Kaigan when he was shot.
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
2,2OO ARMY OFFICERS
DROPPED OR REDUCED
Action Taken Under Program,
Directed by Congress.
Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c., Dec. 49,

New York Herald Bureau
Washington. ID. C.. Dec. 16.
Approximately 1900 officers of the
army, or one-tenth of the entire officer
personnel, either have been discharged
from the service or reduced in rank
under the program directed recently by
Congress.
Secretary Weeks announced the Com
pletion of the reduction program to-day.
saying that approximately 1900 officers
had been let out and 1000 reduced
in rank The reductions in each case
amounted to one grade. affecting officers
below the rank of Colonel. In other
words where there was a reduction in
the rank of Captain. it was to First
Licutenancy.
Those officers separated from the serv-
ice received full years pay, provided
they had been in the service not to Ell
ceed ten years. Those in the service
for more than ten years went on the
retired list. each to receive the usual
retired officers pay.
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
PREMIER HUGHES REELECTED

LONDON. Dec. 10. - Premier Hughes
was reelected to Parliament to-day in
the Federal elections and his majority
Is placed at 5000 In Reuter- dispatch
from Melbourne. The dispatch gives
the Nationalists approximately SO seats
Labor 25. the Country Party IL and the
Independent Nationaiists 2, but says
that the outstanding results from doubt
tion. .--. ..
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
MOSCOW SENDS MONEY
TO GERMAN STRIKERS
$500, 900 Marks Is in Token
of Our Solidarity

JupwicsHAFEN, Germany. Dec. To-
The striking chemical workers here. on
the eve OF the fourth week Of their
walkout, have received telegram from
Moscow announcing that the Com
munists are sending 100000 marks
'in token of our solidarity"
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
Special Dispatch TO TIE NEW yoRg IIrIALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. a.. Dec. IL.

Senator Calder On. Y) joined In a
spirited debate In the Senate to-day. in
spired by the announcement that a
wooden mill in Massachusetts had de-
clared a stock dividend OF 3.333 per
cent. long enough to have inserted in
the Record the leading editorial In The
NEW YoRK HERALD on the subject.
He said that while he had no desire
o. come to the defense of corporations
which make immense profits, il was
easily possible that company could
distribute large amounts Of stock dlvi-
dends 20 its members without trans-
crossing any moral or legal obligation.
The leading editorial In THE NEW
YORK HERALD to-day explains how that
wotld be possible, In a clear and lucid
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
oo.. 900. 900. 900 MARKS DEBT.

BERLIN, Dec. I6.--Germany's fioatinf
debt increased the first ten days OF De
cember 123. 600. 100000 marks TO tota
OF e62, ,oOo. 900 900 marks.
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
JUSTICE PITNEY RESIGNS.

WAsHrNoToN. Dec. 16.--Associate JUS
tice Pltncy OF the Supreme Court to-
day sent his resignation TO President
Harding 20 take effect January 1.
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
OIL Mystery Deepcns.

Tho mystery concerning the inside
negotiations over the Mosul oil conces-
slons has deepened with the publication
to-day of the British Memorandum to
Turkey. In which they in effect decline
to give up the Mosul area despite all
Turkish claims based on chronological
political and economic grounds.
Lord Curzon, covering the section re.
ferring to the pact in the Memorandum,
says It is quite impossihle for the Brit
ish Government to surrender Mosul On
top of this, however. the statement is
made In high official circles that some
notifications might be made in the
boundaries of the region.
Whether or not the private negotia-
lions which have been in progress for
many days have reached a hitch, which
caused the Memorandum 20 be issued
II source of much speculation.
On its face the Memorandum is a flat
refusal of Turkeys principal claim
under the national pact and. with the
Turkish troops admitted by the British
to be already massed in some of this
territory over the mandate boundary
lines near the oil fields. the situation
would be serious were there not tho best
reasons to believe that an agreement
will be eventually effected. as IL hinted
In the statement that there may be a
modification In the boundaries. Accord
ing to some authorities here the mod
ifcations will comprise more than halt
the disputed territory which also will
involve Turkish participation In petro-
leum consortium.
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
Ismet Replies Institution
Will Not Be Tolerated
and Files Charges.
DEADLOCK ON M0SUL OIL
Britain Refuses to Yield
Whole Area, but May Mar
row Boundaries.

Special Gable TO TIE NEw YoRK HpRALp
Copyright. 1893, by THE New York HERALD
LAUSANNE, Dec. 16.-In the face OF
a protest by the Americam delegation
against the "intolerable injustice" OF
abolishing the Greek Patriarchate in
Constantinople, one Of the most an
cient religious institutions in the
world and the virtual head of mil
lions Of Greek Christians, the Turks
again declared to-day that the Patri-
Archaic must cease to function In
Constantinople."
kilograms which have been pouring
in from America in the last few days
since the Turks originally made this
demand were partly responsible for
the American statement which stressed
the feeling which has been aroused
in the United States over the matter
The Turks insisted that the removal
Of the Patriarchate must be the price OF
their signing any general agreement
covering matters like the exchange OF
prisoners and populations. They say
that the proper place for the Patriarch
ate IL In Athens and not Constantinople.
They are advancing three arguments
for ousting the venerable institution.
One is that Under Turkeys new status
as democratic country such institutions
can no longer have relations with the
Government. which intends to act in
such matters exactly like the Govern
ment in Washington.
The second is that with 100000 Greeks
nj IAt IL.
have the head of the Greek Church there
they charge the Patriarch aided Greece
against Turkey and the institution Is a
menace to their security.
No Protest by France or Italy.
1t is not yet evident how far the Allies
have resolved to go in resisting this
demand OF the Turks. England pro-
tested, as the United States did to-day,
but France and Italy said practically
nothing.
1t Is admitted that the Patriarch. who
'hed when the Greeks left Smyrna can
not very well go back, but it is hoped
that the Turks will consent to retain the
institution IL he resigns and a new
Patriarch is appointed h,
The whole discussion is tied up with
many other matters, and Is a curious
commentary on the change which the
whole situation in the Near East has
undergone since the war. 1t being then
O question not OF the Patriarch having
to go. but the Sultan.
The statement was made by the Turks
that all the privileges granted by the old
regime concerning Christian institutions
like the Patriarchate,. have now lapsed.
and that in future they would recognize
religious chiefs merely as priests, who
have no right to deal with the Govern
ment in behalf of their followers. They
reiterated their promise that the Chris
tians would be treated like the minor
tiles in other countries under the League
OF Nations. This promise is to take tn.
place of all special edicts which have
protected the Christians as far back as
Mohammed the Conqueror.
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
Appreciation of Obstacles.

The possibility OF discouraging OBJ
stacles in the way of the consumma-
tion of the ambition or this Govern
ment is fully appreciated. Germany
is expected TO. exasgerate her inability
to meet any terms that France may
propose and fight for as long and as
favorable a moratorium as she can
exact. 1T is naturally expected that
Germany will persist in her refusal
TO stipulate either the amount or form
under which she will pledge herself to
make definite payments. She has done
that right along, presumably on the
theory that France would insist upon
amounts and conditions more in ac-
cord with her original demands.
Tor this reason there is little ques-
tion in the minds Of American Off
Gals that the really important thing
at present is to convince France that
I'D her present mortgage on Germany
can probably never be paid; CD II a
reasonable reduction is made, COM
patible with the resources Of Ger
many, she can and will be made to
pay. and (3) such a reduction would
result in a loan to Germany under
not permit of evasion, but should en-
able her to pay her bill to France.
American officials privately admit
they do mot know just what the
French decision on the proposals
made by this country will be. They
appear to feel, however, that France
will appreciate the friendly motives
which have inspired the United States
Government to intervene directly for
the first time in the reparations dis
pute. They are attempting to make
1t clear to France that the United
States has no selfish interest in the
amount of reparations involved or the
terms under which it shall be paid by
Germany to France other than the
ambition to bring about and assist in
tie economic rehabilitation of the
whole world
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
American Banking support.

Regarding the plans for the eco
nomic rehabilitation of Germany and
salvation of France, in the promotion
of which American bankers are talk
ing a leading part, officials Of this
Government maintain complete siR
lence. They do not entertain the
slightest doubt that IL they succeed
in squeezing the political irritations
out OF the situation the money to
feed Germany and supply her with
facilities for liquidating her obliga-
tions to France will be forthcoming
As far as the conditions of the loan
itself are concerned they have the
fullest confidence that the bankers
who will arrange It will protect not
only themselves but France as we'll
Jt Is their opinion that when the time
comes for Germany to sign on the
dotted line she will not find in the
mortgage which the bankers will de-
mand. a single loophole for escape
from her just obligation to France.
which will be given preference above
other creditors
The Washington Government does
not expect a consummation of it's
hopes without great deal OF palaver.
1t is. in fact, prepared to meet all en-
barrassing obstacles that may result
from the efforts OF the Poincare Gov
ernment in France to find n bridge
over the reparations chasm. IL Is not
probable that there will be any an
nouncement regarding the negotia-
tions now pending for at least two
weeks. Meantime Ambassador Har-
vey will have brought TO Washington
information having an important
bearing on the negotiations. OF which
she President and Secretary Hughes
,asir~ to avail themselves.
Saugurs well in the opinion of ex-
ecutive officials that members Of Con-
gress have not intervcned to stipulate
conditions for the settlement of the
separations dispute. Leaders of the
two houses appear TO be satisfied that
the Administration will not depart
from It's policy of resisting involve
nent in European political disputes
refusing 20 discuss war debts TO this
country, or countenancine attempts to
involve the United States i'm League
Of Nations activities.
The Congressional reflection Of the
present international activities of the
Administration was in the form Of
The New York herald., 1922-12-17

FOUND ANYTHING?
N so. see N it IL advertised In the Lost and
tound columns Of to-day's New York Herald
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
Eject Is Gratifying.

The effect of American activities to
encourage a settlement of Preparations
dispute is most gratifying to officials of
this Government Tense and acute as
are the fundamental differences be-
tween the German and French points
Of view, American officials believe that
with patience, tolerance and apprecia-
ton of the just claims Of France and
the economic distress of Germany, the
machinery which they have set in mo-
ton will produce the desired results.
They are certain they have convinced
all distressed countries of Europe that
this country is ready to exert the full
pressure of it's moral and material In
nuences to put an end TO the political
turmoil and economic suffering which
TO date has prevented an adjustment of
irritating differences.
American officials do not hesitate
privately to express their opinion that
if France can be brought favorably to
interpret the purpose of this Govern
ment the entire world will be helped by
the more prosperous and peaceful con-
ditions they are confident will then
prevail. The menace of revolutions in
1eiiLaiJb <AuStiih anu ONAtci @hi oPSoi
countries, as well as Of radicalism at
home, American officials believe, will
be removed.
Executive officials of the Govern
ment deprecate the tendency Of the
people, both at home and abroad to
exaggerate the scope and purposes of
American ambitions They admit.
however, that some of the conclusions.
while premature and far ahead of the
pending negotiations, are wholly nat
ural. They attribute this tendency to
magnify the guarded official state
ments regarding the negotiations to
the universal hope that this country
will provide the basis for the settle
ment of the most disturbing of world
problems.
The Press., 1922-07-27
RACE OF HIGH CIVILIZATION
Historic People of Mexico Evidently Highly Cultured and Advanced
 tn the Arts.

Remarkable discoveries of the ruins of an ancient and heretofore unknown civilization have recently been made at Chalchihuites, state of Zacatecas, Mexico, according to information that has been received by the Mexican gov ernment authorities. While exploring the ruins that have long been known to exist at Chalchihuites the discovery of a magnificent room, or saloon, 1,OOO feet square was made by J. V. Killer, archeologist of Andover, Mass, and Clarence Hay of the Museum of Nat ural History of the United States. In the saloon are 28 beautifully carved columns of stone. Many prehis- tOric relics were found while excavat- ing the ruins, it is stated.
 The statement Is made on the au- thority of archeOlogists who have wis ited the ancient city at Chalchihuites and inspected the ruins brought to light by the recent excavations that they were the work of civilization which had no connection with the pre- historic race that built the buildings and temples that are now in ruins in southern Mexico, nor are the ruins at Chalchihuites similar in any respect to those of San Juan Teotihuacan, where the pyramids of the moon and sun are found. Neither do they bear any resemblance to the ruins at CaSaS Grandes in the northern part of the country. It is said to be evident that the people who built the wonderful city where the little pueblo of Chal- chihuites now stands were highly cul- tured and especially advanced in the arts
The Press., 1922-07-27
MAY REDUCE COST OF SILK
Italian Expert Said to Have Per- fected Machine That Has PoSsi-
 biIities of Importance.

Silk has always been considered an article of luxury on account of its high cost in comparison with other textile materials, writes United States Commercial Attache H. c. MacLean from Rome. This has been due in large degree to the labor necessary in handling the cOcOOnS and preparing the thread for spinning. Consequent ly the silk industry has fOurished only in countries where cheap labor Is avail able.
 After soaking the cocOOns in water the thread has always been unreeled by hand, which is work of great del icacy, but one for which it has not been possible to pay high wages. Thus, while silk weaving in Italy has been making progress the preparation of the raw silk has shown decline. It is now reported that an Italian silk expert has succeeded in perfecting a machine which will perform the opera tiOn Of unreeling the thread mechani- cally. A new company has recently been formed, which has taken over the patents covering the invention and will manufacture the machines.
 If the invention succeeds cOmmer- cially as well as 1t has in the expert ments that have been made 1t bids fair to revOlutiOnize the silk industry and, according to the inventor, the cost of silk may be reduced to such an extent that 1t will be able to com pete with cotton and linen.
The Press., 1922-07-27
FRENCH HOLD TO NEST EGGS
Almost Every Household Has Some Kind of Hoard Slowed Away for
 an Emergency.

To arrive at the undOubted financial strength of France you must first un- derstand that in every country there are two kinds of fiscal life. One per tains to government income and expen- diture, the other to what might be called private mOney-that Is, the re- sources of the citizens. A country may be broke and at the same time have immense potential wealth. |.
 This is precisely what is happening in France. Government finance Is rid ing on a rocky road, but the great mass of the people still have their nest eggs. Thrift, as every one knows, is instinct with the French Those who have had experience with French penuriOusness maintain that the French make of thrift a vice.
 Save for investment in government bonds the average French man or woman delights to keep his or her fortune in actual cash. During the war they risked death to go back to ruined tiresldes to dig up their pre- ciOus hOards. The result is that France has more real gold and silver slowed away in stockings and old pots than any other country. Government fnan- cial crises may come and go, but this huge reservoir of savings-the bull Wark of the natiOn-gOes on forever. Isaac G. MarcOsSOn in the Saturday Evening Post.
The Press., 1922-07-27
GOT HUBBY AT A BARGAIN
Most Girls Would Consider Transac- tion Worth the Expenditure In.
 VoIVed In the Case.

A business man who wanted book keeper stated his need in an advertise ment. The notice was seen by young woman who was out of work and who had searched for employment day after day without success. She had just one cent left. This she spent for a postal card, on which she wrote a reply to the advertisement and dropped the card in street letter box.
 Her application impressed the busi ness man favOrably, and he wrote tt her asking her to call at his office She did so and secured the position
 Her mOdesty and worth, no less than her capability, so won her em plOyer that before many months haC passed he offered her his heart and hand, and she accepted and became his wife.
 And to think" he said one day dur ing the honeymoon, that it all came from your spending your last cent fol a postal card and mailing it at a stree cOrner!"
 "Yes," she replied with a smile ant a blush. II dropped penny in tht slot and got a husband"- Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Press., 1922-07-27

II am glad I met you, because Dor othy wrote me that you had Quarrelsd with her and she did not believe 1t possible that 1t was just the way she wore her hair-she thinks there is an- other girl and that you picked a quar- rel about the curl just to break the engagement l" The blue eyes behind the barricade were very bright indeed.
 "Nonsensel" he cried. There waS only one girl for me-she knew 1t I"
 Don't believe she did. Anyway, she just hates the curl; cut 1t off right away, she said"
 Ralph's gloom vanished. If you could only excuse me, 1 believe l would run down to Oakdale-there is business down there" ;"
 About a f1shhook curl2" mOcksd Josephinsf
 Yes"
 Don't go down there-settle 1t hero -DOrOthy only arrived half an hour ago-I think she Is waiting in the sun parlor. Mercyl the man has gone al- ready" Josephine leaned back in her chair. and brushed back the hair from her forehead ugh, how l hate this way of doing my hair-I believe will try fshhOOks myself"
The Press., 1922-07-27
HOUSES NOW SHOT FROM GUN
Concrete Construction Surely May Be Said to Have Reached the Limit
 In This Idea.

Shooting" houses out of a "gun" is the latest wrinkle in concrete con- struction, writes Cleveland Gaines in Popular Mechanics Magazine. The gun consists of a nozzle-like affair at the end of S-inch hose. Dry concrete is put into 6 containeF and water forced through 1t. The mixture Is thus made at the last moment before it Is applied.
 In building the first of the houses in this fashion a One-sided framework of tar paper and chicken wire was erected. Iron reinforcing rods were placed against this and the concrete shot against it with the use of gun. A wall two inches thick was "shot" in this way, allowed to dry, and the tar paper and chicken wire peeled off The result was a solid concrete wall. Doors, windows and plumbing were put in place and the wall shot around them.
 In similar fashion ceilings, floor, fence around the yard and other parts of the house and yard were shot Seats were shot into the wall at one place, decorative designs in another, and so on. The resulting house and yard was a complete home in one piece-a mOnOlith.
 The second house built with the gun employed wallbOard in place of tar paper and chicken wire, with even bet ter results.
The Press., 1922-07-27
BUILDERS GUIDED BY MODEL
ingenious Method Employed in the Construction of Aydro-elsctric
 Plant In Switzerland.

In planning the mixing and chuting plant for the construction of the bar rage de barberine, a hydrO-electric de velopment in Switzerland, it was found that many Of the engineering difficult ties would be solved through building an exact model of the site and then erecting the plant to scale. A contour map had fortunately been furnished the American firm, and with this as a guide the contour of the ground was reproduced in clay. Then the towers, guy lines, cables and chutes were all built to scale and placed in the exact positions that they were destined to occupy.
 When this model was finished 1t helped wonderfully in solving the prob lens that had puzzled the draftsmen. The clearance required by a cableway, the location of the guy lines, the use of single or double guy lines the bracing of the tOwers-these and many other points were made clear through the use of the accurate model. There wAs also the satisfaction of knowing that when the plant was finally installed the layout would be correct and the plant would function prOperly.-GeOrge F. Paul, in Scientific American.
The Press., 1922-07-27
6IIdino OranueR.

The satsuma orange, strange to say, reaches its most inviting state for con- sumption several weeks prior to the att:irrPnt of yellow color. If per ,Iitred tn remain on the tree until 1t assumes the characteristic hue of ripe orange, the fruit is robbed of its fine flavor. The time-honOred habit of the buyers of oranges is to specify a fruit with a yellow color. long cOnsid- cred as the only sure earmark of 8 ripe orange. Obviously the fruit sales man is at a disadvantage in marketing the green-cOlored specimens. Hence the efforts of the bureau of plant in dustry to hasten the ripening process where nature left a gap, which is now done by subjecting the fruit to an ex- posture of a gas which covers them with a golden hue.-Exchange.