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The Colorado statesman., 1922-03-11

rail result nearly 1900 woodung industries in the state of New
York have closed up shop.
TIMBER material enough to build fve-room
hundred both sides extending from New
York Chicago destroyed by forest fires With four people
these hundred thousand buildings would provide
home for nearly onefouh of yearly popuatona
sufficient populate the size OF Cincinnati New
Orleans Minneapolis Kansas City Seattle.
During the five than 100000 forest fires have
of which due human
pevenabe These conhagraon burned
greater that of either Ohio Pennsylvania
and destroyed $857OO,000 worth of timber.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-03-11

Threatening the future prosperity of the country
are two big items yearly loses from forest fires
and hundreds of millions of of forest lands
which not growing forests. Just what this means
to big industries shown in the threemilion-dollar
a-year freight bill New England pays on imported
lumber because of the idle close to her factory
doors. The lumber cut in the state of New York has
dropped almost 60 per cent since 1910 Her consumers
of lumber paying $66ooo,0OO year for imported
The Colorado statesman., 1922-03-11

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The Colorado statesman., 1922-03-11
AN INQUIRY FROM FLORIDA.

S Colorado Officials Opinion on Hananss in Public.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-12-02

cuestiones ecrad grands del
mundo: Thomas Alba Edison ell Dr. Charles p Stenmetz
mnardo la General Electric Co.. pantas etan Sche
nectady n MADEIRA Dr. Snmetz ha desme
nuzado artificial cual Edison ha sdO
mas asombrOa jamas VISTA
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-12-02

Miss Florence Ham.
burger, de Los An
geles, que ha regre-
sadO a los Estados
Unidos despues de
varios amos de estu-
di0s en- Europa. La
aristocratica DANA
americana ha sidO
muy festejada EN- ell
extranjerO por sus
m1ltiples atractivos
personales, su BELLE
"a sObre todO.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-12-02

ell venerable anciano que ha
llegado va a la Gina de la vida,
todos elogian Tanlac por la
fuerza, ell vigor y la rebosante
energfa vital que hace disfru-
tar a cada paso. Cuanto mas
joven Sc comienza ell uso de
Tanlac, mejor dispuesto Sc esta
para las batallas de la vida.
Preparando Ell aparato diges-
two de los mas pequefos, IA
cilita ell camino y asegura la
salud y la fuerza, durante
todos los afios venideros. Hay
que recordar que durante los
primeros amos de la vida Sc
establecen los cimientos de la
vejez.
Que triste es yer a miles de
hombres v mujeres que pasam
por la vida con menos de la
mitad de la salud vigorosa,
fuerza y capacidad para ell
placer, que por herencia les
corresponds. desde el nacimien-
to. Y todavfa es mas triste
saber que todos sus sufrimien-
tos y falta de felicidad Sc
deben a no haberse aprove-
chado de los bienes que la
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
HAYS EGYPTIAN PROTEGE.
TO FOLLOW. TO MOVIELAND
Louchious Says He Will Leave Postoffice De-
partment About May

Andrew Louchious. the Egyptian
youth inherited by Will Hays from
Ambassador Harvey when the lat
ter sailed for England. is going to
quite the postal service.
I'm not going into the movies,
he said. but I'm going to 60 with
Mr.. Hays" 80 - - -
Louchious declared that he In
tends to stick with Hays for life.
81 may visit my people in Egypt
some time. but I'll be sure to re-
turn and 1 hope to stay close to
Mr.. Hays all my life. Ny knowl-
edge of French, English. Turkish
and modern and ancient Greek will
enable me to go almost any place
and get along" the 21-year-old lad
said.
Plans TO Leave May I.
The youth will not resign from
the Postoffice Department until May
1. when he expects the retired
postal chief to be we'll settled in
his new enterprise. he told his ONCE
associates. Louchious' departure
from the Capital will also halt his
employment as an interpreter. Dur
ing the arms limitation conference
he was a member of Its corps OF
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
BUREAU TO KEEP
EMPLOYEES RECORD
Merchants and Manufacturers
Association Plan
Established.

Characteristics of all employees OF
members of the Merchants and Man.
ufacturers' Association will be cat
alogued by members of the en-
ployes' reference bureau established
yesterday by the board OF COVER
nors of the association.
The new bureau was formed in
an attempt to check up on dishon-
est employees and aid the committee
in Investigating shoplifting. Good
features of all employees will be re-
ported as we'll as bad.
Standardization of shipping and
receiving goods will be studied and
fostered by the traffic committee ap-
pointed yesterday by the board Of
governors. President Anton Stephan
named Sylvan King. as chairman Of
the committee. The purpose of the
trafic committee is to give MEM
bers of the association benefit of
study of rates for freight and ex-
press and packing and wrapping for
local delivery with a view to reduc-
ing the trafic overhead.
Thanks of the Washington Navy
Yard employees for efforts of the as
sociation in attempting to relieve
the recent unemployment were con-
tained in q letter from William II.
johnson. president of the Interna-
tional Association OF Machinists.
read by Philip King. chairman Of a
special committee appointed to re
view the Navy Yard situation.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08

Continued from Page One.
the plans returned called largely for
more specific detailing.
1t was disclosed at the coroner's
inquest into the Knickerbocker
tragedy that detailed specifications,
including the exact measurements,
were not written on the plans sub
mitted to the building inspectors
ONCE in the application for a permit.
New Field Inspector.
Congested conditions in the
building department resulting from
increased investigation work by en-
ployes and more rigid inspection of
plans ordered by the Commissioners
is becoming somewhat relieved.
Building Inspector Healy reported
yesterday. A new man was added
to the corps of field inspectors yes
tcrday. He will be paid from the
District emergency fund. The sup
Elemental estimate bill calling for
doubling of the force o. the build
ing department is now in the hands
Of Budget Director Dawes and is
expected to go before the Congress
sional appropriations committees
this week.
IL Idl VI inc lnTee IlIm eXcnanRe
managers ordered to court yester-
day for their failure to comply
with orders of the Commissioners
calling for installation Of fircpro5t
equipment was postponed until
March Is on the plea of the man
ayers before Judge Hardison in DO
lice court. Alterations in the other
twenty film exchange offices, al.
located in the Mather building. are
rapidly getting underway. it was
reported to the Commissioners. g.
Three of the four walls of the
Revere theater. closed last Satur-
day by Building Inspector Healy,
were reported to Commissioner Kei-
Ter yesterday as in dangerous"
condition. Repairs will be ordered
in the walls Immediately and 1.
is possible, Col. Keller said, that
the building may have 20 be razed
20 comply with plans for altera-
tions.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
METRIC MEASURE
TO BE PRESSED

Leaders in the movement. TO have
Americs adopt the metric system.
have laid plans 20 get early action
on the Britten-Ladd bill. The bill
is before the subcommittee of the
Senate cofnmittee on Manufaetures.
The final hearing before this sub
committee is set for next Friday.
II. Richards. Of New York. secre-
tary: OF the American Metric Associ-
alton, will sum up the arguments
for the proponents OF the metric
system. A meeting OF local metric
advocates has been called for Fri
day evening. at 8 o'clock. in the-sl-
umni room OF the George Washing
ton University Law School. 1435 X
street northwest. for the purpose OF
formulating plans for a campsigp
in favor of the system.
Efforts to organize a local branch
OF the American Metric Association
are expected to result in the forma-
tion Of a local section TO be known
as the Columbia Section" F. 7.
Roberts. washington Representative
and assistant secretary Of the
American Metric Association, will be
IN charge of the orcanizinC'work.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
COLONEL HONORED
BY A. Eff. BRANCH
Transportation Corps Associ.
alton Holds Its First
Meeting.

Col. F. A. Delano was elected
president of the Washington Branch
of the Transportation Corps. A. E.
F.. Association. at the first meeting
of the association held last night
at the Army and Navy Club.
Experiences encountered by Off
GERS and men in the transportation
Corps at the front during the war
were recounted by Col. F. d. Peck.
who commanded the Twenty first
Light Railway Engineers in France
A letter from Gen. w. W. After
bury president of the association,
and who was director general of the
Transportation Corps. A. E. F., was
read. In which he expressed regret
a; being unable to be present.
A banquet was served. Place
cards. carrying water-color produc-
tions. Of the wings and wheel en-
blem of the corps, were at each
plate.
Other officers elected include Mai
f. G. Bliss, vice president and treas
urer. and Capt. f. E. MacMorland,
seco nd vice president and treasurer.
Others present included Lieut.. Col
F. G. Robbins. Maj. J. r. Thompson,
Capt. D. W. MacCormack. Capt. w.
L. McMorris, Capt. r. S. jennings
and Lieut.. l. II. Brodie.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
U. S. LANDS BRING
$4,000, 900 ROYALTIES

More than 100000 was paid
into the United States Treasury
during 1921 in royalties from pro-
ductiOn of gas and oil on gov
ernment lands. A. W. Ambrose.
chief petroleum technologist. in his
annual report to the director of
the Bureau of Mines. made this
known. and said more than 5000
permits have been granted for oil
prospecting. the report shows.
Summarizing the result of ap-
prOximately 80 per cent of all re-
ports of production in 1921. the
statement shows total of s.
SALES barrels of oil produced on
government lands. OF this. s.
1908 barrels are credited to
Wyoming: 2923.5s2. California:
sOO.153. Montana: 1910. Louisiana.
Production Of natural gas amounted
to 3.S56.61s.OO0 cubic feet. of which
1855 .O36. 900 Is credited to Wyom-
ing and 1852. 900 to California.
Casinghead gasoline production
amounted to 1.91S.722 gallons.
wyoming producing 1.457.117 gall
Ions and California 344.929 gallons
Government royalties on petroleum
and natural gas, and their prod
ucts. sold from government lands
range from per cent to 70 per
csnS. according to the report.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
COOLIDGE INVITED
BY STATE SOCIETY

More than 800 persons attended a
meeting of the Massachusetts State
Society last night. at which plans
were announced for reception and
dance to be given May 81. Vice
President Coolidge. the Massachu-
setts delegation and other promi-
nent officials and public men have
been invited.
The regular election of officers
was held, at which the following
were selected for the ensuing year:
President. Representative Frederick
w. Dallinger: vice-president. G. L.
Cain: financial secretary. Al Mi
chaud. The election of secretary
will be held at the next meeting.
Following election Of oficers the
society was presented an American
flag by Post 1877. Veterans OF For
eisn Wars. One of the features OF
the program was a dance by Miss
Catherine Nicols and her company
of eight baby toe dancers.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
Pianist Entertains
At Walter Reed

Ernest Schelling. pianist. gave .
recital in the Red Cross Gonzales
cent House at Walter Reed Hos
pital yesterday. The program con.
sisted of three groups of four num-
hers each. The piano used by Mr..
Schelling was loaned by Mrs. Rob-
ert Woods Bliss. The pianist was
given an Enthusiastic reception by
tie soldiers and society guestA
present.
Miss Margaret H. Lower. the
field director. was assisted in re-
oeiving the guests by Mrs. A. Gar
rison McClintock. Mrs. Charles War
rem. Mrs. William Lewis. Mrs. Rich
ard Fourchey, Miss Helene Oyster.
Miss Katherine Riggs. Miss Edith
Osborne and Miss Barbara NJ. Sim
gleton, Of the Red Cross Gray
Ladies.
Among those present were: Col.
James A. Glennan. Col. and Mrs.
William Keller. Mrs. Merritte W.
Ireland. Mrs. William c. Rivers, Mai.
J. W. Sherwood. Mai. and Mrs. R..
]. Morris. Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss,
Mrs. Ernest Schellihg. Mrs. Henry
F. Dimock. Mrs. william Kearney
Carr. Countess Hard, Maj. and Mrs.
Camponoli, DR.. Lisznocki, of the
Polish Embassy; Hugh Tennant, of
the British Embassy; Myron p.
whitney. Gen. and Mrs. John John
ston, Mrs. Saunderson and Miss
Julia Schelling.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
.WouldTide Over ;.
Idle Service Men
Lest We Forget" Society
Urges Contributions
OF Clothing.

I'VE must not forget the 5000
former service men who are in need
Of assistance as the result of un-
employment in Washington"
This Is the theory upon which the
Lest We Forget" Society of Wash
ington is operating in its campaign
to obtain clothing and other rneces-
stiles for destitute former service
me, in conjunction with the Amer
lean Legion. the Veterans Bureau
and the Salvation Army.
B.. F. Keith's Theater has recently
been designated as the Official re-
ceivipg station for second -hand
clothing, and Roland Robbins, man.
ager Of the playhouse. has been Sc
lected treasurer Of the fund out of
which expenses will be betrayed.
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh. 2020 Mass
achusetts avenue northwest. has
agreed to Ndefray all expenses in
mending and renovating the second
hand clothing received.
Among the women prominent In
Washington social circles who have
recently become members of the
committee in charge of these ar
rangements are:
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Mrs. william
II. Calder. Mrs. James l. Mann. Mrs
Newbold Noyes. Mrs. Ira C. Copley
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock. Mrs. Joseph
Hampson. Mrs. Frederick c. Hicks
Mrs. Walter ID. Wilcox. Mrs. Miles
Poindexts-. Mrs. Charles Thomas
and Mrs. Peyton Gordon.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
RAILWAYS CLAIM
SHOPMEN RECEIVE
HIGHEST PAY RATE
Tell Labor Board Wages
Are Above Those of
5,327 Industries.

CHICAGO. March Railroads of
the country today introduced a
mountain OF exhibits to prove to
the United States Railroad Labor
Board that they are paying higher
wages to shop employees than sag
Industries employing men in the
same occupations
The carriers have made a State
by-State canvass of wages paid
boilermskers. tinsmiths, electr!-
clans. plumbers. and all other
branches Of shop workers. aid the
Testimony today contended that
, they are now paying more money
for this work than any other in
dustry OF size.
Argue Wages Must Drop.
\ half dozen rail chiefs. repre-
senting Western railroads. told the
same s.ory-wages must come down
before anything approaching nor
NAL conditions can be hoped for
Eastern railroads will have their
day in court tomorrow. and John
G. walber. who will represent their,
is prepared to testify that engines
and other rolling stock are being
maintained in the East for imme-
date requirements only. and that
the conditions OF carriers gener-
ally is bad.
In California. louisiana Mime
sofa. Nebraska. Texas. Utah. and
WISCONSIN. railroad wages for shop
workers are higher than from so
to 80 per cent OF the industries
employing the same classes. il was
stated by ]. W. Higgins. execu-
tive secretary Cf the association
of Western railroads. Railroads In
Missouri and Washington pay more
than-do from 20 to 80 per cent
of the industries. while in Kansas.
iowa. and North Dakota the aver
age was said 10 be a flat 20 per
cent
Pre-war Wages Not Asked.
The railroads are not asking
the low level Of pre-war wages. he
said. Indeed. the scales we are
asking are from so to 100 per
cent higher than in 1915. and from
80 TO 20 per cent higher than those
paid in 1917
The new wage scales sought by
the carriers are from tc 81 cents
an nour lower than the present
scales
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08

interpreters. in addition to fulfilling
his duties in the Postofiice Depart
ment..
He has been operating one of the
machines which assert and arrange
in numerical order the cards by
which Uncle Sam records payment
Of money orders, and he calls his
machine zone of the most wonder
full of the worlds inventions" "I'm
glad to have seen such a piece of
mechanism while IN Washington.
for ! doubt IL any other country
has the money-order business which
necessitates its use." he comment
ed.
"I like Washington. although the
fickle weather has bothered me, but
prefer New York or California, the
foreign lad admitted. He came here
but a year ago. and after working
privately for former Postmaster
General Hays for a brief period, en-
tered the Postoffice Department.
first as a typist and later became a
machine operator.
Before starting to work in the
Postoffice Department Louchious
bettered his knowledge of English
with the new movie head as his
teacher, while in return he taught
Mr.. Hays French. Under the tute-
lege of the former Postmaster Cen
eral the lad also learned typewrit-
ing. and he now boasts of his abil-
ity to run the keys at the rate Of
forty words a minute.
Came Here Last March.
Proud as he is OF his mastery
of four languages and aptness at
the typewriter, the boy seemed
most pleased over his Americani-
zation by Hays as he recounted his
association with the late Cabinet
member.
Hays brought the Egyptian to
Washington last March. He had
previously been with Col. George
Harvey IN California.
Prior to his employment by Col.
Harvey Louchious worked in one
of New York's nostelries. He came
to America in 1919, after having
corne to France with the British
army. In which he was engaged
as an interpreter of General Al
lenby's staff during the MesopO-
tamia campaign.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
D. A. R. MEMORIAL
SERVICES ARE HELD
Twenty.nine Members of
d. c. Chapter Died
During Year.

Memorial services for the twenty
nine members OF the District OF
Columbia Chapter. Daughters of
the American Revolution, who died
during the past year. were held
on the second day OF the annual
conference yesterday in Memorial
Continental Hall
Mrs. James Hart. State chaplain.
was in, charge of the services. As
the name of each member who had
died during the year was read. a
member from the chapter of the
deceased placed a carnation in an
immense wreath on the platform OF
the hall. Mrs. Gertrude Lyons
sang
Revision OF the bylaws, whicI
has been under way by the chap
ter for the last two years, was
completed yesterday and a repor.
of the revision committee accepted.
The principal feature Of the re-
vision was the increase in the per
capita tax of members from ten to
fifteen cents. Mrs william z.
Hardy was chairman of the COM
mittee on revision of the bylaws.
Discussion over the revision of
the bylaws occupied most of the
day. Only a few OF the COMMITTEES Q
reports usually submitted to the
annual conference were heard. The
remaining will be submitted at an
executive committee meeting Of
State officers in the near future,
Mrs. Francis St. Clair. State regent,
announced last night.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
ROBBERS HOLD UP
MAN AND GET $40

3 Held up and robbed of nearly $40
along Grant road near Connecticut
avenue northwest shortly after 8
o'clock last night. John Newman.
3SQs Davenport street northwest.
was forced to accompany the high
waymen a distance of nearly two
blocks, at which point they boarded
waiting automobile and speeded
away.
Newman was followed by the me-
groes up Grant Road from the time
he stepped of a Connecticut avenue
trolley car. Coming up behind, one
Of the negroes pressed a revolver
to his back and demanded that he
throw, up his hands. The other
then went through his pockets.
After neecing Newman; the ban
dts ordered him to walk with them
to the automobile They speeded
towards town.: Newman ran to the
Tenleytown precinct station to re.
port the robbery. - =, ~ -
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
Spanish War Veterans
On Memorial Program

Active part will be taken by the
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp. United
Spanish War Veterans. in the COM
ing Memorial Day celebrations. the
ground breaking for the Gen. Meade
statue and the unveiling of the
Grant Memorial in the Botanical
Garden on April %.
These announcements were made
last night at the meeting of the
camp in the Perpetual Building.
Eleventh and E streets northwes
by Department Commander Charles
w. Mccsntray.
Chairman Of the Department Leg
islatfve Committee G. A. Raush in
dorsed the new efficiency ratings to
be installed in the government de-
partments.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
MANY PAY TRIBUTE
TO BERT WILLIAMS

NEW YORK. March Pour
thousand persons. whites and
negroes, kneeling in the rain
swept street. paid their last re-
spects to Bert Williams. famous
negro comedian and actor. as fune-
raj services were held in st. Philips
Protestant Episcopal Church here
today. II was declared the most
striking demonstration OF regard
for an individual negro ever seen
in New York.
The edihce was crowded with
friends of Williams. including such
men as Leon Enrol, famous coined
ian of the FoIlies. who worked with
Williams for several seasons, and
delegations from the Lambs Club.
the Friars Club. and other theatri-
cal organizations. Police reserves
were required to handle the throng
that gathered in the streets near
Williams home and followed the
coffin to the church for the services
Flowers were BANKED high about
the casket when il was returned
to Williams residence. There II is
to remain 1ntil tomorrow when Ma
sonic funeral rites will be held pre-
cedinE the funeral.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
STORM CAUSES
ONE DEATH AND
INJURY OF EIGHT
Continued from Paoe On.

Oo"t""eo JTOW rage one.
GIeenberg. IL years old, $50 C street
northwest. was struck by an auto
mobile operated by ]. Hickman, 51s
Columbia road northwest. The in
jured child was removed to her
home.
Bernard Thompson. ) years old,
$50 Third street northwest. was in
Jured severely about the head and
body as the result of being struck
by a motor truck at Sixth and @
streets northwest. He was treated
at Emergency Hospital.
Mrs. G. Beraim. 80 years old, of
the Hadleigh apartments. was run
down by an automobile while
crossing the street in front of her
home and injured about the BODY
She was treated at the Emergency y
Hospital. The automobile. police
say. was operated by william B.
Taylor, 1853 Lamont street north
west.
Traffic along Fifth street, at B
northeast. was halted for two
hours when large tree was
broken off near the ground and
fell diagonally across Fifth street,
shortly before 6 o'clock last night.
Ninth precinct police pulled the
tree in a position to permit the
resumption of traffic,
Pedestrians were forced to cross
the street when their passageway
was blocked by a fallen tree along
the south side of Sheridan circle
at Massachusetts, avenue. A tree
in front of 1915 l street northwest.
broke near the ground and fell
across / street. Traffic was but
slightly hampered, however.
A number of automobile colli-
sions were reported to the police.
Several buildings were damaged.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
VETERANS BUREAU
CLOSES HOSPITAL

Fox Hills Hospital at Staten Is
land. New York. will be closed
immediately by the United States
Veterans Bureau because of made
quate facilities and faulty struc-
ture, according to Director Forbes.
This ;Iction has been taken.
Forbes said. in order that the $50
patients now there will be insured
better care and treatment in bet
ter equipped institutions. The
Brooklyn Navy Hard Hospital will
receive 125 of the general and tu-
bercular suspect cases. The re-
mainder Of the patients will be
taken care of by hospitals in New
York or its vicinity, he said.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
Public Health Movie Film
Sh0Un at Western High

The Gift of Life" a four-reel
public health movie, was presented
at the Western High School last
night under the auspices of the
Georgetown Citizens Association,
with the cooperation Of the Dis
trict Health Department and the
United States Public Health Serv-
ice.
Addresses were delivered on pub
lie health and its relation to mo-
rality and ethics by DR.. Howard
Fisher. ,directo- Of the Social Hy-
glen. Clinic, District Health De-
partment. and Lieut.. Nina C. Van
Wrinkle. director of the women's
Bureau OF the Metropolitan Police
Department