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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20
ALL CHINESE
CLAIMS TOBE
MADE PUBLIC
PROPOSAL of Secretary
Hughes to List Foreign
Concessions Agreed to
RAIL RESOLUTIONS
American Delegate Warmly Defends
The Dropping of Article ~ By the
Committee.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Under pro
posal made in the Far Eastern Com
mittee today by Secretary Hughes ant
substantially agreed to by delegate:
of other powers, this much will b'
done in the Conference regarding eN
isting concessions in China-all claim:
of any sort, upon which the power:
rely, will be listed with Secretary
General Garrett.
Mr.. Hughes believes the listing ant
publication of such engagements vii
automatically eliminate the ones that
have no basis and will pave the way
for adjustment Of those that are ir
unsatisfactory form for any reason
such as conflict with other engage,
ments His thought is that the list
ing of all that are regarded by the
powers as having standing will turn
on the light and help materially to-
ward removing injustice and friction.
The Chinese, through DR.. yelling,
ton Koo, made known desire that
after the engagements have been list.
ed their validity be examined and that
then they be made to harmonic with
each other and with the principles
adopted by the committee. The plea
was in line with the section Of the
Chinese 10 points, presented soon
after the Conference met, which call
ed for declaration of all engagements
affecting China. under penalty of for
feiture for failure to do so, and for
examination and adjustment.
DR.. Koo's plea today was given no
encouragement in the committee. AT
ter the meeting. one of the American
delegates explained that it was not
intended to take up and examine each
engagement reported. He indicated
that any necessary steps to review en-
gagements listed could be taken by
laying such engagements before the
international Board of Reference, pro-
vided in the Hughes open-door resolu-
tion adopted Yesterday. or by such
other means as seemed appropriate
to the powers concerned
Other steps taken today in the Far
Eastern Committee were adoption of
the Geddes and Hughes railroad
resolutions, to both of which China
agreed
Under the Geddes resolution, China
undertakes to allow no discrimination
as between powers and their nationals
on its railroads, and the other powers
undertake the same obligation on rail
roads over which they or their nat
ionals have control That will be a
part of the open-door convention and
is held to be necessary to carry out the
open-door principle. The Hughes
resolution expresses the hope that
China will unity its results in a great
system under control of the Govern
ment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20
IN CONGRESS
YESTERDAY
SENATE

Threats of introducing a resolution
to abolish the joint congressional
committee appointed to reorganize the
government departments because of
inaction, were made by Democrats,
Senator Harrison of Mississippi blam-
ing the administration for delay and
Senator Smoot of Utah, explaining
that no meeting of the committee had
been called since its appointment
nearly year ago.
A resolution declaring it to be the
sense of the Senate that the president
should withdraw the American forces
in Haiti and San Domingo, was in
troduced by Senator King, Utah.
BY vote of % to s, Republican
leaders amended the foreign loan bill
so as to require debtor nations to pay
interest on the S10,000,G00,O00 Amer
lean loans at rate Of interest not
lower than the interest on Liberty
bonds of this country, and agreed to
call the bill up for action Monday.
Dr.. Harris Hart, superintendent of
schools in Virginia, spoke before the
Joint committee investigating Wash
ington school conditions, urging
among other changes extension of the
Fairgrounds.
George Yarbrough, a teacher of
Alabama, told the committee inves-
tigating the alleged abuse of Amer
ican soldiers in France that he wit
paccad tho oyarution of soldier hv
a firing squad near Chauteau-Thierry
War department witnesses had in
formed the committee that no eXecu-
tions by shooting had occurred.
The Finance committee began con-
sideration of specific rates in the
chemical schedule of the tariff bill.
Senators Cummins, Iowa; Robinson,
and others spoke on the bill
providing for interchangeable mile
age rates among railroads.
A resolution by Senator Robinson
calling for a Senate investigation Of
charges that official influences are
interfering with the civil service, was
adopted.
Senator's Ball and Johnson Of the
District committee introduced bills
providing half fare on the street cars
for school children.
Senator Trammell, Florida, offered
a resolution requiring the Interstate
Commerce commission to investigate
High express rates on citrus fruits
and other products.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20
HOUSE

Replying to charges of Chairman
Fordney of the Ways and Means COM
mittee that a big Chicago concern
made profits amounting to over 2.
600 per cent, Representative Mann Of
Illinois said the firm in question made
only 2.39 per cent. net profits in 1920.
In letter to Speaker Gillette,
President Harding asked for an ap-
preparation of 100000 for additional
employees of the civil service commit,
tee, to investigate the character and
training of applicants for govern
ment positions. He asked also for in.
creased salaries for three members OF
the civil service commission.
Representative Thomas OF Kentucky
introduced a bill asking S5OO,0o0 for
relief of unemployed and destitute coal
miners in America.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20
BANQUET TONIGHT
Home Beneficial Association to Feast
... Winners of Contest

The Home Beneficial Associations
Department of the Alex, District
"a. J. McGhee, Supt.. will give a
banquet tonight ut the Hotel Rammel
in honor Of Mr..G. C. Hood. Assistant
superintendent and his staff, they he
ing the victors ain a contest. The
ruests will be Mr.. a. ]. Katkins
Treasurer and General Superintend-
ent Of the Comnany from the Rich
mond offices and Mr.. Charlie Wright
superintendent Of the Washington. n
c. offices. Assistant Superintendent
Hood and his staff are to he con-
graduated on their efforts in win.
ming this contest.
Mr.. Hoods staff is as follows: Geo
R. Sisk. Culpeppcr. Va; F. F. Car.
penter. Front Roval, Va: ". F. Kind
well. Del Raw, Va: H. NJ. Lambert
Alexandria, Va, and a. w. Embrey
Alexandria, Va.
The losing staff is as follows: w
&C.. Kidd. Assistant Superintendent
Alexandria, Va: ". A. Marsh, Win.
chester, Va: J. D. Lambert. Leesbure
Va: F. f. Erwin. Alexandria, Va; L
n. Erwin. Alexandria. Va. and l.. C
McWhorter, Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20
COAL MINERS
Wills STRIKE
SAYS HOOVER
Issues Warning to Public OF
Walkout About End OF
March
THINKS IT CERTAIN
Will be Fight For Life For Unions
Operators Planning to Fight to
Finish.

Washington, Jan. ia strike in
the bituminous coal fields beginning
March 81 appears to be inevitable,
said Secretary of Commerce Hoover
today.
The Administration, after confer
ences with representative operators
and leaders of the mine workers, per-
ceiyes no feasible means of averting
the threatened strike, if the union per-
sists in demanding a renewal of the
present wage terms.
AS in the case of the bituminous
fields, the contracts of the anthracite
workers expire March 81, and strike
of the hard coal miners is also a pos
sibility Increased wages are being
demanded by some of the organiza-
tions in the anthracite fields.
If the United Mine Workers strike,
they will be plunged into a life-and-
death struggle for the preservation of
their union. The operators of unionzed
mines positively assert that they will
not renew the present wage contracts
and that they cannot continue to oper-
ate except on the basis of lower
wage scale. They will endeavor to
operate with non-union workers, how
ever, if the strike materaliZes.
Many operators of union mines as
sert that if the union rejects de-
crease in wages they will deunioniZe
their mines and close down if they
! find it impossible to operate on non
union basis. They say that the union
miners cannot continue to compete
with nonunion and will be compelled to
close, in any event, unless wages are
reduced.
According to the operators, about
30 per cent. of the bituminous mines
are nonunion. Wages are lower in
the nonunion mines and employment
is steadier. The nonunion undersells
the union product and hundreds of
union mines already have been closed
as result of this competition, it is
| asserted.
Reports to the Department of Com
merce indicate that business general
y is preparing for a protracted mine
strike. Stocks of coal are being stored
and penalty clauses in business con-
tracts are being made nonenforceable
in the event of impairment of trans
portation or production facilities by
coal strike.
The Administration believes, how
ever, that with reserve stocks of coal
and 80 or 40 per cent, of the mines
operating with nonunion workers
there will be no danger of railroad
tie-up or even of reduced rail facili-
ties for several months after the
calling of a strike.
Secretary Hoover's committee of
operators and consumers is continu-
ing its study of the coal problem with
view to recommending a perma-
nent stabiization of the industry. Ii
appears that the industry is from 80
! to 40 per cent. overdeveopcd. As q
result the average employment of
mine workers is only 1870 days wear
This produces an inferior scale of Iiv-
ing for the mine worker, highly
speculative industry for the operators
and unduly high prices for the con.
Sumer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20

Rockville, Md.
Adjutant Edgar Warfield read
Gen Lees farewell address. Mr..
Warfield said the paper he read
from was copy of the original made
at Appomattox and that the original
is now in the hands of the family OF
Charles Marshall in Baltimore.
The banquet was one of the most
successful ever given by the camp
and was attended by more than l0o
guests. There were few of the old
veterans present. time having laid a
heavy hand on their ranks. The ma
jority of those attending were sons
of veterans.
The banquet was without doubt one
of the best ever served this camp by
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracv. The menu was excellent and
the ladies were most attentive and
saw that everyone present enjoyed
themselves at the festive board.
The spacious parlors of the camp
were gaily decorated, being bathed
in Confederate colors and the state
flag. The tables were also prettily
decorated and there were carnations
for each guest. Prior TO the calling
of the assemblage to the banquet hall
there was music on the piano.
The menu served follows:
Roast Turkev Fried Oysters
Virginia Ham
Cranberry Sauce
Chicken Salad Cold Slaw
Olives Pickles Celery
Banquet Rolls Hot Biscuits
Fruits
Bananas Oranges Malaga Cranes
Ice Cream Cake
Cigars Punch
Adiutant Edgar ,Warfield announ-
ced that Representative R. Walton
Moore. of the Eighth district. had
sent his regrets at his inability to
attend owing to the fact that he had
a previous engagement in Baltimore,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20
NEW "Y" CLASS
Course in Shakespeare For Men and
Women

"a Critical Study of Shakespeare"
is the subject of a new course to be
given by the "Y'' during the second
term which opens February first. This
class will be open both to men and Wo-
men and will be taught by one of Alex.
andria's most thorough students OF
Shakespeare, Mr. David Jones. The
"Y" considers itself especially for
tunate in being able to secure the SER
vices of Mr.. Jones as instructor and
thereby offering an opportunity to
Aleyandria's Shakespeare lovers, to
pursue a course which promises to
be so full of interest and fascination;
Already about twenty have signified
their intention of joining the class. 1t
is hoped. however, that this number
may be largely increased before the
date of the opening lesson, which VIII
be Friday evening, February 3, as the
rate for instruction will be proportion
atelv less according to the number en-
rolled. The fee will be not more than
$3.50 for the course with an enroll
mant of twenty. A larger enrolment
will decrease the fee.
The object of the course will be to
gain a deeper insight and apprecla-
tion of the genius of Shakespeare. and
his influence on English and Amer
lean literature. The lecture method
will be pursued. and it is honed that
each student will use note book. AL
thongh this will not be required. The
outline of the course is as follows:
/. Biogranhv. with special stress
on political and economical conditions
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20
Lowery to Speak
Faracas have arranged to Have Rep
resentative Lowery to Address
Banquet

Through the efforts of Representa-
,t;ve~7R.s Waiton: Moore; Tie entertain
ment committee of the Baraca Bible
Glass has arranged to have Repre-
sentative 3. G. Lowery, of Mississippi,
address the members of the class at
the seventh annual banquet which will
be held in the Westminster Building
next Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Lowery is one of the most IN
fluential and prominent men in the
Baptist Church of the South. He is a
son of General NJ. P. Lowery, who
served in the Confederate Army: a
graduate of Mississippi College and
thereafter attended Tulane univer-
sity, and during most of his active life
has belonged to the faculty of Blue
Mountain College, of Mississippi, as
it's Vice-President, President, and
professor of English.
A fine program of local talent has
also been arranged. All members of
the class are expected to be present
at this banquet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20

At The theatres todav: the Rich
n,nnd IS showing "Thn Hoa"t nf the
North" a picture full of the thrills
Of the rrcat Northwest where the
mon gro mon and will dia for the wn-
mon thnv love Tho Tn"nmar will
start now s"";al "White Fa"le" and
IS offorir@ an Indian hat 70 the first
ono hnndrod children who nnrchase
t:"l1nte n this "rca+ serial. also Tnm
Nix will ~iav IN &" After Yonr Own
Uoart I" The Idle Hour &c showing
N"0l Hart's newest picture. "God's
Gold"
Through MISUNDERSTANDING the
Ca7nttn published a notice last week
that "a mnotinr Of the Travellers
Protoctivo Association would he held
on Satr~dav. Iannarv ID" when. in
fact. this r1netin" had hccn nost-
roned week and is to he held in
fhn Chamhn~ Of Commerce rooms TO-
morrn'v n;"ht lamar ~. At this
mrntinc. tho nrcsidnnt Of the local
branch. ] William Nav. is anxious to
have as MANY IF thn members as DOS
ciblo nroscnt as it is exnectnd th"t j.
c. Oliver. chairman of the State
Proes Committrn. will he present to
make an address.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20
Takes Son Home
Henry r. Silleck Does Not Recognize
Father

Ebert A. Silleck, Greenwich, Conn,
hotel proprietor, today conveyed his
son, Henry Robert Silleck back to
that city. The father arrived at the
Alexandria Hospital last night and
identified his son. The son, however,
did not recognize the father and
neither did the son recognize hlm TO-
day.
Hospital attendants declare that the
father says that he attributes his son S
loss of memory to the fact that
several months ago his son suffered a
fracture of the skull.
Silleck who is about thirty years
old, came to the hospital Monday and
could not remember his name or where
he hailed from. He was identified
through finger prints by J. Herbert
Taylor. chief of Identification bureau
of the Navy Department, who lives IN
this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20
SENATECAUCUS
APPROVES THE
REFUND BILL
Indorse Act Providing For
Allied Debt With 4 3-4
Per Cent Interest
BONUS BILL FOLLOWS
Amendment Offered by Senator
France to Leave Matter in Presi-
dents Hands is Lost

Washington, Jan. 19.-Senate Re-
publicans, in party conference, ap-
proved today the Allied Debt Refund
ing bill, with the addition of pro-
vision that the interest rate on the te-
funded bonds should be not less than
that fixed in the Liberty Loan acts au-
thorized in the loans to the Allied ma
tions.
This rate is 4 3-4 per cent, or IA of
per cent. less than the rate stipulat
ed in the obligations of the debtor
nations now held by the Treasury.
This was the only change in the
bill as reported by the Finance Com
mittec. 1t was announced that the
vote on the added provision was %
to s, and was taken after the con-
| ference had voted down, "a to Ia, an
! amendment by Senator Smoot, of
Utah, that the commission which is
to conduct the refunding negotia-
tions should not have the right to fix
rate of interest at less than 5 per
cent.
Party leaders said it was the plan
to take the bill up in the Senate on
Monday and to press for its passage,
the amended measure having been
formally approved by the conference.
The Republicans already have voted
to take up Soldier Bonus bill as
soon as the refunding measure is dis
posed Of. 1t was said there would
be further party conferences to de-
tcrmine n policy as to the method of
raising the necessary funds to finance
the bonus.
There were two conferences today,
with many changes in the Refunding
bill suggested. but not approved.
+ A mGtfan by Senator, France, of
Maryland. to strike out the provision
for commission and to confer the
entire authority on the President was
defeated it was announced, by vote
Of 81 to 7.
1t also was stated that motion by
Senator Phipps, of Colorado. to strike
out the requirement that the bonds
mature not later than June -, 1947,
was defeated. 50 to ).
Another motion lost was by Senator
Harreld, Of Oklahoma, which would
have provided that the payment of in
tercSt on the bonds he deferred for g
period Of not more than three years.
Immediate action by the House on n
Soldicr Bonus bill was demanded nv
Republican members who formerly
wc"n in the military service.
The former service men at a con-
ference decided to seek a caucus Of the
entire Republican membership next
Wodrcsdav NIGHT, at which it is plan
nod IN submit resolution instruct
inc the Ways and Means Commit
roo 20 immediately present to the
Honse an adjusted compensation bill.
Once rcnortcd TIL" Bonus hill would
hn kent before the Honse until final
vote was req "hod. according to the
nlan of members attending the con-
ference.
A statement issued hv Renresenta-
tive Fish. Of New York. and Renre-
sentative Johnson. Of South Dakota,
both nf whom saw service in France,
dnclarnd that forrnr service men,
h"rs have become "cxaspcratcd over
no d"lav in tho nassa"o of an adj
iustcd compensation law"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20
James T. Cough Dies

Funeral services for James T..
Cough, thirty-one wears old, who died
Wednesday. were held this afternoon
at his late residence. II East Man1e
street. Rosemont and conducted hv
Rev. Percy Foster Hall. rector of St.
Paul's Eoiscoral Church. The de-
ceased was employed as an accountant
at tho Southern Railway offices in
WASHINGTON. Burial was in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20
of the Elizabethan era.
2. General Survey of works.
3. Sonnets and poems.
4. Study of a Comedy. As Ynu

). Sonnets and poems.
4. Study of a Comedy: AS You
Like It."
5. Sem-Tragedy: "The Merchant
of Venice"
Tragedy: Hamlet"
Z. Women of Shakespeare.
8. Types of Men in Shakespeare.
(a.) The philosopher, Prospero and
Hamlet.
3D. The soldier, Henry V. and Hot
spur.
(c.) The statesman, Warwick and
Wolscy.
(d.) The man of the World, An
tonic and Iago.
Q. Shakespeare on Love.
10. Shakespeare as Forerunncr
on Modern Philosophy and Science.
1t is also planned, at the close of the
course of fifteen lessons, to give a
dramatic evening, with scenes from
the plays, and the songs of Shake
speare, to which the public will be ad-
mitted.
Enroll at the Y. NJ. C. A. office now.
The first lesson will be given at the
Chamber Of Commerce, Friday even
ing, February 3, at 1880 p. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20
Isaac Gregg.

Petersburg-The police today re-
voaled one of the most daring house
robberies committed in this city IN sew
cral vears-that Of negro woman s
house on Jones Street in daylight yes
terday afternoon.
To gain an entrance to the house
tho thief broke down the partition
wall of a double tenement house while
the occupants were away. The house
was ransacked and the burglar made
off with loot valued at nearly s400,
including clothing, a diamond ring,
iewclry and other articles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20

r:"h-,orH---Thn first "nt"rta'nnant
of .ho N;r~:ria Eisfnriral Pa""ant As
so";otic'. cchndn1ed for John Morshali
u;c-L School andifnrinn TOMORROW
,;rh+ has boon nnefnnnnd ONO "nok
hnrause Of thn inadnrrarv of trans
rnrtatinn facilities, it was announced
last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20
KiWanis Luncheon

At the weekly luncheon Yesterday
afternoon of the Kiwanis Club an ad-
dress on Gen. Robert E. Lee was de-
livered by ]. Randall Cation, Jr. The
luncheon was largely attended. Boost
prizes were distributed by Chester A.
Gwinn and U. S. Lambert presided.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20

Newport News-There are 2,ooO
women voters in Newport News. ac-
cording to the list which has just been
compiled by the city treasurer and
turned over to the printer. Nineteen
hundred of this number are white wo-
men and 600 colored. This brings the
total number of voters in the city up to
1000 or more, the largest in the his
tory of the city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20

Richmond-Maio General Charles
C. Morton, U. S. A., who trained and
commanded the Twenty-ninth Dlvls,
ion. which included National Guard
units of Virginia, will be the guest OF
Richmond Light Infantry Blues to-
day. the birthday of General Robert
E. Lee, the South's mighty war chief
and great military genius OF his age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20
Eloquent Tributes
Paid to Memory of Lee
Representatives Upshaw of Georgia and
Lanham of Texas Principal Speakers
at E. Lee Camp Banquet
Will SONS NAME BRINGS APPLA

Short Addresses Made by Capt Fountain Beatie Rev Dr.
E. V. REGISTER and H. Noel Garner-Lees Farewell
Address by Adjutant Edgar Warfeld- Invocation by
Rev Dr. j. w. Duffey-Commander J. r. Zimmerman
Presides
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-20
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FIRST DROWNING
ACCIDENT OF
YEAR
HAROLD HOMAN WAS
DROWNED IN LAKE TODAY
Efforts of Physicians to Re-
vive the Lad We're Without
Avail. Accident Occurred at
Three O'clock.

49,
Harold Homan, son of Mr.. anc
Mrs. HI. I'll. Homan. was drowned in
Chequamegon Bay today at shortly
before three O'Clock while swimming
with other companions off Memorial
Park. The boy is supposed to have
gotten cramps, which caused him to
drown, as he was a good swimmer
His companion Elerd White, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. White, came near
meeting a similar fate while trying
to rescue the drowning lad.
After the Homan boy had gone
down for the third time White re-
turned to shore and got a boat and
fished out the body of the Homan boy
with pike pole and got him to shore.
Doctors Axley and Schlossman were
Immediately called and worked over
the body for more than an hour in
an effort to save him, but their efforts
were without avail.
The accident is the first to occur
in Chequamegon bay in several years
and the parents are grief stricken
over the death of their oldest son,
who was about Ia years of age. The
sympathy of the community goes out
to them in their bereavement.