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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-11
Rockefeller Is Asked
For 100000 to Aid
Prisoners Relief Bodv

WASHINGTON, July Sc. D.
budding. founder and president of
the Prisoners Relief society," today
asked John D. Rockefeller for $780,.
600 as the result of promise of
assistance made eight years ago
when MIR. budding requested finan-
cial aid for his society.
MIR. budding, in a letter to Mr..
rockefeller, said the society had
lived in nickles, dimes and quarters
and now wants to do big things for
prisoners. Mr.. Rockefeller was re-
minded that eight years ago Mr..
budding asked him for 500, 1000 to
help establish the society, and was
told to come back in eight years.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-11

the industrial workers, but their ag-
itation for higher W -. scares the
bourgeoisie into nationalism.
A clear, but unthreatening decla-
ration from the great powers might
help the situation in Germany. 1t
should be to the effect that:
Every help will be accorded to a
democratic, peaceful Germany, but
there will be no intercourse with a
Germany returned to monarchism.
An international congress of I'M
official liberal leaders should follow
this declaration.
The German republic, however,
will be safe when it needs no other
protection than it's constitution and
a proper public spirit.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-11
Richard Croker Leaves
Widow Large Legacy;
$4,000 for Daughter

. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, July
8.-The will Of the late Richard
Croker, former Tammany leader, who
died in Ireland, filed here today,
leaves all of his property except
$4,000 to his widow, Beulah. The
$4,000 bequest goes to his daugh-
ter, Florence, who is referred to as
the only one of his children who
retained affection for him. The will
was drawn in Ireland in 1919.
CONTEST is EXPECTED
OVER CROKER ESTATE
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, July g.
j. T. G. Crawford, of this city, coun-
sci for Richard Croker, Jr., said to.
day upon learning that the will Of
Richard Croker, ST., had been filed
for probate at West Palm Beach
that he recently filed a caveat in
the Palm Beach county court which
virtually is a notice that the will
will be contested.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-11
Amman, Lost in Clouds,
Makes Safe Landing

SEATTLE, Wash, July 8.-Roy
Jones, aviator, en- route from Seattle
to Ketchikan, Alaska, who was re-
ported missing in the forest fire
haze which hung over western
Washington, landed safely near Bel
bingham, Wash, last night, accord
ing to a telephone message received
here today.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-11
Sentenced Kidnaper
To Make No Appeal

RICHMOND, Va, July S.-Harry
c. Armentrout, who late yesterday
was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary in the Henrico county
circuit court on a charge of kid
mapping Edward Cannon, 13-year-old
Henrico county boy, three years ago,
will accept the sentence without ap-
peal, it was learned today.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-11

T. G. CHASTAIN, former ag-
ricultural agent for Fulton
county, who has accepted the
presidency of a new fertilizer
company specializing in soil
development.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-11
BurqIe Home of Sorrow

POTTSVILLE, Pa.-Burglars rob-
bed the home of Mrs. Charlotte
Smith a few hours after her hus-
band had been accidentally killed
and her daughter ha ddied Of scar
let fever.
Evening star., 1922-02-10
The Disaster Inquest.

In the course of the inquest into
the knickerbocker Theater disaster
up to this time evidence has been pre-
sented which tends to show that there
was serious fault in the structure, and
that the collapse which caused the
death of ninety-eight persons was due
to that fault, and not to an extraordi-
nary condition such as a storm or the
weight of snow. There is a direct con-
f1ict of testimony. A group OF Army
engineers has reported after thorough
inspection Of the premises. stating
twenty-one different faults Of design
and construction. The architect has
contended that the break was due to q
flaw in one Of the steel roof members,
which he attributes to an accident and
not to any blameworthy lack Of care
in fabrication. The representative of
the steel-furnishing company denies
the failure of any Of the steel and at
tributes the collapse to improperly
built walls.
1t will probably be difficult to deter.
mine precisely what caused the wreck,
to ascertain the specific point of fall
ure and perhaps to place the blame
exactly. The coroner's jury must. how.
ever, strive for such a conclusion. for
it is indicated by the testimony as far
as it has gone that the building was
not strongly designed or strongly built
One fact stands out clearly. The
building inspection force of the Dis.
trict government is not sufficient In
size or adequate in pay. In this de-
partment, which touches the life and
security of the whole community,
there is little better than a skeleton
organization. 1t is impossible for the
force to cover the field sufficiently.
The salaries paid are not sufficient to
attract and hold men Of the requisite
ability to pass upon plans and details
OF construction Whether there was
blameworthy neglect on the part OF
the inspection force in this particular
case, it is plain enough now in the
light of this disaster that the inspec'
ton bureau Of the District govern
ment must be enlarged and strength.
ened.
Evening star., 1922-02-10

differently appraised. By some Its
value is placed at a high figure. They
see it exercising an influence on world
affairs for years to come. Others are
more conservative. and will be salts
fed il the principal result shall prove
to be the easing Of the grave situation
the conference was called to deal with.
Tne peace-promcting influences of
limitation Of naval armements, the
saving Of money at this time OF
general pinch, and the dissipating Of
the mists that overhung the Pacific
problems, will justify the meeting and
reward all the pains taken.
About one thing, however, there
could be, and was, but one opinion. be.
cause the fact stood established. 1t
had been demonstrated that men of
widely differing views and represent.
ing many conflicting interests could be
assembled at conference table, and,
under a leadership confessedly friend
ly and unseltish, induced to adjust
their differences and agree upon a
friendly plan of action removing all
uneasiness about the immediate fu-
ture.
And as what has been done once can
be done again. conferences will be in
order in the future when things get
out of plumb and the world has grown
uneasy.
Evening star., 1922-02-10
Government Workers Are Kept
On Anxious Seat by Congress

priations committee on the salary
schedules. There Is no telling when
1t will be finally reported to the SEN
ate, let alone passed. AS sop TO
keep the 76,431 employees from grow
ing too impatient and restive, Chair-
man Madden of the House approprla-
tions committee has let 1t be known
that, IL the reclassification bill Is not
passed in time, some provision VIII
be made for continuing the bonus
in q deficiency appropriation bill:
deficiency bill is now being drafted,
but even yet the army of government
clerks do not know II they Will De
cared for in 1t.
II there is an honest intent to pay
the government employees the fuiI
amount of their basic salaries Plus
the bonus, II is asserted. why not
give 1t to them at once. tnus re-
lieving their worries and uncertainty
There is nothing to be gained oy
making false show of cutting down
on appropriation bills If deficiency
bills are to be put through later.
Why make two bites of q cherry'
especially since 1t is generally recog-
nized in Congress that the salaries
paid to the workers throughout tnS
departments are altogether too smalI,
wonder being expressed as to how
Uncle Sans employees manage 70
keep body and soul together? Wnlie
Congress- talks much Of maintaining
American standards OF living anu ol
wages, it might well consider the
family budgets of these Ialtndue H
ployes who are making Cncie Sain
service their life work.
In wrestling with the tariff bill.
members of both House and senate
have emphasized that their prooieH
was principally to protect American
standards Of living and wages from
being undermined by the cheap iapor
and undesirable conditions Oh Asihs
| in other countries. And yet these
same legislators view with apparent
complacency the spectacle OF ions
Ice Of the United States government
who are not getting enough 10 nve
upon. and who are allowed to continue
| indefinitely in doubt as to what their
| incomes are to be during the coming
year to meet absolutely necessary eA-
| niexed by the national problem OF
making revenue and expenditure
meet II is argued, ought to have
! ympathetic concern for the govern
ment employees and set their minds
at rest as soon as possible.
| S0metnlng must DO uOhC, ooonSt "
later, to equalize the salaries of gov
| ernment workers with their expenses.
To do their work for Uncle Sam they
have to live in the National Capital.
and the very fact that it is the Ma
tional Capital has made their expenses
! heavier. Yet Congress for many years
has not raised their basic salaries and
| even now has taken away their
meager $240 bonus. with no definite
action that they can bank upon to re-
place 1t.
| 1t is urged that the members Of
Congress in dealing with these two
pieces of legislation, urged for econo-
mic efficiency. will consider the human
| side of the problem-the lives of men,
| women and children concerned-as
well as the political advantage of the
legislation.
Evening star., 1922-02-10

Traction cars Of thirty years ago did
not weigh nearly as much as many
cars in operation today. and did not
carry one-third as many passengers.
One Of the heavy loads which the
builders Of road bridges thirty years
ago had in mind was four-horse
wagon. laden with farm produces and
travelling at about three miles an hour.
The motor truck weighing four times
as much as four-horse wagon, its
load and its team, and travelling from
twenty to twenty-five miles an hour,
was not thought of. Yet such trucks
are here, and they set up vibrations in
the old:style bridges which cause
travellers to be uneasy, no matter what
engineers may say. 1t has been proved
that engineers make mistakes.
A hundred automobiles cross these
bridges today where thirty years ago
single one or two horse carriage or
farm wagon went across, and many
of the new cars, weighing as much as
an old-fashioned four-horse wagon, &c
across at four times or eight times the
speed Of the ancient vehicles. Other
times, other bridges!
Evening star., 1922-02-10
A Coal Strike Warning.

Repeated warnings come from Off
cial and informed sources Of the prob
ability of strike of miners in the
bituminous coal fields April I, which,
if it occurs, Is classed as likely to be
one Of the most serious clashes be-
tween employers and employees the
country has witnessed. Hints Of pos
sible sympathetic support Of the union
miners by railway operatives add to
the ominousness of the situation.
The current issue of the Coal Re
view, published by the National Coal
Association, quotes Oscar A. Fogg,
executive secretary and general man.
ager Of the American Gas Association,
as telling the Engineers Club at
Springfield. H., that the thing to do
in the face Of the threatened strike Is
to buy coal now and store it. This
authority Is convinced that the strike
will occur, and that It will "unques-
tionably be the greatest labor disturb.
ance our country has known" He ap-
prehends general interruption Of and
probable shutting down of industries.
Figures on the coal supply are pre-
sented by the Coal Review. "Were
business active" says the statement,
"the present stocks would last not
more than thirty-two days, If evenly
divided. But, of course, stocks are
never evenly divided. No American
city is without its share Of consumers
who through absence Of necessary
space or sheer neglect are without
protection against interruption to sup.
ply"
The psychological angle to the sup
ply and reserve situation may be
found In the disposition Of the people
to "take a chance" on the coming OF
great strikes; they think they may not
happen. They have seen several fail
to be effective. But at that 1t might be
well to take heed to the warnings that
emanate from competent quarters and
pay more than passing attention to
the possibilities Of April 1.
Evening star., 1922-02-10
Daylight Saving.

Though the las Congress defeated a
bill which would have established day
light saving as a permanent national
institution. the idea will not down. 1t
is constantly coming to the front.
especially In the larger cities several
of which have adopted it as . local
policy, an arrangement which makes
for the awkward double time system.
In all such cities there is "city time"
and railroad time," and in mention
ing the hour of the day 1t is always
necessary to state which time is
meant.
However. there is much merit in the
daylight-savtng plan-or would be, at
least, If on a national basis. It is not
an innovation. 1t proved itself under
a national test Among its economic
advantages may be mentioned reduced
coal consumption and smaller electric
light and gas bills, but it's real bene-
fits are found in the well-being of the
thousands whom 1t enables to renew
acquaintance with sunlight and the
great out-of-doors. Daylight saving
brings variety and breadth into mo-
notonous, narrow-grooved lives It
makes for health, for wider human
happiness 1t nghtens and brightens
the treadmin grind. There are also
disadvantages. but they should not be
permitted to weigh as against the
general good.-St. Joseph News-Press
independentl.
Evening star., 1922-02-10
A MercifuI Death,

Two tongmen are to be the first to
suffer the death penalty by applica-
ton Of lethal gas under a new law
passe a year ago by the legislature
in Nevada.
Two unusual facts appear in the
case: First, tongmen were convicted
whom they committed murder. in spite
of the mysterious influence that often
seems to shield them from conviction; !;
second. the execution will be the first
OF its kind in America.
The execution by lethal gas, under
the Nevada law, is the nearest ap-
proach to humane killing by the
state. It is used on stray dogs and
Nevada has decided to apply it to con-
demned criminals.
The death chamber, in which the
condemned are confined while await
ing death, is alright. Pipes connect
1t with tank containing the gas sup
ply. A week is set aside by the court,
at any time during which tho execu-
tion may take place. The sorry in
mates have no foreknowledge as to
when the sentence of death will be
!. carried out On any night the sheriff
may select the lethal gas is turned
into the death chamber and all is over.
Portland Oregon Journal dndepend-
ent).
Evening star., 1922-02-10
Woman Voters and Parties.

Gov. Miller of New York and Mrs.
John H. Hammond are the latest per-
sons Of prominence to adjure women
to join one or the other of the two old
parties, interest themselves deeply in
organization work, and in that way
capitalize to it's full value the oppor-
tunity their enfranchisement has pro-
duced.
Gov. Miller submits two PROPOSE
tions. The first is that there should
be no sex divisions in politics. The Sec
ond is that "non-political groups who
undertake to exert political pressure
so as to exercise political power are a
menace to our institutions" He enun-
c.ated his views at meeting Of WON.
en- held at Albany Wednesday when
a Lincoln day celebration took place.
Mrs. Hammond's views are Of like
character, and expressed in g. few
words: party government is neces,
sary to awaken responsibility and get
things done. A free lance gets no.
where"
This subject is growing in interest
and provoking much discussion as
the congressional campaigns approach
Control Of the next Congress is the OBJ
1ect Of both parties, and both are grid
ing for the contest. The long roll Is
sounding. The standards are unfurled
~Fall In! Don't stand upon the order
~ falling. but fall at oncer'
Thus the women are being ad
dressed, now by the leaders Of the one
marty, now by those Of the other; and
arst and last they are finding a good
6ea1 TO think about at q time when
prornpt decisions are not only expect
Cd but imperative.
Evening star., 1922-02-10
The Last Curtain.

Tho lights arc out, and gone are
m the guests"
A number Of the distinguished for
efensrv who had attended the erma-
xnen4 conference as delegates called at
sse House yesterday to say
rood Their reception was very
cordial. tie exchanges Of complt
,nenfs between them and the Prest-
asut was felioitous. All testified to the
Measure they had had in their visit
70 America, and to their belief in the
snlnr1ng character Of the conference
Evening star., 1922-02-10
Other Times, Other Bridges!

Very strong assurances from re.
sponsible engineers a. to the safety of
the iron bridges will be required to
set at rest the fears Of persons using
those bridges. Even IL found safe they
should be replaced. Modern times de.
mand bridges that are not only mod.
ern, but which win have 30 wide q
margin between unsafsty ana safety
between usual stresses and possible
stresses-that they will stand for q
very long time under the increasing
burdens that win surely come to them
When these bridges were built II
was probable that practical men could
not foresee the greater demands that
wars, ssoa - - mada tpan thsm
Evening star., 1922-02-10
As to Ancestor Worship.

Thomas W. Lamont is one Of the
biggest fnanciers in Wall street and
man also Of ideals that We all re-
visit to China, and was the organizer
OF the fight against famine there,
fairly winning the gratitude Of the
Celestfals. and yet even he needs to
be warned against ''hustling the
east" His ultimatum is premature:
'"The practice Of ancestor worship. as
II China Is to come into her own"
All Wall street couldn't bring that
about, working IN unison.
II we might do so without dis
courtesy we would recommend to the
financier a rereading Of Lessing's
parable in Nathan the WISE" the
suggestion In the ring story told to
Saladin, that Jews are Jews, Moham-
medans are Mohammedans. Christians
are Christians out of loyalty to their
respective ancestors--that ! cannot
ask another man to brand his an
cestors as errorists in order to honor
my own ancestors.
How far China can progress on
peace-loving lines depends in vast
measure on Christendom's determine
ton to follow the same lines. Il
militaristic, to build navies and sup
port armies, and turn her scientists
to the manufacture OF death bombs
and poison gas, by emphasizing her
helplessness as q peace-lover, then,
and only then, can the yellow peril
become more than figment Of the
imagination.-Brook Eagle (inde-
pendent democratic).
The end of the arms conference:
where is the end Of arms?-Portland
Oregon Journal. Nrs
Tho California courts may not be
able to convict Fatty Arbuckle, but
they sesm yilltng "a. keeD en- trying.
Evening star., 1922-02-10

yI YHEN legislation lags, when
WI the rub Of partisan poll
" v tics and tedious delay In
deciding on policy cause
bills and resolutions and the work Of
committees to drag along oftentimes
the human side of the question Is lost
sight of.
As a case in point, take reclassiflca-
ton of government employees and the
ments. twin pieces Of legislation prom
ised by the republican administration as
important phases OF the economy-effi
cheney program to put the government
on a sound business basis. There are
today in this one city alone 76,431 en-
ployes in the executive departments.
according to the latest available fig
ures Of the Civil Service Commission,
sitting on the anxious seat because
these two pieces of legislation have not
been passed.
Here are men and women who have
given the best years of their lives to
the government service-many of them
with families to educate-all worried.
day after day. because they do not know
what is going to be done with theil
Jobs and what pay they are to get.
Uncle Sam is able to transact his busi-
ness at home and abroad because these
employees are on the job day after day.
But each day there are heartaches and
fears under cover Of their work.
Throughout the country there has
been much censure Of the United States
Senate because the tariff bill has not
been passed and business men do not
know how to figure upon their business
for the next year. Because Of this dis
satisfaction the republican party is
facing the next election with a lit
tie trepidation. But the voteless
government employe in the National
Capital, fearful of his very bread and
butter, cannot inspire such trepidation
in the minds of legislators, and must
eat his heart out in patient waiting.
In the appropriation bills now
being considered by the House the
salaries of the government employees
are really reduced, because the
meager $240 bonus granted during
the last few years in lieu of an in
crease In salary to help meet the
mounting costs of living has been
lutely no increases in salaries con-
sidered throughout the entire gov
ernment service, no matter how de-
serving the individual or how out
standing the work done. The Con-
gress and the committees framing
the appropriati ton bills-notwithstand
ing the recommendations of govern
ment officials, department heads and
the budget bureau-make the one
excuse: We are waiting because the
reclassification bill provides for alb
sorbing the bonus"
r X
Meanwhile the reclassification bill
as favored by one faction of the gov
ernment employes-is awaiting rec
concentrations from two Senate COM
mittees, the civil service committee
on legislative phases and the appro-