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Evening star., 1922-03-17
TELLS OF FAILURE"
At MUSCLE SHOALS
Former Nitrate Company Of.
ficiaI Scores Ford Of
fer Also.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE $685.
000, 900 nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals
stands as a monumental failure of
governmental effort in a private en-
terprise," John T. Fetherston, former.
vice president of the Air Nitrates
Corporation. declared last night, in
an address at New York University.
Mr.. Fetherston was in charge Of
construction and operation of Muscle
Shoals plant No. 2, which was built
for the government in 1918 for the
manufacture of munitions.
He declared that Congress would
have difficulty in preventing the
American people from handing Muscle
Shoals over to Henry Ford ION a sill
YER platter, plus a bonus," because
they vision the plant as a source Of
cheap automobiles. model industrial
city seventy-five miles /long, with
every workman receiving high wages
and owning his own bungalow; as an
ineXhaustible source Of cheap ferti-
Nzer for the farmer, and of revenue
for the government. Mr.. Fetherston,
waterpower development at Muscle
Shoals ARE greater than any unde-
veloped powers east of the Missi ssippi
river. apprcximating the horsepower
cf the existing developments on the
American side of Niagara Falls" Of
fered as a correct analysis of the Ford
proposal the following report, sub
initted by Hugh l.. Cooper. consulting
engineer for the Wilson dam:
1T is. apparent that the Ford pro-
posaI calls on the federal treasury for
$1.275,000,O00 during the next 100
years, in order, that Mr.. Ford may
secure sole. unregulated possession Of
tho greatest waterpower the south
has, and at q cost to MIR. Ford around
.one-half Of what similar power IL
available for elsewhere on the Ameri-
can continent"
Evening star., 1922-03-17

1dleness travels leisurely, and pow
erty soon overtakeS it.
Evening star., 1922-03-17

tinued detention Of the Abbazia. which
was seized a few days ago on the
ground that. she was carrying con-
traband of war for the Turkish ma
tionalists. with whom Greece @ is at
war. An explanation OF this seizure
was asked by the Italian minister at
Athens. ),
the Messaggero says: %-
''These Incidents show again the ur-
gent necessity of solving the prob
lem of the near east IN order 10 end
the Greco-Turkish war. which Is in
terfering with the freedom of COM
merce Of other countries. especially
Mediterranean countries"
Seixc French Ships.
ATHENS, March 16.-News has been
received here of the seizure Of an
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JOINS REPUBLICAN PARTY
California Democrat Favors Its
FOREIGN Policy.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. March IL
Theodore A. Bell. for many years a
leader of the democratic party in Cali
fornia, yesterday registered as re-
publican. He gave. as his reason, Be
cause 1 believe that the present for
eign policy Of the republican party
makes long stride toward the main
tenance Of the work Of the worlds
peace"
He has served as democratic con-
gressman from California and was
democratic candidate for governor in
1906, 1910 and 1918.
Evening star., 1922-03-17
SEED BILL FINISHED.
President Gets Measure Appropriate
ing 81, 100000 for Farmers.

Congress completeds action on and
sent to the President yesterday the bill
appropriating S1,500,000 for purchase OF
seed grains for farmers In drought
the House and Senate ratified the re-
port of their conferees.
AS passed by the Senate, the bill car
ried .s5,000.000. This amount was cut
to S1,000.000 by the House and later in
creased to $1,50O,000 in conference. Most
Of the money will be expended for re
lief to farmers in North Dakota, Mon
tana. Idaho and WASHINGTON.
Evening star., 1922-03-17
GRAPEFRUIT HIDES RUM.
Carload Of Camoufiaged Liquor
Seized on Florida Railroad,

MIAMI, Fla, March ia carload
Of liquor camouf1aged by grapefruit
packed around 1t was seized twenty
two miles south of Fort Pierce by J.
D: Lockridge, special agent of the
Florida East Coast railroad. There
were 437 cases of American whisky
in the shipment. which was billed
from Dausling, Fla, to Chicago.
The whisky was brought in from
Nassau, in the Bahamas, Mr.. Lock-
rfige said. The car was taken to
West Palm Beach and turned over to
Sheriff Baker.
Evening star., 1922-03-17

other French steamship alleged to be
for the Turkish nationalists.
deadlock with France over the case
of the steamship Espoir, which was
seized last month, but released March
2, the cargo being held.
Evening star., 1922-03-17

ATHENS, March 16.-News has been
received here of the seizure of an
Evening star., 1922-03-17
GREEK SEIZURE OF SHIPS
OF ITALY COMPLICATING
Continued Detention Of the Abbazia
Not Satisfactorily Ex-
planned.

By the Associated PresS
ROME, March 1.-THE situation
created by the seizure of italian ships
by the Greek government is becoming
more, complicated. 1t was, said to-
day the Greeks besides seizing the
steamship Africa had not given a
satisfactory explanation for the con-
Evening star., 1922-03-17

Women prisoners In Great Britain
work either at cleaning. cooking.
washing or nsedlework. 90 that they
learn 70 DO something useful while
serving their sentences.
Evening star., 1922-03-17
MAJ. UPsHUR RELIEVED.

Maj. Alfred P. Upshur. Medical
Corps, has been relieved from duty
at Walter Reed General Hospital. this
city. and ordered to Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Tex, for duty.
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u. S. AMBASSADOR
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
George Harvey, Envoy to Eng
land, Rendered Unconscious
When Car Is Struck

Cannes, France. - George Harvey,
American ambassador to England and
observer for the United States at the
Supreme Council meeting, was in1ur
ed in an automobile collision here.
The American ambassador, accom-
panied by II. Wickham Steed, editor
OF the London Times, and Richard
Crane, former ambassador to Czecho-
Slovakia, was on his way to the golf
links when another motor car, com.
ing up swiftly from behind struck his
automobile on the side.
All three were thrown to the pave
ment. Spectators, rushing up, found
Mr.. Harvey unconscious. He was
taken Immediately to the Carlton Ho-
tel, where three physicians, including
the personal doctor to Premier BRAND
Of France, were summoned.
They found Mr. Harvey suffering
from injuries about the head. A care
full examination was made, after which
they ordered the patient to forego all
activities for the time being. Physi-
clans announced that no bones had
been broken. Mr. Crane was not in
jured
Mr.. Harvey regained consciousness
shortly after the accident. He was
badly shaken up and was suffering
from the shock when put to bed
Mr.. Steed's injuries were described
as apparently more serious than
those sustained by the American dip
lomat."
The chauffeur of the Harvey car
and private detective, who was in
the automobile, were thrown out, but
were not hurt
So violent was the impact of the
two cars that the rear wheels OF Mr..
Harvey's automobile were smashed.
The attending physicians said that
they hoped that Mr.. Harvey's injuries
were not serious, but they ordered
him to remain quietly in bed.
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ARMS PARLEY BANS
USE or POISON GAS
Five Big Powers Accept Rules
and Invite Rest of the
World to JOin

Washington, d. c. - The Washing
ton conference about completed it's
armament limitation program by vot-
ing poison gas into the discard. AS
in the case of the new rules to gov
erp submarines, the prohibition
against use of gas in future wars was
adopted by the five great powers as
applicable among themselves, with an
invitation TO the rest of the world to
join in the agreement
That left on the armament waiting
list of the conference. only two topics
Limitation of aircraft and general re.
vision of the rules OF warfare.
An air warfare subcommittee has
reported after weeks of study that
limitation of airplanes appears i'm
practicable until conference of wild
er scope has been convened, although
it was suggested that some restric-
tiOns on use of lighter-than-air craft
might be worth attempting.
In the Far Eastern discussions, de-
liberations contributed no surface in
dication of progress despite an appeal
by the Chinese to Secretary Hughes
and Arthur J. Balfour, to suggest a
way out of the Chinese-Japanese dead
lock on Shantung. The Chinese dele
cations saw the respective heads of
the American and British delegations
separately, and opinion was divided
afterward as to the prospects.
Facing a situation that both describ-
ed as delicate, it was apparent the
two parties to the controversy could
not even agree on method by which
mediation could be attempted. The
Chinese wanted to avail themselves of
the offer of good Offices" made by
Messrs. Balfour and Hughes, but the
Japanese took the position that such
a step would be valueless unless
China was prepared to make conces-
sions she hitherto has refused to
consider.
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SWEEPING PROBE
OF FOOD PRICES
Daughtery Announces Inquiry
in Which Three Departments
Will Cooperate
CLOTHING ANO FUEL ON LIST
Departments of Justice, Commercs
and Labor Are To Trace Costs Of
Commodities From the Pro-
ducer To the Consumer.

Washington. - Tentative agreement
for an investigation OF Wholesale and
retail prices throughout the country,
to be carried on by the department OF
justice. commerce department and de-
partment OF labor. has been reached,
Attorney General Daugherty said
At a conference with Secretaries
Hoover and Davis. Mr.. Daugherty
said, it was virtually decided to
broaden the retail price investigation
Of the justice department to include
the cost of various commodities from
their origin to the consumer and to
make the survey jointly by the three
departments
A committee composed Of a member
from each department, he added,
would be appointed to conduct the
investigation.
More extensive investigation is nee
essary, Mr.. Daugherty declared, in
order that the public may know the
cost of the egg as it travels from
the hen TO the breakfast table" and
the government plans to study the
whole field of prices and costs of man
ufacturing and production. Just what
commodities will be covered in the
investigation, he said, have not yet
been determined, but he indicated
that clothing, food and fuel would be
included in the survey
Investigation of prices and costs.
Mr.. Daugherty said, could be made
more thoroughly and economically by
the three departments jointly than
through separate surveys, although it
was probable that each department
would give more particular attention
to the subjects of special interest to
it and thus avoid overlapping.
When completed, Mr. Daugherty de.
clared, the reports would be consoli-
dated by the Justice department and
the policy of the government toward
conditions existing throughout the
country would be determined when
the facts as to existing costs and
prices were known
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Outbreak Of Cana war Fesr.d

New York Outbreak of warfare
between the Helrs Kitchen and Hud
son Duster gangs is feared following
the killing of Jimmy LawIor, suppos
edly by Hudson busters. LawIor
crossed Forty-second street. which IS
the dividing line between Helps Kitcb
en- and Hudson Duster territory. Less
than 10 minutes later there was a fus
sllade OF shots. I.awior, pistol in
hand, died in the street, with his last
breath promising his comrades would
avenRe him.
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Poison Liquor KilIs Five Men.

New York.-Five men, living within
a few blocks Of each other along Ho-
boken waterfront, died from wood al.
cohol poisoning Police believed that
poisoned liquor, responsible for all
the deaths. came from the same
source. Mrs Emil Lang, wife of one
Of the dead men, said her husband
drank liquor bought from incoming
ships The other dead are. Paul
Smith and Rudolph Eberle, steamship
fremen. who boarded with the Langs;
William Berger, a railroad employe.
and Henry Onen
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Engine Upsets; 1 killed, :. Hurt.

Portsmouth, o. U. G.. Callahan.
Russell, Ky, fireman, was killed; S.
b. Caldwell brakeman, Chinnville
KY, and Louis: K Perry, engineer.
Russell. KY. were badly injured and
sca!ded when the Ghgine, tender and
three coal cars OF freight train on
the Chesapeake. and Ohio Northern
plunged down "a. 1OO-foot embank-
ment ono and q .haH miles north of
Sciotoville. The engine rolled over
several times and landed upside
down. Collapse Of a, huge fill, weak
ened. by Heavy rains, was given as
the cause OF the accident.
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HENRY FORD AND
MUSCLE SHOALS
Motor Magnate's Offer For
U. S. Power Plant to be
Submitted to Congress
TWO OTHER BIDS SENT IN
Unwilling To Accept Reduction of 100,
Year Lease On Ground of Large
Amount of Money That Would
Have To Be Expended.

Washington, d. c. Henry Fords
offer for purchase and lease of the
governments nitrate and water power
projects at Muscle Shoals, Ala, will
be referred to Congress for final de.
cision, it was announced at the con.
clusion of conferences between gov.
ernment officials and Mr.. Ford. Ac.
companying the Ford proposal when
1t is transmitted, Secretary Weeks
said, probably would be the two of.
fers received from Frederick Eng
strum of Wilmington, N c., and C. c.
Tinker of San Francisco
Under the laws regulating disposi.
tion Of estate and other properties
owned by the federal government, il
was said, the department officers
lacked authority to take final action
and were compelled to refer the Mus.
Gle Shoals offer to Congress for its
consideration
Explaining the action taken by the
conference, Secretary Weeks said he
was disappointed in that Mr. Ford de.
clined to agpse' to certain modifica
tions Of the plans which were held
these was known to be that affecting
the reduction of the 1OO-year lease pc.
riod.
1t was explained that Mr.. Ford's re
tusal to accept the modification pro
posed for reduction of the 1OO-yeaI
term probably would give Congress
an added task in connection with its
consideration of the offer Existing
laws regulating lease of properties
possessed by the federal government
it was explained, limit the period OF
maximum lease to less than a century
and Congress probably would have tc
modify the statutes in the event it de
cided to accept the Ford proposal.
Mr.. Ford was said to have expressed
an unwillingness to agree TO a short
er time on the ground that the finan
cial investment he would make woulC
involve a greater amount of money
than he was prepared to spend under
any time period less than 100 years.
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AnaIo.lrIsh Pact Ao6entsd.

Dublin - The treaty creating the
irish Free State was ratified by the
Dali Eireann by majority of seven
votes, 81 TO 81. The Dali gave IT'S
approval to the document signed by
its delegates at London. Coincident.
ally, Eamon de Valera announced his
resignation from the presidency of
the Irish republic. The news was re.
ceived with the greatest enthusiasm.
and the patient crowds which had
waited for hours outside the Univer-
sity building burst into cheering
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Penrose,s Estate s5.ono.nno-

Philadelphia. - An estate estimated
at between $4,OOO,OOO and $4,000. 600
was left by Senator Boies Penrose, ac.
cording to friends. Penrose's three
brothers are his executors. Penrose
was eccentric about money matters.
his friends say. Two hundred and
twenty-six thousand one hundred dol.
lars in cash was found in a trust
company vault in Washington, and it
is said Penrose had a special cash
vault in his residence.
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TERRIFIC GALE
SWEEPS THE EAST
Snow and Hail Storm Strikes
New York, Pennsylvania
and Other States
GIRL KILLED BY TREE LIMB
eo-MiIe Wind Bullets shippine-Wire
Service Crippled-Mail Plane Held
Motionless In Air - People
Blown Over In Streets.

New York. - This section of the
country was lashed by the worst gale
of the winter-a gale that reached a
velocity of so miles an hour off Sandy
Hook
Ushered in with snow that later
turned to hail and rain, the storm buff
feted New Workers without mercy.
carrying many across the slippery
sidewalks and plunging them face
downward in slushy streets. Umbrel-
las were torn out of many a hand.
window glass fell tinkling into the
street, mail package boxes were blown
over and traffic generally hampered.
Many pedestrians were injured.
Harbor traffic was hard hit. A mum
Der of small boats were blown from
their moorings and incoming liners
were held at quarantine by high winds
which made it impossible for health
officers to board them. With the
weather bureau sending out the first
full gale warning in many years there
was tension noticeable in shipping
circles.
Wind-borne missiles of various
H.. e,
Anna Lacart, IA years old, was killed
by blow from limb of tree which
had been wrenched off by the gale.
Outside the city the full strength of
the storm was felt New Jersey and
Long Island, especially along the
coast, were hard swept and at several
points tangle of telephone and tele.
graph wires was reDOrted
AT Garden City, L. l., Pilot c. B. d.
Coiver, flying a mail plane from Cleve.
land and Chicago, reported that he
had been unable to land even though
he gave his plane the gas and nosed
her down almost perpendicularly. En-.
countering freak wind that swirled
up from the earth, the machine. nose
down, seemed TO hang dead still in
the air for several minutes. Then the
pilot flew over Hazelhurst field and
anchored his sleet-covered ship by
lashing it to a motor truck. a..
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Loose Cork Reveals Rum In Nuts.

Minneapolis. - Two hundred cocoa
nuts which contained not their own
natural milk but a pint each Of strong
Jamaica rum, were seized by federal
agents at a Minneapolis railroad sta.
tion. cork plug coming out of one
of the cocoanuts led to the discovery
Of the rum by an agent who was at
the station. An eye of each cocoanut
had been bored out the nut flded and
had been bored out, the nut filed and
a burnt cork stopper placed in the
hole
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RIver Of Beer Rrinns rhronn

Providence, r. Federal prohibi-
tion enforcement agents poured $3.50
gallons of beer into the Providence
river here while a throng looked on.
Numerous volunteers who hoped to
assist the officers, we're sternly re.
pulsed. The beer arrived here on a
si 'amship in 1918. Before delivery
ciuld be made, the consignee died.
wing neither heirs nor assigns. and
al er standing guard. over the ship
ent for three yearssthe governments
ffdered It destroyed.
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SOLDIER AID DECIDED ON
President and Guests Also Discuss
Tariff and Foreian Debt.

Tariff and Foreign Debt.
Washington, D. CA general agree
ment for the enactment OF a bonus
bill for former service men early in
the present session of Congress, it
was indicated, had been reached at
the conclusion of a White House din
ner conference between President
Harding and a number of senator's.
representatives and members of the
cabinet
The plan contemplates, it was under
stood, that the cost of the bonus viii
be defrayed if possible, from receipts
from the allied.' debtS.. to- the United
states II these are not sufficient. it
was said, it was tentatively suggested
that sales tax might be supported by
the administration for the. purpose
Other items of,legislation under dis
cussion' included the permanent tariff
and the refunding bill for the allied
debt
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Tot Breaks THROUGH Ice; Is Rescued.

CreeRsburg Prompt action on the
part of Marion Stoner. Frank Nav
hirey and George SHiman saved The
life Of Joe Stamina, 6 years old. who
broke through the ice while skating
on the BrownfieId reservoir near
Tarrs. The lad was going down for
the third time when the other three
boys grasped hands and forming a
chain, were able to haul him to safe
ty.
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y. S. Transport SPRINGS a Leak.

New York - The army transport
Crook, bringing American troops from
Germany, sprung a leak about 45O
miles from New York, but the dam
age has been temporarily repaired
and she is in nc immediate danger.
according. to wireless messages re-
ceived here. The transport St. Mihie!
left this port to render her assist
ance, if needed The Crook is bound
from Antwerp for New York.
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Refuses to Be Older 1han az

Huntingdon, Pa.-Declaring that 80
sounds kind Of oldish like" Mrs.
Susan Graham of this city has been
81 for the last four years. When her
sons and daughters gathered to con.
gratulate her on her ninetieth birth.
day, she emDhatically declared that
she was not 80 and never would be
if she lived 100 years.
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FOUR TOTS KILLED BY TRAIN
35 Others Are Injured In Crash At
Ohio Railroad CROSSING.


Van Vert, O.-Four school children
were killed and 35 injured near here
when a school truck was struck by a
Pennsylvania freight train
The truck was carrying between 25
and 40 children Two, escaped with
minor injuries. Others we're rushed
to hospitals in Van Vert and nearby
towns and additional fatalities we're
feared.
]. e. Kimble, Fort Wayne. engineer
OF the train, declared he failed to see
the automobile loaded with school
children when he approached the
crossing because of the heavy fog.
Joe Overholt, high school boy, who
signaled the truck to proceed, after in
specting the crossing, said the train
was not visible The truck was de-
molished by the collision.
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More Troops Patrol striks zor.

Newport Ky-Two more compan.
les of state militia arrived here to
aid in handling the strike situation
at the Newport Rolling Mills. which
is declared to be getting more acute.
with the arrival of these troops
there are now eight companies on
duty in the strike zone.
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HardIna plans RelIsf for l.ls-

washington, d. C-The unemploy.
mont situation was discussed by Pres.
idont Harding with his cabinet and
decision was reached, It was said. to
take steps for alleviating the seasonal
uiIHcuueL insofar as possible through
FEDERAL ~ vernment aid. The Presi.
dent' added, as one measure OF
feiieJ uested tie heads OF sew
era nts TO make a survey OF
funds for public works
ion that some stimula-
3n the situation.
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Canadian Steamer Driven Asher.

Victoria, y. C-The steamer Cana
dian Observer of the Canadian gov.
ernment merchant marine fleet. was
ashore at Deep Bay. Discovery Paee.
age about $50 miles north of Vic.
toria on the inside coast of Vancou.
yer Island. She was reported to be
taking some water but was said to
be in no serious danger.
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Youngstown TO Ban Steel Fnrtatio

youngstown o. - Tell Jim wat.
kins ! want him to clean up on those
well-dressed he vamps' that ride
around the downtown streets i'm their
big automobiles. and also the curb
lizards who make a practice Of ac-
costing and annoying women and
girls. Tell him to warn them that II
they don't cut IL out Wen put them
In JAIL In this Characteristic man
nor Mayor George L, OIes, through
his safety director served notice that
street flirts tons must cease.
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Scranton About 20 mineworkers
nave been caught behind cavein
in the National mine Of the Glen
N'den Coal Company I'm South scran-
,on Two or three men are reported
Killed The cavein affected the sur.
race area for about five city blocks.