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The Washington times., 1922-10-08
WAR BROUGHT ONLY
Disaster to Many
SWISS HOTEL MEN

and as Q consequence my inter-
ests were absorbed by the banks"
Badrutt was once q millionaire.
Now he Is q simple director of the
Palace. which he formerly owned.
The same story Is told through
out switzerland. Everywhere the
banks have foreclosed, with the
result that they now own prac-
tically every large hotel in the
confederation. Not being able to
run the hotels themselves. they
have installed their former pro-
prietors as managers. Many of
these. their private fortunes swept
away. see themselves recon-
mencing life at q time most busi.
ness men retire.
The situation was 90 serious
last year that the Swiss govern
ment voted several millions for
the relief of hotels. recognizing
the industry as the most import.
ant in the confederation. But the
millions were 80 many drops in
the bucket. There was not nearly
enough to 60 around.
In Engelberg. near Lucerne,
there are more than twenty hotels,
large and small. When I visited
the place In August two-thirds Of
these were empty and the remain.
ing third only half full.
Lucerne, tourist center Of
Switzerland, where II IL possible
to spend three months without ex.
hausting the possibilities Of lake
and mountain excursions, was
practically empty until the latter
part Of July. when the high
season" began.
In August the hotels were full
but with transient tourists only.
In that one month the hotels had
to make up for eleven months of
comparative idleness, for Lucerne
is not q winter center.
The Washington times., 1922-10-08
Public Shooting Grounds
Will Add to Food Supply
and Furnish Much Sport

Secretary wallace u shrewd
enough to realize that In the pres
ent era of Governmental economy,
requests for appropriations from
Congress are not looked upon with
favor. So the bill he has drafted
provides that the shooting grounds
will be entirely self-supporting.
It IL estimated that nearly 2,o00,-
900 hunters would pay the nominal
fee (probably not more than 81 a
season. to shoot on the new pre-
serves. This would yield suffi,
cient revenue to administer the
shooting grounds adequately and
still turn money back into the
treasury.
Reports received BY Secretary
Wallace from all parts Of the
country agree that the alarming
decrease Of migratory wild fowl.
which preceded the enactment Of
protective measures by Congress,
has changed to q marked increase.
Evidence OF this increase Is shown
by the reports from one State
alone. Minnesota, where, during
the hunting season last year,
1.s00.o00 duck were killed. Their
meat value was in excess Of
100000.
Describing some Of the ad-
vantages to the public of the new
shooting grounds. Secretary Wal
lace said:
"Under present conditions many
Of the most favorable marsh areas
for Wild fowl shooting have been
purchased and are being held by
wealthy sportsmen or clubs. thus
restricting opportunities for wild
fowl shootins by the general
public.
"The growing absorption Of
such areas by hunting clubs has
created much bitter criticism on
the part Of these who. through
lack Of means. are unable to en-
Joy such privileges. Establishment
Of the public shooting grounds
would give the general public
equally good shooting privileges
with those had by the clubs.
''rn addition 70 the rich returns
In VIA fswi. the shooting grounds
wfli also yisid valuable supply q
ssss ssa sH.s fish'
The Washington times., 1922-10-08

er more than one-tenth Of them
would be continued In q military
or police career.
To find occupation for the Iother
nine tenths 10 the practical prob
lem Of Irish peace. Thus. you or.
serve. the military aspect Of this
terrible situation has also It's eco
nomic sids.
Now for the political aspect. In
judging the reaction Of the mass Of
the Irish people TO the greatest Of
all British concessions to their ma
tional demand. you also must have
q clearly defined picture in your
mind-the picture which ID in their
mental vision. Remember that II
was not to argument that the Brit:
ish' government listened. nor to the
constitutional expression Of the
peoples win. when II granted that
concession. 1t was to armed re-
sistance. Hence. many Of these
young men whose situation I have
described not unnaturally imagine
that they have successfully with
stood the might Of the British EN-.
pire. The historian may well con.
ciuds that the coalition govern
ment first acted on the Machiavel-
lian principle that 1t il better to be
feared than to be loved. and then
discovered that they had succeeded
only in getting themselves both
hated and despised. .
Whatever may be said Of Irish
military achievement, there IL no
doubt as to thGr political victory.
ONLY WAY TO PEACE.
I pass to- my second point-the
possible outcome.
The solution Of the problem
must be found by the Irish In Ire
land-with the minimum Of inter-
ference by the British government.
Once more I ask you to consider
the facts, not as you would wish
them to be. but as they have been
made-largely by your govern
ment.
The whole policy Of the coalition
government has enormously aggra-
waited the political situation in Ire.
land by fostering militarism there.
I hold now. as I have held ever
since the Irish parliamentary
party was destroyed by the with
holding Of home rule and the con-
sequent insistence Of the repub-
lican demand. that there Is abso-
luteiy only one way to Irish peace.
That way-the direct opposite to
the coalition governments way-is
through the unity and not the par
tition of Ireland. AZ I have
pointed out again and again. the
partition of ireland. dictated IN the
interests Of one-fifth Of the Irish
people. cannot endure in It's pres.
ent form.
Let me ten your readers why.
There can never be peace in the
counties Of Tyrone and Fer
managh, in that perennial cock.
The Washington times., 1922-10-08
BY BASIL wOON.
U,Ivsrs-l Service stsff Csrsspsadsst.
CT M0RITZ Oct

n@HNs0S SsSsA S~ssvSw~~@-~s
ST. MoRITZ. Oct. Z.
ut. NORTH u the social center
- Of Switzerland. II can be
~ either very expensive or very
cheap. ,..
The Palace, Kuhn and 0uvretta
House hotels charge a. much for
their rooms and for their board
~ any other nrst-class hotels In
Europe.
Former Premier venizelos, Of
Greece. told me that he was pay
ing SIS per day for a room and
bath and board at the Kuhn.
which is frequented largely by
European notables. n,
This In about as high as can
be paid at st. Moritz. 1t ID pos
sfbie to obtain a room and pen
SION Ut the Palace for $3.50 per
day, and the Palace II society
headquarters. The Suvretta House
is, II anything. slightly cheaper.
But there are q score Of hotels
in st. Moritz and scores more in
the various resorts nearby WHERE
in Americans can find accommo-
dations at prices which despite
the exchange are less than they
would pay in similar resorts in
France. Italy. Belgium, England
or Czechoslovalkia- 80
The best, hotel In Pontresina,
headquarters for winter sports
and Amountain climbing. is the
Sohlosshotel, built like q castle.
had one Of their best rooms and
It cost IS a day with full board.
Hotels In Samaden. Bernina ana
other resorts around st. Moritz
charge about the same.
These figures are given In JUS
tice to one country In Europe
which apparently is not trying to
profiteer.
As q matter Of fact, the only
really expensive thing in switser-
land Is railway travel ,and bag
gage. which Is one-third again as
expensive as in France or Italy.
This Is partly due to the enor.
nous cost Of keeping the Swiss
roads open in winter.
Swiss hotel. keepers have been
hit hard by the aftermath of the
war. ..
I talked to the famous Bad.
rutt. who was the first to see the
possibilities Of st. Moritz as .
winter society resort. a.-. =
Before the war;" be said, "I
was sole proprietor OF two hotels
In 81. Morits and was building
another. which was finished but
not opened In July. 1914.
The var came and st. NORTH
went absolutely dead Cor several
years. No hstsl nan IN the vorsd
eesAa have survivsf ssch . biev.
The Washington times., 1922-10-08
Long Skirt Style Is
Victory Over Youth
CHICAGO. Oct. 7

~AhASAOo, OCt. q.
THE return of the long skirt is
a victory of age over youth,
In the view of Nine. ALA Ripley,
president Of the Fashion Art
League Of America.
\ THE older woman Is the real die.
tator Of fashion," said Nine. Rip
ley. in commenting on the passing
of the flapper years fashion up
heaval is emphaticaily styles that
win mark the leagues convention
here.
"The old woman has the buying
power. and when Il was seen that
she was reluctant to adopt tbs ex.
IRENE snort skirt there was 9th.
Ing for the designers 10 DO hut to
hiring the hsns slkirt back INTO
vogue
Evening star., 1922-04-17
GRAIN MARKET STIRRED
OVER WHEAT PROSPECT

CHICAGO. April 17.-wheat opened
\ lower to " higher in price today
at 1.&2 to 1.43M for May delivery after
an extraordinary jump of 9 cents .
much uncertainty had been expressed
AZ to whether the violent upturn on
Saturday was the beginning OF . still
greater rise in value or whether
reaction would take place.
extreme opinion in either direction
was wrong, for the variation from
Saturdays close was at practically
unchanged figures. and gave but little
hint OF additional severe changes In
price.
Great interest. however, continued
as to the possibility ola big shortage
Of wheat here to fll immense out
standing contracts for delivery during
May, the outstanding factor which
led to the sudden ascent OF prices on
Saturday.
Although the start of trading today
was indecisive. dealers who had sold
wheat OF late on the theory that 1t
would be obtaina BILE in the future at
lower prices showed decided uneasl-
ness They 9ey quickly bid up the market ma ct
143 at the finish Saturday. The mar
ket was so unsettled and nervous
meanwhile that extreme difficulty
was experienced by brokers In COM
pleting TRANSACTIONS. Before the first
tendency of the May delivery was
communicated to other months, Sep
tember in particular.
September touched the highest price
yeti the 1929 crop.
0haSA. Of S00,o ,oe0 bushels of American
NheAS by EnSldpd ON Good FridAys
THIS WAS taken az an indication that
Europe was In dire need OF grain.
Evening star., 1922-04-17
$4,000 FIRE RUINS
ISLAND BUILDINGS
Lone Caretaker Powerless
as Flames Rage Over
Isle in Chesapeake.
By tie Associated Press.

NORFOLK. Va. April 11-Twelve
government buildings on Fisherman
Island, in Chesapeake bay. were de-
stroyed by FIRE Sunday afternoon. Tn
official estimates say the loss may
reach 100000 The weather bureau
station. hospital and one other build
ing escaped the flames.
The blaze started about O'Clock
the Cape Henry observer having re-
ported il to local coast guard Off
cials here. who later received addi-
tional information by telephone. Last
night the Army mine planter General
s. NJ. Mills, bearing a detachment of
soldiers under command of Capt. r.
w. Crist, was dispatched from Fort
Monroe to fight the flames, but ar
rived too late to be Of assistance.
There were about fifteen buildings
on the island. used previous to the
war as a quarantine camp and later
as an observation station.
The fire was reported to have start
ed in the marsh, where a party Of
vacationers had been in camp. Ii
spread rapidly through the brush to-
ward the buildings. and the efforts
of the caretaker. the only man on the
island. to extinguish il were unsuc-
cessfui.
At 8 o'clock last night the flames
could be plainly seen all along the
bay front. Lieuts. Dollard and Bland.
from Fort Monroe. left this morn
ing on a subchaser for the island.
They. with Capt. Crist, will constitute
an offfcial board of investigation into
the origin of the fire.
Evening star., 1922-04-17
STAR CARRIERS THRILLED.
"6pitfire" Real Show, Their Verdict
After Easter Treat.

Gee. she's greatw "Golly. she's
pretty" Bet she can draw a gun
quicker'n Bill Hart" Thank yu'.
mister!"~ These and many expressions
of q similar nature were heard around
the doors of the Strand Theater yes
terday afternoon, when 400 boys OF
all ages and sizes poured out of that
playhouse, the occasion being q spe
cial Easter show given by Manager
Sparrow of the Strand for The Even
ing Star carriers.
The program gave the boys the op-
portunity Of viewing in real life one
of their fayorite western actresses.
Miss Texas Guinan. who entertained
them in person and on the screen in
q spectacular and dramatic playfet
entitled ''Spitfre." Others on the bill
met with favor, the high-leaping dogs
and their equally athletic masters In
Just Friends" won applause, as did
Miss Edith La Mond, with her char
acter songs and representations
Messrs. Bender and Armstrong, "just
couple of regular fellows gone
wrong" were voted regular fellers,"
but far from wrong" while the
Leach La Quinlan trio met with equal
approval while offering feats In equil-
ibrism.
The feature. picture. in which Fred
Stone, famous comic OF musical COM
edy fame, appears In the role of a
lovesick cowboy, held the alert at
tention of the boys from start TO
finish.
Evening star., 1922-04-17
HAVRE DE GRACE
ENTRIES.

First race, for maiden two-year-
old Niles: four furloncs-Fatth W.
ia; Elizabeth Bean. III: Jig step.
ia: Adventures. ~; soiiss. sa;; ila;
Mate. ia: Panasain. Ia: Sweet snd
pretty. 114; Elizabeth Brice, 114;
Ethereal Blue. ia.
Second race, claiming; for three
year-olds and up: SIX furlonss,Port-
los; Lucky Girl. 1o1; 'Little Maudie.
Runfra, 106; Pretender. 10s: sPokey
B. 110: 'Titania. 106; CMnchfeld. 10l !:
'Bodanzky. 1903; 'Dare. lo1: Right
10s; .Rolo, los; sandmark. 1o3: peri
gourdine. 105; sDairyman, 103.
Third race: for maiden three-year-
olds: five and a half furlongs--aStar
Jester. 49,, Welcome Stranger. 116;
Futen. 116: vitamin. 11s: Calistoga,
kOlynthus. 116; superlative. 1f6; Dinah-
incur. III: The Peruvian, 11S; Garcia
Grande. 116; lockwood, 116: Maggie
Murphy. III; Anna NJ. Iii. Also
eligible-aRacquetta III; Vinyard.
l1S; Buxom. III: Toodles. Ill.
a-Ross and Salubria stable entry.
Fourth race; the Rialto purse; for
three.year- -olds: six furlongs-Alex II.
IFS: Brainstorm. 114: Dick Deadeye.
I67: My Play. 104; Maryland Belle. s.:
CIansman, ia: Comic Sons. l12;
aLollipop. 1o4; Big Heart. 1o4; Excuse
Me. 114: Opperman. 112; aApex. 104;
Trevelyan. 104.
a-Roes and Zollycoffer entry.
Fifth race: the Delaware handicap |:
three-year-olds and up; one mile and
seventy yards -Boniface. 12e; Olympus.
lo5: Bunsa Buck. 114: Polly Ann. los.
Sixth race Claiming: four-year-
olds and up; one mile and sixteenth.
king John. ia: Clean Gone, III;
Incog, 106; sGain de Cause. 10S;
translate. 112: sTom McTaggaft. 10s (:
sThe Lamb, 1O6: Pastoral Swain, III;
Ozark Hill. 106; 'Tippo Sahib. les.
Seventh race-Clafming; three-year-
olds and up: one mile and q furlong.
|-Waukeg. 10: On High. 1es; Lazy
Lou. 105; Athena, los; Sammy DAY.
400: Dam. 1l0: Hendrie. los; sBil
Hunley. 105; sLucy Kate, 10s; Cos
corron, 81: sAustral, l0S; Aflliro. 105; !;
sKebro. l05; sMiss Fontaine. 1oS;
Little Annie. 81.
Apprentice allowance claimed.
weather cloudy: track good.
Evening star., 1922-04-17
RECORD VOTE CERTAIN
ON INCREASE IN NAVY
Republican and Democratic Lead
ers Agree That Poll Is
Important.

Taking of a record vote in the
House this week on the amendment
to the Navy bill increasing the en-
listed force during 1898 from $1,000 to
$500 was made certain today when
Chairman Madden Of the appropria-
tions committee and Representative .
Byrnes. ranking democrat Of the sub
committee which prepared the bin,
announced themselves in favor of the
poll.
Regardless Of the ~ margin by
which the amendment was put
through the House in committee of
the whole Saturday." Mr.. Madden
said. 1.-The issue involved is impor-
tant enough to warrant IT.
Chairman Kelley of the subcommit-
tee in charge of the measure had
made similar announcement. Half 4
dozen republicans. aided by Repre-
sentatives PAdgett, Tennessee, and
GAllivan. Massachusetts,. democrats.
who conducted the fight for the
amendment. said they were agreed
the vote Saturday could not be over
turned.
While the House was considerins
other business. which put the naval
bill over until tomorrow, factions for
and against the personnel increase
were busy lining up their represen nta-
tive members who were absent Sat-
urday. seeking to have them return
in time to vote.
The general opinion on both sides
was that II the increase stands up II
will be the figure to which the Sen
ate will agree.
Evening star., 1922-04-17
oyster OPPOSES
RAILWAY. .S|D|NGs
Commissioner Will Not Vote
Approval Of B. & 0. Track
Extension in Northeast.

Commissioner Oyster declared today
that as long as he is . Commissions r
he will never vote to permit railroad
sidinss in the area between North
Capitol street and the present rail
road yards south of New York ave-
nue
At the present time Congress re-
serves to itself the right to authorize
railroad extensions IN Washington.
but residents and Institutions along
North Capitol street have become
alarmed over the bill which has pass
ed the Senate giving the Commits
sioners power to permit sidings into
any square in the city that may be
classsd as industrial xonc under the
coming law.
Ce0nissioAer kelieF's View.
Engineer Commissioner Keller stated
today that the Commissioners were
not thinking of any particular neigh
borhood when they recommended such
legislation to Congress. He said that
As originally drawn the bill would
have authorized a. railroad siding TN
one specific industrial square parallel
Ing the railroad yards between N and
o streets northeast.
The bill was cha nged to give the
Commissioners authority 10 permit
such sidings in any industrial area
Not Designated as Industrial.
The territory between North Capt.
tol and 1st streets south Of New York
avenue is not designated as indus
trial now, bit home owners and
heads of religious institutions in that
vicinity fear that at some future time
the zone might be changed to indus
trial. If that should be done, they
point out. the proposed Law would
then give the Commissioners the right
to permit railroad sidings in that
neighborhood.
Evening star., 1922-04-17
BUREAU ISSUE SOON
/ TO BE CLEARED UP
Continued from First PaEe.)

Continued from First PaEe.l
ill, Mr.. Tate said, until it is COM
pJkted and turned over to the Secfe-
t4ry Of the Treasury. who will decide
Of the matter Of publicity.
Crfticises Wilmeth Methsds.
Frank J. Coleman. editor of the
Plate Printer, said today that the
union had for years insisted on the
hfghest type of work at the bureau OF
engraving and printing to protect the
Securities of the government from
c$unteffeit. Some methods put into
p&actice during the adminfstratton OF
fSrmer Director Wiimeth. including
Tie electrolythic process and the of
set method" were declared to have
produced an inferior grade ofs paper.
much easier to counterfeit.
I'VE insist" said the Plate Printer.
that the greater majority Of thoss
removed from the service by Presi-
dent Harding were inemcient and
largely responsible for the poor quail
ity Of product that has been Issued
from the bureau of engraving and
printing in the past several years"
Indorsing the new director. the
Plate Printer says: The new direc-
tor, Louis A. Hill, has been an EN-
ploye Of the bureau Of engraving and
printing for more than twenty years.
and was at the time of his appoint
ment assistant chief of the engraving
division. Director Hill is a practical
portrait engraver and considered one
of the foremost picture engravers of
the country. He knows what good
engraving and plate printing means
no the securities Of this country and
mas announced as his policy the ac-
cepting of only the highest style OF
the engravers and plate printers art
from the engravers and plate print
ers employed in the bureau.
He is a member of the engraver's
union"
Evening star., 1922-04-17
PRISONERS ARE "DRYs."

A canvass of ss2 prisons Of the
United States, conducted by the Prfs-
oners' Relief Society, disclosed that
the vast majority Of prisoners are
prehibitionists. according to state
ment issued by President Il. E. Dud-
ding today.
The vote on the question. it was
stated, totaled 1a3,41a dry" and sos
wet"
"Soms months ago" the statement
says, zone OF our United States eena-
tors called at the office of the Prison
erS Relief Society and asked the
question: How do the convicts stand
on the whisky Question: He was told
by President budding that he was Of
the opinion that convicts would vote
almost solid for the dry ticket. A
canvass of s32 big prisons was taken.
The question is settled that convicts
are in favor of the eighteenth amend
ment. Today, OF the 100000 con-
victs in the United States, it is be-
liSved that at least 80 per cent of
them would vote the dry ticket IL
given a chance"
Evening star., 1922-04-17
STERLING ATTACKS
EFFICIENCY BILL
Declares New Proposal Is
SuperfIuous-Attempt to
Aid Politics Hinted.

A bill introduced by Senator Harry
New empowering the bureau of eff
cheney to establish a system of rat
ings for the classified civil sepvice
is superfiuous, in the opinion Of Sena-
tor Sterling of South Dakota, chair
man of the civil service committee,
to which the New bill has been re-
ferred. Senator Sterling said today
that the matter OF rating in the civil
service is covered adequately in the
reclassification bill, which his COM
mittee has reported and which is now
awaitins the consider consideration nn,,,i. OF the
Senator Sterling said that he has
been assured the appropriations com
mittee would take up the reciassin-
cation bill as soon as it has disposed
bills
Senator Sterling pointed out that
the New bill would set up new ma
chinery to rate the employees, through
the bureau of efficiency. The re-
classification bill would have the rat
ings handled by the departments and
the Civil Service Commission.
Senator Sterling said that he in
tended to discuss the matter with
Senator New when he returns from
Indiana. Senator New has gone home
to take part in his campaign for re-
nomination. the primaries taking
place May 2.
In some quarters the bill introduced
by Senator New is regarded as part
and parcel of an alleged attempt to
break down. to some extent. the civil
service system as II now exists. and
to make II possible to grant positions
through political preferment
1t provides that the bureau of ef.
dciency shall establish a system OF
efficiency ratings. subject to the ap
proval of the President, in the severa
executive departments, and ,ndepen.
dent establishments in the District, OF
elsewhere, based on records KEEP: OF
each department and independen
establishments. Under the proposed
system a minimum rating of eff7cfenc,
will be established, which must b.
attained by an empioye before he ma,
be promoted: it shall also provide
rating below which no empIoye ma,
fall without being denoted, and n rat
ing below which no employe may f2I
without being dismissed for inesfici
ency. All promotions. demontions a M
dismissAls, shall be governed by tn,
provisions of the proposed act. NJ
provision is made in the bill for keep
ing the employees posted as to wha
their efficiency ratings are.
Evening star., 1922-04-17
ATTACK CONTRACT WORK.
Machinists Score Railways for Let
ting Outside Jobs. n

The clustom Of certain larKe eastern
railroads of contracting for repair work
with outside shopB has been attacked
in = petition iled With the Interstate
Commerce Commission by william II.
Johnston. president, and W. Jetf
Lauck, counsel. Of the Jnterna tional
Association of Machinists. Ths com
mission was asked to refuse permis-
sion for such contracts until 1t had
been shown that the contractor ..ob.
serves in full the labor standards es-
tablished by the Railroad Labor
Board"
1.-THE "solc" motive OF the railroads In
adopting the practice, according to
the petition of the machinists, ID the
obstruction of the labor standards
and privileges contemplated in the
TRANSPORTATION act and formulated by
the railroad Labor Boards On pre-
vious complaint OF labor organisa-
tions and Investigation by the CON.
mission, It has bsen determined, the
petition added. that >the New York
Central, Pennsylvania and other lines
in contracting for locomotive repairs
demonstrated fragrant exAmple1' OF
losses because OF excess charges BY
contractors.