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Evening star., 1922-03-13
Today's News In Brief

Four-power treaty called surrender
by johnson. Page l
Commissioner Oyster to meet police
captains tomorrow in drive against
bootleggers. Page l
Judge Moncure issues call for. grand
jury. Page
House G. o. P. committeeman to disre-
gard Treasury officials protests on
compromise bonus bill. Page !
Nations fix date for framing Genoa
program: Page 2
Third trial Of Roscoe Arbuckle for
granddaughter opens In San Fran
cisco. Page 8
Bartlett sworn in as first assistant
postmaster general Page.
Ulster parliament plans drastic steps
to end terrorism. Page 3
Trotsky charges U. 8. capitalists plot
soviet downfall. Page
Blame Georgia wreck on broken
wheel. Page 10
Commissioner Oyster proposes clean
up campaign in city. Page Is
Believe madman bombed U. S. lega-
tion at Sonia. Page IL
Grand Jury commends added police
men as Senate has provided. Page 13
Rail labor organizations protest wage
conferences. Page Is
Senator Ball predicts COMMITTEES will
recommend proposed tax plan to ex-
pedite street railway merger.
James A. Emery will preside at ban
quet Of National Association Of
Manufacturers in7New York Page IL
Evening star., 1922-03-13
PRESIDENT EXPECTS
TO RETURN FRIDAY
Executive and Party Inter.
rupt Houseboat Cruise
for Golf Today.
By the Associa ted Press.

~ ehS nosoSIAtEo kEeSB
FORT PIERCE. Fla, March 1s.-
President Harding expects to con-
clude his vacation and leave st. Au-
gustine Friday for Washington, he
intimated today to newspaper men
here.
The President expects to go as far
south as Palm Beach on the Mclean
houseboat. and return from there to-
morrow afternoon by rail to st. Au-
gustine. Il will be in St. Augustine
Wednesday morning, rain or shine"
he said to the newspaper men as he
came ashore this morning from the
houseboat. III were making a
guess" he continued. discussing his
plans for the remainder Of the trip,
Il would make a guess that the party
will leave st. Augustine for Washing
ton after the golf game Friday"
The President said he would return
aboard the boat here and proceed to
Palm Beach; about sixty miles to the
might stop at Hope sound.
No Speeches on Trip.
mo speeches on this trip" Mr..
Harding replied when asked IL he
would speak before the state conven-
tion Of the American Legion. which
will be held this week at West Palm
Beach.
The party spent the night aboard
the nouseboat and docked here short
ly before IL o'clock. Another day Of
sunshine greeted the President, and
1ContinVed on Page 2. Column ~
Evening star., 1922-03-13
Antigonish Ghost Radio Waves,
Braided COu$ Tail Girls Prank

sidered another of the manifesto
tions of the unseen influence. was
done by Mary Ellen. the Antigonish
farmers foster daughter. because 1t
was good fun, in the opinion Of
O'Brien.
Harold whidden, the reporter who
had experiences of his own when he
went to investigate those of the Mac
donald family, continued O'Brien. was
completely carried away by his en-
thusiasm. and really believed that q
ghost slapped him."
Reporter Slapped Self.
"Whidden slapped his own face
when he suddenly walked in tenn
peraturc of Is below zero, and his
numbed arm become suddenly suf-
fused with good warm blood" O'Brien
said
Take the map. trace the line. ap-
ply your scientific knowledge Of
wireless operation. study the curious
effects of electrical currents in fires
on ships and on land and you have
the solution of the fires charged
against the ghost of Antigonish."
OBrien predicted that DR.. Walter
Franklin Prince. New York. director
of the American Society for Scien-
tific Research, who has spent the past
week in the haunted house." would
fail to find any other causes of the
phenomena.
Evening star., 1922-03-13
PRICE Of GAS CUT
FR0M$1.10T T0$1.05
FOR HOME USERS
Similar Five-Cent Cut Or
dered for Consumers on
Wholesale Rates.

The price of gas to all private
households In the District was cut
from $1.10 to $1.05 per thousand cubic
feet by the Public Utilities Commits
sion today.
A similar cut Of cents per thou
sand cubic feet was made in the sew
eral steps of wholesale rates az fol-
lows: For users Of between $4,000 and
100000 cubic feet a month. 81 per
thousand; between 100000 and 500.-
600. 95 cents a month; between 100000
and 100000. 80 cents, and all over
100000 feet. SIS cents.
Cites Government.s Rates.
The commission calls attention in
its order to the low rates allowed the
federal and District governments for
gas and states that had the two gov
ernments paid the regular wholesale
rate for the gas they used during
1921 the rate to private consumers
could have been reduced by a.2l cents
per thousand cubic feet.
The commission points out that the
question OF these preferential rates
TO the local and national govern
ments has been called to the atten-
ton Of Congress. but that thus far
no action has been taken.
The price Of gas for street lighting
Is approximately 80 cents per thou
sand cubic feet and for gas in gov
ernment buildings 20 cents per thou
sand. The commission has no power
to change these rates
Order Of Commission.
The commissions order reads in part
AZ follows:
THE companies submitted at this
hearing a combined statement of actual
operations for 1891 and estimated opera
tions for 1929 at the present rates. This
statement shows that for the year 1921
the companies earned a rate Of return
Of 9.43 per cent on the average fair val
ue az found by the commission, while
for 1872. At present rates for gas. the
return is estimated at SIS.
I'm making this estimate for 1922 the
companies have assumed the following
increases in the sales of gas over 1921: !:
Continued on Page 2. Column ~
Evening star., 1922-03-13
DISMAY IN FRANCE.
Disastrous Consequences Seen Fol-
lowing q. 8. Demands.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily New

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1922.
PARIS. March 13.-The claim Of the
United States government to reim-
bursement for the expenses of the
American army Of occupation on the
Rhine, presented by Roland w. Boy
den to the meeting of the finance
ministers of the allied nations IN
Paris. Is greeted with veritable cry
OF dtsmay In France. As clearly as
can be discerned at present, settle
mont OF this demand would develop
the following consequences:
The disappearance Of all the re-
serves in cash or in kind stored up
by the reparations commission after
the settlement of the accounts of the
French, British and Belgian armies
In Germany. This would mean thac
no money paid by Germany up to this
time can be used for the real pur-
pose of reparations. u
rights to end in 1922 or later. 81
The indefinite postponement OF
French hopes for the receipt az
reparations funds.
The probable rise Of demand iE
France and Belgium for the with
drawal of the American troops at
Coblens. because politically those
forces can no longer be Of use to
France and Belgium. and because eco-
nomically their presence Is disasS
trous. -
The American claim amounts to
about $24l 100000, or about 1920. 0.000.-
900 gold marks. The total cash re-
ceipts of the allies from Germany up
to December 81 were 100000
marks. The receipts during 1922 are
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Evening star., 1922-03-13
WILL STAND FIRM
ON SOLDIER BONUS
House G. O. P. Committeeman
to Report Compromise Bill :
Despite Protests.

Republican members OF the House
ways and means committee decided at
a conference today to stand pat on
their determination to report the
compromise soldiers' bonus bill, de-
spite objections to its provisions by
Secretary Mellon and Controller of the
Currency Crissingen.
The full ways and means committee
was to have met today to take final
action on the bill, but this meeting
was postponed until tomorrow. Re-
publican members, however, met and
discussed the letter Of Secretary Mel
lon to Chairman Fordney. in which
the Treasury head denounced the bill
on the ground that it would involve
"a dangerous abuse Of government
credit"
After the conference the republicans
said the bill would be reported to-
morrow to the House with only slight
notifications.
Expects Vote Next Monday.
Representative Mondell. republican
leader. said today there had been no
change in the plan. which calls for
a vote by the House on the bonus
bill under suspension of rules next
Monday.
One OF the amendments agreed to
today by republican members Of the
ways and means committee reduces
from 40 to IS per cent the added
benefit war veterans would receive in
taking advantage OF the home aid op-
tion. :.
This change. 1t was explained,
would place this option on a parity
with the certificate provision.
Representative Hawes, democrat.
Missouri In formal statement at
tackled the bonus bill as a gold
brick" scheme by which members Of
former service men. Declaring that
the measure proposes to soothe the
alarm of. the overburdened taxpayer
and control his VOTE" Mr.. Hawes as
serted that 1t was q get rich quick"
program which II presented by a pri-
"bfue sky" law prohibition Of every
state in the Union.
Calls Bill 'Cnfortunate Child.n'
Asserting that as a member of the
American Legion he was not bound
to support any kind Of bill that nine
members Of Congress may write. Mr.
as an unfortunate child"
"Its father was haste. its mother
was fright and its name is bunk"
the Missouri member contended
Representative Oldneld. Arkansas,
one Of the democratic members of the
committee. announced today that at
the session tomorrow he would offer
amendments, one to reinsert In the
bill the cash payment feature elm
mated by republican members, and
the other to levy an excess profits
tax as q means Of. financing the
project tsst
Evening star., 1922-03-13
Government Not to Let Allies
Take All Germany Can
Pay for Occupation. g..
IGNORING OF AMERICA
NOT TO BE C0UNTENANCED
Charges That q. S. Is Exerting Un-
due Pressure for Money
Called Malicious.

1t was stated on highest authority
To-Day that the American government
does not intend to allow the allies
to take all that Germany can paw in
reparations and leave nothing for
the United States as recompense for
expenditures incurred in the occupa-
tion of the Rhineland.
This pronouncement of American
governmental policy was occasioned
by press dispatch from Paris to the
erect that allied governments con-
templated deferring payments to the
United States for the Rhineland oc-
cupation on the ground that the
American government had not rati-
fed the treaty of Versailles.
Such a position on the part OF the
allies. 1t was stated. would be inde-
fensible. as 1t could not be maintain
ed Tor a moment either morally or
legally. The further statement was
made that under the terms of the
armistice the American forces re-
mained in the Rhineland at the ex-
pressed request of the allied govern
ments and there was an explicit
agreement that this country should
be reimbursed for the cost of keep
ing its troops on the Rhine"
Should Share Equally,
Under the Versailles treaty. 1t wa
explained. the cost of occupation OF
the various allied armies in Germany
was made first charge against wa,
costs assessed upon Germany, 1t was
agreed by the allies. 1t was said.
that the United States should share
equally with the allies in those pay
ments, and no technicalities, it was
added. can obscure the plain issue.
The United States has been "ex-
tremely indulgent" in the matter of
payment for its army in Germany, 1t
was said. and intimations in press
dispatches from Europe that the
money rightfully accruing to it were
characterized as malicious.
The American government has been
trying to deal In q most sympat thetic
way in this matter. it was asserted.
was transmitted to the allied hnance
ministers last week, was made only
because reports from Europe had in
dicated the allies would partition the
payments from Germany without con.
sidering tho right of the United
States.
1t was said that while the United
States does not want to create q stu.
alton which will be inimical to the
best interests Of all, 1t will stand on
its rights under the terms Of the
armistice.
Evening star., 1922-03-13
SAVED FROM NIAGARA.
Two Boys Floating on Cake Of Ice
Toward Falls Rescued.

NIAGARA FALLS. NJ Y. March IL.
aged sixteen and thirteen years. re-
spectively. were rescued by boatmep
yesterday from a cake Of ice in the Nj.
agara river about a mile above the
falls. as they were being borne down
stream toward the cataract.
The boys had been playing on the.
ice along the American shore Of the
river when the ice broke away and
fioated out into the river. -
Rufus Robinson and his brother,
Charles finally reached the boys In a
rowboat and few minutes after they:
had been taken into the boat. the Ice.
cake broke into many pieces. which
were swept over the falls.
Evening star., 1922-03-13
ARMY FUND BILL
CUT CONSISTENTLY
Appropriation Reported to
House $116,000,000 Less
Than Last Year.

With provisions which would ne
cessitate reduction of the size Of the
Regular Army to 115.000 enlisted men
and 1000 officers. the Army appro-
priation bill. carrying $270.353.o30.67.
was reported today by the House ap-
preparations committee.
The amount recommended for the
military and non-military . activities
of the War Department during the
coming fiscal year is a reduction of
$116, 100000 from the total appropri-
996 ,086.80 less than budget estima tes.
AS drafted by a subcommittee head
ed by Representative Anthony, repub-
lican, Kansas. the bill would require
the return to the United States by
July Of all troops stationed in China.
$500 men from Hawaii. about 1000
men from the Panama Canal Zone
and all but 500 officers and men in
the army Of occupatio on the Rhine.
No Limitation is proposed on the
number Of men to be maintained in
the Philippines. the committees re-
port stating, however. that Secretary
Weeks believes that under present
conditions some reduction" can be
made in the force there. The contem-
plated Withdrawals. 1t was said. would
leave 5000 men in the Hawaiian Is
lands and a like number in the Canal
Zone. The present actual strength OF
the Army was given by the commit
! men. exclusive of 1000 Philippine
scouts.
$12,4S1.OOO for Air Service.
An appropriation Of $27.6s5.26o Is
recommended for continuance of
work on various river and harbor i'm
provements. for which the chief OF
engineers requested $43.000,0oo: $l2.-
431,000 for the air service. against
$15,00o.000 requested: and $21.1s0.200
for the National Guard. about $s.000,-
900 less than budget estimates.
! The committee recommended $780,.
900 for chemical warfare service. de-
clar1ng that sum suficient to provide
/ for a minimum amount of develop
ment work and training along lines
compatible with present conditions u
and for maintaining Edgewood ar
senal in standby condition. An ap-
| preparation. OF $I:foV,oVv 10 !ecom-
, Of the. Reserve Onhcers' Training
Corps and Sl.soo.ooo for civilian mill:
tary training camps
The bill carries $7.74o.oso for the
ordnance department to meet. In ad.
dition to other expenses, the cost OF
maintaining a skeleton force at ar
senals, "to keep alive the knowledge
! of the method of manufacture"
The amount carried In the bill for
renorted. would not provide for any
new projects, but would go entirely
for maintenance of existing FORTH.
cations and for continuing the con-
struction Of limited number of sea
The total recommended for river
| and harbor improvements, about $751;
! 00O. 900 less than the amount sought
! by the chief Of engineers. is carried
=, 1Continned on Page 9..r,lumn 81
Evening star., 1922-03-13
WOMAN DEFIES THUGS.
''Dare You to Shoot" She sa7s.
Gun Wasn't Loaded. -

ORANGE, N. j.. March 13.-Ama-s
zonian defiance called the blum Of two
hold-up men here last night
81 dare you 10 shoot. ! don't believe
your gun Is loaded: Miss Mary CalLsA.
,hirty-four, told the two thugs when
one pointed q revolver at her head and
the other demanded her money. No
gunpowder Hash followed. The bafned,
bandits took to their heels as man
appeared in the distance up the street
Miss Calliss had tainted when tbs
-..vived s-+ Hf-- d = 80
Evening star., 1922-03-13
Banker Takes abused,
Penniless Girl To Fill
Dead Daughters Place.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 13.-victOPla
klensy, aixteen years old, IN q
modern Cinderella today, he.
cauxe she resemblex the dead
daughter of Chicago banker.
Victoria, who Svas found cry
Ing ON the street and xnid nhe
had been beaten and turned out
Of home by her father to find
work, ntepped intO n motor car
aud soon found herxelf wear.
ing fine alipperx and clothing
Of the dead girl, whose father
snw Victoria at detention
home.
Evening star., 1922-03-13
GOES IN WITHOUT CHANGE.
House to Get Senate's Amendment
to Retirement Bill Tomorrow.

The Sterling bill which passed the
Senate Saturday designed to specifi-
cally write into the law the rights to
retirement annuity for $4,000 govern
ment employees who would be denied
retirement pension under ruling Of
the Attorney General will be reported
to the House tomorrow by Chairman
Lehlbach Of the House committee on
reform In the civil service Just as 1t
passed the Senate.
Immediate action is required to pro-
tect the $500 superannuated employees
already on the pension list, whose
right to receive annuities has been
challenged by the decision OF the At
torney General. Chairman Lehlbach
said today he has received assurances
from the republican leaders that
action will be taken on this measure
by the House within a week.
Evening star., 1922-03-13
Believes in Conference.

From the. beginning of the con-
test concerning the league of ma
tions some Of US have endeavored to
make plain that our position was
not one of aloofpess or Isolation for
lContinueI on. P-sa c------., T.
Evening star., 1922-03-13
WEATHER.

increasing cloudiness and warmer
tonight. probably followed by rain
tomorrow. .s
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended At pm. today: Highest. 81,
at pm. yesterday; lowest. 80. at
6 am. today. Full report on page II.
Evening star., 1922-03-13

CONTINUED on Page 2. Column IL
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-02-10
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1922.


Now that We have secured the
$4,000 subscription TO the canneiy, we
propose inaugurating Il campaign 80
eccure from the farmers Of the coun; y
liberal subscription in $50 amounts =,
20 b. paid III product. We recognize
that this is very important move IN
the plan if k is 10 work satisfactorily
he first season. We have Stcadfast,y
maintained that the farmers Of the
county would respond generously 10
the appeal, and on several occasions
We have spoken 10 farmers about it
and found n very ready response.
Mr.. James +. Minter, who subscrib-
81 to Il share Of stock TO be paid for
IN cash. has authorized us to start the
subscrjp.icn 4 for share TO be paid FOR
n produce. You will see that We have
opened new column for Subscrip-
tons, the payment 10 lc made in pro-
Gucc. We cxpec, TO be able 70 make
the farmers a direct offer for their
product. He will thus know juat
where ne is going, and We will be a )
urrd Of Il sufficient amount Of th.
necessary products for canning.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-02-10
Monarch

Miss Cora Epps and Mr.. Fred
Sparks were united in holy matrimony
Sunday afternoon at 6:30 o'clock at
the home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Nally in the presence
&C many friends. Their friends unite
III wishing them long and happy life
filled with much happiness. d.
Mr.. J. T. Carter attended services
at the Tabernacle Saturday afternoon
He says if you want to hear a good
preacher go hear Billy Sunday.
Mrs. J. T. Carter is on the sick
LIST this week.
Mr.. Lynn Kesler, who has been sick
for quite awhile, is greatly improved
at this writing.
Mrs. Bill Willard is quite sick. Her
many friends wish for her speedy
recovery.
White Rose.
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Help Your Local Paper

Don't make fun of your local paper
t has possibilities of being as gooc
s any in the country-and remember
hat it reflects the community in which
is published, ard it is the one prod.
lct that goes to far places bearing the
own trade mark. II deserves the best
'ou can give of active support anc
.ympathetic understanding.
Give the editor news, whether il
'enefts you or not
Don't ask him TO print it OH the
'ront page and just the exact way
you handed it in.
Don't worry lest the editor makes
90 much money. If he's prosperous
ell be foolish enough to give his com
aunity a better paper; that an edi
OF ambition-that's why he engages
n the publicity business.
Tell him when he has good paper.
'ou are willing to congratulate your
preacher on good sermon, and your
Merchant on an attractive window dis
lay. The editor is no less grateful
or word of praise.
Make it point to visit the print
hop and learn of its difficulties and
complexities. At least that will give
ou a more charitable attitude. The
aper should not be the product of the
ditor solely, but Of all those who are
Interested in it as friends, contribu-
tors, readers or advertisers.-S South
and Farmer.
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Extension Campaign
Launched by Methodists

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. THE most ex-
ensive and thorough-going cam
aign ever attempted by any re-
.gious denomination, in the interest
f Christian Stewardship, has re.
emily been launched by the Meth
)dist Episcopal church.
Three hundred thousand Ameri
an Methodists are now enrolled as
,,hristian stewards, men and women
Who agree to pay tenth of their in
ONE to Christian work." declared
he Rev. DR.. Luther E. Lovejoy, D.
J., of Chicago, secretary of the stew
.rdship division of the committee on
observation and advance here Sat.
lrday "The program just announced
ior 1922 by the stewardship division,
however, calls for an immediate en-
'oilment to the number of not less
han a full million of tithing stew
.r,ls, quarter of the membership of
he church.
The plan is for great tithing
lemonstrati4 to, be. completed. on
Caster SurtsSys tffeer u period Of in
;ensive prepatathn through Febru-
ry and March every member of the
.:hurch and Sunday school will be
Isked to lay aside onc-tenth of his or
ler income, for the week between
'alm Sunday and Easter and bring
to the treasury of the church on
Caster Sunday, as part of the pro
sram for that day.
Already Indications Of church.
vide response are coming in. a To-
romotive engineer, a New York law
yer, shirt manufacturer, a furni-
ure dealer, a refrigerator maker and
4 Missouri music man will present
tenth Of their profits for the week
A woman in Florida will give tenth
If her egg money. The treasurer of
one of the largest automobile fac
.ories, the manager of chain Of ten
cent stores and one of the largest
show manufacturers will turn over a
zenith Of their income. An Indiana
banker will give tenth of his gains,
Pennsylvania printer a tenth Of
his wages, a New York butter, egg
and cheese packer will divide his prof
is and Michigan coal and lumber
dealer is planning a contribution of
the same proportion. An iowa
farmers corn, Wisconsin dairy
mans blooded Nerd, Washington
apple growers orchard, Caifor-
mans orange grove, an Arizona oi.
mans 'gusher,' and Louisiana cot
ton planters fields are all in the
game.
"A half-dozcn newspaper publish
rrS and two or three editors are al
ready in line. Bishop Joseph f.
Berry Of Philadelphia, senoior bishop
Of the Methodist "h,trch, Bishop
Thomas Nicholson Of Chicago, Chair
man Of the Committee on Conserva-
ton and Advance, and Bishop Thco
dore S. Henderson, Chairman of tn
Stewardship Committee, are mum
bered among the Easter tithers.
Not only contributions of MONEY
are forthcoming, but also Of time am
labor, a merchant prince of N. Y,
as we'll as a publisher of information
al fame, having volunteered a tenth
cf their influence for the promotion
Of this enterprise"