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The Washington times., 1922-02-24

A lot OF people are crazy about
period furniture. They'd rather
stay awake all night in a Louis the
XIV bed than get good night
sleep in an ordinary brass one.
Antique furniture is like u judg-
ment, the older il gets the more 1t
costs you.
One guy wanted a William and
Mary table. He told the store TO
send him William this month and
hold Mary until next.
This same bird ordered Victor
ian bed that cost twenty-five hun
dred dollars but he couldn't 20 to
sleep In il. II kept him awake
worrying about how he was going
to pay for II.
After he had it for three nights
he had to go to sleep on the couch.
These expensive beds are all
right for nightwatchman, they can
sleep anywhere.
Most of these old-fashioned beds
are fourposted. but since prohibit
ton we don't need anything TO
hold on to.
Judging from tn canapies over
them, the people i'm the Olden days
must have slept out i'm the rain.
The chairs in those times were
so comfortable that you could go
The Washington times., 1922-02-24
BRITAIN FAVORS,
POSTP0NING Of
ERIN ELECTION
Not Against Delay If 1t Brings
Promise of Irish
Unity.
By International News Service.

LONDON. Feb. 24.-British Off.
clals declared today that the govern
ment would not oppose postpone.
ment Of the general election in Ire
land If the delay promised a chance
to bring about unity between Ulster
province and the Irish Free State.
This is a change OF attitude on the
part of Downing street as one OF
the provisions of the Irish Free State
act. now before parliament, was
that the Irish election SHOULD take
place Immediately for choosing "a con.
stituent parliament to take the place
OF the Dali Eireann.
Irish signers of the Anglo-Irish
treaty who have been summoned
here for conference with the
cabinet, will be asked for a clear
understanding of the agreement
reached by hostile factions Of the
Ard Fheis earlier in the week.
Downing street is confident that
no crisis" will result from the meet.
Ing here. The general situation
continues to improve
The Washington times., 1922-02-24
HARDING AGREES
TORESERVAT|ON
ON PACIFIC PACT
Compromises With Brandegee
on Substitute for Re-
jected Clause.
BY J. BART CAMPBELL.
International News Service.

A compromise reservation 10 the
! Four-Power Pacific Treaty was
agreed upon today by President
Harding and Senator Brandegee OF
Connecticut, Republican "irreconcil'
able" member of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee. Senator Bran
dagee was the author of the original
reservation TO the Pact which was
decreed unacceptable to the White
House.
The new reservation. intended as
a substitute for the one originally by
Brandegee to which President Hard
ing objected, was worked out at a
conference held between the Presi'
dent and the Senator at the White
House prior to anothermeeung OF
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee.
The reservation stipulates that the
United States understands that un-
der the terms of the Pacific pact
there Ia no commitments to employ
armed force. or for an alliance. and
no obligations to join in any de-
Tense" of the Pacific possessions Of
the powers signatory to the treaty.
Not To Use Force.
The draft of the reservation as
made public following its submission
! to the committee by Brandegee after
his conference with the President
was as follows:
THE United States understands
-, that under the statement in the
preamble or under the terms Of this
treaty there Is no commitment ia
T-med force or for an alliance and
no obligation to Join In any defense u
After half an hours session, the
committee reached an agreement 70
vote finally tomorrow on the Pacific
pact, and on all reservations, or
amendments, offered thereto.
1t was first proposed that final &C
| don ON the treaty should be taken
today, but Senator Johnson of Cali
tornia. one of the Republican cir
r'econcilables," urged that it be de
ferred until tomorrow.
Senator Pomerene DEM of Ohio
then made a formal motion that a
final vote on the treaty and all mat
ters pertaining to II be taken tomor
row. Pomerene's motion was unani
| mously agreed to.
Early Settlement Seen.
The compromise reservation was
regarded by Administration Senators
as promising an early settlement OF
the controversy over the Pacific
| pact.
| 1t was pointed out by them thai
the reservation merely expressed
what the President and Administra
ton and spokesman had contended
all along. that the treaty did not con,
nit the United States to employ
armed force. or to an alliance, or 10
an obligation to join in the defense OF
Pacific possessions not its own.
The Washington times., 1922-02-24
Dressing Sacques
Of Neat Percale
$500

Three-quarter sleeves and
belt at waist line. These
sacques are set off by col
lars of contrasting colors.
As for value-well, any
woman who lacks one of
these saeques has no ex-
cuse when we have priced
them so low.
Third Floor
The Washington times., 1922-02-24
n|ELl}I1Y9
Says Antique Furniture Is Like Judgment
The Older 1t Gets the More 1t Costs You.
By John p. Medbury.
By John p. Medbury.

to sleep in one and not wake up
for two days.
One guy bought n chair that Ma.
pOleOn sat In and II made him feel
so great that he went out and
joined the army.
He felt so much like Napoleon
that he divorced his wife. Mabel,
and went out, and married a dame
by the name of Josephine.
Another guy wanted to buy n
Henry Nv chair, but all the store
had was Louis the XVI.
He bought II because skipping
few kings meant nothing to him.
The clerk told him he had no
chairs i'm between Henry and
Louis. He was so dumb he thought
that the kings I'm between had to
stand UP.
Another guy bought the throne
that one of the kings had occupied.
He put II in the parlor and sat on
it. AS soon as his wife came home
she dethroned him.
Genuine antique furniture Is
very popular; i'm fact, it's SO much
in demand that Ii keeps three or
four factories busy turning II out.
Copyright 1892, byPremier Syndicate Inc.
The Washington times., 1922-02-24
REMOUNT SOCIETY TO
GIVE IMPROMPTU SHOW

The American RemOunt Associa-
ton will hold an impromptu horse
show in the Riding and Hunt Club
hall, Twenty-second and p streets
northwest next Friday night. A
feature will be the showing of Gen.
John J. Pershing's horses.
In the absence of their usual ex-
hibitor, Major John G. Quekemeyer.
recently transferred from Fort Myer
to Fort Riley, Kan. the horses will
be ridden by Major Char les l.. Scott,
of the 'remount service
The Washington times., 1922-02-24

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The Washington times., 1922-02-24
JOSEF HOFMANN
SCALES HEIGHTS
IN RECITAL GEM
Thursday Program a Revela-
ton in Pure Pianism and
Imagination.

There is probably no greater eX-
ponent OF pure pianism in the art
OF the piano than Josef Hoffman,,
whose recital yesterday at the Cen
trail High School held a perfect maze
Of piano virtuosity and also, In the
realm OF pure music, an utter sim
plicity that made his delicately
textured phrases gems Of tone paint
ing and form and melody. He treats
the piano like q piano. While In
tone one is impressed again by the
rich covered quality that he main
tains except when he sings out q
theme, puts It in high light. though
he never makes IL blatant, never
robs II Of q mellow beauty OF round
pearl-colored sound.
In program, too. Mr.. Hoffman, did
n very gratifying thing. He played
many Of the familiar Chopin things,
that the many students I'm the audi
enee have In their repertory. A de,
lightful player Of Chopin, these
masterworks took on rarer and more
exquisite beauty, and were a revefa'
ton in imagination. For instance he
told the "Nocturne," + minor. In
sharply defined theme, not as we
usually hear II, but AZ though q
tragedy lurked in it's shadows.
followed by quiet simplicity as
though again the night moved
leisursly, unconsciously on In
serenity and loneliness. 1t Is that
endless newness of idea that the
great interpreters always bring us.
making 1t imperative that we be
k. Tot ,f ri
There was the familiar Polo
naise," A fiat major, with no blare
in tone. His full vigor was held
orchestrally. the mighty octave left
hand were like a mighty dirge. with
a huge finale. Only just before the
close did he give in open tone that
striking theme. And then for
encores he played the Chopin
Minute" waltz, d fiat major. the
gallant military "Poionaise." then
Memberships Spinning Song" and
last after repeated recalls, the
Butterfly" Etude Of Chopin.
Vfrtuosity.
A marvel of execution and flow.
ing inexhaustible runs OF liquid
beauty was the Sternberg "Etude
de Concert" c minor. Again
tHcHlcs WeTe gwen III UNUSUAL IAN
tasy, he fairly dashed them around
In abandon, while the final Mozart.
Liszt Don Juan Fantasy" though
chiefly development and ornamental
ton. was given with the blithe
spirit OF a Rossini's Figaro" with
ingenious variety and masterful
command OF every piano resource.
Bach and Beethoven opened the
program, a Beethoven OF appeal.
ing simplicity. With every phrase
valued. and of amazing caprice and
technique In the Lost Penny"
rondo. The Bach was acclaimed
eloquently. with the most delicate
tracery. chords fairly harped. and
yet massive climaxes. Again Dvor-
sky was returned to us in his
East aud West" n combination Of
attractive orientalism and subtle
pisnistic flow; and Fannie billions
Birds at Dawn" though some.
what strained, held modern atmos.
phere and gay fantasy. perhaps
Scotch. with some Of the vasaries
of Percy Grainger's folk music.
We need such playing IA this.
The return OF Josef Holman
touches the heights in ones piano
experience.
JESSIE MacBRIDE.
The Washington times., 1922-02-24

You cannot keep q secret from
Prof. Colla's wonderful machine,
which reveals your real emotions no
matter how hard you try to conceal
them. Read about this marvellous
device In The Washington Times
Sunday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-20
Twin Strikes to Date Mean Loss
of S539, 100000 to Nation.
Employees, Owners and Industry
All Suffer the Effects.
COSTS men 81, 500, 900 DAILY
But Public, Innocent Bystander,
as Usual, Loses the Most.
Even If Strikes End, Public Is
to Make Up Cost, Belief.

Washington, July 20.-The twin
coal and rail strikes to date have
caused q loss of $3.50, 100000 to
workers, employers and American in
dustry generally and the figures grow
hourly, according to best estimates
made today BY government statisti-
clans.
Railway workmen and coal miners
on strike lose in the aggregate $780,
to date in both the eel and rail
strikes in point of wages is $193.-
100000. The loss to coal operators,
figuring on average of 81 per ton for
bituminous coal that would have been
mined during the sixteen weeks of the
strike, is approximately $240, 900, 900.
The total weekly loss in coal produc-
ton. both bituminous and anthracite,
Is averaged at .75,0OO.OOo tons.
Public Is the Goat.
The number of men on strike in the
twin ueups is between 1,250,OOO and
1900. zoo. OF these $50, 900 are miners
and $4,000 rail workers.
1t was pointed out by government
official today that the public will suf-
fer the most, inasmuch as the public
will be caught coming and going"
If the strike continues, the public
VIII suffer from lack of facilities to
move necessities and from lack of one
of the necessities.
have to foot the bill of the twin
strikes, as freight and coal rates are
bound to soar as the only avenue of
industrial financial recovery.
Issues Are Defined.
The issues involved in either strike,
briefly defined. are!
In the coal strike-demand by the
miners that the basis for renewal of
contracts be identical with the old
contracts, that is to say, there must
be provision for the continuation of
the check-off, guarantees of the right
of collective bargaining, recognition
of the union and no reduction in the
wage scale. The coal operators re-
fuse to renew contracts on such a
basis, claiming costs of production
make alteration of wage scales i'm
perative.
Aggravating the coal issue is the
demand of the miners that they
meet the operators in national, or in
terstate conference, while the oper-
ators demand they meet the miners in
district, or state conferences
Don't Want Labor Board.
shop crafts that the railroad labor
board rescind its order reducing
wal es, that there be established
voluntary national adjustment board,
that there be Immediate abolition of
the farming out system in the matter
of contract repair work and demand
that there be a restoration of the ma
tional 60 working rules governing
shopcraft workers.
Aggravating that issue is the desire
of the men on strike to hold confer
ences direct with the railroad execu-
tives and not with the railway labor
board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-20
TO CLEAN HOUSE
Germany Plans to Discharge
All RoyaIist Officials Now.
Allied Control Plan Also Cause
of an Industrial Scrap.

Berlin, July 20.-There were wild
scenes on the bourse today as values
of the German mark f1uctuated in
consequence of newspaper announce
ments that the allies were going to
take over control of German finances.
There was considerable dealing in for
eign securities. The mark went to 535
to one American dollar.
One Newspaper spoke OF allied
financial control as tantamount to "a
receivership for Germany" Another
called it Slavery"
In the face of the brewing Bavarian
storm which threatens to assume Sc
cessionist fury, the German govern
ment today has begun. merciless
''housecleaning. Officials of the gov
eminent said they recognized the ne
cessity of cementing the structure of
the republic which has just passed
thru a terrific crisis that showed how
precarious some of the pillars of state
still are.
Backed by the defense of the re-
public act, which will become effective
Saturday, the government proposes to
clean out" the monarchist strong
holds. All persons of reactionary ten
denotes. who hold public positions, will
be removed and supplanted by repub-
Hcans-
On the heels of the news that seven
provincial presidents, all old nobility,
have been dismissed, comes informa-
ton of impending cleanup in East
Prussia@-a hot bed of reaction.
Bavaria, where, at the moment, a
galaxy of old time national heroes
are assembled, is seething with excite
ment over the passage of the defense
of the republic bill. Premier Lerench-
feI claims that the sovereignty of the
country has been violated Open de-
mands are made that Bavaria secede
from Germany or unite with German
Austria.
The Berlin government declares
they have been too lenient and pro-
poses not to take any more chances
on monarchist agitators.
The government is keeping in close
touch with developments in Bavaria.
The movements of former Crown
Prince Rupprecht, of Bavaria, and
other monarchist leaders, are being
rigidly watched.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-20
HE GIVES CAUSES
Senator Walsh Tells What He
Thinks of Strike.
Two Main Reasons for the
Long Tieup Mentioned.

Washington, July 2o.-The indus
trial disturbances which have culmi-
mated in the coal and railroad strikes
We're declared today by Senator David
L. Walsh. Democrat, of Massachusetts,,
to be two causes.
i. The disposition of certain en-
ployers to destroy unionism.
2. The attempt of certain employ
ers, with government encouragement,
to debate wages and bring down pro-
duction costs.
Walsh, a member of the senate la
Dor committee. declared these employ
ers "are unwilling to make any com
promise which involves recognition of
organized labor And this prevents
the employer and employe from get
ting together"
Labor is Directing to cuts in wages
unless the cost of living is cut corre-
spondingly," continued Walsh.
Statistics show the cost of living
to the 1aboring man has not been re-
duced at all in many particulars, while
in other particulars the REDUCTION has
not been sufficient to justify de-
creases in wages. Reduction in wages
and living costs must go together, or
industrial warfare is inevitable.
TT is true in the coal and railroad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-20
FIND HOW TO TAX TOURISTS.
Germans Have Plan for Extra Cash,
Is Bill

Berlin. June 1.-The Prussian gov
eminent has drafted a bill for the
legalization of taxation, in all COM
munities of over 1000 inhabitants, on
all persons who rent rooms for So
journ of a period under six months.
The tax amounts to 40 per cent where
the lodging charge is more than 500
marks. In the case of persons who
have not resided in Prussia previous
to January, 1921, the tax is zoo per
cent
While the proposed assessment is
ostensibly applicable to all persons, in
Guiding Germans, the stipulated five
fold assessment Indicates universal
lodging impost fundamentally aimed
at foreigners. Officials explain that
local communities participate to
very limited extent in the nations tax
alton proceeds. Hence they are
obliged to look around for fresh
sources of revenue, and the lodging
house tax affords one of the easiest
ways for communities to increase their
income.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-20
TEXAS HAS OWN SYSTEM.
Nomination To Office There Is Nearly
sy4 Equal to Election.

Dallas, Tex, July 20.-The Demo-
cratic primary in Texas, which will
decide many of the Democratic. nomf-
nees, United States senator, congress-
men and the state ticket will be held
Saturday, July %. A second primary
August 26, is expected to determine
the nominees in a few races. Nomt-
nation is considered equivalent to cleo
ton.
In the race for the United States
senatorship, Senator Charles A Gull
berson, incumbent, has five opponents,
and in some counties possibly six.
For a time James z. Ferguson, of
Temple, Tex, former governor, and
Mrs. Ferguson, his wife, both filed
among the senatorial candidates, and
as candidates against each other.
They were placed in that position be-
cause Mr.. Ferguson was uncertain
about the attitude of the Democratic
state central committee towards his
own candidacy, and had the commit
tee decided his name should not go on
the ballots Mrs. Ferguson's name
would have gone on, and she would
have dsthe support of her husband.
Both filed applications to have their
names placed on the ballots, and the
state committee accepted both appli-
cations.
other candidates for the senatorial
nomination are r. l. Henry, of Waco;
Earle B. Mayfield, Austin; Clarence
Osley, Fort Worth, and Cullen F.
Thomas, Dallas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-20
COLLIER is CLEAR
Brazilian Centennial Funds
Handled Well, q. S. Finds.
Charges of Moral Turpitude Are
Found without Basis.

Washington, July 2O,-The state de-
partment announced today that inves-
tigation of charges against D. c. Col
lier, commissioner general of the
United States to the Brazilian centen-
NAL exposition, had disclosed mo ba-
sis for any charge of dishonesty or of
been directed to return to Rio de
Janeiro and take charge of the Amer
lean participation in the exposition.
The charge arose from a contro-
yersy within the membership of the
commission and had to do with the
manner in which funds appropriated
by congress for the American partici-
patton were being expended by Mr..
Collier and his associates. The exact
nature of the charges, which We're
preferred by Frank Harrison, another
commission member who since has re-
signed, has never been made public
by the state department.
Following the announcement it was
said at the headquarters of the COM
mission that Mr., Collier planned to
leave Washington tonight for New
York and sail Saturday for Brazil
where he is expected to remain until
after the exposition.
John H. Kirby, of Houton, Tex, who
has been a member of the commission
since its creation and was one of the
five members of that body against
whom charges were filed by Mr.. Har-
r1son, was today named deputy COM
missioner general of the commission.
F. Lamson Scribner of Washington,
who has been identified with the de-
partment of agriculture for the past
20 years in the capacity of exposition
expert, was named director of exhibits
and will sail for Rio de Janeiro ON
August 2S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-20
KERENSKY WRITES A BOOK.
Revelations of Russia Contained in
Memoirs of A-PreSident.

London, July 2O.-Startling revela-
lions respecting the reinforcement and
death of former Emperor Nicholas are
promised by Alexander Kerensky, one
time president of the Russian repub-
lie, who has been quietly writing his
memoirs in a London flat. Keren-
sky's plan was to spirit the emperor
out of Russia to a neutral European
country or to the United States, but
this, he contends, was frustrated by
Great Britain.
The book of the former Russian
dictator will begin with the inception
of the war and cover the final col
lapse of the empire. 1t will explain
not only the causes of the Romanoff
overthrow, but the failure of Keren-
sky's own governm ent.
The writer declares that if the allies
had been willing to let Russia remain
passive for a period, they could have
kept her as a valuable ally. The book
will point out that the entente insist
ed on Russian displaying energy on the
front while in the throes of a revolu-
ton at home.
His own overthrow Kerensky at
tributes to simultaneous pressure from
the two extreme parties. the Royal
lists on the right and the Bolsheviki
on the left, aided by the hostility of
the army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-20
STANDARD DRESS IN TURKEY.
Turks Try to Make Women of Land
Wear R Uniform

Constantinopfe, July 2O.-Some OPP
timistic and determined Turks are at
tempting to persuade the women of
the land to adopt a standard form OF
dress. Optimistic, because Turkish
women seem no more inclined to wear
a uniform than would their sisters of
London. Paris and New York. and de-
4ternined because the Committee de la
Mode is thinking of calling upon the
police for help in carrying out its
plans.
where are the women who would
consent to have imposed upon them
an antique and strange costume found
today only in museums?" is one OF the
questions hurled at the reformers.
where is the woman who would rec
onmend such a costume to another2
Can Turkish woman of old world
StambouI dress like modern hanoum
OF aristocratic Pera? Nationalist
fanaticism is an excellent thing. but
only within limits
The committee, in answer to these
and sundry other attacks. has an
nounced darkly it is working on a
scheme to put over its project, the ap-
plication of which will be placed in
the hands of the municipal police.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-20
GERMANY GIVES HER TERMS.
Will Take Charge of Finances on Her
Own Conditions.

Paris. July 2O.-Germany told the
inter-allied guarantees committee that
she would accept control of German
finances on three conditions, it was
learned from official sources this aft
ernoon. Whether Germany will get
her desired indemnity moratorium
will depend upon deliberations of the
PREPARATIONS commission.
The separations commission began
to study the report of the guarantees
committee which has returned from
Berlin, where it investigated Ger
many's financial position.
Germany is understood to have
agreed to the following conditions.
L. Strict control of finance legisla-
ton by the allies.
2. Control of the German national
treasury's receipts by the allies.
3. Reorganization of the German
statistical service.
4. Laws prohibiting the invasion of
capital or withdrawal of capital from
the country.
s. Control of the German floating
debt by the allies.
6. Deflation of the money and pro
hibiting of any increase in the amount
of currency in circulation.