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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-01-28

into the local harbor because OF the
Ice
The Washington times., 1922-03-30
SENATE RELIED
ON To PREVENT
! SLASH IN ARMS
Administration Still Hopeful OF
Heading Off Army and
Navy Reductions.
BY GEORGE n. HOLMES,

President Harding, his Cabinet sd-
visers, and the general staffs OF both
services abandoned hope today that
anything can be done with the racal-
citrant House to prevent the navy
from being trimmed down TO $1,000
men. The army already is slashed
down to 10000, the House not even
taking a record vote on IL. SO with
the flames of economy already nip
ping the heels OF both services, tho
Administration turned TO the Senate
today with the demand that this fire
be put out.
Both. services are Supplying Ssna-
tors with voluminous data to show
the dire results of the wholesale cut
ting. The Navy Department has
compiled figures showing that TO
maintain the so-called treaty navy
at it's highset state of efficiency
10000 men would be needed. or just
twice as many as the House proposes
to authorize. The work can be done.
however, with $4,000, and 1t Is for
this number that a determined fight
is to be waged.
General Pershing characterized
the slashing of the army to 116,000
as disastrous" particularly in
view Of the fact that nearly all
the carefully laid plans for citizen
and reserve training were swept
into the discard at the same time
through failure to appropriate
funds.
General Staff officers predicted
today that IL the 115,000 army goes
through there will not be more
than 10000 soldiers available for
mobile emergency duty in con.
United States.
The overseas possessions OF the
United States-Hawaii, the Philip
pines, Panama, Alaska and smaller
overseas possessions will eat up
35 900 of the men, leaving 10000 in
the United States proper. OF this
number easily $4,000, they said.
will be necessary to keep the ad-
functions Of the army
going. The administrative work
must go on whether there are 100,-
900 or 500, 900 in the army.
1t is too late to try to save the
army In the House, but one more
attempt will be made to save the
navy there.
The Washington times., 1922-03-30
CopVAshS. 1873. b otas Ous-~~~-

1.-THE published official accounts OF
the battle of Jutland. In the battle
of Jutland the scout cruisers did the
first fighting and fought from time
TO time and from point TO point
throughout the whole Of the main
part OF the battle and then finally
did the last fighting. And after
that record made by them in the
one classic naval battle of our age
MIR. Butler. chairman OF the Naval
Affairs Committee OF the House Of
Representative q the United
They are not fighting ships. these
scout cruisers"
That is an illustration OF one
reason why Mr.. Butler has reported
a bill which will not only reduce the
number, but wreck the morale OF the
personnel of the American navy. The
other reason is that. along with mil
lions upon millions OF. his American
fellow citizens, he believes things
about the Limitation of armaments
conference which the government OF
Great Britain and the government Of
Japan do not for one moment believe.
the peace treaty of the limitation of
armaments conference, does not bind
any nation In IL to refrain from going
TO war. 1t binds them to confer. II
does not bind them after conference
to remain at peace. And Mr.. Under.
wood, on the floor of the Senate.
pressed by the opponents of the
treaty, said frankly and most prop
erly that in case any power signatory
to the four-power treaty went to war
with any other power signatory TO
the four-power treaty, the treaty was
thereupon not applicable. The treaty
forbids war except after talk. Tt does
not forbid war. nor does 1t say how
long the talk shall be.
In these circumstances the Brit
ish are putting 104, 900 men on their
fleet and the Japanese are putting
$500 men on theirs, while we are
confronted with the possibility of
getting only $4,000 men for ours.
But Mr.. Butler would perhaps object
to the word "ours."
One of the first questions which
Mr.. Butler asked Admiral Coontz
In committe was:
do you ask for $3.50. 900, 900 next
year to support your navy2"
Your navyl Admiral Coontz's
navy! That is Mr.. Buffers view OF
the matter. And il makes no differ
ence to him II Admiral Coontz's navy
gets outclassed by Admiral Beatty's
or by Admiral Kato's.
Admiral Coontz tried to tell him
The Washington times., 1922-03-30
Miners STAND
EXPLAINED by
union OFFICIAL
Cost to Consumer Attributed
Not to Diggers' Pay. but
to Profits Crabbers.
By THOMAS KENNEDY.

Chairman OF the scale committee OF the
Anshrssss anti e, h,.,G Mine WORKER. and p,ssi-
cite coal fields Of Pennsyivania.
Written ExclusiveIy for the international
News Service.
NEW YORK, March 80. The
strike of 100000 bituminous and an.
thracite miners throughout the
United States will begin at midnight
tomorrow, as planned.
This will affect $50, 900 hard coal
miners. All negotiations to avert
the strike have collapsed. Meetings
of committees representing the oper-
ators and the miners are continuing,
however.
The mine workers scale committee
up to date has presented data of a
written and verbal nature to sub
stantiate the demands of the anthra-
cite mine workers. Our data has
consisted of such matter as TO sub
stantiate the wage demands of the
anthracite mine workers, consisting
of 20 per cent wage increase on
contract work and 81 q day on day
labor.
our 1lBuTes, phSeu upon the cost
of living, past wage increases and
in the industry all
tend to prove that our wage de-
mands are consistent and should
be adopted. Saving wages is our
of a living wage and
it shall be our endeavor to impress
this emphatically upon the opera
tors. Such saving wages can be
paid without increasing the cost Of
coal TO the consumer, and IL sub
stantial reductions in freight rates
were made, IL the profits of coal
sales corporations, retailers and
royalty grabbers were deflated,
higher wages could be given to the
mine workers and the cost OF coal
could be reduced to the consumer.
The operators now give the labor
cost on a ton of coal at S3.92. The
pays approximately SIS a
ton. These two sets of figures
demonstrate that somebody other
than the miner Is responsible for
the hiCh price of coal
The Washington times., 1922-03-30
DIRECTOR OF RAILROADS
WINS IN DAMAGE SUIT

The Director General of Railroads 8
cannot lie held responsible in dam.
ages for ar assault by a special Wifi.
Ger of railroad who was also a po
lice officer Of a State,
This was the opinion today from
Justice Eoehling In the District Su.
preme court. He directed a jury to
bring verdict in favor of the Rail.
road Administration In a suit for SaD..
noe damages brought by Charles j.
Seymour.
Seymour. news butcher" said
he had been assaulted by special of.
ficer of the Southern railway at Dan
vic. Va. while the time the Govern.
ment controlled the railroads. Testi.
rnony was given that the officer elso
mud police I.ower from the city of
DSnville, and was acting under thar
lower.
The Washington times., 1922-03-30
v. S. CONTROL OF DYE
INDUSTRY IS URGED

A partial Government control of
the American dye industry was ad.
vocated today by Franklin Hobbs,
president of the Arlington Woolen
Mills of Worcester, Mass, in testi-
flying before the Senate sub-commit-
tee probing an alleged dye monopoly.
Hobbs declared that a licensing sys-
tenn would result in immediate de-
velopment Of the dye industry. He
pointed out the success of a similar
system in Germany.
Hobbs said that an embargo was
imperative to protect the American
industry against German opposition
German interests can undersell
our own trade, owing to their tre-
mendous resources" Hobbs declared.
The Washington times., 1922-03-30
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SHOOTS WOMAN AND MAN
IN STORE, KILLS HIMSELF

CHICAGO. March 80.-Crazed by
jealousy, George Kamel yesterday
shot and seriously wounded Mrs.
Marjorie Harper and Henry Mueller
and then killed himself. The tragedy
was enacted in food shop.
Kamsl had been employed at The
shop, but was discharged when Mrs.
Harper complained of his attentions.
Yesterday hu returned with a pistol.
Mrs. Harper tried to run away. but
was shot down. Mueller. a baker,
WAS shot when he tried to go to her
aid. KameI then fired a bullet into
his own head.
The Washington times., 1922-03-30
To CARRY
PACT BATTLE TO
VOTERS Of j. s.
Will Take Part In Congress
sionaI Campaign In Welfare
of Colleagues.

Senator william e, Borah is not
going to drop his fight against the
four power Pacific treaty Just be-
were unable to prevent its ratifica-
ton by the Senate.
Borah allowed II to become known
today that he 10 already preparing to
carry into this years Congressional
campaign the issue of whether or not
the treaty involves the United States
In an entangltng alliance with Great
Britain. France ana Japan.
He is planning to take that issue
straight to the American people In
the hope that he can persuade them
to regard the pact a. he and Senators
Johnson Of California, La Follette Of
Wisconsin and France of Maryland.
see II.
Borah 10 the only one Of the four
Republican ''irreooncilables" who
voted against the treaty who is not
candidate for reelection this year.
He therefore proposes to give John
son, La Follette and France what
ever help he can by taking the sturop
In their respective States and rap
ping hard the pact which he and they
80 bitterly condemned.
johnson, La Toilette and France
are all facing stiff opposition to their
reelection. Secretary Hoover. John.
aon's arch political foe, is reported
by the Senator'S friends to be
already seeking to organize Califor-
mia against him. The Hoover-J ohm.
son fight, which is expected to CEN
ter around the Senator'S antagonism
to the Administration's foreign
policies, ts said to be threatening to
rip California wide open politically.
The entrance OF Borah. with his mill.
tant style OF speech-making. would
be sure to enliven the California
situation.
The Washington times., 1922-03-30
NAVAL TREATY
. .IMPER|LED BY
FRENCH STAND
Opposed to Right of Armed
British Merchantmen to
Sink Submarines.
BY POLITICUs.


French unwillingness to permit
armed British merchant vessels
to destroy French submarines
may wreck the submarine treaty
which the Senate is considering.
This point was brought out In
yesterdays debate, In a colloquy
between Senators Borah and
Lodge. 1t does not seem TO have
occurred to either of these states
men that Americans might be
equally unwilling 10 put Ameri-
can submarines at the mercy Of
armed merchant vessels flying
the British flag.
During the arms conference
the United States navy tried to
hammer that viewpoint into the
heads of the American delegation.
But IL failed. Messrs. Hughes and
Root stuck so persistently to the
British view that they overruled
not, only the American navy but
finally succeeded in their co-opera-
ton with the British delegates in
overcoming the French and
Italian opposition.
Senator Schanzer, the head of
the italian delegation, undertook
three times to force the conference
TO adopt a rule forbidding the
armfng of merchant ships. He
finally gave up the battle on the
assurance that the submarine
treaty covered this point, and that
merchant ships could not be used
against submarines. BY this time
he probably has discovered that 1t
does nothing of the sort.
French VIII Fight.
The French delegates appar.
emily determined to leave their
fighting on this point to their
own parliamentary deliberations
at Paris. The British made the
situation worse by procla.ming re-
peatedly that they intended to arm
their merchant ships and to take
advantage of every other method
to fight submarines, whether the
latter were permitted to operate
against merchant ships or not.
When Senator Borah raised the
issue in the Senate, Senators
Lodge and Williams used the
evasive declaration which the
British had used throughout the
arms conference and which was
adopted by Secretary Hughes,
that international law defined
merchant ships" Senator Under
wood complicated the explanation
by suggesting that a prize court
would always have the final word,
but he was careful not to explain
how this would have any value for
q submarine commander who
would have to act quickly to avoid
being sent to the bottom of the
OCEAN or hanged for piracy. He
also deprecated any suggestion
that a treaty when made an at.
tack on a merchant ship punish
able as piracy should prescribe
rules that would forbid the arm
ing OF these ships.
Reservation Expected.
my guess is that France is not
going to permit q certain power
to arm her merchant ships and
then not use her submarines
against them" said Seantor Borah
in summing up the situation.
France Is by no means satisfied
with the English definition of q
merchant vessel"
As result, he predicted that
France would insist upon q
reservation to the submarine
treaty.
The Washington times., 1922-03-30

the Rouse OF Representatives are
permitted to have their way and to
work their will.
Secretary DENLY was telling Mr.
Butler that he wanted mine layers
in the fleet. The scene Of this con,
versation was a meeting OF Mr.. But,
ler's Naval Affairs Committee. Mr..
Butler had spoken OF the accomplish,
ments OF the limitation of armament
conference, He had said: 1T will be
the most severe and bitter disap.
pointment of my life IL something
good does not come from that con-
ference" He was deeply impressed
by the conditions created by the con.
ference. He inquired:
what in the world is the use OF
what is known as mine layer under
the conditioner"
He then further inquired:
What in the world do we want
with mine sweeper in time Of
peace?"
Mr.. DENLY replied:
"In time OF war she would be a
vital necessity of the fleet"
Thereupon Mr.. Butler made the
IOilOWhH
"Our minds are not together be-
cause / am not thinking Of war"
Mr.. Butler is in charge Of the com.
mittee which for the House of Repre-
sentatives is in charge of the organi-
zation of the fleet and he Is not
thinking of war. He is thinking Of
the limitation Of armament confer
ence. He thinks that the limitation
of armament conference established
peace. He sees no need of mine
layers or mine sweepers during
peace. He ought to have the courage
of his convictions.
There is similarly no heed of battle
ships or cruisers or destroyers or
submarines during peace. There Is
no need of any fleet at all during
peace, IL only at the outbreak OF any
war Mr.. Butler will produce a fleet
out OF his pocket. Mr.. DENLY tried
to intimate to Mr.. Butler that the
only way to have n fleet at the out
break of war is to have a fleet dur.
ing the previous peace. 1t did no
good. 1t could not possibly do any
eood--for two reasons.
In the first place Mr.. Butler
seems to have been at no pains to
find out what a fleet is. At a later
of his committee he was
the ships called scout
cruisers. The American fleet has
no modern scout cruisers. The Brit
ish fleet has about sixty.nine of
them. The Japanese fleet has quite
a few. We are now building ten OF
them and we shall get three OF those
ten completed pretty soon. Mr..
Butler inquired. :.
They are not fighting ships.
these scout cruisers7"
It is TO be presumed that Mr..
Butler has heard OF the battle OF
Jutland. II might have been pre-
sumed that Mr.. Butler, as chair
man of the Naval Affairs Commit.
tee OF the American House OF Rep
would haye atudiod
The Washington times., 1922-03-30
D. C.. WORKERS
ARE STRANDED
|NCUMbERLAND
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CONTINUED from First page.)
the worker must pay for his board
and lodging.
Baggett declares that at the EN-,
ployment service they were told they
would go to, Hagerstown, but when
they reached union station, sdhother
destination was announced. Ridgeley
w. Va. opposite Cumberland, where
the Western Maryland shops are
located.
1t was also held out, according To
Baggett, that II the men became dis.
satisfied, their fare would be paid
back home.
Baggett's statement was corrobor.
ated by II. l.. Hibbs, 324 X street
northwest.
There was great excitement when
the men arrived at the Baltimore
and Ohio station last night, as the
strikers pickets at once took them
in tow and acquainted them with
the situation from their viewpoint
This resulted In the Washing
tonians, with a big escort, marching
downtown TO the Fort Cumberland
Hotel, where II. 8. Carey, who is in
charge OF the strike, is stopping.
hetuTu are heIuSeu.
The sudden onrush OF a big body
of men caused much wondermen,
among the guests as to their pur'
pose.
The men were cared for by the
pickets last night. and today they
are making demands on Arthur VII
hanson, superintendent of the West.
ern Maryland railway here. for re.
N.aR ft-ns - H. 4
that they were brought here by mis-,
representations on the part OF the
railroads agents.
II the railroad refuses them. It was
stated at strikers headquarters, q
pool would be raised to buy them
tickets.
The twenty.soven Washington
men said to have been stranded in
Cumberland, following their refusal
to act as strikebreakers, were given
a full understanding Of the condi-
tions they were to face before being
signed on, It was stated today by
the Department Of Labor employ.
ment agency, 14l0 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest.
The men were not referred to the
positions by the bureau Director
declared. M. X. Bos.
tick, assistant to the president Of
the railroad, obtained the names Of
nmchinists, pipe-fitters,
and blacksmiths from the agency
and undertook himself to hunt the
men up. The agency did not enter
into the transaction.
Mr.. Bostick Is expected to return
to Washington tomorrow to assign
men, Mr.. Livingstone
stated. Several machinists applied
Mt the agency this morning for in
concerning the vacancies
of the railroad. They will be re-
ferred to Mr.. Bostick tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1922-03-30
66,38O Homes in
Washington

That's what the water
meters say. There are 81 $50
residential meters and some
5000 fat rate users-homes
where there hasn't been time
to install meters. Washington
meters register only pure
water-water that is health
full and good to drink. 1t is
from this absolutely pure
water that American Ice is
made-truly the ice for the
home.
Amerieor's foe plants insure plenty
of iee to cool mach of Woshiroton's S
tuter nbtly--iee sce eon gaoronfee
because tOe mdke u and guard epevy
sfsb ~ the making.
The Washington times., 1922-03-30
MANAGERS BAR RADIO
PHONES FOR SINGERS

CHICAGO. March 30.--Singers on
vaudeville circuits are prohibited
from singing for radio telephones by
clauses which now are being inserted
in their contracts.
The Western Vaudeville Man.
ayers Association, which first began
making such contracts, declares that
the best efforts OF the singers are
needed for the stage.
The Washington times., 1922-03-30

been made by
Chairman Butler
OF the Naval Ar.
fairs Committee
OF the House of
X representatives.
II these remarks
are thoughtfully
considered they
will fully explain
why Britain is
going to have a
much better fleet
than ours and
why Japan Is 60
ing to have q fleet
at least as good
as ours IL the
present manag-
ers of American
naval Dolicy in
The Washington times., 1922-03-30
y. S. Official Minds Doped By Pact
FOrbidding War Until After Talk

about the relative speeds
OF American destroyers and of Brit
ism destroyers.' Mr.. Butler retorted:
Il do not want any comparisons
among nations. / believe that day
has gone by. I have heard It till ]
am sick"
So there you are! Mr.. Butler,
just as he does not bother TO study
the Battle of Jutland, is equally
guiltless Of bothering to study the
four-power treaty. He contents him.
self with simply believing all the
propaganda that was put forward to
pass thai treaty. He believes that
the treaty makes war impossible and
makes international comparisons un-
necessary. In other words, consider.
ing him and considering the similar
sentimentr entertained by q tre-
mendously large part of the Amer.
lean public and considering on the
other hand the 1870 men Of the
British fleet and the $500 men Of
the japanese fleet, we may Just
about say that the net final mental
result Of the four-power treaty Is as
follows:
We arc doped by the treaty and
the British and the Japanese are not.
You Need Not Have = Cold
you Will take laxative BROMO
The Washington times., 1922-03-30
Fight to Finish. Leaders Say.
BY International News Service.


INDIANAPOLIS. March 3o.-The
stage is "all set" today for the
greatest tie'up of industry, the ma
uon-wide strike of coal miners.
Confident that a great many"
non-union miners will join the
union cause and drop their tools.
John l.. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers, today as
sumed generalship of the strike
movement.
Nothing remains to be done, he
said. The more than a half million
union miners of the country will
leave their jobs in unison at the
stroke of 10 Friday night without
further instructions, Lewis declared.
Saturday and for days, possibly
weeks or months thereafter, 1t will
be matter of "watchful waiting"
in the view OF union leaders, who
declare 1t is impossible for anyone
to forecast the probable duration
of the strike. 1t is to be battle
TO the finish, leaders say.
Qualification was apparent at
headquarters over the fact that
Frank Farringtons conference with
the Illinois operators at Chicago
broke up without any separate
agreement. This. 1t was declared,
assures that the. Illinois coal work
ers will swing their weight behind
the strike movement. at least for
the time being.
The Washington times., 1922-03-30
BY WILLIAM HARD.
Cosmopolitan News Service.

Some of the most memorable re
marks that have been made in Wash
ington since the great day when the
OF armament conference
met here last November have now
The Washington times., 1922-03-30

You Need Not Have . Geld
II you will take Laxative BROMO
QUININE rsplets when you feel the first
sym ptoms OF Cold coming on-Adv.
The Washington times., 1922-03-30
N0N-lJN|0N.
FIELDS TO
JOIN T|E-:UP

Continued from First Page.)
bituminous miners producing 1900,
900 tons day.
The Washington times., 1922-03-30
Non-Union Men to Strike.

BY international News Service.
CLEARFIELD, Pa, March 3d.
In compliance with orders from
President John L. Lewis of the
United Mine Workers, 5000 miners
In district No. will walk out Satur.
day.
Word was received at union head.
quarters today that the 20, 900 non
union miners In the district also will
walk out. making the tie-up in this
district complete.
The Washington times., 1922-03-30

It is to be presumed that Mr.
Butler has heard OF the battle OF
Jutland. II might have been pre-
sumed that Mr.. Butler. as chair
man Of the Naval Affairs Commit
tee OF the American House OF Rep
resentatives, would have studied
The Washington times., 1922-03-30

Anthracite Mine workers and presi-
dent OF District No. Z. In the anthra-
cite coal fields Of Pennsylvania.
Written Exclusively for the International
The Washington times., 1922-03-30

Admiral Coontz tried to tell hir
The Colorado statesman., 1922-09-23
Curious South-Sea Jareon.

Beach-la-mer is n curious jargon
which has developed as n means of
communication between Englsh-speak-
ing traders and the islanders of the
western Pacific. 1t derives its name
from that of an edible marine orgnn-
ism, the fishing of which flourshed
in the South seas in the middle of the
last century. Nearly all the words in
this language are English, but they are
strung together by the natives in ac-
cor'lance with the rules of their own
speech.