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bers of the House-Representative
Treadway of Massachusetts,. repub-
lican member of the ways and
means committee, and Representa-
tive Halves. democrat. Missouri
to the bonus bill. and the announce
ment by Representative Frear OF
Wisconsin, republican member OF
the ways and means committee, that
he had written Secretary Mellon re
plying" to the letter Of the Treasury
mead to Mr.. Fordney in which Mr..
Mellon declared the bill, IL enacted.
would involve A dangerous abuse OF
MT. Treadway declared it was zap
parent that an effort to pass bonus
bill at this time is futile unless
financed by sales tax" The people.
he commended want less rather than
more taxation.
ut was hoped some satisfactory plan
could be found for properly financing
payments of a soldiers bonus 'without
embarrassment to the federal Treasury.
Mr.. Treadway's statement began. The
communication received from Secretary
Mellon shows that the new suggestion
IS as unsatisfactory as previous ones
No one can contradict the sound logic
of his argument even though some or
the statistical information may not be
borne OUT
Makes Letter Public.
Mr.. Frear made public his letter TO
Secretary Mellon. In it he predicted
that the revised bill will be reported
with little opposition and will pass the
House 5 to L. and subsequently would
be approved by the Senate. Adoption OF
sales tax, he contended. would even
tuaily shift s1,00o,0o0,o0o or more in
income taxes now paid by the wealth Of
the country over the shoulders Of the
consumers of the land"
You have objected before the com
mittee," Mr. Frear told the Secretary,
| ito any inheritance or gift taxes or the
re-enactment of the excess profits tax.
| You have suggested taxes to which we
finally tentatively agreed, only to be in
! formed that the President, whom you
| frequently see, would veto a bill il ac-
companied by such taxes
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|W0MEN'S FEDERATION
RAPS EQUAL RIGHTS BILL
Baltimore Republican Organization
Says Interests Of Women and
Children Are Safeguarded.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. March 14.-Believing
that the equal rights for women bill
now before the legislature is unnec-
essary because Of the fact that the
interests Of women in the industries
and those of children are already
safeguarded. the Federation of Re-
publican Women Of this city has sent
letter to Galen L. TAFT, chairman
OF the state central committee, ad-
vtsfng him that the federation is an
educational and not a Legislative
body. and that 1T Is opposed to the
measure.
The state chairman recently wrote
to the federation. asking the support
OF the organization for the equal
rights bill. giving as his reason that
the Maryland law contains some
archaic provisions which run. counter
TO the privileges granted by the nine
teenth amendment.
In its reply the federation points
out that 1t believes the women en-
pioyed in the industries are perfectly
satisfied with the guarantees which
the law has already provided.
The letter concludes by saying that
opposition to the equal rights bill is
growing all the time, and the fedora
tion feels confident that it will be de-
1eated when it is put to a vote.
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they want me again they will elect
me.
1T is true that I was the head of
an anti-suffrage movement and l was
unpopular with the suffragists. But
why do not these women come out
and work as l do? Why do they not
get political positions such as mine?
Why do they not come into the House
of Representatives?
why did l vote against the Shep-
pard-Towner bill? Because / believe.
with President Harding. that the one
outstanding danger of today is the
tendency to turn to Washington for
the things which are the tasks or the
duties of the forty-eight common
Just Call "Robertson.-
II was elected to Congress as a
representative of the people. not as a
woman. Wien they call the roll in
do not use the prefix Mister but
merely call a mans last name. The
other representatives were very much
pleased when / insisted 1 should be
no different; that 1 should not be
called Miss but just plain 'Rober-
son. Why should l claim as woman
by being specially distinguished as
such?"
Miss Alice is particularly defiant of
the club woman. not only of her own
state, but of the nation. She believes
that they represent but small pro-
portion of the real womanhood and
real motherhood" of America. In OPP
posing the maternity bill" she de-
clared that if the pitiless light of pub
licity were turned upon the methods
which brought it to enactment. even
it's most ardent proponents would de-
mand that further time be given to
hear from the great majority of WON
en- who know nothing of the proposed
legislation. and who, If they knew the
facts, would speak in no uncertain
terms against it.
Miss Alice has other troubles than
the woman opposition. Her stand
against any cash feature in the SOL
der bonus has brought forth denun-
citation by the various veterans or
CARNATIONS. She found this out very
soon after her return to Oklahoma.
Her needed rest was quickly forgot
sons for her stand before the Musko-
gee posts of the American Legion and
the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Opposition Uncr9anized.
The opposition to Miss Robertson
which has developed over these two
ouestions ia not we'll ORGANIZED II.
, -
Is an uhoercurreht oased upon al
legged disregard Of the wishes of the
folks at home" Miss Alice is not
half SO worried about the attitude
Of the woman voters as she is of the
ex-service member boys" The at
titude of these ex-service men reveals
a condition typical of politics
Throughout the war Miss Alice
worked day ana night distributing
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LONG DRY PERIOD SEEN.
French Wine Growers Get Little
Hope for Business in d. S.

PARIS, March 1.-THE wine inter-
ests of France, who are observing
National Wine Week" and holding a
seven-day conference here to consider
ways and means Of retrieving Frances
former supremacy in the wine industry.
had their hopes of restored markets in
the United States dampened by re-
ports on the subject made at today's
conference session. They were cneered
however. by advices declaring there
were prospects of larger sales Of their
products in Canada
Baron Dauthouard gave a pessimfs-
tic report with regard to the sale Of
wine in the United States. Prohibition
was there to stay, at least for the
present, he said. and the best that
could be hoped for was some amend
ment Of the existing law. An tmme-
date reversal Of tho forces that had
been at work for seventy lone years
to make the United States dry could
net be expected, he declared.
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COMPLAIN OF 1917 /
WAR REVENUE ACT
Relief From Postal Burdens
Sought by American Pub
fishers Conference. 90.

Relief from excessive burdens i'm
posed by postal sections of the war
revenue act Of 1917 was asked of
Congress today by the American
Publishers Conference, an affiliation
of daily and weekly newspapers,
magazines, farm and business papers,
religious and technical publications,
More than 10000 newspaper pub
fishers and owners are affiliated In
the conference, which is a non-par-
tisan organization.
The publishers insist that the pres
emit postal rates on second-class mat
ter were intended as q war emer-
gency measure and the failure to re-
peal or modify these provisions IL
highly discriminatory and manifestly
unjust to the reading public.
Substance Of Program Adopted.
The program adopted at n two-day
session here calls for the elimina-
ton of the last two increases in
rates on second-class mail. which
amounts to about one-half of the in
crease authorized under the war
revenue act. For the first time in
the history of the publishing indus
Try, all branches recognized the mu-
tuality of interests and agreed to CO.
operate in appealing to Congress for
relief.
AT the meeting the publishers
pointed out that practically all other
sections of the war revenue act have
been wiped out or substantially modi-
ned. The claim was advanced that
the retention of the excessive postal
charges force smaller publications to
suspend and made it necessary for
national periodicals to restrict their
circulation. Attention of Congress
was called to the fact that daily and
weekly newspapers and national
periodicals are essentially an asset to
education, through the dissemination
of public information.
Organization Is Effected.
AN organization was effected, to
be known as the American Publishers
conference, with headquarters in
Washington. A. c. Pearson of New
York. representing the National Pub
tshers' Association, was unanimously
elected permanent chairman, with S.
p. Thomason of Chicago. representing
the American Newspaper Publishers
association, as vice chairman. Other
vice chairmen are: John Sundine of
Moline, ILL.,. representing the Inland
Daily Press Association; John c.
Brindlecom of Newton. Mass. repre-
senting the National Editorial Assoc
citation; Charles F. Jenkins of Phila-
delphia. Agricultural Publishers AS
ISOLATION: B. H. Anthony of New Bed
ford. New England Daily Newspaper
Association: A. o. Backert of Cleve-
land, Association Business Papers
Inc: Tray Woodward, Greensboro,
KY. Southern Newspaper Associa-
ton. and Robert 5. Armstrong of
Washington, D. c.. treasurer.
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HELD IN 100000
OIL FRAUD CHARGE
Promoter Arrested in New
York Accused in Houston,
Tex, Case.

NEW YORK, March l4.-Seymour
E. ]. Cox. promoter of Houston. Tex.
charged with defrauding investors
out of 100000 in worthless stocks.
waived examination and removal pro-
ceedings when arraigned in federal
court today. He stated that his af-
fairs in Texas were all right and that
he was anxious to go back there and
answer any complaints against him.
Case Goes to Grand Jury.
HOUSTON. Tex, March 1.-THE
case of Seymour J. Cox. Houston pro-
moter. arrested in New York last
investors out of 81, 100000 through the
sale of worthless oil stocks. will be
laid before the federal grand jury
here, now in session. and he may come
to trial at the present term of court.
local officers announced today. His
F. H Black, postal inspector, said
Cox is alleged to have used the mails
to send out circulars, photographs
and statements which were fraudu-
lent in connection with the promotion
of the General Oil Company, Cox
Cox Company.
Subject Of Litigation.
Cox and the General Oil Company
which he promoted, have been the
center OF numerous court litfgations
In the midst Of an unbounded pros
perity and while Cox was in France
entering his airplanes in the race fol-
the James Gordon Bennett trophy
the General Oil Company was pu,
into the hands of q receiver and Cox
was enjoined from acting as presi-
dent of the company. New trustees
were appointed.
At about the same time, creditors
of the General Oil Company; TWEEN
ty-millfon- dollar stock company. filed
bankruptcy proceedings against the
company. Judge j. c. Hutcheson
found that the company was mot in
solvent" and for a time the General
Oil Company progressed under the re-
ceiver.
Recently Judge W. E. Monteith de-
MED a petition of certain Chicago
creditors asking that the property of
the General Oil Company be sold at
auction. Judge Monteith held it would
not be fair to the stockholders, many
of whom appeared in court in oppo-
sition to the petition. Just what
plans would be taken to finance the
company were not decided upon, but
Judge Monteith held that some other
than selling the property must be de
cided upon at that time.
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MINE CH|EFSPUSH
PLANSF0RPARLEy
Discuss New Wage Agree.
ment With Hard Coal o.
orators Tomorrow,

NEW YORK. March 14.-Further
conferences of officers of the United
Mine Workers of the anthracite field
and general meeting of the scale
committee were held today. in prepa-
ration for the conference with the
coal operators here tomorrow to dis
cuss a new wage agreement for the
hard coal miners. Final action on
procedure for the joint meeting will
De taken after the arrival of Presi-
dent Phillip Murray of the interna-
tional organization, who will partici-
pate and lead negotiations between
the anthracite miners and operators.
The nineteen demands of the miners
formulated at a convention at Sha-
mokln. Pa. in January will be laid
before the operators tomorrow, and
a general explanation of each demand
Will be made by the. spokesman for
the union. The miners have informa-
ton that the operators desire to give
their side of the controversy and may
make public statement. Operators
nave declared that the price of an
thracitc coal is too high. and that the
mine workers shall share in any re-
duction in price Of the fuel to the con-
sumer.
No Debate Program Yet.
Beyond presenting the demands
miners have not formulated any def
mite plans so far as known. except
that there will be a suspension of
mining in the anthracite fields on
April i If no satisfactory agreement
has been reached at that time. There
is no Foundation for reports of arbi-
tration boards or government COM
missions to investigate coal prices
and mining conditions. miners said
today. 1t is too early to talk of
those things. one leader said, as ne
gotiations have not been opened and
the miners do not know how far the
operators will go along with the
workers In drafting a new agree
ment. An investigation of coal
prices has often been spoken of
among union men and was mentioned
u the Shamokin convention, Mine
workers, 1t was said. would not be
averse to any investigation, provided
they had representation among the
Investigators. but no one had asked
for an inquiry.
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FOCHT HAS OPPOSITION.
Judge Beers to Fight for Part,
Nomination in Congress Race.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
SUNBURY. Pa. March 14.-Repre-
sentative Ben K. Focht. whose home
is at Lewisburg and who represents
the "shoe string district, comprising
Franklin. Fulton. Huntingdon, Juni-
alta, Miff1in. Perry. Snyder and Union
counties. it is said will face the hard
est contest of his career.
The district is strongly republican.
Fulton is the only democratic county
in the string. and the majority is
relatively small. but Focht will have
opposition within his own party.
Friends of Associate Judge Edward
NJ Beers of Mount Union. Hunting
don county. are laying plans to have
him capture the nomination from
Focht.
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because no other methods are pro-

because no other methods are pro-
vided."
bility of aggression on Japan by Rus
STA and China, in which case, he said.
Secretary Hughes would be called to
confer with Japan.
II agree that he (Secretary Hughes)
might refuse to consider war and
come home" said Senator Borah, but
you will have to agree with me that
he might agree to declare war. And
IL he does agree and says to you. as
a senator, that your representatives
under article II have agreed that the
only way to meet the emergency is
to send in our Army and Navy. would
not he be in a tenfold stronger posi-
ton than Lord Grey was in 1912"
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BIG LIQUOR RAID BEGINS.
Hundred Armed Deputies Leave
jacksonville on Intensive Search.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. March IL
More than one hundred armed depu-
ties. volunteers from the American
Legion and representative citizens.
left here at daylight today on what
was believed to be the most intensive
search for liquor ever attempted in
this county.
The raiders proposed to comb every
nook and Granny OF Duv2l county
within a radius of twenty miles west
Of Jacksonville for moonshine stills
and caches of bootleg liquor. Jack
oriefnates in the territory the search
ers were to traverse. and prohibition
officers, although they have seized
scores Of stills in that section during
the last two years, have been unable
to break up the industry.
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KEEP TO THE Left"
London Gradually Extending Traf-
ac Rule to Pedestrians.

LONDON, March 1.-THE Keep to
the left system. which in London's
ment to many a confirmed keep to
the right" American. IL being intro
duced gradually among pedestrians.
At the recent annual meeting of
the Safety-first Council, 1t was an
nounced that the rule had been
adopted by many local councils, and
the hope was expressed that It would
Be followed In central London.
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MIXED JURY LOCKED UP.
Six Men and Six Women Deliberate
Through Two NIGHTS.

second time within a week jury
composed Of six men and six women
were forced to carry its deliberations
through the night. when a panel yes
terday III a $4,000 damage suit
against the Public Service Railroad
Company was locked up by Judge
Frank Lloyd of Mercer court.
Three OF the women jurors were
also on the jury that-was locked up
for the night on March and whose
deliberations over an assault charge
ended in a disagreement.
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BANDITS GET $1,000.
Four Shot Following Waylaying Of
Bank Runner.

PHILADELPHIA. March 14.-Rob-
ert McGfrr, q bank runner, was held
the Southwestern National Bank, at
Broad and South streets, yesterday.
Two men waylaid and bIackjacked
McGirr. In the chase which folfowed
two policemen ana two bandits were
shot. Tho robbers automobile was
pursued more than O mile before they
were caught About half Of the money
was recovered. !,
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FORMULATE WoRKING SCALE
Directors to Submit Same to On
orators Association.
By the Associated Press.
CHARL ECTnN w We

By the Associated Press
CHARLESTON, w. Va, March a.
of the Kanawha Coal
Operators Association were in session
here today formulating working scale
Tor the kanaWla bituminous coal field,
which they will submit to the memhar'
ship for ratification on Thursday. This
action follows the refusal of the union
leaders to attend a wage conference.
with the check-off and closed shop elimi,
mated, proposed by the association.
William Petry. vice president of dis
trict No. II. United Mine Workers. has
called meeting of the executive COM
mittee for Friday. at which policies to
be presented to the district convention
March 81 will be outlined,
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BRITISH CLOSE IN
ON RAND REBELS
Capture Brakpan and Benoni
From Revolutionary
Strikers.

JOHANNESBURG. Union of South
Africa, March 14.-Government forces
have captured Brakpan, entering the
town yesterday afternoon.
Brakpan is a coal mining canter,
twenty two miles east of Johannes
burg and has been a revolutionary
stronghold. A Cape Town dispatch
last night stated that Maj. Gen. Van
Deventer was marching on Brakpan
after having captured Benoni.
Bombardment Is Threatened.
The commandos at Fordsburg, five
notified by the government that they
must evacuate their positions by
eleven o'clock this morning. failing
which they will be subjected to bonn
bardment.
Advices from the western district
yesterday afternoon showed the gov
eminent forces were sweeping in
from both sides upon the commands
fighting at harrisburg. the advance
government forces having reached
the ridges overlooking the town.
1t was believed the lull in the fight
ing meant that Premier SHUTS was
trying to obtain the unconditional
surrender of the strike commandos
so as to avoid the loss of life which
would be entailed in overwhelming
them with his forces.
Railway Line Dynamited.
LONDON, March 14.-Government
forces are closing in on the revolu-
tionaries from the east and west, ac-
cording to late advices from South
Africa. The main centers of resist
ance are now at Fordsburg and
Jeppestown. where the government
forces are opposed by heavily armed
rebel commandos.
A dispatch says the main railway
line was dynamited near the Trans
vaal border, and a locomotive was de-
rallied. but there were no casualties
johannesburg. which on Saturday
and Sunday was the center of the
battle area. resumed it's normal APP
pearance yesterday, according to
Feuter's correspondent there. The
streets were filled with the usual
shopping crowds and the fashionable
tearooms and stores were all doing
business.
Dutch Aid Troops.
The correspondent declares the
Dutch burghers have materially as
sisted the British forces in their sue
cesses against the revolutionaries, be-
ing especially effective in outflanking
positions held by the rebels. They
made many captures in the vicinity
Of Nenoni and Dunswart.
In this operation. which relieved a
police detachment numbering 1873 men
after two days siege, both the burgh-
ers and the Durham Light Infantry
distinguished themselves. Their ad-
vance was made under what the cor
respondent describes as perfect ar
tilIery barrage, and their losses were
but one officer killed and two
wounded.
Slaughter In DeDl0red.
CAPE TOWN, Union of South Africa
March 13.-In the house OF assembly
today members of the labor party de-
plored the "ghastly slaughter on the
Rand in connection with the mining
strike, and demanded that the gov
eminent negotiate Immediately for
the cessation OF hostilities to prevent
further loss Of life.
Government spokesman denied the
assertions Of labor members that the
strike movement had only assumed
revolutionary character wnen the gov
eminent began to employ force.
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OPERATORS sPURN FARLEY,
Decline to Attend Wage Conference
in Baltimore on March 81.

By the Associated Press
MORGANTOWN. W. Va, March IA.
coal companies, form
ing the Mononsahela Coal Operators
Association, today announced they
would not join the Northern West
Virginia Coal Association in its meet
ing with the United Mine Workers of
District No. II at Baltimore March
81 to agree on a working scale.
The Monongahela association re-
Gently agreed upon a scale providing
for 80 per cent reduction in mining
rates, which it will undertake to put
into effect April ].
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YALE ALUMNI TO DINE.
President Angel and Chief Justice
Taft Tn Sneak.

President Angel of Yale University
and Chief Justice Taft OF the United
states Supreme Court will speak at
a banquet to be held at o'clock to-
night at the Racquet Club by the
Yale Alumni Association OF wash
ington.
the local club, will preside. A large
gathering of Yale men living in this
city 10 expected. and it is likely that
Yale men from Baltimore and other
nearby cities will be in attendance.
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YANKs SAIL FOR .. s.

ANTWERP. March 1.-Two batta-
lions OF the sth United States Infan-
Try 1eiiad for the Unitad States yes
terday aboard the transport Cantigny.
The Americans terminated their stay
Of many months on the Rhine FRIDAY.
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FouR BAPTIZED IN CANAL.

PANAMA, March 1s.-Fort the hrst
time In it history the Panama canal
yesferday ~ az scene Of baptiams.
when Rev. Mr.. Roberts Of the Baptist
Church at Balboa immersed tour men.
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TREASURY VIEWS
EXPECTED TODAY,
AT BONUS HEARING

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ONLY WOMAN IN HOUSE
GOES HOME TO FIND
WOMEN SET AGAINST HER

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