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The New York herald., 1922-03-18

said that the expense of operating a
fleet of subchasers under ordinary cir
cumstances is almost prohibitive. The
Navy scrapped them because they We're
too expensive. Chasers of the type Of
those loaned by the Coast Guard after
they were transferred by the Navy are
gasoline burners with 200 horsepower.
triple expansion engines They consume
a vast quantity of gasoline and oil. The
item of cost on this score would be very
great. officials said. Then, there Is the
probable heavy cost of maintaining
crews and official personnel to direct
the operation of the fleet.
The total cost to the Government to
operate the nine subchasers upon an
efficient basis probably would exceed
500. 600 a year. technical experts of the
Navy asserted. This does not include
possible expenditures for recondtioning
the vessels. which is necessary about
every six months. The subchasers were
built for the Navy at a cost of $4,000
each. The wear and tear on these boats
each year would probably not be less
than $4,000 each. and possibly more, it
was declared.
The New York herald., 1922-03-18
PRESSMEN'S WAGES
CUT BY JUDGE MCCOY
Arbitrator i'm Washington Re-
duces Day Men 50 and Night
Workers 1920 Weekly.
OVERTIME Is REGULATED
Decides Upon Hours, Number
Of Men to Press and Employ
ment Of Apprentices.

WASH TNGToN. March 17.-Chief Justice
Walter l. Mccoy OF the District of Co
lumbia Supreme Court. to-day announced
his decision as referee in the arbitra-
ment of wages, hours Of work and other
POINTS in dispute between the newspaper
publishers OF Washington and the press
room employees. represented by the Web
Pressmens Union here.
Under the new scale. the rate Of pay
for journeymen employed on day work
will be $40 a week. reduction OF 50 a
week, and for night work s44 week, a
reduction OF s2.2O week
will be computed on the basis OF 1855 2-3
per day. and men employed on night
work will receive 10 per cent. above the
day scale.
Pressmen in charge will receive 81 a
day above the day scale, or s7.66 2-S.
The rate for apprentices will be one
third of the journeyman scale after the
second year Of apprenticeship, and tw.
thirds of the journeyman scale after the
third year.
Overtime is 10 be paid for at tire rate
of time and a half. in quarter hour
fractions; double time is to be paid after
double run.
The hours of work are to be figured
on the basis of any eight hours be-
tween +. NJ. and A. NJ
The minimum number of journeymen
to operate the separate units Of presses
will be as follows:
Quadruple presses-Four journeymen.
Sextuple presses-Five journeymen.
Octuple presses-Seven journeymen.
The press room employees have been
working under this wage scale since
February 16, when the arbitrators on
behalf of the publishers and the press
men agreed.
The number of men allowed to each
press remains the same as under the old
award. This was the last point to be
decided by Justice Mccoy
Fleming Newbold Of the Washington
star represented the publishers and II.
A. Franklin the Web Pressmen's Union,
No. 6, on the arbitration board. The
contract will run for one year.
The agreement reads in part:
1.-THE publishers will employ in thei
The New York herald., 1922-03-18
s5oo,O0o BOOZE SHIP
SEIZED IN GUN FIGHT
20 Men Found Unloading
Schooner in Dark Near
Creek in The Bronx.

The lights of an automobile flashing
off and on with a regularity that sug-
gested the dispatch of signals caught
the attention of customs officers w.
We're cruising up the East River cary
yesterday morning, on the watch for
smugSlers, and resulted in the capture
of two masted schooner with S500,00O
worth OF liquor aboard. and the arrest
OF twenty men. A pistol battle OF nearly
half an hours duration was fought be-
fore The customs men had their pris-
cner3 in hand.
Fifteen customs officers were aboard
the launch Surveyor. They saw the sig-
nails as they neared the foot OF TIFFANY
street The Bronx, north of Brotners
Island. and near the junction of Oak
Point Creek with the Easr hiver. Muff-
ling the launch, they headed for the
shore. AS they drew near they made
out the bulk of a schooner. All her
lights were out. AS they drifted along
Ter side they saw the figures of men
moving about on shore. Presently they
observed that the men were loading
something into moving van and that
two automobiles stood close by.
Hand to Hand Combat.
Tie customs boat was beached before
the group on shore caught sight OF the
officers They opened fire Immediately
Agent John McAdams. leader OF the
customs squad, was thrown against the
side of one OF the automobiles by man
who had Just drawn an army automatic
Agent Baron hit him over the head with
blackjack just in time to save NC
Adams. Mere than a score of shots
were fred. but none OF them took effect.
The fighting soon became 4 hand to hand
tussle, in which eyes were blacked and
noses bloodird.
John Holley Clark, Assistant United
States Attorney, reported he had heen
informed that four of the twenty who
we're arrested are members of the uni
formed force. 1t is believed that some
Of the alleged bootlegge:s represented
themselves to the captain OF the schooner
as policemen to assure him that the
unloading would be done without irter-
ference. All denied they were policemen.
Four thousand cases OF liquor were
found on board. every case wrapped In
burlap bag. The moving van con-
tained seventy cases more. Most Of the
liquor was Scotch of good quality.
According to the customs men the
schooner was originally the Viking OF
Gloucester. Mass. Another name. Clara.
has been painted over the original. The
captain Is Daniel Halpin, of 414 East
Fourteenth street Some of the pris-
oners were well dressed, and described
| themselves as business men. Others
were longshoremen. and. IL Is thought.
were employed to take off the cargo.
Many of the prisoners wore large dia-
monds.
The alleged leaders were Joseph
The New York herald., 1922-03-18
SO PRISONERS, 8 WOMEN,
IN DENVER LIQUOR RAID

DENVER, March 17.-Eighty-three per-
sons. nine of them women, were arrested
on charges Of violating the prohibition
laws in raids here to-day conducted by
more than 100 officers working under
the direction of E. ~ McClenahan. Fed
eral prohibition director. Approximately
900 pints of liquor were seized.
Included among raided places were
four hotels, twelve rooming houses and
twenty-five soft drink parlors and pool
halls. Nearly one-third of the prisoners
were released on bonds ranging from
$4,000 to $4,000. Others were taken to
Jail. 1t was stated none would be tried
before the May term of court.
Among those taken and released on
bail was Harry Cassidy. who formerly
played with the Washington Americans
The New York herald., 1922-03-18
FALSE LOAN REPORTS
UPSET VIENNA BOURSE
Stocks Fall, CroUn Rises on
Run7or of u. S. Credits.

VIENNA. March II ASSOCIATED Press)
Reports continued undenied to-day OF
a new loan by the United States, in adj
dition TO the action of the United States
Senate in voting to defer payment of
existing debts, and as a consequence
the crown rose to 1000 to the dollar
while stocks had sharp fall, catching
spectators badly.
The Neue Freie Pressc this morning
said that its Washington correspondent
had confirmed the loan. but was not so
insistent in it's evening edition.
There was great indignation this
evening when the reports were described
as part of a deliberate market plot to
effect a heavy cleanup.
The New York herald., 1922-03-18

Joseph Pantrello. $50 South Sixth stree.
Mount Vernon; Bernard Reigal. All East
l43d street, saloonkeeper. ard Joseph
Goldberg. 5S3 Riverside Drive, real
estate operator.
When they were arraigned before
L Jnited States Commissioner Hitchcock
they were charged with smuggling and
Illegal transportation OF liquor. Agent
J. J. Lynch. who swore to the COM
plant. alleged that he found all the
defendants unloading the liquor from
The schooner.
Capt. Halpn. Regal. Goldberg, PAN
trello and Spaiga were held in bonds of
5000 ea eli for examination Thursday.
The other defendants were held in s.. 500
bail each.
The New York herald., 1922-03-18
DRY NAVY ON BUDGETROCKS,
NO CASH TO FLOAT CHASERS
Funds for Enforcement Running Low and Money In
tended for Other Purposes Cannot Be Diverted to
Upkeep of ITO Borrowed Vessels.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C., March IL.

Special Dispatch to Tnr New yoaK Hrn.LD
The New York herald., 1922-03-18


Washington. ID. C.. March IL.
The dry navy has hit snag.
collision with the budget machine may
prove fatal to the plan to outfit fleet
of sub chasers TO hunt liquor smugglers
along the coast.
Prohibition officials. after borrowing
nine 10 foot navy vessels of the sub
chaser type. are now cropping for a
method to pay for the experiment.
Funds for dry law enforcement are
running low and can be expended only
for the specific purposes authorized by
Congress. 1t is now discovered that the
cost of operating a fleet of the size
contemplated would be disastrous to
the enforcement program in other di-
rections.
Enforcement officials learned that it
would not be lawful TO divert funds
which had been set aside for certain
purposes. including salaries, rentals, &C.,
to pay the cost of maintenance in
volved in operating the fleet of chasers
Officials or the Navy Department
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-13
BLUFFTON

Cloudy morning but not very cold.
August Bergman had the wood
savers the first of the week. The
Olson boys were the savers.
C. w. Brittendall finished putting
his bees in cellar Tuesday. Mr..
TAYLOR and Edd jackson assisted him
with the work.
Mr.. A. o. Ash got his bees hous-
ed the forepart of the week
Tom Donlan was in BlutftOn Tues
day buying honey.
Ernest Bergman butchered beef
and a hog the latter part of the
week.
Mr.. George Price and Mr.: GageN
of Cresco were business visitors IN
Button Friday, ate dinner with
Brittendalls.
There was no school Friday.
Nehtie Murdoch called on Mrs
Bronner and on Mrs. Brittendau on
Saturday afternoon.
| T. Murdocks had the woodsaWers
the last of the week.
Mr.. Dell LANCE and wife OF De
corah visited A. o. Ash one day TINS
last week.
Mr.. Sibert and Joe Kinney assist
ed Ernest Bergman with his butcher
ing. -
Grandpa Bergman Sundayed with
his son August and family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-13
SEIL,LVILLE.

Arthur Fisher returned Saturday
from Omaha, Neb., after several
weeks visit with relatives.
Miss Mary Vitoushek was Ores
co visitor over Sunday.
Mrs. Havel Of near Saratoga was
= visitor at the home Of her father,
Mr., Yak.
James Benda was a business cal
Ter at DEBORAH Monday.
John Hron returned to Fayette
Monday after spending Thanhsgiv-
ing with home folks,
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Kuhn
son recently. Congratulations.
jim Soukup and family were
guests at the Wenzel Bena home.
Frank Fisher of near Protivin and
son in law, Mr.. Lukesh of near jack
son were business callers Saturday,
+. C. Swela was at Calmar Tues
day visiting relatives.
Mrs. Knocllles of Calmar who has
been visiting her son at Protivin
spent the past week here visiting at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe
Ptuchek.
Miss Mary Kovarik was at De
corah Thursday shopping.
Earl BloomingdaIe returned Mon
day from Osseo, Wis, after an
absence of several weeks visiting his
parents.
John Ludwig passed away at his
home Sunday, Dec. 3, after being
ill for some time. The funeral took
place Wednesday morning.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-13
CONOVER

Mrs. r. Hunter and children who
visited relatives the past few days
returned to DEBORAH Saturday p M.
Mrs. Carl Haug of Spillville was
Saturday shopper in DEBORAH.
Will SoboGk who has worked the
past several months in Rock Island
H., returned home Saturday night,
Gust Oleson, Lewis Suchan and
Bill Sobolik were business callers
i'm Calmar.
Chester Bjonerud who went to For
man, N. d., some time ago TO be
married returned home with his
bride one day last week. They will
make Calmar their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Petite visited their
daughter Mrs. ID. A. Grady and fam
sssiy Sunday frem Calnar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Denny and fam
ily from Jackson Junction were Sun
day guests at E. f. Swehla's home
They came up here by auto.
Mrs. Sam Thomson and children
Maude, Howard and Reels of Cler-
mont, MIMI, were guests at the Ton
Eaand home from Friday until Mon.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Grady and
babe visited at the G. II. Cummings
home Sunday night.
The road crew were unloading {
big steam shovel machine from I
fiat car and pulled it out OF Conovel
to work on the new Calmar anc
DEBORAH primary road last SUNDAY
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-13
BURR OAK

Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Emmons have
moved TO DEBORAH where they Intend
TO spend the winter at the G. w
elise home.
On account of the poor health OF
Mrs. Logsdon Mr.. Ben Logsdon has
rented his farm and moved ito De
corah.
Mrs. Alice Wicks and Mrs. MauGe
Reed attended the Ladies Aid Sale
at Prosper Saturday.
st. Paul's United Lutheran church,
Burr Oak, Iowa, Sunday, December
IL. 10 o'clock A. M. Sunday school.
IL O'Clock A. M. Divine worship IN
English. Chr Pieper, Pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Gates, Mrs. w.
". Reed and Gordon spent Sunday at
the j. A. Headingbon home.
Harry Cox and Byron Lappc were
Sunday visitors with friends and
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Win Nelson and lin.
tie son were welcome guests at tho
John Nelson home Sunday.
Mrs. Dan Price who has been a
great sufferer from an attack of
rheumatism the last few weeks is
some better at this time.
There will be basket social and
programme in the Van Vliet school
house Friday evening, Dec. Is. Ev-
erybody cordially invited. Miss Alice
Bolson teacher.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sanaker who has
been quite poorly for several weeks
is improving slowly.
The M. K. Ladies aid society will
meet at the home of Mrs. Ella Thay-
er, Dec. 81, for dinner. All are cor
daily invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Brady and children
left for Princeton, Mimi, on Dec.
9TH after spending several weeks
visiting at the home of Mrs. Brady's
father Ben Shelley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Koenig have
rented the Ben Logston farm and
moved Dec. 9TH.
Quite number of our young peo-
pie were privileged to attend the
farewell party given at the w. A.
VanVliet home in honor of Edwin
Edie, all report a good time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-13

The beautiful weather on Sunday
gave great many the opportunity
to attend confirmation services in the
n. L. church. There were 10 con-
firments this year. They were,
Luella Brenna, Leon Smith, Idella
WEIGH, Jessie Smith, Stella Foltz,
Ingvold Sander, Pauline Usgaard,
Owen Molstad, Tilla Rarnlo, Clarence
Anderson, Stella Soberg, Melvin
Aasum, ESether Allen Leandel
Henningsgaard, TiIford EllingSon,
Paul Erickons. Norval Burreson, OF
tc Erickson, William Aakre 1t was
fine class and did credit to Rev.
Havneros teachings. Miss Fuller or
Mabel sang two lovely solos at the
morning service. The church was
beautifully decorated with oak
leaves. The offering netted the bud
get S104.7l.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Griswold and
baby Dorothy, Leonard Rowe and
Merrill Street autged down from
Preston Saturday evening and spent
Sunday with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Torgenrud and
baby moved to DEBORAH on Monday
last, where Mr.. Tovgenrud has ae-
cepted a position in the Peter john
son and Sons garage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Halsey and
family moved into the house vacated
by Torgenrud, for the winter months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thor Fossum moved
Monday into the Will Castertou
farm which they have rented.
Miss Mark spent Thanksgiving
vacation with home folks at Har-
mOny.
Mrs. Prof McMillen returned last
Sunday evening from a visit at the
parental home in DEBORAH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-13
RAVENA

We had rain ON Wednesday.
We had zero weather the latter
part of the week.
Have nice ice roads at present.
Mr.. Peterson of DEBORAH called /
our locality ON Monday.
Mrs. Broclzmann and son of 0S-
sSian visited at Frank Schroeder on
Monday.
Lewie Brandt hauled some hogs 10
OsSian market on Monday.
DR.. Schneberger of Ossian called
at Ben Eimer'S on Tuesday.
Charley Cole of 0ssian called at
Frank Lansings on Tuesday.
John Lansing returned home on
Tuesday after few weeks stay at
the Lars Toerstall home in Red Oak.
Mrs. Herb Kilsart of West of Os-
sian visited at the ROudlph Soriede
home few days the past week.
Frankie Broghammer and Albert
Lansing worked ON the Nordness tele-
phone line between OsSian and
Nordness Monday.
Christ the tiler is staying at Wen
eel Lansing's at this writing.
Two thirds of our population of
our locality attended the Boden-
stiner sale in Happ Hollow on We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. futile OF
Fort Atkinson visited at Herman
Lansings on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank SchweinefuS
and children and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Lansing and babe visited at Ray
Runkle's in Centennial on Wednes-
day evening.
John Koran who worked for Wen
eel Lansing the past season resigned
and is staying in Ossian now.
Mrs. Frank Schroeder and son Ed
die visited at Herman Schreoders on
Friday evening.
Rudolph SoIiede delivered a fine
bunch of hogs to Ossian market on
Joe Lansing and Frank Schweine-
fus were DEBORAH business callers ON
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Lansing and babe
and Misses Clothilla and Rose LanS-
ing visited at Henry Neinhouse at
Calmar on Sunday.
John Barthelma of Cresco visites
our locality ON Sunday.
Ed Lansing and Ray Miller visited
at Joe Einck in Centennial on Sun
day.
Herman Schroeder hauled severaI
loads of hogs to Ossian market on
Saturday.
Joe Lansing sawed wood for Ben
Eimers on Saturday.
Ludwig Johnson moved back to his
farm in our locality the fore part
of the week.
Frank +. Schroeder was called on
the jury at DEBORAH the past week.
Mr.. Bake of Red Oak was cal
Ter in our locality on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. futile of
Fort Atkinson visited friends IN
this vicinity on Sunday.
John o. Meyer entertained CON-
pany on Sunday evening.
Herb Klisart of Ossian visited at
Wenzel Lansing's on Sunday.
Lawrence Meyer has been laid up
on the shelf the past week. Law
renee says he had the grip, but the
doctors said its only love sick. Girls
visit Lawrence.
Miss Olivia Lansing and Mrs. Herb
Klisart of Ossian were passengers
for Cresoc on Thursday where the
former had her tonsils removed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-13
served by the hostess.

served by the hostess.
A reception was rendered Rev and
Mrs. Evans at the parsonage, Friday
by the members of the Friends
church. Folks brought dinner along
and very pleasant day was enjoy
ed visiting.
The Lutefisk supper en- Saturday
was a success financial and other
wise. The U. l.. Ladies are 10 be
complimented on their efforts ana
the success of the undertaking. The
large crowd ns.ted the budget SS9.2i
cents which is certainly fine. We
understand American tummies are
not on speaking terms with Lutte
fisk, but so much the better for the
Norske tummies.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Welper was chrstened
Betty Harriet, Sunday afternoon by
Rev. Havoneros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Burgess daugh.
ter Lucille were DEBORAH visitors Sal
urday.
Vern Porter and August Bergman
goes to DEBORAH today to call on Ben
Bear, see if he has seen or heard
anything of Old Santa.
Marie Bergman called on Mrs.
Brittendall Saturday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-13
HESPER.

Mrs. Gilbert Salveson and daugh-
Der, Mrs. liver Flax, Mrs. Ralph
Fawcell, Mrs. Mamie Goldberg, Mrs.
Ole X. Sander and Miss Lucy John
son were entertained by Mrs. Carl
Selness Tuesday afternoon. A very
pleasant afternoon was enjoyed at
o'clock a delicious luncheon was
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-13
CALMAR.

Mrs. A. F. Snow entertained the
Sunshine Club Tuesday afternoon.
Henry Stenseth returned from his
visit in Milwaukee, Wis.
Mrs. f.. H. Ingvold entertained the
Community Ladies Aid Thursday at
Eernoon. -,
Mrs. John Sanders and Mrs. Will
Hazelton were Decorah shoppers last
Atty. t. H. Goheen transacted
business in Dubuque Wednesday.
Frank Krysan transacted business
in Minneapolis and Charles City
during the past week.
Misses Anna and Beatrice Becker
of Ossian entertained the Music
Club of Calmar at their home. Tues
day evening.
ter Glee leave Tuesday for California
for a several weeks visit with thefr
daughter Mrs. Cola Cough.
The ladies of the Community
church viii hold bazaar at the
church parlors on Dec. Ia, 1922.
Mrs. Melvin Orke went 10 Knox
willie Yesterday to get her husband
who has been a patient at ohe
Legion Hospital. They will arrlye
home tonight.
The Commercial Club had a sour
Ilcraut supper at their club rooms on
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Heuser OF
Spillvilie were visitors here Friday
Word was received here announc-
ing the marriage of Miss GeneyleVe
Broiher, sister of Mrs. I. H. Hum
ker 10 Mr.. Marion Pierce OF Casper
The many friends here of Rev
Rleken were shocked TO heo's OF ms
death on Thursday at the hospital
at Minneapolis. His wife passed
away about eighteen months age
and three children are left alone tc
monrn the loss of their father. Ihey
are Margaret, Winnefred and bans
who have our heartfelt sympathy
The remains win be brought here
for burial. ro,l o1oc.
The Royal Neighbors held elec.
.ion Of officers on Thursday evening
and the following members WEN
elected to office: w.,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-11

to the need Of feeling her RESPONSE
bility in voting. To the individual
is put the question OF her loyalty TO
her country TO her state and town
and to her family and it's inmates.
It is q vast power which rules, and
IL effects your patriotism, tests your
loyalty and in a race trims tho sails
of the individual bark upon a senSof
competition.
What, after all. is this ogre called
politics about which so much vitrolic
speech is wasted on the desert air I?
The political writer says compla-
Gently that all political parts are
equally bad, similarly selfish, stimuli
taneously controlled by interest pc
culiar to them and their henchmen
are well paid in office, not true to
public good or that OF humanity. If
this is true. what OF the much vaunt-
ed civilization and what has it done
for itself, what has the wisdom OF
the scientist acclaimed for itself in
the air, in the vegetable kingdom or
the animal world-what has civiliZa-
tion done for humanity? What then
has it done for its birthright. but
hide IL under n bushel? IL what the
political observer says is true, and
no one takes the trouble 10 dispute
the writings of this one and that
one, what have tie ages brought
forth but a perVersion and not ac-
cumulative experience, the vast pow
sr OF education and the wide scheme
OF spiritual significance, inherited
by succeeding generations. These
disquieting questions flood the think
ing mind of women today, partlcu-
larly those who have been opposed
to woman suffrage. and upon whom
the vote has been thrust. The pros
and particularly the cons" of that
cause are. however, entirely beside
the question. for equal suffrage is
for all time settled and II women are
loyal and patriotic they are going to
perform their function in the po-
litical world as well, If they are true
women. as they have done always in