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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-04-20
CONF FERENCE Of
PAN AMERICAN
WOMEN OPENS
First Session Of Epoch Marking
Meeting Held On Century
Roof Devoted To Discussion
Of Child Welfare Measures
GOVERNOR WELCOMES
VISITING DELEGATES
nsy The Associated Press,

BALTIMORE, MD, Apr 20.-Re-
spending to the call of the National
League of Women Voters, women
from all the Americas assembled here
today to confer on matters of interest
to women-education child's welfare,
women in industry, prevention of traf-
lic in women, civic and political status
of women, and international friendli-
ness.
The League believes that "friendli-
ness with our neightor countries will
be stimulated and strengthened when
women from all countries of the
Western hemisphere come together to
discuss questions of vital interest to
women
1t is the announced object of the
conference to develop the closest pos
sible cooperation between the women
of these countries and eventually with
the women of all the countries of the
world
The conference will be continued
through Saturday and will be followed
on Monday by the regular annual con-
ference of the League of Women
Voters, which will probably continue
all of next week. }Af
Women representatives from virtu-
ally every Central and South Ameri
can country and from Canada and all
the dependencies of this country,
named as delegates by their respec-
tive governments. faced the chair
when the gavel descended at the first
meeting this morning.
Archbishop Curley offered the invo-
cation and Governor Ritchie and
Mayor Broening welcomed the dele
gates in behalf of the State and city.
DIR. L. S. Rowe, director-general of
the Pan-American Union, brought the
greetings to the conference of the
Union.
Mrs. Maude Wood Park, president
of the National League of Women
Voters, who presided at the opening
session, expressed the Leagues ap-
probation of the interest representa-
tives of many nations had shown in
the invitation TO discuss with us the
problems which We all share and
which we shall discuss far better for
the cooperation which comes from
the united effort of the women of
many lands"
The local hostesses OF the confer
-. ..-,..oo;,+o +l,a c=opicnapcos of tho
event and an appropriate program
has been outlined In order that spec
tators may have opportunity to view
the proceedings, ample seating reser-
vations have been made for local
visitors.
Today's Sessions
The program for the morning ses-
sion centered about child welfare
conference, and as the subject of child
welfare has been of paramount i'm
portance in the consciousness of the
League. it was appropriate that this
should be so. The discussion was led
by Mrs. Grace Abbott, chief of the
Children's Bureau of the United
States Department of Labor, assisted
by Mrs. LaRue Brown. chairman OF
the committee on child welfare of the
Nat:ona, League of Women Voters.
The afternoon program was con-
ference on education with the discus
sions led by Miss Julia Abbott, of the
Bureau of Education. U. s. Depart
ment of the Interior. and Mrs Walter
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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-04-20
ALL CIVILIAN i
INSTRUCTORS !
WILL REMAIN

House Passes Naval Appropria-
tons Bill Not Only Covering
Them But Enjoining Dismissal
And Placing Officers In Their
Stead
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-04-20
Outstanding Indebtedness

I, Is further alleged that, lesidcs
De liens against the real estate con-
ss'ing Of three mortgages aggregat-
ng $S0l50 and four judgments, ag-
rrgatiug $1,000. there is a promis
NU note outstanding of about $1,500
s'i small amount of current bills
and open accounts. The interest on
q. tac real estate liens and on the
loe is overdue, it is stated. as are
also taxes and other charges, with
@i any income sufficient to meet
aesC charges or the current expenses
i'i accounts in the regular course
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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-04-20
Mortgage Being FOreclOsed

j Is also stated in the petition that
at mortgage of $29 1000 held by Chas.
Lee J. Newton Gilbert. James j.
Neae and Charles A. Howard is now
Z process of foreclosure. the public
~'t being advertised for Thursday.
'-} !. 1922. and covering all the real
"4'e owned by the corporation. This
Coatinucd On Page ~
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-04-20

The local hostesses OF the confer
ence appreciate the significance of the
event and an appropriate program
has been outlined. In order that spec
tators may have opportunity to view
the proceedings, ample seating reser
vations have been made for loca
visitors
The Washington herald., 1922-08-04
Not Such Clods After All.
MEXICAN relief workers who hav

. n MERRIAM relief workers who have returned
"A from the Volga famine area give the Rus
sian peasant credit for considerable "horse sense"
He is neither ignorant dull as he has
been painted according to these men who have had
experience with him in business dealings They
admit he seldom knows how to read or write; but
when it comes to driving bargain he is on a par,
at least with the average American horse trader.
In fact, the Americans say he often Stimulates dull
ness in order to get the best of a deal. He pro-
fe=ses ignorance of worldly ways in order to put
the other fellow off his guard.
Out on the black steppes he has had an oppor-
tunity to perfect philosophy of his own. In his
system OF thought the value Of ignorance fills no
small place. One of the hardest arguments to
answer, and the American doughboy can testify
to this well the Russian peasant is "I don't
understand" "No Compree" and "Nicht Verstehe"
were irrefutable. The native used them with full
effect when the soldier protested over prices The
soldier used them efficiently when the conductor
The foreigner, when he first comes to the
United States, understands how effective such words
are. He learns that the quickest way to make
fortune is by bootlegging. Consequently he sets UP
home dstillery after the model used in his native
land When the enforcement officer drops around
he does not argue. mo understand" answers every
purpose The poor fellow is bewildered by the
strange laws Of this queer land where folks can not
make their own whisky. Often enough he is left
unmolested At other times the judge takes pity
him.
nut the man trained in American speech and
American ways for lifetime has no such effective
argument at his disposal He must pay the penalty
for violating the law Hence most of the large for.
tunes derived from violations of the Vostead act are
to be found in the lower stratum of American
society.
The Russian peasant, poor fellow has been
trained all his life in such procedure He must
be a chameleon in order to live. The hunters of
the Gar. looking for human blood, found what
appeared to be stone in the road and left it un-
moested The hunters OF the Soviet met the same
experience. And when the slayers have passed the
peasant transforms himself. back into human form
and color once more
The ability to look like rock is one of his mos,
valuable nheritances from prosecuted and crucified
forefathers ,f
The Washington herald., 1922-08-04
Sends Pen Women Praise.

To une Editor, The Washington Herald:
In an article in one of the Wash
ington papers l see this heading:
Sends Pen Women Praise" Sec
retary Weeks appreciates the stand
taken by the National League o!
Pen Women to fight Socialistic
propaganda.
] am wondering IL any of the
gifted ladies there represented
truly understand what Socialism
ceptions. none of which is the true
cisms of Socialism and many con-
ceptions, noneo ( which is the true
doctrine; for many say 4 is for
e'gn propa ganda: but / say IL dates
back to the teachings of Jesus of
Nazareth, which teachings lasted
about three hundred years. since
which we have been following Pa
gan!sm and its notifications for
about two thousand years. Let US
go back to Jesus. the Jew. who
was a rebel against church and
state of that day. which interfered
with the economic condition of that
time. He came to bring salvation
TO the poor, and woe. woe, unto
the rich of the land.
Inc blDle Is tne most Social StlC
Or Communistic book we have. and
SHOWS distinctly where We get the
propaganda. Jesus went into the
temple and heard the rabbis and
priests, and taught the poor. Thou
shalt not sell the land forever"
VIII you cruelty your Saviour again
and His children?
Who are YOU, Pen Women, but
wage Sl2VaG9 NJ
where you stand? There are but
two powers in the land today-cap-
ttal and labor: labor produces all.
The machines are owned by the
and we. the wage slaves
and you, too, Pen women-are in
the same class. Wage slaves. in
spite of the beautiful dreams you
weave,
The Encyclopedia Britannica says:
The ethics of Socialism are iden-
tical with those of Christianity"
Socialism means the collective
ownership of production and ex-
change as exempliied in our Post
Office Department.
When I hear of people fighting
Socialistic propag ganda, ! can't help
but recall the saying of a certain
professor when the youth was crit
!cizing something of which he was
not familiar. Have you thoroughly
the subject and come
20 your decision?" he asked. The
youth said no.
] hope you ladies of the National
league OF Pen Women will look into
the matter very deeply and learn
THE Brotherhood of Man"
MARY S. DAUGHERTY.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-04

was no less lawless under the Con-
stitution than that which was for
merly declared to be 4 form OF
piracy" the transportation Of hu-
man beings intended for slavery. 1t
is true that hanging from the yard
arm was not recommended for these
offenders. but It was well under
stood that even this fJrIn - pun
ishment might be con dercd Zone
too good for them.
No mention whatever was made
Of polygamy at this hearing. which
with African slavery and prohibi-
tion may be said to make up a
form of political tri-theism peculiar
to the American people. 1t may not
be inopportune at the present time
to recall that it took a civil war
to disestablish one of these forms
Of political belief. Prohibition, the
last. the only and one existing form
OF established political theism. is
now entering upon its supremest
test, its power to rule upon the sea
Defeat for this element means for
prohibition what the loss of sea-
power has always meant. according
to Admiral Mahan, to nations con-
testing elsewhere for supremacy in
mortal combat.
JOHN p. DAWN, NJ. D.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-04
The Herrin Disgrace.

THE National Coal Association doubtless has
i other motives in its investigation OF the Her
rim than the interests Of abstract justice
II announces that it has evidence which will justify
the arrest of 500 men who members of the
blood-intoxcated mob guilty Of one OF the most
frghtful atrocities in history. Probably the assoca-
tion OF coal operators indignant over the affair
largely because Of its relation the particular bus
ness in which its members are engaged. Neverthe-
less, if it can help in bringing the guilty men to
Justice it will have rendered service to the coun-
try and its efforts in collecting evidence will be we'll
worth while.
The manner in which justice thus far has been
thwarted in this case is almost without parallel.
The public OF course is not concerned primarily that
the guilty men were union members fighting against
strikebreakers. If they had been strikebreakers
fighting against miners the case would have been
the 1t was to have been expected that the
Herrin affair would be investigated promptly and
the murderers brought to trial. But the people have
been amazed to see nothing done. They have seen
the most cold-blooded of "whitewashng" in
the history Of the nation.
Herrin, of course was an sindictment of Ameri-
can civilization. There could be no possible de-
tense. None, in fact, has been offered. The attitude
OF the people involved has been: "Weil. what are
you going to do about it?' They admit the crime
and defy the nation to bring any punishment upon
their heads.
If these go unparalleled it will the
end OF any sense of security in this country 1t
will mean that unrestraned lawlessness is possible,
even probable, at any place at any time.
We hope that any facts collected by the opera
tors which will identity the leaders of the mob will
receive due attention from the proper authorities.
That independent Investigators have taken up the
case and obtained pertinent evidence removes the
last ebraJ Jof, fer ef,
derers under arrest. Just they seem to be
goating like demons the heplessness of justice
so far as they concerned. 1t is high time some
thing happened to break their sense of security
The delay the lack of action has disgusted the
entire nation. .st ea4@ t.-y"
The Washington herald., 1922-08-04

ever we wish to transfer TO a car
belonging to another company.
Many residents OF the District
have few shares in the street car
companies, so they will tell you
that .-ou don't have to stay in
Washington II you don't want to
pay an scent fare. used to have
an old destitute" Iandlady whose
last income tar. only showed that
she was worth a mere $4,000. who
never rode anywhere unless IL was
to funeral. and she told me that
she thought the present fare was
good enough and that I didn't have
to stay in Washington IL ! didn't
like IL. She had some shares in
the company and was satisfied to
have us victims help swell her
dividends
! wonder whether Mr.. c. C. Deg
man thinks the poor government
clerks are justified in desiring a
reduction in fares. suppose he
will say in his self-satisfied way
why DON'T they walk to work >"
Why don't they get a flivver?" Jt
the profiteering car companies cut
the fares a peer clerk might be
able to save enough pennies TO get
one on the pay-when-you-can plan.
Another ad yantsge in having the
fares reduced would be that we
would only have to pay a niclle
to see the green monkey at the
Zoo. Eight cents is a little too
steep TO pay TO see monkey. green
or otherwise. Won't the District
authorities reduce the fares and
enable us to see "NormaIcyP"
FARE DEAL.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-04
The Railroad Strike.

To the Editor The Washington Herald;
AS a suggestion in the interest
of permanent peace and good will
in the present industrial difficulties.
kindly permit me to ask why the
United States Railroad Labor BoarA
did not include the wages Of all
railway executives and officials and
the dividends OF the stockholders
in each of the proposed economies
OF maintenance and operation Why
discriminate and make the most
poorly paid and the most helpless
of the employees the victims of
these ECONOMY" rulings? And when
such reductions Of pay and divi-
dends are made why are they not
passed along TO the patrons of the
railway in the shape of correspond
ingly reduced fares and freight
rates? If this had been done. there
would not have been any strike.
and the hands of the government
would have been strengthened in
the hearts and minds OF all men. 1t
is not too late yet for such a thing
to be done.
As to the miners case the same
practice in principle would have
avoided a strike. Let the sacrifices
be shared by all alike and there
will be no trouble. why should
"a living wage" be used as a yoke
to doom the great majority of our
fellow men TO a condition of un-
speakable suffering, narrow ig-
norance and fierce hatreds? II is
not a wise Investment Executive
ability and leadership is not a pre-
rogative reserved TO those born to
the advantage of wealth and social
prominence.
The living wage OF the most un-
skilled employe should be sufficient.
with thrift and economy. to afford
him and his family reasonable and
necessary educational. recreational
and social opportunities to improve
his condition and theirs. Many OF
the greatest captains OF industry.
and also the most brilliant leaders
in politics. statesmanship. art.
science and letters. in recent years
have had to literally wage inces-
SAINT warfare from childhood
against an oppressive living
wage" by which they were fore
doomed to an existence but little
removed from that Of the dumb
beast. How much better IL would
be for the nation as well as the
man II the way to the development
OF all that is good in mankind was
mcde more easy and favorable by
justice and fairplay to all.
CHARLES T. SHA FFER.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-04
Profiteering at Home Here.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Your sensible article on profiteer-
ing this morning hits the nail on
the head. The evil exists. The
practical. commonsense remedy you
suggest will remove it. 1t touches
the market basket and larder of
a thousand homes today. You
hear complaints on every side
of petty profiteering in the COM
monest necessities Of everyday life.
1t is scandalous. Legislation. food
orders and all the old wartime re-
strictions are unavailable as unde-
sirable. The purchasers hold the
remedy in their own hands. The
boycott, II universal. quiet and or
derly is good in a pinch.
The profiteer has a quick eye as
well as an itching palm. He is quick
to see you pass his doors to a
cheaper and better store. Don't
patronize him until he comes down
OFF his greedy perch.
PRIVATE DALZELL.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-04
How to Raise Money.
,e Editor. The Washing ton Herald,

To the Editor. The Washington Heraldi
VIII you permit me to show how
we can raise an immense revenue for
our Nation?
As the result of the war. We have
on hand a vast number of idle ships.
II is proposed to sell them for a few
hundred dollars each for scrap, re-
gardless of the fact that they cost
many millions to build.
Why should we sacrifice these
ships in this manner. when thanks to
prohibition. there is way to utilize
them. and 10000 more ships, and
which will bring in a revenue beyond
our widest dreams.
1t appears that the prohibition laws
do not apply to American ships nor
do they apply to certain of our island
possessions. Let US. therefore, fit up
all these ide ships as floating saloons,
and send one or more OF them to
each of our seaports. Fit up a few
of the largest and fastest of the ships
as supply ships. to bring the precious
cargoes from the distant islands. Let
the saloon ships take on a big load
of passengers. leave the wharf, and
after a few minutes steaming they
will be safely beyond the three-mile
limit. Then the bars can open and
the fun will begin. After a few
hours cruising on the ocean, every
body's thirst will be satisfied. then
close the bars, make a quick dash to
port. discharge the satiated pas
sensers, take on another load of
thirsty ones for the next trip. The
stocks OF the saloon ships could be
replenished from the supply ship
while at sea. so that the great and
glorious prohibition law would not be
violated in the least
Don't you think this would be a
splendid scheme? The prohibitionists
would have all the law that they
want, and the ''rummies" would have
all the flicker" that they want. as
the late Senator ingalls, said about
the people of Kansas. and everybody
Will be satisfied. And think of the
colossal revenue it will bring in. Soon
Will arise a demand for ships. ships,
and yet more ships; and every ship
yard in the country will be working
over time to supply the demand. We
would soon have a merchant marine,
or more properly. "liquor marine"
larger than any other nation. We
could pay the soldiers bonus and
never miss the money. In two. years
we could abolish the income tax. In
less than twenty years we would have
the entire national debt paid, and
have self-supporting, tax-free coun-
try like Monaco. Great and glorious
are the possibilities of prohibition.
HUGH b. ROSSFII.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-04

A NY organized group finds little dfhculty in
~ getting resolutions passed by an INFINITE
= = number of local organizations, demanding
any sort of absurdity under the Ten
sourcefu men in Washington could circulate with
success through the clubrooms of the villages
petition that the United States government
recognize the emperor of Mars the legitimate
ruler OF the planet Venus. Neghborhood groups
have scant appreciation of great issues. They
have no appreciation of the difficulties to be
countered in curing national ills They are
ready to- indorse, without thinking any who
offers remedy-thst is, so long as only paper
Endorsement is asked
This probably explains the resolutions sent
by local unions to the American Federation Of
Labor urging a great national strike. The men
who voted for those resolutions received by the
union secretary through the mail and placed be-
fore the meeting routine business because
there was nothing else to talk about did not
understand them. They had appreciation of
what national strike would amount to. The
communication was worded in flowing English,
1t sounded like something practically Utopian.
The members in monthly meeting assembled,
heads of families and honest workmen for the
most part, voted and gave the matter further
thought
We believe that Mr.. Gompers understands
this situation. The fact that the resolutions from
different parts OF the country were printed on
form blanks alone would tend to discount the
seriousness of them There is great. SUBJ
merged voice urging uprising of laboring men,
Simply a persistent band OF irresponsible med
ders is cluttering up the United States mails with
stuff OF this kind.
Evidently American Federation of Labor, Off
Gals plan to pay further attention to the COM
rnunications Of this nature which the postman
brings each morning. They know that they do
not voice any real, fundamental protest the
part Of laborers and mechanics. The rest of the
public will do well to adopt like attitude. Amer-
labor organizations a rule, concerned
only with conditions peculiar to certain occupa-
tions They are not trying to introduce an l. w. w.
communist movement in the United States.
Few Of the members could understand the prin-
cples of communism or /. w. W-sm But
somewhere, in Washington perhaps; there is a
gang OF scatterbrained extremists who are try
ing to make tool of labor through its individual
units
The Washington herald., 1922-08-04
Yardarm for Smugglers.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Wayne B. Wheeler, general coun-
sci Anti-Saloon League, in a spe-
cial dispatch from Washington to-
day is reported as saying; 1T
would be quite in accordance with
precedent to give American officials
at foreign ports some degree of su-
pervisory power over ships Gerry
ing liquor cargoes? Similar powers,
he stated. were asked for and given
in connection with polygamy."
A. the hearing before Attorney
General Daugherty on the proposed
enforcement of the volstead act
outside the three-miis limit, great
stress was laid upon a. NJ .esY.i {.
for the application of the same prin-
ciples of maritime law to present
conditions which formerly applied
to vessels engaged in the African
slave trade upon the high seas. Mr..
Wheeler, Judge Britt, counsel for
the prohibition nrit If the Treasury
Department. and Sam Small, the e.
vivalist, all emphasized this neces-
sity. They he'd that the transptr r.
tation of liquor upon the high seas