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Evening star., 1923-01-19
NEW RETIREMENT
BILL INTRODUCED
Measure in House lncor-
porateS Old Provisions,
With Amendments.
SM00THS OUT MISTAKES
Automatically Repeats Old Act.
Increases Annuity Up
to $1,000.

A brand-new civil service retire
ment act which covers all of those
employees included by the original
civil service retirement law of 1920
and all those brought in under sun
sequent amendments. and incorpo"at-
ing the recommendations made by
the board of actuaries in their sec
ond annual report TO Congress, was
introduced in the House late today
by Representative Fairfield OF In
diana.
all OF the inequalities discovered IN the
existing law during its TWO years Of
operation, and co-orGinating al Of its
provisions SO that it can be readily ad-
mini&tered without reference 10 numer-
GUS amendments.
Annuity Increased to $1,000.
The principal provisions of the new
bill are that il permits retirem ment
after thirty years Of service; il IN
creases retirement annuity up 10
LOO; il takes care Of all of those
contemplated by the original law and
the amendments; il fixes the age linn
its at sixty years for railway mail
clerks; at siXty-tWo years To-. --urdl
letter carriers and siXty-flVr for all
others N the classified civil service.
The new bill autou.a ticalIr repcals
the original act and amendment.
There is every proba bility that the
House committee on reform in the
civil service, o which this bill will
be referred. will not consider il at
all this session OF Congress On ac-
count OF the jam Of legislation in The
closing weeks of the present Congress
the House civil service committee has
practically decided not to make any
further effort to put through legisla-
ton.
Chance to Study.
Representative Fairfield introduced
this bill at this time simply that the
committee and all those interested
in this legislation might have
chance TO study its provisions and
see how a retirement law correcting
all inequalities and including all
amendments thus far accepted will
appear in co-ordinated and perfected
form.
There were intimations TO-DAY from
off1ciais of organizations Of govern
ment employees that the Fairfield bill
as drafted to conform with the
recommendations o the board of
actuaries through Congress. is not
entirely satisfa ctory TO certain groups
OF government employees.
Evening star., 1923-01-19
WAIT i. S. ADVICE
IN COAL PARLEYS
Operators and Miners Nego-
tiating Wage Scale Wary
of Antitrust Law.
COMMISSIONS VIEW NEED
Tristate Contracts Covering $780,
100000 Tons Annual Production
Near Signing.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January I9.-Wary of
the Sherman antitrust law and mind
ful Of indictments still pending in the
Indiana court of United States District
Judge A. B. Anderson, union chiefs and
coal operators on the second day Of
their conference here indicated they
would wait for advice from the Federal
Coal Commission before proceeding 10
negotiate a new wage scale. based on
the tristate competitive field they
mapped out yesterday.
Those indictments Ioomed big and,
apparently, We're the only obstacles to
an eGrly signature of basic contracts
covering 100000 tons annual pro
duction in Ohio. Indiana and Illinois
enough to control wages throughout
the other CT per cent of bituminous
mines in the nation, where the an
nuaI output is 32o,00o, 900 tons.
After more than a year of contro-
versy, five months of which was ac-
tual strike, owners and workers had
agreed yesterday. in one short ses-
sion, upon the triState competitive
field base. Wages were not expected
to become a bone of contention. since
both sides favored continuation of
the existing scales,
Contract Length Question.
All that remained in doubt was
whether the United Mine Workers of
America would be able to win it's
demand that the new pact extend over
two years, with the opera tors insist
ing on a one-year contract
In the meantime the conferees had
expected 70 hear from the National
Coal Commission at Washington. APP
proval would be taken to mean that
the administration sanctioned COM
petitive field agreements between the
union and operator groups; that the
antitrust indictments in Judge An
dersons court might not be prose-
cuteu, that hundreds of thousands
of dollars in bail might be released
from Chancery.
For the commission to disapprove
would be interpreted adversely-new
indictments, possibly. or proSecu-
tiOn of the dormant ones.
SO, the negotiators, capitalist and
laborer. today were anxious to hear
from Washington. And 1t was gen
eraIIv understood that, until the Fed
eIal Coal COlntliSSlol llul1diSu Lls
attitude by some sign, the conference
here would proceed to the point OF
actually signing contracts and then
would mark time.
Miners to Present Demands.
The operators particularly have en-
nhasized their wariness of second
experience with the Sherman law
throughout the congressional coal
strike hearings of last summer they
Continued on Page 2, Column II
Evening star., 1923-01-19
SENATE PASSES CAPPER
FARM CREDITS BILL

Half Of the farm credits program
was completed by the Senate today
when it passed the Capper bill, pro-
viding for cooperative credit asso-
Citations and other measures for long
time loans to farmers.
There was no record vote on the
bill, which now goes to the House,
while the Senate, before taking up
the administrative shipping bill a again.
proceeds with the other farm credits
measure, the Lenroot-Anderson bill.
Evening star., 1923-01-19
All Defendants
In Herrira Riots
Freed By Jury

MARION, Ill. january 10.-AIl
defendants i'm Herrin riots trial
acquitted.
The Jury in the Herrin riots trial
called Judge ID. II. Hartyyen into
c0urt at 4 80. The courtroom filed
rapidly and there was some delay
while Ihe attorneys and defend
ants were summoned.
Evening star., 1923-01-19
HUNGER SPECTER
THREATENS RUHR
Officials Here Convinced
Starvation Is First Prob
lem of French.
REAL SUFFERING EXISTS
Breakdown in Transportation
Brings District Face to Face
With Disaster.
REAL SUFFERING EXISTS
Bv the Assnciated Press

By the Associated Press,
Economic aspects of the French oc-
cupation of the Ruhr valley are at
tracing increasing attention here
and the view is held in some official
quarters that the economic problem
now confronting the French is moth
ing less than question Of how 10
prevent tho starva tion among the
several millions Of inhabitants Of the
valley.
Official dispatches indicated that a
food shortage Of serious proportions
became evident immediately after
the French military authorities nov
ed in, and declared that real suffer
ing now exists in many places. Nor
NAL food supplies in the Ruhr. it is
said have seldom exceeded stocks for
one week
Alarmed by Situation.
Those who have knowledge of the
industrial conditions and the topoC-
the food supply view the situation
with great alarm.
The Ruhr valley normally import ;
approximately 70 per cent of all the
food il uses. accord ing to government
records The 100000 miners and
several hundred thousand other in
dustrial workers there must there
fore depend almost wholly on out
side food sources, since the small
agricultural production, it is expected,
will have to he retained 50 far as
possible by those who produce it.
Evidence of efforts on the part of
the farmers tC save the food for
themselves have. in fact. already
reached official circles here.
Transportation Tied Up.
Means of ingress and egress to the
valley are said to be extremely
limited. German transportation con-
ditions are bad and. by. deductions
made from news dispatches, officials
here declare that trafiic in food must
have been virtually suspended when
the French took charge. In support
of this view. there was at least one
Official report showing that the smal!
railway facilities entering the valley
were burdened with the French mill
tary movement.
officials Here Pessimistic.
With the wrecking of the Ruhr in
dustrial machine, officials are not op-
timistic concerning the ability of the
French to restore transportation suth-
cient to meet immediate needs. Be
sides, the question is being asked in gov
ernment circles where the focd could
be obtained quickly if it could b> moved
through the traffic lanes. Apparently
both France and internal Germany
are having their hands full with de-
mands ar home without sending food
into the Ruhr.
Attention also was called today to the
boshevistic uprising in the Ruhr, which
took place in 1920, and little news of
which ever filtered through to the out
side world. Just what strength bolshe-
vistic sentiments may now have i'll the
region is not known mere.
Evening star., 1923-01-19
STRIKE LOOMS.
Orders for Tte-Up Are Received
FROM Berlin.
~ lie Associated Press.

~ lie .issoria ted Press
ESSEN. january ia general
strike cf the freight raiIwaynen
.a~ouehout the Ruhr is expected this
....ernaou. orders tor the strike were
s., ivnG fra.I Bnri.n this morn rs by
t... -.t.road workers and at noon t..e
u!ou leaders were in session with
orders before them. The French
,.>pugt did, nj to rapudiare their prom
.- to continue work and OBEY the III
ructiDn from Berlin.
Tine president oL the district ran
way administration of Essen refused
-..G4v 10 dispatch coal trains reject
g the French demands Tor ship
uyrts.
seizure Of Mines De&ins.
Seizure If state mires in the Ruhr
r. the forces Of occupation was begun
day. The Rargmandsgiuecll and
1.-esterhold pits, near Buer, We're oc-
c.,pisd by the military and Manager
.arens was crested Tor refusing to
r-l.y... coke. Troops appeared at the
-soelier pits ut Gladbeck and at the
Hh.inbaden mines at Bottrop
DR.. RaiGeisen. president of the state
mine administration at Reckling-
hgusen, responded to an invitation to
uDpear before the military authori-
ties and had not returned up to this
afternoon. 1t is believed he was ar
rested.
II is reported that when the French
representatives attempted to enter
some of the mines that were seized
ihe workers became greatly agitated,
threatening that all the miners would
come out of the pits if the French
entered.
Germans See Hope
The announcement at French gem
nral headquarters that the customs
md forest control to be inaugurated
Immediately in the Rhineland would
lie promulg ated shortly in the Rhur
brought forth the comment in German
circles that the French military
authorities were reluctant to apply
such penalties in the newly occupied
area.
Delay in enforcement of the meas
ures here is regarded by the Germans
as a sign of weakness. They declare
that the Rhinelanders, having sub
1uiCted without a murmur to four
ears of occupation, are now the first
10 be thus punished.
No Resistance offered.
AS the FRENCH Italian and Belgian
rustoms experts completed their
j.4dHS LOT GOiII IOiLlil5 GLAS GApOIl
Jess of the Rhineland. which includes
20 per cent of Germany's dye trade as
well as the products of the Krupp
plant at Aix-le- -Chapelle, the Ruhr
valley offered neither resistance nor
opposition to the requisitioning of
cCal shipments. The amount thus
taken over so far is small.
Warns OF Famine.
There was great rejoicing today
over the letter written to Gen. Dem
yigne by DIR. Gruetzner. president of
l.kenish Prussia, in which he declared
yNat the French have been RESPONSE
for the increased living costs in
ft,a Ruhr and that they are incapa-
.ic, by reason OF their inexperience,
Evening star., 1923-01-19
GERMANS TIE UP TRAINS
In RUHR AS FRENCH SEIZE
MINES, BANKS AND TAXES
French at Banks
Seize Ruhr Autos
From, Depositors
BY the Associated Press.

Dy Ine ASSOclateQ IreSS.
DUSSELDORF, January 10. -
The French authorities today ap-
propriated the money in the Dus"
seldorf branch of the Reichsbank.
They also rounded UP the auto
mobiles Of depositors who had
come to the bank to draw money
from the institution. seized the
money withdrawn and retained
possession of the automobiles.
A demand was made by the oc-
cupation authorities for a detail
Of forty police to close the streets
adjoining the bank, but the mu-
nicipality refused to supply the
men.
MAYENCE, January 19. - The
French have succeeded in prevent
ing removal to the interior OF
Germany of the funds in the local
branch of tie Reichsbank, which
was closed yesterday by the Ger
mans ninstructions from Berlin.
The funds were confiscated by the
occupational authorities.
Evening star., 1923-01-19
Coal Industry Managers and
Owners Arrested---Rhine Gus
tO7ns Posts Also Taken Over.
GENERAL STRIKE ON RAILWAYS
IN OCCUPIED AREA is ORDERED
Miners Threaten to Quit il French Enter
Pits--Removal of Money to Interior -
Halted by Soldiers.
BY the Associated Press.


MUENSTER January 19-Dr Andreas Hermes, former
federal minister of finance, has arrived here
pene command of the German economic and financial de-
ensive campaign against the French occupation of the Rr
BUER, January 19.-The state mines here
and set up machine guns the gates
The manager of the mines Herr Ahrens was arrested
The workmen declared they would not work under
French bavones They demanded the release of the
rer and the Withdrawal Of the troops.
Evening star., 1923-01-19


French threats repaaton payments by confsca
on made good today by the OF several state mines
in the Ruhr valley and various Reichsbanl branches.
Mine managers aui directors arrested in
Miners III CT seized pits threatened quit if the French
entered, reported.
Additional German resistance French efforts to ship coal
developed the refusal OF the Essen district railway admins
traton to dispatch coal trains.
RAILROAD STRIKE ORDERED.
Orders for strike OF all the freight railway the
received from Berlin aud general strike of these
employees expected before night
Rcchsbau branches various parts Of the Ruhr and the
Eneand seized BY the French who claim the Germans
attempting their funds unoccuped Germany
RHINE CUsTCMs-TAkEN OVER.
Tie carried their announced intention take
OVER the customs the Rneland. They took possession
Il the customs funds The forests also were
:-rG
orts possible mediation between the allies and Germany
ne league of nations discounted in Paris, where it
rench feel they to such step until
results oi the occupation become apparent.
GENERAL LOOMS Of n
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Of administering the Ruhr valley in
dustries.
Tie communication also warned
the French that famine appeared un-
avOidable. In reply to the French
retort that this was an attempt at
blackmail. DIR. Gruetzner asserted
Evening star., 1923-01-19
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and probably tomor-
row; colder tonight, with freezing
temperature.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest, so. at
$3.50 pm. yesterday; lowest, 40. at
a. m. today. Full report on page 10.
Evening star., 1923-01-19
rom Press TO Home
Within the Hour"

The Stars carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition IS
delivered 60 Washington homes as last
as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1923-01-19
Warns OF Famine.

There was great rejoicing today
over the letter written to Gen. Den
yigne by DIR. Gruetzner. president of
ltbenish Prussia, in which he declared
yNat the French have been RESPONSE
for the increased living costs in
fHa Ruhr and that they are incapa-
.lC, by reason OF their inexperience,
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1Contlnued on Page 2, Column i
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-01
Gamma Phi Bazaar
ON December 8

with It's purpose purely altrulatlc.
tho Gamma Phi Beta Scholarship
bazaar to DO given Saturday. Do.
ccmber s. In the Louis XIV. room
Of tho New Washington hotel Il
ono OF the most elaborate this or,
ganizatlon has attempted. Members
all over the state have been work
ing the whole year 20 make unusual
things 10 be sold at the bazaar. The
affair. which has been given since
1918. has always been held for the
same purpoae-lhat OF raising funds
for scholarship 10 be given q
IA slri In the English department
Of the University Of Washington
who Is at least partially sslf.aup
porting. The choice OF the girl Il
made by the faculty OF the unlvcr
sity
The usual dance. which has al
ways been given in the evening
every year before, win not be given
this year.
The arrangements for tho haxaai
have been made by Mrs. BFucs
Shorts. general manager: Nm. WIN
lam Laube, financial manager. Mrs
Roy Pinkerton. publicity, and Mrs
Frank Horsfali. Mrs. Victor Rabcl
Mrs. Lochio Woodruff. Mrs. william
Douglas Stevenson. Mu. Myra Dick
inson. Mrs. Edward Taylor. Mn
William Dehn. Mrs. Carl win. Mrs
Roy Kinnenr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-01
Acquaintance Tea at
Mrs. SuzzallOss Home

To the members Of the Women's
University club residing in districts
Kenwood and Melrose. the first Of a
series OF acquaintance teas will be
given on Tuesday afternoon, Decem
Der 4, from $40 until $50 o'clock, BY
Mrs Henry suzzallo. at the presi
Cents residence on the University Of
Washington campus.
Receiving with Mrs. suzzallo will
be the officers Of the club-Mrs. Ey
erett Smith. president; DR.. NabeI
seagrave, Mrs. Alvah Lemuel Carr
Mrs. Henry w. Pennock. AIrs
Thomas II. Lyons. Mrs. John Lin
coin Hall, and the board Of trustees
Mrs. Hervey r. wilbur. Mrs. Ev
erett Clark. Mrs. George Brehm and
Miss Effie l. Raitt
Alternating at the urns VIII be-
Mrs. Roland II. Denny. Mrs. r. f
Willard. Mrs. Arthur sewall Hag
gett and Mrs. Pierre ]. Frein.
The committee in charge includes
Mrs. Pennock. Mrs. w. y. Phillips
Mrs A. w. MacWhlnnie. Mrs. c. l.
Ponham. Mrs. r. y. stevens. Mlss
Mite Beecher. Miss Ruth Tren
holme and Mrs. e. p. Kline. chair
man.
~ the ciose Of the club year q
trophy will be awarded 10 the dis
trict registering the largest attend
ance AZ these club teas.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-01
Calendar for
Orthopedic Shops

Service Mt the orthopedic Ten
Shop next week will be In chargp
OF the various guilds with Broad.
way functioning on Monday. Mrs.
John a. Bratnober VIII be hostess
and will have as assistants Mrs.
II. G. Yancy, Mrs. Wilbur Hayden,
Mrs. Arthur Mehlcn. Mrs. a. Grey.
Mrs. Ward simpklns. Mrs. Ross
Wilson. Mrs. G. White and Mrs.
Ralph Blair.
Tuesday. First Hin, Mrs. A. T..
Hawley. chairman: Wednesday. Uni.
verslty. Mrs. G. u. Ballard. hostess:
Thursday, East Highland Drive.
Mrs. c. G. Baldwin, chairman: Fri.
day. Mount Baker Park, Mrs. Albert
Jacobsen, chairman: Saturday. Rem.
ton Hin. Mrs. w. d. Freeman.
chairman.
The Thrift Shop will loo under
the direction OF Mrs. Il. NJ. Hatch
and Mrs. u. l.. Bell on Monday
morning. acting for University
guild; in tho afternoon. Mrs. George
Schlytter and Mrs. F'lossio Foote
for Laurelhurst guild. Tuesday
morning. Mrs. II. J. Ramsey will
be in charge; afternoon, wlnslow,
Mrs. II. Horrocks, chairman.
Wednesday morning. Queen Anne
guild. Mrs. ". X. Elliott. chairman;
afternoon. Capitol Hill. Mrs. Charles
Roy, chairman. Thursday morning.
Renton Hill guild. Mrs. c. S.
Holmes, chairman: afternoon. First
Hill guild, Mrs. Fred Gilman, chair.
man. Friday, North Queen Anne
guild, Mrs. George Hubbard chair.
man, will be in charge all day. Sat.
urday. Broadway. all day Mrs.
Herbert Greene, chairman.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-01
Music Lovers
Anticipate Treat

Elena Gerhardt. the acknowledged
High Priestess OF the Art OF Lieder
Singing" will be heard at the Metro
polltan on Monday evening. Miss
Gerhardt 10 one among the few who
have made progrnm building dis
,inct art. Her ability in this particu-
lar direction IN one on which her
critics constantly lay stress. II is
said that Miss Gerhardt's repertoire
includes between 500 and GOO Ger
man songs alone, and in addition she
has memorized a wide range OF Eng
lish. Italian and Russian songs, as
well as a long list OF operate arias.
With such an inexhaustihle fund 10
draw upon. her program promises 10
rank with the finest Of the season.
When Elena Gerhardt returned to
Pittsburg last season to give one OF
the recitals which marked the golden
anniversary OF the Art Society, the
critics used the most superlatiye ad.
jectiyes In describing the art Of the
singer. Elena Gerhardt, song sing.
err par excellence" was the opening
phrase in the Pittsburg Post. 1.-The
finest interpreter OF lieder in the
concert field today" said the Dis
patch and also the Leader. The
Pittsburg Gazette.Times critic assert
ed. Il believe with all my heart that
Elena Gerhardt is the greatest living
singer Of songs" A proof Of her ex-
traordlnary success was in the fact
that one OF the first contracts signed
by the Art Society was the re-engage
ment OF Miss Gerhnrdt for this sea
son. Seattle has never heard Miss
Gerhardt and she is singing in the
very plenitude Of her powers. altho
TO quote the writer in the New York
Sun, Miss Gerhardt will be truly en-
dowedly great in the last note she
ever sings"
Such unqualified praise is rare, and
local music lovers may anticipate an
evening Of unalloyed musical enjoy.
ment. Miss Gerhardt sings under
the local auspices OF the Ladies'
Musical club. and announcement Is
made that the complete English text
Of all the songs will be issued win
the regular theater prosrsr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-01
Members at Tea


r COMING as a brilliant event on
IL the social calendar Is the an
nouncement made today OF the
Junior League ball. planned for New
Years eve, In Christenscn's hall.
In a way, the affair will take the
place OF the brilliant Winter ball.
given in former years by n group
Of prominent hostesses, but which
this season will be omitted.
While the plans OF the committee
are as yet immature, the members
are enthusiastically working out
many distinctive features for the
affair that will send the passing
year out in a blaze OF glory. Tickets
viii be sold by invitation only and
the proceeds derived from the dance
win be devoted to the support OF
the various charities OF the league,
Miss Dorothy Campbell as chair
man Of the dance committee has
Mrs Lucy Hofius. Miss Alice Hole
and Miss Bobby lyman as as.
sistants.
The Junior league has recently
been organized by group Of sixty
maids and young matrons, and
aside from the social aspect OF the
group. the chief object Of the or
eanization Is to furnish efficient
volunteer service to organized
charity.
Mss Catherine Collins Is presi
dent: Miss Dorothy Ewing. vice
president; Miss Dorothy Campbell
treasurer, and Miss Acsah Lou
Powell, secretary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-01
To Present Three
One-Act Plans

The Repertolfe Players Mt tho
Women's University club viii pre-.
sent three one.act plays during De.
cember In the club theator. The
first two will be given on Wednes.
day. Dec. ~. They are THE Con.
flict." by Clarico Vallettc McCauley.
and Square Pegs" m fantasy. by
Clifford Bax. Thursday evening n
Domestic Comedy" by Christopher
Mosely, win DO presented
The program for the remainder
OF the month includes dinner
dance on Saturday evening, Dec. 3.
with Mrs. Frederic Hall White in
charge, and the Christmas musicale
under the direction OF Mrs. Harry
Stephenson Bowen on Friday aft.
crnoon, Dec. IL.
The Mixer tea at the club on
Friday afternoon assembled large
number OF members. The occasion
was highly successful. both from a
social and literary standpoint AS
the repertoire committee presented
Mr. Burton James Of the Cornish
school In group OF dramatic read.
inRs which were delightful.
Mrs. Daniel y. Trvfothen and
Mrs. Robert +. Sandal were the
hostesses.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-01
Entertainments Planned
for Noted Pianist

To honor the noted French plan
list, r. Robert schmitz, the Monday
Practice club will entertain with n
one O'Clock no-host luncheon on
Tuesday, December 4. at the Sun.
get club.
Tuesday evening the faculty OF
the Cornish school will entertain
in his honor with a reception at the
Cornish school, to which all must
clans in the city are invited. and
one Wednesday. following the must
Gale at the Women's University
club. the active members Of the
Musical Art society will give a lun-
cheon at the club.