Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? iif -ir" r - .? ??. - - -..; ......... ....... y^r "i'^rt: THE CHERAW CHRONICLE ? ? - ' " ' " ~ - ----- V0L ? . ; LABOR EMPLOYMENT BUREAU CONTINUED CHANGE COMES OVER SPIRIT OF DREAMS OF OFFICIALS " AT WASHINGTON. WORK DELAYED BUT ONE DAY Appropriation of $400,000 Will Enable Bureaus to Continue Operations Pending Passage Permanent Bill - - Columbia. Offices of the United States Employment service throughout the country, which ,w$re. abolished by the director general, John B. Densmorc, because Congress . had failed to appropriate necessary funds for the continuance of the work, were reopened by an order from Mr. Densmore revoking his previous order. This action was taken after Congress had passed the sundry civil bill carrying 1400.000 for the employment service. The appropriation of1 $400,000 will ?nable the service to continue for two months and by this time it is believed the ' permanent employment service bill now pending in both houses will be passed. In the meantime the offices will continue their -work as before, except they will be supported entirely by federal aid and will not rely upon outside he.lp which has enabled the work to go forward since the latter part of March. Work-Ahead R. R. Commission. The South Carolina railroad commission has some busy weeks ahead. The commission will hold a hearing in Walterboro. Colleton county, Jul; 10, relative to the stopping of through trains at Green Pond, where connection is made to Walterboro. ? The same day the commission will , ?o to Ehrhardt to consider the urgency of additional train service between Walterboro and Ehrhardt over the Wirtterboro branch of the Afiantla While in Walterboro And Ebrbardl the commleelon will make an inspec tlon of the physical condition of the Toadbed and equipment of the Walter horo branch of the Atlantic Coasl Line and the Bamberg, Walterborc and Ehrhardt Railroad. July 17 the commission will have c bearing in the Columbia office ' rela tive to the necessity of additionn train service between Boston and An drews in Georgetown county. On this same date a hearing will-h* given relative to the plea for addl tlonal service over-the- Seaboard All "Line between Savannah, Charleston1 and Georgetown, and also additions service between Georgetown and An drews. Car Fare Reasonable. Holding that the plaintiffs In th< case against the Columbia Railway Gas ft Electric Company, who sough to have an injunction Issued agalns the company restraining it from col lecting seven cent street car fares ii Columbia, do not appear to have suf fered any injury other than that com mon to all other <cltisens who ma] wish to use the lines of the street cai company, Judge Wt. ^ .Townsend re fused the application for a temporal*] Injunction. The effect of the refusa of the court to grant the lnjunctioi is that the street car company wil continue to collect ceven cent ca fares as it has been' doing slnoe Jul] 1. Schools Making Progress. One hundred and seventy-nine dls tricts In 22 counties participated ii the disbursement of state aid unde: the terms of the equalisation law fo: needy schools. The amount paid on tn + alsi tl\fi 1 1 ao win cr In tha otati treasury an unexpended balance o *68,880. ' , R. C. Wright, publisher of the Col umbla Record states that he will nr peal from the Bethea libel verdict, t the supreme court. Edwin Robertson Commended. Edwin W. Robertson, who gave hli services unreservedly to the country during the war period by acting ai state chairman of the first four Libfi ty loan campaigns and district cha'ii man of the Fifth Federal Reserve Die trict organization in the Victory Loai drive, has received a very compll mentary letter from Carter Glass, sec retary of the treasury. "You have served loyally at the sac rlflce of your personal interests, an< yen deserve the gratitude of you cluntry," the letter concludes. ? ?'!: # Board Exports and Marketing. The board of exports and marketing which has recently been appointed b; Governor Cooper, has charge and reg ulations of the corporations that ma; be organized for the purpose of en gaging In the business of exportfni commodities from the United State to foreign countries or to the insula possessions of the United Statec When a concern organizes to en gag in the export business, it shall ente Into articles of association which shfcl state the object for whieb the assocU tloft -fs formed. B*th?a Wins Libel Suit. fie Jury la the cam of Andrew J. Bethea against the Columbia Daily Record brought in a verdict (or |8,000 (or the plaintiff atter deliberating about six hours. The 12 men- retired at 12:50 p. m. and the verdict was announced shortly betore 7 o'clock. Attorneys (or the detendant gave notice that a motion (or a new trial will be made. Judge Townsend will hear arguments during the coming week. m The plaintiff sued (or flOO.OOO on ac- <J count o( several articles which ap- |j peared in the Columbia Record com- p J menting on his connection with the 'P army and his right to wear the uni- | (orm of a major. The detense endeav- r ored to show that the stories printed 'K in the newspaper wars privileged com- i: munications. ' -|| Society Is Doing Well. | Recently Secretary William's o( the p state board o( charities and correc- M tions, made an inspection ot the South Carolina Children's Home Society. and finds the society doing of much good work. co He says there is a general move^- -Pr uioui ui uiu vuuuurj iow?ru LUC re- ~ placing of orphanages by a system of placing the.children In homes at an early age, so that they may become Dl used to home life ancL- get In closer " ' touch with the real world. The 01* phanages are becoming agents for placing the children In the best homes. Ns Tar Heel Women Invited. Mrs. Pant Jn conference with Miss Roberts, director of woman's division of war loan organisation of the trees- V*1 ury department, end With President or< Johnson of Winthrop College, was anthorized to invite the North Carolina ed club women to Winthrop College for pr the club women's course on the same Ar terms as those offered South Csrolina w club women, and she extended, thisInvitation In person at Hendersonvllle. ne , Mrs. Alice. P. Norton, editor of the po Journal of Home Economice, and for 'Q1 ( many years associate professor of home economics at the University of *** Chicago, wlU be sent by tne treasury flil department as ofor Instructor for the 00 [ thrift course. . : ' ; . 00 . and continuing througfc |nly IS. The Ai ; sessions are uiuaHx largely attended of . and prospects, now ai$ bright for a . large body of Christian workers to be in , given to prayer which will be followed pa by a meeting of leaders, at,8 o'clock, gr t Courses will be given in* Sunday ad ^school work! mission study, music, oK ag ! ganizatlon, principles of young peo^- trr _j, pie's society, woman's jiome and. for- mi eign and children's mislonary aocleI, ties, literature and mahy others. nc The faculty is one of the* best that pr r. authorities of the school have been -re able to secftre in the eight years of ed I the school. ? Ki Want to Annex. .Greer. Governor Cooper has received a pe-. * tition signed by 660 people of Green? ville for the annexing of a portion of Wl , Spartanburg county, including the city Pr t of Greer, to Greenville, and asking the P* t governor to appoint the commlsion to !- arrange the election on the Question. 1 The petition asks for the -annexa- ot tion of 32 square miles of territory, in - Spartanburg county, which holds 4,r 200 people and has taxable property ^ r worth nearly a million dollars. ? cli r Matters Military. ur 1 According to Information given out ti( l at the office of the adlutant aeneral ^ 1 Greenville had 6# men ready for In- Bt r apection when the official arrived. No r company has yet been formed at m Greenwood. General 'Moore, who was 19 in Barnwell, plans to go to Charles- is ton, where two companies, the Washi ington Light Infantry and the Sumter th i Guards will be formed. One. company 69 r has been organized at Pelzer. ac r se t Appointed 8upercargo. a Washington.?(Special) ? Senator * f Dial has secured a position for Boyce J. Whitehead of Union as supercargo ? I* with the United States shipping e - board. Mr. Whitehead has been In a* o Washington for some time with the 11 shipping board. ^ Commissions and Amendment. s In the office of tho secretary of r state an application for an amendb mont to the charter of the Bank of '- Norway was filed. The bank wishes '- to Increase Its capital stock from |25,* oc I- 000 to $50,000. n A commission was issued to the ' I- Guaranty Loan & Trust Company of t !- St. Matthews, the capital stock of which is to be $50,000. ' A commission was issued to the An- .j 3 drews Country Club. The 'capital ^ r stock is to he $6,000 and the organisa- aJ tlon social in its nature. ci South Carolina Day. 6C It A fact not connected with the world f war is that June $8 Is known as !- "South Carolina Day," so named for f the victory which was achieved over ^ i- the British by the Americans at the M K battle of Port Moultrie on June 28, 8j 1776, in the War of Revolution, and u, r also because 100 years later at the e( i; celebration of the centennial annfver- i> ? sary of that battle in Charleston, the tc r movement was set on foot, which re- w II suited In the 'HStraJghtout" Democratic a. h campaign that redeemed the state ? from carpetbag mlsgovernhlent - c? "W k . WILLIAM D, UPSHAY/ < . f.? Representative William D. Upshaw Atlanta, Ga., went to the national ngresa from the pulpit, being by ofession an evangelist. He.has. been nductlng a revival In one of the ashlngton churches. .EASANT WIRES APPROVAL iw Corporation Will Not Conflict With $100,000,000 Cotton Export Financing Concern. New Orleans.?Plans for a systeitic campaign in the cotton belt for ganlzing counties of the states for ndllag the annual crop wipe launchbore at the second meeting at the. esent. conference of directors of the neriean Cotton association. J. 8. snnainaker, of Colombia, S. C.. pressut, said that $400,000,000 would be eded for forming the planned corration to properly dispose of one iirth of the crop. Thl* corporation, according to esident Wannataaker, 't?pt. not fcoil':t with the ^proposed ' $100,000,000 ttoa; export flnfncin^^pbjjwration, the former will;limit ::lis work to nerfcan Cotton associntlosi *he plans the former. The plans for organising, adopted elude the forming of county- and trish organizations in 'every cotton awing state and a resolution was lopted requesting commissioners of ;rlculture and presidents of farmers' ilbns to issue joint calls for the first eetlngs. - . _ . - ; . . ? Telegrams are beii.g sent to fpver>rs of" cotton growing states and esidents of"'orgh'nifcatfcWs interested questing that state meetings be call[ in July. . .. i. ... DNENKAMP HAS CALLED OFF GREAT TELEGRAPHER8 3TRIKE Chicago.?The strike of telegraphers as called 61f by 9. J. Konenkamp, esident of the Commercial Telegraters' Union of America. . ,.. President Konenkamp called off the rike after be ..had conferred .with her officials of the union. A statement addressed to the mem>rs of the organization by President onenkamp .rea<J..'lp part: "When the present strike was deared against the telegraph companies tdfer control of the wire adminiatra>n, it was understood it would not i made an endurance contest. The rike was to be the final protest tainst the unfair and unjust treatent we have received since August, 18, at the hands of the wire admintration. "We realised that in order to make is protest effective it would be necsqry to make the strike sufficiently :ute to compel action. This does not em possible now, either through our forts or the efforts of others we reid upon to help us. Acting upon Is conclusion and with a view to rTing your best interests. I hereby iclare the strike at an end, and you e instructed to work without furer delay. You have made a gallant ruggle for your rights as American orkingmen and women. IQH COST OP LIVING CAUSES RIOT IN ITALY Forli, Italy.?After a great meeting ire in which a vast crowd protested ;ainst the high cost of living, the porile, excited by inflammatory leeches, attacked, sacked and dqroyed many shops which refused to >11 commodities at lower prices. Soon the fury of the mob made no stlnction and had, no limits. All to principal sl\6pr were plundered, id the mobs controlled the entire ty. I MILES 8ILK RIBBON "FOR VIOTORY BADGES" Washington?Orders have Just been laced by the army quartermaster >rps for 105,000 yards?60 miles?of lk ribbon, out of which, will be made to service stripes that men who serv1 in the war are entitled to wear. houRh. the authorization for the "Victry badges,' as they will be caHed, as Issued by the war department on pril 9, it was found impossible soopf to start the manufacturing prois s. RAIIFICOTli OF LEAGUEJPECTEl opposition t^jfiiaty witi peace leaqifl^&aose 18 rapidly omm?lina DEBATE WAY C8lf ME WEEK Two Great Elementi^Business Ma and Moral Forced-.Afip. Supporting Program of-Adnwifstratlon. Washington.?Aa Mjphrealdent *] proaches the Whit^jpfegse, the oppi sition to tho league of nations cmn b!es. It has been?*MRtont here fc rinv:v ?Tpr nlnre Rllhn Hont flreri Int the Knox resolution. tiat the republ cans as a party wouwk never .oppot the league of national tew personaUyTuwtkma senaloi ot the Borah and Bram Johnso type, are out for from tt gallery, but plain, uhctleal state men of the Penrose Will H. Haj type, are, like "br'or fdjc," saying not! Secretary DanieW Mfr Just returnc from a speaking trip jfn Ohio, 111 ino and other states Of^tte SnldAle wea He is convinced thsg the ftresldei is very strong'there, . It. is believed hergr&it after a spl ited debate of days, Mkierhags wee't the war will be clos^p>y th&ratlflc tiqafcof the treaty, lnofafllng the leagi Two groat elemenflptbe buslnei men and the moral jprces, ere su porting the progrannjjfc the admin! traticn. Senators IB&X. Lodge ar others of the aqtPBBson group a looking for a soft I^ftlnf Place, ai they can't prove 'tfcaMHpe.'plan of tl President will not1*^^ ^ , SUPER-DIRIGIBl^SfmjjjQW . RESTS ON 1EL 1,180 knots or approximately 8,600 l&i MilUa Passing through dsns* banks cloud, with ths sun and sea visit only at rare intervals, the R-34 w forced to cruisC 2,050 knots to rea Trinity Bay, N. P.. from East Portur Scotland, and 1,080 knots from the to Mineola. THE PRE8IDENT 13' INVITED TO SPEAK AT ASHEVILL Asherllle, N. C.?President Wils has been Invited to attend the sessio of the Southern Labor congress, whi meets here August 20, Is the announ< ment of Secretary W. C. Puckett, Atlanta. He was also asked to < liver an addross during one of t sess'ons of the congress. i The letter sent to the President forms him that the congress propos to deal with legislative, social a economic questions that are active before the people at this time and t labor congress feels the need of 1 presence and advice. EARTHQUAKE OP MODERATE INTEN8ITY 18 RECORDE Washington.?An earthquake moderate Intensity, believed to ha had its center in Central or Sou America, was recorded early by t seismograph at Georgetown univer ty. The earth tremors first were corded at S:ll o'clock and contlnu until 4 o'clock. The distance of t disturbance was estimated at 2,2 miles from Washington. I ? ALABAMA CONGRESSMAN 8UE8 BIRMINGHAM PAPE Birmingham. Ala. ? Congressm George Huddleeaton of the ninth A bama district, has filed dame suits against the Age-Herald Publii ing Company aggregating $1.300,0 based on cartoons and articles pi lished during the congressional ca paign last year. PRESIDENT OF PERU HAS BEEN THROWN IN PRIS< Lima, Pru.?August? B. Lequla 1 assumed ofTice as provisional pr? dent of Peru and took up his r? dence in the government palace af result c# the successful overthrow President Pardo. Senor Pardo, all his ministers a a number of high officers of the ar and navy are in prison, Pardo bel in the penitentiary here. Vlrtua no fighting and no casualties mar* the overthrow of the government I. W. W. AGITATION IN MEXICO 18 RENEWE Washington.?Agitation bv the dustrlal Worker* of the World I been renewed In Mexico, according official reports received here. Wh no actual violence has been renorl It was said there had been thre; of serious trouble. With the forcible deportation cently of a number of leaders e caused the strikes. Mexican auth itles believed they had complet suppressed the I. W. W. afltatlon. GEORGE A. SAXTON P* George A. Saxton of Dorchestei Mass., la Wert Polnfa perfect youn !<1 man. He le a phyalcal and mentj ln giant, and la rated at 100 per car it. perfect. 8axton la elx feet one and it half Inchea tall and weighs 21 pounds. Up to five years ago he wa r- ill constantly; now he Is in perfe< s, health, cured by open-air life. He ha a- won high echolastio honors at Yal ie and Harvard. He Is eighteen year old. r FIVE BILLION IS APPROPRIATE laid re id1 Congress Also Repealed Bills Footlr ui VP More Than $15,000,000 Passed '- a* BY the Last Congress. ' 3L > Washington.?Congress adjourni bu at midniidit until July 8, after ena< IT teg all appropriation bills needed 1 jp- jorernment agencies for the new t Jc "^TOpedha crowned "the efforts of i i 1% dors ^ ^ ed onty after hourS* fcf d<Slay which ad times almost threatened to block th? plans. of The flnal bill, the army measui >le carrying $775,000,000; the sund as civil bill, carrying $605,000,000; tl ch District of Columbia's annual budg ie. of $15,000,000 and a deficiency met re ure of $25,000,000, all were complet and sent to the white house. With enactment of ine flnal bi including measures passed at t E. last session of Congress, more thi $5,000,000,000 has been appropriat on for federal needs during the new yei ns Congress also has cancelled more th; ch $15,000,000 of war appropriations pi viously authorized. of le- COTTON CROP ESTIMATE he UNDER 11,000,000 BALE In- Washington.?A cotton crop '? about 1,000.000 hales smaller than la nd year's was forecast by the departme -ly of agriculture in estimating prosp< he tice production at 10,986,000 bales. *1? Acreage this year shows a cut 8.7 per cent from last year's, the < crease being 3.247.000 acres, the tol being 33,960,000. The agitation for :D. reduction In acreage which the depa ment of agriculture aays occurred of every cotton-growing state, the sci ve city and high price of labor and i ith favorable planting weather caused t he heavy decrease. si re- AFGHAN PEACE DELEGATES ed ARE BACK FROM FRANC he 100 Simla, India.?Afghan peace de gates have arrived at Jalalabad. I ports indicate that all is quiet on t frontier and the belief is growing :R. India that peace will be arranged. The general official and non-offic an opinion appears to be reflected by t la- Pioneer's comment that Emir Aman ige la's overtures are obviously those ol sh- weak, repentant ruler and that t 00. spirit of contrition renders magna nb- mlty possible. The heat on the fr< m- tier continues abnormal, inflicti hardships on the troops. TERRIFIC TRAIN WRECK 3N CAU8ES TWELVE DEATh las Dunkirk. N. Y.-?Engineer Cliffo *sl- of the New York Central's WesterT ?sl- express, tried, according to his dyi ? a statement, to avert the rear end c of lision with train No. 41, which caus the death of 12 persons, ind Witnesses said the siren was si my screeching for the hand brakes wh ing the Westerner, going 50 miles an ho lly plowed into the rear coach of No. ced Clifford's almost dying words w< "Oh! I tried to stop." CONSCIENCE OF FIGHTER :D. VS. THAT OF OBJECTC In- Washington.?Tn refusing a requ ins of the amnesty committee* of Chics to tnat ne mane an "open," unequivo die appeal to President Wilson for Imm ted inte release of all conscientious ohj ats tors, Secretary Baker declared I abolition of future wars "was imme re- urably more advanced by the c rho science which led young men to g or- up their lives for it than by the c ely science which found itself limited protest." WILHELM MAY QUIT! HOLLANDJT WILL! IN THE EVENT OF A REQUEST P OR DEMAND FOR SURRENDER HE MIGHT BE DETAINED. RED TAPE IS GUIDING POWER ! Tribunal Under Whoae Jurisdiction ^ Party Resides Must Finally Pass On Matters in Question. Amsterdam/?There is nothing to prevent the former German emperor' " or the former crown prince from) S leaving Holland at their pleasure, ac-> e cording to a. high government author-' c ity at The Hague quoted by the Am- e sterdam Telegraaf correspondent. If e either of them should leave, however, h the official quoted said, the surprise g of their departure would be "unpleas- r ant both for the Dutch government t and the Dutch people." d "Should there come, however, a deP> raand for the former kaiser's extra- d n dition," the official said in an inter- a ,"j view, "and should he then want to I ,t "depart suddenly, it is possible he t a would be prevented. He can, accord- t 0 ing to the law of extradition, be 'aria rested," at the request of a foreign i st government, but a demand for his a is extradition must be made within a f o certain period. 1 " "When the demand for extradlton 8 comes it will be examined Jn the c D light of laws and treaties first. The 1 law to be considered is the extradi- ' tion law. Article II whereof specifies 8 ofTenses for which foreigners will not 1 t>e extradited. Exffraditioa isr also 1 '8 subject of a number of other restrlc- 8 otlns, formalities and guarantees. Should there come a demand which ^ is technically correct and in ordeT, * 5d the government must first obtain the 1 advice of the tribunal under whose le- ' yy K&l jurisdiction the person wanted is 1 L?_ residing. Amerogen, being in the de- * partment of Utrecht, the tribunal of ^ that department 'would have to decide. . | MMKMMii Washington?Return of world peace re, wa stbe dominating spirit of Wash- ^ ry ington's celebration of Independence * he day. Pageantry in which the call of et Industry and other civilian occupa13 tions to returning soldiers and sailors ed were displayed, and a parade in which all of the nations arrayed against Ger11s many and Austria were represented J he were the features of he observance. ftn Sevn pageants showing the call of ed art, of the land, of commerce, busi ir- nesn and professions, of the children. an of labor, of liberty, and to the world r?* service, were given late in the day on the lawns of department and other public buildings. These pantomimes wer emerked into a great , S. pageant entitled the "Offering of Peace," which showed the peoples of of the world, having passed through the ist horrors of war, returning with cournt age and anticipation to teh pursuits 3C- of peace. .?f REAL WILD WEST PARADE PASSES THROUGH PARIS. a rt. Paris.?A gala performance of jn "Faust" at the opera, with Marshal ftr. Fcch and General Pershing as the spe- in. daily honored guests, concluded the jje notable Joint French and American celebration of the Fourth of July. The day opened with an early morning review commemorating France's partici pation in the American Revolution and the celebration afforded varied enterla. tainment (or the thousanda of Amerlie. can soldiers marking time in Paris while awaiting transportation homein waid There was even a real wild west ial parade down the Champs elysees and he through the Place de La Concorde, ul- given by an American army circus f a showing in Paris. The cowboys, cowhe girls and Indians, riding gaily through ni- the Place de La Concorde to the musn sic of a wild west band, proved a far ng greater attraction to the French than the brilliant military spectacle. HOHENZOLLERNS ARE NOT 18. CONSIDERED PRISONERS. rd. Amsterdam.?The Telegraf underler stands that the attitude of the Dutch ng ' government regarding the ex-kaiser ol- may be suir.arized as follows: led First of all. it should be made clear that a recent message about the alt111 leged flight of the crown prince was en based upon the misconception that the ur, Hohenzollerns are prisoners. On the 41. contrary, they have full liberty to ;re leave antl their departure would even be welcomed by the government. TRIAL BOARD TO BE PRESIDED >R. OVER BY JOHN A. HAMILTON. est London.?John Andrew Hamilton, 'KO Lord Sumner, will preside over the cal Ave Judges representing the United ?d- States. Great Britain. France, Italy, ?c* and Japan at the trial of the former German emperor. *8* Sir Gordo:-. Hewnrt, solicitor genon eral of Great Britain, will lead for lye the prosocution. William Hohenzol?n* lern. it is said, will be defended by to German connsel, assisted by British lawyers, if he wishes them. iOMEBOOf SEEKING SHOW INUMEU6HT RESIDENT'S FOREH AN DEDN ESS DISTORTED INTO EVASION OF THE LAW. SEVEN MEN REAL GOVERNMENT til So-Called War Legislation Was Determined Upon Weeks and Months Before War Was Declared. Washington.?Seven men formed a secret government of the United Hates" which working "behind closd doors," determined all of the soalled war legislation "weeks and ven months" before war was declare d against Germany, Chairman Graam of the house committee investiating expenditure, charged after eading into the record a digest of he minutes of the council of national lefense. This commission, he added, wa* [esigned by law to act purely in an dvisory capacity to the council, composed of six cabinet n nbers, but he president, he asserted, made them he real executives. After Mr. Graham had read to the nvestigating committee a digest deligned to show that the military draft, ood control and press censorship had jeen discussed by the commission leveral weeks before the war was dedared, Representative Reavis, Repubican, Nebraska, interrupting, asked f "all this was prior to the president's ipeech on armed neutrality, in which le said he was not contemplating var." The chairman answered afTirmitively . Later in the recital of the digest, Vfr. Graham said that the censure of he council and commission, uttered in senate and house, led Mr. Coffin to irge that "a definite channel of con Lact" be established between the council and congress. "In other wordff" commented the chafepna. Congress oi^bt to be educate*." New York.?The postoffice department at Washington has contracted for the erection of three high-power radio stations, the first of a chain of wireless communicating centers in various cities to be used primarily for the direction of mail carrying airplanes handicapped by fog, it was announced here by Emil J. Simon, manufacturer of radio apparatus for the war and navy departments. Stations will be established at Beile Fonte, Pa., with a third at some point on Long Island or Newark. N. J. Appropriations for them already are available. Others will be erected at Washington and Chicago as soon as Congress provides funds. Each station will be equipped with steel towers 200 feet high and 3tH> feet apart and will have a range of approximately 400 mllei to mall airplanes. MESSAGE TO CONGRE88 READY; 6,000 WORD8 LONG. On Board the U. S. S. George Washington.?The President's message, to be delivered to Congress on Thursday, is comple'ed. The message will take about 20 minutes to read and contains about 5,000 words, devoted to the peace treaty and protocols and the feork of the peace conference. It is understood that the peace conference subjects are dealt with on ironaMl II... ?til. . 1-1-1 ??""> ..VlOO "IIUUUI ISMUg U|? the large questions of the treaty In detail, as this probably will come later when the foreign relations committee of Congress examines the details. The President also will have an opportunity tp go oyer these matters with members of the committees. In this examination of the terms he will have the co-operation of a number of specialists. now returning with the presidential party, who have dealt with the d tailed branches such as those concerning reparations, tentorial readjustment and economic questions. WANT DIRIGIBLE AS WORKING PATTERN New York.?Purchase by the ITnifed States of the R-34, the big Rrltish transatlantic dirigible balloon, or its sister ship, the R-33, as a working model for dirigible development here, was urged by Henry Woodhouse. chairman of the dirigible committee of the Aero Club of America, in a statement issued here. Mr. Woodhouse added thnt army and navv aeronautical experts favored the plan. MINORITY f.OMMITTFP WANTS PROHIBITION ACT REPEALED Washington.?Five members of th? house ujdiciary committee, in a minority' report on the prohibition enforcement bill, made public declared congress should repeal the war-ttme prohibition act. While this report was being pre pared. Chairman Volstead, of the Judiciary committee, announced that h? had asked for a rule to make the gen eral enforcement bill in order for immediate consideration.