Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, July 10, 1919, Image 2
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VOL. 22. , CHERAW, S. 0, TBOTtSDAY, JULY 10, 1919 NO. 36
LABOR EMPLOYMENT
BUREAU CONTINUED
CHANGE COMES OVER 8PIRIT
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 were.abolished by the director
general, John B. Densmore, because
Congress had failed to aDnroDriate
necessary funds for the continuance
of the work, were reopened by an
order from Mr. Densmore revoking
hie previous order. This action was
taken after Congress had passed the
sundry civil bill carrying $400,000 for
the employment service.
The appropriation ofs $400,000 will
enable 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 help 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, July
10, relative to the stopping of through
trains at Green Pond, where connection
is made to Walterboro.
The same day the commission will
, go to Ehrhardt to consider the urgency
of additional train service between
Walterboro and Ehrhardt over the
^ Walterboro branch of the Atlantic
Coast Line. The Question of the erection
ftf a nofrtdepdt at Ehyharftt^isM
"be considered the same day.
While in Walterboro and Ehrhardt
the commission will make an inspection
of the physical condition of the
Toadbed and equipment of the Walterboro
branch of the Atlantic Coast
Line and the Bamberg, Walterboro
and Ehrhardt Railroad.
July 17 the commission will have a
bearing In the Columbia ofTice relative
to the necessity of additional
train service between Boston and Andrews
In Georgetown county.
On this same date a hearing will-be
given relative to the plea for addi
tlonal service over the Seaboard Alt
Line between Savannah, Charleston
and Georgetown, and also additional
service between Georgetown and Andrews.
Car Fare Reasonable.
Holding that the plaintiffs in the
rase against the Columbia Railway,
Gas A Electric Company, who sought
to have an injunction issued against
the company restraining it from collecting
seven cent street car fares in
Columbia, do not appear to have suffered
any injury other than that common
to all other citizens who may
wish to use the lines of the street car
company, Judge W.. JJ, Townsend re
fused the application for a temporary
injunction. The effect of the refusal
of the court to grant the injunction
Is that the street car company will
continue to collect ceven cent car
fares as it has been doing slnoe July
1Schools
Making Progress.
One hundred and seventy-nine districts
In 22 counties participated in
the disbursement of state aid under
the terms of the equalization law for
needy schools. The amount paid out
totals $58,120, leaving in the state
treasury an unexpended balance ol
$66,880.
R. C. Wright, publisher of the Pol
umhia Record states that he will ap
peal from the Bethea libel verdict, tc
the supreme court.
Edwin Robertson Commended.
Edwin W. Robertson, who gave his
services unreservedly to the country
during the war period by acting as
state chairman of the first four Liber
ty loan campaigns and district chair
man of the Fifth Federal Reserve Dis
trlct organization In the Victory Loan
drive, has received a very complimentarv
letter from Carter Glass, boo
retary of the treasury.
"You have served loyally at the sacriflce
of your personal Interests, and
ypu deserve the gratitude of your
country," the letter concludes.
:? .'a
Board Exports and Marketing.
The hoard of exports and marketing,
which has recently been appointed by
Governor Cooper, has charge and regulations
of the corporations that may
he organized for the purpose of engaging
in the business of exporting
commodities from the United States
to foreign countries or to the insular
possessions of the United States.
When a concern organizes to engage
in the export business, it shall enter
into articles of association which shall
state the object for which the association
Is formed.
B?thea Wins Libel Suit
'fha Jury in the case of Andrew ;
Bethea against the Columbia Dail
Record brought in a verdict for $3
000 for the plaintiff after deliberatin
about six hours. The 12 men. retire
at 12:50 p. m. and the verdict was ai
nounced shortly before 7 o'clock.
Attorneys for the defendant gav
notice that a motion for a new trie
will be made. Judge Townsend wl!
hear arguments during the comln
week.
The plaintiff sued for $100,000 on a<
count of several articles which ai
peared in the Columbia Record con
I menting on bis connection with th
army and his right to wear the un
form of a major. The defense endear
ored to show that the Btories printe
in the newspaper were privileged con
munications.
Society Is Doing Well.
Recently Secretary Williams of th
I state board of charitlei and corrcc
tions, made an inspection of th
South Carolina Children's Home S(
ciety, and flnda the society doin
much good work.
He says there is a general mov<
ment In the country toward the r?
placing of orphanages by a system c
placing the children in homes at a
early age, so that they may becom
used to home life and. get in close
touch with the real world. The oi
phanages are becoming agents fc
placing the children in the best home:
Tar Heel Women Invited.
Mrs. Fant In conference with Mis
Roberts, director of woman's dlvisio
of war loan organisation of the treai
ury department, and with Preslder
Johnson of Winthrop College, was at
thorized to Invite the North Carolin
club women to Winthrop College fc
the club women's course on the sam
terms as those offered South CafOlin
club women, and she extended thi
invitation In person at Hendersonvllb
Mrs. Alice P. Norton, editor of th
Journal of Home Economics, and fc
many years associate professor <
home economics at the University c
Chicago, will be sent by tne treasur
department as our instructor for th
thrift course.
LutherJIk Summer School.
Many Lutherans throughout th
opening at Newberry College July 1
and continuing through July 18. Tb
sessions are usually largely attende
and prospects now ar.e bright for
large body of Christian workers to t
given to prayer which will be followe
by a meeting of leaders at.8 o'clocl
Courses will be given in" Sunda
^ school work, mission study, music, o
ganization, principles of young pei
pie's society, woman's home and fo
eign and children's mislonary socl<
ties, literature and many others.
The faculty is one of the* best th?
authorities of the school have bee
. able to seehre in the eight years <
the school.
Want to Annex Greer.
Governor Cooper has received a p
tition signed by 650 people of Greei
i ville for the annexing of a portion <
, Spartanburg county, including the ell
of Greer, to Greenville, and asking tt
; governor to appoint the commlsion 1
arrange the election on the question
The petition asks for the -annex
tion of 32 square miles of territory, 1
Spartanburg county, which holds 4
200 people and has taxable proper)
worth nearly a million dollars.
Matters Military.
i According to information given o\
i at the office of the adjutant genera
I Greenville had 69 men ready for 1:
' spection when the official arrived. N
' company has yet been formed i
Greenwood. General Monrs whn w?
in Barnwell, plans to go to Charle
ton, where two companies, the Was
ington Light Infantry and the Sumt<
Guards will he formed. One compan
' has been organized at Pelzer.
Appointed Supercargo.
| Washington.? (Special) ? Senate
Dial has secured a position for Boyc
J. Whitehead of Union as superearfi
with the United States shlppln
board. Mr. Whitehead has been 1
Washington for some time with tt
shipping board.
Commissions and Amendment.
i In the office of tho secretary i
' state an application for an amen
i ment to the charter of the Bank i
Norway was filed. The hank wish*
to increase its capital stock from $21
000 to $50,000.
i A commission was issued to tl
Guaranty Loan & Trust Company <
St. Matthews, the capital stock i
which is to he $50,000.
A commission was issued to the A
! drews Country Club. The 'capit
' stock Is to he $6,000 and the organic
tion social in its nature.
South Carolina Day.
A fact not connected with the wor1!
' war Is that June 28 is known i
"South Carolina Day," so named f<
the victory which was achieved ov<
- the Ilritish by the Americans at t>
' battle of Fort Moultrie on June 2
1 1776, in the War of Revolution, ar
' also because 100 years later at tl
celebration of the centennial annlve
1 nary of that battle in Charleston, t!
' movement was set on foot, which r
I suited in the "StraJRhtout" Democrat
' campaign that redeemed the stai
from carpetbag misgovernmant
WILLIAM D. UPSHAW J
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> Representative William D. Upshaw ^
8 of Atlanta Ga., went to the national ^
congress from the pulpit, being by c
,. profession an evangelist. He has been t]
}. conducting a revival in one of the
(f Washington churches.
; PLEASANT WIRES APPROVAL I
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e ? : t;
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3 New Corporation Will Not Conflict
With $100,000,000 Cotton Export f,
Financing Concern. a
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n New Orleans.?Plans for a syste- ?
roatic campaign in the cotton belt for
organizing counties of the states for H
j. handling the annual crop were launch- 1
a ed here at the second meeting at the fc
ir present conference of directors of the 0
e American Cotton association. J. S.
a Wannatnaker, of Coluqibia, S. C., pres- 11
[s ident, said that $400,000,000 would be r
9 needed for forming the planned cor- t
e poration to properly dispose of one ?
>r fourth of the crop.
,f This corporation, according to t
President Wannamaker, Will not non- J
y flict with the ..proposed $100,000,000
e cotton export financing.,corporation, ?
.as the former will; Limit fits' work to
cotton tot domestic use.
GoreiTjor Ruffln Pleasant, Louis
ian'a, chairman of; the executive conj- .
e mlttee of the export organisation, tel- (
>1 of New Orlearis, a. director of the ei- j.
8 port corporation, explained to the.
ie American Cotton association the plans E
d of the former.
a The plans for organising, adopted c
ie include the forming of county- and f
d parish organizations in every cotton f
k. grewing state and a resolution was ^
y adopted requesting commissioners of ?
r- agriculture and presidents of farmers' t
o- tmions to issue joint calls for the first
r- meetings. . .. . , *
e- Telegrams are beirg sent to governors
of cotton growing states and
it "presidents of "org'a'nifcatldWs interested
in requesting that state meetings be call- j.
3f ed in July. ^ . c
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KbNENKAMP HAS CALLED OFF r
GREAT TELEGRAPHERS STRIKE >
e- . -. 1
n. Chicago.?The strike of telegraphers 8
was called off "by S. J. Konenkamp,
y president of the Commercial Telegra- '
ie phers' Union of America. t
President Konenkamp called off the ?
strike after he bad conferred with t
a. other officials of the union. i
ln A statement addressed to the mem- I
I. hers of the organization hy President
ly Konenkamp . read . ip part: . I
"When the present Htrlke was declared
against the telegraph companies
under control of the wire administratlon,
It was understood it would not r
.? be made an endurance contest. The h
' strike was to be the final protest i
-0 against the unfair and unjust treat- a
mont we have received since August, t
1918. at the hands of the wire admin- c
istration. t
w "We realized that in order to make <!
sr this protest effective it would be nec- r
^ h.^mary in umno mw nuinv buiiiliouiij
acute to compel action. This does not >
seem possible now, either through our
efforts or the efTorts of others we reJr
lied upon to help us. Acting upon
,e this conclusion and with a view to (
' e rving your best interests, I hereby |
* declare the strike at an end, and you h
I are instructed to work without fur- i
ther delay. You have made a gallant t
struggle for your rights as American i
workingmen and women. I
f HIGH COST OF LIVING f
. CAUSES RIOT IN ITALY
dForli,
Italy.?After a great meeting
^ here in which a vast crowd protested p
against the high cost of living, the <"
people, excited by inflammatory <"
speeches, attacked, sacked and df?- r
stroyed many shops which refused to I
nrn i uiiiiiiuuiiirn at iuwci jii ircn.
Soon tho fury of tho mob made no r
n* distinction and had, no limits. All , p
tho principal shop* were plundered, i
a* and tho mobs controlled tho entire r
city. \ t
60 MILES SILK RIBBON I
,d "FOR VICTORY BADGE8"
is
51 Washington?Ordqrs have Just been
5r placed by tho army quartermaster f
16 corps for 105,000 yards?60 miles?of 1
silk ribbon, out of which, will be mado c
the service stripes that men -who serv- r
16 ed In the war are entitled to wear. I
r" Though the authorization for the "Vic- c
l? tory badges.' ns they will he called,
?- was Issued hy the war department on t
'c April 9, It was found Impossible soon- c
t* ar to start the manufacturing pro- i
cess. I*
1ATIFICAII0I OF
LEAGUE EXPECTED.
fi.i
(PPOSITION TO TREATY WITH
PEACE LEAGUE CLAUSE 18
RAPIDLY CRUMBLING.
IEBATE MAY CONSUME WEEKS
y
'wo Great Elements, Business Men
and Moral Forces Are Supporting
Program of Administration.
Washington.?As the President aproaches
the White Bouse, the oppo- t
ition to tho league of nations crum- J
les. It has been. apparent here for P
ays, ever since Elihu Root flred Into P
he Knox resolution, that the republi- f
ans as a party would never oppose J
he league of nations. f
A few personally ambitions senators
f the Borah and Hiram Johnson
ypo. are out for applause from the
allery. but plain, upctical states- ft
icn of the Penrose and Will H. Hays
ype, are. like "br'or fgx," saying noth>
M;
Secretary Daniels hhs Just returned mi
rom a speaking trip -In Ohio, Illinois 0i(
nd other states of tjhe middle west. Pe
le is convinced that the President ha
3 very strong there, r. po
It is believed here that after a splr- ill
ted debate of days, or perhaps weehs. he
he war wi.l he closed^by the ratlflca- w<
iqo^of the treaty, including the league an
< nations.. . ?h
Two great elements, the business
nen and the moral Jforr.es, are sup- f I
?ortlng the program-of the admlnisraticn.
Senators Ku?x. Lodge and
thers of the anti-^Bson group are
ooking for a soft iSJhing place, and Co
hey can't prove that^lhe plan of the
iresldent will not Woflpi
iUPER-DIRIGIBLE R #4 NOW
REST8 ON ROOSBMBVT FlELp. at
Mineola. N.' Y-jjojkt Britain's sh- *c
Mr-dirigible fc-34C^W flr?<v lighter- c*
ban-air machine to>c|ees the Atlantic
tours and 12 mlnuMs which covered on
,130 knots or approximately 3,600 land tii
nlles. pl
Passing through dense banks of
:loud, with the sun and sea visible ca
inly at rare intervals, the R-34 was ci
orced to cruise 2,050 knots to reach Di
rrinity Bay, N. F.. from East Fortune, of
Scotland, and 1.080 knots from there ur
o Mineola. an
rHE PRESIDENT IS INVITED in
TO SPEAK AT ASHEVILLE. la
- $5
ARhevllle, N. C.?President Wilson fo
las been invited to attend the sessions c?
tf the Southern Labor congress, which $i
neets here August 20, is the announce- vi
nent of Secretary W. C. Puckett, of
Atlanta. He was also asked to de- c<
lver an addross during one of the
lesn'ons of the congress.
- The letter sent to the President inorma
him that the congress proposes al
o deal with legislative, social and yf
tconomie questions that are actively Gf
>efore the people at this time and tho ti<
abor congress feels the need of his
>resence and advice. g
cr
EARTHQUAKE OF MODERATE br
INTEN8ITY 18 RECORDED, re
m
Washington.?An earthquake of ev
noderate intensity, believed to have ci
tad its center in Central or South fa
America, was recorded early by the he
leismograph at Georgetown universiy.
The earth tremors first were re- Al
iorded at 3:11 o'clock and continued
int.ll 4 o ciock. i ne distance or tne
listurbance wan estimated at 2.300
niles from Washington. ga
t pc
ALABAMA CONGRESSMAN fr
SUES BIRMINGHAM PAPER. In
Birmingham. Ala. ? Congressman oi
leorge Huddleeston of the ninth Ala- PI
>ama district, has filed damage la
nilts against the Age-Herald Publish- w<
ng Company aggregating $1,300,000. sp
lased on cartoons and articles pub- m
ished during the congressional cam- tl<
?aign last year. ha
>RESIDENT OF PERU HAS Tl
BEEN THROWN IN PRISON
Idma. Pru.?Augusto B. Lequia has
Lssumed office as provisional presi- of
lent pf Peru and took up his resi- ex
lencp in the government palace as a st
esult e<f the successful overthrow of li<
'resident Pardo. tb
Senor Pardo. all his ministers and
i number of high officers of the army sr
ind navy nre in prison, Pardo b"ing th
n the penitentiary here. Virtually | pi
io fighting and no casualties marked
he overthrow of the government. "C
. W. W. AGITATION IN CI
MEXICO IS RENEWED.
Washington.?Agitation by the Tnlustrlal
Workers of the World has of
?eon renewed in Mexico, according to th
ifflclnl reports received here. While ni
>o actual violence has hnen reported in
t was said there had heen threats to
>f serious trouble. at
With the forcible deportation re- in
:ently of a number of leaders who sc
:aused the strikes. Mexican nuthor- ui
ties believed they had completely sc
nippressed the I. W. W. agitation. pr
GEORGE A. SAXTON m
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George A. Saxton of Dorchester, mai
sss., Is West Point's perfect young ^iti
n. He Is a physical and mental v,e'
?nt, and Is rated at 100 per cent *dei
rfect. Saxton Is six feet one and a
If Inches tall and weighs 210 ' Ing
unds. Up to five years ago he was res
constantly; now he Is in perfect goi
alth, cured by open-air life. He has ext
jn high scholastic honors at Yale cer
id Harvard. He Is eighteen years
cor
VE BILLION IS APPROPRIATED r
tloi
off<
ingress Also Repealed Bills Footing HUj.
Up More Than $15,000,000 Passed otii
BY the Last Congress. Sh<
is
Washington.?Congress adjourned t*ie
midnight until July 8. after enactg
all appropriation bills needed by Ral
erament agencies for the new lis- re8
I year. pai
Success crowned the efforts of re- tha
Lblican leaders to complete^ the necily
after hours Of delay which at
nes almost threatened to block their
ans. 1
The final bill, the army measure, wa
rrylng $775,000,000; the sundry in*
vil bill, carrying $005,000,000; the j da;
istrict of Columbia's annual budget i in<
#io.uuv,uuu anu a deficiency meas- no
e of $25,000,000. all were completed we
id sent to the white house. all
With enactment of ine final hills ma
eluding measures passed at the we
st session of Congress, more than <
.000.000.000 has been appropriated arf
r federal needs during the new year. ne!
ingress also has cancelled more than I 0f
5.000.000 of war appropriations pre- se,
ously authorized. on
er
DTTON CROP ESTIMATE ml
UNDER 11,000,000 BALES. pa|
Pe
Washington.?A cotton crop of thf
tout 1,000.000 hales smaller than last ho
tar's was forecast by the department i agi
agriculture in estimating prospec- of
?e production at 10.986.000 hales.
Acreage this year shows a cut of
7 per cent from last year's, the deease
being 3.247.000 ai res, the total
ling 33,960,000. The agitation for a
duction in acreage which the depart- '
ent of agriculture :?ays occurred in
ery cotton-growing state, the scarty
and high price of labor and un- r,a
vorable planting weather caused the no
savy decrease. ? ei
da;
FGHAN PEACE DELEGATES v,f
ARE BACK FROM FRANCE. Dal
th?
Simla, India.?Afghan pence dele- tai
ites have arrived at Jalalabad. Re- ral
>rts indicate that all is quiet on the
ontier and the belief is growing in wa
dia that peace will be arranged.
The general official and non-official pa
linion appears to be reflected by the thi
loneer's comment that Emir Amunul- gl^
's overtures are obviously those of a shi
eak. repentant ruler and that the gir
Irit of contrition renders magnani- th<
ity possible. The heat on the fron- sic
i?r continues abnormal, inflicting gr<
irdships on the troops. th(
ERRIFIC TRAIN WRECK HC
CAUSES TWELVE DEATHS.
Dunkirk. X. Y.?Engineer Clifford,
the New York Central's Westerner sts
.press, tried, according to his dying ' go
atement. to avert the rear end col- msi
sion with train No. 41, which caused 1
e death of 12 persons. thi
Witnesses said the siren was still lop
reeching for the hand brakes when ha
e Westerner, going r>0 miles nn hour. He
owed into the rear coach of No. 41. coi
Clifford's almost dying words were le.i
lit! I tried to stop." be
DNSCIENCE OF FIGHTER TF
VS. THAT OF OBJECTOR.
Washington.?tn refusing a request i
the amnesty committee*of Chicago j,(1
at he make an "open," unequivocal , qv
)peal to President Wilson for tmmed- st;
to release of all conscientious ohjec- an
rs, Secretary linker declared the q,.
edition of future vara "was immeas- <
ahly more advanced hy the con- Pr,
ience which led young men to give th,
[> their lives for it than hy the con- iPI
ience which found itself limited to Qr
otest." la,
ILHELM MAY QUIT
JLLANOJT WILL
THE EVENT OF A REQUEST
R DEMAND FOR SURRENDER
HE MIGHT BE DETAINED.
D TAPE IS GUIDING POWER
bunal Under Whose Jurisdiction
arty Resides Must Finally Pass
On Matters in Question.
msterdams?There is nothing to
vent the former German emperor
the former crown prince fronij
ring Holland at their pleasure, acting
to a. high government authorat
The Hague quoted by the Am
rdam Telegraaf correspondent. If
ler of them should leave, however.
official quoted said, the surprise
their departure would be "unpleasboth
for the Dutch government
the Dutch people."
Should there come, however, a dead
for the former kaiser's extrnon,"
the official said in an inters
w, "and should he then want to
>art suddenly, it is possible he
ild be prevented. He can, accordto
the law of extradition, be 'arted.'
at the request of a foreign
rernment. but a demand for his
radition must be made within a
tain period.
When the demand for extraditon
lies it will be examined in the
it of laws and treaties first. The
r to be considered is the extradia
law. Article II whereof specifies
?nses for which foreigners will not
extradited. Extradition is also
>ject of a number of other restricts.
formalities and guarantees.
Duld there come a demand which
technically correct and in order,
i government must first obtain the
rice of the tribunal under whose leJurisdiction
the person wanted is
iding. Amerogen, being in the de tment
of Utrecht, the tribunal of
it department would have to decide.
OBSERVED IN CAPITAL CITY
EVashington?Return of world peace
sthe dominating spirit of Washjton's
celebration of Independence
v. Pageantry in which the call of
lustry and other civilian occupans
to returning soldiers and sailors
re displayed, and a parade in which
of the nations arrayed against Germy
and Austria were represented
re the features of he observance,
^evn pageants showing the call of
, of (he land, of commerce, bnsi
*s and professions, of the children,
labor, of liberty, and to the world
vice, were given late in the day
the lawns of department and othpublic
buildings. These pantomes
wer emerked into a great
geant entitled the "Offering of
ace." which showed the peoples of
? world, having passed through the
rrors of war. returning with courp
and anticipation to teh pursuits
peace.
:al wild west parade
passes through paris.
^aris.?A gala performance of
aust" at the opera, with Marshal
rh An H n^n prn 1 Parohlnnr o
llv honored guests, concluded the
table Joint French and American
ehration of the Fourth of July. The
r opened with an early morning re>w
commemorating France's particltion
in the American Revolution and
i celebration afforded varied enternment
for the thousands of Ameri1
soldiers marking time in Paris
tile awaiting transportation homeid.
There was even a real wild west
rade down the Champs elysees and
ough the Place de La Concorde,
ren by an American army circus
owing in Paris. The cowboys, cowls
and Indians, riding gaily through
* Place de La Concorde to the milof
a wild west hand, proved a far
>ater attraction to the French than
? brilliant military spectacle.
>HENZOLLERNS ARE NOT
CONSIDERED PRISONERS.
\msterdam.?The Telegraf undermds
that the attitude of the Dutch
comment regarding the ex-kaiser
iv be sumnrized as follows:
First of all. it should he made clear
it a recent message about the ailed
flight cf the crown prince was
sed tin.in the ni'senneent inn flint ih?
ihenzollerns arc prisoners. On the
ntrary, they have full liberty to
ive and their departure would even
welcomed by the government.
tIAL BOARD TO BE PRESIDED
OVER BY JOHN A. HAMILTON.
1 am don.?John Andrew Hamilton,
rd Sumner, will preside over the
e Judges representing the United
ites. CJreat Britain. France, Italy,
d Japan at the trial of the former
man emperor.
Sir fiordoi". llewart. solicitor genii
of Oreat Britain. will lend for
s prosecution. William Hohenzol n,
it is said, will be defended by
rman counsel, assisted hv British
aryers, if be wishes them.
SOMEBODY SEEKING
SHOW INJJMELIGHT
PRESIDENT'S FOREH ANDEDNESS
DISTORTED INTO EVASION
OF THE LAW.
SEVEN MEN REAL GOVERNMENT
All So-Called War Legislation Was Determined
Upon Weeks and Months
Before War Was Declared.
Washington.?Seven men formed a
"secret government of the United
States" which working "behind closed
doors," determined all of the socalled
war legislation "weeks and
PVPn mnntha" hofnro mnr woo ^ ??
ed against Germany, Chairman Graham
of the house committee investigating
expenditure, charged after
reading into the record a digest of
the minutes of the council of national
defense.
This commission, he added, vat
designed by law to act purely in an
advisory capacity to the council, composed
of six cabinet n ubers, but
the president, he asserted, made them
the real executives.
After Mr. Graham had read to the
investigating committee a digest designed
to show that the military draft,
food control and press censorship had
been discussed by the commission
several weeks before the war was declared.
Representative Reavis, Republican,
Nebraska, interrupting, asked
if "all this was prior to the president's
speech on armed neutrality, in which
he said he was not contemplating
war." The chairman answered affirmatively
.
I^ater in the recital of the digest.
Mr. Graham said that the censure of
the council and commission, uttered in
senate and house, led Mr. Coffin to
urge that "a definite channel of contact"
be established between the
council and congress. "In other
word<f." commented the chairman,
"Congress odfeht to be educated."
New York.?The postoffiee 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, man
uraciurer or radio apparatus lor the
war and navy departments.
Stations will be established at Belle
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 300 feet
apart and will have a range of approximately
400 milei to mall airplanes.
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
READY; 5.000 WORDS 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 work of the peace conference.
It is understood that the peace conference
subjects are dealt with on
ftroad general lines without taking up
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
to go over 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 read
justment and economic questions.
WANT DIRIGIBLE AS
WORKING PATTERN
NTew York.?Purchase by the United
States of the It 34, the big British
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 "Wmxlhouse
added thnt army and navy aeronautical
experts favored the plan.
MINORITY COMMITTEE WANT9
PROHIBITION ACT REPEALED
n'oolilnnl/u, Pl..? ... ?... \ ...? ?U.
c*oaiuifs ivrts. r i?r u riiiLirin m IIIQ
house ujdlclary committee, in a minority
' report on the prohibition enforcement
bill, made public declared
cor Kress should repeal the war-time
prohibition act.
While this report was beinK pro
pared. Chairman Volstead, of the Ju
dlriary committee, announced that h?
had asked for a rule to make the Reneral
enforcement bill In order tor immediate
consideration.