Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, July 10, 1919, Image 3
THE CHERAW CHRONICLE
VOL. 22. ^ *V**U^V -\v: OHEEAW, & On THU^&IXAY, JULY 10, 1919 NO. 36
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LABOR EMPLOYMENT
BUREAU CONTINUED i
i
k . M >1
CHANGE COMES OVER 8PIRIT 1
OF OREAM8 OF OFFICIALS J
AT WASHINGTON. 1
WORK DELAYED BUT ONE OXH
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1
Appropriation of $400,000 Will Enable J
Bureaus to Continue Operations t
Fending Passage Permanent Bill
Columbia.
Offices of the United States Employment
service throughout the country,
-which were abolished by the director
-general, Joh,n B. Densmore, because
Congress had failed to appropriate
necessary' funds for the continuance
of the work, were reqpened by an
order from Mr. Dehsmore revoking
htis previous order. This action was
taken after Congress had passed the
sundry civil bill carrying $400,000 for
the employment service.
The appropriation* "of'-$400,000 will
?nable the service , to continue for
two months and by this time it Is- believed
the permanent employment
serrloe bill now pending in both "i
"houses will be passed. In the meantime
the offices will continue their j
work as before, except they will be (
supported entirely by federal aid and t
will not rely upon outside help which j
lias enabled the .work to go forward t
since the latter part of March. c
"Work -Ahead R. R. Commission. 1
The South Carolina railroad com- '
mission has some busy weeks ahead.
Hie commission will hold a hearing
In Walteifeprpk Colleton county; July
10, rslatlTe to the stopping of through J
trains at Green ' Pond, where connection
is made t# J?alterboro.
The same dajr'Hhe commission will t
VV mo to Bhrhardt to consider the urgency
of additional train service between
WiKiAi) end- Bhrhardt ore* the 1
branch of the Atlantic
w vwuaiuoivu uro aauiv uajFl
While in Walterboro and Ehrhardt 0
tha commission will make an Inspec- 8
lion of the physical condition of tho 8
roadbed and equipment of the Walter- 8
"boro branch of the Atlantic Coast 1
Line and the Bamberg, Walterboro !
and Ehrhardt Railroad.
July 17 the commission will hare a. *
liearing in the Columbia office rela- a
tire to the necessity of addltioaal. *
train service between Boston and An- 1
<Jrewg in Georgetown county: *
On this same date a hearing will be
Kiven relative to the plea for add!- tlonal
service over the Seaboard Alt 8
"Line between Savannah, Charleston s
and Georgetown, and also additional
aervlce between Georgetown and Andrews.
1
Car Pare Reasonable. t
Holding that the plaintiffs in the
case against the Columbia Railway,
<3as tc 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. H. Townsend re
Tuaed the application Jor a temporary I
Injunction. The effect of the refusal
of the court to grant the Injunction i
la that the afreet car company will <
continue to collect caven cent car
fares aa It haa been doing aince July <
1. " <
i
Schools Making Progress. t
One hundred and seventy-nine dla- i
trlcta In 22 'counties participated in (
the disbursement of state aid under i
the terms of the 'equalisation law for
needy schools. The amount" paid out >
totals |68,120. leaving in the atate
treasury an unexpended balance of i
$66,880. J
R. C. Wright, publisher of the Col- i
nimbi & Record states that he will ap- t
peal from the Bethea libel verdict, to i
the supreme court. s
Edwin Robertson Commended. (
Edwin W. Robertson,- Who gave his
services unreservedly to the country ;
during the war period by acting aa t
state chairman of ?he first four Liber- j
ty loan campaigns and district chair- t
man of the Fifth Federal Reserve Dis- c
trict organization in the Victory Loan
drive, has received a very compli- (
mentary letter from Carter Glass, sec- ?
retary of the treasury. y
"You have served loyally at the sacrifice;
of your personal Interests, and (]
Vlll ^ OOOruo fVtA flrnotUit<lA ?
/ jm *?vnu. ?o mu h> "VHUUO Ul /UUI 3
country*' the letter concludes. < -:?* t
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Board Exports and Marketing. fl
The board of exports and marketing,
-which has recently been appointed by ^
Governor Cooper, has charge and reg- "
ulations pf the corporations that may t
be organised for the purpose of en- t
gaging in the business of exporting \
commodities from the United States i
to foreign countries or to the insular e
possessions of the United States. c
When a concern organises to engage c
in the export business. It shall enter ;T
Into artloles of association which shall'- F
stale the object for srfcleb the assocW c
ion le formed. r |f
faUi
B?the'a Win* Libel bulk . + ]
fie Jury* In the case of Andr*#
Betbea against the Columbia Dai
Record brought in a verdict. for $1
)00 for Itlie plaintiff after deliberate
ibout six hours. The* 12 men retire
it 12:50 p. pt. and the verdict was a
louncecf" shdrtly before 7 o'clock.
Attorneys for the defendant gai
lotice that a motion for a new trii
will be lnade.- Judge Townsend wl
lear arguments during the comlr
week.
The plaintiff sued for 2100,000 on a
:ount of several articles which a
Seared in the: Columbia Record cor
nenting on- his connection with tt
irmy and his- right to wear the nn
'orm of * major. The defense endea
>red to show that the stories printe
n the newspaper were privileged cor
nunications.
I J
Society Is . OOlng Well. * * 4 .
Recently Secretary Williams of tfa
itate board <of charitlei and corre
:ions, made an inspect'.on of th
South Caroline Children's Home S
:iety, and finds the society doin
nuch good work.
He says there Is a. general .nioVi
nent in. the country toward, the r
>laclng of orphanages by a system <
>lacing the children in homes at a
?arly age. so that they may bscocn
tsed to home life and* get In Close
ouch with the real world. The-e
>hanagee are becoming agents fc
>lacing the children in the best home.
Tar Heel Women Invited*. .
Mrs. Pant In.conference with Mil
toberts, director of woman's dlrisio
>f war loan organisation of . the tre*
try department, and with Presldet
Tohnson of Winthrop College, Vaa-ai
horized to invite the North Carolln
dub women to Winthrop College Jc
he club women's course on the sain
erms as those offered South Carolln
lllh wnmnn J.J *v.i
nvitatlon In person at Hen(|ersonvlll<
Mrs. Alice P. Norton, pgitdy of tlj
rournal of Rome Economic*, end ft
nany years associate professor (
tome economics.at the University <
Jhicago, will be sent by tae tre%sur
lepartment aa our Instructor for tb
hrlft course. ?v'-r
. .. ^ :
ered at the Lutb?rait._suminer schot
>pening at New berry-0?^ege.July !
ind continuing through July .18:- Th
easions are usually largely attende
md prospects now are bright for
arge body of Christian workers to b
;lven to prayer which will be followe
>y a meeting of leaders at 8 6'clocl
bourses will be given in -Sunda
ichool work, mission study, music, o
janization, principles of young pe<
>le's society, woman's home and fo
)ign and children's ihislonary soci<
iOs, literature and: many others.
. The faculty is ope of the best thi
mthorities of the school have bee
ible to secure in the eight years <
he school.
Vant to Annex Greer.
Governor Cocrper hae received a p
ition signed by 650 people -of Greet
rille for the anneainsr of a nortlon <
3partanburg county, including the cit
)f Greer, to Greenville, and asking tb
cdvernor to appoint the commlslon 1
irrange the election on the question
The petition asks (or the annex;
:lon of 32 square miles of territory, i
Spartanburg county, which holds 4
100 people and has taxable properl
vorth nearly a million dollars.
Matters Military.
According to Information given oi
it the office of the adjutant genera
3reenville had 69 men ready for li
ipection when the official arrived. N
company has yet been lormed * i
Greenwood. General Moore, who wi
n Barnwell, plans to go to Charle
on, where two companies, the Waal
ngton Light Infantry and the 8umt4
Guards will be formed. One compan
ias been organized at Pelser.
\ppolnted 8upercargo.
Washington.?(Special) ? Senate
"Mai haa secured a position for Boyc
r. Whitehead of Union as supercarg
with the United States shippln
>oard. Mr. Whitehead has been I
Washington (or some time with th
ihipping board.
Commissions and Amendment.
In the office of tho secretary <
itate an application for an ameni
nent to the charter of the Bank (
Norway was filed. The bank wishe
o increase its capital stock from $2E
100 to $50,000.
A commission was issued to th
Guaranty Loan A Trust Company <
It. Matthews, the capital stock' <
vhich is to be $50,000.
A commission was issued to the Ai
trews Country Club. The capiti
tock is to he $6,000 and the organisi
ion Bocial in its nature.
Vouth Carolina Day.
A fnet not connected with the worl
rar in that Jane M is known e
South Carolina Day," so named (c
he victory which was achieved ovi
he British by the Americans at th
>attle ot Fort Moultrie on June 2:
776, In the War of Revolution, an
ilso because 100 years later at th
:elebratIon of the centennial anntve
ary of that battle 4n Charleston. t^
novement was set on foot, which r
lulted in the "Btralghtout" Democrat!
lampaign that redeemed the sta(
roc carpetbag mlsgorernment.
<. .WILUAM D. UPSHAVV . |
t> Representative William D. Upshaw da
8 of Atlanta, Q?., went to the national th,
yongress from the pulpit, being by ca
B. profession an avangjtJist. He has been ^
^ conducting a revival In on* of the
yf Washington churches. ? / ^
i PLEASANT WIRES APPROVAL 2
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g New Corporation Will Not Conflict <D|
With $100,000,000 Cotton Export fn
. ..Financing Concern. an
? ? .';. ' H<
n -New * Orleans.?Plans tor a syste- Is
B_. msMc campaign. In ^the cotton belt for
rt orgftnIaib#!^1*i?*Je? of tfleatates for it
^ handling the annual crop were launch4
ed bete at thesecond meeting at the tic
,r present conference of directors of the of
p A merican Cotton AMOOiaUbn. J. S.
a Wannamaker, of Columbia, S. C.. pres- m(
ta ldeut, eatd that, f400,006,600 would be pa
b. needed for formityg Jthe planned cor- tn
e poration to properly dispose of one nt
,r fourth of the - r lo<
yf. This corporation, according to. th
,# Prqetdent Waniigtnaker, will not con- P*
y fllct with the /prbposedf |ifcM00,000
e export financing corporation, 8.
aa the former will liialt iU work to
cotton for domea^^kae. '^'^' O., r-'
. Governor Ruffian. Pleaa??L timis >
lana, chairman fit the eXMftttV? come
mittee of the export erg^^tatfcjdhgjel- ^
i- o^anliatlrm?wBP9^P^KyVfe*We5h; fa,
>1 t>f New Orl eane,- adirec t6r at. Ujl% g* jfc
3 port corporation, Oxpta^MtL \ to JtW. | i
e American Cotton association the plans m<
d of the former.
a The plana for . Organising,-'adopted c|(
?e include the forming of county dnd on
d pariah, organizations in every -cotton fQ]
I. growing state and a resolution was Tr
,y adopted requesting commissioners of gc
r- agriculture and presidents of farmers' to
Or unionB to issue joint calls, for the llrst
r- meetings. ' '' j|
s- 'Telegrams are beir.g, sent to governors
of cotton growing, states .and v..
it presidents oL organizations interested
n requesting that state meetings be call- ^a
)f ed in July. * " ' ot
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KONENKAMP. HAS CALLED OFf ! m<
GREAT TELEGRAPHERS STRIKE At
^ . ll-v
a. Chicago.?-The strike of telegraphers 8?
5f was called . off by S. .J. Konenkamp,
y president of the Commercial Telegra- to\
19 phers* Union of America. 'to
0 President Konenkamp called off the ?c
strike after' he "hrid conferred with be
other .officials of the% union. lal
ln A statement addressed to the mem- P*"
I. bers of the organizatjon .by President
y Konenkamp read "itiv part:
"When the present strike was de
. clared against the telegraph companies
under control of the wire administrajt
tion, It was understood it would not m<
j be made an endurance contest. The ha
Q' strike was to be the final protest At
C0 against the unfair and unjust treat- Be
ment we have received since August, ty.
lB 1918, at the hands of the wire admin- co
istration. % un
h "We realized that in order to make dii
)r this protest effective it would be nec- ml
[y essary to make the strike sufficiently
acute to compel action. This does-not AI
seem possible now, either through our
efforts or the efforts of others we is)r
lied upon to help us. Acting upon
>e this conclusion and with a view to Gc
' s rvlng your best interests, I hereby ba
declare the strike at an end, and you nu
n are Instructed to work without fur- ini
ther delay. You have made a gallant ba
struggle for your rights as American lis
% workingmen and women. pa
f HIGH COST OF LIVING Pf
CAUSES RIOT IN ITALY
f Porll, Italy.?After a great meeting
here In which A vast crowd protested as
against the high cost of living, the j do
people, excited by Inflammatory de
speeches, attacked, saclced and de-1 re
stroyed many shops which refused to Pr
sell commodities at lower prices.
Soon the fury of the mob made no a
distinction and bad no limits. <A11 an
" the principal Shop* were plundered, in
l' and the moke controlled the entire no
city. . 'l' * th
60 MILES 31LK RIBBON I.
? "FOit VICTORY BADGES'*
' '* 1
11 Washington?Orders bare Just beep
>r placed by the army quartermaster du
corps for 165,00(1 yards?60 milea?of be
silk ribbon, but of which will be made off
d the service stripes that men who serv- no
? ed In the war are entitled to wear, it
r* Though the authorization for the "Vic- of
it- tory badges,* as they will be called,
* was Issued by the War department on ce
>e April 6, U was found impossible soon- cs
* er to start the manufacturing pro- ttl
caps. su
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UNIFICATION OF
LEAGUE EXPECTED
9 POSITION TO TREATY WITH
PEACE LEAGliS CLAUSE 18
RAPIDLY CRUMBLING.
EBATE MAY CONSUME WEEKS
vo Great Elements, Business Men
od .Moral Forcea Are Supporting
Program of Administration.
Washington.?As the President apoaches
the White House, the oppo- A
ion to tho league ot nations crum- JS
as. It has been apparent here for ?
yc, ever since Ellhiu Root fired into
e "Knox resolution, that the republi- fM
ns as a party would never oppose M,
e league of nations. y A
A few personally ambitious senators F
the Borah and Hiram Johnson J
po, are out for applause from the A
llory, but plain, practical states- fA
?n of the Penrose and Will H. Hays
pe, are, like "br'or fox," saying noth- q,
6- i Mas
Secretary Daniels has Just returned mar
3m a speaking trip in Ohio, Illinois g|an
d other states of ihe middle west, perf
3 is convinced that the President half
very strong there. ' poui
It Is believed here that after a splr- ill <
id debate of days, or perhaps wee'.ts, heal
B war will be closed by the ratiflca- won
in of the treaty, including the league and
nations. ?*d.
Two great elements, the business
?n and the moral . forces, are sup- ply
rting the prograhft'. of the adminis- 1
iticn. Senators Khox, Lodge and
hers of the anti-Wilson group are
sking for a -soft Ijpdlng place, and Con<
py can't prove that the plan of the U|
?Silent will notmork. . ,
JPER-D1RIGIBLE R-34 NOW W
RESTS ON BgptEVELT FIELD, at r
Mineola, V. T.?great Britain's su- govt
ftt1rre,r* "a
rHeld, after anuria! voyage of 108* esss
ittrs'-and 12 minutes which covered onlj
.30. knots or approximately 3,600 land tim<
lies. plat
Poaolnff thrnnrh rinnsn hanks of T
jud, with the sun and sea visible can
ly at rare Intervals, the R-34 was civi
reed to cruis? 2,050 knots to reach Dist
inity Bay, N. F., from East Fortune, pf )
:ot!and, and 1,080 knots from there ure
Mineola. and
, W
HE PRE8IDENT IS INVITED incl
TO SPEAK AT ASHEVILLE. last
$5.0
Asheville, N. C.?President Wilson for
.s been invited to attend the sessions Con
the Southern Labor congress, which $15,
sets here August 20. is the announce- viot
ant of Secretary W. C. Puckett, of
lanta. He was also asked to de- COI
er an address during one of the
ss'ons of the congress.
The letter sent to the President in- w
rms him that the congress proposes aboi
deal with legislative, social and yeai
onomlc questions that are actively 0f ,
fore the people at this time and the tice
bor congress feels the need of his a
esence and advice. g.7
cres
kRTHQUAKE OF MODERATE heir
INTEN8ITY 18 RECORDED, redi
raer
Washington.?An earthquake of evei
aderate intensity, believed to have city
d its center in Central or South fav<
nerlca, was recorded early by the hea'
(sinograph at Georgetown unjversiThe
earth tremors first were re- AFC
rded at 8:11 o'clock and continued
itll 4 o'clock. The distance of the
Uurhance was estimated at 2,300 SI
lies from Washington. gate
noH
-ABAMA CONGRESSMAN fror
8UES BIRMINGHAM PAPER. Indl
. T
Birmingham. Ala. ? Congressman oplr
?orge Huddleeston of the ninth Ala- Pioi
ma district. has filed damage la's
Its against the Age-Herald Publish- wea
e Company aggregating $1,300,000. spir
sed on cartoons and articles pub- mit:
hed during the congressional cam- tier
ign last year. har<
RESIDENT OF PERU HAS TEF
BEEN THROWN IN PRISON
Lima, Pru.?Augusto B. Hequta has p
sumed office as provisional prosl- of t
nt of Peru and took up his resl- expi
nee in the government palace as a stat
Bult of the successful overthrow of lisle
esident Pardo. the
Senor Pardo. all his ministers and \\
number of high officers of the army I sere
d navy are In prison, Pardo being j the
the penitentiary here. Virtually j plo\
.fighting and no casualties marked C
6 overthrow of the government. "Oh
W. W. AGITATION IN COf
MtAlOU 13 HtNLWED.
Washington.?Agitation bv the In- ^
atrial Workers of the World haa of t
en renewed In Mexico, according to that
'icial reports received here. While npp<
i actual violence has been reported iate
waa said there had been threats tors
serious trouble. ahol
With the forcible deportation re- ural
ntly of a number of leaders who acie
used the strikes. Mexican author- up i
as believed they had completely scle
ppressed the I. W. W. agitation. pro!
GEORGE A. SAXTON^ |||
w.' "Sh<
eorge A. Saxton of Dorchester, mand
Is West Point's perfect young dltlon,
i. He Is a physical and mental lew,
it, and Is rated at 100 per cent "depar
ect. Saxton Is six feet one and a "would
Inches tall and weighs 210 to
rids. Up to five years ago he was rested
constantly; now he Is in perfect goren
th, cured by open-air life. He has extrac]
high scholastic honors at Yale certaii
Harvard. He Is eighteen years ^1
comes
E BILLION 15 APPROPRIATED
tlon 1
ofTens
be e:
gresa Also Repealed Bills Footing SU5je(
p More Than $15,000,000 Passed otlns,
BY the Last Congress. Shouli
Is tec
'ashington.?Congress adjourned t'*ie
nidnight until July 8. after enact- advlc?
ail appropriation Dins neeaea Dy Jv
jrnment agencies for the new fls- resldl
year. partm
jccess crowned the efforts of re- that ^
' after hours of delay which at i
is almost threatened to block their
is. Wa
he final bill, the army measure, wa si
ylng $775,000,000; the sundry ingtoi
I bill, carrying $605,000,000; the day.
:rict of Columbia's annual budget Indus
(15,000,000 and a deficiency meas- tions
of $25,000,000, all were completed were
sent to the white house. all of
rith enactment of tne final bills many
uding measures passed at the were
session of Congress, more than gev
00,000.000 has been appropriated ar(t c
federal needs during the new year. ness i
Kress also has cancelled more than Qf iaj
000.000 of war appropriations pre- servlc
isly authorized. on th
er pi
("TON CROP E8TIMATE mime
UNDER 11,000,000 BALES, pagea
Peace
Washington.?A cotton crop of the w
at 1.000,000 bales smaller than last horro
r's was forecast by the department age a
agriculture in estimating prospec- of pe
production at 10.986,000 bales,
creage this year shows a cut of
per cent from last year's, the deise
being 3,247.000 acres, the total
ig 33,960,000. Tho agitation for a
action in acreage which the depart- Par
it of agriculture jays occurred in
ry cotton-growing state, the scar- Foch
and high price of labor and unirthlA
nlantinr weather caused the notab
vy decrease. celebi
day o
1HAN PEACE DELEGATES T,GW
ARE BACK FROM FRANCE. Pat'or
the c<
Imla. India.?Afghan peace dele- *alnm
?s have arrived at Jalalabad. Re- can 8
:s indicate that all is quiet on the while
itier and the belief is growing in waid.
a that peace will be arranged. The
he general official and non-official parad
lion appears to be reflected by the throui
leer's comment that Emir Amanul- given
overtures are obviously those of a showl
k, repentant ruler and that the girls ;
it of contrition renders magnani- the P
ir possible. The heat on the fron- sic of
continues abnormal, inflicting great!
jshlps on the troops. the b
IRIFIC TRAIN WRECK HOHI
CAUSES TWELVE DEATHS.
unklrk. N. Y.?Fnginper Clifford, Am
he New York Central's Westerner I stand
ress, tried, according to his dying ' gavcr
ement, to avert the rear end col- may 1
>n with train No. 41, which caused Firs
death of 12 persons. that ,
Mtnesses said the siren was still leged
eching for the hand brakes when based
Westerner, going 50 miles an hour, Hohei
ved into the rear coach of No. 41. contn
lifford's almost dying words were leave
! I tried to stop." be wi
48C1ENCE OF FIGHTER TRIA
\/Q TU AT AC rto IC(<TAB
w ui nr\ wr wtitiKW I vn* '
Washington.?Tn refusing a request Lor
he amnesty committee of Chicago Lord
he make an "open," unequivocal five j
eal to President Wilson for immed- state:
release of all conscientious objec- and J
, Secretary Baker declared the Qerm
lition of future wars "was Immeas- sir
t?ly more advanced by the con- eral
nee which led young men to give the ]
their lives for it than by the con* )ern,
nee which found Itself limited to Qerm
?t." la wye
.HELM MAY QUIT S
1ANDJT WILL S
HE EVENT OF A REQUEST P<
DEMAND FOR SURRENDER
E MIGHT BE DETAINED.
TAPE IS GUIDING POWER S
tal Under Whose Jurisdiction A
y Resides Must Finally Pass
On Matters in Question.
terdam..?There Is nothing to
it the former German emperor" "i
? former crown prince from/ SI
5 Holland at their pleasure, ac-' ec
g to a high government author- cs
The Hague quoted by the Am- ei
m Telegraaf correspondent. If e<
or them should leave, however, hi
ricial quoted said, the surprise gi
lr departure would be "unpleas- re
Dth for the Dutch government th
tie Dutch people." d?
mid there come, however, a defor
the former kaiser's extra- d<
" the official said In an Inters a(
"and should he then want to J*
t suddenly, it Is possible he tfc
be prevented. He can, accord- tl
i the law of extradition, be *ar,'
at the request of a foreign in
riment, but a demand for his si
lltlon must be made within a tc
ti period. b
len the demand for extraditon 8<
i it will be examined in the c'
of laws and treaties first. The "
o be considered is the extradi- "
aw. Article II whereof specifies 8'
68 for which foreigners will not
itradlted. Extradition hr also w
:t of a number of other restric- a*
formalities and guarantees,
d there come a demand which ^
thnically correct and in order, **
overnment must first obtain the 81
j of the tribunal under whose le- u
irlsdiction the person wanted is ^
ng. Amerogen, being in the de- ?
ent of Utrecht, the tribunal of 8
lepartment would have to decide.
shington?Return of world peace
the dominating spirit of Wash- n
i's celebration of Independence f,
Pageantry in which the call of ri
try and other civilian occupa- ?
to returning soldiers and sailors r
displayed, and a parade in which ^
the nations arrayed against Ger- p
and Austria were represented n
the features of he observance. u
n pageants showing the call of w
>f the land, of commerce, busi
and professions, of the children, p
)or, of liberty, and to the world Q
e, were given late in the day p
e lawns of department and oth- a
iblic buildings. These panto- ^
s wer emerked into a great q
nt entitled the "Offering of
which showed the peoples of #1
rorld. having passed through the a
rs of war, returning with cour- p
ind anticipation to teh pursuits p
ace.
h
. WILD WEST PARADE
PASSE8 THROUGH PARIS.
is.?A gala performance of ii
t" at the opera, with Marshal b
and General Pershing as the spe- ii
honored guests, concluded the a
le Joint French and American ti
ation of the Fourth of July. The t]
pened with an early morning re- tl
commemorating France's particli
in the American Revolution and f,
elebration afforded varied enterent
for the thousands of Amerl- tl
loldiers marking time in Paris d
awaiting transportation home- a
o
>re was even a real wild west F
e down the Champs elysees and ;ti
gh the Place de La Concorde, n
by an American army circus e
ng In Paris, The eoVboys, cow- t
and Indians, riding gaily through c
lace de La Concorde to the mu- rt
a wild west hand, proved a far d
jr attraction to the French than c
rilliant military spectacle. ji
ENZOLLERN3 ARE NOT V
CONSIDERED PRISONERS.
sterdnm.?The Telegraf unders
that the attitude of the Dutch f
nment regarding the ex-kaiser
'le stimnrlzed as follows:
<t of all. it should he made clear 8
a recent message about the al- <n
flight of tho crown prince was "?
upon the misconception that the c
nzollorns are prisoners. On the c
jry, they have full liberty to b
and their denartnre would even a
elcomed by the government. t
L BOARD TO BE PRESIDED f
OVER BY JOHN A. HAMILTON.
idon.?John Andrew Hamilton,
Sumner, will preside over the I
edges representing the United r
s. Great Ilritain, Franco, Italy, t
lapan at the trial of the former c
an emperor. I
Gordon Hpwart. solicitor genof
Great Britain, will lead for t
prosecution. William Hohencol- <3
it Is said, wift be' defended by t
an counsel, assisted by British e
rs. If he wishes thexnT "
ilEBODY SEEKING
IH8WIKJJMEUGHT
RESIDENTS FORE HANDEDNESS
DISTORTED INTO EVASION
OF THE LAW.
EVEN MEN REAL GOVERNMENT
II So-Called War Legislation Was De- '
termined Upon Weeks and Months
Before War Was Declared.
Washington.?Seven men formed a
jecret government of the United
tates" which working "behind closi
doors," determined all of the soilled
war legislation "weeks and
ren months" before war was declar1
against Germany. Chairman Grar
lm of the house committee investiiting
expenditure, charged after
>ading into the record a digest of
le minutes of the council of national
jfense.
This commission, he added, waa
^signed by law to act purely In an
Ivisory capacity to the council, comased
of six cabinet n -lbers, but
le president, he asserted, made them
le real executives.
After Mr. Graham had read to the
ivestigating committee a digest degned
to show that the military draft,
tod control and press censorship had
een discussed by the commission
iveral weeks before the war was deared.
Representative Reavls, Repubcan,
Nebraska, interrupting, asked
"all this was prior to the president's
>eech on armed neutrality, in which
e said he was not contemplating
ar." The chairman answered affirmtlvely
.
Later in the recital of the digest,
[r. Graham said that the censure of
le council and commission, uttered In
enate and house, led Mr. Coffin to
rge that "a definite channel of conict"
be established between ths
Duncil and congress. "In other
vordff," commented the chairman, ^
Congress ought to be educated." -"-T,
FOR AERO MAHrPROTe^S3ffPi?,V*! 1^^^
New York.?The poatoffice departlent
at Washington has contracted
ar the erection of three high-power
adio stations, the first of a chain of
rireless communicating centers in vaious
cities to be used primarily for
he direction of mail carrying airlanes
handicapped by fog, it was enounced
here by Emil J. Simon, manfacturer
of radio apparatus for the ..
rar and navy departments.
Stations will be established at Beile
'onte; Pa., with a third at some point
n Long Island or Newark, N. J. Apropriatlons
for them already are
reliable. Others will be erected at
Washington and Chicago as aoon as
ongress provides funds.
Each station will be equipped with
teel towers 200 feet high and 200 feet
part and will hare a range of apruximately
400 mllei to mail airlanes.
1ESSAGE TO CONGRE8S
READY; (UXX) WORDS LONG.
On Board the U. S. S. George Washlgton.?The
President's message, to
e delivered to Congress on Thursday,
i completed. The message will take
bout 20 minutes to read and conalna
ak/v..* C AAA ? -S _ J A _ J
mug n UU li I U.UVU WUIUi, UBTUIHU lO
be peace treaty and protocol* and
be work of the peace conference.
It is understood that the peace consrence
subjects are dealt with on
road general lines without taking up
be large questions of the treaty in
etail, as this probably will come later
rhen the foreign relations committee
f Congress examines the details. The
'resident also will have an opporunity
to go over these matters with
lembers of the committees. In this
xamlnatlon of the terms he will have
he co-operation of a number of speialists,
now returning with the presiential
party, who have dealt with the
, -tailed branches such as those conerning
reparations, terlborial readustment
and economic questions.
VANT DIRIGIBLE AS
WORKING PATTERN
Von- V,-.-V V.. TT_ I
-itn i ui n. a uiviiaac l// uir (Jilt*
ed States of the R-34, the big British
ransfAtlantlc dirigible balloon, or its
ister ship, the R-33, as a working
iodel for dirigible development here,
ras urged by Henry Woodhouse,
halrman of the dirigible committee
if the Aero Club of America, in a
tatement issued here. Mr. Woodhouse
dded that army and navy aeronauical
experts favored the plan.
MINORITY COMMITTEE WANT8
PROHIBITION ACT REPEALED
Washington.?Five members of the
louse ujdlclary committee. In a mitority
report on the prohibition enorcement
bill, made public declared
ongress should repeal the war-time
irohihition act.
While this report was being pre
tared. Chairman' Volstead; of the Ju
llciary committee, announced that h?
tad askod for a rule to mafce the genral
enforcement bill in order for lm?
lediate consideration.