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THE CHERAW CHRONICLE
VOL. 22. 1 ;., OHBBAW, S. C? THIJESDAY, JULY 10, 1919 NO. 36
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LABOR EMPLOYMENT:
BUREAU CONTINUEOi
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CHANGE COMES OVER SPIRIT n<
OF DREAMS OF OFFICIAL8 h,
AT WASHINGTON. w
WORK DELAYED BUT ONE DAY =
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Appropriation of $400,000 Will Enable
Bureaus to Continue Operations m
Pending Passage Permanent Bill
c.
Columbia.
Offices of the United States Employment
service throughout the country,
which were abolished by the director g(
-general, John B. IJensmore, because .
Congress had failed to appropriate
necessary funds for the continuance
of the work, were reppened by an
order from Mr. Densmore revoking m
his previous order. This action was p
taken after Congress had passed the p'
sundry civil bill carrying $400,000 for e*
the employment service. Ul
The appropriation" "of$400,000 will lc
enable the service to continue for
two months and by this time it is believed
the permanent employment
service bill now pending in both T
"houses will be passed. In the mean
t ? uiuo uia uiutea win conunue inoir
work as before, except they will be Qj
supported entirely by federal aid and n]
will not rely upon outside help which j(
"has enabled the work to go forward ^
since the latter part of March. cl
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"Work Ahead R. R. Commission. te
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The South Carolina railroad com- ,
mission 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 connec- 4
tlon is made to Walterboro.
d?
The same day the commission will
> go to Ehrhardt to consider the urgency
of additional train service between
. Walterboro and- Ehrhardt over the Ll
L Walterboro branch of the Atlantic
^ _y... Lin*. The question of the ere*?, at
W Hon of a hew depot at Ehrhardt will cl
f be considered the same day. fe
While in Walterboro and Ehrhardt OI
the commission will make an inspoc- al
tion of the physical condition of tho s<
Toadbed and equipment of the Walter- RI
boro branch of the Atlantic Coast *a
X<ine and the Bamberg, Walterboro E1
and Ehrhardt Railroad. *'
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July 17 the commission will have a.
sc
"hear In a in the Columbia office rela
tlve to the necessity of additional. *!
train service between Boston and An- p.
drews In Georgetown county.
On this same date a hearing will be 1
given relative to the plea for add!- tlonal
service over the Seaboard Air a'
X.Ine between Savannah, Charleston a
and Georgetown, and also additional
service between Georgetown and Andrews.
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Car Fare Reasonable. ti
Holding that the plaintiffs in the v
case against the Columbia Railway, S
Gas St Electric Company, who sought o:
to have an injunction issued against g<
the company restraining it from col- a
lectlng seven cent street car fares in
Columbia, do not appear to have suf- ti
fered any Injury other than that com- S
mon to all other citizens who may 2<
wish to use the lines of the street car w
company. Judge W. H. Townsend refused
the application .for a temporary ft
Injunction. The effect of the refusal
of the court to grant the Injunction a
is that the street car company will G
continue to collect ceven cent car s
fares as it has been doing since July c<
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Schools Making Progress. t(
One hundred and seventy-nine dis- ii
tricts in 22 'counties participated in g
the disbursement of state aid under h
the terms of the eaualization law for
needy schools. The amount paid out a
totals $58,120, leaving in the state
treasury an unexpended balance of n
$65,880. j
It. C. Wright, publisher of the Col- w
timbla. Record states that he will ap- b
peal from the Bethea libel verdict, to v
the supreme court. s]
Edwin Robertson Commended. C
Edwin W. Robertson, who gave his
services unreservedly to the country si
during the war period by acting as n
state chairman of the first four Liber- n
ty loan campaigns and district chair- t<
man of the Fifth Federal Reserve Dis- m
trict organization in the Victory Loan
drive, has received a very compli- <;
mentary letter from Carter Glass, see- s
retary of the treasury. w
"You hare served loyally at the sacrifice,
of your personal interests, and d
y#u deserve the gratitude of your si
country," the letter concludes. ti
Board Exports and Marketing. $
The hoard of exports and marketing,
which has recently been appointed by w
Governor Cooper, has chnrfce and regulations
of the corporations that may t]
he organized for the purpose of en- tl
gaging In the business of exporting |>
commodities from the United States 1
to foreign countries or to the insular ft
possessions of the United States. c<
When a concern organizes to engage Bi
in the export-business, it shall enter n
into articles of association which shall' R
state the object for wbleh the assocla? c
ion Is formed. .. f,
Ku.'f.
*the? Wins Libel 6ulL
9 Jury in the case of Andre# J.
ethea against the Columbia Daily
ecord brought in a verdict for |8,>0
for the plaintiff after deliberating
K>ut six hours. The' 12 men retired
: 12:50 p. m. and the verdict was anjunced
shortly before 7 o'clock.
Attorneys for the defendant gave
)tice that a motion for a new trial
ill be made. Judge Townsend will
?ar arguments during the coming
eck. a
The plaintiff sued for |100,000 on ac- J
>unt of several articles which ap- |1
mred in the. Columbia Record com- "P
onting on hlB connection with the
my and his right to wear the nni- f
rm of a major. The defense endeav ed
to show that the stories printed |
the newspaper wera privileged com- |
unications.
sciety Is Doing Well. ' < .
Recently Secrotary Williams of the >
ate hoard of charitlei and correc- ^
ons. made an inspect'on of the
juth Carolina Children's Home Soety,
and finds the society doing of
uch good work. co
He says there is a. general niov'e- Pr
ent in the country toward the re- co
acing of orphanages by a system of ^
acing the children in homes at an
irly age, so that they may become P
sed to home life and get in closer ' '
iuch with the real world. The on
manages are becoming agents for
acing the children in the beat homes.
ar Heel Women Invited.
Mrs. Fant in conference with Miss
oberts, director of woman's division
' war loan organisation of the treaa- mi
ry department, and with President ori
l'hnson of WInthrop College, Was aulorired
to invite the North Carolina ed
ub women to Winthrop College Jor pr
le club women's course on the same
rms as those offered South Carolina ^
uh women, and she extended .this
vitatlon in person at Hendersonville. ne
rs. Alice P. Norton, editor of the po
nirnal of Home Economic*. *nd for fo'
any years associate profesbor of
)me economics .at the University of
hicago, will be sent by tne treasury
apartment as our instructor for the CP
irlft pnuru 88
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utheran Sum mar School. . 1ft,
Many Lutheran* throughout the ml
to f the ??
asses and Twstnrs civnUB To be of- or
red at the Lutheran: summer school of
lening at Newberry Oollege July 13 po
id continuing through July 18:- The At
isslona are usually largely attended of
id prospects now are bright for a
rge body of Christian workers to be in<
en to prayer which will be followed pa
7 a meeting of leaders at 8 O'clock, gr
ourses will be given in Sunday ad
>hool work, mission study, music, or- ag
inization, principles of young poo- ur
le's society, woman's home and for- nn
gn and children'9 liiisionary sociees,
literature and many others. nc
The faculty is one of the best that pr
ijthorities of the school have been re
ble to secure in the eight years of ed
le school.
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/ant to Annex Greer.
Governor Cooper has received a petion
signed by 650 people of Greenille
for the .annexing of a portion of Wi
partanhurg county, including the city Pr
f Greer, to Greenville, and asking the P*1
overnor to appoint the commlsion to
rrange the election on the question.
The petition asks for the annexa- ol
on of 32 square miles of territory. In
partanhurg county, which holds 4,- '>e
30 people and has taxable property
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latters Military. un
According to information given out
t the office of the adjutant general, ,>e
reenville had 69 men ready for in- st
pection when the official arrived. No ap
ompany has yet been formed v at m
reenwood. General Moore, who wai
i Barnwell, plans to go to Charles- ,sl
>n. where two companies, the "Wastaigton
Light Infantry and the Sumter 1,1
uards will be formed. One company ns
as been organized at Pelzer. ac
se
ftfl
ppointed Supercargo.
Washington.? (Special) ? Senator '
inl has secured a position for Boyce
. Whitehead of Union as supercargo *
rith the United States shipping ('f
oard. Mr. Whitehead has been In nr
Washington for some time with the 1
s t
hipping board. '
ommlsslons and Amendment.
In the office of tho secretary of
tate an application for an amendlent
to the charter of the Bank of
iorway was filed. The hank wishoH ^
> increase its capital stock from $26.
oo to ?r?o.oon.
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A commission was issued to the
si
uarnnty Loan A Trust Company of
t. Matthews, the capital stock of '
hiih in to he $50,000.
A commission was issued to the An- (j,
rows Country Cluh. The capital ^
Lock is to he $f>.000 and the organizaon
social in its nature. CH
outh Carolina Day. gg
A fact not connected with the world
rar is that June 28 is known as
South Carolina Day," so named for
ie victory which was achieved over
:ie British by the Americans at the P0
attle of Fort Moultrie on June 28. sj
776, In the War of Revolution, and tj,
lso hoc&use 100 years later at the e(]
olebratlon of the centennial annlver- -pi
?ry of that battle 4n Charleston,, th$ to
lovement was set on foot, which re- w
ulted in the "fltraightout" Democratic ^
ampaign that redeemed the stats si
rom carpetbag mlsgorernment. c<
. WILLIAM D. UPSHAW
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Representative William D. Upshav
Atlanta, Ga., went to the nationa
ngress from the pulpit, being b)
ofession an evangelist. He hae beer
inducting a revival In one of thi
ashington churches.
LEASANT WIRES APPROVAI
sw Corporation Will Not Confllc
With $100,000,000 Cotton. Export
Financing Cohcern.
New ' Orleans.?Plans for a syste
itjc campaign. In the cotton belt fo
gnnizin^TVobniies of the states fo
ndling the annual crop were launcb
bore at the second meeting at th<
8,sent conference of directors of thi
nerJcan Cotton association. J. S
annamaker, of Columbia, S. C.. prea
snt, said that $400,000,000 would b<
eded for forming the planned cot
ration to properly dispose of on<
urtta of the crop.
ThlB corporation, according t<
eetdent Wanrtamaker, will not con
ft with the proposed $100,000,00
ttbn export financing corporation
the former will limit' ita work t
tton for domestic use. ^ . .
Governor Rtiffin Pleasant, " Loui
aa, chairman f>t the executive com
ittee of the export organisation, tel
New Orleans, a directbr of.the qi
rt corporation, explained to .th]
liorican Cotton association the plan
the former.
The plans for organising, adoptei
elude the forming of county am
rish organizations in every -cottoi
owing state and a resolution wa
opted requesting commissioners o
rieulture and presidents of farmers
lions to issue joint calls for the firs
petlrigs.
Telegrams are beir.g. sent to govei
>rs of cotton growing, states .am
esidents of organizations Jnterestei
questing that state meetings be cal!
in July. * ... *
DNENKAMP HAS CALLED OFF
GREAT TELEGRAPHERS STRIKI
4. .
Chicago.?The strike of telegrapher
is called ofT by S. .J. Kononkamj
esident of the Commercial Telegra
iers' TTnfon of America.
President Konenkamp called off th
riko after he '"had conferred witl
her officials of the union.
A statement addressed to the merr
rs of the organization .by Presiden
onenkamp read lhv part:
"When the present strike was d<
ared against the telegraph companie
ider control of the wire administrc
>n, It wait understood It would no
i made an endurance contest. Th
rike was to be the Anal protes
;ainst the unfair and unjust treai
ent we have received since August
18. at the hands of the wire admii
tratton.
"We realised that in order to mak
13 protest effective it would be ne<
sary to make the strike sufficient!
ute to compel action. This does nc
em possible now, either through on
rorts or the efforts of others we r<
>d upon to help us. Acting upo
Is conclusion and with a view t
rvlng your best interests, I hereb
'dare the strike at an end. and yo
e instructed to work without fui
er delay. Yoti have made a gallon
ruggle for your rights as America
itrklngmen and women.
IGH COST OF LIVING
CAUSES RIOT IN ITAL
Forli, Italy.?After a great meet In
"? I r> ??!? I oK a vnot neavurd nrntooto
:?inst the high cost of living, th
*oplr\ excited by inflamraator
>eeches, atta-cked. sacked and di
roved many shops which refused t
II commodities at lower prices.
Soon the fury of thn mob made n
stlnction and had no limits. 'A
0 principal shop* were plunderoi
id the mobs controlled the entir
ty. U
MILES SILK RIBBON
"FOR VICTORY BADGES
Washington?Orders have Just bee
laced by the army quartermaste
>rps for 105.000 yards?60 miles?<
Ik rii>bon, but of which will be mad
e service stripes that men who sor
1 In the war are entitled to wen
hough the authorization for the "Vl<
ry badges.' as they will be callei
as Issued by the >ar department o
prll 9. it was found Impossible sooi
to start the manufacturing pr
its.
RATIFICATION OF
LEAGUEEXPEGTED
OPPOSITION TO TREATY WITH
PEACE LEAGUE CLAUSE IS
RAPIDLY CRUMBLING.
| DEBATE MAY CONSUME WEEKS
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5 Two Great Elements, Business Men
faod .Moral Forces Are Supporting
Program of Administration.
I Washington.?As the President api
proaches the White House, the oppo'
sltion to the leaRue of nations crumbles.
It has been apparent here for
' days, ever since Elihu Root fired into
' the Knox resolution, that the republif
cans as a party would never oppose
1 the league of nations.
s A few personally ambitious senators
. of the Borah and Hiram Johnson
typo, are out for applause from the
gallery, but plain, practical statesmen
of the Penrose and Will 11. Hays
type, are, like "br'er fox," saying notht
ing.
Secretary Daniels has Just returned
from a speaking trip in Ohio, Illinois
and other states of the middle west.
He is convinced that the President
i. is very strong there,
r It is believed here that after a splr
r ited debate of days, or perhaps wee'ts,
r the war will be closed by the ratlflea5
tlon of the treaty, including the league
B of nations.
I. Two great elements, the business
i- men and the moral forces, are sup
a porting the program of the admlnls
- traticn. Senators Knox. Lodge and
B others of the anti-Wilson group are
looking for a soft landing place, and
o they can't prove that the plan of the
i- Pres4(lent will not work.
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SUPER-DIRIGIBLE R-34 NOW
0 RESTS ON ROOSEVELT FIELD
?
8 * Mineola, N. T.?-Great Britain's su
J' iler-diriglble R-34,^tm, first lighter
ing field,- after an -aerial voyage of 101
? hours' and 12 minutes which coveree
? 3,130 knots or approximately 3,600 lane
8 miles.
Passing through dense banks o
? cloud, with the sun and sea visible
^ only at rare intervals, the R-34 wa:
n forcod to cruise 2.050 knots to read
8 Trinity nay. N. F? from East Fortune
* Scotland, and 1,080 knots from then
1 to Mineola.
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THE PRESIDENT IS INVITED
TO SPEAK AT ASHEVILLE
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^ ..Asheville. N. C.?President Wilsot
'* has been Invited to attend the session
of the Southern Labor congress, whicl
meets here August 20. is the announce
nient of Secretary W. C. Puckett, o
E Atlanta. He was also asked to de
liver an address during one of tin
0 sess'ons of the congress.
The letter sent to the President In
L. forms him that the congress propose
1 to deal with legislative, social an<
a economic questions that are actlvel;
h before the people at this time and th<
labor congress feels the need of hi
t. presence and advice.
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EARTHQUAKE OF MODERATE
?- INTENSITY 18 RECORDED
s
i- Washington.?An earthqunke o
't moderate Intensity, believed to hav<
e had Its center in Central or Soutl
t America, was recorded early by th<
1- seismograph at Georgetown universi
1. ty. The eerth tremors first were rf
?- corded at X: 11 o'clock and continue)
until 4 o'clock. The distance of thi
e disturbance was estimated at 2.30<
5- miles from Washington.
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t ALABAMA CONGRESSMAN
r SUES BIRMINGHAM PAPER
s
n Birmingham, Ala. ? Congressmai
o rienrnre Huddleeston of the ninth Ala
y hama district. has filed damag
u suits against tho Ape-Herald Publish
r lnp Company aggregating $!.300.00C
it based "' rtoons and articles put
n lished during tne congressional cam
paign last year.
PRESIDENT OF PERU HAS
Y BEEN THROWN IN PRISOl
K Idma. Pru.?Augusto TV Loquia ha
d ; assumed office as provisional pros
e I dent of Peru and took up his res
y ! dence in the government palace as
V result ot the successful overthrow c
o President Pardo.
Renor Pardo. all his ministers an
o n number of high officers of the arm
11 ; and navy lire in prison. Pardo bein
J. I in the penitentiary hero. Virtunll
*e no fighting and no casualties mark p.
tho overthrow of the government.
I. W. W. AGITATION IN
r MEXICO IS RENEWEC
n Wnshlnrton--Agitation hv tlie It
T dustrlal Workers of the World ha
>f boon renewed in Mexico, according (
In official reports received h^ro. Whil
v- no actual violence has been reporte
r. it was aald there had been threat
B* of serious trouble,
tl. With the forcible deportation r<
m cently of a number of lenders wh
n- caused the strikes. Mexican nuthoi
o- (ties believed they had com pie t el
suppressed the 1. W. W. agitation.
OEORGE^^TOH |
George A. Saxton of Dcr-hester,
Mass., is West Point's perfect young '
man. He is a physical and mental
i giant, and is rated at 100 per cent
perfect. Saxton is six feet one and a
half Inches tall and weighs 210
pounds. Up to five years ago he was
ill constantly; now he Is in perfect
health, cured by open-air life. He has
won high scholastic honors at Vale
and Harvard. He la eighteen years
old.
FIVE BILLION IS APPROPRIATED
i
1 Congress Also Repealed Bills Footing
> Up More Than $15,000,000 Passed
BY the Last Congress.
Washington.?Congress adjourned I
at midnight until July 8. after enacting
all appropriation bills needed by
governnu..! agencies for the new fiscal
year.
Success crowned the efforts of releMtrt
*t<r ctophw tee necessary
appropriation measures, but
only after hours of delay which at
times almost threatened to block their
plana.
The final bill, the army measure,
carrying $775,000.000; the sundry
civil bill, carrying $605,000,000; the
District of Columbia's annual budget
pf $15,000,000 and a deficiency mens*
b ure of $25,000,000, all were completed
and sent to the white house.
With enactment of tne final hills
including measures passed at the
I. last session of Congress, more than
$5,000,000,000 has been appropriated
i for federal needs during the new year,
s Congress also has cancelled more than
"i $15,000,000 of war appropriations previously
authorized.
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f COTTON CROP ESTIMATE
B UNDER 11,000,000 BALES.
Washington.?A cotton crop of j
? about 1.000,000 bales smaller than last ,
1 year's was forecast by the department ;
Y of agriculture in estimating prospec9
tice production at 10.9S6.000 bales,
s Acreage this year shows a cut of i
8.7 per cent from last year's, the de- I
crease being 3.247.000 acres, the total
being 33.960,000. Tho agitation for a
>. reduction In acreage which the department
of agriculture jays occurred in
f every cotton-growing state, the scarn
city and high price of labor and uni
favorable planting weather caused the
e heavy decrease.
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i- AFGHAN PEACE DELEGATES
d ARE BACK FROM FRANCE.
e
0 Simla, India.?Afghan peace delegates
have arrived at Jalalabad. Reports
indicate that all Is quiet on the
frontier and the belief Is growing In
t. India that peace will be arranged.
The general official and non-official
a opinion appears to be reflected by the
i- Pioneer's comment that Fhnir Amanule
la's overtures are obviously those of a
i- weak, repentant ruler and that the
>, spirit of contrition renders magnani>
mity posslblp. The heat on the fronl
tier continues abnoimal. Inflicting
hardships on the troops.
TERRIFIC TRAIN WRECK
SI CAUSES TWELVE DEATHS.
s Dunkirk. N. Y.- Flnglneer Clifford,
1- of the New York Central's Westerner
I- j express, tried, according to his dying
n statement, to avert the rear end cnl>f
lision with train No. 41. which caused
| tno ueain or is persons.
(1 i Witnesses said tho siren was still
v screeching for tho hand brakes when
g ' tmo Westerner. going f?0 milos an hour,
y , plo'vod into tho rear coach of No. 41.
d j Clifford's almost dying words were
"Oh! I tried to stop."
CONSCIENCE OF FIGHTER
). VS. THAT OF OBJECTOR.
i- Washington.?Tn refusing n request
a of tho amnesty committee of Chicngo
o that ho make an "open," unequivocal
e appeal to President Wilson for Immodd
iate release of all conscientious objects
tors. Secretary linker declared the
abolition of future wars "was ImmeAS?.
urably more advanced by the cono
science which led young men to give
r- up their lives for It than by the cony
science which found Itself limited to
protest."
ILHELM MAY QUI! S
HOLLAND AI WILL S
IN THE EVENT OF A REQUEST P'
OR DEMAND FOR SURRENDER
HE MIGHT BE DETAINED.
RED TAPE IS GUIDING POWER S
Tribunal Under Whose Jurisdiction i AI
Party Resides Must Finally Pass
On Matters in Question.
Amsterdam,.?There Is nothing to
prevent the former German emperor' "a
sr the former crown prince fronij St
leaving Holland at their pleasure, ac-- od
lording to a high government author- ca
ty at The Hague quoted by the Am- ev
sterdam Telegraaf correspondent. If ed
?ither of them should leave, however, ha
Lhe official quoted suid, the surprise ga
af their departure would be "unpleas- re
ant both for the Dutch government th
and the Dutch people." d<
"Should there come, however, a demand
for the former kaiser's extra- d<
ditlon," the official said in an inter-- ac
view, "and should he then want to P<
"depart suddenly, it is possible he th
would he prevented. He can, accord- th
ing to the law of extradition, he 'arrested.'
at the request of a foreign in
government, but a demand for his si
extradition must be made within a fo
certain period. bi
"When the demand for extradlton 8<
comes It will be examined in the
light of laws and treaties first. The )'
law to he considered Is the extrsdi- "
tlon law. Article II whereof specifies al
offenses for which foreigners will not
he extradited. Extradition is also w
subject of a number of other restric- a'
otlns, formalities and guarantees.
Should there come a demand which
is technically correct and In order. "
the government must first obtain the s<
advice of the tribunal under whose le- u
gal Jurisdiction the person wanted is
residing. Amerogen. being in the de- c<
partment of Utrecht, the tribunal of y
that department -would have to decide.
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GLORIOUS FOURTH FITTINGLY ?
OBSERVED IN CAPITAL CITY
Washington?Return of world peace
wa sthe dominating spirit of Wash- n
ington's celebration of Independence f,
day. Pageantry in which the call of r.
Industry and other civilian occupa- w
Hons to returning soldiers and sailors rj
were displayed, and a parade in which t]
all of the nations arrayed against Ger- p
many and Austria were represented n
were the features of he observance. u
Sevn pageants showing the call of w
art. of the land, of commerce, husi
ness and professions, of the children, p
of labor, of liberty, and to the world 0
service, were given late In the day p
on the lawns of department and oth- a
er public buildings. These panto- y
mimes wer emerked into a great ^
pageant entitled the "Offering of
Peace." which showed the peoples of g,
the world, having passed through the a
horrors of war, returning with cour- p
age and anticipation to teh pursuits p
of peace.
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REAL WILD WEST PARADE
PASSES THROUGH PARIS.
Paris.?A gala performance of h
"Faust" at the opera, with Marshal b
Foch and General Pershing as the ape- j<
I cially honored guests, concluded the a
| notahle joint French and American ti
celebration of the Fourth of July. The t
day opened with an early morning re- t,
view commemorating France's participation
in the American Revolution nnd f
the celebration afforded varied enter- f,
tainment for the thousands of Amerl- t
can soldiers marking time in Paris d
while awaiting transportation home- ?
waid. 0
There was even a real wild went T
parade down the Champs elysees and t
through the Place de La Concorde, n
given hy an American army circus e.
showing In Paris. The cowboys, cow- t
girls and Indians, riding gaily through c
\ the Place de La Concorde to the mu- d
sic of a wild west hand, proved a far d
I greater attraction to the French than c
the brilliant military spectacle. j
HOHENZOLLERN3 ARE NOT V
CONSIDERED PRISONERS.
Amsterdam.?The Telegraf understands
that the attitude of the Dutch f
'government regarding the ex kaiser
may be sntrarixed as follows:
First of all. it should he made clear 8
that a recent message about the al- t
, leged fPght of the crown prince w<s ^
j based upon the misconception thnt the c
ilont'iizoiMMns arc prisoners. un u;e <
contrary, they have full liberty to t
leave and thoir denartnro would even c
be welcomed by the government. t
TRIAL BOARD TO BE PRESIDED I
OVER DY JOHN A. HAMILTON.
London.?John Andrew Hamilton.
Lord Sumner, will preside over the
five judges representing the United
States, Great Britain. France, Italy,
and Japan at the trial of the former
German emperor.
Sir Gordo;-. ITpwnrt. solicitor general
of Great Britain, will lend for
the prosecution. WiTliam Hohenzollern.
it Is said, will be defended by
German counsel, assisted by British
| lawyers, if he wishes them.
QMEBODY SEEKING
HOW INJJMELIGHT
IFRinCMT'O cnocuAMncnuraa
w vnuiinnuui/H
DISTORTED INTO EVASION
OF THE LAW.
EVEN MEN REAL GOVERNMENT
I So-Called War Legislation Was Determined
Upon Weeks and Months
Before War Was Declared.
Washington.?-Seven men formed a
lecret government of the United
ates" which working "behind closI
doors." determined all of the soiled
war legislation "weeks and
en months" before war was declarI
against Germany. Chairman Graitn
of the house committee investiiting
expenditure, charged after
ading into the record a digest of
e minutes of the council of national
fense.
This commission, he added, was>
signed by law to act purely in an
Ivisory capacity to the council, com)sed
of six cabinet n >bers, but
e president, he asserted, made them
e real executives.
After Mr. Graham had read to tho
vestigating committee a digest degned
to show that the military draft,
od control and press censorship had
een discussed by the commission
veral weeks before the war was deared.
Representative Reavis, Repubran.
Nebraska, interrupting, asked
"all this was prior to the president's
>eech on armed neutrality, in which
ft said he was not contemplating
ar." The chairman answered affirmtively
.
Later in the recital of the digest.
[r. Graham said that the censure of
le council and commission, uttered In
mate and house, led Mr. Coffin to
rge that "a definite channel of conict"
be established between the
Duncil and congress. "In other
irordff." commented the chairman.
Congress ought to be educated."
IAOIO STATIONSt!pNTRA*e 11 J* "
FOR AERO MAIL PROTECTION. <
New York.?The postoffiee departlent
at Washington has contracted
jr the erection of three high-power
ftdio stations, the first of a chain of
ireless communicating centers in vaious
cities to be uned primarily for
tie direction of mail carrying airlanes
handicapped by fog. it was anounced
here by Emil J. Simon, manfacturer
of radio apparatus for the ?
rar and navy departments.
Stations will be established at Belle
onte; Pa., with a third at some point
n Long Island or Newark, N. J. Apropriatlons
for them already are
vailablo. Others will be erected at
Washington and Chicago as Roon aa
ongress provides funds.
Each station will be equipped with
teel towers 200 feet high and 300 feet
part and will have a range of aproximately
400 milei to mail airlanes.
1ESSAGE TO CONORESS
READY; 5,000 WORDS LONG.
On Board the U. S. S. George Washigton
?The President's message, to
e delivered to Congress on Thursday,
i comple?ed. The message will take
bout 20 minutes to read and consins
about 5,000 words, devoted to
he peace treaty and protocols and
he work of the peace conference.
It is understood that the peace conerence
subjects are dealt with on
road general lines without taking up
he large questions of the treaty in
etail, as this probably will come later
fhen the foreign relations committee
f Congress examines the details. The
resident also will have an opporunity
to go over these matters with
nembers of the committees. In this
xamtnatlon of the terms he will have
he co-operation of a number of speialists,
now returning with the presi
ential party, who have dealt with the
I tailed branches such as thoBe conerning
reparations, tentorial readustment
and economic questions.
VANT DIRIGIBLE AS
WORKING PATTERN
Now York.?Purchase hv the Unied
States of the 11-34, the big British
rans<At1antlc dirigible balloon, or its
ister ship, the 11-33, as a working
nodel for dirigible development here,
vas urged bv Henry Woodhouse,
halrman of the dirigible committee
>f the Aero (Mub of America, in a
itatement issued here. Mr. Woodhouse
idded that army and navy aeronauical
experts favored the plan.
MINORITY COMMITTEE WANTS
PROHIBITION ACT REPEALED
Washington.? Five members of ths
louse ujdiciary committee. In a milority
report on the prohibition en'orcement
bill, made public declared
ongress should repeal the war-time
prohibition act.
While this report was being pre
>ar??d, Chairman Volstead, of the Jullciary
committee, announced that h?
lad askod for a rule to make the gen
>rnl enforcement bill in order for imnedlate
consideration.