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DANIELS SAYS 1
MUST JOIN LEAGUE
OR INCREASE NAVY
-t.
The Secretary Favors Another
Three-Year Building Pro
gram If Nation Stays
Out of the League,
STRESSES NEED OF BIG
FLEET FOR PROTECTION
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
Declare! If United States Ea
ten World Organization to
Prerent War Present Naval
Establishment is Adequate
Asks Facilities Jn Hawaii for
fleet of a Thousand Vessels,
Pointing Out Strategic Ad
vantages; Tim Not Come
for Abandonment of Capital
Ships; Urges Amalgamation
of All Marine Activities TJn
der the Navy Department
Kefers To Haitian Matter
WuMngton, Dec. 12. Approval of an
other three-year naval building pro
gram, involving the construction of 88
vessels, the United States doea not
enter the League of Kationa or a aimi
lar world organization, ia given by
Secretary Daniels in hia annual report
today to President Wilson.
"If the United States is not to enter
into- any agreement with tho other
paver of the earth, which are now
njonnd together ia the League of Na
tiona, styi the Naval Secretary, "I'feel
compelled to approve the recommenda
tion of the General Board that Congress
authorize another three-year program
to he begun as soon aa the capital
hips now under construction are
launched.''
The three-year program recommended
by the General Board tho be under way
by 1924 includes the . construction of
three battleships, one battle cruiser,
r 30 light cruisers, eight gunboats, '.
destroyer leaders. 12 mine laying su
marines, ft cruiser submarines, 4 air
plane earners, 3 destroyer tenders and
3 tabmarme tenders.
Jir- Present Navy Adsqaat.
(If th United States takes Ha stand
' with other countries in an organization
td prevent war and promote peace, "
Mr. Daniels says, "our- present navy.
IHta the addition of some special type.
win be adequate Tor ear oerense ana
, the. pretention at aggresaloa." v
.TIs specific recommendation for ap-
prtpfiMisa for w-con it ruction dur
ing the nest fiscal rear ax included ia
of the eoat of maintaining "the naval
eetablishmeat for, the eoming year is
679,515,731 exclusive of any sums Con
grass may add for neat, building. This
v ia $240,060,000 more than, wa appro
priated for the present fiscal year, bat
Air. Daniels says the nam ' is, not really
a Increase," but is "necessary to earry
oa the construction of ships already
authorized and the completion of shore
f establishments si ready begun by diree
tioa of Congress." t -
The most pressing problem confront
ing the nation with regsm to tho aa
tioaal defense, the naval secMtary con
tinues ,is the immediate necessity for
increasing the naval shore establishment
, facilities on the I'acine eoas.
- . Weed JPaelSe Frfcet x
Ths day will never come," Mr. Dan
Jela nays, "wheal a powerful Jleet will
YaV not be based in the raelfle and it la es
sential that ample provision be made
not only for the Pselfi fleet, but for the
whole American fleet ia 1U statea per
Jods of tactical exercises oa the west
coast." v
Among the new Pacific coast projects
I -? sow under consideratloarvor which Con
, great has' been or will be asked to pro
Tide' funds are a deepwafer docking
and repair base, a submarine base and
" other dewloDmeat at Ban Francisco;
aa aviation bane at Sand -Point;" King
county, Washington a submarsae, de
- stroyer aad aviat5oa base at Port Ange
les, Iffashingtoaj a submarine base at
Lee Angeles; a submarine and destroyer
base at Astoria, Oregon, and a very
extensive development .of harbor and
repair facilities at Hawaii Ia all, the
i neport declared, projects that ultimately
will reseh a eoat of about 10,000K)0
i are argently seeded for the Pacifl eoaat
- proper. f ..
- V Needs Ia Hawaii. ,
Characteriain Hawaii as -the Vrees
' road aad key to thj Pacifle," 4Ir. Dan-
iem recommenda the creation there of a
' fleet-tperatiag- bass . capable of aecom-
nlatine the entire American navy with
aU auxiliaries. Facilities forafleet ef
. . thousand vessels eonld be -developed
f at Hawaii; the report asserts, adding
that "the strategie loeatioa -of Hawaii
ia realized, its possibilities have been
' , carefully studied and set forth by aaval
' . experts and its development ea a broad
scale a a fleet operating base cannot
be too strongly moznnaended. ' -
Despite "sporadie eritieiam" 'la rthn
country and abroad of the eemplctiea
't of capital ships aathorised before the
srar, the batUcship remains the "back
- ooae of the fleet, Beeretary- Daniels
declares. The ,war . proved that the
'" time hu not eoms for the- abandon-
meat of oapital ehips, he-says, and-
support ef i deelaratioa he-foiais
out that reeest British, baUdias ; pre
BTaau have included funds for dread
naoghU and haul era is rs aad that
' Japaa "Urns ' tayed . Sdowa :. Ave eapital
shTpe siBe-the.armiHe aad:it U aa
' derttoed that eight other are projected
for the seat fBtaw.t .y ' .'
X stroag pl t ali zarine aetiv
" Itiee of the gevarnmeo't be eonion dated
" ia Vr tha interests of eceaomy
' aat omaiaaey 'is sd -bry!! Hint
Baettary, He deaiaree: that "Ameriea
ahamhtaav bat M avjr," and, that at
, , praaaet there are Tnrroaa -iirue arees-
aadsr wieauj givsrameat departments
we activities eonld be fsr mere ad-
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(Centraaed OBsrerear.)
I
VISITING HARDING
Former Food Administrator
Gives First Hand Informa
tion About League
Marion, 0 Dee. 12. The League ef
.Nations deadlock ' and other problems
to be faced by the next administration
were talked over between Preildeat
elect Harding today and Berber. Hoov
er, a eonspieuus advocate of tA)
League, wbe came to Marion a one
of the first men to be. sunmoeed by
Mr. Harding in his promised "meet
ing of minds."
"We went over about the whole
gamut of world and National Iruobloj,"
said Mr. Hoover after the -conference,
"and we solved none of them.
Beside the league, international
conditions and European relations were
the particular subjects ou which the
President-elect sought the advice of his
visitor, and there also were references
in their talk to appointments Mr.
Harding is to make in constructing
hi administration. -
Mr. Hoover frequently ha been men
tioned for possible membership in the
cabinet, but he aaid today's discus
sion of appointment waa casual and
not conclusive,
WU1 See Rootjreday.
Tomorrow, Mr. Harding will ace
Elihu Boot, a former Secretary of State,
and recently an adviser in the forma
tino of a world eourt under the Ver
sailles league covenant. Their confer
ence, generally accounted one of the
most important or the long series
to be held here, is expected primarily
to concern Ho league and related
subjects.
Ia giving his advice on an interna
tional peaee concert, Mr. Hoover is
understood to have urtjed strongly that
portions of ths VareaUlea covenant b
used ia whatever world, association the
incoming administration may attempt
to '.build. He aaid material ehaniror
must be made in the treaty, Out took
the positiot that the frnaie-wort em
bodied itf it should be utilized a far
as possible.' '
Tha former food administrator was
aa advfser to the Amerieaa peace, dele
gation at-Vsraatiles aad waa understood
to have furnished. "Mr. Harding with
much first hand inforttaUoa about the
attitude of Karopeaa rtatesmta. Many
of the Presidsnt-ileeVs questions relat
4 to eedaomie' coaditioas abroad with
Which Mr.,HooVeril familiar through
his recent relief work." ' '
WeaM Fix German Indemnity.
Among other things, Mr. Hoever de
clared the amount of Indemnity to be
pajd by Germany, left indefinite by the
peaee treaty, ahould be Hxsd at an
early doto so that German industries
could gauge inactivities to fix the lax
of payment. Advising 'in regard t
American economic relations with
Europe he told Mr. Harding that one
of the surest way to pnevent the un
dermining of American industry was
to encourage - investment of "American,
eapital ia enterprises abroa
Ths financial situation aft home' also
was discussed at length Mr. Hoover
making several suggestions for the stab
ilization of Amerieaa markets. On the
question of farm relief he advocated
a general policy of extending credits
to purchaser rather than to producer,
oa the theory that auch a plan in the
end would permit farm prices to find
their proper level.
Mr. Harding took a keen interest
in hia caller'a description of the relief
work now ia progress nader the super
vision, end during the conference ar
rangements were made for Mr. Harding
to become personal sponsor for 250 of
the children in Europe who are Ho be
aided by Amerieaa contribution until
next harvest time. The contribution for
- . L it -i La. ' 1A ...ai'
WBica wut TJtnocr m fiu wii, mmm
Qiaae tj Mr. naraing tometiine ago
ONE OFFICER KILLED, AND
ANOTHER MORTALLY HURT
f -
Briatof. Tenn.-T. J)ec 12. Chief af
Police Ban Littrell... of Big Stoae Gap,
is dead. Deputy Sheriit J. M. Blessing,
also -ot Big stone Gap, , is mortally
wouaded, aad Davy Green Walden, of
Appalaeaia, a aligi)Uy aroandea as the
result of a pistol battle that took place
abouWS o'clock. this moraine; when the
officers stopped a ear ia which Walden,
two men aamed Bnodgrsss and a1 woman
were riding near Appalaehia, Vs. Long
distance telephone . messages received
ia Briatol ear the officers stopped the
ear to search If or liquor and ia the
argument that followed Chief UttreU
drew hi pistol and fired. The occu
pants ef the ear ar said to have re
turned the ' Are aad thea made their
escape. I. . , ' -" ; '. f r,' ,
JAP STUDENTS HOLD
INDIGNATION MEETING
Tokio,' Dee. i!A' Wre "mass meetiag
of studeata; member of the Stadeatr
League ef Japan, Was held here today.
A resojuttow protestisgto tpe world in
the "name" or Tjnsttee aad humanity
agaiaat the anti Japanese law ia Cali
fornia was" adopted. The resolution
called en the 'Anierleaa people to "'re
flect tnetrv Conr." ' . ' ; ,
The speakers, who were chiefly stu
dent and i Jeafaaliit. ; declared that.
while '.the - world recognised Japan aa 'a
great power, America treated the Japa
nese as aa inferior raee4 . The object
of the meeting,- H was stated, was to
arouse public opinion, - . '
' .U' Killed Ia Accideat. ,
Armentieres, , France, . Dee. II.
Twelve persons -have beeav allied aad
thirty injured ia a heacV-on eolliaioa be
tween a freight and a passenger train
eutside the station, here. '
HERBER
HOOVER
BURLESON II
note
Ut 10
HEAVY DEFICIT IN
Postmaster General Says Con -
gress Responsible for De
ficit of $17,000,000
CRITICIZES WAR BONUS
PLAN NOW IN OPERATION
Says Present Postal Adminis
tration Has Been One of Cor
tinnqns and Permanent
Progress and Tells ot Im
provements ; Opposed To Em.
ployes' Organizations
.Washington, Dec 12. Operation of
flie United Stnte postal service for the
fiscal year lQl'O resulted in a deficit of
17,270,482 the second largest ia the
history of the service Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson shows in hia aanual report
today to the President, in which ei
penditurea of the ppstofriee department
are placed at S4M322,609 and revenue
at H37.1.V) 12. The postmaster general
charges Congress with direct responsi
bility for the deficit, explaining that the
expenditures included approximately
13,202,600 paid a a war bonus to postal
employees and stating that but for this
there would have been a surplu ox
$18,427,917. Mr. Burleson sajs he de
elined to approve the bonus action o
the legislative department, adding that
he had offered suggestions of snsther
plan for compensating the employees
which . would have served the purpose
without at the same time giving
blanket increase in pay to "thousands
who were already amply compensated."
For reasons that can be readily
understood, he continues, the legis
lative department rejected these BUgges-
tion made by the postmaster general
and hence is directly responsible for the
deficit which inevitably) followed the in
defeasible action. ""
The postmaster general feela con
strained to point out that f a prompt
halt is- not called and such a policy i
persisted in, there will be a deficiency
for the next fiscal year of approximately
$36,000,000 and the postal establishment
will cease to be self-supporting, as
should be, and will become a constantly
increasing burden upon the general
treasury.-
Reference also is made to the decision
of the Interstate Commerce Commission,
granting the railways additional pay
aggregating f8,lQ38u for carrying the
mails, This served likewise to offset in
creases in postal receipts. Mi. Burleaoa
declares. ; - - :
la his discussion' of hi admiajatra
tion. ef the postal service, the Post
master Genera says:
The' present postal administration
La been oa of continuous and perm a
nent progress and improvement. Kothr
mg has been left undone .that was
within tho authority of the Postmaster
General to do to effect readjustment in
the interests of the people at a whole
ana not la tnat or any special class.
"The Air Mail Service, which ha
been operated successfully since it
inauguration, May 15, 1918, haa oeea
extended across the continent -.eeilat
eially aad further extension by eon
tract service inaugurated.
. Parcel Peat Extended. ,
"The Pereel Poet Service, both do
mestic and international, haa been
greatly extended aad facilities for
handling parcels improved, 260 foreign
countries and colonies now being
reached by this service,
"City Delivery Service has been ex
tended.' tne established service in ai
the larger eities materially improved,
and' the government owned motor-
vehicle service, inaugurated in 1914,
ha been established in 163 eities.
"The Kailwjy Mail Service haa beea
operated with increased efficiency u
der the space system, fscilities for the
handling of ,atn improved, and te
service firmly established upon a seiea
"War conditions hav beea overcome
is the Foreign Mail Service, which haa
beta brought back to normal aad ia
rapidly Improving;.-'
''The Money Order Berviee and the
Postal Saving! System hsve rapidly re
covered from war" conditions and are
ia most satisfactory operation.
- "The Bural. Mail Service was ex
tended during the ftseal year to more
than 90000 additional persons aad the
fscilities of, the service systematized
sjki laapreyea
"There has been still farther 1m
provemeat ia the regiitry and insured
parcel post system and ' the method
of handling dead letter.
"A large number of important
proremewts hare beea made ia the
mail-equipment shop, facilitating the
work, adding to the eompensatloa aad
ths comforts of the employees, and at
the same .time, lowering, . by efficient
methods, the unit -eost of production.
"Salaries of employees ia -all grades
have: been Increased and working eon
ditien . and convenience improved
wherever possible.. ' -t
auanieisesj vrnaua,
Attention i again directed by the
Postmaster General to the growth of
organisations among"th postal em
ployees -and he arges that steps be
taken to "curb the malicious and' per
ateious influence1 of these organiza
tions upon tho postal personnel.- He
says they have operated to "interfere
to considerable ecteat with the effi
cient conduct" of the service, adding
that "muck of the so-called 'demoralis
ed postal service and 'dissatisfaction'
exists only In ths saiajd aad Imagina
tion of paid agitator ef these' organi
zation, who instill and hammer thea
doctrine into the minds of the em
ployees through1 the medium - of their
publication. t.,.' :,,-''; '"-? - ,-
'The avowed purpose ef these organi
zation, continues Ut. Burleson, "js
not solely to advance the social aad
eeeaomia welfare of their members, bat
to exercise coercive Influence npea
ths department -to com pel submission
to thsir demaads. '. , " " :
The postal service head declares the
(Coatlaaed oa rasw'Twe).
POSTAL OPERATION
EXPECT RALEIGH
SCHOOL CHILDREN
TO MAINTAIN LEAD
; Miss Mary Shotwell Enthusias
tic Over Thriftiness of Tar
Heel Children
ASHEVILLE GIRLWRITES
ABQUT THRIFT? SUSIE
Granville Toons; Woman Seals
in Dnroe Pigs To Secure
Money With Which She Will
Secure Colleg-e Education ;
Richard Peacock. Helps His
Father San His Dairy
The News and Observer Bureau,
603 District Kstinnal Bank Bldg.
By R. E. POWELL.
(By Special Leased Wire.)
Washington, Dee. 12. Baleigh school
children are expected to maintain their
reputation won last year for activity
in the school savings movement, ac
cording to Miss Mary ft. Shotwell, di
rector of the educational division of
the government savings organization in
this district. Natioa-wide plans are
now being carried out for making the
savings movement a permanent part of
ids srnooi system, following a success
ful start -in 1919. Instruction in the
principle of thrift and the organiza
tion of class rooms into savings club
whose motto.' U- "earn and save" are
features of the movement which are
reusing widespread attention among
educators and economists, to say noth
ing of the boys and girla themselves.
Raleigh and North Carolina children,
report in Miss Shotwell's hands show,
have been meeting this thrift program
with an eager response. They have,
converted their peanie into thrift
slam pa and bartered bright hopes of
the succulent ""lickerish" rope for more
enduring investairwts, substituting the
pleasures ef earning snd saving for
those of the old time chewing and lick
ing. All sorts of ways have beea de
vised by them for, earning money, and
the children sometime burst into
rhyme when, they relate their experi
ence ia the new aad fascinating game
of getting ahead.
Yoateral Dorothy Writes Bhyme.
Youthful and enthusiastic Dorothy
Kiadter, of Asheville, who bids fair to
rival the famous' "pansy poet of the
Old-North State, has this to aay in de
scribing ths activities of one of the
members ef sa Asheville savings so
ciety: Susie saved her dime and nickels I
Aad did aot buy cream pnffs or pickle
stay candy t Kvx should say not
Oh. Susie was a thrift tot.
Another young lady who kelps North
Carolina maintain her lead aa a banner
State where school saving gclub are
eoaceraed, deals ia Duroe pigs.' She
procured a mother pig from the Bank
ef Granville mat Spring, with the
promise to give two little pur in pay
ment. Now she has nine pig of her
own, unless she haa already sold them,
- k. a . A, A 1
wuv propuana vu uo, isr eiu cacn,
with the intention of investing the pro
ceeds ia War Barings Stamps for her
education.
For, in ardrr thst they may not gain
a false eoacepUaa of thrift as a form
of stinginess, 'or look upon" saving as
aa end in itself, children are eneour
ged to aav fow some definite worth
while object such ss a college educa
tion. Find It Great Fan.
Bight aero the long gap from June
to September, the youngsters kept at
tha business of earning and saving
money by mesas of thrift and war sav
ings stamps, finding it just as good fun
aa swimming holes, picnics, baseball
and doll babies. Aad arfw that the sav
ings clubs are being reorganised for the
winter epos the foundation) laid last
year whea the government x plan waa
lint put into operation ia the schools,
reports and letter show that ia many
ease the youthful club members hswr
beea carrying ea the idea . by theut-
selvea daring the summer months.
Bienard ePaeocks account of his sum
mers adventure in thrift 1 typical of
a collection ef essays just jrrelved by
the educational division or the govern
ment -savings organization for this dis
trict, from boys aad girls i who hsve
written of their expensaces.' Richard,
wh ia ia the sixth grade, aayei
I earn money through the summer
to buy Thrift Stamp. My father is a
dairyman aad I help him deliver the
milk. We dug oar carry potatoes. J
helped pick them np. I gnC 5Qf nts
for helping. I picked raspberries and
made 10 cents per -emart. My brother
and I aad a patch ot potatoes, - I took
them to market aad got fifteen dollar
for them. I have earned about twenty
five dollars during my raeations on the
farm." ; '. ...
Want College T Bet. -Plans
bars beea laid sis to intro
duce the saving movement -in colleges.
Institution in North- Carolina, li it
other state ef the Fifth Federal reserve
district, will be encouraged to make a
practical study of the principle of. wise
spending aad the relationship rof ex
eeaditnre to income. - . , y
Hra. Josephus lMaleU.lens. for "ta-
leiga tonight to spend com -time.
Herbert W. Jackeoa, of "tienmona,
Va who ha beea the guest of occ ro
tary and Mrs. Daniels for the last few
days, tetaraed to JUeamoaa today.
Mr, itiesett, who haa been in wash
iagton a th guest of airs. W. K. Carr,
returned . to Kaleiga ' tonignt, JIM.
Bickett . has been the guest of honor
1st several functions. . ,
' Udors Cmcfcsteia Dtea.
Loadoa. Dee. 12. (Jewish Telegraphic
Agency.) Isidore Gluckstetn, founder
of the Irm of Salmon aad Glackitein,
tobaeeonlata, died last night., Mr.
Glaeksiela alio was a member of the
Irm of 'restaursUura, which was the
first in England" to promulgate th rum
that no tip should be givca to waiters.
, . Earth Shocks FcU.
Ran Juan del Bar. Nicaragua, Dee, 11.
Earth -tremors hare ' occurred at
Choluteea, ' Honduras, simultaneously
with tremors felt nt Ceon. Nicaragua.
Xi eenoos aararr was reported. ;
E
TO VOTE TODAY ON
I BILLS
Resolution to Revive War Fi
nance Corporation Tp Be
Acted on in Senate
IMMIGRATION BILL TO
COME UP BEFORE HOUSE
Leaders of Both Houses Hope,
ful of Passage of First Major
Legislation at Today's Ses
sion; Other Important Legis
lative Matters on Program
for Consideration
Washington, Dec. 12. The Senate
and House will convene tomorrow with
lenders hopeful of passage before ad
journment of the first msjor legislation
to be voted oa at this sessiqn of Con
gress. The 8enate Will traume its considera
tion of the agriculture committee resolu
tion directing revival of the War Fi
nance Corporation and the extension
by the Federal Reserve system of lib
eral credits to farmer. An informal
understanding haa been reached to bring
the resolution to a vote before S p. m.
tomorrow. The roll-call on the measure
ia expected to be preceded lr an at
tempt to Strike out the provision relat
ing to credit extension by the Federal
Reserve system on the ground that it ia
unnecessary and useless.
Immigratfoa BUI.
The House under arrangements com
pleted today, is expected to proceed rap
idly to a final vote on the Johnson bill
to prohibit immigration. The measure
as amended by t,he Ilouse iu the com
mittee of the whole would stop immi
gration for one year instead of for two
years as origtnnlly drafted. Adfocatea
of the longer prohibition period organ
ized at conference held today to elimi
nate the one-year amendment when the
measure romcTnefore the House sitting
in regular session. Representative
Raker, Democrat, Csliforie, assisting
Chairman Johnson, olthS immigration
committee, in urging enactment ff the
bill, laid tonight tharhe was confident
the measure' supporters would have
sufficient strength -to vote down the
amendment. Ultimata passage of the
bill is regarded ss assured.
Groana Packing Bill.
The Senate, after disposing of the
farmer relief legislation, will take up
the Oronna bill to regulate the packing
industry, one of the measures left over
from the last aemion. A long period
ef debate is considered !a prospect on
this messnns Several fieaator were
aid today to be preparing formal
eneeehee on other (ubjeett, including in
ternational affairs, which may cause the
Benate debate between now and the
Christmas recess to be turned into ehan
nels other than thst relating to regula
tion of the packers.
The Volstesd resolution to repeal most
of ths Wartime laws will have the right
of war in ths House aftor disposition
of the immigration bill. General de
bate oa the Volstead resolution by de
elsioa of the rules committee is to be
limited to two hours, and Ilouse leaders
expect the resolution to be added to
the list of adopted legislation before
the end of the week.
Contlaae Farmers' Belief.
Disposition ef the resolution designed
to grant financial relief to farmers will
aot end consideration by the Senate of
mean ot helping farmer confronted by
falling prices Tha Senate agriculture
committee will continue it hearing
with a view to recommending ( further
relief meaatfres.
Several other Senate committees will
begin work this week, the finance com
mittee having announced 'it would hear
representatives of the American Legion
Wednesday on bonus legislation. A sub
committee of the Interstate Commerce
committee headed by Senator Kellogg,
of Minnesota, Will begin Wednesday an
inquiry mm cnuiv jnuuiugB, vtmtu is u
subject of controversy between several
government departments and the West
ern Union Telegraph' Company ,
Tnx Revision.
Chairman Fordney, of the House
Way and Mean committee', announced
today, that hia committee was prepared
to begin hearinga tomorrow on .tax re
vision legislation. These hearings will
continue until the Christmas recess and
early in 'January th hearing on tariff
revision will be started. Neither tariff
or tax revision will bo attempted at this
session, lesders have agreed, , but the
hearings are designed to permit prompt
action at the extra session to be called
by President-elect Harding sooa after
hi inauguration.
HEAVY PRODUCTION OF
HARD AND SOFT COAL
Washington. Doe. 12. Production of
luitk MinmtnnfiB and anthrflettii AI
reached a. new high" mark for the year
aurmg ine wee , or jLeeemoer , ac
cording to a statement tonight by the
Geological Surrey ahowlng the output
for the week to have been 12,757,000
-tons of bituminous aad 2,051 ,OQ0 ton
of anthracite. . '
Th week's soft eoal production has
been exceeded oaly four times since the
Geologies 1 Surrey baa been recording
the. weekly oatpnt, three of which
week were ia 1918 and one mat year.
The record production of bitamiaous
eoal was attributable, the eorrey, (aid
to the ability of the railroads to sup
ply ears. . Figaro obtained by.th sur
vey showed that 232,340 ears hsd beea
delivered to the mines and this, it ex
plained," ws done in 'the face of with
drawal by the Interstate ' Commerce
Commission a few dsyi previously of
all priorities on open top ears.
Th soft coal' production for the first
S87 trorking daya of this year, however,
Lstill ' lags behind 1917 and 1918, al
though nearly W.OWJim tens greater
than last yer.- This year's output ' t
December 4 was 512,431,009' tons, the
production for the aame period last
year was "S .291,000 ton, for, 1918,
1645,858,000 tons and for 1917, 518,172,
000 tons.: - :- :: . ,,', .,.: r
HOUSE
AND SENAT
MPORTAN
BUSINESS SECTION
OF CORK SWEPT BY
DISASTROUS BLAZE
II VK KILLED WHEN ONE-MAN
CAR GETS BEYOND CONTROL
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 12v Fir
persona are know to have been
killed and 28 injured, nix er more
perhspa fatally her tonight when s
oae-man operated atreet car got he
toad control of the motormaa, dashed
down on of the longest, steepest
grsde in the city, struck s switch
snd was demolished.
Heaclof Manufacturers' Asso
ciation Replies to Charges
Made By Union
New York, Dec. 12. Manufacturers in
ths clothing trade do not intead to
"lend themselves to the establishment
of Sovietism in their industry," de
clared William Handler, president of
tha Clothing Manufacturers' Associa
tion, in a statement ivued here tonight.
He cbaraetcrixed as "humbug, sham and
false pretense" the union's charge that
the manufacturers have inaugurated a
"lock out" and plan to return to "sweat
shop conditions"
"This will be evidenced." the state
ment added, "by the fnct that the em
ployers are about to put into operation
a plnn of work, whereby employment
will be given to the thousands of
workers who for a long time have beet)
idle, because of the inability of the
manufacturers to compete and secure
business. And the workers will be in
vited to work, but it is feared that
they will be prevented from so doinfsj
ly the union s direction that they
strike. Sweat-shop condition today are
'a matter of the remote past and are
inconceivable and impossible through
the safeguards and protection afforded
workers by our present labor laws."
Mr, Dandier asserted a complete
change in the fundamentals controlling
the local labor market ia imperative
to. restore the industry to a basis of
business efficiency snd eradicate the
evil praeticea , in which "the industry
is steeped and th penis which thrcatea
This is necessary, ho declared, In
order to meet the public' demand for
a reduction of clothing prices, to save
to New York City the clothing market
with its shnaual output of 100,000,000
and give employment to about 60,000
worker.
Mr. Bandler cites numerous confer
enees with the union, which, he said
led to nothing and the onions posi
tion that "irrespective of merit and of
ousting economic conditions, ' it would
not) recede from what it had secured
during war time. After the onion re
jected the proposal that workers be
held individually responsible for a daily
standard of production, to tie agreed
upon, and manufacturer be permitted
to discharge incompetent help, Mr.
BamUer said:
'There remained no other course
orien to the manufacturers tlisn to
publicly announce flie severance of re
iations between- the association and the
union and to proceed to put into mi
feet a plan of work whereby each
worker would be paid for "what he pro
duces and on a basis which would per
mit ths New York manufacturers to
secure business in competition with the
other clothing markets where the wages
are very substantially lower. '
Airplane hits auto
INJURING TWO PERSONS
' I,
Child's Skull Fractured in AccL
' dent at Charlotte; Mother
Also Hurt
Charlotte, De. 12. Rising from the
ground,, but failing to attain proper
altitude, aa airplane driven by Pilot
Clark, this afternoon struck ,an auto
mobile at a landing field at Myer'a
Park, injuring M.I Copaas ana der
fimr old d.iuuhttr. Grace Jackson. The
child' akull whs fractured and is lite
tonight uneoneious in a local hospital.
The airplane is one that has been
flying with "Dare Devil" performer,
pulling hair-railing stunts on the wings,
Tha ear waa parked on a road near the
Held and was come distance from the
standing point of the' plane. The top
was hit by the wheels of the machine,
The child was struck at tha base of
the skull by pieces of the top. The
mother of the child ia an American
woman, wiotmed snd who married a
Greek here. '
PREVENT BREAK IN
CABLE. CONFERENCE
Washington Dec 12 (By. the Asso
ciated Press.) Difference over diiposi
tion of the fprmer German cables, which
have threatened to break ap the Inter
national Communications Conference, in
session here were temporarily smooth
ered over todar at nlenarv session
held atthe Beat Department. Kego-
tiatiens beena tne Svsj allied and
associated power represented in the
conference will be continued.
BOLLIN& SUCCEEDS HEFLIN - - . r
AI ALABAMA CONGRESSMAN.
Montgomery, Ala., Dee. 12. In a ape
ial election, which will be held Tues
day, December 14, electors of the Fifth
Congressional district will elect Was, B.
Boiling to luceeed Senator J, Thomas
Benin, in the House of Bepresentutive
for the unexpired term ending March 4,
1931. Mr. Boiling waa .elected vie the
office- for the regular term, over a Be
publican opponent, ia the general elec
tion November t. He is unopposed for
th aseipired term.
NO SOVJETISM IN
CLOTHING TRADES
Conflagration Follows an Am
bush of the Military, in
Which Four "Persons
Were Killed
BOMB EXPLOSIONS AND
FIRING HEARD IN CITY
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT
Early Estimates of Property
Damage Place Loss at Three
Million Pounds Sterling;;
Many Lives Believed To
Have Been Lost in Major
Blaze; Number of Fires
Break Out in Other Parts of
City; New Contingents of the
Military Show Unusual Ac.
tivity; Proclamation Calls for
State of War
Dublin, Dec. !2.-HBeveral large see
tion of Cork were devastated by fir
Saturday night and today. The confla
gration followed th shooting from am
bush of a military ptrty Saturday.
On tho South bank of the River Lee
the Carnegie library, the Corn Exchange
and other buildings were rszed by the
fire while in the territory between the
northern and southern branchea of the
river much havoc was w rought by flame
in the business sectkin.
Lnto this evening it waa reported that
the fire wiia under control, but it was
said that the damage done by the flames
was estimated at between ,000,000 and
3,lKs7,00O pounds sterling.
The conflagration followed an. ambush
of the military at PHlons Cross Hatur
day night, in which four person were
killed and many wounded.
Three civilians were taken from their
houses and shot dead after the anibutli
of the military. Then the fires started.
There were bomb explosion's and firing
also was heard. The populnee ia anic
stricken. The municipal buildings, the
Carnegie Library and the Corn Ex
change, which cover a large area, have
been consumed by the flames, which
are so hot -at places, thst passing tram 1
ears nave Deeniset on Are.
Bovsrul blocks of buildings in the
heart of the business district of Cork
were destroyed by uradnring the night,
constituting th costliest destruction of
property since the reprisals began in
Ireland.
A group of publie buildings on
Albert Quay, including the City Hall,
Carnegie Library and a portion of the
Corn Exchange also- wr burned, ss .
well a private residences ia various
part of the city.
' Damage 3.OO0.Me Pounds.
Early estimates nlae th ,nimn .
between 2,000,000 and 3.000.0OI) nni.n.l.
sterling.
The fires extended to 8t Pi,M,'.
Street from -Cool Street to Maylnr
street and swept entire rows of build
ings on both sides of Winthrop atreet.
It was reported from Cork yesterday
afternoon that newlv arrived n.rtto.
of auxiliary cadets marched through
tue streets holding np and aearehing
pedestrians and firing into the air fob
lowing the ambush of auxiliaries with
in half a mile of the barraeka, twelve
of. them being wounded bv a boml, . '
thrown from a lorry. '
Trouble "tarts.
Between seven and eight o'clock a
period of intense quiet fell on the city,
but near nine o'clock uniformed nn
began to display great activity ia va
rious parte of Cork. At some points
tram cars were held up and pessengers
taken out. It was reported that a num
ber were boatcn and other placed
ngainit the wall and eloscly questioned
but were finally, allowed to proceed.
In the Bummer Hill district, tha
scene of the ambush, shortly aftsr cur
few two brothers named Delaney are
reported to have been taken from their
homes snd shot, one fatally. Durina.
the hour before curfew terrorism hvM .
sway and. whenthe afreets were Imp
tied of civilians loud explosion ad
rifle and revolver ships' sept up aatil
ranj inuming. i ne explosion ap
peared to come from ineendiarjr bombs,
aapcrsons who ventured to. look from
their windows saw fires break out ia St.
Patriek'a Street and daylight revealed
the full exteut of the damage.
Many Lives Lost.
It ia not improbable that lives have .
been loat in the fires. Already seversl
persons connected with the destroyed
houses .and business . premises srs re-
ported missing.
At 4 o clock this afternoon people
were just beginning to venture again
into the streets; the whole city was
then In control of the military and it
is understood, that' tha officer ia com
mand assured the populace. that the mil-, :
itary would remain on duty indefinite
ly to prevent further destruction. The"
troop ar in full lighting order, pick-.
eta withmachine guns being posted at
all vantage points. Only one large
drapery' establishment ia left intact In
Cork. r.y , . i-
PROCLAMATION DECLARES ' ' .
8TATI OF WAR EXISTS
Dublin, Dee. 12, tA proclamation de- Y
daring that 'the publie must at enee '
realize that Ireland la in a state of war c
with forces of the British crown,'' has .
been issued over the signature of the
officer commanding troop of the Irish
Repubiieaa army at County Moaaghaa. .
The proelamatioa. which sets forth
that armed gangs in County Monogha ;
have beea attacking 'and murdering la
offensive etUaens, aaya that "'whils w
extend the hand ef friendship to all :
Irishmen, murder gang and their
guide aad informers shall be summer- ,
Uy dealt with." - y;' "
flRK HOSK AT CORK CUT. ' ''.'-
STOPPING FIRE FIGHTTRS
Belfast, Dee, 12. By the Associated
J'- (Coatlaaed ea Page Tw ,'.
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