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NO. 5370 *?*?? ??*? W ASHBSfGTON, D. C.. TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1921 -SIXTEEN PAGES ?- ONE CENT
DEADLOCK DUE (
AS ULSTERMEN
LEAVE LONDON
Irish Peace Negotiations
Held Up at Parting
Of Ways.
CRAIG TO CONSULT
BELFAST LEADERS
De Valera Asserts Only
Self-Determination Can
End Bloodshed.
(Sptct&l Cable to TT* Washington Herald.)
LONDON. July IS.?Negotiations
for the .settlement of the Irish question
have apparently reached a
deadlock tonight.
Following: a short conference
with Lloyd George, which was preceded
by a two-hour parley between
the British premier and De Valera,
Sir James Craig issued a statement
through the Central News. The
statement announced that-the members
of the Ulster cabinet are going
home tonight to "attend to their
local affairs," leaving De Valera
and his friends to make whatever
settlement they could with the British
government.
Coafrr la Secret."
De Valera and Uoyd George conferred
secretly for two hours early
this evening at Downing Street. Immediately
after De Valera left the
premier. Sir James Craig entered
the premier's room and remained
an hour. Leaving the premier's orflee,
Craig was joined by the entire
Northern Ireland cabinet, and the
entire party left at once for Belfast.
The only official news is'that another
meeting between De Valera
and Lloyd George is to be arranged
for Thursday.
The Sinn Fein* delegation had
planned to leave for Dublin Thursday
but they have now decided to
remain. This gives rise to the belief
that the Lister difficulty will
be solved this week, clearing the
road for a fuller discussion of the
terms for peace. ,
Veuage to Belfast.
It is believed that Craig desires
to lay before Northern Ireland
the outcome of the London conference;
as soon a* De Valer* is giyen
assurance that the Orangemen accept
the Dublin parliament as the
supreme body in Ireland, peace will
be assured.
^'hen Premier Lloyd George jgives
the* word for the release of the
forty members of the Dail Eireann
who are still In prison or interned
a full dress peace conference will
succeed the present informal secret
talksDesmond
Fitzgerald, a member of
the Sinn Fein cabinet, began to
take an active part in the proceedings
today after a long spell of
imprisonment which included several
terms of solitary confinement.
Premier Jan Smuts, of South
Africa, Is still closely watching
every stage of the conference and
is the only statesman outside the
inner British cabinet circle who
ha8 been kept fully informed by
Lloyd George of what is happening
behind the closed doors.
Lloyd George thinks that the situation
does not yet demand the
employment of Smuts as mediator
between the Sinn Fein and Ulster.
The British premier believes that
he can clear the road to a settlement
by continuing the negotiations
himself.
Craig Says Sinn Fein
Met Defeat in Ulster
LONDON. July 18.?Sir ^amea
Craig. the Ulster leader, takes the
attitude in the negotiations for
peace in Ireland that Sinn Fein was
fairly defeated in Ulster on the
proposition of no partition in the
recent Irish parliamentary election.
Craig explained in a statement
issued before he left here today for
Belfast, that Sinn Fein assented to
the right of Belfast to self deter,
minatiyo when Sinn Fein candidates
competed for parliamentary seats in
the Northern election. They were 1
defeated, he said, on their own proposal
that North and South should
>..C?.n' d one *"<1 inseparable.
, er now does not desire to Inwlth
'he settlement of the
outh s troubles with Great Britain,
Craig stated. He hinted, however, 1
,r?U'd, return to London .
"ituation require his
pr?MBce. |
Says Republic Only
Can Satisfy Ireland i
wmT^NTIC CITY- Ju<y 1?-War
JT' be, resume<) 1" Ireland unless
1 nuhi. ?reCOEnized th" "-.ah re- 1
rwi, - Mary MacSwiney. of I
Xj" d?clar<'rt here today. I
form ^m'nt3 that ,h?' dominion .
' ?.m ?' government is being con-' i
Miss Macs English propaganda." (
"id "If Ireland i
public at Th? ""*nUlon ? ? re- 1
V win .k t t!on,?"nce table, she
^ Will on the battlefield."
i^?nST'ney waa the central
an Irish demonstration at
*Diladelphla yeterdav ?he i.V, '
4.y for Detroit to address ,? 4?"
ttonal Convention of th. Vlf . I
Order of Hibernian? A>?lent
De Valera Still Firm '
Against Compromise f
'XiNDON", July is n
Valer. once more d' d
uncertain terms of what Soi^k "i n? I?
!?d dually ?
Promn1Jn"Wer t0 a" ?4 toSi" J
freely how she sh.M be'1
^ other words, for V-/
B*r only requesl i. to bJTeff'^L "
?
MIDSUfr
BRITAIN EXPECTED
TO DENOUNCEJAP
ALUAHCE TREATY
Announcement on Eve of
Disarmament Meet
Predicted.
rttsecUl Cfcbl* t? TV. WuUsgtss XanU
fcttd United K*w*.)
By A. E. JOHMSOf.
LONDON. July 1?? Denunciation
of the ' Anglo-Japanese alliance,
probably on "the eve of the Washington
disarmament cwiference. Is
regarded as a great possibility by
government officials who have kept
in touch wlt() the rapidly approaching
necessity for a decision regarding
the renewal of the treaty.
It is stated by persons high in
authority, moreover, that Lloyd
George's attendance at Washington
depends entirely upon the solution
of the Irish problem, and if he suc^
ceeds-in his rieg&tiations with De
Valera he is certain to rjake the
trip to America. .
Dominion* Aaratast AJItaace.
In view of the circumstances surrounding
the attempted renewal ot
the alliance, It is probable th^t the
British premier just prior^to taking
part in the Washington gathering,
will make a bombshell announcement
that, the alliance h^s been denounced,
for the purpose of enabling
Knglard to participate in the
Harding meeting absolutely unhampered
by. other obligations.
The greatest- accomplishment of
the Dominion conference, therefore!
it i sauthorltativelystated. has been
necative-r-since it has effectively
put an end to an unpopular alliance.
The lukewarm approval of Premier
Hughes, of Australia. Is regarded as
camouflage, while the outspoken opposition
of Premier M>;. ghetl. of
Canada, .was utterly disconcerting
to the foreign office, It
is generally believed that when
the problem is eventually taken up
Japan will flnd herself alone, opposing
<?reat Britain, the United
States and China, if she seeks to
dominate Asia in rhe future.
"Thus." says the Weekly Outlook,
the Washington conference, regarding
policies in the Far Bast,
will not be any love feast. Were
these policies in. accnrB, the fleets
would not be multiplying so rajrtdly
In the Pacific.
"One disadvantage of the AngloJapanese
alliance at present is that t
It prevents free comment In "England
concerning the great problems
w-hich are pregnant witfc humanity's
rate For the Washington conferences
to be a success. England must
?ct with America and stand by
?fiina in support of the open door,
which will make Japan reconsider
?er policies."
JAP DELEGATION
REACHES LIVERPOOL
K*~li:
LIVERPOOL. July 1*.?A Japulese
delegation representing all poitical
parties arrived here today
rom New' York after a visit to the ,
Jnlted States. Take Tanaka. . of
?okyo. explained In ' behalf of the
lelegatlon that the members w?re j
raveling for pleasure only. but i
aid "we vt>t peape In the world
nd If we can find an opening fjyr 1
peeding peace.we will avjll our- i
elves of It. '
japan Is rejoicing in President <
larding's proposal for a conf4r- i
nee on disarmament and the ?na- I
?r)ty of our peopre are hoping for 1
grand alliance between America. '
apan and Great BrlUfa." *. l?
IftmUt MU'
IMER NIGHT'S DRE;
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AMERICA SOUNDS I
GERM ANSON PACT
U. S. Agent Seeks Views
On Wtay to Adopt,
Peace.
(Byial' C*hU to TW Wufc^Ua 1?U
and Ghftas#* Xrlfctsa.) t
N Br GBOBGK 9ELDKS. (
BERLI>. J?lr I*.? A nrrlrab
C?l-l?>?r Ell la 1m Dre*cl, \
aetfa* i?4?r direct l?ctnc<to*? j
fram WMftlagtM. Is cMlwrtag
wllk Kardr* Mlalstef Blif
f*r the pvrptoe ( ?l?ari>f. ?p,
matters pcrtatalag t? peace be*
twee* the twa eoaatrW. I
leaned of Mr. Dresel's act from*
a klffh Oerara tfpl WfOc ?flrial
who M|li that appareatlr
the Aaerlraa . g>v?raae?t !?
aeekliif safffresttoa* (Na the I
Geraai ( rrraacat. which will |
wake the peace eg it lire Ipasmuch
as the ' altalig at the
peate rcaalatlaa Is deelarei takaVe
altered 'the arsalstlee
?t?ndlnr aaly sllffhtlr. learfag
Germany pawled arer what It *
eonnlders a complicated sttastlan.
' '
According ta the dlpfaaaat.
Commissioner Dresel haa r*.
reived "aameraaa queries fram
the Staff Drptrtaeat whleh he
presented ta the Gernaha for.
elara odce, hat the latter absolutely
denies that .'a*? aortal
note am the sahfeet ,-fh* I* ktle ,
haads at Germany. - It' is helleve
here that am eaehaase af
lews wl|l greatly facilitate. .
Hsrdlnir'n forth coadsjc nctlon.. I
*C?pyrltht 1M1.) ?
ARGENTINE NEEDS '
ROADS FOR CROPS
BUENOS AYRBS. July 18?Fig-,
ures which prove -that through its'
lack of good roads the Argentine
Republic loses practically one
fourth' of it# crops each year are
presented by the-director of national
roads Xo Congress with a projeefc for
building 700 kilometers ^macadamised
roads, six 'meters wide, to", con-*
neet Buenos Aires *ith other Important
cities.
'A connecting highway, built substantially
Is headed particularly
from Buenos Airea to Rosarfo and
Cordoba, two-of the remfbllc's moat
flourishing municipalities, and traversing
the richest agricultural districts.
The cost t>( these roads fa
estimated at 18,000.0*0 pesos
The republic Is practically without
hard highways of any "kind. Her
broad, open dirt roads are impaasable
tor six months' out of -tine
year, and farmers are unable to
move much of their crops for. that
reason. . ' ' . ;
FRENCH IN 8IZBSIA
> PUZZLE BRITAIN
(Special Cable to Ms Veekiaetea Herald
ad ?hkage Tcftssfc)
LONDON, July 18.?The British'
authorities are much .worried over
the French action in asking' GreAi
Britain to send more troapfe te
L'ppcr Silefeia. They beiieve that
France hopes the' Germans wJH ?t- 1
tempt an outbreak in Upper Btlaqla
which will justify the occqpttion af
thf Ruhr Basin and the Imposing of
greater military pressure on" Geemaa>.
. V v
-?Tl?e French l?ve neti&ed Onat
Britain that , they Intend to aend~>a
item note to 8?rila rSfffettltrg the
lileged German Jsssjts to* Freneh
'?c,r? ??"? 7*". l? tJpper Silesia
tnd they have' halted the British te
end a division to-the -district. Tke
Mtlsh are almost certain to reCua*
t? . *end any more, soldiers . .)r to
ipend any.more mdne? tiere. '
c.DTrt*it late)
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fly . y .y/i-p/M^
By J- N. DARLING. f
BOMBING PLANES
SINK BATTLESHIP
IN 20 MINUTES
First "Kill" Crew, Then
High Explosives Do
. Work.- .
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ABOARD U. S. S SHAWM CT. off
the Virginia Capes. ^ujy II?Arniy
and navy airmen today, after dropping
seventy-eight bombs on- the
former German cruiser Frankfurt]
registered a total of eleven direct
hits and succeeded in Binkfpg the
vessel at 4:50 in the afternoon,*'
The f?rst division of the fliers
arrived over the Frankfurt about
?:20 in the morning and the first
Plane of the division dropped a
bomb ftfK a direct \lt on the fore-1
castle of the ship. The bomtx how.
ever, was a "dud" and on)y a sm*li
hole in the deck resulted. Navy
j 2?n-pound bombs and ariby 3vl1.
j pounders were used in'the first kttack
but whi|e'fifty-seven charges
wert directed at the Frankfurt in
tl)is attack, only two scored direct
| hits with live bombs and four othitts
proved, to .be "duds."
-De*es l.iitfet Bombs.
* Po"'??lng the flr?t hit by <he
i??. ?rmen.W"h a "v" homb.-ap
inspection, of the Franljfurt was
made b^r *the hoard of observers. No
other than wrecking some
of tlm superstructure ' was done.
*#* Frankfurt remained in as good
* fight in* condition as it had been
before th? attack. .
at^raf/lV.iIJnV,ClUair'g thp ?nt|*^n^nLf
ere ,n <-??wnissiofu
ft 0,noi?l observes.
n? b^h. v.>iaf l*en mMe w,th
liye bombs. hurled ;: from Martfn
Cur"'of',h" cruiser were
till.In commission, .although three
largo holes in the. deck bore testl-'j
2?"hyni?n the. bomb'r?' accuracy.!
stilt ?Si j nee the guns . were
still unharmed, the vessel was. not
made inC?7r"""?n, i.hUt the' h?U?
made in the attacks, decks otn41
upper works by fragments of steel
Jjlown In hundreds bf different dilution*
showed that the crsw
attack"0t C ?UrTlv'''1 rturfnK the
Lifted Fran Water.
Anetfcer . onslaught by. th* army
!** Martin bom&ers'. uslnji
??0 and 520-pound .bombs respectively,
sank the Frankfurt with
' V well-baltnced shots. Two
bombs dropped by navy alrme-i
amidships and t*o -fcy the army
fliers, one amidships" aid the othsr
on the port bow? just at th* water
line, sent the enemy to the Totto'm
She tyis "ftod cl?an M the water
.by the latter bomb And immediately
began to pettle.. In-twonty minuei
nothing b.ut a scum of ol( and some
fragments , 6f a Hft , raft which
broke from its fkstenipgl WrW tsft
ta show that there had even beer.
sue* a stjip as the German ship
Frankfurt. , '. '
*n<l n*TJr ?irmeiw ?/ithu,
slaatic over ibe showing rnVfle
against ths Frankfurt' ti
make short work of the battleshln
Ostfrt?stand \r?d>csd.y lR
Tunnefe Way to JJ^ty.
MlDIH.KTO.WS-. N. Y., -iZ U.Oforg?J>
Donaldson. "35. arvestod In
?*M.?Vn burilary charge,, eA*
g,i41^W?ed umbrel
RAILWAY USES
LIGHTING FUND 3
Says 7-Gent Fare Hinges
On 10-Cent Rate for ' ; .
Current. ci
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EXPERTS' QUESTION j
FAIRNESS OF PLAN ''
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&. E. Co. Also Seeks ^
Right to Control. "
Trust Funtf. . ?
, * ' ~ " a
A. straight 7-cent care, acknowl- ^
edited to be acceptable,to the Capl- ?
tal' Traction Company, woOM bd tl
adopted .by tl?e Washington Rail- h
way .and Electric Company, shbuld e:
the Tublic Utilities Commission de- f,
aide to grant the Putomsc Electric
.Power a 10-ceat per klllowatt-hour '
rate, the Commissioners were' told b
at the aftertvoon peision of the raie 11
hearing* In' the District Building J
yeaterday. li
It wai developed alao that , thi r
Washington Railway and Electric ,
Company would, go "till further un- I
der' the provisions .of -the W?o?t*
bill now pending in Congress, and
reduce the fare to 7 cents .with four
tickets, for *5 cents. The Woods
bill provides for the repeal of th*
4 percent gross ta%. the. payment
of crossing p>vHce, and part of the '
repaying cost now borne by the
street car companies, allowing thrm
to earn 6 .per cent on their fair
valuations and taxing (he net earn- ]
ings SO per cent.
Pay Here f? rial,
, Wlllam McK. Clayton, represent, j
ing the Federation of Citizens' Association,
a*ke<J William F. Ham.
president of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company and Potomac
Electric Power Company, if : i
lie considered it sound business to t
advocate the increase of ?flectric,L
light cost In,order to remedy thel
'street, car situation. Mr. Ham re-j 1
plied to the effect, that he coiv?iil-l
ered'lt fair to allov the Washington f'
"Railway aart Electric Company 'to1 1
participate in the earnings the '
Potomac Electric Power Company '!
to a greater extent than vaq now 1
permitted. . i - j
Justin Morrill rhamberlin. attor-k'
.'for the whoresaJe users of
electric power, known aa el asp (
"E" consumers, questioned Ham tn.r(
regard to j^he coat of coal, later In- t
trodnrlng witnesses to prove thrfl
coal can h?, purchase^ cheaper than (
the price* p^id hy the Potomac Elec- >i
trie Poorer company* which was
said to be fg.03 a ton.
r , Defends Special Rale. I
Ct^amberlin tfcen requested to j
know lp.what way Ihe'sale, at cost,
of electricity, to 'the Washington
Railway and Eleetric Company 1
helped the Potomac .Klectrlc Pow'er '!
Company. Ham explained that it
h'eiped production and balanced the ,
Ipad by allowir*- tt.e machinery to ,,
operate during the day'when there (
was very little consumption 'from ,
private user^ \ ,.
"Would It not be fair to charge ,
th& WastiirigtoQ. Railway and Elec- ,
trie Company mqre tor'lts current?" <
Ham was asked.
"I do not believe tljat She Po-1
tomac Electric Power Company Is
hurt by the present method/' Ham j
answered.
"As president of the two com- j ,
panles do you not tblnk they shojild i
pay for the electricity tliey user'
Dr. Chamberlin iaquire'd. <
Has BBagkt Mkehlae r>? M
Ham then explained that the '
Washington .'Railway and Electric
Compny had hefped to develop tf<e '
Potqmac Electric Pdwer -Company '
and .the existing syatem .was be- .
cause of this-fact.
"Is It not true. Mr. Ham."-Chamberlin
asked, "that, the Potomac'
Electric Power Company -has purchased
certain machinery for the I
Washington Railway and Electric
that has not been charged to the 1
ptreet ear company?" . 1
"Yes," Ham admitted. ' ' '
"Do think this Is fair to the 1
users of Electricity?" Chamberlin 1
asked. ?
"I'think it better to have If all 1q *
on# conipijiy." Ham replied. J
CommfrJbner Kut* then asked
Han\ or not He thougnt It. '
would bj^Mrto buy street-cars and
charge .^Wm up to the Potomac ,
Electric rowtir C^omvany.
"U would be , impossible to keep ,
street cars In th. substations," was ,
Hair's,reply. *
Asks Over Per Cest.. ' . I
Chamberlin" then asiced w'lly It
was. considered that. the power
1-comiJkpy was entitled to earn more s
than I per cant. t
"because." Ham. answer^, "ft la i
impossible to . secure money at (
per cent." ' " r
Chamberlin did not agree to thl* '
"Do you think that the oOmrnis- <
slon, in view of the faft that they '
held the gas cpmpany to * per cent, 1
would be Justified in granting you 1
: 7.44 per. cejvt?" Chamberlin audied.' *
, "I do not think They shouldtllow *
us le?s than ; eight," was ' Ham's J
answer. I
"You do nat think this is dis- 1
criminatory?".' . Chaifiberlin . qUestioned.
^
Ham replied to the.effect'that he
did not feel fnee' to giieatibn the
commission'^ ruling. 1 _
"Should Uie Washington Railway
and Electric be eliminated, what
effect woyld this hava on the price
,bf electricity - to' the consumers9^'
Chamberlin asked. ^
' "The price would be'Increased." '
replied Ham , .
PaM 1* P?r Oe?t. ,
Chamberlin brought ott. the .fact'
that the power comjiaiv had for
several years paid U ?er. cent and
for Other, years t per cent or more.
"Tn t,he chart which yon have submltted,
Mr. Hani, you have shows
cities where the rateVwaa more than
that of.Washington. -Why did yon
not name the cities where ore rate
Is leu. such as Baltimore. Buffalo.
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National Open
Starts at Co
'
!60 Amateurs and "Pro')
Classic; Six Stars, Th
Httre Edge o
Br (iEMTliHO KICK. i|
.You can under.ta.ul .the keen ex- V
Itcment prevailing here at C?;
imbla country Club from the fact I
hat Fred Mlley. o* tftirnca&au.
a., let'fly at the. ba)l at the flr.
se yesterday with sufh terrtflc
?rce that he dl.loeated tajo ol hi.
,Af important ribs. . No wonder.
or iwltt aourler. were bringing
J reports of the mighty Wtt.n* of
be Mitchell, smaahlng the ball tor
nbellcvable rftatai*'s. reducing
He grarld old g*me even on "*"
lanital hole, to a drive a chip
hot and a J?ult. Mitchell wa.
round in M. ?nd two of |>1. f?rIdutlne
feat. c"n<l.ted of reaching
He edge of the 5?0->-ard
rith.'a drive and an Iron, while a*
He '170-yard ' '.eventeenth * placed
igh -upon ? plateau calling for
xtra ranpe. he 'dropped a .poon
hot' hdle-litgh, find sunk his putt _
)r a. 1 ,, "
Final Wninta Yeolerdar.
Columbia*, rolling terrice ha.
een talrly littered with golfing
alent all da# from every ?ection of
he globe. With 2*0 tntfle. ye.teray
taking their ftnal workout in
reparation for the flr.t qViallfring
'RESIDENT NEEDS
FUND TO CONDUCT
ARMS CONGRESS
Each Nation to Stand Ex.
pienses of Own Dele.
, gations.
President Harding will ask Congress
for a special appropriation to
over expenses of 'th* American
commission at the forthcoming arnamrit
conference in tt ashmgton.
A't* present there-is no sum availible
for such a purpose, since the
Borah resolution for a tri-partite
conference provided no funds and
the disarmament amendment to the
L?l? na?al appropriation bill was
KecUv^only during the war period,
jit at terminate by Joint M?olo\ioa
>f congress.
Because the, Washington, conclave
,n *ot expected to laat a. long a.
he Paris event, the appropriation
o*be asked will be far less than the
costs to the United States to participate
in drafting the ^crsillles
>act .
Kark Nation t? Pa?.
The question of the approprlajon
has raised the further 4nterrstnc
problem of whether the nations
nvited would expect the "hoqt" to
oot the bills of the "guests." Pre- i
cedent, however is all against such
an expensive treat by the Washing- ,
[on government. So. when Mr. liar- 1
iing .sends his formal Invitations j
o England. Prance.. Italy., Japan ;
laid China, the notes will make it
clear that eaah nation shall pay its
>wn expenses.
As work on the various problems
attendant uport the conference be 5ins.
diplomats are manifesting
concern over different things.
Await Japan'* Reply.
With the State department still
awaking Japan's complete acceptance.
there is increasing evidence
aere of the .uneasiness with which
the Japanese view the epochal turn
!B "the international situation.
Japan, it would seem, is in a
luandary If she declines to enter
whole-heartedly and without re.er,-ation
into the discussion of 1-ar
i?'?Urn questions, she throws herlelf
open to, suspicion. But if evry
phase of the Far F.astern probera
Is thrown upon the table for
lincussion. Japan stands to lose both
>re.tige and power in the Orient.
Pekln tirasp* Opportunity.
f*hina, it is learnc 1. hopes to open
he whole question of Japanese
special privilege" in the Chinese
Republic. The Pekin government,
.-lowing the Harding coaference^au;
in opportunity of ":i lif*U ''. ,f
leek increased sovfelgnty for itaelf
>v proposing revision of territorial
ind economic conditions which J*Pin
has imposed within the laat
*Since the conference invitation
was issued, the Japanese
fient has renewed its proml? to
rltfcdraw from Shantung Province,
ind is representing itself as read.
;? begin the return of the.pro.vine
o China. The Japanese. In the last
ew day., also have announeed they
were ready to withdraw from
?eria. ^ ,
NrirotiatloiiH Go On.
These and. many other *ttrr?
uccording to the Japanese conten
ton can be settle?l by direct nego
Atlon before the
It Is learned at the State
nenl in this connection, tnat ne*i>
"uuon. between the v.rtou. gov
rnments .are expected to precede
he meeting here. These might re
ate either to the settlehwu
.el\ding questions or to subject,
rhich the invited powers 4.?lr.to
ie presented at the conferencetabl.^
t Is powibie that the P?w
nd1c?te beforehand ??hat Pha?. of
hf international .Ituatlon they wi
0 discuss.
FEATURES IN
THE HERALD
4
Today will be foun? a. Indl
? cated below:
? , ? J
Editorial ** ? *
Society P??? ?
Sports.' r'rt* ? T
The Weather P*?? '
Financial. PMW ? ?>
The Gumps.'. P"ge 1?
Borrowed Husbands, .rage II I
' {'ear Pages ?of CltMlW 1
; Ad.'ln Second 8e?y?.
... V' *
Golf Event
lumbia Today
i" Entered in American
ree of Them British,
n Big Field.
U*?t today, the flock. Of golf bait?
(lying through the air at tlmea r?.rmblr<
'shrapnel
For there is not a star her* who
does not appreciate the hard test
that await, him In these l? ?ol<
)ouroey?1h*t are t'? decide the il
survivors for America's greatest
open championship that opem
Thursday morning. There is a cer_
tain tragedy In connection wlt>
this test. Two weeks ac*. undei
the care of Dr. ttarban. the puttini
greens wexe marvels of perfection
And then, without warninp. a combination
of blUfht and drought fei
opon them, leaving the first fl*?
greens in bad condition, and thereby
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MADLY ATTACK
PRISON GUARDS
Twelve Buildings Burned
Nine Prisoners Shot.
Three May Die.
PITTSBVRGH. July ?The in
terior of the main building of th<
Western Penitentiary of Pennsyl
ran la. on the Ohio River. ?a*
wrecked, a doten smaller buildingi
connected with the Institution wer.
burned and fourteen person*. In
eluding nine convfcts. were injure*
this afternoon In what Is declare*
to have been the greatest prisoi
riot and attempted priron deliver:
I. the history of the United States
The nine injured convicts wer
shot by city po"~.
prison guardr Three probably wil
die. Three city policemen ajid
district fire chief were 'ajared^
the rioting and a city llroman wa
seriously burned.
Xearfy All Join Blot.
Virtually all of the Ul? prl'
oner, except the fifty ^
part in the rioting tiii?
?.i? building and ?
yard. The rioting lasted l"*
Jwo hours. Klafnes leaped ?ftr **?
above the high prison wall.
Among the injured were niftric
Fire Chief Daniel J?n?.
with a piece of Iron hurled by on
of the prisoners: Patrolmen ?. r
cUster. R K. Cober^y and M J
Corcoran, struck by Wricfcs
by prisoners, and Fireman H. Har
Ity, burned on hands.
Starts With Fl?t Flfkt.
The prisoners nave been ver:
cranky of late. The women inmate
wanted face powder, but moat of al
they wanted'excitement.
Two notorious troublemakers go
into a fist fight at noon Guard
in the mess hail rushed in to pr
them apart This seemed to be ti?
signal. A sugar bowl whix.ed ove
the heads of the diners and strucl
one of the guards. Instantly- th
others leaped on the tables and be
gan throwing tab'eware or pullini
the chair* apart and beating th.
guard* with the rungs In tn
prison yard guards saw ?mok
.curling up from the shop buildine
and a moment later the fire alarr
sounded.
PrUo. la tprear.
Soon the,prison was in an uproal
The l.??# caged men and wo me
seemed Vo have become raving ma
niacs and their shrieks of ange
mingled with the clatter of flre ap
paratu. and excited shouts of th
prison authorities trying to fig*
flre and riot at once. liter th
sharp reports of firearms punctu
ated the din. .
Nine flre companies came pe.ltin
down tributary streets, bringing
crowd of flre fans with them. Th
convicts, realising that their on
chance to get away was slippini
attacked with redoubled fury. The
could be seen frantically tugging a
the hot'steel bars on the window
as though to twist thorn with su
perhuman strength.
A few prisoners with no appetit
for war ran to their cells for safet
and were thrown out again, weep
Ing end pleading for protection, fo
reports of rifles were echolm
through the corridors.
i Sorhe of the fighters climbed t
the fifth tier of cells at the top o
the building and with their bap
fingers yanked stones out of th
masonry which they threw at flre
men and guards One fireman we
dropped by a half-pound glass Ink
wall..
As the fire came under control
the guards began seising the dls
turbers one by one,, They were le<
off to their cells and thrown in flu
even after all bat the missing sevei
hsd been securely locked up th
chorus of curses was kept up am
It was still going at dusk when sen
tries mounted guard on the walls s
Intervale of thirty paces and othe
guards established posts With ma
chine gnns covering the prisoi
grounds.
four Negroes Dead
In Louisiana Rio
MONROE. I*.. July ?* ?Qu,e
prevailed In Richland parish toda:
following a tenae Sunday after I
plpt between white, and negroe
late Saturday which resulted In thi
death of four nog roes and th'
wounding of Monroe Ferguson
Rayvllle business man. Dlstrlc
Attorney I. H Ellis said he expect
ed no further trouble.
The negroea. Cleo Celllna. Charlei
Keller. Scott Bellfleld and Wink
Olbtoa. were killed while flgtiUm
the whites at the home of Oeorg
Colllna. father of Cleo Collina. Th
negroes were barricaded In tl>'
Collins house and are aaid te hav<
opened fire on the crowd of white,
following a* altercation between I
white boy and a n??ro.
The trouble la said te hafc
started A?ac
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LASKER FINDS
SHIP FINANCES
I IN BAD SNARL
I * ?
Method of Bookkeeping *
II Deceived America, De
clares Chairman.
WILL ASK CONGRESS
FOR $300,006,000
l i ^
| Hopes This Additional
Sum Will Meet Operation
Losses.
5 I
?
The financial condition p/ the
.Shipping Board is "shocking." A. DLasker.
the new chairman Mid last
night in announcing that he would
ask Congress today for supplenv -ntal
appropriation!! amounting to
1 000.000 for the new fiscal year.
Mr. Lasker said it war "inconceivable
that an institution like this
; could be in existence and be turned
Ijover to men fo admimsttr in the*
| shape It is." He added that "had
the books heen kept * <th a vi. w
to chesting deceiving Congress
; and the country, th? y *ould rot
9 have beeen kept -n much uifTerent
1 shape than they h*v* ' Records
of the i>oard. he said. *rt in
a "deplorable co.illticn. an?l if it
had been a private business* ctm'
cern. the corporation n oa.c Ivfcve
been in receivers* hands long agq.
Although Congresa appropriate 1
? only $100,000,006 for the Shipping
" Board during the fiscsl year Jjsf
" , ended. Mr. L?asker said, the o^ance
? sheet as prepared for him by cut?
siJe auditors, who h<v? b?vn dg5!
gihg into the re^cords. *' ow? fliat
th<-re- was an actual net lost ts
* the government $8M. *0? t G*. Apl
proximately $?00.00.000 of tii's ha
j said, was a loss incurred in the op,
i eration of the fleet ?>ur?ng tin;
coming year the loss "ro;n u>rt6*
j tions alone, he indicatci. probably
i will be $1-0.000.006.
| i.?y eminent Pay* Lmm.
1 , Mr L^?{ ker Jisserted that tOie presj
ent system of operation of \o?wln
? i by which the operator receives a $
9 per cent commission on gross receipts.
the government paying the *
losses, is ut- shocking as other feature?
of the practice** of the board.
" j "last year nominally out of tlw
^ j public treaaury approximately $160.e
j 060.000 actually authorised Hy Conh
' gress was expended on the Shipping
R i Board." said Mr. l^asker. "This f?im
represented the total of appropriations.
One might deduce from this
, that only $100.000."00 used h\
^ the board during last y?**r When
^ 11 showed to the Preside nt a few
, I minutes ago. the figures 1 am about
Q j to reveal to you. he m as shocked an*l
.! dismayed that such a condition
rould exist. As a matter of fact,
the Shipping P.^ard used last >ear
j approximately $."$0,000,000 Besides
? the $100.000.snn appropriated by
s ' Congress, and $mi.ooo.ooo on hand at
>1 j the 1 eginning of the fiscal year. It
I sold assets for $260,000,000. all of
* Which money went ba<k into the ?n8
' terprise. Then in addition, .it res'
jceived from cperaticn of vessels, etc..
e $300,000,000, which was also spent
r; this making a total expenditure by
^ ' the Shipping Board of $680,000.0?e
e Tl-.is $300,000,000 received from operations
when deducted from the
* $680,000,000 received from all source*. *
t shows a deficit of $380.0ni..f*>. ale>
though the public records show
p | $100,600,000 to be atl that had been
* appropriated by Congress for the
, year.
*Asfon?diaa
"This is an astounding case of
r* absolute deception 'f the country
n and Congress.**
**As I look into the details. 1 find
r them worse than my worst expects
tions. Approximated $200.000.60o
'represents absolute loss in operal*j
tions of the fleet. There was ex*
: pended $160,000,000 on construe*
" tion of ships, divided as follows:
One hundred and forty-nine million
g on steel ships and the rest on misa'
cellsneous ships, including an item
e;of $3.0^o.ooo for wood, composite
c | and concrete ships.**
p| Mr. Lasker cited th?- . ase of the
y j steamer American L/egion. new pas1!
senper vessel built by the govern8
ment. ss in Instance of waste. He
- said that the plans for the ship were
re-drawn several times and that the
* total cost was between $6,000,606
y and- $7,000,000. although the present
- market value ia probably not more
r than half that amount.
S The request for $300.060.06* addii
tional. Mr. L?asker admitted, prob?!ably
would seriously interfere with
'fjany plans for reducing taxes.
Won't Hide I
. j 'Tomorrow I must appear before
g Congress to tell them it is possible
. ! the Shipping Board will require up
to $300,000,000 for the present (Weal
year/' said Mr. Lasker "I fear thin
I will throw a lot of sand in the gear
j box of tax revision. Books are so
t . absolutely incomplete snd incompe,
< tent that it is impossible to be sure
e that $300,000,000 represent* all we
I may need. We n 111 try the first sis
j months to get along on $100,000,006
('to I12SS.000.000. We will not hide
r1 our loases
. i "It is hoped that from that sum
I **e will be able to pay not only th*
losses of operations, but also to
settle finally a part of the claims
and the law auits pending ..gainst
the Shipping Board."
* "What about prosecutions?** ha
f was aaked. *
**** juat getting- into this
t matter.- he replied, giving the jm.
f preasion that they were inclined ta
t hold the system *nd not Indivtdusls
B responsible for the waste
t The new chairman's denunclstion
e j of the bookkeeping system emw
j ployed by the Shipping Board in th?t
psst was delivered In the presence
- j ?f Alonso Tweedale. comptroller dur!
ing the past two yaars and still tn
1 t*1* board's employ. The chalrmsn.
; howevsr. gave him snd Admiral W
j | S. Benson, former chairman and
ei present commissioner a clc in hill.
e He charged it all to the * stem
e "It is system thst con(
colved in the stress of war and was
1 continued in the stress of incscnI
petence." stated Mr. I,a*ker "If 1
am not right. Mr. Twaedale and hto
9 assistants will correct v^a**
ars n?hu tbej ^miUsA
