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Navy Yard Workers Demand Pay Increase OF 25 To 45 Cents An Hour
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AT NAVY YARD
Employos Want Increase Even
If Number on Rolls Is
Decreased.
,000 AFFECTED IN DISTRICT
F. D. Roosevelt Tells Men That
Move Is Impractical
At Present.
increases ranging from 25 to 45
eoats an hour for employee of the
forty-three navy yards throughout
she cuntry, including 8,000 men at
the Washington Navy Yard, were
asked today by representatives of
the men, who appeared before the
Naval Wage Board.
inOSUVULT MAKES ADDRESS.
While the hearing was in progress,
Fradlin D. Roosevelt. Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy, delivered a short
addre to the employes' represents
tivee, making it clear to them that
an increase in wages would neces
sarily mean a reduction in person
net.
The first representatives of the men
wh appeared before the board to
day. acting for the electricians, car
sad workers in iron trades.
re they were willing that the
rogured, i the pqy wee
,a declared they coi,
place mes whe- might be dlscharged
t ether jobe.
The average pay of the 90,000 Nay
Yard employes throughout the coun
jy is so cents an hour. Maehinists.
at whom are 9,000 in Washington,
a& a raise of 45 cents, which will
bring their pay to $1.35 cents an hour.
"'he Government does not want to
follow the outside scale," said Secre
tary Rooasevelt. "The Government
wants to bee model. The department
has only a limited appropriation. We
canet increase pay without reducing
the personnel.
"Wages are not the only thzing in
which the department is interested.
'onditions under which the men
work should be improved. There
should be better lighting, better
locker rooms, more rest rooms and
better medical attentiorn. We are
trying to make improvements.
The wage toard is not admitting
evidence regarding the high cost of
It'ing it has Labor Department
matstics. and intends to follow these
agures ia determining the cot of
liviag increaes as compared with the
aeresity for a wage increase.
When tWe hearing opened this
ring . olam. internatioral
% se president of the Brotherhood of
Blacksmiths. Forgers and Helpers,
was alled. He declared the men
were interested only in higher pay
and would not object to a reduction
James P Noone. international pres
,dent of the Brotherhood of Electrical
Wrher.. and T. M. Guerin. represent
,g the .arpenters., announced there
was no objection to the reduction in
sempoee
-'The carpenters want a living
wage declared Mr. Guerin. "We be
t-eve that Si.6 an hour would be a
:,ag wage to us. and submit data
is phew how we reached this de
The wage board this afternoon will
beer the machinits. The District
easy Yard mren ate represented by
sehenet *. Leeman. president of Coo
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GEOR(
"We Have
Kidnaper,
Baby," .S
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5.
who has been in this country
arrested by the Pennsylvania
N. J., on Monday in connet
Blakeley Coughlin and the su
from the infant's parlents. M<
or Friday..
Pascal has been conveyed to 4.
place in southeri New Jersey, where
he was put through an intense grill
ing. He will be brought to Philadel
phia wtihin the next forty-eight
hours. He and his accomplices, who,
it is hoped, will be in custody by that
time, will be arraigned for hearing
soon after his arrival here.
The home of "The Crank" is being
closely watched by postoffice inspec
tors. The house has been completely
searched, but revealed no trace of
the missing child. What else was
found in the place that might lead to
the recovery of the baby or connect
"The ; nk" with the actual kidnap
ing. :eorge A. Leonard, chief postal
inspector, said he was not at liberty
to reveal.
BABY THOUGHT IN PHILA.
Leonard declared he believes the
child is in charge of persons in Phila
delphia who do not know it is the
kidnaped baby.
"The Crank" is being guarded in
the deepest secrecy by a detachment
of Pennsylvania State troopers and,
postal Inspectors. His first obduracy
has been broken under the steady
questioning of the authorities.
Both Majr Lynn C. Adams, com
mandant of the State constabulary,
and Georg. A. Leonard, chief postal
Ipt. ar re coms gcqi that The
not only the bl kanaer
*tfake SttaU rgee nuinV
frot Geron H. Coughlin, father of'
the stolen baby, but also Ja the actual
abduetpr. High hopes are held out
Offered Wil
Though He
Now Wani
TRENTON, N. J., Aug. S>
in which the husband insisted
either marry or give up fore
them, was revealed yesterday
filed in Trenton.
In the base angles of the human
triangle are Mr. and Mrs. Charles B.
Chisholm, prominent residents of 87
Beaumont place, Newark. In the
apex is William C. Parker, society
man, of Morristown, N. J.
One of the unusual features of the
rase, as set forth in the affidavits
filed with' the suit. was that the three
principals frequently held conferences
at .vhich they discussed "the best way
out" for all three.
"TAKE HER OR IEAVE HER."
The attachment of his wife for
Parker was well known to him.
Chisholm explains in his complaint.
He says he discussed the situation
with both, eventually giving to Par
ker this ultimatum:
"Take her or leave lrr. You must
do either one or the other or face a
suit for alienation."
"I can't take her: I must educate
MAN POISONED BY WIFE
HEADED CZAR'S POUCE
Frank Sokolowsky, Labor.Orgaiser,
Handled Secret Missions for
Ruler.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Aug. 5.-In
frmatlon bearing upon the murder of
Fr nk 80kolowsky. a labor leader, by
poson alleged to have been thrown
in his face by his witfe, Alexandria,
who is under arrest in New York
ity, purports to Identify him as one
Orloff or Orioffskl, once or the pri
vate body guard of the late t'zar
Nicholas of Russia, and also at on.'
time head of the secret police in Pet
rograd.
It is known that tSokolowsky was a
graduate of a Russian university, was
fluent in eight languages and trained
in diplomacy. As an organiiz.r for
the Amerk an Federstton of L.abor, lie
was regarded, it is said, as a man of
ability.
it is claimed that 8okolowsky had
ben often sent from Ruassia on im
portant missions to varIous European
apitals and was known to secret
agents of the old Russian government
all ovpr the world. After leaving
RuSsia, it is rlimed he was employed
by the CanadIan government under
the naye of Gfrank (Genutis.
KING FOR MESOPOTAMIA.
lIW1iN %'mr *: The cabinet
,.'9er4a ,it.eed the ereation of a
h ,tr.jAnn in \fes~olntam a., withI I'rinc'e
i ,.. saas tit.r head. I,iteliun lhas
been reeerved and will not be lead
UE LEE
Coughlin
But Want
ays Officer
-August Pascol, a Frenchman,
but a short time, is the man
State police at Egg Harbor,
tion with the kidnaping of
bsequent extortion of $12,000
we arrests are expected today
that Blakeley Coughlin may be re
covered.
"There is no question in my mind
that the man knows the whereabouts
of the baby." said Mr. Leonard. "I
believe we could convict him today
on the charge of kidnaping on the
strength of the letters which he
wrote. But what we want now to
to recover the baby. and we are bend
ing every 'effort in that direction."
DENOUMMaNT KXPB00PED SOOM.
Final developments in the case.
which has been baffling the authort
ties for two months, are expected
momentarily. The denouement
which will come suddenly, will b
amasing, according to high authority.
Attempts to recover at least part
of the $12,000 obtained from the
Coughlins thus far have met with
failure, according to Leonard. Be
fore turning over the ransom money
to the psuedo kidnaper Mr. Coughlin
copied the numbers on the bills.
None of these bills have since come
to light. acsording to Leonard. al
though a coentry-wide search has
been made for them. The ,ttan under
arrest has a small bank account. ,
All of the letters which were re
ceived by Mr. Coughlin . from "rThe
Creak" p bre written - 4h ptdp tad
ekaraeter. The *oSammin tlM C&
the ranee withot the
"The Crank" hed' ived the
money.
'e To Rival
Loved Her;
ts $100,000
-A remarkable love triangle,
that "the man in the case"
er the wife loved by each of
in a $100,000 alienation snit
my sons," Parker is declared to nave
replied.
"The education of your sons-do
you put that before the woman?" the
papers say that Chisholm retorted.
The plaintiff sets forth that the "in
fatuation" of the couple had its incep
tion in the summer of 1918. when the
Chisholms and the Parkers occupied
summer cottages at Culver's Lake,
N. .1. Chisholm says he became con
vinced that Parker really loved his
wife, and so in a matter of fact way
he called them both before him.
AGREED TO PART. HE SAYS.
First, he asserts in the papers. he
informed them that the affair must
stop. He says they agreed. Parker
left Culver's Lake for the city and
after two days Chisholm said he re
(Continued on Page 3, Column 4.)
WIFE CHARGES HUSBAND
WAVED KISSES TO RIVAL
Judge Orders Him to Restrain Af
fection for Blonde and
Pay Allowance.
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.--Long distance
kisses and a beautiful blonde proved
the undoing of samuel iaomko, ae
cording to his wife's lest imo.ny be
fore .Judge Trude in the court of do -
metic relations yesterday.
"I might never have caught him at
ll if he had not picked out an affinity
right across the street." said Buaanne,
the wife. "I began to notiee a blonde
woman across the street milling in
the window every evening waiting for
some one. Finally I caught her wav
ng at him and then lhe would go up
to her fiat. She would also throw
kisses to'him, as he came and went."
"I'll back up her story," said a
neighbor. "We women have to slick
by each other. I saw him throwing
kises to her in the moaning when he
went to work."
"Kisses- long distance and other
wise--belong to your wife," ruled the
judge. "Also SR a week toward her
uppori'."
$81,000 FOR FAKE RUM.
'KTCAO. Aug. 3. Police were
searching todayi for itarry ichel.
tweniy-even.,iowner of a nick i' far
( r:t3. *vho. t hev charwr. Its iins
lered with $I1,000 paid to him be
three men for the purchase of 80
meeea of U.Uana wscatr
IGES A
LONDON YIEDS
N CAEM
Embassy Assures Colby No En
try Will Be Made With
out Permit.
DESTROYERS GUARD COAST
President Opposed to British
Monopoly of Wires to
South America.
The British embassy has given the
State Department assurances that
the British cable ship Colonia will
not attempt to lay a cable from the
Barbadoes to Miami, Fla., until this
Government has acted upon a request
for permission to lay the cable, Sec
retary of State Colby announced to
day.
DasTROYERs TO REMAIN.
Secretary Daniels stated that he is
awaiting reports on the situation
along the Florida coast, and that de
stroyers will be kept on duty there
until the incident is closed.
Officials polnted out today that
while the action taken is against a
British ship, and is to prevent the
establabment of British-owned cos
munication, the request fc-r a permit
comes from the. Wester* Union Tele
gasph ,Compan7. and thtat compal
Sati
British- ship I. laying the cable Is of
no importance. officials dec'are. for
they stated that it is probsble this
was the only ship available.
President Wilson, ti is understood,
feels very keenly on the 'auestion.
and is most strongly opposed to the
granting of any permits which would
further establish the monopoly of
English-owned lines of communica
tion. The proposed cable. connecting
with the Barbadoes, would connect
with an English-owned cable to
Brazil, to which country there are no,
American-owned cable lines. Efforts
have been made and are being made
to establish American lines of com
munication with Brazil.
During the war, the British con
trol of communications made it im
possible for communication between
this nation and Europe without all
messages being subjected to the scru
tiny of the British censorship. This
condition was annoying to the Presi
dent, it is known, and one of the'
great interests which he had at the
peace conference was the right of
free communication without control.
It is In furtherance of this policy
that the permit for the landing of
the new cable to the Barbadoes has
been delayed, pending investigation.
and officials stated today that this
policy of careful examination of all
new liner of communication, to estab
lish their control, will be continued.
TRY FIRST WOMEN EVER
ACCUSED OF VOTE FRAUD
Two of Five Female Defendants
Face Court on Conspiracy
Charge in Chicago.
('HICAGO. Aug. .--Woman suf
frage in all its branches and lowest
terms became an actual fact in Illi
nois yesterday with the pacing on
trial for the first time ,t w('men
charged with election frauds. Miss
Lillian Voss and Mrs. Mary ('Bi len
had this doubtful honor. They nre
two of five defendants. and the
specific charge Is conspIracy to falsify
tally sheets and make false returits
in the $eventh precinct of the Fifth
ward in the mayoralty primaries
February 15 1919.
Chief .lutstic'e Robert ('rowe is hear
ing the case and the selection of a
jury bcgan yesterday. Misa V'oss and
James 1B. Downey acted as election
clerks, and Mrs. OBrien. 10tisworth
Parker and William (C. Krumbine as
judges.
The case is the rirst of a series of
election cases ordered to trial. One
was tried last month and the State
lost.
LLOYD GEORGE AGREES
TO HOME RULE PARLEY
Will Receive Authorized Delegates.
Londnn Rules Mannix
Cannot Enter.
LONDON. Aug. t.-Premier Lloyd
George has informed the Irish "do
minion rule delegation" that be is
willing to receive nuthorised Sinn
Fein representatives and negotiate
with them for the establishment of
dominion home eusle providing they
agree to enter into s' f 'reign in
tanglements and do not butaid a navy.
it was reported t his referinon.
The irnvernment h'- rulted t i a
not lantd in ir''hibd :,nd wili suk.' st *.A
to render that decision effective, the
premier said.
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England
To Ch4
LONDON, Aug. 3.--"I
satisfaetory, the British govei
of Poland," Premier Lloyd Gi
query.
He intimated that Czoe
still hopeful that a solution
RUSSIA BLOCKS
HELP FOR FOES
All Available Routes to Be
leaguered Poland Being
Closed.
lONDON, Aug. .--IJ the
Slediee regie (U3 miles east of
Warsaw) we have broken the ea
emy's resistanee" said a Soviet
war oiee commenIque witeeased
from Moscow today. "La the Tar
oeol and (srhe regions we are
rldag the Pelos to the river
Stgps. We he,. captured atons
wost LOOM
~.ron.
oam?eus? , .-ehsl an
army has d4neced to within 30
miles of Warsaw, according to a
wireless dispatch from Berlin today.
The east Prussian frontier has been
closed near Neidenburg, where the
Russians are reported to have con
centrated a considerable force of
cavalry.
(:OVERNmENT TO FLEE.
The polish government will leave
Warsaw tomorrow night unless the
Russian advance is checked, accord
ing to a dispatch from that city to
day.
Large forces of Polish volunteers
are working night and day strength
ening the defenses of the Polish cap
ital.
Russian cavalry is reported to have
reached the Warsaw-Dantzig "corri
dor."
While the French foreign office re
ported that the Polish counter offen
sive in Volhynia had collapsed, pri
vate dispatches from Warsaw said
Polish operations were proceeding fa
vorably. The Poles were reported to
have recaptured Brody. but this has
not been confirmed and is doubted in
military circles.
Great numbers of Polish refugees
are pouring across the Prussian fron
tier into Germany. Berlin reported
today that two thousand Poles had
reached there from Warsaw, and
others were ariving.
Italy fears entanglements in the
eastern European war, and is taking
steps to prevent it. The following
dispatch was received from the Berlin
bureau of the International News Ser
vice:
"It is leaPned that the Italian em
bassador has requested the German
government to arrange immediately
for the withdrawal of Italians from
the East Prussian plebiscite territory,
to prevent Russo-Italian incidents.'
Allied military experts frankly ad
mit that they are puzzled as to how
troops could be sent into Poland.
The Russian army of Invasion In Po
land is closing the "corridor" be
tween Warsaw and Dantzig, the only
(Continued on Page 4, Column 2.)
CLAIM BOLSHEVUL
HOLD 30 AMERIlCANS
Thirty Americans are being
held prisoners by Bolshevists at
Moscow. according to the story
told by four other A nericans
who have reached Vlbog.' Fin
land, according to a cable re
ceived at the State Dlepartment
today from a department agent
at Viborg.
The names of the four Amer
cans. the despatch stated, are
Arthur P'rince, Dletroit, a cor
poral in the 339th United states
infantry; Frank King. Colum
bus. Ohio, a newspaper corre
spondent; Harold W. Fay and
Mrs. Emily Sarman, both of
New York City.
The four Anmeric'ans had suf
fered great hardships In reach
ing Viborg, according to Prince,
one of the number. They are
now being cnred for by the Am
erioan lied ('ross, at Terijoki,
just across the Russian border.
in Finland. near Petrograd.
P'rlnce said he wa.s ciptured
nec - Aritungel. Pc was inound
ed tww" by~ the Hotsihettsts. he
maid. ite ciaimed they did not
take care of his wounds,
AVE r
Massing
sck Drive
f Sovict Russia's reply.to the
-nment will certainly take step
orge announced in Commons
io-Slovnkia woeild join the Pol
)f the Rus so-Polish situation
GEN. G. F. MILNE, who is
comaaiag the British
fores* operating against the
Greek fretier. He has won
several deorations for bravery
on the seld.
GEEKS BEGIN
TURKISHDRIVE
Attack Launched Along Sixty
Mile Battle Front-Otto
mans Sign Peace Friday.
PARIS. Aug. 5.-Signature of the
treaty of peace with 'u' 9' nas been
postponed until Friday. it was an
nounced today.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 5.-Hos
tilities in Asia Minor between the
Turkish nationalists forces and the
Greeks have been resumed with' re
newed vigor.
Along a sixty-mile front the mol
stubborn offensive which has been
launched in months is now in prog
ress with heavy. casualties. already
listed. Sornkolov has been fortified
and all along the Bagdad raiway the
battle .rages.
Greek forces in Anatolia are being
reinforced from Thrace, and, in con
junction with British detachments.
have advanced eastward from Ismid
to Adabazar. The impression is
growing here that the Greeks and the
British will counter against the
Turkish action in the Syrna dtstrict
with movements for their forces
through Anatolian and Black Sea
ports, thus taking railways and oc
cupying all strategic points.
.Iszet Pasba, former Grand Vise:,
has been commissioned by the Sul
tan' government to go to Angora and
attempt to reconeile the nationalists.
The Turks are reported to have
evacuated the Adana area, where the
French have been heavily reinforced.
heirut messages indicate that the
Arabs lost 7.000) men in attempts to
prevent the French entering Damas
cus. The F.rench used armored cars.
tanks and airplanes, while the Arabs
had only infantry, cavalry and poorly
equipped artillery.
100 WAR BRIDESMOSTLY
GEMA, SAIL FOR U. S.,
L.OND~ON. Aug. 5.- More than one
hudred new war bridesnand their
nlier h'shandts are on d1. ?ra.nsport
I'erb ion bA ou nid for '.e Vr
'rrmanf girls ne dmi 1 het t.'e
are 'seome Russians, Italian, and~
rnch,
OLAND
Armies
By Reds
British note of warning is un.
s to defend the independence
this afternoon in reply to al
es. The premier said he was
would be found.
ENGLISH READY
IN HOUR'S TIME
Secret Alliance Between Ger
many and Soviet Charged
By London.
LONDON, Aug. +.-Great Britain
today began war preparations to
latervene In behalf of Poland, ac
eerding to the Evening News.
Sq are being taken for the
e t of the British navy.
a war feettag, the newspape
statIn
The of Ie '
~iters r Poland.
PARIS, Aug. r.-Tbm Ramanlan
=egatios today dealed the Rn
magian army has been mobilised .."
for war against Russin.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-The threat of
allied military intervention to save
Poland from complete annihilation
loomed stronger today. According to
the Daily Express the British army
council has made all arrangements
to mobilise two army corps upon an
hour's notice.
SECRET TREATY CanUD.
All of the British newspapers hint
that momentoas events may hinge
upon the outcome of the conference
which Premier Lloyd George held yes
terday with M. Krasmin and M. Ena
meneff, heads of the Bolshevik trade
mission in London. It was reported.
but without offcial conarmation. tht
Great Britain threatens to go to war
against Russia unless the red drive
is stopped.
The Times openly charges !hart Re
viet Russia concluded a seerst treaty
with Germany a few weeks bere the
offensive against Poland began. The
main provisions, according to the
Times, were as follows:
-Russia to appropriate all of To
land's arms. ammunition, foodstuffs,
and railway rolling stock witheet
interference from Germany.
2-Afte.- Poland was crushed, the
Russians were to "evacaste Peilk
soil in faver of Germany."
The Daily Mail understands that
the latest communication sent by
Great Britain to Moscow was comeb
ed iNr the language of an ultimatum.
While the newspapers do not at
tempt to minlnize the seriousness
of the situation and the threat of a
new European war, the Daily Tele
graph expres.ses the belief that, even
if the armistice' proceedings between
Russia and Poland collapse com
pletely, a conference of the Russian
border stater could still be held in
London. This newspaper suggests
that the collaboration of the United
Staten be enlisted to help compose
the quarrels of Fastern Europe.
Hungary and Runadia are on the
verge of military intervention
against the Ruaseians. It was intdi
cated by an Exchang" Telegraph die
patch from 'Vienena today. Accordieg
to this dispatch French army officers
are active at fludapest and Buchaarert
directing the pre-parations (nr a co)m
blned Hungarinnt - Rumanian~ offen
sive. It was, only a shtort time ago
that thesee nations wnre threatening.
war against each o'ther.
aDRITAIN TAKES ACTION.
Earl Curzon, secretary n.' etate for
foreign affairs. by authorization of
the cabinet has d[spatched a note to
Moscow asking whether Soviete in
tend to Impose peace on the r'olish
armies in the field.
The note intimnated Great BrItsin
will take eps to preserve the in
dependence of T'oland if the query is
answered in the affirmative.
It was the Rluesian demand that
peace terms be included that forced
the abandonment of the~ armistice
confereunce echeduled for Friday isaat.
The Rueslane at that time sun
geisted that a pe'on'ed ce-nterence be
held at Miinek. Auigust 4. Thin has
not taken place. The situstioni nlow
necessitateDsanttther date arrantge
mnent. All these m<vee take time.
With the Rtuessiacene annuncing they
will take %%arr-aw AnMIst ti tin Al
lier are ennytnceed thet Reunta. wihih
n,-t derving that It in-reedv for pear.
eOmIte~ptot) b'0 s*thn U.' e in
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