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Year 1923 to See the American Navy
-~ Predominant Sea Force of World.
: By F. A. BRITTEN of Illinois, Speech in House.
' Mr. Speaker, with the assistance of the office of
& "N\ naval intelligence, T have made a very careful com
.. | parison between the first-line battleships and battle
' @fi * cruisers of Great Britain and of the United States
Nt %4 navy, and I think I can prove without fear of success-
DWWy | ful contradiction that in first-line 20,000-ton ships of
‘ BL 7 at least 20-knot speed, the United States now has,
N built and building, the most powerful navy in all the
: world.
AR é& During the years 1916, 1917, und 1918, the Uni
ted States has made tremendous strides in battleship
sathorizations, with the result that 1923 will see the American navy the
predominant navy of the world and capable of defeating the navies of
any three nations combined, excepting, of course, Great Britain.
I find that we have 33 battleships and battle cruisers built and build
ing, all of which will be available for action in 1923, while Great Britain
has 35 first-line ships of the same character, thus giving England an ada
vantage of two ships, which we immediately offsgt by greater speed and
tonnage, bigger guns, superior muzzle velocity, heavier armor, and more
modern construction.
The American ships have a total tonnage of 1,118,650 tons as against
the British of 884,100 tons, showing a superiority of 234,550 tons or an
advantage of 8,638 tons per ship, equaling 34.2 per cent. .
In average speed of all vessels we are practically the same, showing
a fraction less than 23.7 knots average per ship.
In main batteries we show 340 gums to 314 for the British, with an
average of 10.3 big guns per ship to the British 8.97 guns per ship, while
our guns will average 1414-inch caliber as against the British 13 2-3-inch
—28.7 per cent superiority. In the secondary battery our percentage of
superiority is more than 33.
It is shown that one volley from all guns on our 33 ships will throw
588,638 pounds of steel as against 484,080 pounds from all British guns,
or an excess in our favor of 104,558 pounds, or 4,006 pounds per ship, or
a superiority of 29 per cent.
We find ourselves confronted with positive figures showing 34.2 per
cent more tonnage, carrying larger guns, throwing 28.7 per cent more‘
long-range steel, more modern ships, with greater radius of action and
power than England has ever possessed in first-line fighting ships.
While the pride of England may he hurt by her slide into second
place among the naval powers of the world, she certainly can not hope to
successfully compete against us if we are really determined to take the
place we are entitled to on the seas as the world’s foremost nation and
where American commerce can receive the protection it failed to get prior
to our entrance into the world war.
Post-War Attitude of Women and Girls
Toward Employment Is Alarming.
By MRS. W. E. CRAMER, Kansas City Employment Agent.
Speaking generally, and with the understanding that there are excep
tions, thg present attitude of women and girls toward work is alarming.
The first thing the average woman specifies when she comes to me
for work is the size of the salary she will “accept.”
Most of the war work that wornen did was very poor training. There
were two kinds of war work, the kind that was mostly social prestige and
salary, and the kind that was the real thing. The first produced a type
of grafter—there is no other word for it—that is a menace to the cause
of women in business.
The second often hampered women who would have developed into
good workers, with red tape and official delays, until they lost interest
and found they could loaf, and now they think they can do the same thing
in the business world.
The women who had been in the first kind of war work were the first
to hunt for cover when the wor ended. They besieged “publiaity offices,”
they were graciously willing to manage somebody’s business for him; and
every single one of them who had managed to get overseas wanted to
“lecture” on how she did it, at $6O a week and expenses.
~ The result? Well, men complain to me constantly about the women
T send them. They say they do not even pretend to be interested in the
kind of work they are to do, but state first of all: “I will accept $l5O
s month, no less.”
And the head of a national political organization has said to me
since the campaign began: “If the Lord forgives me for putting women
into our publicity offices this time, he’ll never have to forgive me for the
same thing again.”
Girls With Pagan Taste for Pleasure
and Willing to Pay the Price.
By HELEN F. McCORMICK, Ass't Dist. Att'y, Kings County, N. Y.
Joseph Bowne Elwell was a sham. He was part of the sham which
includes the lights of Broadway and the little early hours which bring
dawn to this city, and regret. Many similar cases go milling through the
courts here, different only in that romance is less dominant, because there
is less money with which to disguise sordidness.
A type of girl the present day is developing is marked with an almost
pagan taste for pleasure and the willingness to pay almost any price for
luxury. She brooks no restraint; recognizes no duties to family nor so
ciety ; her sole interest is herself and satisfaction of “I.” This type, I pre
sume, made up the little moths which dashed themselves against the flame
of Elwell’s personality, with all its lure of mystery and fame of feminine
conquest.
There are hundreds scattered through the cabarets and restaurants
of Broadway at this very minute. And there are hundreds fluttering
about throughout the land. For moths go flame-seeking in villages and
hamlets and in the wide spaces quite as faithfully as they do in New York.
" You see it is the moth element, really, which creates the flame. With
out the poor blind things dashing themselves to death, there would be
no object for the flame existing. That is the answer. When women have
reached a point where none among them are moths, there will be no
Elwells murdered in the night by some one seeking revenge,
Killed by Police Who Find Him
Locking His Office Safe.
Previous Experiences With Burglars
~ Led Auditor to Believe It Another
| Visitation—Police Fire
: Four Shots,
Chicago.—Charles C. Dietrich, for
ty-seven years old, the auditor and
former secretary of the Windsor Fur
niture company, was killed in the of
fices of the firm.
A policeman, mistaking him for a
burglar, shot him to death.
The Windsor company had felt the
need of an Inventory. Dietrich, sec
retary of the firm for ten years pre
vious to January 1, 1920, had been re
tained as confidential adviser. The
new secretary, George Lyons, had
asked him because of his long famil
larity with the firm’s affairs, to “take
stock.”
Decides to Work Sunday.
With a habit formed in 20 years’
employment by the firm, he went to
the office to work on Sunday. Through
out the afternoon and early evening
he toiled on the books.
Presently along the dark and de
serted sidewalk outside came Elmer
J. Bradshaw, a watchman for the Chi
cago Protective agency. Bradshaw
paused before the window.
The glass was dirty. The old-fash
foned electric bulbs gave only a dim
light. And half revealed, half shad
owed, Bradshaw saw a man fingering
the combination of the old-fashioned
safe. He watched him for a moment.
Then he turned and softly ran to a
telephone and called police headquar
ters.
A flivver squad, armed for action,
rushed forth. They drove up to the
deserted corner.
Meanwhile Dietrich had grown tired
of his work and started to lock his
memoranda in the safe.
There came a tap on the window.
Dietrich looked up. Outside in the
gloom were several forms.
The Summons of Death.
“Come out here; we want to talk
to you; we're police officers,” said De
tective Sergeant Frank Lorenz. s
Dietrich on another night months
ago had observed forms like that
while working late. They had been
robbers, bent on attacking the safe.
But at the moment they had shot at
him he had balked them by slamming
the door and fleeing toward the rear
of the place. And he tried that mlan
again.
His hand reached for the dangling
chain of the light bulb that would
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plunge the room into darkness. At
the same time he sprang to his feet.
But his Rand never reached the dan
gling chain. A shot shattered the win
dow, and as Dietrich ran toward the
rear door, leaving the light on, Lor
enz fired a second time.
Dietrich fell. Two more shots
passed through the rear door before
his body lay still,
USES BABY AS POLICE SHIELD
Louisville Man, Armed, Hoids Off Offi.
cers Till House Is
Rushed.
Louisville.—Shielding himself be
hind a month-old baby, held in his
arms, and brandishing a pistol, ac
cording to detectives, Alonzo Sharp,
thirty-five years old, kept them from
his house, filled with men, women and
children, until & squad of police re
serves, with drawn pistols, surrounded
the place and rushed the front door.
Amlid shrieks and cries from the
women and children, three of the men
were taken into custody. Police be
gan search for filve other men.
Detectives Hauler and Ungles had
gone to the house to serve two war
rants, charging grand larceny against
“Jack Ross and Bill Sharp,” but were
told the men were not known there.
Alonzo Sharp said that he held the
baby in his arms for its own protec
tion and that he grabbed the pistol be
fore he knew who the men were,
THE MARIETTA JOURNAL
No Harm in Looking at
Ankle, Judge Rules
New York.—The free-born
right of mere man to stare at a
pretty ankle has been given the
dignity of a judicial opinion.
Magistrate Corrigan entered
this decision in the court rec
ords when he discharged Harold
New, a piano man, charged with
disorderly conduct by two young
women for having stared.
“Is that all he did?” asked the
magistrate.
“Yes, but he stared at my—"
one of the girls said amid
blushes.
“There’s no grounds for the
charge in that,” said the magis
trate, freeing New.
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GERMAN "“ACES” IN
Battle for Hand of Young Dres
den Actress at Altitude of
5,000 Feet. .
Dresden.—The old order of “pistols
and coffee for two” has changed to
“Fokkers for two,” for the aerial duel
is the latest form of winning the hand
of the fair lady. The first aerial duel
was fought recently in Germany, two
German air “aces,” Lieutenants Hart
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man and Von Fels fighting desperately
for the hand of Grete Felsner, a pretty
Dresden actress.
Hartman and the young woman were
secretly engaged when Von Fels came
upon the scene. He paid court so
openly that a quarrel between the two
wen followed. Von Fels, An expert
duelist, challenged Hartman and the
challenge was accepted.
The girl, realizing that her fiance
would have little chance for his life
in an ordinary duel, and knowing him
to be an expert aviator, proposed a
novel departure from the usual fleld
of honor—a duel in the air. The idea
met with instant favor and the sec
onds arranged for details for the first
aerial duel.
The duel was to be fought at an al
titude of 5,000 feet, the contestants fir
ing through their propellers until one
was downed. The first time the ma
chines came within range of each
other, neither aviator was harmed. The
Fokkers turned and again dashed at
each other and this time Von Fels' ma
chine crashed to the earth,
An inquiry was instituted and is still
In progress. The affair was so baf
flingly novel that the military jurists
are In a quandary. The young woman,
who was the cause of the duel, lefe
the town hurriedly and Hartman was
cheated, temporarily, at least, of the
prize for which he had risked his life.
MADE TO DON MODEST GOWN
New Orleans Priest Stops Wedding
and Turns Out Lights Until
Bride Changes,
New Orleans, La.—A wedding cere
mony in St. Louis cathedral was post
poned several hours because the offi
ciating priest, Father Antoine, de
clared the bride was immodestly at
tired and violated a recent order of
Archbishop Shaw of New Orleans rel
ative to wearing apparel.
The priest declared the bride ap
peared to him “so shocking that he
had the sexton put out the lights so
that she might retire and properly
clothe herself.”
Although he declined to divulge the
name of the bride, he declared she
“wanted to fly in society style at her
wedding, much to her disgrace.”
Everything had been prepared for
the wedding and the bridegroom was
In the edifice. The altars were ablaze
with candles and the electric lights in
every part of the ancient cathedral
were lighted. The bride started up
the main aisle, but had not gone far
before the priest viewed the gown,
ordered the lights out, and sent her
home to assume other garments. The
marriage ceremony then was per
formed
TMPROVED UNIPORN INTERNATIONAL
(By REV. P. B. m'rszAun. D. D,
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(Copyright, 1920, Western Newspaper Union.)
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LESSON FOR AUGUST 1
DAVID BRINGS THE ARK TO JE
RUSALEM.
. {SEBSON TEXT-II Sam. 6:1-19; Ps. 24:
GOLDEN TEXT-—Enter into his gates
with thanksgiving, and into his courts
with praise.—Ps. 100:4.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL—Ex. 2:10-
22; II Sam. 5:6-25; Heb. 9:2-10.
PRIMARY TOPlC~Thanking God,
JUNIOR TOPIC—The Ark of God
Brought to Jerusalem.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
—What the Ark Meant to Israel.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
~—Making Religion Central.
The ark was a symbol of the pres
ence of God in Israel. It represented
God’s throne, the place from which he
communicated his will to the people
through the priest (Ex. 25:22; Psalms
80:1).
I David’s Unsuccessful Attempt to
Bring Up the Ark (vv. 1-5).
This is an example of a wrong way
of doing a right thing. That the ark
of the Lord of Hosts, the symbol of
God’s presence, should be brought to
the very center of the nation’s life was
a decision worthy of all praise. It
surely met God’s approval. David gath
ered together the representative men
of the nation in order that the move
ment might be a national one. That
David was sincere in this measure can
not be doubted, but he was hasty and
inconsiderate. God had expressly de
creed that the Kohathites should bear
the ark upon their shoulders (Num.
4:14, 15; 7:9; 18:8). For them to
place it even upon a new cart was a
positive violation of God’'s command
ment. Though David was sincere, his
sincerity did not atone for disobedi
ence to God’s Word. The dictum that
it matters little what you do, just so
you are honest and sincere, is one of
the Devil's blackest lies. It mattered
much in this case, and always does.
David cannot be excused on the ground
of ignorance, because he had the op
portunity to know, God cannot be
blamed for man's ignorance when he
has given him the law and the ability,
to understand it.
fl. God Vindicates His Law and Holi
ness (vv. 6-9).
The people were very joyful as they
moved on toward Jerusalem with the
ark, but suddenly there was a stop to
their jubilant voices and music. At
some rough place in the road the oxen
stumbled and Uzzah, anxious for the
precious freight on his cart, reached
forth his hand to steady it. 'This re
sulted in his being stricken with death.
Ignorance does not make a man im
mune from.the death which is in the
touch of the heavily charged electric
wire; nelther does it in the case of
the violation of God's laws. Even
those who were designated by the
Lord to carry the ark were not allowed
to touch it with their hands. Since the
ark was God’'s dwelling place among
men, they needed to know that he was
holy. God's judgment was severe, but
not more so than they deserved. This
awful visitation of just jJudgment
struck terror to David. Well it might,
for he was in the path of disobedience.
The Lord's presence has no terror for
those who obey his word.
111. The Ark of God in the House
of Obed-Edom (vv. 10-12).
The presence of Jehovah always
brings blessings. The homes where
God is welcomed are always blessed.
Obed-Edom was not better personally
than Uzzah and David, but he openly
received the Lord and properly related
himself to him. What had been death
and dread to others was life and bless
ing to him.
IV. The Ark Brought to Jerusalem
With Great Joy (vv. 13-19).
1. Sacrifices offered after going six
paces (v. 13). David made the start
and when convinced of God’s approval
he made offerings. These were both
burnt and peace offerings, typifying
the self-dedication of the offerers and
their thanskgiving (I Chron. 16:1).
2. David's great joy (vv. 14, 15). The
people joined him with great shouting
and with the sound of the trumpet,
3, Michal's eriticism (v. 18). Even
though David went to excess in his ex
pression of joy, it was wrong in her to
criticize, for God seems to have sanc
tioned David’s rebuke of her (v. 23).
4. The grand celebration (vv, 17-19),
As a token of his gratitude to God,
David generously treated the people.
5. The King of glory, the Lord Je
sus Christ coming (Psalms 24:7-10).
This was not the psalm composed by
David for the occasion of bringing up
the ark; that was Psalm 105 (see I
Chron. 16). It is strange that such a
suggestion should have been made. The
Twenty-fourth Psalm pictures Christ
as the coming and triumphant King.
At that time the gates shall open to
him and the King of glory shall come
in. .
Self-Judgment.
Tuarn thine eyes unto thyself, and
beware thou judge not the deeds of
other men. In judging of others a
man laboreth in vain, often erreth,
and easily sinneth; but in judging and
examining himself, he always laboreth
fruitfully.—Thomas a Kempis,
Amiable People.
Amiable people, though often subject
to imposition in their contact with the
world, yet radiate so much of sunshine
that they are reflected in all appreci
itive hearts.—Deluzy.
FAST IN SOOTH
“Dodson’s Liver Tone” Is Taking
the Place of Dangerous,
Sickening Drug.
You're bilious, sluggish, constipated
and believe you need vile, dangerous
calomel to start your liver and clean
your bowels.
Here’s Dodson’s guarantee! Ask you
druggist for a bottle of Dodson’s Liver
Tone and take a spoonful tonight. If
It doesn’t start your liver and straight
en you right up better than calomel
and without griping or making you sick
I want you to go back to the store and
get your money.
Take calomel today and tomorrow
you will feel weak and sick and nau
seated. Don't lose a day's work. Take
& spoonful of harmless, vegetable
Dodson’s Liver Tone tonight and wake
up feeling great. It's perfectly harm
less, so give it to your children any
time. It can’t salivate so let them eat
suything afterwards.—Adv.
French Trade Grows,
The value of the French foreign
trade for the first three months of 1920
was as follows: Imports, 7,766,950,000
francs, against 6,342,752,000 francs in
1919; exports, 38,383,886,000 franes,
against 1,180,931,000 francs in 1919.
Imports of food products were valued
at 2,063,852,000 frances ; industrial ma
terials, 3,801,384,000 francs; manufac
tures, 1,901,714,000 francs, Exports
of food products were 348,844,000
francs; industrial materials, 884,627,-
000 franes; manufactures, 2,016,461,-
000 francs; postal packages, 133,954,
000 frances.
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the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most harm
less physic for the little stomach, liver
and bowels. Children love its fruity
taste. Full directions on cach bottle
You must say “California."—Adv,
She Had it All Wrong.
The young man was giving a graphic
account of a narrow escape he had
had from an enraged bull,
“I seized him by the tail,” he ex
claimed, “an’ there I was! I was
afraid to hold on, and I dare not let
go!”
“Between the horns of a dilemma,
as it were,” ventured Miss Dubious.
“No,” replied the young man. “I
wasn’t between the horns at all; and,
besides, he wasn't a dilemma, he was
a Jersey!”
Hits the Stomach Hardest
Chicago, IllL.—Hot weather upsets
the strongest stomach and causes seri
ous trouble for the weak ones, so word
is now going out to thousands of
eatonic users that they should, dur
ing this hot weather, be on the safe
side and take onhe eatonic tablet
about half an hour before meals, as
well as after eating. Do this and
keep the excess acids and poisonous
gases from forming In stomach and
bowels. Eatonic acts quickly; it will
help the appetite and take away the
hot-weather, feverish, thirsty feeling
from mouth and stomach, because it
takes up the excess aclds, poisons and
gases and carries them out of the
body and, of course, when the cause
of the trouble is removed, there can
be no bad feeling. Eatonic is like
& bit of candy, and is recommended to
all as a safe, sure remedy these hot
days for stomach and bodily troubles,
caused from overeating and drinking
cold things, Adv.
Motive,
"I am going on a diet,”
“T'o reduce your weight?”
‘No, to reduce my expenses.”
Toe Have a Clear Sweet Skin.
Touch pimples, redness, roughness
or itching, If any, with Cuticura Oint
ment, then bathe .with Cuticura Soap
and hot water. Rinse, dry gently and
dust on a little Cuticura Talcum to
leave a fascinating fragrance om skin,
Everywhere 25¢ each.—Adv.
There are vacations that become
tribulations in proportion to the
numher of trunks one takes.
