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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-12
MECHANICIAN At
WORK IN GARAGE
BURNED TODEATH

Burned almost beyond recognition,
william G. Ball, thirty-eight years
old. 1908 Thirteenth street northwest,
died this morning at Emergency Hos
pital
BAH, q mechanician for an automo-
bile company. was repairing, q ma
chine in the company's garage at
Fourteenth and R streets northwest
last night when his clothing became
ignited, Il Is believed, from a spark
from an electric wire.
He was alone in Ehe garage and
when T. Lamar jackson, manager,
heard Balls cries and reached him
the mechanic was q mass Of flames.
In q few minutes all his clothing was
burned OF and he fell unconscious.
Mr.. Ball was placed in an automo-
bile and rushed to the hospital, but
5 the physicians were unable to save
his life.
Mr.. Ball was a resident OF Wash
ington about q year, coming here
from Springfield. Mass. He is sur
vtved BY his parents. wife and two
sisters His body w1l be taken to
Springfield this afternoon for burial.
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100000 HANGS
upon SHAPE OF It"
IN SECOND" WILL

CHICAGO. July 1.-THE cross-bar
OF the typewritten letter 1t" is hold
ing in the balance the fate of the
$2.O0O, 900 estate of the late James C.
King, for the alleged murder of
whose widow CASTOR B. Means was
recently acquitted At Concord. N. c.
when the question OF whether Mrs.
Addison S. Melvin, sister Of Mrs. King.
or an old peoples home, founded by
Mrs. King in Chicago is entitled to
the estate is finally adjudicated this
same cross-bar OF the typewriter
letter st" will be the principal factor
in the decision.
]. Frank Allard, Of the Underwood
Typewriter Company, in New York.
today took the stand before Probate
Judge Horner. where Mrs. Melvin is
seeking to have an alleged second
will OF the millionaire probated. The
first will provided for the estate to go
to the home, the second to the widow,
who died under mysterious circum-
stances. The, second win was dis
covered" by Means. Under It Mrs.
Melvin fen heir to the estate.
After qualifying as an expert,
AIArd declared that typewriting
firms had a habit Of changing the
faces OF typewritinE type, and that
In 1912 the Underwood company did
so, among other things shortening
the eross-bar OF the small letter :"
He declared the second will had been
written by an Underwood type
writer, but that II had been penciled
considerably, showing that a type
writer expert had sought to make IT
conform to the type ideas prevailing
before 1912.
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MEXICAN TROOPS,
IN REVOLT, ROUT
FEDERAL FORCE

NEW YORK. July l2.-Toluca. cap
ital OF the state OF Mexico, was the
scene Of a bloody battle last week.
when the garrison OF carranza troops
revolted. according to adviees just re-
eeived here Not only did the revolt
ing troops dispense the strong force
sent to disperse them, but they cap
tured the two officers In command
and put them to death.
The troops that revolted number
1,4O0 men. and comprised the entire
garrison Of the capital After taking
possession OF the arsenal and all pub
lie buildings, they sent a defiance to
the government authoritieE Presl-
dent CarranZa promptly sent q large
force under Generals Elizondo and
Novoa to subdue the rebels. The lat
ter met the enemy just outside the
city and completely routed them.
EliZondo and Novoa were captured.
and after being court-martialed, were
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-12

Senator Borah has heard this week
that there are 100000 secret agents
at work under the Department of
Justice. When he gave the Senate
this information, Senator Underwood
did not think there were more than
three or four thousand regular detec-
tives, though he thought It possible
that the number of amateurs who had
volunteered their services might
make up the grand total Senator
Borah had mentioned. 1t appears
from testimony before the Military
Committee that the department has
a grand army Of volunteers covering
the country. and sending in reports
Of seditious utterances. They do not
disclose their identity.
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Mr.. Kitchin's Ways and Means
Committee is winding up a special
Investigation with a serious question
in it. The question is of what the
whole thing is about, OF what we are
here for, and OF what the human
brain has been used for during the
last three Thousand years of "scicn-
tific progress" or. say, since one OF
the best brains ever in a human
skull was rendered useless by the
splitting OF the skull. This occurred
because the scientist. Arehimedes, who
owned the brain, was thinking within
it. He was thinking for himself, in
his way, and he did not stop to notice
that his city had been captured by
Roman imperialists. So one of them.
whom he ordered out OF his work
room, split his skull. Perhaps
that set science back about ten cen
turtles. Still it has been gaining since
until, as a result, the twentieth
century is the greatest age OF sci
enee, and the worst age OF imperial
istic massacre.
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Lemon Juice
For ,FreckIes
oIrisI Make beauty lotlon at
homo for . few eonta T0 tI

Squeeze the juice OF two lemons
into q bottle containing thrrt
ounces OF orchard white. shake
we'll. and you have q quarter pint
lof the best frecISle and tan lotion
and complexion beautiner, AZ very
very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter
win supply three ounces OF orchard
white Tor a few cents Massage
this sweetly fragrant lotion into
the face. neck, arms ana hands
each day and sec how freckies and
blemishes disappear ana now clear,
Tesi II Is harmless
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Conaleting TeEtimony.
MAN, IA, WEps WOMAN, 7a.

PEORIA, M July 12--That old
age is no bar to marriage has been
proved by Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Hol-
land. seVenty-seven and seventy-two,
respectively. They were married
here Recently. It was the third time
for the groom and the fourth for the
bride.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-12
MAY COMPEL GERMANS
TO GO BAREFOOTED

AMSTERDAM, July 12.-Unless the
popularity Of going barefooted in
Germany grows, it will be compuI-
sorry, owing to the scarcity OF ma
terial, according to an official state
ment issued in Berlin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-12

Blowing up the enemy has been 60
ing on continuously since the discovery
of America. Gunpowder came into com
mon use just as the Spanish empire was
being founded. The wars Of Imperialism
went on until we gave the finishing
touches to the Spanish empire, begin
ming in 1898, when we undertook our
present responsibilities in ''World-poli.
tics" Science has developed more and
more during the whole OF that period,
until the present, when the amount of
destruction in one year exceeds, that Of
an entire generation in any century be-
fore the twentieth. So that Is what the
human brain is for, Is It? Observing
Science In the Napoleonic wars, the poet
Campbell informed the sun that "all
these human arts and triumphs that be-
meath thee sprang, healed not one pas
sion or one pang, entailed on human
hearts" But why not? Science Is ex-
perimentaL So is politics. Every pos
sible experiment except one has been
tried. In politics we have never yet
tried the experiment OF being halfway
DECENT and semi-rationaL When We do,
there will be no more Imperialism and
we may find new uses for platinum.
Yesterday the President vetoed the
Joint resolution through which the
short line railroads supposed they
had circumvented Director General
McAdoo. Under 1t, the Director Gen.
eraI was assumed to have taken
them over or to be in process OF do
ing so, and he was directed not TO
let them go until he does the
long lines on which they depend.
The President wrote a convincing
message in the kindest language. 1t
was 10 the general effect that there
was no occasion for taking over short
lines unless they are needed, and
that all. including such as are need
ed. will be treated with the utmost
fairness. He begged Congress to
leave the Administration free to de-
eide as the public welfare may re-
quire. So, on motion OF Chairman
Smith, Of the Interstate Commerce
Committee, the vetoed resolution was
left on the table, without an attempt
to pass 1t over the veto.
AS the House resumes its session
today. the veto of the $40 wheat
eomDromiss and the agricultural APP
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-12

The Senate passed bills making o.
wego and Bar HarbOr ports OF entry
after Senator Reed had expressed
great dissatisfaction with the reduce
ton of Kansas City to a mere sub
sidiary port OF ST. Louis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-12

Among important committees to
which Senator Christie Benet of South
Carolina was yesterday assigned were
Appropriations and National Banks.
OF the latter he was made chairman
Born in December, 1879. he displaces
Senator Gerry OF Rhode Island as
''the youngest Senator" Yesterday he
was fully initiated by being invited
to preside over the Senate. He filled
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-12

Under the Lenroot Senate bill. the
labor OF children between fourteen
and sixteen is Authorized for six
days a week during eight hours daily.
and 1t may be authorized also by the
permit of a board IL is proposed to
create. Except under these condi-
tions, net prohts from child labor
would be taxable 5 per cent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-12

Potatoes are . native Americas
eroo. dent LED the Germans beat ~
A eur Own game. They are eatinB
potatoes and concerning wheat.
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PRIEST FOR CONGRESS.

SUPERIOR. Wis. July 1.-THE
RsE. Phillip Gordon, Of Reserve. Wis.
fhs second Indian ever ordained a Ro-
man Catholic priest, has announced
his intention to run for Congress as
. Republican In the Eleventh district
Of Wisconsin ,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-12

Senator Calder Of New York paid
an eloquent tribute to the memory Of
former Mayor Mitchell on his record
OF war service and throughout his
career in politics.
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ADVERTISEMENT
SHE USED TO
BE GRAY
Society Ladies' Every
where Use "LacreoIe"
Hair Dressing.

The well-knowns society leader.
hair was prematurely gray, perhaps
just like yours, but Mrs. j. heard
Of la Creole" Hair Dressing-hov
thousands Of people everywhere had
used it with perfect satisfaction. II
is not a dye. but a preparation de.
signed especially for the purpose OF
gradually restoring color to gray or
faded hair. and which is easily ap.
piled by simply combing or brushing
through the hair. La Creole" Hail
Dressing positively eradicates dan.
druff. keeps the scalp in a healthy
condition and promotes the growth
of new hair; brings back a natural
soft, even, dark shade to gray or
faded hair, and makes IL lustrous
full Of life and beautiful
USE
Ella CREOLE HAIR DRESSING
TO prevent your hair from GROWING
grav and to restore a beautiful darE
color TO gray or faded hair. For sais
by O'Donnelrs Drug Stores, PeopIe'S
Drug Stores and all good drug stores
everywhere. ia Creole" Hair Dress.
ing is sold On a money-back guar.
antee.
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taken out and shot. A large number
OF their men then returned 70 foiuca
and Joined the rebels
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To~~- What It

Success in War as Depends on Science Issue Developed
Before the House Ways and Means Committee on Platinum for
High Explosives or Jewele-he Senate Puts Aside PrOhbi
Ton and Takes Up the Communicating Of Wire and Wireless
Systems Historical Speeches Be Followed by the Pas
sage Of the Measure-ChId LabOr-VOunteer Detectives.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-12

The jewellers had testified that they
were willing to have their platinum
Ieommandeered as the Government need
ed II, except that As they had used II
FOR setting diamonds and other purposes,
they thought It fair to let them sell this
jewelry to get enough to pay their taxes.
Mr.. Louis J. Weinstein, OF Columbia
University. testified yesterday that col
siderable platinum is used by dentists.
The Government Is "Stabilizing'' the
price at sos an ounce (which would be
81 Is a pound troy). While the Govern
ment was Communicating and attempt
ing to control the supply. SPECTATORS
visiting dentists and others with plati-
mum on hand, might offer from $50 to
400 an ounce. Dentists were patriotic.
but he feared that quite a number had
their powers Of resistance overcome.
With S2.4oo q pound offered for platinum
scraps this Is not unlikely. While the
committee has the matter still under
adyisement, Mr.. Nicholas Longworth has
reached a conclusion. II taxation will
do II. he Is ready to abolish platinum
jewelry altogether and to put every
pennyweight Of platinum to work blow
ing up the enemy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-12

Help stamp cut the German nenaees
YOu can Do Il with War Savings
stnmps.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-12

A war ssviAS1 st@D that esstu
S4.Is now will be worth - On Jan1-
airy I, 1923.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-12

SWIM 4 Company's eaieI Of fresh besf IN
WashinEton. ID. c., for the week ending
Saturday. July .. r1s. averaged 21.n cent?
per pound.-Adyt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-12
$4,000 ROPE OF
PEARLS, LEFT IN
WILL, VANISHES

NEW YORK, July 12.-An exhibit
in evidence in an action before Sur
trogate Robert L. Fowler is the photo
graph published herewith OF the late
Mrs. Mary Vaudeville Johnston, who
was the wife of Edward W. S. John
ston, a Manhattan attorney. The
photograph Is introduced to show
that Mrs. 5ohston possessed a rope
of pearls declared to be worth $4,000,
which she bequeathed to her mother
in-Iaw, Mrs. Anna A Johnston.
The necklace has disappeared, and
Mrs. Johnston has filed through her
counsel, Henry Jessup, exception to
the report of Referee Chrystie, who
declared that while such a necklace
once existed. IT has somehow vanish
ed, but advises that the Lawyers
Title and Trust Company, executors
of Mrs. Johnston's will, is not to pc
held liable for the lost gems.
Refused q Substitute.
Mrs. Johnston asserts that the
trust company offered her as the
necklace left her a rope Of near
pearls worth 500, which she absolute
ly refused to accept. The string OF
pearls her daughter-in-law bequeath-
Johnston purchased for his wife in
Venice, and other pearls had been
added to it on Christmas and other
festal days by Mr.. Johnston
Following her daughters death. her
mother-inlaw recounts that there was
a sale Of her jewels and other effects.
but that she. notified the executors that
she had been bequeathed the pearls and
also q ruby ring, and these should not
be sold. She asserts that in spite Of
this notice the ruby ring was sold. The
string Of pearls had been placed in a
showcase in the salesrooms, and 1t dis
appeared
She asks that the surrogate order the
return OF the pearl rope within thirty
days or the paymemnt Of its value Of
$1,000 to her by the trust company.
COnaIeting Testimony.
Testimony was given before the ref
cree by the dead Woman's brother,
james A Vaudeville. and DR.. Edward
p. Orrel. the lawyer who drew up the
VIII, that they had never known Mrs.
Johnston to have such q necklace as
her mother-inlsW describes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-12

The question Of what It all means
and what, it It all worth is before
the Ways and Means Committee on
the issue OF platinum. We have been
expecting the issue TO come on
radium, advertised to work miracles.
An ounce or so was to lift an entire
navy out Of the water. Civilization"
or whatever else II is that gives us
our worst troubles, was to depend
on It. But It turns out that when we
are in the midst OF these worst
troubles, radium amounts to nothing.
while scientifically platinum amounts
to everything. So tn chemists say in
their issue against Nhe jewellers.
Charles II. Herty, editor OF the New
York Chemical journal, told the COM
mittes yesterday that every penny
weight of platinum in the country,
whether # is made up into jewelry or
noG ought to be Communicated. He
said that without using it We might
make and use old-fashioned black
powder. But when 1t comes to mod
ern scientific warfare, with high ex-
plosives which blow the enemy on
the earth. we cannot proceed at all
without platinum
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-12

the Vice Presidents chair with dig
nifty.
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Senators Kellogg and William
Alden Smith represented the objec-
lions yesterday. Mr.. Smith was most
radical in opposition on the ground
OF his belief that the resolution was
prompted by Socialists, to whom he
was unalterably opposed. Not less
opposed to socialism, Senator Kellogg
did not oppose the resolution as a war
measure He gave the history OF the
various steps taken by the Senate In
terstate Commerce Committee. In OPP
posing state ownership, he cited
European statistics in support Of his
contention that our results are more
satisfactory than the European. He
objected to Censorship" as made pos
sible by control of telephone lines.
Senator Watson introduced an amend
ment exempting private newspaper
telegraph wires and all telephone
lines.
The leading address for the resolu-
ton was made by Senator Underwood
OF alabama II left the Impression
OF an unanswerabIe argument. He
reviewed one step after another taken
by Congress in giving the President
absolute discretion over life and
property for war purposes. AS this
now includes the control OF railroads,
the lives of young men between twen-
ty-one and thirty-one, the control Of
food and fuel, OF shipping, and of all
private property needed for any Gov
eminent purpose in making war ma
terial be did think any Senator had
grounds under the presidents of the
Senate for hesitating now when It
was a matter OF dollars and cents.
His most convincing point was that
under the resolution, the Senate was
not called on to decide whether an
emergency existed. but only whether
1t was safe to trust the President
with discretion for use in emergency.
1t is thought possible that the reso-
luton may pass the Senate today or
Saturday, with q view to a recess,
long or short
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The supplementary agricultural APP
preparation bill with It's prohibition
rider was displaced by consent in the
Senate yesterday and the joint reso-
luton for possession and control OF
wire and wireless syttems was taken
up and made the OCCASION Of great
historical addresses by Senator Smith
OF Michigan, Senator Underwood of
Alabama and Senator Kellogg Of
Minnesota Senator Vardaman OF
mississippi. who gaineed the floor, in
dorsed Senator Underwood and de-
clared that he could use his time to
the best advantage in dealing with
the pernicious effects of alcohol on
the human body. mind, and soul. This
he did accordingly. He said the reso-
luton for taking control OF the wire
and wireless systems would certain
ly pass the Senate. and that It ought
to pass. Its passage is conceded.
There is practically no opposition,
but there is a great deal Of objection
to be put on record. This may take
several days.
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By W. v. BYARS.

preparation bill, to which It Is at
tached as rider" is expected to ar
rive-if there is to be a veto at all.
The probable result of a veto will be
the repassage or the agricultural ap-
preparation bill without the rider.
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MISS GOLDSTEIN URGES SIMPLICITY
IN DRESS AS WAR MEASURE.

Miss. Harriet Goldstein, domestic art
director at the University of Minnesota,
conducted a conservation style show at
the Minneapolis Womans Club, Tuesday
urged the saving of woolens and linens
to help win the war; as we'll as the
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-04-19
DR.. MOSSINSON MEETINGS SUC-
CESSEuI

AS the result of two we'll attended
meetings, one last Sunday afternoon, at
the Temple Aaron, and the other Tues
day evening, at the Liberty Theatre, at
both of which DR.. Ben Zion Mossinson,
speaking on the present situation in III
onism, entranced his audiences, the III
onist Society has made a gain in mem
bership so far of seventy-five. The real
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ST. PAUL.
With the Travellers.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Altschuler OF
Waukegan, Illinois, were guests at the
st. Paul, for a few days.
Miss Norma Cohen, Hibbng, Mimi,
spent the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
M L. Finkelstein, 1874 Goodrich avenue.
Mrs. Sam Fantle, Sioux Falls, South
Dakota, is the house guest of her brother
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Isidore Cohen,
855 St. Clair street
Mrs. "A. ]. Hertz, Portland avenue, re-
turned this week from trip to Chicago
and Milwaukee,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose Guiterman of
The st. Paul, left Wednesday evening
for New York City.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Wilmer, 1856 Paramount
avenue, left the end of the week for
visit at Atlantic City.
Mrs. William Eisendrath margaret
Sternberg), is visiting her father Mr.
Alex Sternberg, AZ So. ST: Adams.
Mrs. Herman Weiss, 1177 Lincoln ave-
nue., will spend the week end with her
daughter Evelyn who is a student at the
Normal School at Mankato.
Miss Ruth Elfenbein, 766 Ashland ave-
nue., is in Chicago, visiting her sister,
Mrs. S.. Smith.
Mrs. Ben Fink of Ramsey, Mich, is
spending several weeks in the city, the
guest of relatives and friends.
Mrs. B. Appel of st. Louis, Mo-, is the
guest of her son and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs H. Appel, 75e Ashland avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Brewer, denny
Podlasky), who have been living at
Omaha, have moved to this city, and are
now visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Stern,
TT Laurel avenue.
Mr.. Edwin Baer of the University of
Wisconsin, is spending a short vacation
at the home of his father, Mr.. Ben Baer,
4 Crocus Hill.
Mr. Sidney Rothschild, S96 Lincoln ave-
nue., returned Tuesday, April 18th, from
trip to New York City
Mr.. NJ S. Rose, 857 Paramount avenue,
left last Sunday evening, for trip of
several weeks, to St. Louis.
New Arrivals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Appel, 766 Ashland
avenue, announce the arrival of a baby
girl, Buna E., on April 18th.
Temple Notes.
The Temple. (Reform.) Friday eve
ming services, at 8 o'clock. Sermon by
Dr. l. l.. Rypins; music by choir.
Temple Aaron. (Conservative.) Friday
evening services at 8:15 o'clock Sermon
by Rabbi Kleinman, "Philosemitism."
MISS GOLDSTEIN URGES SIMPLICITY
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drive for active members will begin upon
the close Of DR.. Mossinson's program of
speeches, and the anticipation of the
committee for large results is well found
ed. .-.
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SOCIAL NEWS

(The news columns of The American Jewish
World are open for the publication of news of a
communal and social interest. These must reach
our office by Wednesday to insure publication in
the issue of the following Friday. Telephone
Editor, The American Jewish World. TIA Pioneer
Bldg, st. Paul.
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NORTHWOOD COUNTRY CLUB TO
HAVE INFORMAL OPENING OF
SEASON.

The 1918 golfing season of the North
wood Country Club, will be formally
opened next Sunday, April 21st. The
opening will be in the nature of an in
formal get-together of the. members, at
the Club House at North st. Paul. The
increase of daylight hours, on account of
the advance of the clock, promises the
attendance this season of large group
OF members previously unable to par
ticipate in the activity of golfng.