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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-22

the city.
This was the seventh attack on
white women by negro men in and
near the District of Columbia within
u fortnight.
Washington, July 22.-Race riots
broke out again in many sections of
the Capitol late last night, when
organized bands of negroes, many of
them armed engaged in battles with
soldiers sailors and civilians and for
a time got beyond the control of the
police, two troops Of cavalry, and de-
tachments of infantry.
One negro is known to be dead, shot
down, it is thought by soldier after a
gang of $50 negroes had attacked a
street car at Fourth and N streets
Northwest.
The police have reported that an
other negro was shot down in car
in Seventh street and was taken to
hospital dying. This negro, it is stat
ed, had drawn revolver and fired
four times, wounding a civilian in the
neck and also two soldiers ,one in the
chest and the other in the wrist.
Police reports state that bands of
negroes hundreds of them carrying re-
volvers, razors and blackjacks, are
gathering in various parts of the city
and are making vicious attacks upon
sailors, soldiers and civilians
The race riots are the most serious
with which Washington officials have
had to cope in years, and large mum
bers of Soldiers, mounted and on foot,
and marines are being called to police
the city. The cavalrymen are carrying
revolvers also short rifles and sabres.
The riots have taken place in spite
OF precautions taken by the civil and
military authorities and the evidence
is growing that the negroes are or
ganized to avenge attacks made upon
some OF their number by soldiers and
sailors within the last seventy-two
hours.
The first sign of this retaliatory
spirit was in the vicinity of the Naval
hospital where $4,000 war workers are
employed. Four negroes, riding south
drew revolvers as they passed the
Twenty-third street entrance to the
hospital and fired at sentry on duty.
-Four shots were fred but went wild.
The car then went around the corn
er and sped along the b street side
OF the hospital. Four more shots
were fired at convalescent sailors, sit
ting in chairs on the hospital lawns.
None were hit.
Many negroes are using automobiles
to drive about town and their attitude
is defiant. Hundreds of shots have
been fired from these automobiles,
but most of them have gone wild
Reports are being received by the
police, however, of persons being
slightly wounded. 1t was said late
tonight that there had been at least
thirty hospital cases. There have
been more than 100 arrests, most of
the prisoners being negroes.
Some persons say that the negroes
have secret society known as the
Boule, the members of which have
agreed to stand out against the white
population II occasion arises, and that
negroes connected with this organic
alton are mixed up in the riots.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-22
"DRY" BILL PASSED
Vote Stood 255 to 1856 in Favor of
Enforcement Bill

Washington, July 22.-Prohibition
enforcement bill, described by mem
bers opposing it as drastic enough to
invite presidential veto, was finally
passed today by the house. The vote
was 255 to 1856. Nearly every mem
ber was in attendance, and there was
much noise during roll call.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-22
WEATHER
do So

Showers probably tonight and We'd
nesday morning followed by partly
cloudy Wednesday. Slightly cooler in
north portion tonight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-22
100000 SHORT
IN FUNDS OF THE
No. PENN. BANK
Cashier Ralph Meyer Surrenders
to District Attorney
CONFESSES TO SHORTAGE
Bank Closed Friday owing Two Mil
lion Dollars to Depostors--
Cashier Under Arrest

Philadelphia, July 22-Ralph 7.
Meyer, cashier of the North Penn
bank, for whom warrant had been
issued, surrendered to the district at
torney today. The bank closed last
Friday owing more than two million
dollars tn depositors. Meyer last
night conferred to James w. MacBur-
ney, receiver, that there was short
age of nine hundred thousand dollars.
Harrisburg, Penn, July Gloom
missioner of Banking Fisher announc
ed tonight that Ralph T. Meyer, cash
ier of the North Penn bank of Phila-
delphia had admitted to James w.
McBurney, receiver in charge of the
bank, and there was shortage OF
5000. 900. The commissioner ordered
Moyer'cs csarrest.
The commissioner said that Meyer
had confessed to MacBurney that he
had falsiied books by substituting
loose leaves into the ledgers when
state bank examiners appeared.
The commissioner said that the
best information at hand was that
the bank had over-extended itself and
made bad loans but could not give
any details as yet.
State officials said tonight that
Moyer would be charged with per-
jury, embezzlement, misappropriation
of bank funds, re-hypbthecation of Sc
curities, destroying and mutilating
records and accepting deposits when
the bank was insolvent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-22
MIDNIGHT RACE
. RIOTS GET BEYOND
!. POLICE CONTROL
Cavalry and Infantry Called
Upon for Aid
NEGROES ARE DEFIANT
They Fire Several Sho.s at Patients
OF Naval HospitaI-Many
Whites Wounded

Washington, July 22.-Proclama-
tion of Martial Law may be neces-
sary to end race rioting here which
iast night resulted in the killing of
five persons and the injury of fifty
others The first police report today
told of another white woman assault
cd and injured by negro at Capitol
Heights, a suburb to the northeast of
the city.
This was the seventh attack on
white women by negro men in and
near the District OF Columbia within
fortnight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-22
Standing Of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Standing of the Clubs.

Boston Z, st. Louis l Us innings.
All other games postponed, rain.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-22

Every dollar invested in the Victory Lii
will be put to work and kept at work Every dollar
est regularly and every dollar will be returned n
Nation will be cleansed of debt the value of business
the countrys prosperity insured to all
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-22
STOP DINDRUFF!
HAIR GETS thick.
WAVY, BEAUTIFUL
Girls Draw a cloth through
your hair and double its
beauty.
Spend a few cents! Dan
druff vanishes and hair
stops coming out.

To be possessed OF y nsad OF heavy,
beautiful hair; soft. lustr0us, fluffy.
waVy ard free from dandruff, is mere
Is q matter Of using a little Dandertne.
II is easy and inexpensive to have
nice soft hair and lots Of Il Just get
a small bottle Of KnOwlton's Dander-
inc nOw-au drug stores recommend It
apply g little as directed. and within
ten minutes there viii be an appear
ance Of abundance. freshness. fluff
ness and an Incompatible gloss and
ulster. and try as you will you can
not find a trace OF dandruff or falling
hair out your real surprise viii be
after about two weeks use. when you
viii see new hair-fine and doWny al
first-yes-5ut really new hair
sprouting out all over your scalp
Danderine IS, we believe. the only sure
hair grower. destroyer CO dandruff
and cure for itchy scalp. and Il never
fails TO stop falling hair at once
If you want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really Is. moisten a
cloth with a little Danderine and care
fully draw II through your hair-tak-
ing one small strand at a time Your
hair VIII be soft. glossy and beautiful
IN just a few moments delightful
surprise awaits everyone who tries
fhis--AdF-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-22

lars Our object. to enthuse people in
cood roads. has been accomplished
never saw such enthusiasm as was
displayed at Mineral Wells. In our
trip through Georgia we came TO a
cross roads with one store, a black
smith shop and q school house. They
had 3z5 automobiles gathered there
and there were 5000 men, women and
children"
Southern Route Important.
A. G. Bachelor. chairman Of the
executive committee Of the American
Automobile association, said;
The matter Of a southern route
across the United States is to our
minds a very important thing. and
has not only a national but an inter
national aspect There are some Of US
who believe that in the development
Of our own country we shauld bear
in mind our relations with adjoining
countries In contemplating the chain
OF roads from state to state, the mind
naturally reaches out to a vision of an
exchange road from our own country
TO a country like Mexico
"The southern route IS going TO
have an advantage over other trans
continental routes. because it is prac-
teal the year around A highway
stretching across the country viii
naturally make itself felt by every
community and city along the route.
You understand that a transcon-
tinental highway is like a transcon-
tinental railway. It is not every man
who gets on the train at New York
who intends TO go through TO san
Francisco The majority viii only go
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-22

from state TO state. and from city TO
city. Nevertheless there is a large per-
centage who viii go the whole way,
and when we link the roads through
the different states an extraordinary
number Of people are going TO patron
ize it one way OF another. and its 3n-
fluence win be enormous in building
u the cities that lie along the path
Of this transcontinental travel"
And Ten Years Ago.
c. z. Lester recounted his expert
ence had 10 years ago in trying 10
travel westward by automobile over
some Of the northern routes.
an some places" he said. people
looked at me in Amusement. shook
their heads. and said. Possibly you
can get 10 the next town, but YOU
cant get any further
Il got into FL Paso and drove
west" he said 4 drove to the vest
ern line OF Arizona, and I turned
round and came back. and I told the
people OF the southwest. i think !
have found a way explained to
them that the northern route, and the
Yellowstone trail were closed by
reason Of the SHOWS for the greater
part Of the year. On the Yellowstone
trail three years ago. it took me from
II o'clock in the forenoon on the zfth
Of June until the afternoon Of the
25th TO force my car a distance Of
four miles. On the Santa Fe trail Il
is also pra cticaliy impossible to travel
for q good part Of the year 1t is no
place for a tenderfoot.
cone OF my fundamental ideas when
was trying 20 route out what is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-22

Mexican string band played typical
Mexican airs. The dinner followed q
sight seeing trip over Fl Paso CON
Quoted By G. W Curtiss and of1lclals
of the chamber Of commerce O. W.
Curtiss acted as POSTMASTER Inc
marty returned to FL Paso at 10 o'clock,
and left for New Mexico at o'clock
Tuesday morning.
A Live One.
81 consider FL Paso the Iivest city
in Texas" Mr. ROuntree continued
you have an enterprising people. live
newspapers. I'D to date automo blies,
and in this county is the best stretch
Of road between here and Washlng-
ton. Nothing is too good for you
This is the third time I have visited
your beautiful city, and II were not
living in Birmingham, right here Is
where I would come-to live IN your
wonderful climate. and clean city OF
brick houses and paved streets
At the conclusion Of the dinner the
toastmaster. G. W Curtiss, said
This afternoon we made little
trim around the city. just TO show
these gentlemen why they came mere
Detroit. as you know. as the automO-
bile center Of the world. takes par
ticular pride in the fact that II IS a
motorized city, and boasts OF the 1act
that they have no horses Although
=
Of the number of cars owned here, ]
believe you gentlemen who rode about
the city found that there are a good
many horses here also. In fact FL
PasO is not a one horse town
Have Hearty support
I'VE as representative Of the auto
mobile trades association are very
much interested in your visit 10 FL
Paso and the motive which brings you
p Fnr
that you have our hearty support We
appreciate what good roads mean TO
this country The railroads. OF course.
were the means Of developing this
country. but there is no question thal
with the changed conditions good
roads such as we have in
the east are going to mean more than
even railroads to FL PasO and the sur
rounding country
Col T. s Plowman, president Of the
Bankhead National Highway associa-
ton, spoke as follows
Three Years Ago
I've started out three years ago TO
build the Bankhead highway-to build
q great highway system II was first
that it should only 90
from Memphis TO Atlanta But when
we got to Atlanta on the east, the
people said that we must 90 on until
we got to Washington: and when we
got TO Memphis on the west, the peo-
pie Of Arkansas said we must 80 on
II I could tel you what wonderful
improvements are being made in
il would astound you They
are making levees 20 TO 80 feet high
and are concreting them so that the
overflow viii not affect them Peo-
pie said il was impossible TO build
road through the White river .swamps.
I tell you as a fact it was so swampy
that a saddle blanket would mire in
the mud. With our offer to stimulate
the people, they put their hands in
their pockets and they have drawn
out thousands and thousands OF dol
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-22

1T is an established fact that the
l Bankhead highway is now laid
out from Washington to FL Paso. and
within the next 90 days the route win
be established from FL Paso to san
Diego. California, making a route
$500 miles long.-the longest post
-oad and tourist road in the world"
]. A. Rountree director general Of
the highway association, stated dur
ing the course Of the speaking at the
dinner given by the Ell Paso chamber
Of commerce to the pathfinders OF the
Bankhead national highway in Juarez
Monday night.
Twenty-Five guests were present at
the dinner which was served In the
aB & B." cafe In Juarez, and con-
q sisted entirely Of Mexican dishes A
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-22
Bessie, The Whippet Tank, Rouses
Patriotic FerUor With Her Load Of
Memories OfIIanyHard Fought Fields

she turned slightly her steel projec-
tons, or legs, dug up all the asphalt
she could, and even when going on a
straight course. she dug down as far
run her along the car tracks to make
her behave Bessie" may be an ap-
propriate name at that
However. again, Bessie made an
imposing appearance as she paraded
down South Campbell street, along
san Antonio and then around TO the
Liberty statue The realization of
such vehicle moving along without
the sign of human life-the occupants
being entirely Oncealed-impress
one with the big things behind the
demonstration
The parade was led by r. Burt
OrndOrff, chairman Of the executive
committee on the Liberty loan. and
Maurice Schwartz. sales manager. Be
behind them marched the SD field ar
tillery band, headed by SergL F.
Neumeister. After the parade the band
took station on the plaza and fur
nlshed music while crowds gathered
about Bessie" to see what she was
made Of A speech was delivered by
F. N. Johnson. curate of st. Clements
church, recently returned from the
duties Of chief boatswain's mate at
San Pedro. Cal He said;
Warns Red Flag Bearers.
"a Victory bond is the thing with
which you can prove your faithfulness
10 the boys who lie under the peoples
of Flanders: and TO those who sadly
lie under the blue waves 1t is the
thing to prove 100 percent American
ism and patriotism. for We have
bigger fight on our hands now than
before.
1--WE have the treacherous foe Of
bolshevism and the T. ". ". TO wipe
out today. Be it ever so small in this
country, il needs only slight encour-
agement TO grow larger. Let every
Victory bond button speak out the
warning TO the BOlsheviki. the I W.
W and all other followers Of the red
flag. TO beware that we VIII not stand
for them"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-22

THE people who thought that the
/ fifth Liberty loan would lack the
necessary martial spirit changed their
minds when they saw that camou-
tagged young monster. the whippet
tank. with its elongated creeping
wheels that had defied countless OBJ
stacles on the torn battlefields Of
France to open the way to victory,
with its formidable gun turret that
rained innumerable shots upon an in
human enemy. with its daunuess
armor that bore up under showers Of
hell-sped steel without a faltering
A Striking Contrast.
The mute monster now rests calmly
alongside the statue Of Liberty. FUR
nishing the striking contrast between
a CiabOlical weapon OF destruction and
cody symbol Of cherished liberty.
The former. which was impelled into
civilization by the memorable greed
Of imperialism, suggests the weird
abominati0n of war that-we all dread,
the latter suggests the dear freedom
that we all love. Freedom begets
peace.
However. so much for the function.
IT is to make the loan a success; and
we all shall back It ID. Some one has
named the monster ssier'-that
thing which is so '-fearfully and Won
derfu1ly mader"
II it is female. then she can fight,
bite, dig and snort; she cares moth
ing about her personal appearance.
not even powdering her marks Of age
or duty: and she can climb and spit
fire. BESSIE" seems to be a misno-
mer. But then. maybe the man that
conceived the name knew all about
e. 90
A Relentless Bessie.
She is a relentless creature. too. Her
long. caterpillar sides. with their null
titudes Of knifelike steel feet gave the
poor. suffering pavement something to
remember for many years Every time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-22
State Land Officer
Explains Operation
OF Court Decision

The sale OF school lands as affected
by the supreme court decision in the
ease Of Ford vs. Jones. OF JEFF Davis
county viii be Cancelled in all cases
where more than eight sections were
sold to one person according to a let
ter received by county clerk W d.
Greet from state land commissioner
J. F. Johnson The reason stated by
Mr. Johnson was that the legislature
refused TO validate the sales
However. the sales in excess OF
eight sections viii be placed on the
September list when they can be
made without condition Of settlement
and on a payment Of one-fOrtieth
cash and 8 percent on the balance. "
the letter continued
also. on that list VIII be entered
all property on which the interest
was not paid up TO November i. 1917.
Those desiring not TO have their
property entered on the list should
pay their interest by June 1st"
DISPOsES OF THREE CASES
Three ca SEES were rfeuoead Of in ms
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-22

tice J. n beavers court Tuesday
morning Guuermo Arroyo, charged
with theft over $50 was turned over
10 the grand jury with bond OF $500:
Enrique Martinez, charged with
burglary and theft over $50, trans
ferred TO county court Enrique Ser
vantes, charged with burglary, turned
over TO grand jury. bond $500
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-22

known as the bOrderland route was 70
I try to keep away from high noun
tains, and to try to find route
through following state highways. be-
cause believed that under these con-
ditions only could we have an all the
year round road"
r. Bust Orndorff. chairman OF the
Liberty loan committee, spoke next.
He said.
smiles After The Race.
This is my first opportunity to
make speech on an international
subject since the late mayoralty con-
test in FL Paso. I had the pleasure
Of attending a dinner given here to
Mr. Rountree and others last fall at
which judge Adrian Pool made his
famous international speech. Judge
Pool is one Of our greatest boosters in
Texas for good roads and we miss
him here tonight He is the daddy Of
the good roads system which we have
/ in FL PasO. The road to Las Cruces
was built under his administration
while he was our county judge
Years ago Humboldt. the historian,
said that somewhere on the border
would be built our richest city After
wards Jay Gould. who spent a winter
in FL PasO for his health. said that
FL Paso would be a great railroad
center What Humboldt said has
partly come through. and GOulds
because we have three or four trunk
railways today. In those days no one
thought Of the automobiles It is my
firm belief now that one great south
ern highway throuh this section OF
the country VIII he Of more benefit TO
this country than two trunk line rail-
ways"
Supports .COehise.
Senator ID. s O'Nel. OF Douglas,
Ariz- said that FL Paso is the best
county between Washington and San
Diego in the construction Of roads.
and that next 10 Ell Paso county stood
Cochise county. Arizona
an Cochise county" he said. eve
are spending s1,O00,000 for roads. aud
last Monday we had q meeting and
recommended another bond issue Of
million dollars. If that is not enough
we are going TO 90 stronger"
The following were present at the
dinner Col T. s Plowman, presi-
dent Of the Bankhead National High
rector general. II. o. Eldridge, and c.
e Beasley. members Of the pathfind-
ing commission; a. G. Bachelor.
chairman Of the executive committee,
American Automobile association; j.
c. Ryan, highway engineer Of Cochise
county, Arizona; J. G. Keating. mayor
Of Florence. Ariz-, ". A Bennett. Of
Fort Worth, Stanley J. Kit. vice
president Of the chamber Of commerce.
Tucson AriZ- r. Burt Orndorff FL
Paso; ". n Moore, Fort Worth. G. ".
Curtiss. FL Paso Automobile Trades
association; X n Roberts. manager
FL paso chamber Of commerce. q. d..
Roberts. ranchman Of WILCOX. Ariz-;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-22
These Tu0o Texans Bathed
Right Before The Public,
Woman DRY Leader Too

Washington. d. c.. April ga lot
Of distinguished folks had a bath at
the capitol today.
There were George Washington,
Gen. Robert E. Lee Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant. Daniel Webster. James A. Car
field. sam Houston. Stephen F. Austin
and a lot of others
They were washed by women, too,
scrubWomeu.
rags. the bath-giving army marched
to Statuary Han and proceeded TO
give the statues a going-Over that
would have made a small boy. being
secured ready for Sunday school feel
he had been lightly dealt with.
As for Frances A. willard, the
woman who said: THE saloon must
gOr-Wel. her sex awaited her not.
She was washed along with the rest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-22

state senator D. s. O'Neu president
Of the Motor Transit company. Doug
las. Ariz-; Francis T. Lester. highway
superintendent. lIesilla Park. n NJ;
c. H Lester, chairman of the good
roads committee of the Ell PasO cham
Der OF commerce. Sid Smyth, engineer
Of COchise county, Ariz-; C. b. Samp-
son, district engineer. New Mexico;
John H. Regain. assistant manager, Fl
PasO chamber Of commerce. and W. A.
Bennett
Routes Designated.
At the convention at Mineral Wells.
the Arizonars split over routes. south
ern Arizona voting with FL PasO and
western Teas for the all-TeXas route.
from Texarkana to Ell PasO. a plan
was made by Oklahoma delegates TO
offer as an alternative route the
scenic branch OF the Bankhead high
way which would have come south
from Little Rock through Oklahoma.
by way Of Roswell and AlamoEOrd0.
but southern Arizona and Texas mus
tered strength enough to vote this
down
The statement that the convention
in its decision at Mineral Wells for
the all-Texas- route voted down the
recommendation Of the pathfinders for
a supplemental scenic route from
Sweetwater by Roswell and Alamo
gogrdO is erroneous. The fact is that
the recomm endation Of the report Of
the pathfinders on this piece Of road
vas not acted upon, either by the d.
rectOrs or the convention. It remains
as unfinished business for the cousid-
Grafton % the directors The New
Mexico vote was cast for the alI-Texas
route as against the Oklahoma-North
Arizona plan Tor the route down
through Oklahoma via Roswell
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-22
IN Sd DAYS BANKHEAD ROAD WILL
Be SET TO COAST. DIRECTOR SAYS

Highway From Washington to 81 Paso Is Now Laid Out
He Says; the Full Stretch VIII Be $500 Miles, Long
est Tourist Way in the World Twenty Two Guests
Who Favor Auto Transportation Dine at Juarez.