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The Washington times., 1919-11-29
WYE MILLS OAK" NJ
TREE HALL OF FAME
Search to Be Made for Others En-
titled to Places Among
who's Who"

The first entry In the tree hall OF
fame being compiled by the American
Forestry Association is the famous
wye Mills oak" near Easton, Nd.
The tree is about nine miles from
Easton and about four hours from
Washington by motor and ferry.
1t is 81 " feet in circumference j
foot above the ground and is 1914 feet
around 5 feet above the ground. The
average diameter of nine of the iarg-
est branches, measured 3 feet from
the trunk. is 3 feet. The horizontal
spread from tip to tip covers about
one-third of an acre. which the asso-
citation says is about what eight av-
erage trees would cover.
The association urged that famous
trees in every locality near Washing
ton be photographed and sent to
headquarters, with measurements and
history that might fit the tree for a
place in the who's Who" of trees.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
GLASS OPPOSES SPLIT
OF WAR RISK BUREAU

Secretary of the Treasury Glass is
mot at all in accord with Senator
Smoot's plans, whereby the Bureauu
of War Risk Insurance will be dis
integrated and it's various divisions
split up among other existing gov
'ernhfental agencies, with the pros
pectiye dismissal of 5000 or 5000
oeskE y .r-f
"If the results claimed by Senator
Sw9Rt gould be accomplished by the
1heSffs' proposed said Secretary
Glass, 1.-The Treasury Department
wkQit.s be the first to welcome it.
But the point L would like to make
is this: Within the past six, months
the bureau has been housed in an
excellent building. 1t has DEVELOPED
personnel to carry on it's
wofF. 1t is not physically able to
function in a way that was not pos
fsibtp auffng the first eighteen months
of it's history.
Having reached a stage where II
can do its work with expedition and
accuracy. IL would, in my judgment,
be a grave mistake to now disrupt
the bureau and distribute its several
BSy1sions among other departments.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
CLERGYMAN AS ACTOR
SCORES In SHAKESPEARE

"As You Like 1t" was presented by
the Washington Shakespeare Society
at the Community Service Theatel
slS Tenth street northwest. last night
before an audience of about 500 per
sons. 1t was given as a part Of the
Little Theater" movement
The Rev. DIR. Earle Whitley, pat
tor OF the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church, played the part of Jacques
and earned liberal applause. The
cast included: f.. V Wilcox. 4. A.
Potter. e. A. Wooton. Frank A. Steele,
George de Brodes. c. E Ruebsa;u.
Maurice Jarvis. Francis J. l.. Cleary
q. V. de Brodes. J. II. PelIen. r. l..
Hines, Lawrence Downey, Il. T. w
Duke, Mabel owens Wilcox. Pauline
de Brodes. Nina Lynch, Grace x.
Chamberlain. John Roberts. and Ka.h-
leen Downey. Mrs. Maude Howard
Smith and Mrs. NJ. o. Wilsox direcC-
ed the. play. The Gonzaga Dramatic
Club was in the audience. g. ..s...
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
LABOR'S WAR ON REDS
TO WAX MORE BITTER

War on radicalism in the American
Federation OF Labor is going to be
waged more fiercely than ever, ac-
cording to William II. Johnston, presi-
dent of the International Association
of Machinists.
Members OF the i. W. w, commun-
lists, syndicalists, and Bolshevists are
to be kicked out" says the official,
in connection with the expulsion of
four machinists in Philadelphia for
revolutionary-.yiews and activities.
Ever since the war, we have no.
ticed these /. w. W. joining our ranks
for the purpose OF boring from with
in ~ says Mr.. Johnston. "All OF the
trades of the A. +. of l.. were invaded,
but it is a condition which will not
be allowed to continue"
The machinists' president denies
that the radicals obtained control of
the machinists' union in New York.
as had been reported. He said the
conservatives in the local were de-
feated in an election this week. but
the winning ticket was not composed
OF extremists.
The International Association of
Machinists is the second largest union
in the country, and one OF the most
conservative and strongly intrenched.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29

from the service. Coleman came home
and told a man named NJ. Banks that
while sick in the hospital Winston
told him he killed James Stanley by
shooting him through a window and
then robbed him Of considerable
money.
This was related to the States at
torney. He laid it before the grand
jury, which found a bill against Win
ston.
When the case came UP yesterday
Coleman told the same story. but
when cross-eXamined by W. Mason
Shehan, one OF the counsel for the de-
tense, he made conflicting statements
as to conversations between him and
Winston. Clara Lawrence, Annie
Mundy and Sarah Mundy all said
Winston asked them to swear that
he was at their house on the> night
the murder was supposed to have
been committed.
The defense put on Major /. Lip
shiteh. clerk in the surgeon-generaPs 8
office of the War Department, and
Capt. E. ID. Sykes, stationed at Camp
Meade, who produced duplicate copies
of records which showed that Cole
man and Winston were never in the
hospital together and apparently had
no chance to talk with each other.
Other witnesses are being examined
to counteract statements of the
States witnesses.
The case is being tried with Chief
Judge William FL. Adkins and Asso-
ciate Judges y. Is. Hopper and Levin
W. Wickes on the bench.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
EATING WITH RIGHT HAND
MAUCURATED BY INDIANS.
Prevented Guest From Drawing
& Weapon, Furiong Says in
Argentina Lecture.

s Perhaps you have wondered why You
Zee your right hand.
5SThe Patag gonian Indians furnish the
e&{ne. according to Major Charles
wellington Furlong, in that they in
S6Ast that guests eat with their right
'hAnd, the "knife hand in order that
sthey may be sure their hospitality
~ not being imposed Upon by a guest
Who will take food with one hand
end draw weapon with the other
4 Major Furlong, lecturing before
sths National Geographic Society at
~ New Masonic Temple yesterday
}eftsrnoon and evening, took his audi
l9N@e on lecture tour of Argentina,
NeXinning at Buenos Aires, with its
million and half population, it.
civic improvements that set an ex-
ample for the north in city besuti-
ful, and La Plata. the university city
OF the republic, with its agricultural
school, colleges. and museums.
- His lecture tour lay across the
8Anscontinental railroad, which took
'thfrty-five years in the building. to
ff1ns crags OF the Andes. where the
hest point is pierced by a tunnel,
|aN above which is the famous
Christ Of the Andes" a statue which
commemorates the peaceful adjust
ment of boundary dispute between
Argentina and Chile.
SSSt1arge cattle ranches were shown,
NJ smaller" ones with but so 900
84eep. and larger ones described,
$Here fiocks OF 800 600 or more are
10 be found. Great grain warehouses
betoken the places where the wheat
comes from. Finally he traversed
the wilds of the Patagonian plains.
thSee days without food.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
TRIED FOR DEATH
OF MAN IN 1917
Marylander Said to Have
Admitted Crime While u
In Hospital.

EASTON. Md. Nov. 29.-The court
house was filled here yesterday with
spectators to hear the case Of Joseph
Winston, charged with killing and
robbing James Stanley at his home
on his farm near Trappe December l.,
1917. by shooting him with a shot
gun through window while he was
sitting in a chair at his table.
The affair created a great deal Of
interest at the time, but detectives of
Baltimore who worked on the case
could find no clue. When the war
broke out Winston and man named
Charles w. Coleman were drafted and
sent to Camp Meade. where they both
contracted Influenza After they re-
covered they both were discharged
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
KAISERDN GIVEN TEN
MINUTES TO PACK UP
Munich Paper Tells How Former
Empress Was Driven
From Palace. - q,

MUNICH, Nov. e9.-Former Empress
Augusta Victoria of Germany ws4sAI.
lowed only ten minutes in which to
gather her personal possessions IUtxsK
expelled from her palace in Berlin,
November o. 1918, according to the
royalist newspaper Phospher, recent
ly founded here.
The newspaper says that aasesrr
pany of sailors, headed by non-com-
missioned officers, marched to the
palace, shot down four soldier 81 dSAlo q
were acting as sentries and entered
the empress private apartment. They
ordered her to be prepared to leave
in ten minutes, informing her that a
carriage waited outside.
Without a word the empress gath
cred up photographs of her ehtldraY,
and, hatless and cloakless, proceeded
to Potsdam
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
MOVE TO STOP MAKING
MTOXICANTS IN HOME
Internal Revenue Department Warns
Formula Sellers Prosecution
Is Likely.

Measures to prevent home manufac-
ture of intoxicating liquors have been
taken up by the Bureau of Internal
Revenue. Prohibition enforcement of
ficers have been directed to visit all
persons, firms and corporations en-
gagged in advertising and selling fol-
mulas for making intoxicating liquors
in the home, and to advise them that
they will be subject to prosecution IL
chaser.
The national prohibition act ex-
pressIy forbids the advertising or sale
of formulas and ingredients for the
manufacture of intoxicating liquors
after January 16, the date on which
the constitutional amendment becomes
effective, and provides heavy penalties
for the offense.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
BOOSTS TUITION FEE

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Nov. 29-Com-
mencing next September the tuition
fee at the Harvard Law School will
be 5000. an increase of $50 over the
present rate.
The faculty of the school has Just
agreed upon the increase. The school
has just received the Harvard Endow-
ment Fund of $4,000 from Max Ep-
stein. of Chicago. president of the
american Tank Car Corporation. Mr.
Epstein's gift will be used TO take
care of needy students. The new fee
does not effect students who are now
In school
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
". R. &c TO OPERATE
zone MAN" CAR ON TRIAL
Combination MotOrman and Conduc-
tor Plan to Be Tested at
Bladensbufg.

Permission to operate "one-manr
car on the Bladensburg street car
line was granted by the Public Utili
ties Commission to the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. This
Is done only for a trial.
A ''one-man" car is SO designated
because the motorman, in addition to
running the car. acts as conductor.
The commission notified both rail-
way companies today that It was
the commissions wish that they try
out on several cars the new safety
fender, exhibited recently by the
American Safety Fender Company.
The new tenders will probably be
put in operation for a trial in the
next several days.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
DEER SEASON TO OPEN
MONDAY; HUNTERS READY

WAYNESBORO, Pa, Nov. 29.-Mon-
day being the opening of the deer sea
son in this section, many members of
the various hunting camps are pre-
pairing their camping paraphernalia
In order to pitch their tents on their
old hunting grounds.
The Rouzerville Gun Club went into
camp at Cold Springs, back of the
White Pine Sanitorium, Mont Alto, as
did the Monterey Hunting Club, Coca
Cola and Sport Gun Clubs. Last sea
son was good one many fine speci-
mems were brought down.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
FEEDS HALF MILLION
CHILDREN EACH DAY
Captain Ringland in Berlin to Con-
suit on Extension of
Relief Work.

BERLIN, Nov. 29.-Capt Arthur
Ringland, of Montclair, n. j., has ar
rived here from Prague. where he,is
Herbert Hoovers representative. to
consult with German officials for bet
ter establishing the work. of the So
ciety of Friends through the Amer
lean Relief Administration and the
European children's fund for feeding
German schildren at Prague.
This grpup now is feeding half a
million children daily. he said. includ-
ing those at Prague. and 100000 at
Vienna Details of the new German
feeding plan were made available
through the relief Administrations.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
Slayer Of Car, Caught
With Diary Of Nicholas,
Admits His Part In Crime

BERLIN. Nov. 29.-According TO
the Wiener Morgenzeitung. a Rus
sian bolshevist. arrested at War
saw. has admitted that he was
a red guard and took part in the
staying Of Emperor Nicholas of
Russia.
The newspaper adds that the
man had in his possession under-
garments that once belonged TO
Emperor Nicholas and also
diary containing entries in the
Emperor's handwriting.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
JOHN L. O'BRIAN SEEKS ,
TO BE N. Y. GOVERNOR

Washington heard with interest to-
day the report that John Lord
OBrian, of Buffalo, is candidate for
the Republican nomination for gov
ernor of New York. O'Brian was an
pointed special assistant attorney
general by former Attorney General
Gregory, during the war and was
given supervision over enemy aliens,
The OBrians made their home-f,
Washington for almost two years
and Mrs. O'Brian was prominent So
cially
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
GREEK KING EXuE
FOR PLOT, IS REPORT

GENEVA, Nov. 2s.-King Alexander
Of Greece has been exifd as result,
OF the recent plot against Premier
Nenizelos, according to report re-
ceived here.
The report adds that Alexander is
expected in Lugano. coming from
Italy. and will join his father, who Ia
at Zurich,
{ There is no confirmation OF the re-
port
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
PLAN BENEFIT DANCE
AT BRADBURY HEIGHTS

BRADBURY HEIGHTS, Nd. Nov
29.-Arrangements are nearing com
pletion for dance to be given the
evening OF December 1s at the school
here Tor the benefit of the school
There will be good music and refresh
ments. Misses King and Davis, teach
ers, are working overtime for the
success of the function.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
NEW SHIP BOARD COUNSEL

CHARLES s. Patterson. of Pittsburg
Pa, has been selected as general
counsel for the United States Ship
ping Board and the Emergency Fleet
Corporation, it has been ANNOUNCED
by Chairman John Barton Payne.
Mr.. Patterson succeeds Mark Hyman.
Of New York. resigned.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
us. AGENTSACTNE
AT REDS MEETING N
Endeavor to Secure Names Of
500 Who Took Commuu}st
Oath in New York.

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Department
of Justice officials were today exand..
| lining transcripts Of speeches deliv-
cred last night at "a mass meeting by
Jim" Larkin and ex-Assembiyynan
benjamin Gitlow, both of whoM $4fe
at liberty under $4,000 bail following
Indictment for criminal anarchy4 Ht6S
nographers of the police departfneht
and the Department, of Justice toon
down the speeches.
An attempt was to be made to de-
termine the names of nearly 500 per-
sons Who took the communist oath to
remain true to the tenets of the party,
as repeated by Larkin. 80
Dr. Fucker Presides.
The meeting, held under the austcex
OF the communist labor party of
lea to raise funds to defend 1,
and Gitlow, was presided overs#S
Morris Fucker, at liberty on $1SS00
bail under sentence to fifteen years
Tor violation of the espionage act.
Larkin scoffed at the repartz,4&Hs,
chemicals used in making
been found in a room OF theS&
or Russian workers, adding 32e
use such weapons. We use IN
bombs to blow a new idea. new ide4<
into life"
We've got to organize soviet
army here" he continued. TOf course
l mean we've got to meet tomorrow
IN drilled manner, come early, stay
throughout the meeting, and then be
dismissed by the chairman. Such a
proceeding will cause fear in .he
minds of the capitalists"
AT Ellis Island nearly seventy men
held as undesirables started on the
fifth day of their hunger strike with
suffering from fever and weakness
No attempt was to be made to feed
the men forcibly. Their deportation
hearings are being conducted in regu-
lar order as each is brought bef o:e
the inspectors by Department of JUS
tice guards.
To Rrsume Probe.
Members of the Congressional Com
mittee on immigration and Naturali-
zation who have been conducting an
Investigation into the reason for de-
lay in deporting undesirables init
mated that charges of conspiracy to
obstruct the operation of immigra-
tfon laws would be lodged against at
least two officials in the near future
The Congressman will resume their
investigation at the island next week
after a brief visit to Washington.
Tomorrow they will meet the liner
America, due with 1900 Italian immi-
grants, to get first hand information
on the methods pursued by immigra-
ton officials in examining and pass
ing newcomers to the United States.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
WILL HEAD SANITARIUM.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 29-An-
nounc 2ment has been made at the
state board OF health office that DR..
John J. Lloyd. of Rochester, y. Y, has
been elected TO take charge of the
Blue Ridge Sanitorium at Charlottes-
vile, Na/ DR.. Lloyd is at present i'm
9harge OF tuberculosis work in
The Washington times., 1919-11-29

1t Is hoped that this community
will soon be welllighted. A commit
tee appointed at the last meeting of
the local association to try and in
duce the Potomac Electric Company
to extend current to the heights re-
ports that success is attending their
efforts.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29

Miss Lillian Thomas, OF Red
Corners. this county, and George
Leapley of this town, were married
recently at Forestville.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-08-21

To straighten he after out, as far
as possible, the !lreau has prepared q
form, which the ask correspondents
to fill out and in lose with the letters
OF inquiry. The il. II is intended to
give the searcher! !. the bureau files
data upon which /. work 1t is self
explanatory and reproduced with
this article.
Hundreds o. Girls Used.
In tracing down he inquiries that
flood the bureau e:-n day hundreds of
girls are used-al all Of them girls
who have had cxpel. ence in library
or catalogue work. They are from
every state in the union and inquiries
from their state are always referred
to them because Of their knowledge Of
towns, counties, and postoffice adj
dresses in their districts.
Some Of the difficulties arise
through adherence to old customs of
the land of their fathers by young
Americans who proved their loyalty
by following the colors. One instance
is that of soldier by the name of
Jose Colozany Sepulveda. From the
American viewpoint this soldiers
name is Colozan, but according to
Spanish custom the Sepulveda, which
was his mothers last name, is affix-
ed to every official document. Where
name is recorded in this manner
the mother of the boy, in writing to
the bureau to inquire about his insur-
ance, says his name is Sepulvera. If
the father writes he informs the bu-
reau his sons name is Colozan.
Seven First Names.
Localities sometimes run to similar
ity in names. There were 1874 Porto
Ricans in the army named Rodriguez.
The serial number of each was in the
SOC, 900 group. There were but seven
first transforming, Francisco,
Jose, Juan, Ramon, Tomas. and An
tonic. Fifty-one of the Jose Rodri-
guezes were in the 374th infantry.
There were twenty-nine Francisco
Radriguezes in the 373rd, 374th, and
375th infantries.
An old Scandinavian custom changes
the name with each generation. For
instance, the youth in Uncle Sans
army bears the name of John Thomp-
son. His beneficiary is his father, in
Christiania, Thomas johnson. It is
time honored system, for the first
name of the father to be adopted for
the last name of the son, with the
word "son" added. The father, there
fore, is Thomas johnson, the son,
John Thompson.
Has Longest Name.
Harry Adolph Thomas Richard
Eugene Bullock of Salmon, Idaho has
the most troublesome name in the
record bureau. All five of his given
names are copied on each official pa
per that is required for record pur-
poses.
If the form printed with this arti-
Gle is followed the bureau promises
the writer will get quick service on
his letters of inquiry.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-08-21
$4,000 JOHNsoNs IN ARMY;
SMITHS IN SECOND PLACE.

Daily thousands of letters of in
quiry pour into the bureau of war
IRISH insurance in Washington con-
tanning anxious questions about allot-
ments, government insurance, bonus
payments, final discharge pay, and
the thousand and one financial mat
tiers between the 100000 men who
were in service and their government
AS fast as the great stacks of cor
respondence can be taken up they are
checked, filed, and answered, and the
matters of difficulty Strengthened
out. But no one, except those actually
engaged in clearing away the trou-
Bile, can appreciate the obstacles that
have to be overcome. Carelessness
in giving addresses, or in giving mott
fication of change Of address, or by
handwriting that cannot be easily
deciphered, is responsible for three
fourths of the trouble.
| JOhns0ns In Lead.
! The bureau has compiled state
ment showing that there were SO 200
Johnsons in the army, 81, $50 Smiths
$4,000 Williams, $4,000 Browns, 49,
600 Jones, $4,000 Andersons, and 49,
500 Walkers. Of the Johnsons there
were 2,138 with the first name John
and 2,O62 answering to William. OF
the Smiths, 3,412 were Johns, and
1925 Williams, with 1000 of them US.
ing the battling title of "E. Smith,
The bureau points out the appar.
ent hopelessness Of locating the cor.
rect induces of the multitudinous name
SMILES unless full information as to
regiment at the time of discharge
correct home address, full name, and
if possible army serial number, the
numbers of applications for allot.
ments, bonds, insurance policies, and
communication allowances.
Were so Marys.
One communication is quoted as an
example. A John j. O'Brien, writing
about his insurance policy, stated he
could be identified in lieu of his SER
ial and certificate numbers by the
fact that the beneficiary named was
his wife, Mary A. The research work
ers of the bureau found that there
were It's John O'Briens, and that fif-
ty of them had wives whose names
are Mary A.
To locate 81. A. Brown" would
necessitate search through 1000 in
dex cards, the bureau points out;
looking for &C. E. Johnson" would re-
quire search through 5000 cards; III.
H. Miller" through 5000 cards, and
81. w. Smith" through $4,000 cards.
In handling names Of Americans Of
foreign extraction the greatest diff
Guilty has been in deciphering the
chirography of compound les" and
"z's" and "y's" and "s's"ssnd "f's; "
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-08-21
Like PAM.

The family was at breakfast. and
mong other things they had hard.
'oiled eggs. The bald-headed papa
urned to his two-year-old child and
hid: Elizabeth, how do you wish
'our egg this morning." She looked
It the egg and then at her father and
and: i DIES I'll take It bald.headed.
papa"