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there was "stingerea,' and as no.
body knew quite what that meant
| everybody was interested and curious.
II turned out to be sort OF carni-
val. Rumanian national night parade.
and very picturesque. 1t was followed
by fireworks, music motion pictures
and dancing. Mrs. Samuel Humphreys
of Philadelphia. whose daughter is
Nine. Tieusanu, wife OF the Rumanian
military attache. was one OF the first
to buy box for the occasion.
Let il not be forgotten that the
Colonial Danes also ran. They were
| holding their biennial council and
they hadn't had one for three years
because last year didn't seem exactly
a good time to have one. AS usual
with that organization. their functions
were brilliant and exclusive to a de-
Ygree. The reception to Mrs. Lamar.
widow of Justice Joseph r. Lamar
president of the Colonial Danes OF
! America, which was perhaps the cli-
max of their conference, was held in.
the Washington Club Wednesday
night Mrs. Matthew T. Scott enter
tanned at brilliant dinner preceding
the reception.
Mrs. Mitchell Palmers sister, Mrs.
Kemp Bartlett of Baltimore has been
her guest for the week. being in at
tendance on the council of Colonial
Danes. Mrs. Palmer and the Attorney
General went to Baltimore to-day for
a garden party with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Dixon, the formef being Mrs,
Talmer's brother
The Palmers seem to be going" a
good deal, but it is not so much with
the Washington official crowd as with
personal friends and relatives in Balti-
more and Philadelphia.
Mrs. Houston is planning to 90 to
Woods Hole about the first of June
and establish the children there, after
which she will divide her time between
them up there and Secretary Houston
Gown here.
Another event of the week was the
Interior Departments exhibit Demon
strating its many activities. The pub
lie school health work seems to be one
OF the interesting and unsuspected
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GENERAL NOTES OF SOCIETY
Continued from Serenth Page.

| Continued from Serenth Page.
yesterday at the Hotel Commodore. Il
was served IN the west ballroom.
The Mothers of the West Committed
Kept open house recently at the Rock,
| Mountain Club 65 West Fifty fourth
street, to receive the men in uniform
from Wyoming, Oregon, Montana, Utah
| and California. Mrs. John Hays Ham.
| mond is the chairman of the COMMITTEES
and on the executive committee are Mrs
olive Scott Gabriel, Oregon: Mrs. DAME
H. Walterbeek, Idaho; Mrs. Frederick
lie Roy Mason, Arizona: Mrs. H. w
Hardinge, Colorado; Mrs Joseph r
Nounnan, Nevada; Mrs. L. Bradford
Prince, New Mexico; Mrs. A. J. Sexauer
South Dakota; Mrs. Frank ID. White
North Dakota; Mrs. Robert Wylie I.vle
Texas: Mrs Francis Brownell. Wash.
ington: Mrs. F. Dewey Richards, Utah
ana Mrs. ]. L, kemmerer Wyoming
Mrs. Thomas ]. Vivian is vice chairman
OF The executive committee and Mrs
Charles D. Hirst secretary.
A luncheon was given at the Cumber-
land Hotel Wednesday by the Manhst.
tan Mstinee Club, Mrs. Jesse Emerson
Moffat president, after which the men,
bers attended the performance of "The
Woman in Room 10" at the Republic
Iheatre. The chairman was Mrs. Alvin
SchaHer. The members ~ill see Friend
~ Enemies Tomorrow evening at the
hudson Theatre and afterward enjoy
supper and dancing at the Cumberland
HoteL The annual business meeting of
the organization will be held wednes-
DAY and VIII be followed by tea.
The entertainment which will be given
curing the dinner for the League OF
NAtions tomorrow evening at the Hotel
commodore will be elaborate. The din
ner Will be announced by the mess call
or the bugle, and the guests will pass
on to the various tables TO the music OF
new League of Nations march dedi-
Gated to President Wilson and former
President William II. Taft. There will
pc harp numbers during the evening by
MISS Margaret Hoberg, and the director
composer Natszy will lead the orchestra
Remembrance" a waltz dedicated 10
William G. McAdoo, will open the pro-
gramme in the ballroom later in the
evening, In the receiving line will be
Mr.. and Mrs. McAdoo, Mr.. and Mrs
Gerard. Mr.. and Mrs. Lauren Carroll
MISS Elisao beth Marbury, Judge and Mrs
Martin I. Manton. Judge and Mrs. Wad-
hams and Homer S. Cummings. The
reception will be at o'clock and the
dinner half an hour later. Dancing will
follow.
The speakers will be Martin T. Man
ton Judge United States Circuit Court
OF Appeals; William G. McAdoo, WAC
Secretary of the Treasury Homer S.
Cummings, chairman OF tie National
Democratic Committee Miss Elisabeth
Marbury. president Womens National
Committee, American Defence Society
William II. Wadhams, Judge Court of
General Sessions; Lauren Carroll, presi-
dent Fifteenth Assembly District Re
publican Club. and James W. Gerard,
Ahoassduor &c germany.
Inc committee on arrangements u
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n recent horses howa Washn

two children watched Senator Nc
Cormick take the OATH and as soon
as she could Mrs. Mccormick tore
herself away, for she was in the
midst of preparations for the really
epoch making joint conference OF the
mems and women's Republican COM
mittees in Wardman Park Inn and
the great banquet on Thursday night.
1t was a most interesting dinner.
With VIII Hays making keynote
speech, and Miss Mary Garrett Hay
of New York, and the women coming
pretty near TO keeping Mrs. McCor-
mick'c promise that the women were
there to say nothing and saw wood.
They were not going to do a whole lot
OF discussing and "argufying." They
would look and listen. and learn from
their confreres all they possibly could
ABOUT party organization and what
was required of them to help the
Republican party win in 1920.
There were to be no women's
speeches. Even Mrs. Mccormick did
not intend to make one. The organ
izing and running of the dinner must
have been hard task. 1t certainly
occupied Mrs. Mccormick. Mrs.
Reinecke. Mrs. Humphreys and Mrs
Wallace White so completely that they
could not make time to go to the
House on Wednesday and see suffrage
so over the top whooping-304 to 50
though both are ardent suffragists
and have been leaders in the fight.
Rumantan Fetc Has Surprises.
Another interesting event was the
Rumanian fete on Friday night. az
Woodley. It was a fete champetre for
the benefit Of the Rumanian war
orphans, arranged by Princess Ghika
and Mrs. Theodore Boynton, head
OF the Rumanian Relief Commit
tee. Fortunately the weather was all
that could be desired, and as every
body OF official or diplomatic impor-
lance still in Washington was on the
list OF patronesses. the quality and
quantity of the gathering were as
sured.
In the afternoon and early evening
Rumanian music. dances and folk
songs were features. In the evening
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phases OF the Departments work, and
on Monday, when the exhibit opened,
Secretary Lane personally weighed a
bunch of children presented for the
purpose. The idea seems to be to
make the pursuit of health a sort OF
game for the school children through.
out the country and get them to eat
the right things and do the sanitary
things just for the fun of It.
Secretary and Mrs. Lane are about
as thoroughly occupied a pair as any
two persons need to be. Mrs. Lane. in
addition to her various other activities,
started recently a diet kitchen to pro-
vide special food and delicacies for the
convalescents, chiefly at Walter Reed
Hospital She apparently has no gum.
mer plans. The children, Ned and
Miss Nancy Lane, will both be in Cali
fornia. whence the Lanes came. Ned
Is already established in business there
Word that Secretary Lansing's two
sisters had received the new French
medal of the Gratitude Of France for
devotion under fire to the canteen work
in which they had been engaged recalls
circumstantial story last fall that
for bravery at Saint Eustache. Sec-e-
tary and Mrs. Lansing maintained at
the time,that the report was probably
mistake. as Secretary Lansing had
received word from Major Andre Tar
dieu that they had been cited. which is
by way of being honorably mentioned,
but is much different from receiving
the CroiX de Guerre And apparently
the Lansings were right.
And. by the way, people are asking
one another what has become OF Miss
Helen Bones, and nobody seems to
know. Even her intimate friends here
don't know where she is. At least they
pretend not to.
There seems to be a sneaking suspi-
cion developing that she went back to
France with the Presidential party in
March, though there has been no an
nouncement of anything of the sort
Certainly she has not been in WASH
ington since some time in December.
The Navy League conference wound
up with big dinner tonight.
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raid Craigie, representing England
Lieut. Bernard Blachere OF the French
High Commission; Guido Giovannozzi
italian Commissioner. and Major Leon
Osterrieth Belgian representative to this
country. The Victory Club gave an
aviation surprise party to Lieut.. Val.1-
tine Drougard Thursday at the home OF
the president, s4S West End avenue.
The Victory Girls served the supper. The
guests included Major Ross Mccoy.
Capt. Harry r.. Roults. Capt Walter
Ditmars, Leuts, Victor lie Noir. r. y
Clark. c. II. Sugarman. J. y. Craig. Roy
u. Wilcox. Albert Wagner. G. II. GRAY
son. Herrlck T. Corey. Jr.. Frank C.
Badke, Thomas T.. Huser, Martin
Charles Ansorge. John Crosby, Horace
Love, George Stoddard, Eugene Down
ing and Herbert Hartman Hatch.
At the twilight tea given on Thurs.
day by the Oasis in the clubs rooms at
the Commodore Rock well Kent was one
OF the speakers and Mrs. Albert Sterner
gave an informal talk on Gardens" il.
Illustrating ii with paintings, photographs
and models.
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composed OF Frank l.. Bowling, Henry
Bruckner. Edward Riegelmann, Maurice
Connolly, Mrs. Clarence Burns, Lauren
Carroll, Miss Rachel Crothers, Mrs
Grace Strachan- Forsythe. Miss Alice
Carpenter. Charles Harwood. Mise Olive
Jones, Mrs. Mc1ver Kerr. Frederick W.
keough, Preston P. Lynn, Miss Elisa
beth Marbury. Mrs. Nora D. Mccall,
Joseph r. Mulqueen. Mrs. John Stratton
OLeary, Frank Purdy. John Richie.
George Ryan, Arthur S. Somers. Right
Hon. Scion Stylien |. VIasto, Thomas
Donnclly, Mrs, Leonard l.. Hill. Isaac
Franklin Russell. s. McI.erey Weller,
Oliver II, Bartine. Josephine Redding.
Frank Wilsey. Mrs. Charles H. Reid,
Capt. +. l.. Ackerson. John Moroney. II.
II. Howell. George Francis Kerr. Aiming
). Pratt and Charles f. Gehring.
An entertainment and dance will he
given for the League of Nations night
celebration at the Hotel Pennsylvania
on Thursday by the Victory Club, Norma
Drew president. The guests of honor
will be Major-Gen. J. F. Organ. L. S. A,
Twenty-seventh Division; Lord Archi-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
DR.. RAINES TO
RECOVER FROM INJURIES

DR.. n. F. Raines. Of Raines, Tenn,
who was severely injured late Wednes-
day evening. his sixty-first birthday,
when an Illinois Genital train struck
his auto near his home, Is expected to
recover, according TO reports from st.
Joseph's hospital. He rested easily
during the night and regained con
seriousness a few hours after tho acci-
dent.
DIR. Raines had Just left his home on
a call when the train struck his auto
as 1t was half way across the track.
DIR. Ralnes said later that he had not
seen the approaching engine, He was
thrown from the car and severely
bruised about tho head and face. The
automobile was practically n complete
wreck.
The train came to a stop within a
short distance and, according to re-
ports, was not going fast, Or. Ralnes
was placed aboard the train n first
aid attention was given him by a ply
stefan and nurse who were passengers,
DR.. Raines, who Is a native Mem
phian and prominent. has practiced In
RaInes for So years and for the past y
years has been associated with DR..
A. q. hudson.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
STORY THAT CAR
Of RUSSIA IS STILL ALIVE

LONDON, Jan. 9. British Wireless
Service.)-According to a story sent
by a special correspondent of the Morn
ing Post at Archangel-which it Is nee
essary to treat with reserve--the for
mer emperor of Russia Is still alive.
The correspondent ~telegraphs:
"A friend of mine, Prince NJ, who
has just arrived here from P~etrograd.
informed me that he had a long talk
with Grand Duke Cyril on Nov. Is,
The grand duke told him that he had
just received a letter from Grand
Duchess Tatiana. daughter Of the EN-:
peror, who wrote that the empress and
her daughters were still alive and that
the emperor had not been shot.
The R~olshevik officer who was or
dered to carry out the sentence of death
told the emperor that it was a matter of
indifference to him who was shot. He
had orders to produce a corpse-bullets
in the head Of a victim would make
Identification impossible.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
BERGER AND FOUR SOCIALIST
LEADERS GUILTY, JURY SAYS

CHICAGO, Jan. 9.--Found guilty OF
conspiracy to violate the espionage law
by a jury in federal court here late
yesterday, Congressman-eleCt Victor
Berger, Adolph Germer, secretary Of
the national socialist party; William. f.
Kruse, editor Of the Young Socialist;
Irwin st. John Tucker, writer and
Of the American Socialist, are free to-
day on bonds Of $4,000 each pending
the hearing of arguments on a motion
for a new trial by Judge Lands on
Jan. %.
The men face prison terms Of from
one to 20 years; a fine of from y to
$40, 900, or both, at the discretion OF the
trial judge.
Seymour stedman, chief counsel for
the defendants, declared that the case
will be appealed to the United States
supreme court if necessary to keep his
clients out of prison.
The Jury deliberated s hours and 80
minutes before agreeing on its verdict.
Three ballots were taken. The first
stood 10 to 2 for conviction, the second
II to ! for conviction and the third II
for conviction.
Unusual precautions were taken by
the government to prevent any out
break in the courtroom. Agents or the
department of Justice searched every
man who entered the room to the read
ing of the verdict.
The jury halted in its labors for five
minutes at 11:45 AIN. out of respect to
the memory of Theodore Roosevelt, Out
in the corridor the defendants, their
lawyers and friends were ordered by
the bailiffs to remove their hats while
the city paid its respect to the former
president and statesman,
With the exception Of Berger, who
appeared nervous, the defendants lis
tened to the reading of the verdict
without a sign Of emotion, Victor L.
Berger said:
THE verdict Is a surprise to me, !
was certain that the jury would acquit
us on the case made u by the gov
eminent. l am no more guilty Of this
charge thar the judge on the bench. !
have been a citizen of this country and
stood for the principles for which !
have been tried, for 81 years. Now II
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
MORE GERMAN GOLD
PAID OVER TO YANKS

COBLENZ. Jan. ., CRy the Associ-
ated Press TEN million marks ar
rived here from Berlin by special train,
the German government Of the IS, 900,
900 marks duo in January for the ex-
penses Of the American army Of oc-
Cupatlon
The arrival Of this shipment makes
a total Of S6+, 900, 900 marks which has
been turned over to tho American au-
thorities for the current expenses OF
the occupying forces
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
Urges Plain Law.

Mr.. Cuyler's statement specifies that
"the statute itself should provide the
rule of ~rate-making and should require
that rates be not only what has been
called reasonable, but adequate and
sufficient to enable the carriers to pro-
vide safe, adequate and sufficient ser.
vice to protect existing investment, and
to attract new capital necessary In the
public interest" 1t was declared FUR
Their that 'the statute should provide
hat existing rates put into effect by
the director-general of railroads should
be continued in effect until changed by
the interstate commission as
provided by law" or through initiation
of new rates by roads. Express rates
should be dealt with in the same man
ner a. freight rates.
Regional federal rate tribunals, said
Mr.. Cuyler, might be created in this
manner:
The Interstate commerce commission
should divide the United states into a
number Of regions, for each OF which
the president should appoint a regional
commission, which should be a board
Of primary jurisdiction, consisting OF
one member for each state in the
region, The regional commission should
have authority to determine all COM
plants and to report to the interstate
commerce commission. If no objection
Is made to the interstate commerce
commission WlJllln IL llHllltu tlUlt hliu
tho commission does not override the
lower tribunal, the orders and findings
Of the regional commissions automatic
ally should go into effect.
The railroad executives plan pro-
vides for federal Incorporation Of inter
state carriers, for government super
vision Of security issues and for fund
ing by the government Of railroad in
debtedness growing out of federal con-
troll during the war.
Broad super Jisory powers should be
granted the secretary OF transportation,
said Mr.. Cuyler. These would include
authority to require re-routing OF traf-
fic to prevent or eliminate congestion,
to require common use Of terminals, to
compel complete unification In war
times or other periods OF national emer-
gency to require roads to distribute
cars among patrons fairly. and TO other
roads to provide for proper movement
Of traffic, Mergers or consultations,
inter-company agreements on rates or
practices. pooling Of facilities and pool
ing Of earnings in connection with elm
nation Of unnecessary train service
should be subject to his approval, ac-
| cording to the railroad plan. The in
t~erstate commission would
| receive appeals in case Of disagree
| ment between a road and the secretary
Of Transportation,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
TURKOMANS RUN RIOT.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Bands OF
T~urkomans. estimated to number 5000,
are causing disturbances at Bandari-
gaz and Astarabad, in Persia. A dis
patch received by the state department
from Teheran said the Turkomans OBJ
tained arms and ammunition from Rus
sia, A force OF 1000 Persian troops
has been dispatched to maintain or
der.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
MANY DIXIE MEN SET
FREE BY HUN CAPT0RS

WASHINGTON. Jan. "A list con-
tanning the names Of $50 American pris-
0ners Of var who have arrived in
France was issued today by the war
department, The list, all enlisted men,
includes:
Asa whitelock. Olaf, Va: John James
Williamson, Lorman. Miss. Abraham
Keen, Alamo, Ga, Carey L, Kirk, And
ing, Miss; Jesse Lee, Butler La; Carl
A. Ireland, AshbUrn, Ca; Millare Cat
wood, Brewton, Ala; Vivian Long,
C~oushatta, La; Jewell McMichael. Fitz-
gerald. Ga. William Hicks, Rome, Ga.
Henry McClarin, Carthage, Tenn; Mack
Trent, Cedar Bluff, Va; Herman f..
Fife, Fayetteville, Tenn; Edwin p.
Neer, Purcellville, Va; George n.
Hodge, Wiliamsviile. Va; Frank Whit
aker, Knoxville, Tenn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
FIVE ALLIED LEADERS
H0NORED BY ATHENS

ATHENS, Jan. a-The municipal
council Of Athens has unanimously and
enthusiastically voted to confer the
freedom Of the city or President Will
son, Premier Lloyd George Of England,
Premier Clemenceau and Marshal Foch,
Of France, and Premier VenIzelos, Of
Greece. Five OF the principal streets
in the city will be given the names OF
the five leaders.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
STRIKE T o SHIPPING.

BuENos AIRES, Jan, all trans;
Atlantic shipping has been suspended
until tho harbor strike liz ended. It was
announced after a meeting Of shipping
agents here last night The govern
ment was attempting to assist In load
ing and unloading vessels by using a
few government tugs, but the agents
decided no attempt will 10 made 10
move vessels.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
SEVEN AIRMEN ORDERED
TO FOUND FLYING SCHOOL

COLUMBUS. o. Jan. 0-washington
advices received here say hat Capt.
Edward V. Rickenbacher and seven 9TH
er American aviators nave been detailed
by the war department to found a fly
ing school which viii rank with West
Point and Annapolis
The other aviators mentioned include
Nal William Thaw, Capt, Sanford Bid
die and Lieut.. Tohin. who already are
in this country
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09

A dose taken every two hours until
three doses are taken will end grippe
misery and break up a severe cold either
in the head, chest. body or limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up ~nostrils
and air passages in the head, stops
nasty discharge or nose running. re-
lieves sick headache, dizziness, feverish-
ness, sore throat. sneeztng' soreness and
stiffness.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09

Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing
and snuffling! Ease your ~throbbing
head! Nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold
Compound" which costs only a few
cents at any drug store. 1t acts with
out assistance, tastes nice, causes no
inconvenience. Be sure TO get the gen.
uinaL adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09

I am to be prosecuted for them / shall
accept my fate like a man"
Adolph Germer said: 1.-THE verdict
came as a shock to me, because | felt
all along that we would be set free. We
are not discouraged, however, and will
keep the flag Of socialism flying"
The other defendants declined to
make statements.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09

Count t, who was present at the
conversation, offered to sacrifice him
self, saying he considered it was his
duty to lay down his life FOR his Sow
ereign. The emperor protested We
hemently, but was overruled by Count
t and the officer. The emperor es-
capped, but no one knows where he is
at the present time.
Or. Botkin has also written to his
sister to the effect that the greatest
crime of the twentieth century has mis-
carried"
An Associated Press dispatch from
Warsaw, under date of Dec. "a, gave
Michael de Tchihatchef, a nephew OF
Gen. Skoropadski, as authority for the
statement that the former Russian en-
peror and his entire family were still
alive. Count Tatchiev, the emperor's
former personal military attache, was
named as the victim who was shot in
stead OF the emperor.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
STRIKING MINERS AND
POLICE FIGHT BATTLES

LIMA, Peru, Jan. ~s.-Several persons
have been killed or wounded in fight
ing between the police and striking gold
miners at CasapalcO, q town on the
Oroya railway situated at an altitude
Ia the district TO r~e-estabIish order.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
HUNS CALL STRIKE.

strike has been declared by German
workers in the workshops at Bruns-
wick, according to advices received
here. The strikers are reported to have
plundered the public buildings there.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
DUMESNIL RESIGNS.

PARIS, Jan. o. (HavasD-Jacques
Louis Dumesnil, under-secretary Of
n viation, has resigned, it Is announced
here. NJ. Dumesnii a the French rep
rcsentative in the interallied munitions
council during the last days Of the war.