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The Washington times., 1919-10-31
HAT A PROBLEM If
LADY ASTOR WINS
Question Raised as to What
Headgear She Would
Wear in Commons.

LONDON, Oct 31.-The selection of
Lady Astor as the official Unionist
candidate for Plymouth, in succession
to her husband, Viscount Astor, pro-
vokes some papers to speculate re-
garding the headgear which she would
wear in parliament in view of the
important part which members hats
play as property in the proceedings.
The Unionist Morning Post, owned
by the Countess of Bathurst, daughter
of the late Baron Gienesk. remarks:
During the deba-e on the generai
custom OF enfranchisement of women
the Unionists objected to the measure
for various reasons, and those who
voted for ii are understood to have
Withdrawn their objections on the
strict understanding they would never
acquiesce in the election of women to
parliament.
Lady Astor has every intention of
taking her seat. and If elected the first
female member of parliament. will be
an American by birth. The viscount
in one house and the viscountess in
another should not be happy ar
rangement."
The Washington times., 1919-10-31
FAMILY TRAGEDIES
LIST new SUICIDE
Wife of Charlottesville Cap
italist Fourth One To
End Own Life.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Oct. 81
Mrs, Gertrude Tayloe, prominent in
the social life of this section and wife
of Edward ID. Tayloe, a wealthy local
capitalist. committed suicide tonight
while temporarily unbalanced follow
ing an extended illness. Taking ad-
vantage of the absence of her hus-
band, she fired a bullet through her
| heart in her apartments in the Mira
mont at the university.
The Tayloes recently returned from
Vermont, where they had spent the
summer in the hope that Mrs. rayloe
would recuperate from heart trouble.
Mrs. Tayloe was a Miss Walker, of
Norfolk. and was married twelve years
ago. She leaves one son, Thornton.
aged ten.
Tragedy has been frequent visitor
to the Wake home. An. uncle. Lyttle
T. Wake. first met violent death by
leaping from a boat Mrs Tayloe's
brother shot himself while a student
In the law school at the University of
Virginia eleven, years ago. the act
following too close application to
study. A few weeks later Mrs. Tay-
loe's father ended his life.
The Washington times., 1919-10-31
ONLY SO SOCIALISTS WIN
SEATS IN SWISS COUNCIL

BERNE, Switzerland. Oct. 31.-Sat-
isfaction with the results of the cleo
tion to the national council. which
show only thirty-nine Socialists
chosen on the final count, is expressed
by the bourgeois press.
The final results show that the
council, with a total of 1S9 members,
will be made up as follows: Radical
Democrats. So; Catholic Conservatives,
AZ; Socialists, 80; the new Peasan
Party, 27; Liberal Democrats, 9; East
ern Switzerland Democrats, 4; Grut-
leans, 8; Progressive. Bourgeois. /,
and Evangelist, l.
The Washington times., 1919-10-31
"WATCH ON RHINE" WILL
BE PRINTED IN ARKANSAS

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Oct. 81
From Andernach, Germany, to Little
Rock Ark. is long leap, but that
is the jump made by the "The Watch
on the Rhine" an eight-page weekly
newspaper the men of the Third
United States division edited, printed
and supplied regularly to 10000 read
ers during the six months previous
to the departure of the division from
Germany last August.
The new office OF THE Watch on
the Rhine" was opened October IS.
and the first issue of the paper at
its new location will appear Novem-
Der /.
The Washington times., 1919-10-31

achieve the desired purpose. The dis
patch adds that Germany. however.
is prepared % assist in any measures
against Bolshevism which are caIcu-
lated, to obtain the desired end.
The German note argues that coer-
Give measures by foreign countries
are regarded in Russia as serving the
interests of reaction. which is hated
by all Russian democratic elements
more than Bolshevis.a. Therefore, II
was to be feared that a blockade
would only be favorable to the growth
of Bolshevism.
The Washington times., 1919-10-31
JlLTED, KILLS MAN,
JUMPS IN CANAL
Girl, Pulled From Water, at
Point of Death in Rome,
N. Y, Hospital.

ROME, n Y, Oct. 31.-AIeging
that he bad broken promise to mar
~ her. Mabel Newman first threaten
ed to bring suit against Rocco Coll
lucia and later shot and killed him.
Then she attempted suicide and is in
critical condition in the Rome hos
pital.
Collucio is a discharged soldier who
served overseas. He and the girl ac-
cording to witnesses, had an argu-
ment After firing the shot she ran
and jumped into the canal. Her body
was pulled out of the water and
taken to the hospital, where physi-
clans say she took poison before
jumping into the canal.
The Washington times., 1919-10-31
CLAIM cHECK-PR0TEcT0R
AGENTS PASSED BAD PAPER

wILLIAMSPoRT, Pa, Oct 81
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Woodwork, who
came to this city last spring, appar-
emily from nowhere" have departed
for nowhere" leaving behind them
checks said to be worthless.
Woodwork sold a devise for the
protection of checks, while his wife
made a canvass of the city for the
sale of books on the instruction OF
children. All the time, 1t is now
charged, they were issuing worthless
checks. Several warrants have been
issued for their arrest.
The Washington times., 1919-10-31
GERMANY REFUSES
SOVIET BLOCKADE

LONDON, Oct. 31.-An official wire
less dispatch received from Berlin
says Germany's reply to the entente
declines to participate in a blockade
of soviet Russia, because Germany
does not believe the blockade would
The Washington times., 1919-10-31
srRIKTNG DoCkMAN KILLED.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct ai.-one
another seriously wounded yesterday
and eight arrests were made on tne
water front after two disturbances
earlier in the day in which shots
were fired
The Washington times., 1919-10-31

The note points out that according
to the League of Nations. circum-
stances at present would not justify
blockade.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-09
TERRIFIC R
4 OF SAN SALVADOR
QUAKE DESCRIBED

Los Angles. Cal. June 5.lHow the
San Salvador earthquake of April %
partly demolished the national palace
and rocked a solid concrete building
like a leaf in the wind" was told in
q letter received by. Mrs. j. ". Mar
shall from her cousin. Mrs. c. L. Cur
tbs, who was in San Salvador when the
tremblor occurred.
This was the worst earthquake in
San Salvador in forty years., wrote
Mrs. Curtis: "'fhe volcano that caused
the trouble in 1917 was not to blame
this time.
There is a lake ten miles away.
from which the disturbance radiates
as a center, and this city, being SO
near, gets about,all it a stand.
1.-The first shock came about l
o'clock in the morning, when most
persons were asleep. Many were
caught by plaster falling on their beds
!, Others were buried under the falling
walls.
THE electric lights were instantly
II akoke in terror and cried out to
my husband. The solid concrete
building. in which l now sit, rocked
from north, to south like a leaf in the
wind, and all the time there was a ter
r'fying roar impossible to describe.
"Shock followed shock. although
diminishings in intensity each time.
'"Our place faces h front of the
national palace. from which great
blocks Of marble. which had ornamen.
ted the balconies Of the second story
verb thrown down, chipping great
pieces from the marble steps.
I'm all, about 100 lives were lost
not including those of convicts who
were shot while attempting to escape
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-09
RUMORS OF
CRISIS ARE
IDLE GOSSIP
Such lis Declaration of Ger.
mans ]. Regarding Reports
of cabinet Trouble.

Berlin, Sunday. June s.-(By the
Associated. .Press)-Rumors that a
cabinet crisis is imminent are dis
missed. in official quarters asI idle
gossip. The fact hat Herr Wissel
minister without portfolio and DR..
Bernhard Dernburg, minister of A.
NANCE, differ. respecting the conduct, b1
postwar economic control has start.
ed q report hat there is serious dis.
sension in the cabinet. The issue, it il
commended, cannot be decided unit
peace is arranged and is, in n case
purely personal.
"There lis no internal difference al
to leading national and foreign issue.
and this is the only government avail.
able or possible which can sign or re.
ject the peace treaty" q member o.
the government told the Associated
Press today.
The S%partacus league has issued ar
appeal to "proletariats the worlt
over" to make June 10 the day Of the
funeral of Rosa Luxembourg, the rad
ical socialist leader, who was killed
by a mob here early in the year ant
whose body was found in the Land
wehr canal on June,1 I. an information
al holiday. =
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-09
CERMANSMAY' !.
]. HAVE TRIAL
FOR MEN WHO
STARTED WAR
Bill Provides for Committee
Of. Is Men to Investigate
Start Of Trouble.

Berlin, Sunday, June s.-tBy The
Associated Press.)-The constitution
al convention has completed consfd-
Grafton of a bill creating a state court
which would try those accused Of
starting, frightening and losing the
a 1t will be presented in h ma
tional assembly soon.
The measure provides for a. COM
Nittee Of fifteen members of the ma
tional assembly to investigate the po-
litical and military leadership Of the
country prior to and during the war.
and requires the government to pro-
duce, any documents needed at the
projected trials. The court would be
composed of fifteen members. includ-
ing the presidents of the imperial,
military, Prussian, Bavarian and Han
seattle supreme courts, five members
of the national assembly and five SEN
ators. The accused would be permit
ted to have counsel and would be
given the privilege of testifying. De-
alterations Of the court would be
secret and there would be no appeal
from its verdict.
1.-THE people demand an explana-
ton as to who is guilty for the war.
why it vas not ended earlier and
whether the result could not have
been partly or wholly avoided" says
a statement which Will tle
>bir1 when it is presented to the ma
tional assembly. This is the task of
a state court, although it can give
no fnaltverdict because it is unable to
see the archives of other countries
participating in the war. Neverthe-
less Germany's- desire to withhold
nothing from the rest of the world
and not to spare the guilty has caused
the government to apply for the Gre
alton Of an international investigation
commission, which was denied by its
%oppoents. So this court should be
created to investigate whether Ger
mans have been guilty Of conduct
against the fatherland."
The statement declares the court
should be above party politics and re-
sponsible only to it's conscience.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-09
GOATS ARE

Berkeley, Cal. June 9.-Goats nave
proven their value both as monetary
and dietetical assistants to students
who are earning their way through
university. At least this is the ex-
perience of a University of California
coed who earned her way through
college riding on q goat" In other
words, Miss Elsie Thomas. the goat
herder, acted as milk man. to her
several customers, and used the prod
uct also as part of her diet. Miss
Thomas. graduated recently with her
class ~ LN..- n. 49, -.--
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-09

cording to . dispatch to the Mail from
Helsingfors. Prof. Kartashelf, NON
socialist member Ct the cabinet head
ed by A. r.. Kerensky will be the head
Of this government and will choose
the Kolchak government at .Omsk and
the Russian political committee in
Paris.
The dispatch states that the cabinet
will include democrats, constitutional
lists, republicans: socialists, moderate
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-09

stitute at Rochester. Mimi. today is
the principal speaker on influenza, of
which be has made especial study. He
will explain the Rosenau serum, for
treatment of the disease.
DR.. E. w. Spottswood Of Missoula,
president of the state association, is
presiding. DR.. E. g. Balsam of Bill
ings is secretary.
Among the speakers are DR.. c. E.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-09

sseashore of Iowa City. Iowa, on
"Psychopathology": DR.. E. S. Judd Of
Rochester,, Mimi. on Influenza" and
DIR. c. \E. K. Vidal, superintendent Of
the state tuberculosis. asylum at Warm
Springs, Mont, on my Experiences at
the Front" DIR. Vidal served as a
surgeon in France. Colonel A. j. Nc
Laughlin of the United States public
health service will also speak.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-09
10 DISCUSS

Missoula, Mont. June 5.-Discus-
sion of influenza, it's causes and eff
fects and its prevention and how to
handle it as an epidemic will mark
the annual convention Of the Montana
Medical association. which opened
here today and will continue. tomor-
row.
DR.. E. c. Rosenau Of the Mayo In
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-09
PROVISIONAL FORM
OF GOVERNMENT FOR
LIBERATED RUSSIA

London, June "a provisional
government for liberated territory in
Russia, after the expected capture Of
Petrograd has been arranged for. ac-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-09
ITvs POSSIBLE

Maybe Germany thought the Four
teen Points were. to be converted into
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-09

In less than five yea sAustria-Hun
gary, the great dual monarchy Of the
Hapsburgs, has been completely shat
tered. Under the terms of the peace
treaty handed the Austrian delegates
to sign. Austria becomes a small state
of less than one-sixth the size Of the
old empire.
Before the war Austna-Hungary
embraced 241,491 square miles and
had a population Of about $4,000, 900.
AS fixed in the peace terms handed
to the Austrians. all that remains of
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-09

re- r. -. ',
Map shows what the dual monarchy
of Austria Hungary comprised be-
fore the war. The shaded portion
Of the map, indicated by arrow,
shows what comprises Austria UNI
der the boundaries laid down by the
K, peace treaty. All territory north of
the heavy dotted line acE0e the
map was formerly AustFfa!
will be included in Jugo- Slavia, and
the plebiscite area in Carinthia may
further reduce the Austrian area and
population. The peace conference has
decided not to deal with Hungary un-
til the soviet government now in con
troll there is put down. The Czecho-
Slavs. in part Of old Austria, have
established a republic and have been
recognized by the Allies. Galicia has
been restored to Poland. The Jugo-
Slav peoples have allied themselves.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-09
oRLANDOY mvAn

revoluuonists md &fepresentas3vS0Nen
industry and com1nerce. 4 4
ORIAANDO,S MvAn.
The only man nov Who -
more people than Orlando d0el1 -
tween Paris and Rome, to -
the freman-Detroit NeWA )
People who live In g1a@ heN1eeG1
should not b9 located near tn 49,
ball grounds. Z
Evening journal., 1919-10-10
DOCTORS OF STATE
] DISCUSS PAPERS
lS0th Convention of Della
ware Society TO Open at
Dover on Monday
PRESIDENT is TO
BE ELECTED

Preparations are being made by IN,
physicians OF Wilmington 10 attend IN,
annual meeting OF the Delaware stat,
Medical Society, which will be held al
Dover next Monday and Tuesday. II
viii be i30lh annual session OF the so
ciety.
a large attendance OF members from
every county is expected this year in
view OF the many interesting discus
sions which Nill take place as a result
of e-incressed knowledge in medical
science gainea-during the recent war.
IN Mondaythe House OF Delegates OF
the Society will assemble I'm The House
Of Representatives at the state House.
After roll call and reading OF minutes,
election of officers, committees and
delegates Will be held This will be
followed by the selection Of candidates
+ FOR the examining board and the cleo
Jon of one trustee Of The Delaware
State Medical Journal.
Reports OF the delegate TO the Amer
lean Medical Association and OF the
National Association Of state Medical
Examiners will be presented, followed
ly those Of the treasurer, president Of
the board OF trustees Of the Delaware
state Medical Journal
On Tuesday the regular session Of the
Society proper viii take place in the
House OF Representatives The pro-
gram as arranged Is as follows.
lnyocation-The Rev ]. w Colona.
Address-Arley B. Magee, Mayor OF
Dover.
Presidents address-"Clted for Dis
tinguished Service" l.. 6. Conwell.
Report OF House Delegates.
Papers.
Biography OF Or. J. H. Wilson. de-
ceased, Dover, Delaware--P. $. Downes.
Disease Of the Gall Bladder. J.
MacColum.
Tuberculosis Problem as u Pre-
sents Itself to the Medical Profession
in Delaware Albert Robin.
"Autointoxlcation.' Cecil de ]. Har-
bordt.
'N-Ray Treatment Of Hyperthyr0id-
ism. George O. McElfatrick.
Report OF Cases Edward s. Dwight.
Report of Case OF Dermoid Cyst IN
Small Glrl-Samue c. Rumford.
Symposium on the Workmen's Com
pensation Act Of Delaware Resolution
presented by w Edwin Bird, chairman.
Discussion opened by Emil n. Mayer
berg and William b. Marshall.
Other Papers and Cases.
Election Of President.
The present officers Of the state So
clety are president, l.. s Conwell: FIRST
Nice-presldent John Palmer; second
Evening journal., 1919-10-10

Win a prize We viii furnish bands
and donate prizes i'm the form Of pur-
chase orders TO be spent with VIII
mington merchants We ask your
hearty cooperation by entering all
your trucks, making the parade a
demonstration OF which Wilmington
can well be proud.
"Show your interest by signing and
mailing now the enclosed postal
"Nours for a prize.
II. 7. WALKER Secretary,
ship by Truck Bureau.
Evening journal., 1919-10-10
ASK TRUCK OWNERS
TO JOIN in PARADE

To boost The ship-by-truck parade
on the afternoon OF October &c. the
committee is sending ont the follow
ing letter 90 truck owners OF Vii
mingion and vicinity:
"Nr Truck owner DO you realize
TO what extent your trucks advertise
and enlarge your business scopeg Does
Wilmington appreciate the service your
trucks render every day.
Were going 10 set Wilmingion's
trucks all pgether in one big parade.
We're going TO advertise your busi-
ness, and show HE unlimited uses Of
motor trucks, thereby teaching pro-
gressive people to ship by truck
Enter yohr trucks-load them
decorate ihem-shOw ihe city your
products and how you distribute them.
Evening journal., 1919-10-10

vice-presldent, e. 6. Dwight third vice
president, H. n. Burton; secretary, w.
q. LaNlotte and treasurer. Samuel G..
Rumbord
Delegates TO the House Of Delegates
will be as follows:
Kent county, J. MaeCollum, I. w.
James,.
New Caslle-John Ball, G. w. X. For
rest William Wertenbaker. T.. H.
Boehn, John Palmer. George McElfat-
rick Joseph W Bastan. Alternate, Al
bert Robin.
Sussex James Beebe, Robert Hopkins.
j. w. Siadter and d. w. Lewis.
Evening journal., 1919-10-10
BAYARD GETS FLAG
OF 1874 CAMPAIGN

Captain Clarence NJ Dillon has pre-
sented City Solicitor Thomas T. Bayard
with flag that was carried in the
Presidential campaign in iSii
The nag. which came to Captain
Dillon from his grandfather, IS sim
liar 10 the present national emblem
except that it bears The portrait OF
Henry Clay in place OF the union Jack
and has the following inscription
printed in large type between the red
stripes:
Henry Clay -Frelinghuysen- Markle
Protective Tariff"
Frelinghuyscn. who was the vice
presidential nominee with Clay in 1911.
was the grandfather OF lbe present
United STATES senator Of that name
from New Jersey. The name Markle
is somewhat Of a puzzle. but Is thought
10 have been that OF a nominee for a
state governor, possibly Of Ohio.
Mr. Bayard Is having the flag pho
tographed and framed for preservation
Evening journal., 1919-10-10
DIDN'T GET HER
ANNUAL BLACK EYE.

LONDON. Oct. lO.-Describing a mum
Der OF assaults by her husband, a
woman at TOltenham told the magis-
lrate she took The precauiion Of stay
ing away from him last May when she
was due 10 get her annual black eye.
lie had blacked her eye the three pre-
ceding Mays.
Evening journal., 1919-10-10

The Want Ads are The information
bureau Of the world OF work.
Evening journal., 1919-08-26
AT THE MAJESTIC.

Exceptionally large was the audi
ence that was IN attendance at the
Majestic To review the beginning OF
The latest OF The now famous Males
tics double bill programs. The d9a-
matlc feature was Wallace Reid's lat
est production "The Love Burglar
while Mack sennett gives as his con-
trlbutlon his latest comedy The Dem
tlst." The interior Of the homes OF
the "elite" and the "hsngout' OF the
crooks in the Bowery form the scenes
for the main and principal acting OF
the story and Wallace Reid as the
principal character finds himself as q
member OF both with the former as
his original haunt. His advent to the
underworld came rather through acci-
dent than anything else out It proves
to him the most delightful and last
ing adventure OF his life. Several
realistic flght scenes put much pep
and punch into the stopy and the pic
ture for Mr.. Reid is at his best when
engaged in a real battle or making
love TO a delightful young lady OF
charming manner and appearances.
Mr.. Reld's leading lady Is the charm
ing Anna o. Nilsson. Raymond Hat
ton also appears In the cast In another
unique character role for which por-
Evening journal., 1919-08-26
White SOX TO BE
RIVALS OF REDS

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 UNITED Press
The White Sox now seem to be the
choice OF the American League for the
championship set-to with the Cincin-
natl Reds.
The Gleason tribe Of white stockinged
ones are onw out In front with lead
OF six games over the Tigers. And they
are going strong, having a run Of ten
straight victories before getting set
back yesterday by the Yankees.
Joe Jackson Is mauling the pill again
and his club means everything when II
Is working right. Collins, Weaver and
Felsch form a combination with him
that Is hard to beat. And as TO pitch
ing well, it seems that Clcotte and
Williams can go out every other day
and bring a game back with them.
Jennings has a formidable club that
must be reckoned with, but the Tigers
have not been getting the breaks.
iris Speaker still maintains that his
Indians have a look-in for the honors
But II seems 10 be a very remote
chance. However, the big chance Of
the Cleveland club comes this week
and next. The Tigers open a three
game series at Cleveland Angst 27 and
then comes the White Sox for a trio,
starting August 20.
II the Indisns take all six and get
any help from the other clubs Of the
league the series might be played in
Ohio.
Evening journal., 1919-08-26
BITRO-PHOSPHATE
BEST THING FOR
Thin PEOPLE
Women Need II 70 Bring Pink Glow Of
Health to Pale Cheeks and Forestau
rell-Tale Lines Of Age. Men Need
ft to Make Strong, Vigorous
Bodies and Steady
Nerves

Judging from the countless preparations
ana treatments which are continually being
advertised for the purpose Of making thin
people heshy, developing arms neck and
bust. and replacing ugly hollows and an
giles by the soft curved lines Of health and
beauty, there are evidently thousands Of
men and women who keenly feel their ex-
cessive thinness
Thinness and weakness are often due 10
starved nerves. Our bodies need more
phosphate than is contained in modern
foods. Physicians claim there is nothing
that VIII supply this deficiency so well as
the organic phosphate known among drug
gists as bitrO- phosphate which is ineXpen-
sive and Is sold by Danforth in Wilmington
and most all druggists, under a guarantee
OF satisfaction or money back. BY feeding
the nerves directly and By supplying the
body cells with the necessary phosphoric
food elements bitrO phosphate should pro-
duce a welcome transformation in the ap-
pearance; the increase In weight fire.
quently being astonishing.
Increase in weight also carries with II
general improvement In the health. Ner-
vousness, sleeplessness and lack OF energy,
which nearly always accompany excessive
thinness. should soon disappear, dull eyes
ought TO brighten and pale cheeks glow
with the bloom OF perfect health.
CAUTION Although bitro- phosphate is
unsurpassed foi relieving nervousness,
sleeplessness and general weakness, Il
should not, owing 10 its tendency 20 in
crease weight, be used by anyone who does
not desire to put on flesh.