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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-08
SEYMOUR ASSUMES
NEW POST MARCH IS

Arthur E. Seymour. newly elected
secretary of the Washington Chamber
OF Commerce, will assume his new
duties March Is. it was learned today.
Thomas Grant. the retiring secre-
tary. is employed at the Federal
Board for Vocational Education and
has been holding down both posi-
lions since October IS, at the request
Of the directors OF the chamber. I'M
til they could find a suitable secere-
tary. He is the district placement
officer of the districts comprising the
District OF Columbia, Maryland. Vir-
ginia and West Virginia
The following committees were ap-
pointed yesterday by President Har-
per: Audit committee. Oscar T.
Wright, chairman; William n. Dove,
vice chairman: Robert Mop MiIans,
william Nick. StOweil and George P
Killian.
Taxation and assessment commit
tee, Roy c. CIsflin. chairman; Will
lam H. Saunders. vice chairman:
George c. Altemus. Ernest c Berger.
F. w. Browning, w. II. Burch, Daniel
B. Cssley, Charles H. Cross. Irwin T.
DonohOe, Charles A. Evard, Burr N,
Edwards, George s. Fraser. E. G..
Gramm. James A. Head, N. T.. Horton,
Walter J. Hopkins. Joseph jacob
John J. Noonsn, Howard Norton. Fred
d. PaXtoR- DIR. Robert J. Rothstein.
Walter Scott. William H. Sholes,
Judge Strasburger. Vincent l..
Toomey~~ahd c. c. Rogers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-08
"KING COLE" REWSBOY
GL0BE-TRoTTER, HEREq

samuel H. Cole. better known it's
King Cole" who proudly styles himsv
self "the best-pOsted newsbOy in the
world" arrived in Washington today
on his third trip around the world
King Cole" sells newspapers to-
paw his expenses wherever he gOeski
and carries with him scrap books
containing clippings OF articles con
corning his enterprise. king Cole"
Says he IL anxious to get to Russia
where he wants 70 Took into this
Bolsheyiki game. He said he was
going to call on Joseph p Tumuity.
the Presidents secretary: Major P,i8sF
man. and other prominent .WashingEe
tOhians before leaving for the Pacifie.
coast. where he will embark for
China.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-08
might SCHOOL TOGO
ON FOR TWO WEEKS

continuance for the next two weeks
OF the public night school classes
attended by 300 District residents
was declared assured today by wal
ter b. Patterson. director Of night
schools
Mr.. Patterson stated that practical
~ every one Of the 2S9 teachers and
janitOrs on the night school force
have agreed to the 81 fortnight
salary plan proposed when Congress
failed TO appropriate funds for the
further maintenance Of the classes.
The 81 salary plan will be followed
for two weeks only. BY the end Of
fourteen days. Mr. Patterson. work
ing with superintendent ThurstOn and
the Board OF Education, hopes to
evolve some plan whereby emergency
funds for the payment or the salaries
will be provided.
At a meeting of 500 teachers and
students in the Business High School
last night, every person in attendance
pledged himself or herself to contrib
ute 10 a salary fund. if IL is decided
to raise the fund by popular sub
scripton.
The Board OF Education is as yet
undecided as to whether il will be
permissible to operate the night
schools on money raised by popular
subscription
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-08
WAR VETERANS
ORGANIZE POST

More than 200 District men who
served in the army. the navy and
the marine corps are today members
OF the General Pershing Post No. /
an organization of veterans OF the
world war The post was organized
formally last night at meeting in
Inc assembly rooms OF the Cosmos
Club.
Temporary officers were elected
and a tentative plan of organization
was adopted.
The officers elected to serve until
the charter membership list is closed
were: Col. +. Lester Jones. COM
mander; Lieut.. Comdr Louis p. Gle
plane, vice commander; Capt Harold
N. Peters, marine corps. junior vice
commander, and Lieut.. Howard Fisk.
adjutant Private Ralph NJ. Wolfe
will be quartermOsteT at the direction
Of the commander.
The list will be closed to charter
members on March II, when the next
meeting will be held. The initiation
fee was fixed at 81 and the annual
dues at. 81, payable semi-annuaIIy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-08
FLYERS ESTABLISH
NEW SPEED RECORD

NEW YORK. March S.--Major Ecu-
ben f. Fleet and Capt. Earl +. White
today mold new American aviation
record for speed. having covered 664
miles in fouD hours and thirty three
minutes.
The trip was made from McCOok
Field. Dayton. ohio. TO Hazelhurst
Field. MineOla. y. Y, yesterday. in a
De- Haviland battle plane equipped
with a 4O0-hOrsepOwer Liberty mo-
tor Average zine was 1873 miles
per hour.
While the distance from Dayton to
MineOIa is only. 40 miles as the
crow flies. Captain White and Major
Fleet actually flew 664 miles. as they
were forced to so more than loo miles
out OF their way because Of fOgs and
storms. The aviatOrs few by rom-
pass at heights ranging from 10000
to 1000 feet. and had to make hut
one forced landing. At NewnurgiI,
- Y.
The flight was the fastest on record
FOR the distance covered. Faster time
has been made, but only for shorter
distances.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-08
HAYS TOOPEN COP.
OFFICES IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, March s.-Chicago will
States beginning next Tuesday. when
Will H. Hays. chairman OF the Repub-
lican National Committee, opens head
quarters here so as to be in close
touch with Congressional leaders on
their way home and discuss with
them the political outlook for the
Presidential campaign next year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-08
CALL CONFERENCE
ON S. AMER. TRADE

Closer trade development between
the United states and the South
American republics viii be discussed
at an informal conference here on
March Is, it was announced today BY
John Barrett. director general Of the
Pan-American Union.
Invitations have been sent TO the
heads Of all Government departments
md bureaus either directly or indi-
rectly interested in the problems OF
Pan-American commerce.
In issuing the invitations. Barrett
pointed out that as many men who
have been helping the Government in
this connection during the war are
leaving Washington. it is desirable
that they be brought together for an
exchange OF information and sugses-
lions before they sever their con-
nections with the Government.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-08
5000 n. Y. HARBOR
MEN BACK TO WORK

NEW YORK. March S-Five thou
sand striking harbOT workers returned
to their jobs today. following a vCte
Il accept the big concessions ma lie py
the Railroad Administration. All r.T-
ries and other craft operated by the
railroads resumed service this morn
ing.
The terms granted the men bv the
Railroad Administration in some cases
gave wage increases of more than the
80 per cent asked by the unions.
The men returning TO work today
constituted 10 per cent OF the strikers
Federal Mediator Hughes declared n :
belief that the private boat owners
would not delay in meeting the work
ers' demands in view OF the Railroad
Observation-Disclosures
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-08
TAKES SWINDLERS'
S4OOBAIT;; KEEPSH

STAFFORD. Del. March S-CoL
miles from here. who few days aEO
ZOrah n. Brinsfield. OF EldoradO. ten
fell into the hands of a couple Of
bogus stock swindleTs at Miami, Fla,
where he and his daughter. Miss
Viola. are winterihg. and who had a
narrow escape from being swindled
out of $4,000. came out 300 ahead
OF the swindlers. according to in
formation OF friends or the Colonel
The alleged swindlers handed Colonel
Brinsheld $500 as a bait which he re-
tanned
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-08
SEE TRICK IN
REFUSAL Of
GERMANS TO
VEUPSH|PS

PARIS, March S.-LTntransi-
CANT predicted today that the
inst plenary conference with the
German peace delegates will be
held in Versailles before the end
Of this month.
The general conference will
make up ratification of the pre-
iminary peace March Is, the
newspaper forecast, and the Ger
man plenipOtentiaries will be
called in for an informal confer
snce about March 20, after
which the plenary conference
viii be held.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-08
TO RENEW FIGHT
ON Immigration

The efforts to bar Temporarily
americas door against the immigrant
will be renewed in the next Congress.
Congressman Albert Johnson Of
Washington, who has been selected by
Republicans as next chairman of tie
House Immigration Committee. today
announced he would TeintrOduce the
four-year immigration exclusion bill
early in the next session.
The exclusion bill failed in the Six
ty-6fth Congress after il had been f.
vorably reported by the immigration
Committee because there was not suf-
ficient time to consider it before the
close OF the session.
Johnson also favors adding TO the
bill a provision for the deportation Of
aliens who turned back their first cit
izenship papers to escape the draft
law. Objections by the State Depart
ment prevented a similar clause going
into the OLD bill
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-08
Backed by Union Labor.

Johnson will have back of him or
ganized labor and influences witch
fear a spread OF Bolshevism in the
United States, he says.
we are told that Bolshevism is a
bogey that doesn't exist. but unless
there are means to restrict immigra-
ton we will get a lot of undesiTabIes
who don't understand our Institutions
end a good many others who do not
want to- Johnson said This coUn-
try in the next few years ought 10
turn its attention TO absorbing the
aliens who are here without getting il
more.
SABBATH and SieEeI. Opposed.
Congressman SABBATH of Illinois ana
Siegel Of New oYrk were the chief
opponents OF the immigration bill in
the Congress just ended, and their on
position as set forth in minority re-
port was largely instrumental in keep
ing the bill from coming up. because
House leaders did not want to get cor
troversial matters in the way of ap-
preparation bills.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-08

So far as American troop ship
ments are concerned. il had been
planned to reach a rate of 25O,O00
men a month by the end Of April when
all Of the eight German liners promised
would have been in commission. As re-
fitted by this Government they would
have had a capacity OF $4,000 to 10000
troops a month
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-08

ence about March 20, after
which the plenary conference
will be held.
Germany's refusal to turn over
her merchant ships for the return
home of allied troops has aroused
the widest speculation and comment
among officials and diplomats here.
In the absence of details of her
action at Spa, officials here know
only that Germany has broken the
contract her officials signed with
Chairman Hurley Of the United
States Shipping Board and other al
lied representatives last January to
turn over her merchantmen.
Possible Reasons.
Possible reasons are assigned by
these officials to Germany's action
are:
First: Her internal condition, par
ueularly as regards food, may be such
that her present government is
afraid to turn over the vessels for
fear Of giving the Spartacan group
a popular cry Of protest
Second: The strong sailors councils
at Germany's ports may have served
notice on the government that the
ships could not leave unless they
were manned by German sailors. This
was not provided for in the contract
Hurley offered and had accepted.
May BE Old Triekery.
Germany may be resorting to her
old trickery and seeing discomfort
growing in England at the delay in
shipping troops home, has thrown A
hitch into the program OF turning
thousands of tons OF shipping over
to Great Britain as well as the
United, States for troop transport
thus aggravating the unrest
In all events, it is held certain here
that her action is timed TO end. if pos
sible, the allied delay in sending food
stuffs TO Germany.
10 meet any situation which may
arise out Of the present Serious prob
lem" most Of the United States Gov
eminent will be in France.
President Wilson is on his way over,
Secretary Lansing is already there. Sec
Rotary Daniels will be there within a
couple Of weeks, Secretary Baker will
arrive in France probably before the
middle Of April and Chairman Hurley,
of the Shipping Board, is expected to
sail about the same time as Baker
Food Administrator Hoover is on the
spot.
Thus far the chief worry of Off
Gals here as to what may grow out
Of the German action is the pos
sibIe slowing up OF troop ship
ments home. The British vii! wan.
their own ships more than ever now
for transport of their colonial and
dominion troops.
May Use Food ships.
So far as American troop ship
ments are concerned. il had been
planned to reach a rate of 25O,O00
men a month by the end of April when
all Of the eight German liners promised
would have been in commission. AS re-
fitted by this Government, they would
have had a capacity Of $4,000 to 10000
troops a month.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-02
CAPT. Phoenix
Best Guess As
Acting Chief
Pollock May Resign A.
Police Head to Run for
Office Of Judge.

Il may resign in a day or So" said
chief Of police Charles Pollock. on
Thursday. now candidate on the Davis
ticket for Judge Of the corporation
court
The expectation Of the chiefs resig-
nation has everybody guessing as 10
who viii be made acting chief and the
guesses are plentiful The best guess
Thursday was Harry Phoenix. a police
captain. The best reason for this
guess is that others supposed TO be
competitors for the position. police
inspector Walter Reese and police cap
tain Veater have had turns at acting
chief. City attorney Peyton Edwards
IS also mentioned for the honor.
The appointment Of successor to
chief Pollock viii only be temporary"
said mayor Charles Davis on Thurs
day. 1T is a civil service job and so
far there are only two men who have
been certified by the civil service COM
mission. They are 7. y. Davis. con-
stable. and B. +. jenkins. candidate
for city assessor and collector There
fore both are ineligible and a per-
manent appointment OF police chief
cannot be made until the commission
examines men and certifies an eligi-
BILE list"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-02
OILS RESCUE
STOCK MARKET
Their Strength in the Final
Hour Causes General
Rally of Shares.

sew YORK. jan c-Ous rescued to-
days stock market from the early oe-
preston. created ty trecrlons, Their
strength Oh the 1lzal hour causlns gen
eraI raUr saIsa apnroximatsd 100000
shares Final prices on Liberty bonus &c
r- -s 20 7Ec- first convertible IS
aa-c1c- second S. e4e9c; first convertible
as ss5ocs second AIS, 9Assci third
g.. e1.a-c. flurth fhs. $500
Eirmness Eules nf Opening
ASIDE fr1m local fractions which con
tlrlel 20 weaken on the BrooAl3n RAPID
Transit recelvership. firmness ruled at the
opening o. the first session OF the new
year On the stock exchange
Brooklyn Transit shares dropped ~
points ana the percent notes points.
lurarlcruuEh Consolidated preferred los
inE a. Reactions elsewhere were con-
Tined 10 fractions, excepting Mexican Pc
-ru1erur which fen IL Copners. ship
pings ard a faT high grade rails. espe-
clalir PaclGcs. contributed 10 the
strength cf the general list, steels and
motors also Htiffeline-"
Tracfious Undermlns List
Trartiuus continued 20 undermine the
reueraI LIST during the very dun mid
session. Brooklyn Transit extending Its re-
action % ca poilts- Pacific rails also
turned heavy with equipments and spe-
-Iartlcs rarlcu-arlT American Car and
United States Rubber.
isr1allTu Transit rallied I = points and
percent notes II but other local utili-
ties held around bottom prices obs
were sod on u1faFurlh5e adrices regard
Tx Mexican conditions. 1IeEic1n Petro-
Team reac-lnE "a and Royal Dutch 8 4
Irrlr1ed among the heavy equipments and
metals were Baldwin Locomotive AmEri-
can car. General Motors. American Smelt-
L-r and United States Rubber. United
states steel. also dropping a point from
IT'S best Rails and shipplnEs yielded
bat American can and minor ccppers were
relatively strong
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-02
Avery Turner, Newspaper Editor One
Day, Just Full of Fight and Pistols

cal expose.
To celebrate the absence Of the
boss. the combination foreman and
printer got bowling drunk I sat on
his chest and poured him fun OF
restoratives until had him in con-
diuon TO set up the torrid roast OF
the towns four political ringsters-
7 roasted Democrats and Repub-
licans alike and if there had been
any other parties in town 1 would
have taken a swipe at them The
paper reached the street and simulta-
neously an unprecedented storm
arose.
Roaring lions had nothing on the
four political ringsters had singed
so we'll Every man was polishing up
his shooting iron and loading 10 the
guards with bottled Dutch courage.
The War Signal.
Then home came the editor which
was the signal for the outbreak.
who wrote that stuff?' beloved
the mob. led by the quartet OF pill
lorled politicians.
THE editor took one look at the
angry thrOng and tainted ] got
hold OF a gun and stood the mob at
bay. The editor revived. took an
other sly look at the crowd ard
again went away in a faint
Vow. things were getting serious.
a Few Of my friends gathered back
OF me and we openly defied the po-
htical rabble, daring them TO shoot
Wins Two Warriors.
soon I had won two Of the ring
sters to my side and though they still
smarted with the sting OF the roast
ing they had received. they backed
Us with guns Before long I had
won over most Of the opposition
ending in a clear victory for US.
I always knew newspaper work
was exciting ] had a magnificent
opportunity in my one engagement
in the profession to be assured OF the
thrills OF newspaper life
NO. 7 didn't continue in the pro-
fession-too hard on the nerves"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-02
!. N. c. 4. HEADS
IN MEET HERE
Boys Work Secretaries Of
the Southwest Gather
for Conference.

Y. u c. A. boys work secretaries
OF New Mexico Arizona and west
Texas began a three day semi annual
conference Thursday morning at the
Fl Paso local '-T' building. The
morning session. which began at 10
o'clock. was opened with devotional
exercises, led by S. ]. BRENT Only
business transactions were taken up
Discussions OF the various topics
were taken up at the afternoon ses-
sion which began az o'clock and re-
ports from the five commissions ap-
on boys work for the purpose Of pre-
heard
Present at Meet.
Those present at the conference were
". A. Young. city wide BOYS secre-
tary OF Fl Paso5 Wilson McVey. Of the
central branch. FL Paso; Jose Esco-
bar, Mexican branch. Fl Paso: T. z
Murray, general and bows work sec
rotary. Clifton. Ariz-. Roy J.. Dick
erson. general secretary. Tucson,
Ariz-; Thos. Nelson. boys work sec
rotary. Phoenix. Ariz-s Grady Spruce,
boys work secretary, Albuquerque.
Y II; s ]. Esquivel. international
Mexican boys work secretary. FL
Paso, H p. Demand. W. D. Thomas.
A. o. Kuhn. ". p Day. Of the inter
state committee. Y. VI c A. Fl Paso-
At o'clock Thursday evening. the
delegates viii dine at the association
building as the guest OF the inter
state committee
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-02
GRAIN MARKET
GOES LOWER
More Liberal Receipts and
Expected Heavier Move
ment Affect Corn.

Chicago. i'll. Jan More liberal re-
eeipts. together with prospects OF a much
larger movement OF the crop. brought
about lower prices today IN the corn mar
keL Besides. greatly improved weather
conditions gave decided emphasis 70 bear
ish sentiment Trading was on a broader
scale than Of late ewing 10 the fact Jhai
al quantity restrictions On dealings had
been cancelled Opening quotations. which
ranged from p else lower. with J1nu-
ary at SLs1 4Lf1iz and May at SIS S
4L55A, were followed by moderate fur
ther setbaclzs. and then something Of a
rally.
May Option Weakest.
Later. there was persistent buying OF
Nay on the part OF commission houses.
AID as a consequence that option showed
less weakness than others Prices closeo
unsettled. = 11itc net lower. with Janu-
airy at SLf15z and Nay at SL35zs 61-35 =.
Oats Also Go Lower.
Oats Wen- lower with corn. except the
January option That delivery received
good support After opening &c of 10
! C advance, with Nay at c9ss 659Ec. the
market showed general tendency TO sag
Weakness in the hog pit strengthened
provisions Commission houses were the
chief buyers
Selling on the bulge more than salts
fled all demand. Something OF q reaction
therefore ensued-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-02
NATIONAL WOOL GROWERS
CONVENTION POSTPONED

salt Lake CITY. Utah, Jan. 2.-The
annual convention OF the National
Wool Growers association which was
20 have taken place in this city jan
uary 16, II and IS, has been indefin-
itely postponed, 1t was announced
here today Local influenza conditions
and unsettled health conditions In
other parts OF the country was given
as the reason for postponement-
In making the announcement, DR.. S.
W Mcclure, secretary OF the organi-
cation, said that If conditions per-
mitted the wool growers may con-
vene IN April, during the stock show
10 be held here that month.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-02
BOY SCOUTS MAKE HOLIDAY
HIKE TO CAMP UP VALLEY

Fully 100 Boy Scouts went On the
New Years hike to The winter camp
Up the valley Wednesday morning.
The boys left at 9 d N. and returned
at 10 p. m, tired but happy. About
noon a big load OF supplies arrived
from the commissary department, and
the boys were served q hot lunch.
Scoutmaster Lloyd Allen, with a
party Of 20 boys, hiked TO the hills in
the afternoon in search OF caves and
mineral formations. The reported at
the camp fire later that they had
found wolf and coyote tracks. The
rest Of the scouts passed the afternoon
in playing lost patrol and capture
the Tag"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-02
County office
MenLine Upon
Mayor Contest
Courthouse Tribe Taking
Sides In the Campaign
For City Head.

THE old ring days have gone never
to return. and you can't form COM
bine in FL Paso and keep 'em. all
hitched," has become a frequent OBJ
servation here. and as an example po-
litical observers are now pointing out
the so called courthouse crowd" But
q few months ago practically every
man with a position with the county
was a member OF a solid organization
seeking to prolong the tenure Of Of
flee OF the members. Today, there is
hopeless difference OF opinion
among them in a political way. OBJ
No Axe To Grind.
OF course. courthouse OfficehOlders
have just started on two year term
and strictly speaking they have no
axe TO grind as regards the city's po-
litical tangles. but Il is difficult for
politicians to sit idly by and watch a
race without participating in some
way. and for that reason there IS con-
siderable interest-to say the least
IN courthouse circles as TO the DAVIS
OrndOrff race for mayor.
Besides interest. there IS also con-
siderable disagreement While one
office is pointed out as for Burt Orn-
dorff and another IS placed in the
Charles Davis columns, close ouserf-
ers say the present mayor has few
shades the better OF the scrap. as far
as the courthouse IS concerned.
Sheriff Heads List.
At the top OF the Orndorff lists is
placed the name OF his brother. sheriff
Seth B. Orndorff who is following
the natural blood ties and backing
Burt for mayor. Tax collector r. Del
Richey and the great majority Of his
deputies. district clerk c. NJ Mckin-
ney and his assistants are likewise
placed in the Orndorff lists
Credited To Davis.
On the other hand, county clerk W
d. Greet, assessor John T. Cain, aud
itor J. A Escajeda and the majority
OF the workers in their offices: county
attorney VIII H Pelphrey and his as
sistants, county treasurer A p Webb,
the majority OF the district and county
judges and the two justices OF the
peace, besides the engineering and
building crews, are credited to Davis.
County school superintendent Miss
Myra c. Winkler is also thought to be
a supporter OF the present mayor.
Very few OF the officers mentioned
are outspOken in their choice OF can
didates for mayor, but they all show
keen interest in the race.