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The Washington times., 1919-06-13
STARS AND STRIPES
HAS LAST EDITION

PARIS, June 1G.-The Stars and
Stripes, official newspaper OF the
A. L. F.. suspended publication with
todsy's issue, after successful
career beginning with a $4,000 edition
February s 1918. and reaching a high
water mark circulation OF $4,000 In
February last.
The original project was fostered
by Second Lieut.. (now Major) Guy 7.
Viskniski, formerly Of the Wheeler
Syndicate of New York. and lately in
charge Of publicity for the Liberty
loan Campaign in New York. Major
Mark s. Watson. formerly Of the Chi
CaEo Tribune, is now the officer in
charge. assisted by First Lieut..
stephen T. Early, formerly of the
Associated Press. First Lieut.. Milton
:. Ayers is the present business man
ager.
The paper has followed the nag
into all parts Of the world. has cor
respondents and field agents with all
parts OF the A. L. T.. and headquar-
ters in the heart Of the Opera Quar-
ter. Paris.
1t counts among its accomplish
ments the raising Of a fund OF
=. 0O0.0 600 francs from the members OF
the 4. L. = for 1857 war orphans Of
France.
With the return Of over half Of the
A. L. +. its circulation has maintained
steady ratio, losing about one copy
for every four men returned. The
paper was recently visited by Secre-
tary Baker and General PershinE. who
gave citations to several OF the en-
listed personnel
The paper has been persistently
the creation Of enlisted men OF the
4. l.. r, the editorial board itself
deciding questions Of policy and being
composed Of men from the ranks.
Sergt. Philip 4. Won Blon is the present
managing editor. having succeeded to
the position formerly held by Private
Harold ". Ross and Private John T.
Winterich. who are now sailing home.
carry ing with thcm citations from the
Commandcr-in-chicf OF the A. L. T.
or the original force, two remain.
These are SerGt. Hudson Hayley, who
wrote most of the first three num-
bers. and Private Abian Wallgren.
whose cartoons have been one Of the
principal features OF the paper.
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DEDICATE Church
AFTER2O YEARS

The dedication Of the North Caro-
lima Avenue Methodist Protestant
Church. Eighth and 5 streets south
cast, will take place SUNDAY at Il
o'clock. The Rev. J. Franklin bryan
pastor of the church, will have charge
Of the services and viii dedicate the
church.
The Rev. Hugh !. ElI,-Ilrc, prcsi-
dent OF Westminster THEOLOGICAL SOM
mary, will preach the morning SER
mon. A platform seTv =. whi,h viii
he attended BY Methodist ministers
throughout the city, T.il lie hsld in
the afternoon at 8 o'clO-k.
The Rev. z. A. SeNsnjth ana I"v.
r. L. Shipley. former pastors Of the
church. will give addresses in The
evening at s o'clock.
The present church was eDcc-cd al
most twenty years ago. but ma, not
been dedicated because of the 1eJt o.
81 600 which remained on the proper
~. Under the pastorship of Or.
BRYAN. the debt has been paid off.
Members and friends OF the ChuTcl
are invited 10 attend.
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MEXICO BROUGHT
INTOFORD CASE

MT. CLEMENS. Mich. June 10
Wrangles over the much-discussed
plan Of San Diego" in the course Of
which Attorneys William LUcking and
Alfred ]. Murphy. Of the Ford Coun-
sci, were suddenly sworn and ques-
toned, and personal narratives of
witnesses to the Villa raid on COlum-
bus. n. NJ. March Q. 1916. marked the
progress of the libel suit of Henry
Ford against the Chicago Daily
Tribune yesterday.
The Columbus witnesses were:
Louis NJ. Carl. a civil engineer. who
said he counted the bodies of forty
seven dead MeXicans after the incur
sion; Samuel n. Mccullough sec
ton foreman, who managed to get his
wife and four children to a place OF
safety; Lee A. Riggs, a customs Of
fetal; Mrs. Riggs, his wife, and Ar
thur Ravcl, a Hebrew refugee from
Russia. In addition. there was testl-
mony from Clarence 4. Monahan, CHIEF
of the fire department OF Brownsville,
Tex, and from Ellsworth P. Reynolds.
chief OF the immigration service in
the Brownsville district, recalled for
further cross-examinatien regarding
the plan of San Diego"
RaVel, now nineteen, is one Of four
brothers conducting a general store
which was rsided by the bandits. The
witness said when the firing began he
first Crawled under a bed. Then he
ran into the street, where, he said
bullets were flying, and he saw many
MeXiCans fall.
Mccullough and his family, like Mr.
and Mrs. Riggs and others, fouod
refuge during the raid in the camp
hospital.
Reynolds testified last Monday, but
vas held here on representation by
counsel for the plaintiff that they
were seeking certain documents on
which to cross-examinc him further.
His annual report. he said, is due in
Washington the first week in July,
and it was imperative for him TO re-
turn to Brownsville.
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WINES AND BEER
0. K, SAYS DOCTOR

ATLANTIC CITY, y. J., June IA
''Beer and Wine OF lou alcoholic con-
tent are not intoxicating. on the
other hand they are hcalthful and
their sale under close State and Fed
eral Supervision should he continued"
declared Dr. Lambert OFT, OF Phlladcl-
rhia- addressing the American Mcdi-
cal Association here. pr. OFT spoke
Of Forty Years Observation Among
Beer. Wine. and Whisky Drinkers"
at has been my observation that war
beer and wines OF low alcoholic per
centage are not harmful. but on the
other hand are a real aid to digestion, a."
he said THE sale shculd he closely
supervised by the authorities, to see
that no ingredients are used as
preservatives, which would be harm
full"
Or. Bernard Fantus. OF Chicago.
took direct issue with Or. OFT. IF
the alcoholic content OF beer were re-
duced," said DR.. Fantus instead OF
complete prohibition. these beer drink
crs would drink twice as much as
formerly, with the same disastrous
effects"
"IncalculabIe harm can be done by
the kernel of a peanut unless dealt
with promptly" was the assertion of
DR.. Chevalier Jackson. of Philadcl-
phia. i was claimed that the eating
of peanut candy was the most prolific
cause of bronchial troubles in chill
dren.
Officers elected by the house Of
delegates include: President. Rear
Admiral William c. Braistcd. surgeon
general of the United States navy;
secretary, DR.. Alexander Il. Craig.
Chicago. treasurer. Dr.. William A.
Pussy, Chics so. and speaker, Dr.
Hubert Work. Pueblo. Col
Next years convention viii be held
at New Orleans.
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So F0UNDLINGS TAKEN TO
BETHESDA FOR SUMMER

Fffty-two children were removed
from the Washington Home for
FoundIings yesterday 10 the country
home, at Bethesda, Nd. Transporta-
ten was furnished by ". :. and
Charles I. Corby. as has been their
custom for number Of years.
There are fifty-tRo children now
in the country home. and this has
been made possible by tho liberality
IF the public and the publicity given
% the drive by The Tiues.', declared
John 3. LaTncr. acting president Of
the Washington Home for Found
lings, IN a statement given out today.
The Washington times., 1919-06-13
1O7 MILES OF WAR FILM
NOW ON WAY TO CAPITAL

NEW YORK. June 13.-More than
lO7 miles of motion picture hlms-thc
entire output Of the official photoGra-
pliers attached 70 the American EN-
peditionary FOrcCs-were landed here
yesterday from the transport Lcvia
than and are on their way TO Wash
ington in the care of Capt. Edwin L.
Weigle. of Chicago.
Captain WciElc, who had charge OF
the Photographing units Of the sec
ond army. said that the films If
shown without titles would require
1f2le hours OF operating time, hut
that they probably would be trimmed
down greatly before being exhibited.
retaining only scenes Of actual fight
ing and the important events Of tho
war.
About $4,000 feet or film. he said.
had been devoted TO General Pcrshing,
much to the generals disgust
The Washington times., 1919-06-13

ferins from injuries to the head and
body.
Annie Lusksy. 1--WE years old, ot'4sS
y street southwest, ran against a
street car OF the Capital Traction
Company, on Water street southwest.
yesterday. and received bruises on
the leg. She was taken to her home.
While riding a bicycle on S street
near Seventh street northwest yes
terday, William Gilbert, OF 1921 5
street northwest. collided with
motorcycle and received cuts on hand.
He refused hospital treatment. Po-
lice were unable to ASCERTAIN the
name of the operator OF the motor
cycle.
The Washington times., 1919-06-13
FIRST COTTON BOAT SINCE
1914 ARRIVES. IN GERMANY

BERLIN, June 13.-The steamship
Gulf OF Mexico has arrived at Ham
burg from New Orleans, the first cot
ton boat To roach a German port
since the outbreak OF tho war
4 dispat Ch from Mannheim savs
that leading grain firm there has
received "A Greet wire offer from
Chicago or cargo or malt barley.
This message Is the first direct COM
munication with the United States for
commercial purposes as lar a. Is
known.
The Washington times., 1919-06-13
BLACK WATCH"
TROOPS MUTINY

DOVER, England. June 13.-Thrse
hundred members OF the famous
BLACK Watch" regiment refused to
embark for the occupied zone in Ger
many after being on leave here.
They were marched back to the rest
camp. and their case is under consid-
Grafton.
The Washington times., 1919-06-13
ROCKVILLE NEWS
James N. BarneSIy Candidate
For Democratic Nomination
For House of Delegates.

Especial to The Washington Times)
ROCKVILLE, Nd, June 13.-James
y. Barnesly, a farmer and dairyman
Of the vicinity OF Olney, has announc-
ed himself a candidate for one of the
four Democratic nominations for the
house of delegates to be made at the
primary election in September. He
was successful candidate for ono
of the nominations two years ago,
but was defeated at the November
election.
The annual examinations for GER
tificates to teach in the public
schools of Montgomery county were
held At the high school building here
yesterday and today Twenty-Five
young women took the examinations,
which were conducted by Edwin ".
Brocme, county superintendent Of
schools.
Miss Margaret I. Davis. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Davis, of
this vicinity, and John Il. Harding.
also of this neighborhoodI were mar
ricd last evening al the home OF the
brides parents, Rev. J. W. Duffey,
pastor Of the Methodist Church, Off
ciatins.
Joseph i. Burriss. a lifelong resi-
dent Of Laytonsville district, and for
q long time an undertaken at Lay
louisville, died Wednesday evening,
aged sixty one years. His death was
due 10 heart disease and followed an
illness of only few hours. He was
unmarried. The funeral will take
place at go o'clock Saturday after
noon from the Lsytonsville Metho-
dist Church.
Acute Indigestion caused the death
at his home in Gaithersburg of James
W. Mo6ley. a lifelong and we'll
known resident OF. Gaithersburg. aged
forty light years. He is survived by
his wife and several children. The
funeral took place from Grace
Methodist Church, Gaithcrsburg, the
services being conducted by Rev. P.
Rowland Wagner. pastor OF the
Rockville Baptist Church. Mr.. Mob
ley had been in the employ of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
for a long while.
Miss Dora Woodward. OF Estes, Va,
and Raymond Mills, of Culpeper. Va,
were married in Rockville yesterday
afternoon. as were Miss Collins Nc
Coy Jones. of Alexandria, Va, and
George Brooke McReynold, of Wash
ington.
The Washington times., 1919-06-13
BOY,8, HURT WHEN
HIT BY AUTOMOBILE

Eugene H. Poole, eight years old,
OF 1882 Thirty-ffth street northwest.
was struck by an automobile operated
by an unidentified man at Thirty
fifth and o streets NORTHWEST. Young
Poole, according TO the police, ran
from the sidewalk directly in front
of the automobile. He was taken to
Georgetown University Hospital suf-
The Washington times., 1919-06-13
DUMMY OF DOUGH
AND ESCAPES PRISON

OSSINING. y. Y, June IA clev-
erly made dummy Of himself. with
face SculP.urcd out OF dough and
soap, and said 10 be 4 striking Ie-
scmblancc. enabled John McAllister.
a New York burglar. to fool his
guards and escape from Sing Sing
prison.
The Washington times., 1919-06-13

Saving r. not n dull duty. II L. .
ticket to the land of prosperity. Buy
w. 9. 8.
The Washington times., 1919-06-13
TEACHERS WOULD CURE U. S.
OF INDECENT DANCING

ATLANTIC CITY, June 13-The In
ternational Association OF Dancing
Masters. in convention here. decided
TO join hands with the ministerial
union and welfare organizations in
an effort TO supervise and control
dancing.
1t was stated that there was a wave
of indecent dancing sweeping the
country, and they desired TO cheek e.
Don't let careless expenditure
make q sieve OF yOnF purse. Buy
wisely and increase your money hold
Ings by Investing IN W. 8. 3.
The Washington times., 1919-06-13
Special Items

Cretonne Couch Covers, double width and full length
assortment of patterns and coorings Special 1925 each
and Porch Pillows made from short ends of fine
cretonne and filled with pure Special DOC each
Stenciled Crash Pillow Slips, 23X18 nches conventional
and lowered designs Special 75c each
Stenciled Crash Round Table Covers 4O-inch; trimmed
with openwork edge all around Special .S35 each
Summer PortiereS made of lightweight fabrics, in all
colors; many of them sunfast fabrics. Special,
The Washington times., 1919-06-13
~. 3. N1oses 3 Sons
ming. FanN 1lth 81.
Furniture Linens
Carpets Upholstery

I'VE hare gathered a stock of
WiLLOD and Reed Furniture that
to our DGV of thinking, is better
than Ue haze eUer shOpn before.
Several novelty effects in different
c0LOrs of enamel are alone DeH
lDOrth your Utile to see.
The Washington times., 1919-06-13
Special Bonn Sanitor Refrigerator

A high-cass Refrigerator at the price of a medium.
grade refrigerator. Made in the same factory the
Bohn Syphon refrigerator with a great many feature:
addition to other scientific methods of insulation. This
refrigerator has the famous Flaxinum insulation.
Regular Price. 9o0.OO
Special Price Observation-Disclosures $500
The Washington times., 1919-06-13
Special Values in Refrgerutors

Genuine Bonn Syphon Refrigerator, one-picce por'
cclain with rounded corners, solid oak case. The
Syphon system that is in the BONN Syphon Refrigerator
makes it much more efficient as food preserver than
any other refrigerator, and the Flaxnum insulation
enables this refrigerator to maintain the lowest tempera
ure at the lowest cost of maintenance.
Regular Price MISUNDERSTANDING $780,.
Special Price Observation-Disclosures. $500
The Washington times., 1919-06-13
Drapery Department


81 and IS inch Imported and Domestic Cretonne Tor
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printed durable fabrics These in price from s5c 70
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floral designs plain striped background S225 yard
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-06

beginning to he felt In the Eastern
Mediterranean world.
After 1900 II. c. the barbarian Greek
shepherds who had been migrating
southwark through the Balkans for
centuries, took possession Of the coun-
try and the islands which we have so
long been accustomed to know as
theirs. They destroyed the wonderful
culture Of the Aegeans, which had been
the first civilization on the soil of
Europe, and thus in the. centuries after
1900 b. C.. civilization disappeared in
Europe, The paintings on Greek vases
Of the eighth century b. c.. cannot be
compared for quality with the cave
paintings OF the prehistoric stone age
Europeans Of several thousand years
earlier,
Europe had thus to receive civiliZa-
ton a second time after 1000 B, c., and
again 1t came from the Orient, where
alone II was preserved after the Greeks
had DESTROYED it In Europe, 1t came at
first in the ships Of the Phoenicians,
and we recall the well-known fact that
among many other things the Phoeni-
clans carried an Oriental alphabet to
Europe. From the Phoenieians the
creeks learned arts and crafts, decora-
tive art, and especially shipbuilding.
This last achievement enabled the
Greeks to visit the great cities OF the
a themselves. In 600 b. C. there
was not a Greek city anywhere which
could not be crossed on foot from one
edge to the other In ten minutes or
much less. They were built of sun
dried brick, and the great monumental
cities OF the near Orient made a tre-
mendous impression on the Greek Wis
itors.
Meanwhile, Babylonian civilization
by way of Asia Minor had brought In
InAnN i'm nnFfn nj En. .EJ.,4ton- - I..
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-06
500 SAVINGS STAMPS
ARE SOON TO Be ISSUED

For the first time war savings
stamps IN denominations OF $500 viii
soon be issued and will be available to
the public now Upon the same terms as
the " war savings stamps now on sale
az postoffices and agencies. Decision
70 issue the new style of war savings
stamps was reached to make more sim
PIE the purchase of stamps, The ruling
That no one person can have more than
xl,0o0 worth Of war savings stamina oil
one issue still holds.
A 800 war savings stamn or certif-
cate will cost So. so, IL put on sale dur
Ing March, the price increasing 20 cents
sseh succeeding month until the end
~ nc year, The new stamps are now
on the press aud are about the size OF
= slVo bond OF the fourth Liberty loan
issue Decision to issue them was
reached by officials OF the treasury de.
partment as the result Of suggestions
ny investors In W, =. &. who stated
they found 1t irksome to amass a num-
ner OF ~ stamps and attach them 10
certificates. ~ "
Plans are also being formulated IN
the treasury department for the issu-
hhee OF a Sl,00o stamp or certificate in
connection with investments In w i
y. hy limit buyers, The $1,000 sfamn
VIII eliminate the necessity of CARVING
the ~ war savings certificates, each
containing 20 war savings stamps.
The 500 and $1,000 certificates will
he q part OF the 1919 series, and only
WV stamps can he exchanged for them
shortly a certificate will be issued for
"hich lsls stamps may be exchanged.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-06

lied. Babylonian study of the skies for
purposes of ~divinination, had led them
after 700 B. C. to elaborate observa-
ton of the celestial bodies, with palms.
taking observation of the relations of
both time and space. The Babylonians
were thus the founders of astronomy
and meteorology, and Greek astronom-
ical science was built up on their re-
markable work. Similarly Oriental
views Of the ruler as divine, and of his
relation to the gods. brought into
Europe the doctrine of divine right-a
doctrine whose last representative sur
vived to be overthrown by the great
war just ended.
In contrast with this force so hostile
to democratic institutions we may note
in conclusion, that the eagle with out
spread wings as a symbol of the state,
first appeared in Babylonia some 5000
years ago, and since then has made his
long flight across Europe, where he was
Hospitality adopted by a number of
states, like Russia, Austria, Prussia,
France and others, to cross the Atlantic
at last, and having lost all suggestion
Of the Oriental ~autocracy over which
he first spread his wings so long ago.,
he has become the symbol Of liberty in
the great democracy OF the new world.
Even our national bird of liberty thus
suggests to us how deeply the roots of
our western civilization are planted in
the life and culture of the ancient
Orient"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-06

head OF the department of economics
and finance of Stanford university.
Both agree that the money needed to
finish paying for the wal should not
come out OF working capital, but
should be raised out of Individual saw
ings Of humble and wealthy.
II the people take the loan, as they
must" Prof. Plehn says, the banks
will be left free to lend to the manu-
iaeturer, the farmer. the grocer, the
butcher, and the baker. so that they
can get busy again on a peace-time
basis. Then production and business
will grow and, by the formula, prices
will come to normal. II we leave to
the banks they will have no funds
left for business. big or little. We,
ourselves, will not profit and the day
OF our. redemption win only be post
poned."
Prof, Wildman whose ability caused
him 40 be called from Stanford to
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-06
LABOR OPPOSES
RADICAL TENETS
.. -
Tendency Toward Bolshevism
Is Seen in America in Time
to Check II.

WASHINGTON, May 6-Fomentors
of discomfort and preachers OF anarchy
come IN for scathing denunciation in
contributions by workmen appearing
recently in various shipyard papers.
Revolutionary agitation has evoked a
veritable avalanche of letters, articles,
poems and quips from men whom the
agltators sought to influence, in which
the writer's arralgn imported doctrines
IN no uncertain terms and demand 100
per cent Amerieanism" of every man
working OF the ships which will nv
the United States flag.
a compendium of the various articles
makes a vigorous. common sense man
i~testo,' according to a statement by
the shipping board, quoting the verdict
OF the workmen,
The American citizen Ia ready at
all times to render justice when Justice
is due, but II the Bolshevikf In this
country can not see the American point
OF view they are liable to feel ton
the way out!' asserts Speed Up, pub-
ltshed at the Newark. n. j., yard OF
the submarine Boat corporation,
Lncoln's opinion on the rights of
property is quoted by Il writer in the
Compass, OF the Chester tPa,) Shin
building company, in refutation of com
munistic agitation. The quotation reads:
Let not him that Is homeless pull
down the home Of another, but let
him work diligently and build one for
assured that his own win be safe from
violence"
Labor Gets Recognition.
A committee OF tho workmen asked
Tor a page in the Riverside Review OF
Ms Mcpougall-puluth company, Duluth,
Mimi, and ran on 1t a denunciation OF
some OF their fellows who had been
scattering radical propaganda,
when we want a revolution we can
get II with our votes" their statement
said. w are out and out, from ton
TO bottom and through and through, |
against Bolshevism and the / w w
When you find one, don't wait. Lead
him to the gate and tell him to 20. We |
will back YOU
From the South also come MANY pro-
tests against agitation which might
cause the loss Of important advantages
gained by labor during the war.
"Lahor-organized and unorganiaed-
mas gained more substantial recognition
and progressed further during our year
n a half OF war than 1t did In several
previous decades" declares the Moshi- |
co Log, OF the Mobile tAla,) ~shipbuiid-
ihg company, The permanency Of
measure be determined by labor's atti-
tude IN the next few months toward |
the controversies that are bound Ia |
arise, In the main, labor has acted
very fairly thus far In the readtust- |
ment period and. barring the outbreaks
fairly '''
Virtually all Pacific coast shipyard
papers denounce radical propaganda,
quoting experiences in the recent Seat /
lie strike as support of their argument. l
The question from the standpoint Of
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-06

Washington for war finance sery,cs
agrees with the California economist
adding 1T would be a grave mistaxe
to saddle the banks of the country with
the Victory "a at this time"
When two professors agree it's time
to ST up and take notice. When two
other, but agree with the governmental
that settles it. Finance is their b,,si.
ness-particularly government finance
They have spent their lives studyjng II
ana are paid good salaries for teaching
the principles of it to the men who are
solng 70 run the nation tomorrow.
wiseacre who screws down the corners
OF his mouth and says, Let the banks
90 H. Better take the advice IN
scientists who know. y
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Corset Covers 35c
81 Values at 81

the men who built the ships necessary
for victory, the shipping board state
ment a Is summed up in a para
graph, printed in Over the Top. pub
ltshed for the employees of the g.. NJ.
Standifer Construction company in
Seattle and Vancouver. The paragraph
asks.
what was the use of building ships
to feed the world and ave civilization.
II we are to have a paralyzed industry,
plundered and ruined homes. famine,
piilage. rapine and a rio OF lust in
America ~