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Evening star., 1919-04-27
$4,000 STOLEN FROM MAIL.
Sacks Rifled at Staunton-Arrests
Expected by Detectives.

WINCHESTER, Va. April 26.-
Postal inspectors and detectives work
ing on case involving the theft of
$4,000 from a mail sack at the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway station
at Staunton early Friday were closing
their net around the robbers tonight
and one or more arrests are expected
at any time.
The money was being shipped to the
Treasury Department in Washington
Ten thousand dollars was from the
National Valley Bank Of Stauntcn, five
thousand from another. Staunton bank
and five thousand from a Harrison
burg bank. This latter amount was
found by detectives in a mail sack
that had been cut open and thrown
away by the robbers near Clifton
Forge.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
ITALIANS ARE ACCUSED.
People Of Northern Epirus Demand
Withdrawal of Troops.

SALONIKI, Friday. April 25-The
Italian government has closed all the
Greek schools in Argyrocastro. north
'ern Epirus. and has sent 100 Italian
school teachers there, according to
information received by the Hellas, u
Greek newspaper. The Italians also
are declared to be stirring up religious
hatred by playing off the Moslems
against the Christians. The Chris
tians wish northern Epirus to be
Joined to Greece, while the Italians
are agitating for an Italian protecto-
rate over Albania
Except for 4 few Albanians and
Moslems. the majority Of the popula
ton OF northern Erirus, the newspa- :
per adds. are indignant over the atti-
tude of the Italians and demand that
the Italian troops in that region be
withdrawn.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
GOES TO LEXINGTON. CHURCH.
Rev. David Johnson Transferred to
Kentucky A. M. E. Conference.

CAMBRIDGE, Md. April 26.-The
transfer of Rev. David Johnson, for
the past four years pastor of ST.
Pauls Church. Washington, to the
Kentucky Conference. has been an
nounced by Bishop J. Albert Johnson.
presiding here over the 1920 annual
session of the Baltimore A. NJ. E.
Conference. He will be stationed at
ST. PauTs Church. Lexington, which
has the largest congregation in the
conference.
The conference elected Revs. A. L.
Gaines. G. H. Murray. W. Sampson
Brooks, c. NJ. Tanner. J. 8. Collins
and s. H. Cooper. delegates to the
next General Conference of the de-
nomination which meets in, ST. Louis
in May, 1920. The collections have
exceeded $4,000
The conference will close tomorrow
Sunday night with the announce
ment of the appointments for the en-
suing year. The next session will be
held at Metropolitan Church, Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
MEN LISTED FOR
Y.M.C.A. WORK IN NRT1INELAND
B. G. Williams and J. J. Kurtz With Big
Force Modified to Supply Entertain
ment for Army of Occupation.

r. G. Williams, sos North Carolina
avenue southeast. and J. ]. Kurtz. 225
18th street southwest. are represent
ativss OF the National Capital among
the nearly 500 men and women from
nearly every state in the Union, Y. NJ.
G.. A. worke ers. whom the war council
of the ''Y' has mobilized in the
Rhineland section of which Cobienz
is the center for the benefit OF mem
bers Of the army Of occupation.
In the comparatively brief time
since our Army was distributed over
this section the "Y' has succeeded in
establishing 276 permanent and about
sixty movable centers which are ad-
ministered by this staff. Almost every
possible specially in entertainment
and recreation is represented in the
personnel The f1rst-named Washing
worker with the 32d Division at
Heipback. while Mr.. Kurtz is an ath-
letfc secretary with the 4th Division
at Bad Bertrich.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
AUSTRIANS ARE INVITED
INTO GERMAN ASSEMBLY

VIENNA, via Copenhagen. Thursday,
April 24.-The German government
has invited the German-Austrian gov
ernment to send five members of the
national assembly to Weimar to join
in the discussions Of the German ma
ttonal assembly and have a voice in
the transactions of that body
After the chancellor. DR.. Karl Rem
ner. had made a strong address in
favor of the proposal the house adopt
ed motion accepting it and selected
Herr Abiant. social democrat: Herr
Raneck, Christian socialist: Herr
Weber. pan-German; Herr Hillebrand,
German Bohemian. and Prof. Hugh
mann to go to Weimar.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Recruits to Leave for Europe.

The first contingent of 1000 re-
cruits. enlisted by the War Depart
ment for foreign service to relieve
men in the army Of occupation, will
leave Camp Meade April 80. for Now
York preparatory to embarking.
While In New York these men will
parade to be :leld in that city. with
this first unit will go a number Of OFF,
GERS who have asked foreign service,
to relieve officers in the American
Army in Germany.
Evening star., 1919-04-27

stump can stand in the way of use
and pressure against if.
Teach Cripples to Wrestle.
In the wrestling taught the men,
one of the favorite exercises in the
GYM" patients are urged to use
their stumps as much as possible.
even to the extent of trying to push
the opponent down to the mat with
the stump while holding his hands
with the complete limb.
Buck ets." made of plaster of
Paris. are in use at the gymnasium
by the wrestlers. These buckets.
as they are called, are casts which
fit over the stump and are strapped
on. They prevent the stump from
receiving too direct pressure during
the bout. Some mem who indulge in
wrestling are equipped with such
buckets" Care is taken by the direc-
tors that the buckets" are not used
as brass knuckIes" in the matches.
since plaster of Paris is pretty hard.
1t is but natural that Lieut.. Fred
Evening star., 1919-04-27

directors now engaged in conducting
elimination contests for the A. e. F.
and the intera llied
games to be held at Paris in June.
The movie" department has forty
eight machines and thirty-slN soldier
operators. with a monthly record of
q thousand shows.
Soldier Talent Booked.
The enterta inment section sponsors
more than 800 performances by pro-
fessionals and books ninety-one SOL
dier talent shows each month A COM
plete costume department with abr
alton and repair shop is operated. With
more than 1.2o0 different costumes
stock.
The music department. supplies
sheet music instruments and trained
song leaders. and has made a con-
tract with prominent firm to supply
100 instruments week for eight
weeks The directors of the "Y'a,
hotel service formerly managed one
of Philadeiphia's leading hostelries
and now operates thirteen hotels and
which last month sup
piled $4,000. meals and $3.50 beds.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Program Is Diversified.

A comprehensive program of enter
tainment-sports. religious work. ed
ucation, hotels and leave resort ac-
the opening up OF transportation
routes the '..Y' motor transport ha>
been nlobilized for. the distribution Of
free supplies and the handing of
miles of motion picture film.' transp0r-
tation of actors and actresses from
America and the moving Of the num-
erous soldier shows which the being
trained and costumed by the.
Y. NJ. G. A. -ss .--
There are twenty trained athletic
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Teach Men steadiness.

Ball playing Is another most valua-
BILE form Of exercise for Walter Reed
patients. 1t teaches the men steadi-
ness and helps do away with the old
feeling of "one sid ed ess." Two
hand ball courts are provided in the
gymnasium.
The swimming pool will offer one of
the most valuable means Of treatment
to certain couvalesceEte. The. pool
will afford splendid exercise. help to
cure "one-sidedness." and will offer
healment to stuEps and scar tissue.
The gentle but persistent pressure of
the water on the limbs will give a
sort of massage Witch can Scarcely
be duplicated in any other way.
Evening star., 1919-04-27

die Welsh should believe that boxing
for such convalescents as can stand
it and need such form OF exercises.
AS a balancing exercise it has no
equal besides furnishing many tw iSt-
inss and Dendings which serve to
keep the central organs OF the body.
including the stomach. in proper
tone.
F.. Tesch Walking. First.
Walking. simply walking, has to be
taught many men all over again.
This is done in the gymnasium.
Every care is taken with the men.
For instance. in wrestling. a velvet"
mat is provided, on which a man
With tender scar tissue may fall
without hurting himself, as it would
II. the comparatively. tender tissue
were forced to fall on an ordinary
mat. Speaking of wrestling. O man
can wrestle without an arm. or with
out a. leg, Just so he has a. head"
Lieut.. Welsh states.
There are special mats provided for
exercises which Require that the men
lie aon their backs. These mats are
soft, so that the men will not feel a s
il they are on the hard floor. Back
exercises are not SO hard. either.
when performed on a soft. mat. as
upon the hard floor. as any one can
prove by trying such exercises, fiat
upon his back on the floor and then
fat on his back on a bed or sofa.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Mine Seen OFF Coast,

The Navy Department was advised
yesterday that the steamer Pretoria
had sighted q floating mine 500 miles
off the South Atlantic coast April rs.
The dispatch did not say whether the
mine was destroyed
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Soldier Talent Booked.
Leave Areas Established.

Five leave areas furnish variety
OF entertainment for the men who
come to Coblenz. and there are daily
boat trips on the Rhine with lecturers
~ girls, to join in the danci0g on
deck.
The. Y. N. c. A sees to it also that
the latest possible news is provide ed
for the fanks. distributing 1.550.0OO
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Col. Steger Goes to Manila.

Col. John o. Steger. Coast Artiiler.
Corps, at Fort Monroe. Va. has been
ordered to Manila, p. l.. for duty in
the coast defenses OF Manila and
Subig Bay.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Col. Persons Sent to This City.

Col. Elbert E: Persons. Army am
from duty at Camp Dix. N. J.. and
detailed to temporary duty in the Of
fee of the surgeon general in this
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Listing to Starboard.

In much the same way. the one
armed man feels as II he were listing
tient seems to feel himsei; eerr,nly
top heavy" one way or the other.
There 10 a great deal OF truth in this
feeling. Of course. but no way near as
much as the man imagtnes. 1t is the
duty of regular gymnastic training to
do away with this feeling of one
When the patient bexins hi. cai,~-
themes In the Walter Reed Hospital
gymnasium. he is urged to concen-
ltrate mentally on the limb missing,
and put it. as far as possible, through
the same arc OF motion as he puts his
other limb. IL man has a left arm
gone just a little above. the elbow,
nevertheless, he ia to bring that
stump back as far as he can. in a
similar manner to which he brings
hack his right arm. at the same time
completing the entire sweep 70 the
missing arm "in his mind"
Many a man, at frst, cannot make
lhis stump perform properly. but 1t ia
F.; found that after awhile he. can put
ia :;rc*t deal OF motion in it. going
Evening star., 1919-04-27
May Take aymnastic Work.


Patients at Walter Reed now have
option as to taking gymnastic work,
but it is probable that a compulsory
system for all corps men and such
convalescents as need and can stand
such work VIII be put into effect
soon. This move will be in harmony
with the establishment Of athletic
field. swimming pool and outdoor
dancing pavilion.
With the summer days coming on
apace. the soldiers who are at all
able to be up and around" want and
need outdoor amusements. 1t is real
lied by those In charge Of the phys
ical work at the hospital that soon
the men will find the wards, despite
their ample window. provisions. some
what hot and stuffy, especially when
a man is rather, proud OF his ability
to get around OF one real leg and
one that is artificial.
Therefore the demand for outdoor
recreation grounds. swimming pool
in which the men can sport and at
the same time help along their heal
ing in q manner to be explained
hereafter. and for great outdoor
pavilion, In which dances may be
carried on to the tune Of the hos
pital band, .-
Evening star., 1919-04-27
METHODS AT REED
BRING BODILY REGENERATION
Armless and Legless Men at Sport Indicate
Possibilities Of improvements
Planned.

If you happen to be out at walter
Reed Hospital next June and see a
base ball team Of ,eae-armed men
playing another team of one-legged
men, do not be surprised. Just know
that it is the result of methods of
training given the wounded men
there under direction of Lieut. Fred
II. Thomas, better known as Freddie
Welsh. director of the hospital gym
nasium
Plans are under way at the Army
General Hospital. on North Georgia
avenue. for the erection OF great
athletic field, swimming pool and out
door dancing pavilion. Outlines now
before Col Glennon. the commanding
officer of Walter Reed. call for the
placing Of the new athletic field on
vacant ground southwest OF tAe Red
Cross House
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Exercises Made Simple.

The simplest of such exercises con-
sists of the patient pushing as hard as
he can, which is not very hard, against
the hand Of the physical director. This
form of resistance exercise is found
very valuable. and. carefully, adminis-
tered. is capable Of a great deal Of good
to the .n,en, who take II regularly. After
an interval the hand and wrist. for in
stance, begin to get their strength back,
and after awhile tho patient finds that
he can make normal use Of his hand.
This result, Of course, is not achieved
overnight, but comes as the result Of
patient. careful effort on the part Of
both patient and director.
Overcoming "one-sidedness' Is one OF
the special problems attended to in the
gymnasium work. When q man loses an
arm he feels as II something were miss
ing-and something IL missing. Of
course. II leg Is gone the man feels
much the same way. He, Is super-sensi-
tive. in many cases, Of the loss to his
person, and feels as II great deal more
of him were missing than there really Is
The sensa ton is something like what
one experiences when tooth is pulled
Ones tongue continually seeks the place
where the tooth was, and discovers there
at least, so 1t feels-a cavern.
Evening star., 1919-04-27

stump can stand in the way of us
and pressure against il.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-13

AndrcGc, Col, A5ril S &c 1919.
Los AnGclcS Mercantile Co.
Los Angeles, Cal.
May SeRoreS mics y GrigoS:-Fe te1ido 81 guSto &c
ponerles 10 rresente con 81 fin pCrtieGCr dc mGnlrs-
tGTLeS 10 Stguiente:-Que me recibIdo 81 diRero que
SLstsde5 nc hiclero7, fGror dc naandar a Merico. 10
ticreg en- 81 poder ms padres. GSi IS que les dog
LIS rrGS ezprcStCaS craclnS por cl jcUor. SIN otro
portlcuCr p0r CT uIoaneTto, me oJrezco Su S. 5. S.
ISTDORO AGUILERA
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-13
LOngmont National Bank.
Esre% N,f,o.,I P,pE

Longmont National Bank.
First National Bank.
The International State Bank.
The Denver Stock Yards Bank.
The Guaranty State Bank of Walsenburg.
The First National Bank.
The Commonwealth National Bank.
The First National Bank.
Southwest Boulevard State Bank.
Merchants Bank.
Argentine State Bank.
Exchange National Bank.
Peoples State Bank.
Farmers National Bank.
First National Bank.
Citizens National Bank.
The Farmers National Bank
Montgomery County National Bank.
The Home National of Arkansas City.
First National Bank.
The Farmers National Bank.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-13

Los Angeles Mercantile Co.
Los angeles, California.
Muy seNores mioS:-Acabo de recibr ccrta dc mi
fGnrIiG Ell Ia que me dice1 que Gcdban de recibir cl
dinero que nande q Santiago Popasquioro, por con-
ducto de ustedes dyigido oil Sr. Miguel Corral Gu
ti6rre-, pare ~entregar al Sr. Estanisldo NevureS,
u csi es que les dog a ustedcs las mis- erpresiuas
erucics por ell gran benefeio reci5ido de ustedes, y
geo que saten catnplir 10 que prometeu a ss cont
~potrsotds. Sabre Tecon,endGrlos q todns las peTso-
ndS dnagGs nids. para que cooperen connigo en- las
mGs grundes corslderacioncs que ustedes nnerecen
para G1, q 1d!nnto a eStG les ngando MI retrdto quo
los dutorizo q tacuHo pcrn que 10 %publiquen lbre-
nnente On el periodico o como mas les conUenga.
Quedo dc ustedes q sus ordenes ofno. q mas dto S. S.
ANACLETO n. AUCEDO
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-05
BELIEVES IN GET
TING NEW IDEAS

Chicago, July 3.-Clarence f..
Starks, business manager of the Dali
las Express, Dallas, Texas, is in the
city getting ideas in the interest of
his newspaper. which is one OF the
most substantial of the race. Mr..
Starlis said to a friend: at have
come to Chicago to see how you boys
put 1t over" He has spent consider
able time with members Of The De-
fenocr Staff, and made his head
quarters at the Associated Negro
Press Offices. and has been extended
every courtesy by the Fourth-State
workers.
In appreciation for this cousidera-
ton, Mr.. Starks gave a very delight
full dinner in the Royal Gardens gold
room. On this occasion ideas for
newspaper betterment were exchang-
ed. Those present besides the host
were DR. Frank ]. Hawkins, Dallas,
Texas; Claud A. Barnetta, Director
Associated Negro Press; Nahum Dan
iel Brasher, Editor in Chief the AS
sociated Negro Press; George H.
Walker, treasurer the Associated Ne
gro Press; the following from the
Chicago Defender Staff: Phil A.
Jones, Business Manager; Cary B.
Lewis, Managing Editor: L. G. Har-
per, City Editor; A. N. Fields, assist
tant City Editor; Tony Langston,
Dramatic Editor; and Willis N. Hug
gins, Managing Editor, the Chicago
Searchlight.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-05
"DIack Star Line" Bankrupt.

(By The Associated Negro Press).
New York, July 3.-'"The Black
Star Line" advertised as "a feet
of steamships to trade in the inter-
ests of the Colored race" by the Uni
versal Negro Improvement Associa-
ton and the African Communities
League, with headquarters at No. 38
West 135th street, was torpedoed and
sunk by Assistant District Attorney
Kilroe. He instructed Marcus Gar
vey, Colored, President Of both or
ganizations, to refrain from collect
ing any more funds. Garvey prom
ised to refrain.
According to Mr.. Kilroe, who has
examined Garvey and his General
Ladies' Secretary" Amy Ashwood,
also Colored of No. $50 Lenox Ave,
Garvey has collected about $4,000 in
this city and throughout this city
and throughout the United States
and Canada. The investigation was
made at the request Of committee
of the association, who complained
that Garvey's organizations were
about bankrupt.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-05
SCOTT PREDICTS
NEGRO DIVISION IN
REGULAR ARMY.
COLORED OFFICERS
TO COMMAND.

Cleveland, Ohio. July Emmett
]. Scott, assistant TO Secretary Baker.
forecast tthe inclusion of separate
Negro division Under Colored officers
in the new regular army program in
an address before the National As
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People. held in st. Johns
African Methodist Episcopal church.
"The war; said Mr.. Scott, has
demonstrated that Colored men will
follow their like into battle"
While commencing Secretary Baker
for his egort to 'act without preju-
dice toward the Colored soldiers"
he asserted there should have been
5000 CoIored officers instead of 1900.
This he said, is based on the number
of Colored troops engaged, which
was placed at 100000.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-05

tuition which was proposed by DR..
B. G. Waller, Secretary of the Associ-
alton, was adopted and will give
to the side men death benefits and
other rights which have heretofore
been confined to the men in the
headwaiter class This move is made
to attract the side men to the organi-
cation and is carrying out an agreed
plan for broadening the scope Of ac-
tivities OF the organization.
The officers following were elected
for the term of two years: Presi-
dent, A. M. Thompson, 1st. v. Pres.
l.. s. McLane, End v. Pres. w. E.
Reed; 3rd Vice-Pres. s. A. Patterson; ;
Secretary, DR.. B. G. Waller, Treasur-
er; Jos. T. Lee The members of the
Board OF Governors as elected are
Chairman ]. T. Brown, William Dill,
Jos. Queenman, r. D. Brooks, N. F.
Berry, j. A. Joyner, Thos. H. Aston,
II. H. Ham, r. w. Bell.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-05
DEMAND S2 MINIMUM AND
CASH AND CARRY PLAN.
WHITES CLAIM PRICE PROHBTIVE AND ORGANIZE TO DE-
FEND THEMSELVES. EXPECT WASHING MACHINES TO
PLAY IMPORTANT PART.

jefferson, Texas.--It is reported
that Colored wash women of Jeffer-
son are threatening to strike. The
report says that Colored organizers
have been among these women and
other workers of this town and that
they demand that the wash women
do not do any sort Of washing for
less than $500.
People also report that it is prac-
tically impossible to secure domestic
help of any nature. They claim that
the Colored help is 80 organized and
demand so much that when a person
can get any help, the price is pro-
hibitive.
A number Of the ladies OF the
town are talking about organizing
in order to defend themselves in the
matter.
Several ladies are investigating the
proposition of getting electrical wash
ing machines to do their washing
with. They claim that when they
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-05
STATE TO GIVE MEDALS AS SER.
VICE REWARD.
All War Veterans to Receive EAlb.
lens from Adjutant General.

All soldiers who served in the
worlds war, the Spanish-American
war and along the Mexican border
are to be presented medals by the
State of Missouri, according to let
ter received by Mrs. Nettie Harvey
Beauregard, archivist of the Missou-
ri Historical Society, from H. G.
Clarke, adjutant general Of Missouri.
Adjt. Gen. Clarke urges that bio
graphical records or every man in
st. Louis and st. Louis County in
the late war be sent to him as soon
as possible, in order that the records
may be completed and the medals is
sued without delay. That will make
it possible, he says not only to con-
suit the records of the service in
application for medals. but it will
also safeguard the proper placing
of the war medals.
The War Camp Community Service
is cooperating with the Missouri
Historical Society in collecting rec
ords. and men who have not already
filled out blanks or are doubtful II
the correct form was used, are asked
to call at once at the War Camp
Community Service headquarters, 10S
North Fourth street. and Ill out
their questionaires.