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Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-21
SEC. BAKER To EXPLAIN
TREATMENT OF YANKS

Washington. Feb. 21.-Secretary
OF War Baker is to be questioned by
the senate committee on military
affairs with regard to his admins
tration Of military justice, with par
ticular relation to the points made
by Senator Frelinghuysen, of New
Jersey, that he has been unduly Sc
we're In dealing with military often
ders while extraordinarily ienient to
conscientious objectors.
In the entire American army only
S2 men have been executed-two in
the American expeditionary force
abroad and 80 in this country-and
that not one man was executed for
a purely military offense.
A list Of executions in the army
since the United States entered the
war has been made available. OF
the two soldiers executed in France
one was an Indian and the other a
negro. In the United States the re-
cords OF the Judge advocate gen.
erals office show that of the 80 Am
erican soldiers executed during the
war rs were for murder and four
for statutory crimes. Twenty-seyen
OF these soldies were negroes and
three white men. Thirteen of them
were participants in the riot at
Houston, Tex. In another group
were six negroes who we're adjudg-
ed guilty of murder. A third group
consisted of five negroes convicted
of murder.
Two white men at Camp Logan
were executed for killing a guard,
one white man in Texas camp paid
the death penalty for attacking a
woman, and three negroes at Camp
Dodge, Iowa, were executed for the
same offense.
Some extreme cases, it is said, are
pending, but none for military Of
fenses.
In scores Of cases military courts
martial have imposed the death pen
atty for military offenses, such as
sleeping on post and desertion, but
that in every such case the sentence
was commuted by the president.
While thousands of soldiers have
been sentenced to disciplinary bar
racks, for periods ranging from a
few months to so years for military
offenses, frequently of a trivial char
acter, these sentences all are indie
terminate and may be commuted
whenever in the Judgment of the sec
retary of war the prisoner has re-
formed.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-21
BIG FLOUR ORDER PLACED
BY U. s. AT PORTLAND

Portland, Ore. Feb. 21.-Pur-
chase in Portland OF $4,000 bar
rels of flour for European export
was authorized yesterday by the
food administration grain corpora
tion. Nearly $500, 900 is involved
in the purchase and approximately
100000 bushels of wheat will be
required to manufacture the flour,
and five S,S00-ton steel steamers
will be needed to transport it.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-21
MANY CARS OF CLOTHING
/ FOR WESTERN SIBERIA

Vladivostok, Feb. 2I.-Twenty-
five freight cars carrying $4,000
worth Of clothing to meet the most
pressing needs OF the Russian civil
ian population in Western Siberia
has been sent from vladivostok un-
der the joint direction of the Ameri-
can Red Cross and the Russian Rail-
way Service corps.
These supplies are intended for
refugees in districts where the Red
Cross is operating distributing agen-
cies.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-21
PRoNoUNCED OUT OF DANGER
AND WILL BE FIT FOR DE-
BATES AT CONFERENCES
EXPLAINS HOW HE WAS SHOT
Police Throw Terror Into Commune
list Federation Believed To Exist
nc Paris

Paris. Feb. 2l.--Premier Clemon-
ceau's condition was satisfactory
and unchanged early today. He will
receive his colleagues OF the supreme
council early this afternoon to dis
cuss certain important matters. The
doctors now consider him out OF
danger and believe that he can re-
sumo his political activities next
Monday.
The police were busy yesterday on
the Coffin case. They searched the
houses of 80 members OF the com
munist federation, taking tracts and
circulars. II Is believed to be an
established fact that n regular Boil
shevik organization exiats In Paris.
with important Publications to be
carried out by designated members
OF the organization.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-21

Paris, Feb. 21.--Premier Glenn
enceau's own story OF the attack up.
on him as he told II to callers Is
given In the Madn today as follows
Yesterday when was passing
that spot at the corner OF the Boule-
ward Delessert. remarked n strange
silhouetted figure upon the pave
ment showing someone examining
me attentively. said to myself
hello. that fellow is up to no good.
This morning at the same spot I
perceived the same silhouette and
Immediately thought why. that's
the same fellow
IL hadn't time to continue the re-
Election. for the individuals arm
was raised. revolver In hand and he
aimed at the door OF the automobile
and hit the window. didn't reflect
that there were perhaps other bull
let's in the revolver. and as soon as
the first shot was fired leaned
forward to see. Other shots follow
ed rapidly. one after another. and
l. felt sharp pain low down the
back OF my neck. The pain was so
intense that could not help crying
out; realized perfectly that had
been hit"
What followed" continued the
premier, "passed with lightning-like
rapidity. The orderly seated beside
the chauffeur on the front of the au-
tomobile had at the first shot. pull
ed his revolver out of his pocket.
The chauffeur at the same time put
on speed and got us out OF range.
Then he turned and brought me
back home. Now ] feel absolutely
nothing.
The premier paused here and then
added sarcastically
my adversaries are really poor
shots. They are exceedingly clumsy"
To Stephen Pichoh the foreign
minister, he said:
Am I not good prophet! Do
I not arrange things ahead! | had
arranged to have no meeting of the
conference today so that could get
a little rest. Well, I've got It."
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-21
BAVAR|AN PREMIER
MURDERED BY COUNT

London. Feb. 21-Kurt Eisner.
Bavarian premier, was shot and kill
ed today by Lieutenant Count Arco
Valley. according to an Amsterdam
report. The count was severely
wounded by the guard and is re-
ported dying. Eisner was a socialist
of more than the radical type. He
was Jew, born in Galicia, and was
once editor Of the Vorwaerts at
Berlin.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-21
OVER THE WIRE

Detroit, Feb. 21.-Mrs. Agnes
Happas won an .undisputed victory
over purse snatcher. He seized
her purse. She grabbed it-and his
hat and coat and was starting in on
his shirt when he left. She retains
the trophies.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-21

: THINKS CHINA SHOULD :
NOT MAKE DEMANDS I

\ Toxic, Feb. 12.-Premier :
\ Hara said in the diet here to- :
4 day that there was no reason
\ why China should demand the ,
\ return of Using Tao, and added
\ that the race problem at the !
\ peace conference would never
4 escape the utmost attention Of
y the government.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-21

Chicago, Feb. 21.-The case
against R. E. Forsythe, R. E. Dewitt
and five other men was called. One
man stepped up. Who's this?"
asked the court. "He's them" re-
piled Officer McGinnis. Lock them
up" said the court.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-21

Portland, Ore, Feb. 21.--Lemar
Scott's sweetheart rejected him,
When her father wouldn't let him
sit In front Of the house and gaze at
her room, he drank poison. He'll
probably live.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-21
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4 10000 RUSSIAN WORIxMEN 4
y DEMAND END OF WAR

y London, Feb. 21.-Slxty
4 thousand workmen are on
4 strike In Petrograd, demand !
\ ing the end OF civil war and
y the establishment Of trade, ac-
\ cording to a Russian wireless
y dispatch received here today.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
Marvels

Every time | run my motor.
lodging through the crowded
mart, | remark, Il bless the
voter who invented such a
cart!' Every time l use the
wireless that invention makes a
h;l; when l. use my cooker fire
less I'm inclined to throw a fit.
When hear an airplane choo-
ing, chugging through the
balmy air, l observe. There's
something doing, something
stirring everywhere! All the
world is full of wonders, still
they come. an endless troop ;
Science stands aloft and thun-
ders, I have scored another
SCOOP Oft l wonder, while
pursuing flies that try to use my
brow, what will mortal men be
doing in a hundred years from
now? OFT l wish that things
were ordered so a dead man
might come back now and then,
from regions bordered by old
Jordan. cold and black; long
enough to look around him and
behold what men have done,
since the pale white rider found
him, and his course on earth was
run. Grandad died in ~; could
he come back for a day, see the
airships grazing heaven-what
would that old gaffer say? But
the dead men come back never
and the sleepefs can't keep tab
on invention and endeavor, from
beneath the graveyard slab.
WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TONIGHT.

TONIGHT
Last indoor meeting before the sum-
mer months of the Alabama Society
viii be held at 1914 Massachusetts
avenue, at SIS O'Clock.
Organization of South Carolina
Club at banquet, under the auspices
of the Winthrop College Club, at
Wardman Park Hotel, at 8 o'clock.
Meeting of Business Women's Coun-
Gil at Wesley Chapel, 5th and + streets,
at $50 o'clock
Meeting of Barry Farm Citizens
Associat ton at the Methodist Church,
Stanton and PomerOy roads southeast
at 9 o'clock
Address on Agriculture, Floricul-
ture and Lanscaping," at the training
field for farmeretteS on Blair road, at
1880 O'Clock.
Meeting of Thomson Community
Association at the Thomson School,
18th and l. streets, at o'clock.
Meeting of the Johnson-PoweH Com
munity Center at the Powell School
at s o'clock.
Award of prizes in Bible question
contest at the First Congregat ional
Church, 10th and G streets, at
O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
CAT TALES.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Officers will he elected at the meet
ing of Mckinley Manual Training
School Alumni at the school tomoi-
row night. There will be also
campfire program. followed by dane
ing and refreshments.
The Woman's Relief Corps held a
council meeting Saturday night at
the home of Department President
Mrs. Alice Slime. the Mount Vernon
apartment. The department has COM
pleted its Red Cross work.
Serxt. J. h. Karchmer Of the ma
rines will address the Hadassah on
The Woman of Yesterday, Today and
Tomorrow" tomorrow night. at S:1o
o'clock, at Y. NJ. H. A. headquarters.
1lth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
DR.. J. Ward Mankin, resident SUR
geon at Emergency Hospital, is away
on vacation trip. He expects to Wis
it Atlantic City before the close of the
week and to return to the hospital on
July ].
North Capitol and Eckington Citi-
zens' Association will meet at the
Emory School. Lincoln road and Ran
dolph place. at o'clock tonight.
The public fs invited to nm exhibi-
ton of handiwerk in all it's branches
by the pupils of ST. AIMS Academy
at the school, 80 Sth street south
east. The exhibit is being held all
this week.
The Parent1 League and the Wilson
Normal Community Association will
hold joint meeting at the Wilson
Normal School. 18th and Harvard
streets, tomorrow night at $50
o'clock. This will be the only meet
ing of the season.
At a meeting last night Mt 302 b
street southeast of George A. Porter
Garrison. No. 16, Ladies' Auxiliary of
the Army and Navy Union, plans were
made for a lawn fete and theater
party.
Senator Ball of Delaware will speak
tonight at the John d. Dickson Home,
! 14th and Galiatin streets on the Occa-
sion of the celebration of the eighty
first birthday of DR.. Samuel w. MUIR
ply. DIR. Murphy was formerly pro-
, prietor and principal of Rugby Acad-
envy, at Wilmington. Del Senator
Ball is an alumnus of the academy.
DIR. Lula Waters, who returned re-
Gently from overseas. where she was
i. w. c. \. worker. will be the
.ruest of honor at a reception tonight
IN The home of Dr. Anna Pollock,
1911 Adams Mill road.
The summer school of George WASH
! ington University, which opened yes
terday. will continue to enroll stu
dents all this week, DR.. William u.
Ruediger. dean of the teachers col
lege, announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
SCHOOL CHILDREN TOLD
HOW TO AVOID ACCIDENTS

Sixty thousand public school chill
dren Of Washington were told by their
teachers yesterday how to avoid acct
begins tomorrow.
Through an agreement between
Supt. Of Police Pullman and Supt.
of Schools Thurston. every teacher in
the public school system devoted from
thirty minutes to an hour this morn
ing to a safety first talk to the chill
dren.
In addition to the lecture, each
teacher distributed to her class
pamphlets prepared by the police de-
partment, giving long list of "don'ts''
to be observed in avoiding accidents.
They were told to take the PAM
phlets home and have their relatives
read them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
GEN. c. B. DRAKE MARSHAL
OF THE MOTOR PARADE

Announcement was made yesterday
by the committee in charge of the
transportation day parade. which is to
be held on Saturday at 1890 O'Clock
that Gen. c. B. Drake of the general
staff, Motor Transport Corps. had ac-
cepted the invitation to act as grand
marshal of the parade.
Considerable interest is being taken
in the demonstration by government
officials. and it is expected that one
full division Of the Motor Transport
Corps will be in line.
Filledin blanks rom the merchants
and truck owners of the city keep roll
ing in, and from present indications
everything points to success for this
Washington's first motor transport
demonstration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
C.L. j. |ND0RSES:C|Vl :.
RETIREMENT MEASURE
Resolution Dealing With Increased
Rents and Taxation Receives
Approval of Members.

Strong Endorsement was given Rep
resentative Lehlbach's bill. which
provides retirement for civil service
employees, last night by Central Labor
Union through resolution offered
by the delegates from the Federal
Employees Association. Union No. >.
In joint conference held recently
by twenty-five organizations of gov
eminent employees the bill was IN
dorsed.
\ resolution similar to that offered
and adopted by the central oody has
been sent to all organizations aiil-
lated with the American expedition
airy forces asking that they give the
give the bill their Endorsement and
influence. a similar bill has been
presented in the Senate by Senator
Sterling.
Rents and Housing.
A resolution from the Farmers Sim
gle Tax League dealing with high
rents and housing conditions and
means for remedying locally was ap-
proved last night by the central body.
1t was pointed out in the resolution
that the increase in wages obtained
from time to time by the wage earn
ers to meet the growing high cost
of living are quickly absorbed by in
creased rents, making the wage ad-
vances of no real value in the main
terance of household expenses.
The lea CUES plan Is to place tax
on unimproved lands in and adjacent
to cities.
4 petition will be sent to Congress
asking for legisIa ton to raise the
revenues of the District of Columbia
by taxation on the site value of land,
exemptirs all improvements. to the
end III: . iand speculation may be
stoppe. stT:'Iating monopoly and
enccui sx.ns snd making possible
gener..s erbfrctivn of the nationwide
campbell, 10 own your own home.
O.st.iIrtee on Adjustments.
He,,-Y Miller of the general commit
tee on adjustments reported that the
misunderstanding and differences
that have existed for some time be-
tween organized labor through the
Retail Clerks Association and the D.
J. kaufman clothing and haberdash-
cry stores had been voluntarily set
tied and that now both stores of the
firm are organized by union labor in
all departments.
John B. Colpoys. delegate from the
central body to the thirty-ninth an
nual convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor at Atlantic City, at
tended last nights session OF the CEN
trail body, having returned to the city
yesterday. He announced that at the
next session of the body he would
make his report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
GETS FOUR MONTHS IN JAIL.
William Todd, Colored, Sentenced
for Carrying Razor as Weapon.

Judge Robert Hardison in the United
States branch Of Police Court yesterday
sentenced William Todd colored, to
serve a term of four months in jail
without the alternative Of paying a fine,
on a charge OF carrying a concealed and
deadly weapon with intent to make
unlawful use Of the same.
The razor produced in evidence was a
safety Of a new type, never before
seen in the court. The fact that it was
a safety razor did not save the de-
PENDANT. Todd is an orderly at Elmer
sency Hospital, and in defense said that
he was on his way to a drug store to
purchase a new blade for the razor at
the time he was arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
Oss..ilr,ee on Adjustments.

Eresh Flowers Promptly Furnished
for any requirement. Shaffer, 900 18th
advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24

Flowers Fresh and Fragrant
for weddings and all occasions.
Guide, 1914 Acknowledgement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
Health Men Accuse 8 BARRIERS.

Continuing it's Investigations to
keep the city in a strictly sanitary
condition, the health department yester-
day swore out warrants for three more
barber shops in the northwest sec
tion of the city. These shops were
found to be careless in the steriliza-
ton of instruments.
Investigations will still be carried
on in barber shops, soda fountains
and groceries. until the situation is
thoroughly under control.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
COL0RED TEACHERS PROTEST
Demand Another Election of Dele
gates to Council.

A protest, signed by nine colored
teachers. was filed with the board of
education yesterday against the ratifica-
ton of r. A. Gillem and Miss Nellie
Dyson to be colored delegates on the
teachers council
They presented to the board eight
reasons why they believe another
mass meeting of colored grade teach
ers should be held at the Dunbar
High School before the end of this
week for the holding of another cleo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
REALTY MEN ON WAY TO
CONVENTION STOP HERE

a delegation of real estate men
from large cities throughout the
country paused here yesterday on their
way to the convention of real estate
brokers at Atlantic City and were
entertained by their local brothers of
the real estate business.
Charles w. Fairfax, president of the
Real Estate Brokers' Association Of
the District. had a committee of the
organization to meet the visitors.
They spent the morning sightseeing
and at l o'clock were given lunch
at the Willard Hotel.
They left last night Oh the last
lap Of the journey to the convention
| and a large number of local dealers
are planning to accompany the visi-
tors to the national meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24

TAKE BELL-ANS BEFORE MEALS
and see how fine good digestion makes you feel
Advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
Capital Traction Sued for $4,000

The Capital Traction Company is
named as defendant in suit to recover
s10,0 900 damages filed in the District
Supreme Court by Mrs. Sarah f. Myers,
administrative of her husband. Harry S.
Myers, who died April 80 last, from in
jury alleged to have been sustained Oc-
tober 1s, when he was struck by a car
at 18th street and Parkwood place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
ID A N G N G
CONGRESS HEIGHTS TONIGHT.
Wash. Dancing Academy

Modern ballroom dancing taught. also stage.
The largest staff of lady and gentleman teach
ers in Washington. The Soft-Shoe, Fancy and
Clog Dancing q speciality. 431 i1th NV. Pri-
waIk we guarantee you to dance before lea Wing
studio Every night you get practice dancing
free, Orchestra every night.
FRANKLIN A2GS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-05
''FINE" SAYS RESIDENT
OF LINCOLN WAY EAST

Statement Of Mrs. Loretta Punches
is Remarkable Tribute To Eff
cheney of Famous Remedy, Pep
gen-Says improvement r. Won
dcrful.
1t is a pleasure 90 recommend
Pepgen since have experienced its
worth" says Mrs Loretta Punches.
Mrs. Punches is a widow who has
always lived in South Bend. She re-
sides with her father, Mr.. Albert y.
Morgan, at 1909 Lincoln Way East.
Mrs. Punches says she was led TO
try Pepgen because she knew so
many people who had recommended
IT,
Il have had liver trouble for the
past ten years" she says, Il suf-
fered severe attacks which would
compel me 10 call our old family
doctor for relief The doctor who
used to really give me relief died
some time ago and none OF tho
other treatments that I secured az
forded the proper relief.
These attacks would cause my
stomach to become very much dis
ordered and at times 1 simply could
not eat bite. I would be tired and
sleepy all the time. I could sit down
Just anywhere and drop off 70 sleep.
was extremely nervous. In fact,
my nerves were so completely dis
organized that 1 had to give up and
go to bed.
IT had always been subject to con-
stipation on account Of the condi-
zion OF my liver.
Il began TO improve as soon as I
began taking Pepgen. I am now
feeling as fine as I ever felt in my
life. My stomach IS in splendid
condition and eat very heartily. I
do not feel tired and sleepy like
used to. Ny nerves are steady now
and / feel strong My constipation
has been relieved.
Ct recommend Pepgen heartily,
feeling that any one suffering with
liver trouble cannot go wrong in
taking st."
Pepgen IS sold by Striebel &
Steinel (The Public Drug Store, }
South Bend; The Red Cross Phar-
macy, Mishawaka, and all other first
class druggists everywhere. Adv.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-05

bringing our people back 10 the
practice OF rational economy
Despite what Mr. Day character
lied az the present unparalleled
passion for needless spending" he
said there had been an unprecedent-
ed Increase in the amount OF life in
surance written In the United States
IN the present year. Statistics
gathered for the Association OF Life
Insurance Presidents placed the
total volume OF new insurance for
the year at &7,712.0OO. 900, compared
with $500 100000 for the heaviest
previous year, 1913. This amount.
Mr.. Day said. would exceed all the
Insurance outstanding In all the
companies 20 years ago
n explaining why this great in
crease occurred. Mr.. Day said the
heavy death roll from the war and
the influenza epidemic had brought
almost every household IN the Unit
Cd States face 10 face with the un-
certainties OF life and had given a
great stimulus 10 life insurance.