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The Washington times., 1919-01-15
JOHNSON QUITS AS
REVENUE COUNSEL

Judge E. c. Johnson. general coun-
sci of the Bureau of Internal Rev
enue. resigned today to resume the
practice of law. He had been in
Government service for twenty-five
years.
Judge Johnson came to Washing
ton April 10. 1894. as head of the In
come Tax Division. On October 20.
1918, he was appointed solicitor. and
on January IL. 1915, was promoted to
general counsel.
He has served under five Presi-
dents. seven Secretaries OF the Treas
ury and ten commissioners of Inter-
nal Revenue.
Judge Johnson is a native OF Mis-
souri,. Early in life he removed to
Arkansas and served as secretary of
State OF Arkansas when only twenty
four years old. Later ne went to
Port Townsend. Wash. where for a
number of years he engaged in the
practice of law. -
Many Treasury officials called on
Judge johnson today to express re-
ETet at his resignation.
The Washington times., 1919-01-15
AGAIN ON TRIAL FOR
0SAFARMERDEhTH

RUSTBURG, Va, Jan. 1J-For the
second time within month. Mabon
T. Wright, A soldier. is being tried
here today before Judge William II.
Bark ksdalc. in tho circuit court of
Campbell county for the killing of
Miss Rosa Farmer on November 10.
Wright was tried on December II.
monweaIth Attorney y. II. Light the
county prosecutor. told The Times
that the failure of the jury To concur
in a verdict was due to the fact that
eight of the jurors were in favor of
the death penalty and the other four
for life-imprisonment
Henry Gambler. n farmer. said to
have been the tiancc of Miss Farmer,
to whom he was to be married on
Christmas. will testify as the star
witness against Wright. He has
stated TO Commonwealth Attorney
Light that on the afternoon of the
day Miss Farmer was found murdered
Wright rushed into his home red in
the face and excited"
He Was worried, as though he had
done something awful" Gambler told
the prosecuting attorney. Gambler
himself was under suspicion and was
arrested as an accomplice after
Wright had been taken into custody
investigation by the officials. how
ever. resulted in his being released to
be used as a material witness
A blood-stsined army handLer-
chief, bearing the initial w and gar.
mentS said TO br Of the kind worn bv
soldiers were found near the scene of
the crime and will be produced by
the Commenwcalth today in an effort
10 prove they belonged to Wright.
The Washington times., 1919-01-15
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LABOR DELEGATES !
PUT RAD|cALS0UT

CHICAGO. Jaw IB.--wben the labor
congress met today 10 consider yays
rnd means OF freeing Tom Mooney.
'aIlfornia labor man, there were only
20 delegates on hand. All the rest
{ those who ATTENDED >yesterdsy's
open session had been forced out on
ne ground they were not bona Ode
.eiegates. They planned 20 stage .
.unps convention. At which release
all so-cailed political prisoners.
clud.ng Eugene " Debs, would be
handed
TIE labor congress. purged OF the
alclnent considered too rsdicst took
- consideration OF the 100000
ooBcy defense fund end the SPEND
thereof. Mooney is in San ouen-
N prison under sentence OF life I'm
rtSonment for alleged completely In
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ehsds bombing in 1915.
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Medals Galore for Yank
At Walter Reed Wh0,HaS
Taken ScaLpS of 100 Foes

Private Edward Armstrong stands
only five feet six inches in his stock
ing feet and tips the scale at 147
pounds--yet among the battle-scarred
veterans nov Iecuperating at Walter
Reed HespitI; il would be hard to find
an1ther man who has 'coppea" so
many meca.s and honors for special
distinction IN the grim bugir+ss of
war.
Arms trnng today has-he says so,
and no one CIn help believing him
the f1guratiyr SCalps of some 100 Ger
mans. although the foe, in. turn, gave
the little fellows the following souve-
Mrs of the war.
Al empty 'cft sleeVe-haIf OF the
arm shot off. g.. & . .-,-.-4 .... 80 4
Wounds on the head. legs and chest.
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A Congressional Investigator oil
charges OF ili-treatment of American
soldiers and of persecution of ma
rionsl guard units by regular army
officers will be started soon, Botn
Democratic and Republican members
of the House so insisted today. ~ a
Two demands for such invesuSa-
lion already have been voiced In the
House:
First. that OF Congressman Royal
=. Johnson. Republican, Of south Da-
kota, who charged that American SOL
diers who retuIned with MIN IRON
overseas. where he served as an Of
ficer with the American Expedition
ary Force. were Treated badly at
Camp Merritt, Tonefiy. n. j., on them
arrival there; ....--... s.
Second. that of Congressman. James
A. Gallivan. Democrat, OF Massachu-
setts who said that national guard
organizations were "hounded' when
they reached France by regular army
officers; that they were cut 10
pieces" by being purposely ordered
into the worst of the. fighting AGAINST
the Germans, that Gen, Clarence II.
Edwards was relieved of his command
of the New England national guard
because he refused to heed the threat
of his chief of staff, regular army
. officer, that the regular army would
get him If he did not "get" the ma
tionsI guard officers under him.
To Produce witsesses.
CONGRESSMAN Hubert s. Dent, jr..
Democrat. as chairman of the House
Military Affairs Committee, IN
nounced today that he would soon
afford Congressman johnson an op-
portunity to voice his charge before
the committee. Mr.. johnson asked
for permission not only to testify be-
fore the committee. but 10 introduce
other American army Officers, who,
he said. were prepared to back. UP his
charge that American soldiers at
Camp Merritt were "outrageously
aud inhumanly ill-used. although
they were just back from the firing
line where many OF. them had been
wounded. or Eassed.'
Chairman Dent has invited Maj.
ZEN. Frank Mcintyre. executive as-
sistant to Gen. Peyton c. March chief
or staff also to appear before the
committee 20 answer Mr. JohIisoa's
:harse.
Probe Advocated.
There arc members of the House.
however. who believe that there
should be a Congressional probe of
the War Department extending be-
yond the House Military Affairs Com
mittec. They say they are in favor
of Mr.. Gallivan's proposal that a Con-
gressional committee. composed of an
equal number of Democratic and Re
publican members, be appointed to
get to the bottom OF the charges OF
autocrstic rule"
They add that they are even in
favor OF Mr.. Gallivan's idea that such
a committee should go overseas for
the express purpose of Investigating
actual conditions in the American
army there and to listen to the Sm-
plants of the American soldiers over
seas which they declare are coming
in every ConSressman's mail in a coh-
stanly increasing number"
Kahn 10 Go Overseas.
/ No matter whether this suggestion
| by Mr.. Gallivan is carried out, or not.
Congressman Julius Kahn of Califor-
mia, the ranking Republican member
OF the House Military Affairs Com
mittee. who is slated for its chair
manship in the next RepublicRn-con-
| trolled Congress, has announced HE
intention OF going overseas as soon as
the present Congress ends for the
I
The Washington times., 1919-01-15
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scar just DelOW Ine
heart. showing he had a mighty mar
row escape from death in No Mans
Land.
Covered With Decorations.
For his bravery under fire, Arm
strong was decorated by the Ameri-
can and French governments. So
many decorations has he that his
blouse IL almost covered with them
Here arc some OF his war trophies:
The American Distinguished Service
Cross
French Croix de Guerre-two
awards.
Two gold stripes on the rient
sleeve, indicating years service
overseas.
One gold wound stripe on his empty
lett sleeve
Two silver medals next to his war
crosses, indicating he is an expert
rifleman and pistol expert.
Service bars for service with thu
marines at Vera Cruz and on tn :
Mexican border.
Another service bar. which says he
fought in France in the regular army.
His battalion received more than SIX
citations for bravery.
One of First Twelve.
Armstrong was me Of the best t
&nipers in the A. E. f. lie was deco
Iated ty General Crrshing among
the first twelve in this var. Ot the
twelve he is the on.y ore living to-
day. His medal is numb AZ 10. AMI is
next to the highes- aware an Amer
Ican can get.
All of which would tend to Indicate
that Armstrong is some ''littls"
fighter and deserves a place anonG,
the comparatively few real heroes Of
the war. He is twenty-nine years Of
age NOE, and after ten years of serv.
ice for Uncle Sam, Armstrong ha.
decided to lay down his arms and de.
vote himself to 1earning-he plans e -
ing to school as soon as he is well
enough to be mustered out of the
army.
Reads Like Fiction.
The story of how he won his numer-
GUS decorations reads like q novel,
for it shows that the gods are always
with the recklessIy brave, who forget
everything else but the business OF
killing Germans. He told The Times
OF how other fellows kicked the
dirt but that he remained unscathed.
He recited the story of advance after
advance upon the enemy, two
Yankees against fifty Germans; how,
our boys indomitable courage AMI
spirit made them triumphant over tac
foe-all these things Armstrong told
in the same manner he would have d..
scribed a baseball game.
Two FrenChmen and myself crawl
ed out to No Mans Land at midnight. d"
Armstrong related in his quiet, off
hand way, in describing one of his
many hair-raising experiences. "The
moon overhead bothered me a whole
lot, for the enemy could not help but
see us. Then one of the Frenchmen
was hit by a machine gun bullet, and
] found out where the Germans had
erected a machine gun, in the shelter
in shell hole over night.
Gets Five Germsns.
81 rigged up a little plan. | put I'D
my tin hat in one corner of the shell
hole in which I had crawled and took
my place on the other end to watch
for chance to shoot. After "A while
= Boche began shooting at my helmet.
I bored him through the head and
waited for the next. Well got five
OF them that way. The Frenchmen
crawled out with me and we searched
the Germans. We got a good deal OF
| Information from them"
OF his experiences at Soissons
Armstrong said:
EARLY one morning my sergeant
| and l crawled out OF the dugout to do
| some sniping. We found shelter in a
The Washington times., 1919-01-15
Congress. to Investigate
The Alleged Persecution.
OF National Guard Units

purpose of looking into army condi-
tions over there"
Other Republican members are OF
the opinion that the time Is too brief
before the present Congress ends, on
March 4. for a thorough Investigation
OF the War Department 20 be made.
They add they are more in favor OF
such an investigation being postponed
until the, next Congress convenes
when the real and the whole truth
regarding the charges recently made
against the department can be gotten
st without interference from the
Democrats" =
The Washington times., 1919-01-15

shell hole and accounted for at least
forty Germans each. ] know.
Il stuck my head in one dugout
and narrowly escaped death when a
German shot at me. There were
about fifty Germans in there. and
all wanted to fight. We'll. | ran back
to a pile of potato mashcrs CiCrma II
grenades) | had seen before. and
heaved ono Of them after the other
into the dugout. Fifteen in all took
effect. and when / looked in again
there were only two Of the bochcs
alive. ] killed them with my pistol.
THE next morning | went over the
top. and was hit in the arm by a
piece of high explosive shell, which
exploded 100 yards away. \ second
later I realized that my left ribs had
been hit too and saw that | was a
goncr.
Walks Eight Miles.
There was nothing to do but wait
until the battle had passed on and
then go back for dressing. vas
clotted with blood and mud. | walk
ed eight miles to a dressing station.
There | was put in an ambulance
and sent double quick back to the
hospital. Suddenly we heard the
swish of q shell and the ambulance
~oS Hlt. WAS lnTO"n ten lSeI Ill
the air. and two fellows in the car
were killed. | thought my battles
were over. too. We'll, | got back to
hospital 1T last. and the Red Cross
sure treated me fine. They ampu-
tsted my arm three days later, Lut
say--I sure was glad TO get out of
it all
Armstrong is from Monongahela
Pa. and expects to be home soon. lie
likes his new arm. It's nearly as good
as his old one, he says.
The Washington times., 1919-01-15
TO BURY YANks IN FRANCE.

y bill to allow the purchase OF a
cemetery in France for the burial of
American soldiers who died there vas
submitted to the House Military AZ
fairs Committee by Secretary of War
Baker.
The Washington times., 1919-01-15
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will after the fashion Of naval SUD
marine simply by nlling or blowing the
ballast tanks.
"The submarine explorer leaves the
mother ship by way OF the connecting
tube through which he descends toward
ihe compressed air chamber under the
water.
Increasing the Air Pressure.
AT the lower end Of the tube ana
before entering the chamber, ne steps
into a tiny compartment In which The
pressure Of the air is gradually raised
to equal The pressure IN the compressed
air chamber.
"This Interval, | understand is the
most trying part OF the trip, the ex-
plorer experiencing a throbbing at the
temples. qulckenlng OF the heart beat
and severe pressure at the ears. For,
at a depth Of $50 feet. The pressure or
air against the body Is four times the
normal surface pressure Thus, based
upon the area OF the average human
Evening journal., 1919-08-29
IsHONING M sALNAGE SUBMARINE

Helen. "Jules Vernes' Twenty Thou
sand Leagues Under the sea Is this
he first time you've read that thrilling
prediction Of Nernos'2'
'No. indeed" chorused the three,
but Joe was telling us at ihe dinner
able that he had heard OF a new device
nvcnted by Mr.. simon Lake. The sub
marine inventor. which Mr.. Lake claims
viii make possible the reclaiming Of
much OF the treasurs now lying on the
bottom Of the ocean. That suggested
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the
Sea. so here we are
'By the way, Uncle Harry eXclaim-
"a Jimmy, "have you heard anything
about this latest invention Of Mr..
Lakes. II sounds almost too wonderful
10 be true.n
The salvage Submarine.
'Yes" replied Uncle Harry, I have.
In fact. I was reading something about
it Just the other day and u seems to
bid fair to 0utrival even Jules Nernes'
fontasies.
"rhe ships and treasure now lying at
the bottom OF the sea, as a result OF
mines and torpedoes in the Great War
alone would stagger The Imagination. TO
say nothing Of the accumulated toll
which the ocean has taken from man
IN centuries past
"it is with a view TO reclalming part
OF this vast treasure now lying hidden
in The holds Of sunken ships that Simon
Lake is perfcciing his salvage subma-
Inc"
"Tell us about itm exclaimed the
boys and Helen.
Y can do so in a brief and general
way" replied Uncle Harry. without
going into technical details
"There are two units, SO TO speak.
that work IN conjunction with each
other; small submarine air chamber,
or turret, connects with a mother ship
by means OF cylindrical tube, sixty
feet from mother ship to submarine.
Air tanks are built under the connect
ing tube and under the submarine air
chamber which is raised or lowered at
Evening journal., 1919-08-29
WEEKLY TOPIC
SOCIETY ITEMS
of be>
CITY AND STATE UNIONS

world and we are TO sow seed and
gather a harvest and so prove our
velves worthy OF the life which God has
given us.
II Is a good thing for us to realize the
demand made upon us by God Re
sponslbillty Will often keep a man from
failure. God trusts us, and the knowl-
edge Of this trust should inspire us.
We must remember, however, that
when God places responsibility upon us
He does not leave us alone to fulnll it.
He promises to be with us and TO help
us, and where he and we work together
there must surely be victory. The in
depreciation Of life is this! "My Lord
and l."
The regular monthly meeting Of the
union will be held on Monday evening.
Sontember s, at Greenhill church. A
special feature Of the meeting will be
an address by a Salvation Army
worker from overseas.
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Uncle Harry Tells About
Reclaiming the Oceans Riches

Uncle Harry walked into the living
room and found Jimmy settled snusly
In the arm chair with his nose buried
deep IN book. Joe and Helen were
,eadlng from the same book over jim
mys shoulder
Their interest was so intense that
they were ignorant Of The fact that
Uncle Harry had entered-the room
and he could not resist the he-iempiaiion
to steal up behind them and note the
name Of the book that was thus grip
ping their attention.
Hello. exclaimed Uncle Harry, TO
The great surprise Of the boys and
Evening journal., 1919-08-29
TOPIC ron AUGUST 81, 1919.
The Christian Challenge TO Life Ser
Viee"-Matt. 4: 1922.

Vice"-Matt. 4: 1922
There Is a challenge brought 10 every
Qne Of us today by ihe condition Of the
world. We are called upon to do great
things for a world which Is hungry and
sinful and In confusion. Never was
there so great an opportunity: never
was there so mighty a challenge. II
comes TO us particularly in America,
because we have been so blessed and
have not felt, as Europe has felt, the
awful destruction Of war.
This challenge touches us undoubted-
ly FIRST Of all as regards our life. What
are you doing with your llfe2" So God
cries, and lie challenges MS, therefore,
TO splendid service 10 is only as | full
M my own life that can hope TO help
the lives Of others.
, We must smember That we are In
the world 10 work. The fleld Is the
Evening journal., 1919-08-29

Editors Note-Unclc Harry will be
glad to answer Inquiries. either I'm this
column or by mail. provided letters are
signed with the full name and address
Of the persons writing. The corre-
spondcnls' names will not appear IN the
articles.
Copyright, 1919, by the NC Syndicate,
Philadelphia. pa.)
Evening journal., 1919-08-29

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body II Is calculated that the ex-
plorer. at this depth, has almost ii5,-
900 pounds of compressed air strainlng
against him. This air In turn, holds
OF tho sea wafer that looms Just below
the open floor OF the diving chamber
when the chamber is net resting upon
the bottom.
when the explorer enters the sub
marine chamber, which Is lighted by
electricity and connected by telephone
TO the mother ship, he may walk actu-
ally upon The bed Of the ocean II the
walter Il shallow enough at that point
TO permit The chamber reaching the
bottom
THAT surely does outdo Jules vernes
story, agreed tncle lIarrys listeners,
In almost Open-mouthed wonder.
Mr. Lake predicts" concluded Uncle
Harry. that three-fourths Of the ships
sunk during the war, vii give up their
submerged cargoes 10 devices con
structed along the lines Of the one I
have described.
Moreover, marine engineers tell us
That with such an apparatus, even bet
ter perfected, man viii be able to study
the flora and fauna Of the deep 10
catch great stores Of seafood to locate
wrecks and salvage their cargoes, TO
drcdge for hidden gold. TO pump coal
from sunken barges. 70 build tunnels,
piers and aqueducts under more favor
able conditions and TO engage IN she'll.
pearl sponge and coral fisheries on a
scale far safer than Tho lfe OF tho
divers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-14
TEACHERS IN AUGUST
ASK HIGHER WACI

Staunton. Oct. 1.-THE two-d1v
meeting OF the Augusta county
Teachers Association carno to IL
lose with the proclamation hN
County Superintendent Of schools s
n Scmcr1lle that it had been the
most satisfactory Vet held IN the his
tory OF tho association and broke al
previous records FOR attendance.
over two hundred teachers or prac-
ticalIy the entire mem bershtp wero
present and took great interest in
all proceed .rPs.
at the morning session the morn
nttirg committee made its report
which resulted in the election of Z
-. IeAle as president Miss Helen
ftarnes az Weep president and Miss
Rose Coffman as secretary. The
Illuminating committee was compos-
Ell of r. J. tCosten .ch.air rpan. F. ",
Miller, Miss Ella Rowan, Miss EliZ-
aboth Watts and Fl c. Coffman-
The report of the resolutions com
rnfttee advocating higher scale for
the salaries Of teachers in the re
spectlve grades and high schools and
n scale granting a minimum Of 81
600 for high school teachers ans
$500 for the smaller schools L. EN-
/ botfied ri the resolution All teach
ers are unanimous IN the belief thai
wages must be raised IN line with
the Increased living cost and thell
petition is 70 he carried TO the stat,
legislative halls in cue time
The resolutions committee con
sisted If A G, kinler. chairman. J
r Sherricll. Mrs w. L. Kerr, Mrs
J. II. Ringgold and G. w Garner.