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The Washington herald., 1919-09-30
TWO new POSTS
ADDED To LEGION
$50 Join Vincent B. Cos
teIlo Organization, for
District Men Only.

Organization of Vincent B. Costello
Post of the American Legion was COM
pleted last night at q meeting In the
beard room Of the District Building.
One hundred and nfty District men
were enrolled as charter members.
MAI. Daniel J. Donovan. District
auditor, was elected temporary post
commander; R o. Wiltnarth. vice
commander; William +. Franklin. ad-
jutant; the Rev. Ignatius Fealy. chap
lain; ]. o. Wilkes, finance officer. and
r. z. Robinson. historian. All Of
these ofiices are temporary.
Mai. Donovan and MAI. John L Nor
ris were elected delegates to the Dis
trict State convention Of the legion
to be held in Carroll Hall tonight. Ed
ward L Dent and A. G. Stormont
were appointed slternates.
The posts charter. which was pre-
sented last night. will be closed in
thirty days.
Application blanks and data con-
the legion may be obtained from
Adjutant Franklin. room Is, Dis
trict Building.
The post is named for Vincent B.
Costello. the first man employed by
the District government to die In
action In the world war. Costello
served with the Fifty-third Infan-
try in the war. and was killed
September Is, 1918.
Sergeant Jasper Post was organized
last night at Pythian Temple.
The following temporary officers
were elected: Post Commander, J. Y.
Reeves; senior vice commander. II. L.
Atkinson, Junior vice commander. II.
A Blessing: adjutant, A. L. Sauls;
assistant adjutant. J. A Lorch;
finance oficer. A. J. Maschauer; ser
geant at arms. L ]. Bennett; deputy
sergeant at arms, E. r. Fuller.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30
WAR MOTHERS"
HEAR MARSHALL.
Vice President Says He
Hopes to See Monument
In Their Honor.

Vice President Marshall. speaking
last night before the opening session
of the second annual convention Of
the American War Mothers, in the
ballroom Of the New Willard. de-
cl q red that more consideration
should be given the erection of-a
monument in Washington to the
mothers whose sons fought In the
war than to the soldiers themselves.
The convention was called to order by
Mrs. Alice M. French. national presi-
dent.
Sometime hope. in this city
founded not by the devices Of men.
nor upon the schemes Of politicians
but resting upon the great mother
heart Of America, that sometime
somewhere. in justice tempered with
mercy there will be erected here a
monument, not to generals and not
to private soldiers. but a monument
to the real American mother, whose
heart makes America great ana
pure" Vice President Marshall SAID.
the NauOnai oOiultr oetIehchs
Act was the subject Of an address by
Representative Frank w. Mondell. OF
Wyoming, outlining and describing In
detail the provisions Of his bill now
pending.
Mrs. William Berry. Of Omaha, Neb..
chairman Of the resolutions commit
tee, expressed the hope that Congress
would not only make some such pro-
vision as had been outlined by Repre-
sentative Mondell, but would also en-
act legislation to assist the returned
men with city inclinations to acquire
homes in the centers OF population.
A musical presentation was given by
Washington talent under the direction
of Mrs. Jean c. Milleisen, of Altoona.
Pa,
This mornings session of the con-
vention will be given over to business.
In the afternoon the delegates will
visit the Capitol in a body, following
which a caucus Of the various COM
mittees will be held from 4 to 6 p. m.
The evening session will be open to
the general public. The principal ad-
dress will be by Nine. Joseph Bous-
quet. Of Chicago. The convention will
adjourn Thursday
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30
BELIEVE SYLVIA
NEAR BREAKDOWN
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have promised Cornwell he would tell
him the truth" yesterday, but when
/, detectives arrived at the Seventh pre-
cinct station to see him yesterday he
gave no satisfaction.
Detective CornweIl last night re-
ceived a letter through the mail, pur-
porting to be from the spirit Of EN-
NETT z. Wood. the murdered boy.
= The letter bears q Washington post
mark. dated September Is, 7:30 pm"
The mysterious missive Is written in
pencil. on cheap, white. ruled paper,
-and in a clear, legible hand.
: The letter makes mention of a per-
son named "Butin'' or Butte" The
police know Of no such person who is
connected in the remotest manner
with the murder. It was stated last
night
Detective Cornwell. leaving police
headquarters last night, was uncon-
vtnced as to the authenticity Of the
letter. fearing that 1t may be a hoax.
.perpetrated by someone with a hum
orous turn of mind. Whether this be
the case or not. II Is impossible to as
certain at present. for the letter. fur
ther than the information it gives.
pcIIeCuy COnCedlS Lne true Identity
Of the occult message. which reads:
starr. Butin and myself were at
the corner Of Fourteenth and F
streets We went upstairs on the
elevator and fooled around awhile
and then went to the cellar. and ]
sat down against the wall I think
IL was Starr who said, You have
the place where I want to Sit and
a tussle commenced. got Starr
and Butin both on the floor and
began to punch them and hold them
in play when Sylvia hit me with
the pipe and stunned me The two
went through me and got all I had
and started out Of the cellar. clung
on to them felt consciousness and
did not know I was dead until they
and the women were on the train.
was first with one and then with
the other and knew both of them,
though was dead when knew
different Sylvia is the man who
struck me down. so help me God.
Emmett E. Wood.
TN the spirit, Zerohuran.
The name Butte may not be cor
rect. The spirit is calm. but weak.
Go to any medium and will meet
you EMMETT"
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30
1000 In RIOT
AT WAUKEGAN

Chicago, Sept. ga riot. involv-
ing 1000 steel strikers and 900 po-
lice and special deputies, occurred
at Waukegan. ILL.,, tonight. The
trouble started when one of the
deputies lost control of his auto
mobile and ran into the mob. Cries
of Kill him" arose from the angry
strikers and stones and bricks be-
gan to fly through the air.
All of the police and deputies
made their escape in automobiles.
None was injured severely. though
several were bruised in the scuffle.
The strikers tonight were in an
cry mood and threatened to burn
the house of the deputy who unin-
tentionally precipitated the riot.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30
WANT WEST VIRGINIA
AVENUE BOULEVARD

The present zone-fare system was
condemned by the Trinidad Citizens
Association. In a resolution passed
at a meeting last night at the Wheat
Leg School. Montello avenue near Neal
street northeast
A committee headed by DR.. Percfval
Hall will confer with the District
Commissioners one day this week
and urge the boulevarding Of West
Virginia avenue from Bladensburg
road to K street President E. H.
York and L. L. Hooper were chosen
to represent the association in the
Federation of Citizens Associations
and nominations for the future elec-
tion Of officers were considered.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30


Reports from the Bethlehem Steel
Company's plants at Sparrows Point.
Md. South Lebanon, Steelton. Read
ing. Tftusville and Bethlehem Steel
that less than 20 per cent Of the
workers had failed to put In ap-
pearance this morning and all the
plants were IN operation
The situation in the Ohio. Illinois
and Gary areas showed little change.
youngstown Mills Closed.
With the steel mills making nc
effort to reopen and no disorder re-
ported the second week of the strike
in Youngstown. Ohio. opened today
with no sign of q break in the ranks
Of the strikers. The strike seems
to have settled down to a game OF
waiting. The Carnegie Steel Com
pany announced that hundreds OF
its foreign born workers had ap-
piled for their jobs and would re-
turn to work II they could be guar
anteed protection against violence
The tin mill of the weirton Steel
Company. Steubenville. Ohio. shut
down when not enough men ap-
peared to run the plant. Others on
duty were sent to their homes
About $500 men are affected.
The Lackawanna Steel Company
Buffalo. N. Y. plant resumed oper-
ations following a weeks shut down
Six hundred men returned to work
on the first shift.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30
Thinks He Wounded
Escaping Thief

A desperate effort to save his
trousers, a watch and $50 in bills
caused Louis Mandis, 2S Jackson
Hall alley northwest, to take up a
revolver and fire three shots at an
unidentified thief who was disappear
ing through a door with Mandis'
property.
Until a late hour last night Mandis
had not recovered his trousers. The
thief Is being sought for at hospitals,
as 1t Is supposed that he was wounded.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30
steamer Charles MacaIester.
Extra Half Hour in War
Department Annoys Some

Employees of the Adjutant Generals
office. Of the War Department. are
now required to work an additional
half-hour daily. according to an order
issued yesterday by Secretary OF
War Baker.
The reason for the change. Baker
announced. is the large amount of
extra work. which must be accom-
plished at once. but employees state
there Is no need for the extra half
hour. and the night force is very
much dissatisfied at being forced to
work until / o'clock in the morning.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30
DEMAND INQUIRY IN
LANDING OF MARINES
ON DALMATION COAST
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dispatched by the British admiralty.
He said the matter was arranged
before President Wilson and Admiral
Benson left Paris. and the authority
was placed in the hands Of the al
lied military and naval council.
In the debate which followed the
Introduction Of Senator News resolu-
ton. Senators who are opposed to the
peace treaty asserted that the utiliZa-
tion- Of the American Marines to drive
the Italian forces out OF Trau fur
nished only an illustration Of the man
ner in which American forces would
be subjected to foreign domination
under the league Of nations.
U. .. VIII Not Act.
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels made
It plain yesterday that SO far as the
navy IL concerned It will not OF its
own volition take part in any naval
operations outside Of the American
zone of Dalmatia.
Mr.. Daniels denied specifically thar
the American Squadron under Rear
Admiral Andrews is under the con-
troll or direction Of the British ad-
miralty. From this statement IL was
inferred that unless there is an appeal
to Washington from the Peace Con-
ference for the use of the American
warships. this country will take no
part whatever in the prospective wa-
between Italy and Serbia The navy
officials were of course gravely con-
cerned over the report that Serbia had
sent troops with the purpose evidently
of recapturing Fiume from D'Annun-
zio. They were also deeply interested
in the report that the italian chamber
OF deputies had voted to hold Fiurne.
this being contrary to the attitude Of
England, France and the United
States. No one knows what the atti-
tude of the Peace Conference or
rather the Supreme War Council will
be IL Italy itself takes over Fiume
with or without the consent Of Dan
nunzio.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30
200 Contractors Open
Convention Here Today

Two hundred members Of the As
sociated General Contractors OF
America will meet at 1890 this morn
ing at the Washington Hotel to dis
cuss topics Of vital interest to the
association.
President d. A. CARRIER will pre-
side, and Edward J. Harding, field
secretary, will outline the subjects
now under consideration. Many Dis
trict contractors will be represented
at the conference. which will con-
tinue throughout the week.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30
To Speak at Y. M. H. A.

Representative julius Kahn, chair.
man Of the House Military Affairs
Committee. will be the principal
speaker at a rally of the Y. NJ. H. A
tonight at the organizations head
quarters, Pennsylvania avenue and
Eleventh street northwest. rabbi
Abram Simon will introduce the
speaker. Tonight's meeting will bt
preliminary to a drive for member.
shin.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30

Keep the fast pace going with orig
inal comedy and eccentric dancing.
II had to come. Vaudeville has
its bedroom farce. It's called Pet
ticoats." but it's an altogether inno-
cent playiet, charmingty acted by
Grace Dunbar Nile and Q capable
company.
Music lovers found treat in the
group Of classical songs rendered
tby Grace Nelson. a prima donna
with a splendid voice and pleasing
stage presence.
For the artistic ''The sculptor's Gar
den" proveda a series Of refined living
pictures with skilled and shapely mod
els not to mention a couple Of beau
tiful dogs.
There's not much jazz in the current
| weeks offering so Joe's trained bear
supplies the deficiency with a shimmy
worthy Of any cabaret.
The animated weekly and the topics
Of the day round out the bill.
Cosmcs-vaudeviIIe
Clark's Royal Hawaiians, with
Princess Liletta, a famous group of
original Hawaiians, make q dashing
headline attraction for the Cosmos
theater bill this week. The troupe.
following the general trend of the
day. seems to have become thor
oughly Americanized and now puts
over its offerings in songs and
dances with q true American snap
and vim and with the latest finish
in modern sensationalism.
The princess does the Hula Hula
modern fashion and with a charm
that brings big applause, while J.
Kalani Peterson gives the wailing
touch to the steel guitar that shows
performers make q telling sextet
also in their ensemble songs.
! Martin and Claire, assisted py
Mons. Guerra, who Is not q great
addition to the attraction do some
delightful dancing of the interpre-
tative type, Mile. Claire being espe-
cially graceful and charming. An
thony. the whistling accordionist, Is
q bright feature of the bill with
some remarkable whistling. in ad-
dition to his modern melodies on the
big white accordion. The show
opens with "A Side-Door Pullman
by the Ball Brothers and company
introducing acrobatic. slap stick
comedy, and Jerome Merrick and
company have an entertaining play
let, business proposal, which IS
dramatic feature of the bill. King
and Harvey and Milton Francis and
Dolly Hackett offers team comedy
songs and dancing that wins ap-
plause. The extraordinary matinee
feature pictures Anita Stewart. the
well known screen star. in the
Paramount Aircraft production
MARY Regan." and other interesting
and amusing Aims. with the Pathe
News complete the bill.
Steamer Charles Manchester.
The attractions of a river tril
proved Irresistible to several hundred
excursionists who yesterday board
ed the steamer Charles Mcalester
for its forty-mile journey to Indian
Head and return. These trips are
made each Sunday and will be con-
tinued as long as pleasant weather
lasts. Some of the most interesting
and historical points on the river
are passed en- route. The same
steamer also makes daily. excepting
Sunday. trips to Mount Vernon,
| lea wing ot md 0.20 N
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30
Charlotte to Hold Ruler,hip

Luxembourg, Sept. 2s.-The Grand
Duchess Charlotte will be retained as
the ruler of Luxembourg. II was de-
cided here in a plebiscite to determine
the future government Besides vot-
ing to maintain the present form of
government. the people decided to
form q customs union with France.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30
Files Belated Suit.

Explaining that he has filed no suit
for absolute divorce before because
he has been a soldier with the A. e.
F.. Charles ]. Bussius yesterday fled
such a suit against his wife, Annie E.
Bussius. Mr.. Bussius states in his bill
that they were married in Baltimore.
March II. 1914. and lived together until
August 5. 1915. They have no children.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30
Gen. Kernan Ordered to Philippines

Maj. Gen. Francis J. Herman yester-
day was relieved from duty at the
War Department and assigned to the
PHILIPPINE detachment where he will
relieve Brig Gen. Francis H. French.
Gen. French will assume command of
Fort Mckinley, Philippine Islands.
upon Gen. Kernan's arrival at Ma
nila.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30

"Bayer Tablets Of Asperin" to be
genuine must be marked with the
safety "Bayer Cross" Always buy
an unbroken Bayer package which
contains proper directions to safely
relieve Headache. Toothache, Ear
ache, Neuralgia, Colds and pain.
Handy tin boxes Of IL tablets cost but
a few cents at drug stores-larger
packages also. Asperin Is the trade
mark Of Bayer Manufacture of None
aceticacidester of Saiicylicacid.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30
HouseDifely Queries
Answered by Our Bureau of
Domestic Science

please tell me how to
keep tomato soup from cur
ding. z. E. W."
The acid in tomatoes will
curdle milk when added in
soup unless it is partly neu-
tralized.
Cook the tomatoes with a
half teaspoonful of baking
soda. Scald the milk and
thicken as usual. Rub the
tomatoes through a coarse
sieve. Add them to the
milk and serve Immediately.
Never permit the soup to
cook after the liquids are
mixed.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30

When ! make baking
powder biscuits they never
seem to rise well, although
I use all the powder the
recipe calls for. What is
the matter7 Jessie s."
/ think your trouble lies
in the oven. A very hot
oven is necessary for bak-
ing biscuits. Otherwise all
the gases formed by the
baking powder escape into
the oven, leaving the bis
cults flat.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30

without pepper, salt or
water, and cook until
Drowned on the whole sur
face. Turn it over once or
twice during the process.
After the meat has been
in the oven about 80 min
utes you may add a u cup
of boiling water If neces-
sary.
Do not season il till
nearly finished. Allow rs
minutes to the pound for a
rare roast.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30

will you tell me how to
to roast q piece of beef
nicely1 / want it rare, but
tender. S. M"
First see to il that your
oven is very hot, hotter
than for cake or bread.
Lightly flour the roast and
place it in a dripping pan,
then put it in the oven
The Washington herald., 1919-09-30
BACKBONE OF
STEEL STRIKE
SEEMS BROKEN

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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-11

de Europa y por el tempo que
los tipos de cambios permanez.
can a niveles bajos Sc cree que
Europa Sc retraera de hacer com
pras. Ell moderado mejoramiento
en- ell cambio de esterlinas en- la
semana pasada tuvo alg1n efecto
sobre la situaci6n del Brasil.
La demanda por ell cafe en-
eXistencia en- los mercados loca-
les contin1a fioja pero algunos
comerciantes anuncian que ha!
alguna mejora pues en- algunas
parties del interior las existen.
cias son muy limitadas debido
hecho de que los comerciantes 81
han refrenado de efectuar com
pras durante los 1ltimos pasados
meses.
La accion del mercado aqui in
dica que es muy susceptible a
las fluctuaciones en- ell Brasil Y
es muy probable que cualquiera
mejora ALA, resulte en- que los
precios aumenten aqui.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-11
AZUCAR REFENIDA

Practicamente es impossible po
poder informar de ning1n mejo-
ramiento en- la situaci6n del az1-
car refinado, nj ha habido tam
POGO ning1n desarrollo que tien-
da a mejorar las condolences en-
|el cercano porvenir. La deman-
da por la refinada no ha cesado
en- 10 mas mlnimo mas bien por
iotro lado parece aumentar con-
tinuamente, puesto que la esta-
cion para poner las frutas ef
conservas. esta spor decirlo asi
en- todo su apogeo.
Los refinadores han hecho al
gunas asignaciones, pero estric-
tamente a sus clientes durante
la semana, pero como ha sido el
case por alg1n tempo pasado
han sido solamente moderadas y
han ayudado a la situacion agu-
da muy poquito. Sc ha mani
festado un considerable desalier
to por ell hecho de que la produc-
ci6n no ha seguido normal. Va
rias reinerfas Sc han visto pre-.
cisadas a disminuir sus derreti
dos debido a la falta de az1cal
crudo, mientras que hace una:
cuautas semanas habia indica
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-11

Ana TerradiIlos gOzan del favor
del plblico. Son muchos los elo-
gios que hemos escuchadO por La
Iimpieza, perfection y rapidez
con que los ejecuta. Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-11
Informe del Mercado de Azucar
Y cafe de la Bolsa de New York

Ira considerar que Francia nece-
sito de ciento diez amos para de-
sarrollar SUI industria, bajo una
alta protection a SUI demanda de
consume, Sc entendera que aque-
Hos que hablan respecto al re-es-
ltablecimiento de tai industria EN-
ell periodo de dos amos o digamos
tires, no saben 10 que estan di-
ciendo. Con la derrota de los
bolsheviques, Sc podra esperar la
demanda mayor que puede ha-
ber' presenciado ell mundo, por
parte de Russia. Creo que Russia
no podra tomar menos de 100000
toneladas 81 estuviesen disponi-
bles en- ell primer aiio que ten
ga un buen gobierno. Y estoy
satisfecho de que 81 Sc pudiesen
conseguir, Francia usaria un mi
lion de toneladas por afio en- lu-
gar de 10 que consumfa antes G
| la guerra.
Las eXportaciones de Java a
Europa durante agosto, de acuer
do con 10 que dicen los seflores
Willett & Grays por cable, fue-
ron de $4,000 toneladas compa-
radas con 1880 toneladas del ano
pasado, los embarques para otras
parties fueron de 10000 tonela-
das en- contra de 145, 1886 tonela-
das en- ell ano anterior.
La California & Hawaiian SUI
gar Refining o., y la Western Su
gar Refining Co., y la Western Su
la compra de toda la zafra de los
proXimos dos amos de Hawaii,
1920-1921. Bajo ell nuevo con-
trato ninguna de los az1cares del
Hawaii podran ser enviadas al
Este. Sc dice que la raz6n de
esta nueva compra es que ell ia
pom ha contratado la zafra de
Philippine al precio mas alto de
los que la Western podia pagar,
resultando en- que la Western Su
gar Refinery Co., encontrara otra
fuente de suministros aseguran-
do cantidades adicionales del
Hawaii. Con respecto a la zafra
de 1921 la California y Hawaii
recibira toda la zafra. La ref
nerfa esta hacienda importante
aumento en- su capacidad, que es-
tara disponible ell proximo aiio.
Ell senor H. M. Himely, bajo
fecha Is de septiembre, comen-
ia como sigue la situaci6n de
Cuba:
EN- la primera parte de la Sc
mana la Isla ha estado bajo ell
efecto de un cicl6n que paso la
parte oeste de la isla. Los fuer-
ties vientos que acompaiiaron es-
ia tormenta Sc sintieron en- ge-
neral, por toda la isla, pero no
hizo serios dailos a los campos de
cana mientras que las copiosas
lluvias han sido sin duda alguna
de mayor beneficio a los campos
de cana los cuales en- todas par
tes presentan un estado saluda-
BILE y vigoroso y estando limpios
y en- buenas condolences han
aprovechado bien los efectos de
las lluvias. Por 10 tanto conti-
nuamos con la creencia de que la
perspective es sumamente favo-
rable para la pr6xima zafra, al
menos por ell presente."
AZUCAR REFENIDA
Practicamente es impossible po
poder informar de ning1n mejo-
ramiento en- la situacion del az1-
car refnado, nj ha habido tam
POGO ning1n desarrollo que item
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-11
HONOR AL MERITo.

Es indiscutible que los traba-
jos de Heamstich v PicOt que ha-
ce en- la tienda La Fania la Sra.