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The Washington herald., 1919-12-11
MEXICO TAKES
FULL CONTROL
-. OF OIL WELLS
Carranza Soldiers Halt
American Drillers- Gov
6scate Tools. y

The Mexican government is making
good its scheme to nationalize the oil
industry.
Armed Mexican soldiers have
stopped American-owned companies
from drilling oil wells and have
locked up their tools under govern
ment seal.
This procedure on the part Of the
Carranza administration was brought
to the attention of members OF Con-
gress yesterday in a letter OF pro-
test from twenty-one American COM
panies operating oil wells in Mexico
The matter also was placed di-
rectly before President Wilson IN a
memorandum submitted by Chair
man Payne, OF the Shipping Board.
who is represented as apprehensiye
over the effect OF the curtaflmeni
Upon supplies of fuel oil for the
American merchant marine.
At the same time Chairman Payne
wrote to Secretary of State Lansing,
urgently pressing the importance Of
protecting the American supply of
Mexican fuel oil from illegal inter-
ference by the Mexican government.
The oil companies protest was in
serted in the Congressional Record by
Representative Garner. Democrat, OF
Texas. Representative Gould. Repub-
Iican, of New York. issued a formal
statement denouncing the action OF
Carranza and calling on the admins
tration for immediate steps to protect
the interests OF the United States.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-11

Miners of the copper camps at
Athapupuskow Lake County. North
ern Manitoba. recently advertised
for a knock -'em- down and drag
m-to-Glory" minister of the gOs-
pel-a cussin'. card-playing he
man" preacher. who "stuffs his
pants in his boots" and who. then
fretted, ''spits on his hands and
gets rough" The Rev. r. Arthur
Basham. a young Presbyterian min
lister of Columbus. Ohio. thinks he
can fill the bill and has answered
the call.
However. the Rev. Mr.. Basham
mas these advantages: He former
ly was miner, later a preacher
in the, Northern wiIds. and finally
world war veteran. He is ac-
customed to the rough Iife-in fact,
prefers 1t to a soft. weli-paid job
in some Eastern city. and in France.
he admits. he even went so far az
TO play bridge fer money.
The advertisement that appealed
TO Mr.. Basham. In part read:
The Washington herald., 1919-12-11
COPS ORDER
WAS GREEK
=
TO THIS MAN

In the windows of a downtown dairy
lunch the electric lights were blazing
merrily in unconscious defiance of the
government fuel conservation order.
A hawk-eyed policeman passed by
the eating house. remembered tie
order. stopped and went in.
Where's the proprietor" he asked.
4 bright-eyed bundle of Greek
nerves. wrapped in. a white apron.
came forward.
You would like something to est:"
he smiled.
No" beloved the bluecoat i've
come tub tell yez TO turr all your
electric lights half of govern
ment orders"
This statement seeped into the
restaurateur's mind in less than 10
minutes.
"Ah! I see-save coal. Sure
The policeman fingered while the
proprietor left to fulfil the mandate.
Once the lights went out. Then they
fiared up again. Twice this perform
ance was repeated,
Finally the Greek, wiping large
beads of perspiration from his fore
lead, came to the policeman. with a
look of despair in his eyes.
"She no do" he walled. No half
way at all. She mus go out or stay
up. Now wOt?"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-11
FUELLESS DAYS
WITH HEATLESS
NIGHTS ARE HERE
D. c. Co-operates With
Spirit AS Well As Letter
Of Law.

Active cooperation of Washing
ton merchants and other users Of
electric lights for display. in con-
nection with the Fuel Administra-
tion's coal conservation order was
evidenced last night. when Maj.
Pullman made a tour of inspection
in the business district to deter
mine the attitude of electric light
users here.
81 have received assurance that
the fuel order will be lived up to-"
Maj Pullman declared last night.
"A number OF establishments used
lights last night apparently under
the impression that the order did
not go into effect until tomorrow
night.
When they were made acquainted
with the facts in the case. however,
they were only too eager 10 assure
me they would cooperate with the
government"
Mai. Pullman announced last night
that under no condition should ar
rests be made for violation OF the
conservation order.
1T q person wiIfully violates the
ordeV~- Maj. Pullman SAID. "a clear
report OF the violation giving the
facks in the case. should be immedi-
atsE forwarded to the major and
superintendent for proper attention
by Federal authorities"
All violations of the order will be
handled by the District attorney. 10
whom police reports Of infractions Of
the government dictum will be made
The Washington herald., 1919-12-11

man accused of murder. Edward H.
White, chairman ofthc Law and Orde r
Society of Hammonton, the organiza-
tion that directed the search for the
missing boy for several days THE
detectives intimated to me that the
boy was not killed outright. but was
nursed in my home after being wound
ed. That could not have occurred
without my knowledge"
The action of the county authori-
ties in making these arrests" con-
tinued Mr.. white, was based on the
fact that handwriting experts had
said that a letter of coincidence. re-
ceived by Mrs. Dansey. and written
by Mrs. Edith L. JoneS. our house
keeper. was in the same handwrit-
ing as a letter received from New
ark. n. j., shortly after the disap-
pesrance of Billy Dansey on Octo-
Der s. This letter was signed j. p
Cites Letter.
In it the writer said he had taken
Billy in mistake for Bunny white.
my grandson. and that he would
soon have him west of the Missis-
sippi. where 1t would be useless for
the combined detective agencies OF
the world to endeavor to apprehend
him"
This letter and others received
from Newark are believed by the
authorities to have been written by
some one in Hammonton and then
taken to Newark and mailed. This
is the first intimation that the de-
tectives connected the prisoners
with the writing of these letters.
When MIR. White was asked how
his son was connected with the
murder by the detectives he an
swered: They say they believe he
threw something at the dog and hit
Billy instead. They think a stone
or dahIia cutters knife was thrown" "
Tells OF sons Arrest.
Describing his sons arrest he
said he himself was in Philadelphia a
at the time. and received a teIe-
phone message from Detective Will
son to go to Atlantic City at once.
He met Wilson. he said. and asked
him why his son had been arrested.
According to Mr.. White. Mr.. Wilson
replied: We don't say your son
Charles murdered Billy Dansey:
but we have proof he injured the
boy and then Mrs. Jones gave first-
aid treatment, and the boy after
ward died"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-11
AT WASHINGTON
THEATERS

National-"Flo-Flo."
Enthusiastically Man
Who Came Back"
-Garrick-"She Walk
ed in Her Sleep"
PoPs-"The Passing Show"
Loew's Palace-Ethel Clay
ton in More Deadly Than
the Male"
crandall's Metropolitan -
Pauline Frederick in The
Loves of Lefty"
Moore's Rialto-Mary Pick
ford in Heart O. the Hills"
Loew's Columbia-Miss Do
lores Cassinelli in THE
Right to Lie"
Cosmos - Continuous vaude-
vile and pictures.
Crandall's Knickerbocker -
Constance Binney in "Erst-
while Susan"
B. F. Keith's-Vaudeville.
Crandall's-Olive Thomas in
"The Glorious Lady"
Moore's Garden-"Male and
Female
Mooreis Strand-Frank Mayo
in The Brute Breaker"
The Coliseum-RoIler Skat-
ing.
Gayety - Burlesque; Lew
Kelly"
Lyceum - Burlesque; The
Lid Lifters."
The Washington herald., 1919-12-11
CHICAGO PICKED
BY REPUBLICANS
FOR CONVENTION
National Conclave to Be
Held in Windy City Coli
scum June 8.
CONTEST IS ONE-SIDED
Mrs. Mccormick Among
Those Who Make Key
note Speeches.

Chicago was selected as the place
for the Republican national conven-
tion by the national committee in
session at the New willard Hotel
yesterday. The date set for the
gathering next summer is June s
and the delegates will meet in the
Coliseum. which will be enlarged to
seat 1s.4OO.
The contest was one sided, the
city by the lake winning over st.
Louis by a vote of a. to .. The
only other claimants for the honor
were Asbury Park, n. j., and
Cheyenne. wyo. San Francisco
Withdrew its request and put in a
bid for the convention of 1924.
Keynote" speeches preceded the
award and for the first time in the
history OF national committee meet
ings women figured in the oratory.
Mrs. Medill Mccormick. wife of the
Senator from Illinois, presented the
case of the women voters with a
lucidity and expression which up
held the best traditions of cam
paign spell binders. Mrs. McCor-
mick's speech was sandwiched be-
tween those Of Governor Sproul, Of
Pennsylvania. and Governor Nickel
vie, of Nebraska, at the public ses-
sion which preceded the executive
meeting.
.. Sprogi Sounds Tocsin.
70 Gov. SbtouT was given the task
of sounding the tocsin. which he did
in no complimentary terms to the
present national administration. The
centerpiece of the speech was
"Americanism." with which he
charged the Democratic party of
having shown a considerable lax
ness in the past.
The youthful looking executive of
Nebraska proved to his hearers that
oratory was not a lost art along the
Platte. He spoke without manu-
script and with all the art of the
platform spen-binder. predicting
peace, prosperity and contentment
under the hoped for Republican ad-
ministration. The horny handed
sons of toll came in for a need of
praise.
The real entertainment was re-
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The Washington herald., 1919-12-11
Sir William 0sler Near Death.

Baltimore. Dec. I0.-Sir william
osler. regus professor OF medicine
at Oxford University. and formerly
of the Johns Hopkins University. has
taken turn for the worse. He is
suffering from bronchial pneumonia,
It was learned here tonight in a
telegram to DR.. Thomas q. Futcher
from Lady osier. Sir william Is
20 years old.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-11
Fate of Reds
' Awaits High
Court Ruling
Decision In Berkman and
Goldman Case Expect
ed Tomorrow.

Whether or not the final effort Of
Alexander Berkman and Emma Gold
man, noted anarchists. to escape de-
portation will succeed is to be decided
by the Supreme Court of the United
states tomorrow.
This indication was given by Chief
Justice White yesterday. after Harry
Weinberger. counsel for the anarch-
lists. had presented a petition for a
writ Of error from the decision of
Judge Mayer. of New York. refusing
to grant writs OF habeas corpus.
should the court decline to grant the
writ Of error. the government can
proceed with deportation at once.
Director General of Immigration
Caminetti stated last night that if the
court upholds the position of the gov
ernment. Berkman and Goldman will
be on their way to Russia without
delay.
Should the court. decide in their
favor. the two radicals will be released
on bail until Judge Mayors decision
is reviewed.
Weinberger was allowed to file a
type-written brief in the appeal, but
his request to orally argue the matter
was denied. The government also was
authorized 70 submit a brief setting
forth its reasons for opposing the re-
lease of the anarchists on bail.
The governments brief declared that
these two persons would be a men,
ace to society through the Ndisseminat-
ing Of anarchhtic propaganda."
The Washington herald., 1919-12-11
;0AL STRIKE ENDS, MINERS ACCEPT Pre- ESIDENTS Offer
PARIS CHURCHES
BAR WOMEN In
BOLD APPAREL

Paris, Dec. 10.-The denuncia-
tion by Pope Benedict of immod-
est dress and the subsequent
warning by Cardinal Annette,
were followed today by the post
ing of the following notice on
the doors to many leading Paris
churches:
Women wearing decoIlete
dresses or gowns not reaching
at least to the ankle are refused
admission to this church. The
sexton is instructed to enforce
this rule"
The Anti-Jazz Association has
appealed to the French Academy
to insist upon the prohibition of
the jazz orchestra masked ball
scheduled at the opera for Feb
ruary. The academy also Is
asked to forbid the "shimmy,"
one-step and fox trot. The as
sociation has no objections to
the tango and the maxixe.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-11
FIND WOMAN DYING;
POISON BY HER SIDE

Mrs. Margaret McInturff, aged 30,
Of l22S Thirteenth street northwest
is in a dying condition at Emergency
Hospital from poisoning.
Mrs McInturff was found in the
bedroom Of her home by a neiGhbor
yesterday morning. A bottle, emptied
Of acid. lay by the poisoned woman :
side.
Mrs. McInturff ~ the wife of George
+. McInturff. assistant chief OF claims
and records. in the Office OF the au-
ditor for the War Department.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-11
Charles S. White, Dahlia Farmer, Father OF
Bunny" White, Child Playmate OF Billy's,
Claims Innocence of Any Wrong-Doing

Hsmmonton. y. J.. Dec. 1O.-Denial
by Charles S. White that he was re-
sponsible for the death OF Little Billy
Dansey. and the issuance of warrant
for the arrest of Mrs. Susan White,
the prisoners sister-in-law. were
among today's developments in the
Hammonton mystery.
Whites denial was made at Mays
Landing through his counsel, G. X.
Bolte. He said:
II am absolutely innocent of causing
the death OF Billy Dansey. didn't
harm the boy. l never CONTEMPLATED
.harmng him. or even 'hurtIng his dog
There was no reason for the detectives
placing me under arrest. because there
could be no evidence connecting me
with Billy's death"
Mr.. Bolte went to Hammonton today
and is making an Investigation of the
case on his own account. Detectives
Wilson and Nusbaum. who arrested
White and Mrs Edith Jones. h.
housekeeper, are also in Hammonton.
together with Prosecutor Gaskill The
detectives visited the Dansey home.
but would not discuss their object.
Mrs. White Is III.
Illness of Mrs. White. who lives in
Hammonton, has prevented the serv-
ing of the warrant issued for her ar
rest, authorities say.
Mrs. White. who is the wife Of James
l.. White, brother of Charles $ White,
had previously said it would not sur
prise her If she would be arrested as
a material witness.
FinSerprints and a mysterious mid
night automobile ride are expected to
figure conspicuously in the prosecution
of the case.
A speedy trial is promised by Prose
cator Gaskill, of Atlantic County. He
said today he was prepared to call the
December grand jury and ask for in
dictments as soon as one or more ad-
ditional arrests on charges of aCces
sories after the fact are made.
New Arrests Expected.
Additional arrests in the White
household are expected. although
Prosecutor Gaskill maintains a strict
silence as to the Identity of those still
to be taken into custody.
They might as well arrest me and
accuse me of being an accessory as
Mrs. JONES'" said the father of the
The Washington herald., 1919-12-11
Real Estate Titles Sound Is
View Of Secretary Lane
In Refusing to Grant APP
plication = for Survey
Sought By Buyers"
ACTION MADE OWNERS
FEAR FOR PROPERTY
Scheme Held Impossible"
By Real Estate Dealers
Caused Trepidation De-
spite the Assurance 1t
Would Not Go Through.

Presentation Of the alluring
farce entitled The National Capt.
tai Sold" or "One Dollar an Acre"
in three spasms, with the prin-
cipal scene in the Office OF the
Commissioner OF the General
Land Office was peremptorily
halted yesterday by Secretary OF
Interior Lane
.H scheme Well Laid.
Several weeks ago a number Of
daring promoters discovered a law
approved March 3. 1907. which
would permit them to gain the
proprietorship of all the land in
the District of Columbia at 81 an
acre simply by filing claims for it
in just the same fashion as pioneers
, a generation or two ago took up
claims in the Western prairies.
Only the members of the cast
would have been favored in the
new order of things for they de-
veloped their scheme rapidly and
had bought the entire town out
oon after the first parcels of choice
property along + street and Penn
estSania avsnue had beenr.pphed
for.
Say Titles Unsound.
According to the authors Of the
scheme. the present holders of Dis
tTict real estate of that period
should have confirmed their title to
their holdings by securing patents
to their lands from the Commission
er of the General aLnd ONCE. Their
failure to do this. so these experts
claim, invalidates in wholesale
fashion Washington real estate
titles
Also. their failure to confirm the
title Of property here in the Dis
trict gave the promoters an oppor-
tunity to bask in a Utopian dream
whereby they would be able to buy
the National Capital at 81 an acre
and register themselves as sole
owners of a town of 400. 900 popuia-
tion.
Owners Were Uneasy.
In the meantime legitimate home
owners and real estate operators
have been a bit uneasy in regard to
the plot of the promoters and SO
Secretary Lane yesterday deter
mined that the audience-residents
of washington-had enjoyed sum
cient merriment from the presenta-
tion of the farce and it was his duty
CONTINUED ON RACE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-11
WILSON CHEERED
BY SETTLEMENT
OF COAL STRIKE

Intense qualification was ex-
pressed in official circles here yes
terday over the settlement OF the
coal strike. This announcement
was given out at the White House:
THE President is greatly pleas
ed at the settlement of the strike"
Frank Morrison, secretary Of the
American Federation Of Labor
said:
1T Is gratifying to everyone"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-11
First Coal Released VIII b
Rushed to Stricken Lo
calities in West-Bliz.
zard Causes Suffering.
TRIBUNAL WILL
BE NAMED soon

use OF coal VIII have TO rcm2il
in effect some time even though
the coal strike ended oficislI,
yesterday afternoon, it was an
nounced last night in a statemen
from Walker ID. Hines, Directo
General OF Railroad.
News OF the acceptance Of ths
Presidents proposals by the miner
was flashed to Washington late yes
terday from Indianapolis. II imme-
diately set into motion all Fedora
machinery for the aid OF those sec,
tions of the country most badI,
crippled by the strike.
First Aid 20 West.
First aid will be given the Cen
trail and far West. the two parts q
the nation which have felt the rea
pinch OF famine and suffering IL
the face OF zero weather.
Approximately 2.OOO.o 900 tons O
coal held by the Railroad Admin
istratiOn was ordered released yes
terday and will be rushed at ono
to territories where the coal bin
are empty or nearly empty. Th,
Railroad Administration will retain
for its own uses about 100000
tons. which represents a ten days
supply
Cautioning the public 10 -
the greatest economy in the q =
coal until the supply returns rsr
NAL. Mr.. Hines made plain b -.
statement last night that restffs
tions which have been appife -
industry will be removed as soen .
practicable. He said:
VIII Not Abate RestrfetIons.
Just as soon as practicable regu.
lations in connection with the us
of bituminous coal for power, ligh
and heat will be rescinded or modi.
fed and the same is true OF tn,
supplying of coal to necessary in.
dustries. 1t will be necessary &C
observe conditions as the situation
progresses before definite time cal
be fixed for changing Of these regu.
lations and orders"
II was announced at the whit'
House last night that upon the re-
turn Of Attorney General Palmer
from Indianapolis, the Presiden
would appoint the tribunal he pro.
posed in his statement to the miners
Out Of all the developments tha
came on the heels OF the end OF this
strike. however. the most strikinI
perhaps was the position OF Dr
Harry A. Garfield. Fuel Administers
tor.
II is known that DR.. Garfield haI
no voice in the Presidents proposals
in fact. that he was not even con.
suited about it. although the Prest
dent in the past relied on him to the
fullest extent so far as coal prob
lens were concerned. II is aIss
known that the Presidents offer tS
appoint a tribunal fixes the way 70
a commission far different from thx
suggested by DR.. Garheld. DR.. Gar
fields tribunal was 10 have acted ia
simply an advisory capacity. where.
as the Presidents tribunal will hsv,
direct supervision Of wages anC
prices.
Tribunal Named Soon.
The Presidents tribunal. more
over. will be composed equally o.
representatives OF the operators
miners and the public.
New Figure on Scene.
Aside from the details Of the tur
mof within the Presidents ofiicia
family. though, a new figure steppec
on the scene yesterday at the Whit
House when Joseph p. Tumulty, SEQ
Rotary to the President, announces
I the end of the strike. He was JOIN
I J. Keegan, commissioner OF tn
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The Washington herald., 1919-12-11
TurnDown100
For Jurors in
Wong Killing
Ziang Sung Wan Charged
With Triple Murder,
Appears Indifferent.

How bitter and drawn out will be
the fight of Ziang Sung Wan. indicted
for first degree murder in connection
with the killing. January = last, Of
DIR. Theodore T. Wong, director Of the
Chinese Educational Mission, and two
other officials there. was displayed
before Justice Gould yesterday.
District Attorney L-askey and AS
sistant District Attorney Bolitha Laws
were compelled to spend the entire
day in examining 100 taIesmen, only
TO find that no one OF them was COM
petent to t1ke the empty juror scat.
which must he filled before the trial
can proceed.
summon so More.
As a consequence Of the failure
to obtain the twelfth juryman the
clerk of the court has been instruct
ed to issue orders for fifty more
talesmen to report this morning.
One of the reasons for scores Of
prospective jurymen having been
turned down is that widespread
publicity was given the murder of
the three Cinnamon when it oc-
CURED at 2O23 Kalorama road north
west, last January.
Without exception the talesmen
are asked II they have read the news
papers concerning the crime. and
whether the accounts appearing in
the various papers had made a deep
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The Washington herald., 1919-12-11
Restrictions onUse2
OF Coal Will Stay
ForSeveralW Weeks
Miners Leaders Are Conf
dent President Will Take
Steps to Give Them In
crease Over Ia Per Cent.
ORDER SENT TO ALL 7
UNIONS BY LEWIS

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. Io.-The
coal strike is ended.
The proposal made by President
Wilson for settlement of the strike
was accepted by representatives
OF the miners here in session at
3:25 o'clock this afternoon. The
miners accepted because they
have full confidence in the Presi-
dent Of the United States" and be-
cause his proposal leaves nothing
in doubt so far as plan Of ad-
justment and the details thereof
are concerned"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-11
Confidence I'm Wilson.

In a statement issued by the min
ers' officials they expressed a PRO
found regard for his will and judg-
ment." and declared the Presidents
proposal provides a definite. con-
crete and practical method by which
adequate consideration and a proper
adjustment OF their claims for an in
crease in wages and improved condi-
tions of employment may be brought
about
The miners declared they ARE sc-
cepting the President at his word.
feeling confident that he will appoirrs
tribunal composed OF fair-minded
men. who will give fun and complete
recognition 10 the justice of the mine
workers claims"
Acting President Lewis, of the
Uniteo Mine Workers, announced that
telegrfphie orders would Immediately
be sSat to the GeOO mtnersS locals
thrYuyhouT the country. instructing
the miners TO return TO work at once.
An official order carrying the sigma
,0res of the miners officials will fol-
low the telegraphic instructions.
A reconvened convention Of the Of
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The Washington herald., 1919-12-11

the morning II stays n the home all day.
THE HERALD prints features Of Interest 70
every member OF the family.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-11

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-02
UNIVERSAL. TRAINING BILL.
INTRODUCED IN BOTH HOT SEES

Washington, Aug. 1.-Universal army
and navy vocation registration Tor
youths between Is and 20 years and 4
national registration system are pro
posed in a bill introduced by Senator
Chamberlain, democrat, OF Oregon. and
referred to the military committee. The
bill was prepared after conferences
with military experts and returning sol
diers and presented at this time sc
the committee may consider il I'm con
nection with permanent military pol
icy
Chairman Kahn Of the house mill
tary committee also introduced the bill
in the house. He explained that the
measure had been drafted by the train
ing camps association in conference win
military experts and senators and rep
resentatives favoring universal train
ing.