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The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
CITIZENS FOOD
STORE CREATED
Organization of Co-opera-
tive Society to Reduce
Prices Completed.

Formation OF a permanent coop
erauve food-buying organization for
the District was completed last night
at joint meeting of the committee
Of fifteen with delegates of civic, la
Dor and trade organizations in the
board room OF the District Building
The purpose of the organization Is
to create fund to purchase goods
for use in households, and to offer
these goods to consumers at prices
lower than those of retailers.
A constitution-drafted by B. W.
Bayne. A. J. Driscoll and E. A. Ly-
cett-was adopted by the meeting.
Bylaws were made subject to recon-
initial, and will be decided on at a
later meeting. Twenty-four members
to the organization were secured at
the meeting last night.
Membership is open to all persons
living in the District, or in adjoining
counties, provided that those persons
are not engaged in selling food. The
fee is S. which will provide, with
other fees, the working capital of the
organization. There are no dues OF
any kind, other than the primary
membership fee. The fee entities the
member to participation in the sale of
food by the organization, and to a
voice in the election of officers.
Election Next Wednesday.
All membership fees, or applications
for membership, should be sent to
"A. Z. Cole, secretary Citizens Buying
and Distributing League, l4g3 New
CONTINUED On PACE TWO
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
JAILS FATHER WHO
BRUTALLY BEAT SON

New York. Aug. p - ANY grown
man who beats a child should be pun
ished." declared Judge William H
wadhams today when he sentenced
Charles R Birge, "a. a chaureur's 5
helper, to the penitentiary for a term
Of from six months to three years.
Birge had pleaded guilty to assault
in the third degree 1t was shown
that on August he beat his son,
Richard. aged . years. with parts of
harness, until the boy was hardly able
to stand.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23

Wilson With Them an Hour.
The President remained with them
for almost an hour. during which
time he forgot the cares of state in
the sight of the happy faces that
met him on all sides as he threaded
his way among their owners, many
of whom bore crutches or canes.
Seldom in the history of the White
House has a more delightfully."- in
formal reception been held on the
spacious lawn; never. it is said. has
it been attended with the novel spirit
of the welcome that Mrs. Wilson and
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
QUIT
WHEN DEMANDS FAIL

New York. Aug IA committee
representing twenty-seven striking
grave-diggers at Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn. called on Superintendent
Grassau today and demanded an in
crease from 81 a day to s., the day to
be eight hours.
Mr.. Grassau refused the demand and
a strike followed.
James Blooman.. one of the three
grave-diggers who did not strike. was
beaten on his way to work, Mr.. Gras-
sau said.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
ENGINE DECAPITATES
FRANK S. FAZENBAKER

Frank S. Fazenbaker was decapi-
tated by locomotive just outside the
gates of the yard of the Washington
Terminal yesterday. He lived at 1Ol6
F street northeast
An inquest developed that Fazen-
baker attempted to cross the tracks
in front Of moving locomotive when
he stumbled over a loose rail and fell
with his neck on the track.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Rush Alaskan Railroad.

The House Rules Committee yester-
day granted a special rule to rush
the passage OF the sppropria-
ton Of s17oooOoO to complete the gov
eminent railroad in Alaska. Plans
are to rush the appropriation before
the present road building organiza-
ton has to be disbanded.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
HENDRICKS ENDORSED
FOR COMMISSIONER

William ]. Hendricks was en-
dorsed by the executive committee
of the Federal Employees Union,
Local No. 2, as the choice If hat
organization for District Commits
sioner. at a meeting of the COM
mittee at 1923 New York avenue
northwest, last night.
Mr.. Hendricks is assistant chief
in the time division at the Govern
ment Printing Office.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Admits Forging Checks.

William Enswiler admitted in the
Police Court yesterday that he had
forged checks on a hank at Indian
Head, Nd, amounting 20 $50 He
signed the name Of Jack Wilt. for
merly employed at that place as a
carpenter. He was held for the 40
tion of the grand Jury,
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Marie Mansfield Admits
Long Police Court Record

Charged with shoplifting, Marie
Mansfield. a fashionably gowwned
young woman, admitted to Judge
Hardison in the Police Court yester-
day that she had been before the
court on three previous occasions on
different charges. This time it was
proved that she stole garments valued
at S115O from establishments on
Seventh street
She was sentenced to ninety days in
Jail
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Government Will Sell
Its Made to Order City

One surplus city wac offered for
sale today by the War Department
The town Of Nitro, W. Va, COM
plete with everything from 757
manufacturing buildings to 1875
homes. with a sewerage system.
banks. boarding houses, hotels. NOV
ing picture houses, a hospital. and
everything else that goes to make a
city. was put on the market The
town cost s7O,ooO.OOO.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Brain Bruised Inside
And Out; She Tells Court

MY heads all bruised inside my
skull" was a statement made by Jes-
sic Brandon, a young colored woman,
y, the Police Court Yesterday She
pointed to the outside OF her head,
swathed in bandages in substantial
ton of her statement that her brain
was bruised. Elenora Logan, charged
with assault, was fined s..
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Even God Laughs at Us
Says University President

London. Aug. 2.-"Since the arInis-
tice the world has been one big union
of mutinous nerves." SAID President
Hough of Northwestern University.
Chicago, speaking at the Mansion
House today at a reception in his
honor. He added:
zone of the greatest assets Of the
Christian religion is q sense OF hu-
NOR II we refuse to take our nerves
seriously. we should learn what keeps
God Almighty steady, for even He
who sits in the heavens laughs"
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
House Passes Measure De-
signed toBrngPr Prohteers
In All Necessanes Under
Authority of Courts
JAIL SENTENCE OR
FINE Is PROVIDED
Rent Gougers Are Not In
cluded, and Farmers Or
carnations Fail to Gain
Exemption IN the Bill.

The anti-profteering bill was
passed without 4 record vote in the
identical form in which it was re-
ported out by the Committee on
Agriculture in the House yester-
day
The Republican majority, how
ever, would not permit the inclu-
sion of a provision to make rent
profteers liable to Federal prose-
cution-
Republicans and Democrats
joined forces in showing under a
move to eliminate the exemption
of farmers and dairymen and their
organizations from the prohteer-
ing and boarding penalties. An
attempt to make compulsory a
prison sentence upon conviction
OF boarding or prohtcering like
wise was defeated by a mixed
vote.
Clothing Included.
As the bill goes to the Senate it
amends the food control act so as
to include clothing and food. feed and
fertilizer containers under the head
Of necessaries; fixes a penalty Of 5000
fine. or imprisonment for two yIEs
or both. for boarding or proSteering,
and eliminates the former exemption
Of retail -gn".rs and other small
dealers III .ce saries OF life from
Federal i-.a.ption and proseo%tion.
An an-day debate on the bill was
featured by a Republican broadside
attack on President Wilson and the
Democratic administration. and cOun-
ter charges by the Democrats that
the Republicans had been playing pol
itics while the whole country cried
out for relief from the burden Of the
high cost of living. Little time was
devoted to discussion Of the merits
Of the measure
Quotes from Platform
Representative Rodenberg, of nll-
nois. quoted from the high cost OF
living plan in the Democratic plat
form OF 1872 and from the Presidents
speech Of acceptance Of the nomina-
ton for the Presidency that year. He
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The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Socialists Stigmatize
Argentine Officials

Buenos Aires, Aug. Z2-Socialist rep
resentatives have created a sensation
in the Chamber of Deputies by de-
manding that a committee be named
to investigate all manipulation Of
gold paid to Argentina by the allies
for food sold during the war.
The Socialists charge that officials
manipulated the transactions so As
to profit from the exchange rates
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Police Salary Talk DELAYED.

A conference scheduled last night
between Representative Norman J.
Gould. chairman Of the subcommit-
tee on increased salaries for police
men in the District. and Senator
william NJ. Calder was postponed
until Monday or Tuesday OF next
week
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Food Hidden in Brewerie..

New York. Aug. 22.-Enormous
quantities of food were found in
breweries here as well as ware
houses, by firemen who have been
investigating these places. Mayor
Hylan announced today. Among the
stores found. he said, were 500, ,OOO.-
900 eggs, 100000 pounds of butter.
100000 pounds of sugar, 1000, 900
pounds of -four and $4,000, 900 pounds
of coffee
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Montenegrin Fight Continues.

Copenhagen, Aug. 22--Fighting Is
going on in Montenegro. where the
have risen against ar al
legged attempt by the Serbs 10 bring
Montenegro under Serbian rule In
formation to this effect was given out
here today by NJ. Christiane, the Mon
teneETin consul
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
ukranians Take Odessa.

London, Aug. 22.-Ukrainian forces
have occupied Odessa after fierce
fighting north of the city. il was
learned here today from Ukrainian
sources. The Bolshevik Black Sea
detachment has deserted to the
Ukrainians, reports stated.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23

London, Aug. 77.-Viscount
Grey made a hurried visit to
the foreign Office today,
where he discussed questions
pertaining to his forthcoming
mission to the United States.
He will leave September 16 on
the Mauretania, accompanied
by Sir William Tyrell, his
private secretary, and Ronald
Campbell, attache to the Brit
ish embassy at Washington.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
DR.. Kari Muck Leaves u. 5.

New York. Aug. 22.-Dr. Karl
Muck. enemy alien. who was intern
ed after he had declined to order
the Boston Symphony Orchestra, of
which he was conductor, to play the
star SpangIed Banner" sailed this
afternoon for Copenhagen. He is
believed en- route to Germany.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Sandwiches Cause Night Row.

Louis Sierra of the Powhatan Hotel
was assessed SIS by Judge HardisOu
in the Police Court yesterday, charged
with assaulting Bertha Poole. col
ored. an employe of The hosiery. The
trouble occurred over the distribution
of sandwiches to the niE!l; help.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Wagon CoIHdes With Car.

Driving a wagon at Seventh and l.
streets northwest yesterday. Harry
Gaskins, colored. 500 Barry street
collided with a car Of the
Capital Traction Company. receiving
slight injuries about the arms The
wagon was slightly damaged.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Dies from Explosion Burns.

A the result Of injuries received
when a steam digester at the District
of Columbia Paper Mills, 32S5 K street
northwest, exploded yesterday. J. r
Bridgens, 1917 Thirty-hfth street
northwest. an engineer at the plant.
died last night at the Georgetown
Hospital
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Charge, Germans With Massacre.

Berlin. Aug. 22.-Declaring that Ger
many had resorted TO massacre in
Upper Silesia. in order to establish
her power. the Polish secretary OF
war. YorfantL pleaded today that the
allies send a commission TO preserve
order.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Woman Insults a Soldier.

Richmond, Va, Aug. 22.-Because
he displayed three wound stripes
and four service chevrons. a woman
resident of one of the suburbs OF
the city slammed her door in the
face of A W. Howard. of Texas.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
TEXANS BEAT FRIEND
OF THE NEGRO RACE

Austin, Texas. Aug 2--J. r Shilli-
day, white, secretary Of the National
Association for the Advancement OF
Negroes, was attacked and beaten by
a mob Of whites on the streets here
today.
ShiIIiday was put aboard a train for
St Louis.
Shilliday had been warned to leave
town by committee Of citizens. head
ed by County Judge Pickle.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
-Four Of Gang of the Twenty
Who Held Two Airmen
Escaped When Adobe
Hut Was Surrounded,
81 AlRPLANES READY
FOR SCOUTING DUTY
Military Operations in Mex
ico Will Not Cease Until
Every Bandit Has Been
Captured or Routed.

San Antonio, Aug. zz-Tbe
American troops will be kept in
Mexico several days after the
bandits are captured or routed. ac-
cording to belief at military head
quarters here tonight.
That much time at least will
be required TO withdraw the
column properly.
A telegram was received to-
night from Ma. Gen. Iosepb T
DIckman, commander Of the
Southern Department. stating he
expected TO leave Maria at noon
tomorrow unless the situation be-
came more serious BY then. He
will visit Del Rio and several
other border towns before re-
turning here.
il Tas pointed out at tie South
orn Department headquarters that
fve OF the bandits have been sIai,
and eight suspects held. Tn,
army reports say that tour es-
capped when the cavalry sto-1ned
the adobe hut last nigh; and killed
four men. This would make the
total number OF bandits account
ed for seventeen. There were
twenty in the gang that held
Lieuts. Peterson and Davis the
ransOmed aviators, acco-d;ng 10 b.
lief Of the latter. Chief Rcntario.
however, claimed to have a follow
ing Of sixty.
More AirpIanes In Pursuit.
-Four more airplanes are being fitted
out at Kelly Field with strong radio
apparatus, in prepa ration for call
TO the border tomorrow. There was
an order given yesterday for more
planes and plans are being made
10 send the machines with the strong
est radio systems. The apparatus
used on the fourteen machines 50 far
sent 10 the border will carry rs
miles. The ones being prepared 10
. leave will transmit a message go
miles
A telegram from Maria to the Air
Service at Fort Sam Houston tonight
said that eight planes were flying
over the troops today. The six oths~
machines were held at Maria ready
| to 80 out in case relief was called for.
siIty-One Plane. Available
A report made by Col. :. Z. Fochei
today said that stNty-one planes are
now available for scout duty. Twenty
six Of these are at Ellington Field.
Houston.
Kelly Field can send fourteen more
and there are eight at Il Paso. Eve
at McAnen. Texas. four at Laredo.
and two at Douglas. ARK All Jhese
are equipped with two machine guns
and have radio systems
I Col. Fochet said that although sew
eraI Of the machines had been report
ed out OF commission. he believed the
service would show a decided improve
ment after the establishment today
: Of a supply base below the line. This
will give landing places as well as
sufficient gasoline 70 make long
flights. Heretofore planes had to ~
turn to Maria every time gasoline
gave out
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Former State Official Arrested

Philadelphia, Aug. 22.-DanieI F.
Lafean, former State banking COM
missioner, was arrested at his home
in York. Pa, today on a charge Of
criminal negligence in connection
with the now defunct North Penn
Bank
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
II BANDITS ACCOUNTED FOR BY IT, S. TROOPS
PRESS-TIME
FLASHES

Washington. - Request of
Congress for SIs,6oo,ooo to
make repairs to the American
feet and bring all the fighting
ships up to the highest state
of efficiency was made today
by Acting Secretary of the
Navy Roosevelt in a letter
sent to Secretary of the Treas
ury Glass.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Award Navy Contract.

Acting Secretary of the Navy Roose-
Welt awarded the Brooklyn navy yard
the contract for building electric ma
chinery for one of the battleships to
be built t'ere.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Walter Reed Men Learn
Wilson Is Good Fellow
Historic White House Lawn Wears Gala At
tire for One of the Most Informal and
Delightful Receptions

President Wilson regular fellow and Mrs Wilson hon
sogoodness American the discovery yesterday after
by than BOO soldiers sailors Marines of the Walter
Reed and United Naal hospitals when
party at the White House with Mrs. Wilson the
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
TREATY CHANGE
SCHEDULEDFOR
DECISION TODAY
First Amendment Will Be
Taken Up By Senate
Committee.
DEALS WITH SHANTUNG
Norris Proposes Restora-
ton of Peninsula to
China.

The first vote in the Senate For
eign Relations Committee on any
amendment to the peace treaty is
due to be taken today. when II is
planned to have the committee vote
on the Shantung question.
The amendment proposed by SEN
ator Norris. of Nebraska. provides
that the German rights over the
Shantung province should be re-
stored to China.
Throughout the section of the
treaty relating to the disposition of
Shantung the word Japan" is elm
mated and the word China" substI-
tuted.
DR.. E. T. williams. who was at
tached to the American delegation
in Paris, told the committee today
that the decision was a menace to
the worlds peace. and said that the
only way America could be restored
to the position of good feeling which
she formerly occupied with China
was for the Senate to disavow the
decision.
The Fourteen Points.
president Wilson told me that 'un-
fortunately he considered his four
teen peace points not sweeping
enough to enforce the return of Shan
tung to China" said williams. "On
April 2, during the negotiations in
Paris, told the President that in
my view the transfer OF Shantung to
Japan would be In contravention of
these fourteen points.
president Wilson replied that he
had learned that France and Eng
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The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
ALL THE NEWS

AL the time-,eIesr.ph. e.bse and Lcck
nevis found in The Washington H.
brightly and briefly told
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
u. 6 FORECAST

Tedsy and lomarro~ arr no much
ch~zs~ N tsmp<f~fnu~L
Hwt.h iempcTsturs yesierd@yS ~
ls~r<t. 70
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
The Fourteen Points.

CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-10
ARMY FAVORS
TAKING ISLANDS
French Group Not Strate-
gical Necessity, View of
Navy, However.

The cabled report that France
might extinguish some of her war
debt to the United States by ceding
the islands of Martinique and Guada-
loupe appeals more strongly to the
army than the navy.
The army opinion, as expressed here
Is that the United States. having ac-
quired the Danish West Indies, by an
neNing the French Islands, would
create barrier to West Atlantic that
would substantially make the Carib-
bean Sea and American lake.
The military strategists saw that
taking over the French possessions
would completely bottle up and mask
Jamaica and other British posses
sions in the West. Jamaica, for all
practical purposes, ceased to be of
any great strategic value with refer
ence to the Panama canal, when the
United States got Porto Rico, the
Danish Islands and the Naval Base
at Guantanamo, Cuba. 1t is this lat
ter view which suggests to the navy
experts that very little Of any thing
would be gained by getting Martini
ique and Guadalupe.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-10
Prouincialism Is Menace
To Nations, Says Author
John Galsworthy Makes Scathing Denuncia,
ton of Patriots Who Believe Countrys
Interests End at It's Borders.

slaves to Puritanical morality, as are
the British. whom Mr.. Galsworthy de-
scribed as knowing that much OF the
moral and religious code they have
inherited is outworn. but as not hsv-
ing the courage or candor to bury
the ghost
Faith In Agriculture.
in agriculture Mr.. Galsworthy
spoke of in strong appreciation He
painted in a few vigorous strokes
the picture of industrialism in Eng
land, with its abject poverty and
degrading city life. He said France
was on the brink of converting her
peasantry into the pawns of a great
industrial machine when the war
came. and he hoped that she had
been saved from the error.
1t was a cruel stroke of Fate
that the war should have borne
most heavily upon this delicate
grained people. the novelist said.
and out of the ordeal which had
barred their heart to the world
which France does not wear upon
her sleeve"-she had emerged
stronger and greater than before.
Mr.. Galsworthy spoke under the
auspices of the committee for re-
lief in the Near East. His vivid
narrative and exposition was ap-
plauded. and at its conclusion he
made his departure from the audi
ence with these words: Good
friends, good luck"
The Washington herald., 1919-03-10
LONDON IS CAY,
BUT OH, YOU NY!
British Hotel Man Says
American City Outstrips
Village on Thames.

New York, March 9.-New York is
gay city to subjects OF Great
Britain arriving here, according to
William Harris, one OF the founders
of the Ritz Carlton chain of hotels
here today. Harris said that hilarity
reigned in London much as it did be-
fore the war.
II think the-zanne condition OBJ
tains in Paris" said Harris. But
the real tragedy or war has fallen on
the hosteIries of Switzerland. They
depend almost entirely on their tourist
patronage, and when that was sud-
denly cut off by the war they col
lapsed Immediately.
London Hotels Full of Life.
In all my experience 1 never have
seen the London hotels 80 full of life
as now. From the first hilarious mo-
ment We learned that the armistice
was signed the hotels have been teem-
ing with spontaneous gayety.
But for gayety. New York out
strips London. The American peo-
pie have recuperated even more than
the British and among the first ex-
pressions of their joy is the fiocking to
places where merrymaking can be
found"
Harris declared that hotels in most
of the European capitals were gradu-
ally getting back on their feet, after
their long period Of stress and priya-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-10
200 HUN REDS
| MEET END LINED
| AGAINST WALL
Wholesale Execution Of
Spartacans Follows the
Crushing Of Revolt.
800 KILLED in FIGHTS
More Than 500 Others
Were Wounded in Battles
In Berlin Streets.
800 KILLED in FIGHTS

Berlin. March 9.-Two hundred
Spartacans taken prisoners in the
past weeks rebellion were sum-
marily executed by government
troops Friday. They were lined
against the wall one by one. 1t
was the grimmest and most grew
some wholesale execution in Ger
man history.
This is my first opportunity to
send out the news.
The peoples navy division has
been disarmed and dissolved. The
private telephone system in the city
has been resumed.
Last Battle Terrific.
The last round of the terrific bat
tie between government troops and
Reds was fought Friday in the
northwest quarter of Berlin. The
Alexander Square still looks as bat
tered as a front line of the Western
front. The police prefecture has
been almost completely wrecked by
explosives.
The latest authoritative casualty
figures of the revolt are:
Killed. 800.
Wounded, 500.
Total, 500
The Washington herald., 1919-03-10
Russ Admiral and General
Clash on Siberian Policy

An early clash between Admiral
Kolchak, OF the Omsk government
and Gen. Semenofr. in Siberia, was
suggested in Far Eastern diplomatic
advices yesterday.
Semenoff is declared TO be appeal
ing for fsctional support among the
anti-Bolshevil elements On the
grounds that the Omsk government is
neglecting warfare against the Boil
sheviki TO strengthen its position in
Siberia