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The Washington herald., 1919-09-27
President Cancels Five Re-
naming Dates and Turns
Home for Rest and Quiet
On Orders Of Admiral
Cary 7. Grayson.
HIS CONDITION NOT
GRAVE BUT SERIOUS
Big Crowd at Wichita,
Kans., Disappointed at
Last Minute-He May
Not Be Able to Preside at
Industrial Conference.
~ JAY JEROME WILLIAMS.

On Board the Presidents Spe-
eial, Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 20
President Wilson is homeward
hound tonight a sick man. He is
suffering from nervous exhaus-
tion and intestinal disorder. His
condition was such this morning
that Admiral Cary T. Grayson. his
personal physician. ordered his i'm
mediate return TO Washington,
and the cancellation OF the remain
ing engagements in his nation
wide tour on behalf of the peace
treaty and the league OF nations
covenant
The President has been on the
verge OF serious illness ior the
past week. The strain OF the trip
>aprcd at his reserve strength and
made inroads to the extent that
tonight he is a weak and wearied
man The latest bulletin on his
condition was issued late today
10y Dr Grayson. and is as follows:
Due to Overwork.
President Wilson's condition is
due tn overwOrk. The trouble dates
back to an attack Of influenza last
April in Paris from which he has
never entirely recovered. The Pres
ident's activities on this trip have
overtaxed his strength and he is
suffering from nervous exhaustion.
His condition is not alarming, but
IT will be necessary for his recovery
that he have rest and quiet for a
considerable time
Joseph p. TumuIty secretary TO
the President, also issued the fol-
lowing statement:
Upon the advice or Rear Ad-
rniraI Cary T. Grayson. the Presi-
dents physician. it has become nee
essary to cancel all the Presidents
engagements for the immediate flu
;ture."
VIII Take Needed Rest.
The President is going direct to
Washington II Is believed he will
find in the White House the rest
and quiet he needs SO imperativeIy.
He may later go to some secluded
retreat to attempt to regain his fast
tbbing strength.
Unless he takes a decided turn to-
CONTINUED on PAGE Two
The Washington herald., 1919-09-27
Judge Pardee, Georgia,
Oldest in u. S., Dies

Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 26.-Judge Don
4. Pardee, senior judge OF the Fifth
circuit United States Court of Ap-
peaIs. died here early today as the
result Of an attack Of acute indi-
gestion yesterday.
Judge Pardee was s. years old
and in point OF service was the old
est circuit court judge or supreme
court Judge in the United States.
lie was appointed in May, 1881. and
had served continuously since that
time.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-27
Three Of Field Are Plunged
To Track When Dolina,
Well in Lead, Crosses
Its Legs and Falls on the
Backstretch.
RIDERS NECK BROKEN
AND SKULL FRACTURED
Physicians Work for IS
Minutes Over Phil Mus
grave-Andy Shuttin-
ger, Rival Rider, Suffers
Broken Leg in Accident.

Baltimore. Nd, Sept. so.-yockcy
Phil Musgravc had his lifc snuffcd
out and Jockey Andy Schuttinger
suffered broken leg IN an acci-
dent during the running OF the
sixth race TODAY At Ha,rc d.
Grace
The accident happened " hilc the
thoroughbreds wcrc tearing down
the back stretch and was precipi-
tatod by Dolina. ridd,n bv Schu,-
finger. The horse crossed IT'S legs
and went down while running well
up in the big field. silk Bird. with
Musgravc up: Artist. ridden br
Bernard. and Cam Spring. -Uiz.s
cbST' in the sadd'@. went runrbpns
over the PROSTATE animal
Musgrayc Wa> struck IN the head
by one OF the flying hoofs and h,,
skull was fractured Physician,
worked uron him IN the inhcld
where hc was carried after the sc-
cident. ior iorty-f,, minutes h,
fore he finally brcathed his last
Riding SIX WecLs.
SchuItinger was rolled upon hv nn-
lima, and besides a broken Icr Va,
badly cut and bruised obert and
Bernard was unscatced.
Musgrsve's neck also Wa brol,,,
. He had been riding only SIX week
, For five years he had been under sus-
pension without a jockeys license. he-
cause Of unsatisfactory riding. Hi,
work since he returned to the track
had been without reproach He ROD.
many winners and second horses be-
fore his untimely end. He leaves q
young wife
Has CIoSr Can.
SchuttinEer is now in thu Havre 4,
Grace Hospital and tonight he wa,
. said To be resting easily The rare
4 little Jockey had close call. for ir
was thought by many. while nc Wa
IN1nE unconscious in the field. rhs,
h" had expired. and the news cv,,
spread 10 the Erandstand that Schu,
! finger was dead. There was sigh o,
relief. however. when IL was Ie.rnc.r
that he had been revived
Both Artist and Cain Srrins. Two q.
III" horses in the mixup. were shot o..
q order to put them out Of their miSer,
The Washington herald., 1919-09-27
Get $4,000 in Bank Haul.

Youngstown, Ohio, Sept &C.
Opening the vault of the New Wa
terford Savings Bank at New Wa
terford. Ohio. early today. cracks
men made a getaway with between
$4,000 and $4,000 in liberty bonds
and stamps.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-27
VIOLENCE REPORTED
TO BE ON DECREASE
Mill Owners Claim Many
More Men Are Return
ing While Unions Declare
Situation Remains Sta
tionary in Pittsburg Dis
trict.

Pittsburg, Sept. 26-The steel
strike will reach climax Monday
morning, according TO statements
from mill owners and union lead
ers tonight. On that day the
$4,000 employees of the Bethlehem
Steel Company will be called on
to walk out. Simultaneously the
$1,000 employees OF the Jones and
Laughlin plants will be confronted
with the same demand.
On their response the fate of
the whole strike may depend for
these two corporations are the
largest independent steel interests
in the country. $50
Returning BY Hundr.4. ,
Mill owners in this district were
confident that comparatively few of
the employees of the two threatened
companies will quit work. Every
day that passes without extension
Of the strike. they contended. weak
ems the morale of the idle men.
Even William 2. Foster. strike
leader. conceded that no progress
was made today
The situation is practically sta
tionary. with rs per cent of the
ST. tnd tria Of hNrN
down." he said.
Operating companies met this
statement with the declaration that
workers were returning by the hum
dreds.
Violence Decreasing.
Between the conflicting claims there
is no method by which an unprejudiced
observer can achieve a fair estimate.
If the daily reports from the mill
owners were true, enough men would
have returned to keep every plant in
the district running at capacity, with
big supply of labor for emergency.
l. IN" union leaders statements were
men now in any mill to grease the
machines much less operate them. But
violence has decreased steadily. There
is no doubt of that. One outburst of
disorder at Clarion, in which shots
were exchanged and clubs swung free
y. was the only clash recorded today.
Other developments were:
Other Developments.
Secretary Foster called a meeting of
the national organization committee
for tomorrow afternoon to plan the
Bethlehem strike and consider how to
interest the railroad brotherhoods in
Ee steel situation.
Cows. Cox. of Ohio. and Cornwell,
of West Virginia, made arrangements
to halt with 600 deputy sheriffs a re-
ported movement of labor agitators
from Ohio into Gov. CornwelPs State.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-27
MRS. REID AND OGDEN
MILLS SELL RAILROAD

San Francisco. Sept. 26.-Sale of the
Palisade and Eureka Railroad, eighty
seven miles long, by Mrs. whitelaw
Reid and Ogden Mills. of New York.
to Eugene Davis. of New York and
Eureka, New, for a consideration ap-
proximting s1.0oo.0oo, was announceo
by Davis here today.
The road runs between Palisade and
Eureka, New.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-27
SYLVIA VOWS
INNOCENCE IN
LENGTHY QUIZ
Man Held As Suspect In
Woods Murder Brought
Here.

Joseph Sylvia, wanted in connec-
tion with the murder of Emmett T.
Wood, and his wife, Florence Hart
Sylvia, were brought to Washing
ton from Columbus, Ohio, last night
by Headquarters Detective Fred
cornwell. Both denied guilt when
a1lzzed at police headquarters.
lcornwell. with his prisoners, ar
rived at Union Station shortly after
7 o'clock last night and took Sylvia
and his wife to headquarters.
Behind closed doors. Sylvia was
quizzed by detectives for more than
four hours. Throughout the grill
ing he maintained his innocence,
and continued to assert he was in
nocent when he was take to the
Seventh precinct stationhouse,
where he was locked up.
Changed Destination.
1t was known that Sylvia he'd
told employees at the Liggett drug
store that he was going to San
Francisco. Asked to explain why
he changed his destination to Co.
lumbus. Sylvia declared that ne did
so because he did not want any Of
the people at the drug store to
know where he was.
Sylvia, according to detectives,
asserted he married Florence Hart
in A 1az Arisa Ua TV11
secured a divorce from his wife in
Meriden. Conn.
He further said he knew nothing
of the murder until newspaper
clippings sent him by his mother
.u-IaW. Mrs. Mary Hart. of Capitol
Heights. Md. told him he was be
news. he went to police headquar-
up to the officials.
His actions on the day when the
murder is supposed to have been
committed remain unexplained.
Held for Investigation.
Although a warrant for murder had
been sworn out against Sylvia. he
was locked up. for Investigation"
His wife, on her arrival at police
headquarters was taken to the wom-
ems Bureau, and questioned. Later.
she was sent to the House of Deten-
ton. scarcely any information rela-
tive to the murder having been obtain
ed from her. She is also detained for
investigation.
Florence Hart Sylvia is small and
slender. She has an abundance of red
hair. Her features are regular ana
not unp 'easant to the eye. Last night,
she was attired in a dark suit and
wore a black tam o'shanter hat, at a
rakish angle. She showed little emo
ton at being under arrest.
Sylvia is Portuguese and is
swarthy in complexion. He is tall aud
rather thin. He is clean shaven and
speaks in weII-moduIated tones. He
wore a cap and dark clothes last
night. The experiences he underwent
last night apparently made no change
in him. When he stepped out OF the
closed room he was slightly nervous
that being the only sign that he had
been subjected to sharp questioning
for more than four hours.
To BE Questioned Again.
Inspector Grant and Detectives
Barbee. Bradley. Morgan. Berman
and Keck were the men who put syl-
via to the task of proving his inno-
cence. He will be questioned again
tomorrow night
The ''new angle" which Inspector
Grant recently stated the police were
working on is still being investigated
No arrests have been made. although
important developments which may
change the entire aspect of the mys-
The Washington herald., 1919-09-27


man killed in the steel strike was
an American snlc:er just back from
France
He was shot ny steel oompany
gunner at the plart Of the Lacka-
wanna 81 4el CorA.r's near h"re.
His name was Ca>irIir Mazurek.
He was an American of Bohemian
parentage. He lived with his moth
er at 15a Kirby avenue in Buffalo.
He was shot through the head by
a private policeman OF the Lacka-
wanna Steel Company. one Of sew
eral who fired on a crowd of strik
ers in front of a steel mill gate
Four persons were injured Tben
Mazurek was slain.
Mazurek had been working At the
steel plant two months. ever sine
Ills honorable discharge from the
army.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-27
$4,000 Express Loot
Found; $4,000 Missing

quebec. sept. "a satchel contain
'hg more than $4,000 stolen from the
naH car Of the Canadian National
Railways ocean limited a week ago.
yas discovered today in a house near
y. Pierre near here.
About $1,000 of the bandits loot is
Iill missing.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-27
DR.. Rowe Succeeds Stabler.

DR.. l. S. Rowe, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury. has been
named chief OF the Latin American
division of the State Department to
succeed Herbert Stabler. who re-
Gently resigned.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-27
ALL. THE NEWS

I-an the time-telesrsph. cable and local
Dews-is found in The Washington Herald
brightly and briefly told-most upto-he-
minute news pictures every day.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-27

CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-04
Not Part With Her

'If you must love her, come and
live with us :. ="
So reads the letter Reeves Clark,
a New Jersey architect, is accused
of having written to William T,
Layer, a wealthy contractor of Hat
ton Heights, N. J. And according
to the testimony Clark wrote OF
his wife, Frances, whose love Layer
had won.
The letter was produced in the
hearing of Mrs. Ella M. Layers di-
vorce suit in Chicago. Mrs. Layer
accused her husband of infidelity
and names Mrs. Frances Clark.
The letter, said to have been writ
Dear Old Friend Will: I speak
to you as one friend to another, as
one husband who loves his wife
dearly to another -. May I ask
you to read this through before de-
st1oying it and then to think and
have always done.
81 like you, Will, better than any
friend I ever had, Will, and 1 want
our friendship to continue.
my wife meant everything IN
the ht w 9r6 TO me- NE WE fnG was noy
now have 1 owe to her encourage
ment. And my dear little wife told
me the same endearing things she
is now telling you. when was
VIII, but that this thing might hap
pen to you some time?
please let me, persuade you not
to take her away from me. l car
stand your coming to my house, but
o. dear, my God, Will--please don't
take her away.
"If YOU must love her come and
live with us and we will all be some
help to each other and make things
easjer for each other. Please, Will
do not persuade her to go away with
you. Please don't think hard OF
me for writing this, but I feel that
I must relieve my heart some way
it is bursting. -.
please, please, Will--help me-"
The letter was never mailed, but,
according to the testimony, was sent
by messenger from Clark to Layer
when they were all living In Hat
ton Heights. 1t was found by Mrs
Layer.
Mr.. and Mrs Layer were married
twenty years ago in New Jersey
They lived together until 1915
when, according to Mrs. Layer, her
husbands attentions to Mrs. Clark
The appeal by Clark to. the man
who loved his wife was unsuccess-
full. Mrs, Layers divorce was
granted.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-04

w. Miller of Pittsburg, Okla, writes:
az used Refers Ready Relief and out of
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-04
Georgia Ports to Have
Ship Lines to South
And Central America

The South Atlantic Maritime cor
der the auspices Of and financed by
the chamber Of commerce of Jack
sonville, Savannah, Wilmington,
Charleston and Brunswick, to ,es-
tablish REGULAR zines of steamers
from each Of the five mentioned
ports to South and Central American
ports The first steamer will sail
from Sa annah in March, to 1e fol-
lowed soon after by one from jack
sonville, then from The other oorts
until each of the five ports has a
well-estabIished steamer line. Ex-
pert traffic men are now in South
and Central America and in the
middle west Of the United States
working up cargoes for the trips
Officers of the corporation are:
President, Mathew Hale, Of Bos-
ton; vice presidents, DR.. James
Sprunt, of Wilmington; r. E. -shett
of Charleston; George F. Armstrong.
of Savannah +. D. M. Strachen, of
Brunswick, and Walter F. Goodman,
of Jacksonville; treasurer, w. w.
Williamson, Of Savannah; secretary,
D H. Lippett, of Wilmington; as
sistant secretary, B. r. Kessler,
Jacksonville.
Amount Of the capital stock of the
corporation has not been announL ed,
but it is said to have ample funds
in hand to carry out the project.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-04
Milk Is High in
All American Cities

If, as they say in scientific circles,
a baby needs a quart of milk a day,
then jamestown, N. D., is the best
place in the United States for babies
milk there costs delivered only 10
cents a quart. In Shreveport, La,
Atlanta, Ca, and few other places,
baby's quart day would cost twice
as much. while the most usual
prices in the United States are IA
and Is cents a quart.
These figures are taken from a
report of the bureau of markets
showing milk prices in 107 cities
during January, 1919.
Producers get 1875 cents a quart
f. O. b. city at Greenville, S. c., but
only cents a quart at Fort Wayne
Ind. Corresponding figures at other
cities are: Boston, 95 cents; Wash
ington 10 cents; Philadelphia, 9.5
cents; Cleveland, 9 cents; Denver, "a
cents, and Jacksonville, 11.2 cent?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-04
An Attack of Influenza =
Often Leaves Kidneys in
Weakened Condition

Doctors in all parts of the country
have been kept busy with the cpl
denfc of influenza which has visited
SO many homes.
The symptoms of this disease are
very distressing and leave the sys-
tenn in a run down condition. Almost
every victim complains of lame back
and urinary troubles which should
not be neglected, as these danger
signals often lead to dangerous kid
ney troubles. Druggists report a
large sale on DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root which so many people say soon
heals and strengthens the kidneys
after an attack of grip. swamp
Ropt, being an herbal compound, has
a gentle healing effect on the kid
,neYs, which is almost Immediately
noticed in most cases by those who
try it. DIR. Kilmer & Co, Bingham
ton, N. Y, offer to send a sample
size bottle of Swamp-Root, on re-
ceipt of ten cents, to every sufferer
who request it. A trial will con;
of it. Regular medium and large
size bottles, for sale at all drug
gists. Be sure to mention this
caper-( AdVt0.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-04
.RICHCOLLECTOR
FOUND DEAD IN
DEN OF CURIOS
Police Puzzled by Strange
Murder Which May Open
Odd Story of Oriental Ven-
geanCe
geanCe

Criminal experts in New York
City are racking their brains in an
effort to find q solution of the mys-
terry surrounding the murder of
Winfield Scott Philhower, wealthy
electrical expert and curto collec-
tor, whose mutilated body was found
in his den, with a queer Oriental
sword and a heavy leather Sung
shot nearby. Both the sword and
the s1ungshot, alike unique in de-
sign, were among the curios Phil
hover had collected during his life
time. There was missing only a
beautiful diamond ring which Phil
hover wore, indicating that rob-
tery was not the sole motive for the
crime.
The police, it is stated, are pro-
ceeding on the basis that the muir
der arose out of something deeper,
some long entertained grudge or
some suddenly developed and in
tense hatred. 1t may have. been
the act of an Oriental fanatic, they
piece of paper with Philhower's ad-
dress scrubbed upon it. The pa
per was found near the body and the
address was not Philhower's writing.
According to evidence in the hands
of the police, Phi1hower was In his
through a narrow hall and pulled an
ancient Oriental sword from the
wall. Philhower, it appears, must
have known that death was upon
him, for he jerked a heavy leather
slungshot from hook above his di-
van and defended himself with it.
The havoc wrought in the room
shows that Philhower fought des-
perately against an attack which
appears to have been insane in its
violence.
on the floor of his den, twisted
from the fury of the death strug-
gle. His skull was fractured from
the blows dealt with the ancient
sword and wounds on his head and
body indicated that his assailant
had used the weapon both as a saber
and a sword. The slungshot,
which oPhilhower is believed to have
used, was slashed in several places.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-04
Ocean Joy Parties
Nav Be Barred

The ancient tippIer may yet be
saved the ignominy Of an inglori..
Gus defeat. if the suggestion OF
an Atlantic City IN. j. hotel
man proves practicable enough to
be put into popular execution.
He proposes floating bars, or
to take the place of the bars
on land, after July next.
what is to prevent any one
from running an excursion
steamer out to sea, and after
passing the three-mile limit
stocking UP with liquid refresh
ments, and dispensing. them to
all the thirsty ones aboard the
craft?" he asks. There is moth
ing to prevent the sale of liquor
on the Atlantic ocean provided
the sale is conducted beyond the
three-mile limit. Ocean joy par
ties, to my way of thinking, will
become popular after July 1
next"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-04
SAYS He COULD NOT
RAISE HAND TO HEAD.
]. B. Woodward, After Being
in That Fix for Two Years,
Is at Last Relieved by Tan
lar =

my family and friends all see
the great difference Tanlac has made
in me, and 1 certainly feel like a
different man since l began taking
it," said J. B. woodward, of 256
Rand avenue, Lexington, KY.
For many years." he continued,
81 had suffered terribly from stom-
ach trouble, rheumatism and neu-
ralgia, and for two years couldn't
raise my left hand to my head: Ey-
almost afraid to eat anything, and
I felt SO miserable that L hardly
knew what to do.
81 knew so many people who had
been helped by Tanlac that 1 tried
it myself, and in a lit while !
felt a great improvement. l kept
on taking Tanlac and now my stom-
ach never bothers me. can eat
and digest anything I want and I can
use my arms as we'll as L ever could.
In fact, my troubles are all over, and
am simply feeling fine"
Tanlac is sold by one established
agency in every town.-(Advt)