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The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
OF Wine
FOR GoDL|NESS
Girl of Eleven Gets Cham
pagne for Reciting Text
Correctly-in France.

Bottles of champagne as Sunday
School prizes are a regular thing
in parts of France, James Martin
Miller. of New York. former United
States Consul at Rheims. who is
here on visit, declared last night.
Mr.. Miller tells the story of his
11-year-old daughter proudly bring
ing home a quart of champagne as
an award for reciting the Golden
Text correctly.
My children" he said, found
their schoolmates of and Z years
drinking claret regularly at their
meals. At one time we had a rela-
tive visiting US, an uncompromising
prohibitionist and NJ. Loux. the Pres
byterian pastor. living next door in
Vited us to supper.
The reverend gentleman was very
devout, but his wife and six children
all drank my dear aunt's health very
politely in quarts of claret The
poor old lady was so shocked thai
she wanted to leave France i'm
mediately and take my wife and
children with her"
But despite the drinking of wine
among the children, Mr.. Miller stat
ed that he saw very little drunk
enness in France and added that he
believed that the country would
never become prohibition country.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
NEW ORLEANS ALONE
In WET SUBLIMITY
But Priceless Cocktail Recipes Must
Be Disposed of During Year.

New Orleans, I.1.. Jan. Il. New On
leans, still groggy from tn" nation
wide dry blow dealt yesterday, to-
day faced the prospect Of being tn"
only wet" city in the South when
the Federal constitutional amendmen:
becomes effective.
Brewing property valued at $1,000
900. liquor stocks worth Sl5."m.C00 anG
priceless cocktail recipes must bc dis
posed of before January II. 1870 Ap-
proXimately 800 saloons and historic
restaurants. whose Creole cuisine has
always included wines and liquors,
face the closing order.
The recipe for the famous "Romes
gin fizz." which made II. c. Ramos
a millionaire and which has been care
fully guarded as n secret. will be
burned. Ramos announced. The secret
will die with him.
Producers of the "SazaTac cocktail,
another gold mine, state that the
famous recipe will be sold to the Ritz
Carlton, i'm London.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
POLES TO ELECT
OWN ASSEMBLY

Paris, Jan. 1.-THE first Polish ma
tional elections are scheduled for Jan
uary 26. The people of Poland will
choose 425 delegates, to the constitu-
tional assembly which will be held
February l at Warsaw and which will
form the groundwork of the new re-
public. reviving Poland's independ-
ence, lost $50 years ago.
All of the latest novelties of self
government will be applied in the Pol
ish elections, including equal suffrage
for men and women over p, without
qualifications of property or education.
The proportional representation sys-
tenn will be adopted. giving the minor
tiles a voice. The election districts
comprise $1,000 inhabitants. Russian
Poland will name 142 delegates; Prus-
sian Poland, 1l2; Silesia, s; and Cali
cia, 163.
Elections are impossible in the cas-
tern portions of Galicia because of the
Ukrainian hostilities, but the western
province will choose the entire number
temporarily.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
men PIN
HOPES IN YANKS
Expect Returning Soldiers
and Labor to Keep
Nation Wet.

St. Louis. Mo. Jan. 17-Despite
the intention Of the liquor interests
Of the United States to fight the
Federal prohibition amendment to
the end. brewers and representa-
tives OF st. Louis brewing inter
ests today practically admitted they
would leave the entire liquor qUes-
tion up to returning soldiers and to
union labor.
The brewing interests declare that
all that now lies between them and
Oblivion are the following possibili-
ties.
"A decision by the United States
Supreme Court whether or not the
ratification of the amendment has
been accomplished in legal form.
The protest of union labor.
Protests of returning soldiers. ~
per cent OF whom. the brewers say.
favor The manufacture Of beer and
light wines"
Little hope is advanced. however.
that the Supreme Court will rule
against the ratification.
Regarding the other possibilities.
{. Norman Jones. secretary of the
ST Louis Brewery Associa ton. said
Union labor and the soldiers from
overseas are strong for us. They
will fight total prohibition to the
limit The soldiers have seen how
beer and light wines are sold in Eu-
rope. and a might protest is due.
The voice of labor is mighty. II will
make itself heard throughout the ma
ton"
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
LABOR MEN PUT
ROLLER ON REDS
Chicago Congress Refuses
to Discuss Anything But
Mooney Case.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE National La
Dor Congress got down to business
today despite frantic attempts on the
part of Bolshevik delegates to switch
discussion from Tom Mooney to the
release of war prisoners, reorganiza-
ton of the American Federation of
Labor, and the question of a new era
for the working man.
A majority of the 1,500 delegates
representing trades unions in all
parts of the United States insisted
that the Mooney case be disposed of
arguing that the congress had been
called for the purpose of discussing
ways and means for the California
labor leaders release, and that time
was growing short. The Reds"
finally subsidized.
Following several hours discussion
the congress adopted this program
and adjourned:
Appeal to Federal authorities to
take the Mooney case out of the hands
OF the California State authorities or
appeal to the California LEGISLATURE to
revise its penal code so as to give
Mooney a new hearing A law max
ing it possible to set aside a verdict
is to be asked
"A campaign of propaganda designed
TO force the authorities to release
Mooney. 1t is proposed to raise a
a.oO0,OOO fund for this purpose.
"A general strike, for the same pur-
pose, to be called as a last resort and
only if the first two methods fail"
The program was presented in the
form of resolutions culled from 700
digested by the committee on resolu-
tions.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
American
To Represent
Poland
DR.. Francisc Fienczak Of
Buffalo and Gen. Bliss to
Sit in Uniform at Peace
Farley.

Paris, Jan. I7.-Dr. Francisco Frenc-
zak. a major in the American Medical
Corps and former health commission
er of Buffalo. is expected to represent
Poland at the first Peace Conference
tomorrow His capacity as a dele
gate, IL he is named. will be tempo
rary, pending the arrival here of the
Polish delegates proper.
DIR. Frenczak represents the Polish
American elements at the Polish ma
tional committee. II he is chosen ne
and Gen. Bliss will be the two Ameri-
can army uniforms to be seated at
the worlds most important confer
ence table. Later on DIR, Frenczak
will accompany the Red Cross mission
to Poland to supervise sanitation.
Roman Dmowski has been definitely
chosen as Poland's peace delegate. A
second representative will be selected
at Warsaw. He will be either Ignace
Paderewski. the great pianist, or Sig
mund Wasielwski, Polish foreign min
lister. If the latter is chosen he will
be the first Socialist to be admitted
to the conference representing a So
cialist government.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
Defeat Of Full Expression
Of News Explained" at
Length in Communique
Setting Forth Reasons for
Camera" Sessions at
Certain Times.

Paris, Jan. I7.-With Belgium and
Serbia, the two martyred Kingdoms
of the war. at last allowed three dele
gates each. the first session Of the
Peace Conference will be formally
opened tomorrow morning by Presi-
dent Poincare, in the French Foreign
Ministry, at the Quai d'Orsay. After
his address of welcome he will call
upon President Wilson to preside
The character of President Wilson's
reply probably will be formal and
deal only in a general way with the
issues at stake. This does not mean
that the President thinks it best to
avoid definite commitments on details
of the plan for league of nations at
the beginning Of the conference.
Revision of the original ruling CIV
ing Belgium two, and Serbia only one
delegate was decided upon at today's
conference.
The new decision came as the result
of a most energetic protest both by
Belgium and Serbia and powers par
ticularly attached to them by bonds
of sympathy and friendship. The King
delegates. This additional representa-
ton was also decided upon today.
After these things had been set<
tied and the terms of the renewal
of the armistice had been read by
Premier Clemenceau, the conference
launched into a protracted debate
upon the question OF publicity.
Twenty-Five countries will be rep
resented at the formal opening OF
the congress tomorrow. In addi-
finn 70 he x1rhf frh n
participated in the war there will
be Peru, Ecuador. Uruguay and Bo-
livia, which severed diplomatic re-
latiOns
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
MAKE ELECTIONS FAIR
u. S. WARNS GERMANY
Told Balloting Must be Free Ex-
preston of VIII Of People"

American Headquarters in Ger
many, Jan. 16.-(By Courier to
Nancy)-Amcrican army officials is
sued a proclamation today, placing
responsibility for conduct of the
Forthcoming national elections in
the occupied district upon the Ger
man authorities.
The proclamation cautions Ameri-
cans to take no part in the elections
or express any preference for any
political principle. 1t orders the
German officials to conduct the cleo
tions without fraud or force. so that
a free expression of the wills of the
voters" will be secured.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
DEATH RELIEVES
BRAzIL'SSTRAIN
Unsettled Conditions Due
to President S Illness Now
Believed Ended.

Rio Janeiro. Jan. 1.-THE present
Brazilian ministry. it was believed
today. will continue in office under
Vice President Moreira, who became
acting chief executive with the death
of President Alves. The effect of the
latter's death had not become fully
apparent today, but 1t is believed the
uncertainty, due to his inability to
assume the presidency because of ill
ness will be removed.
The body of the late President
was taken by special train today to
his former home at Guartin-Gueta. in
the state of Sac PaulO. Three days
of national mourning have been pro-
claimed, with all flags at half staff.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
Freighters With Soldiers
Aboard Now Overdue

Newport News, Va, Jan. 1.-THE
freight steamers Keresaspa and
Minnesota, both bringing troops
back from France, are several days
overdue at this port. Nothing has
been heard from either of them
since last week.
The Keresaspa has four officers and
men aboard and the Minnesota six
officers and several men. Whether
the ships encountered rough weather
is not known here.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
NEED $4,000, 100000
TO RESTORE BELGIUM
Estimate by Marshal Foch Sent to
Germany by Erzberger.

Amsterdam. Jan. l7-Mathias Err
berger, chairman of the German ar
mistice commission. has informed his
government that Marshal Foch esti-
mated the restoration of Belgium
would cost Germany Sl2.e0O,oO0,0oo, and
that other damages would amount to
81, ,OOo, ,oO0, ,OOo it was learned today.
The allies are also said to have de-
manded possession of German rail-
ways and forests as security. Err
berger is reported to have declared
it was impossible to accept these 'se-
we're economic conditions" on account
of the unsettled political situation.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
MAX THELAN TO HEAD
NEW ROADS DIVISION

The appointment of Max Thelan
10 be director of the newly created
public service division of the rail-
road administration was announced
Yesterday by Director General
Hines. Mr.. Thelan was a member
OF the California Railroad Commits
sion from 1915 to 1918, coming 10
Washington in June. of last year,
to engage in war work. being su-
pervisor of contracts in the War De-
partment and assistant to Maj. Gen.
Goethals, director of purchase, stor-
age and traffic
The division of public service was
created to deal with the relation
ship between the public, including
shippers, and the administration.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
GOMPERS, IN ENGLAND
FOR LABOR CONGRESS
Hope to Have Indirect Part IN
Framing Of Peace Terms.

Liverpool, Jan. 17.-ssmuel Com
pers. accompanied by four vice
presidents of the organization ar
rived here today to attend the in
ternational labor congress. Dis
cussing the aims OF the delegates
to the meeting GOmpers said:
The labor delegation from every
country that will attend the con-
ference hope TO re-establish and re
organize the rights and interests
of workers throughout the world.
They also hope to have some in
fiuence in the framing OF the peace
treaty so that its conditions shall
make for universal advantages aud
improvements in the lives and con-
ditions of workers all over the
world"
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
Name Old Man Whisky
as Correspondent in 86
Divorce Suits in Mass.

Worchester. Mass, Jan. 17.--John
Barleycorn was the correspondent" &"
in eighty-six of the suits whicn
have been heard in the divorce
court, now in session here, accord
ing to Judge O'Connell today. The
number of cases to be held in this
sitting is the largest in the history
of the city.
One of the marked effects of ma
ton wide prohibition will be to de-
crease divorces, it was asserted.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
REDS AGAIN RIOT,
fire ON TROOPS
Shooting and Grenade
Throwing Marks Fight
ing in Berlin.

Berlin, Jan. 16.-(By Wireless via
London. Jan. 17)-At 10 o'clock to-
night there is shooting and grenade
throwing Unter den Linden. Spart-
acides are firing on government
troops.
Twenty thousand troops from the
West front are pouring into the
home front" today to protect the
election arrangements. A political
machinery for the national assembly
elections has been built by mixing
the French and American systems
of voting.
The country is split into districts
of 1000 voters each electing one
deputy. The Landtag elections in
Bavaria, wuertemmburg and Baden
showed that ninety per cent of the
eligibles voted. Baden and Wuer-
temmburg showed an absolute ma
jority for the Majority Socialists,
but Bavaria favored the citizens
party. In government circles this
afternoon a majority for sfss Hbert
(Majority) Socialists was predicted
Wave of Indignation.
A wave of indignation, deep and
hateful. is sweeping hundreds of thou
sands of workmen in Germany to-
night because of the murders OF Dr.
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg.
The Ebert government regards the
murders as a catastrophe, and 1t is
believed certain that bloody events will
be the sequel, according to direct ad-
vices from the capital tonight. A
general strike is expected to be pro-
claimed in Berlin.
1t is now doubtful if the elections
can take place Sunday as scheduled,
because of the tremendous excitement
over the murders which the govern
ment is accused of having caused.
Indeed, it is feared the coming days
in Berlin will be even more sanguinary
than anything that has happened since
the revolution. Several other Sparta
Gus leaders We're arrested Thursday
including Kate bunker, Franz Pfem-
ert. Karl Ernstein and Siegfred Mar
cusson. Eichhorn, however, is still al
large.
Regarded ms Demigod.
The German workman looked upon
Leibknecht as a demigod. Now he is,
in their eyes, martyr to the cause
of the proletariat Many additional
workmen are joining the SPARTAN
ranks. Thousands are parading the
streets crying for vengeance.
Clever radicals already are calling
"OfficiaI murder" and are drawing
parallels with the murder of Fran
cisco Madero in Mexico City.
The press of Berlin. however. gen
orally regards the death of the two
leaders as a retributiOn of Providence.
"Liebknecht brought his fate upon
himself" says the Lokal Anzeiger
The Tageblatt thinks he was insane
and lacked the true qualities of lead
ership. This paper calls Rosa Lux
emburg the real man" in the Spar
tacan group.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
Paderewski Will Head
New Polish Cabinet

Paris, Jan. 17.-Ignace Paderew-
ski and Gen. Pilsudski have ar
rived at an agreement whereby
Paderewski will head the new Pol
ish cabinet, the Polish National
Commission announced here today.
The new cabinet, it was said, will
be a coalition body, and will in
clude several Socialist ministers.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
PROTEST AGAINST
700 THEATER TAX
United theatrical Managers Cable
Baruch to Intercede with President.

New York, Jan 11.-President Will
sons aid in preventing the inclusion
in the new revenue bill Of a 20 per
cent thcater ticket tax was asked
today in a cablegram sent to Rerdard
Baruch i'm Paris by the United The
atrical Managers.
Mr.. Baruch was requested to bring
the matter to the Presidents atten-
ton, acquainting him with the wide
spread opposition to the imposition
of so heavy a tax and the certain
blow enactment Of that section OF
the tax tiU will cause to the theat-
rical profession.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
Fear Riots May Revert
Portugal to Monarchy

London, Jan. H.-Possibility of roy
alists seizing the present opportunity
to restore the monarchy in Portugal
was forecast in an agency dispatch
from Madrid today.
1t was stated the fight between
Democrats and Republicans for con-
troll of the government has weakened
their position to such an extent that
the royalists have a chance for a sue
cessful coup d'etat
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
PACKERS DUE
TO co ON GRILL
Heads of Big Five Com
ing Here to Face Sem
atorial Inquiry.

Millionaire heads of the big Five"
packing houses are expected i'm Wash
ington next week to tell the Senate
Agriculture Committee the packers
side of the food problem. Those ex-
pected include:
]. Ogden Armour. Louis +. Swift,
Edward Morris and Thomas Wilson.
Representatives of the packers are
already on the ground listening to
the testimony of the witnesses and
analyzinG a transcript OF all the evil
dence before the committee so their
witnesses may be prepared TO meet
all charges that have been made be-
fore the committee.
Three investigators of the Federal
Trade Commission who worked in the
packing house inquiry told the Sem
ate Committee today something Of The
political activities and big WoHus
OF the big Five" But members
OF the committee were particularly
interested in discovering failures by
the Food Administration to regulate
packers profits. and questioned each
witness on that point.
Old FricSion shows Up.
The old friction between those two
governmental bodies was apparent IN
the answers. Each of the witnesses
said the Food Administrations regu-
lations on packer profits had amount
ed to no regulation at all Acting
Food Administrator Rickard was last
night considering sending representa-
tives OF his department before the
committee to explain the regulations
under its license system. and show
the limitations on the packer profits
under it, The Food Administration
contends that the excessive packer
profits were made largely in byprod-
ucts. and not in the meat business.
and has analysis of the packers finan-
cial statements. which is says, will
support this.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
Lend China $50, ,O00, 900.

New York. Jan. IA syndicate,
composed of ]. p. Morgan & Co, and
leading banks Of this city, is under
stood to have closed a loan 10 China
in the neighborhood of SO, 100000, the
Wall Street Journal announced this
afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
Canadian Parliament "Dry" Talk.

Ottawa, Jan. 1.-THE Canadian Par
Lament at its coming session will dis
cuss a measure of national prohibition
similar to that which is to make the
United States bone dry" at present
all provinces are dry except Quebec
which goes dry on May l.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
Sharp Resisnatiou Deaied.

Paris. January 1.-THE embassy
today, denied reports that American
Ambassador sharp Will resign
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
OUR CITY

Something wrong in Washington This is the ninth of
series OF editorials dealing with unhappy conditions Wash
ngon In the series the editor will tell the facts he
them, without fear favor The that they will suggest
remedy is the sole object of their publications.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
Lenine in Barcelona
According to Rumor

London. Jan. 7.-Nikolai Lenine.
Russian premier, has arrived in Bar
celona. Spain, according to an EH-
change Telegraph disTstch from Mad
rid today.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18

No previous reports have indicated
that Lenine even contemplated leav-
ing Russia, and the above dispatch
has no confirmation from any source.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
Palestine TO BE Set Up.

In addition to these states" added
Mr.. Taft, the Jugo-Slavs are ere
ated into an independent republic;
Palestine is to be set up as an inde-
pendent state. and so. too, Armenia
and the Caucasus"
Following the expression of his
belief in the establishment of the
state OF Palestine, Mr.. Taft voiced a
personal view of far-reaChing sig
nificance with regard to the cNten-
sion OF the colonial empires Of any
OF the allied nations. The German
colonies he said, must not be given
to Great Britain nor to any other OF
the great powers. but must be inter
natiOnalized and placed under the
control and administration of the
league of nations itself.
1T will not be satisfactory to all
the allies" said the former Presi-
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The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
LEAGUE NEEDED
AS AID TO WEAK,
TAFT DECLARES
Vital to Creation of Hall
Dozen New Republics,
He Says.
NEW COLONIAL PLAN
Ex-President Opposed to
Giving Hun Territory to
Any One Nation.

Cpholding President Wilson in
maintaining that the establishment
of a league OF nations is not only
vital to the future peace OF the
world. but also TO the creation of
the half dozen new republics prom
ised in the famous fourteen points.
former President William Howard
Taft, in a remarkable address before
the National Geographic Society.
last night, declared that the eXpe-
rience Of the United States in Cuba
should teach us how uncertain IS
the fate of a new republic unless
it has a protector which can aid
it TO stand upon its feek. Such a
protector, declared Mr.. Taft, the
league Of nations must be to the
to-be-crested states Of the Ukraine,
of the Baltic provinces Of Old Rus
STA. Of Finland, of Poland GncIud-
ing Russian, Austrian and German
Poland), and of Czecho-Slovakia-
These states, declared the speak
er. will hem in Germany, preventing
her from extending herself into
Russia, and also thwartinE her am
billions for the control OF Middle
Europe to BaEdad and the Persian
Gulf
The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
Fear for Controversy.

such a declaration would in many
cases be followed by premature pub
lie controversy. This would be seri-
ous enough II il were confined to con-
troversy between parties within each
state. 1t might be extremely danger
Gus IL, as would often be inevitable,
IL resulted in controversy between ma
tons. Moreover such public declara-
tons would render this give-and-take
on the part of the delegates them-
selves. which is essential to a sue
cessful negotiation, a matter of in
fnitely greater difficulty.
1t is also extremely important
that these all should be not only just.
but speedy. Every beIIigerent power
ls anxious for the early conclusion of
mnnh order that its armies may
hobilized and that it may re-
hce more to the ways of peace
premature publication is given
negotiations the proceedings
Peace Conference would be in
by protracted and the dele
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