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The Washington times., 1919-03-16
POUR
TWO BILLIONS
N TAXES INTO.
j. S. GOLFERS

America finished paying one-fOurth
q the greatest tax bill in history
iast aight- The doors closed at miG-
uiEht and he who pays. now parts
With an additional per cent OF his
gross tax Tor each month he delays.
Dollars were rolling into the tills
q every Internal revenue collector in
the country as the late taxpayers
fought in a mad scramble against
time. Nor was it a matter to be
taken lightly, for excuses have not
been listed as acceptable.
The Government needs the coin.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper
said So the first lap of administer
ing a world-famous revenue measure
has been successfully accomplished,
he added.
With the expiration OF the time
for filing returns. officials estimated
the Government had received close
70 $1,000. 100000 from the nations
citizens. That represents 20 per
cent more than one-fourth of the
amount estimated to be raised by
the law. One-fourth was required
20 be paid at this time.
Although the Government has been
paid, it is little better OFF financially
than a week ago. The Treasury had
ti6cates OF Indebtedness redeemable
IN payment OF taxes. Most of this
came back in payment of taxes. It
also had issued nearly 100000 900
in certificates which will have to be
paid out Of funds received through
taxes. A net OF $500, 600, 900 therefore
remains in the Governments Golfers.
For the next forty-five days, internal
revenue machinery will be engaged in
getting a firm grip on the returns it
has received, according to Deputy
Commissioner Callan. 1t will take
about that long to audit the pay
rnents. And all the while new esti-
mates and new payments represent
ing intricate profit problems will be
coming in. Callan said thousands Of
returns will be coming in late, be
cause of the inventories and decisions
and accounting required in arriving
even at an estimate. But those same
concerns have paid their one-fourth,
he added
The Washington times., 1919-03-16
CLARK'S FRIENDS
TOPARRY ATTACKS

Yesterdays developments IN the in
ter-party fight to defeat Champ
Clark for the minority leadership of
the next House have brought the
friends OF the former Speaker to a
realization OF the necessity OF be-
stirring themselves to combat the in
surgent movement.
The chief development or the day
was the definite alignment OF Repre-
sentative Asbury with the anti
Clark faction. This addition to the
opposition ranks came as a distinct
surprise TO Mr.. Clarks supporters
and aroused an apprehension among
some Of them that unless nctive steps
were taken 20 met the attacks on
him. other OldeS and conservative
members might be won over TO the
colors OF the insurTectionists.
Hold Conference.
Some OF the former Speakers close
friends conferred, discussing proper
steps to take. They still insist that
there Is no doubt that an overwhelm-
ing majority of the Democrats Of
the next House are strongly in favor
OF Mr.. Clark for minority leader, but
in the interest of the party, they feel
that the time has come when they
can remain silent no longer and per-
nit the wrong impression to go over
the country.
formal statement in reply 10 TIE
charges against Mr. Clark probably
will be issued within the next day or
two. \ definite check on the att
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advancing allied armies under

he say whether he had received from
her the letter his wife filed ~ ii
Chicago court
cit sounds like mother" he sad
land it is sighed as she would sigi
letter. I won't say whether I eve
received it or not"
The letter in question reads;
what This Letter says.
My Dear Boy: It is with aeh-
ing heart sit down to write 70
you Ny candid opinion Is that
you had no moral right to make
love to that innocent girl
cannot see how 1 can bring my
self to write her after knowing
about Hazel and the boy. have
always before me that innocent
baby face. o. these poor chill
dFen brought into the world
And to think that my boy 10
guilty
Il remember time when Z
thought it would be the hardest
thing could do was to see you
die-a time when you were q
: baby and I prayed for your life
Here you are not thirty years
old and IL looks as II you had
made a mess OF your life all
ready.
Think OF II! You would rather
go to war and lose your life
than come back and face life. Dc
you realize all that mean?
IT tell you mothers pay dearly
in pain and heartache for haV-
ing children. And how we love
them-in spite OF all Never
doubt your mothers love for you
her thoughts and prayers are
for 7Fou constantly. Good-by fork
now. Love to you. MOTHER
'.Re4ideRt Of NOrth Amerlea."
II never had a home" Haist de-
clared- when asked where he came
from. It guess the nearest I couls
come to an answer would be to say
l lived In North America"
He explained he had been an en-
gineer, engaged in. water power
projects before the war. He describes
as a soldier OF fortune.
I've stood a good many things IN
my life. 1 guess I can stand this
he finished. Life hasn't ever beer
dull, but I suppose, like eyeryon,,
else. I would live ii all differently n
I had il to do over again"
HAST got his technical training IN
University, Chicago.
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JUDGE WILL ORDER
D. c. MAN SUED

CHICAGO. March lG.-Judge Lam
dis in Federal Court said he would
appoint receiver for the Consumers
Picking Company and that he would
instruct the receiver 10 sue Joseph
L. Davies, OF Wisconsin and Wash
inGtOn, D. c., for the return OF 81 800
attorney fees said to have been paid
him by the packing company.
1T appears" said Judge Lands,
speaking to the lawyers who were
in court, that the men who en-
plOyed Mr.. Davies thought they were
getting some big Democratic party
influence i'm the bargain.
"Of course, Mr.. Davies will be
quite shocked when he hears Of this"
The Washington times., 1919-03-16
FOE PRESS WOULD REFUSE
PEACE TERMS, IF "HARSH"

AMSTERDAM. March l6.-The Ger
man conservative press. according 10
dispatches today. is conducting a
campaign to induce the government
TO refuse to sign the peace treaty if
the terms are harsh"
These newspapers urge the gov
eminent to use the threat to let
BOlshevism Overrun Germany, with
the resultant danger Of il spreading
to other parts OF Europe.
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may be called early that month: and
the fight over the League of Nations
is expected to begin Immediately.
The Presidents course, according to
his friends, will be to take a short rest
upon his return and Immediately
thereafter start out on A direct cam
paign to the people for support OF the
league covenant as part and parcel OF
the treaty proper.
Committees probably will sit for
several months after the treaty is
signed settling up some of the
claims and adjusting some Of the
minor boundary agreements" one Of
ficial stated.
The Washington times., 1919-03-16
U. S. TRIES TO AVERT
CHICAGO SHOE STRIKE

With reports that all the Chicas
shoe factories are threatened with a
shutdown due to a general strike Of
workers, the Government has inter
Yened in the case by assigning Con
ciliatOr Fred l. Feick
The department has also assigned
conctliators TO the following dis
putes: Park Drop Forge Compauy,
Cleveland; Jackson, Ohio, Iron and
Steel Company; controversies in tive
WATERFOWL, n. Y, plants, and union
printers az Louisville, KY
The Washington times., 1919-03-16
RAW MILK AND CREAM

Properly pasteurized milk
and cream, carefully cooled
and bottled, is the only kind
people should drink. II this
cannot be obtained get good
raw milk and scald Il.
The Washington times., 1919-03-16
CANADIAN LABOR LEADERS
SEND REDS SYMPATHY

CALGARY, Alberta, March 16.-La-
Dor leaders in western Canada in ses-
sion here yesterday adopted resoIu-
Ilons expressing sympathy with the
Sparticans OF Germany and the RoI-
SheViki Of Russia
The Washington times., 1919-03-16

This bulletin paid for By the SOcist
for Prev ertlOn OF sickness.
The Washington times., 1919-03-16
MODS IN NEWARK
FIGHT CAR CREWS

NEW YORK. March l6.-The street
car strike situation which has tied up
traffic in northern Jersey for nearly a
week assumed serious. proportions
late yesterday when violence followed
attempts to renew service by the COM
pany.
In Newark mobs stormed cars
wrecking them and hauling the
crews. Thirty-six deputies protecting
one car crew were oveFpowered by a
mob of 200 strikers and sympa-
thizers. .
Federal and State mediatOrs have
failed TO get the company and stFik-
ers together, neither being willing
10 relinquish their position in regard
to union recognition. Mayor -GilIen,
it is said, will ask the State public
utilities commission to revoke the
CompaRy's charter il the service is
not resumed this week.
{ 900 Carmen Are Out.
Approximately 1000 street railway
employees are out, and threats of 'ex-
tending the strike are being made
The company is Offering a So per day
bonus for motormen and conductors.
The harbor strike situation re-
manned unchanged today, although
James L. Hughes, Federal consiliator,
was optimistic. -Four hundred strike
breakers have been brought here from
the Great Lakes, according to James
Moran. business manager of the Az
filiated Marine Workers.
Boat owners have offered the strik-
ers substantial increases in wages,
but refuse to grant the eight-hour
day. Few men accepted the induce.
ments, according to James Delahunty,
president of the ahiliation. seeing in
IT an attempt TO break their ranks.
5000 Shoe Workers Out.
Altogether, nearly so 600 workers in
New York and vicinity nave been
striking the past week. Eight thou
sand dress and waist workers, 20 per
cent Of them women, are out, while
$4,000 have returned to, factories
which have agreed to their demands
for a 44-hour week.
In Brooklyn 5000 shoe workers are
still out. while several thousand long
shOremen are idle, refusing to handle
cargoes brought in by non-union tug
boatmen.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-19
CHARGE SLACkERS
BRIBED NAVY MEN
~ Officers and Sailors Held for
Alleged Graft

New York, Feb. 19.--SCVen naval
officers and forty yeomen, including
Ensign Paul Beck, Of the Paymas(erS
Corps, and an officer of high RANK III
the Third Naval district, are undHr
arrest. it was learned yesterday, IN
connection with accusations OF prloei ;
graft and illegality in the Ihlrd
Naval district with headquarters d'
200 Broadway. The charges are maze
in conjunction with the investigation
being conducted it is understood
by Major John F. Muir, Of the Naval
Intelligence Service, at the request Of
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels.
Among other allegations II IS
charged that men who were about to
be drafted into the army were en-
rolled in the navy; that men who got
info the navy in this way were as
signed to shore duty far from posi-
biIity of dangerous service; that men
were permitted to attend to their
private business from day to day, al
though supposedly in the naval serv-
men unfit physically were enlisted in
from one assignment to another in
order to free them from sea duty,
and that after the signing of the
arn1istice men with sufficient in
f1uence" were discharged from all
duties and mustered out of the service
One of the matters that is receiv-
ing close attention by Major Muir
and his staff of investigators is the
report that the high naval officer in
the Third district. said to be known
as the man higher up, has de-
posted in various banks in and
around New York since the United
States entered the war a sum approx
mating $250,000, and that the entire
sum paid by young men and their re-
lativeS for illegal induction into the
navy and for other favors amounts
to at least $50O,OOO
Here is one of the methods that it
is reported was used in some of the
cases concerning which affidavits have
been made:
young man who was in the draft
would be approached by one of the
accused yeOman, and the suggestion
., would be made to him that he Join
the navy by making the acquaintance
of an officer in the Third Naval dis
trict
How can I meet this man?'' the
aspirant would inquire.
That's easy enough" would be the
reply. 1--WE can fix it up. Meet him
New Britain herald., 1919-02-19

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New Britain herald., 1919-02-19
PUL.I].,AR &
NIVEN
PURCHASING AGENTS
MEET IN HARTFORD
February Meeting Will Be Held at
the Hartford Club ON Next
Tuesday Evening.

Charles E. Carpenter will be the
speaker at the regular February
meeting of the Purchasing Agents
Association of Connecticut to be held
at the Hartford club, Tuesday eve
ming, February Is.
Mr.. Carpenter, who is known every
where as editor of the Houghton Line,
and president of e. T. Houghton and
company. has chosen the timely sub
iect Of "Individualism VS.. Socialism,"
At the present time, when the news
papers and magazines are full of ref
erences to Socialism, Bolshevism, etc,
it will be interesting to hear Mr.. Car
pcnters views on Individualisn. In
view Of the nation wide reputation of
the speaker, and since the meeting
will be of particular interest to
many executives, advertising mama
gers, superintendent and employing t
managers. the Purchasing Agents as
ISOLATION has decided to make this an
open meeting. All purchasing agents
in the state have been invited to come
and bring their friends.
4 short business meeting of the
members will be held at 6:15 o'clock,
followed by q dinner at $50 o'clock.
At the conclusion of the address, Mr..
Carpenter will be glad to answer the
questions Of those present. Reserva-
tons have been made for $50, but,
Judging from the early returns, more
tables will have to be provided.
Tickets may be obtained from w, w,
House at the New Britain Machine
company.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-19
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERAIHy1

in a social way. Suppose you give
him a dinner"
The details were arranged and the
dinner was given The high naval
officer, the aspirant and the Neoman
and some others would be present.
Nothing further would happen at the
dinner except the Stren@then1n& OF
the "sociaT' tie. Some time later.
noesih1v in a few days. the naval
asnirant. it is asserted. would be ap-
nroa ched with the suggestion that 1t
might be a good idea to take an auto
mobile trip. The trip would follow.
In the parry, according to the report
under investigation, would be high
naval officer. the man about to be
drafted. and the woman or officer
who acted as gO-betWeen. The naval
aspirant. it is asserted, would pay a
sum of money to the yeoman defray-
ing the "expenseS" of the trip, a sum
exceeding by a considerable figure the
legitimate expenses. subsequently
cash payments would be made to the
yeoman or officer handling the case.
Investigator Obtains .Affidavits.
Major Muir has in his possession
afIidavits made by young men or
their fathers who paid $500 or more
for induction into the navy or for easy
berths after enrolling or for other
reasons mentioned above. 1t is also
known that Major Muir has q flash
light photograph of one of the dinner
parties where there were present the
nigh naval official in the Third Naval
district, some yeomen, and some Of
the men who have made attidavits &C
cusing those under arrest with sOlic-
ting and accepting brides for prefer
red enrolment in the naval service.
One of the affidaNits is made by a
young man who was thrice rejected in
the ordinary naval medical examina-
ton and who had already received a
notice of the date on which he was
to report to draft camp when he
managed, in the way named, to be-
come enrolled in the navy.
Here is the specific charge, signed
by Ma iOr Muir, served on one of the
men under arrest:
[. One Ensign solicited from
-, father of Woman -, the sum of
$3.50 for an auto trip to Atlantic City,
and same was paid for.
2. One - he solicited from - 500,
in two payments, that is, $25 and SIS.
Same was had and paid for
3. Both these sums of money were
given and accepted with the under
standing that they were to procure
enrolment in the United States navy
for
4. On - he solicited from the
sum of $500 as compensation for en-
roIlment in the United States navy.
Same was had and paid for.
II this case the written comment
on the charges made by the investi-
gator, and served on the prisoner,
said: There are many other serious
offenses regarding this man upon
which [ am not now prepared to re-
port"
An effort is being made to have
some of the yeomen confess their par
ticipation in the affair in order to
give complete evidence against the
imam higher up" Denial that Major
Muir was Investigating the case was
New Britain herald., 1919-02-19
POLICE COURT NEWS
Coal Team Driver Makes One Too
Many Stops - Troublcmakcr OF
Hartford Car Is Fined.

Carl Tao, driver for the New Brit
ain Lumber & Coal company. started
out from the coal yard yesterday aft
ernoCn with a load of coal. and in
stead of delivering it to the customer
sold half, and had several drinks He
was later arrested by Officer Michael
Massey on West Main street, on a
charge Of drunkenness. Tao was
driving the coal team in wild west
fashion and shouting up and down
West Main street. Judge James T.
Meskill imposed a fine of SO and
costs, and when his employer was
called on the phone relative to placing
the man on probation. the theft of
the coal was discovered.
Trouble on an incoming Hartford
trolley last night landed Frank Kar-
kas in the police station, and today
he paid a fine of $40 and costs for
breach of the peace. Karkas started
an argument with Conductor Gregory
when Gregory refused to give him an
extra dollar in his change. Gregory
turned him over to Officer Flynn when
they reached the center.
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New Britain herald., 1919-02-19
KAISER IS BLAMED
German Peasants Say He Delayed Too
Long In Drawing the Suord-Fa-
Vor MOnarchist Move.

Basic, Feb. 19.-At a general meet
ing of the German peasants union,
held at Berlin on Tuesday, the presi-
dent of the organization declared in
an address that the former emperor
was to be blamed for having delayed
too long in drawing the sword and
that his weakness caused the rise Of
socialism according to a Berlin dis
patch received here. He said that
British money had fostered disaffec-
ton in the navy and had led to the
military collapse last November
All the speakers, it is said, asserted
that the peasants union would be 10y
al to the monarchist movement
New Britain herald., 1919-02-19

made yesterday bvsff
were questioned coIin8&9
Navy Men Dcsifexf
The ilvestiga ton was of5z
Washington when the rtl1rQS
elmer ring Of men III the
val district who solicited fnG{
getting men into the navy
there. All sorts of reports coi113
q scandal in the navy have beealsSz
for months, and many naval o{f
have shown keen interest in del
to know the origin of the reportSs8
in expressing their desire for cN
plcte investigation and for the pU
ishr:ent OF those concerned Ean
cially in the naval reserve men f1sV
expressed the desire that the reporS
into the system OF obtaining eas2
berths for men be looked into, and
the suggestion was made that every
naval station, including the PelhaEl
Bay station, be made the object of j
wide inquiry.
O1e of the mon arrested was
thrown into jail so quickly that he did
not find time to communicate with
his friends, for it was suspected by
those in charge of the inquiry that ev-
cry attempt, POLITICAL social and 9TH
erWise would be made in the attempt
Of those enmeshed, to obtain their re-
lease.
one Of the fears animating the in
NeStigatorS has been that some of the
men discharged since the signing of
the armiStice and even some in the
service might bring strong pressure to
bear through influential quarters that
would serve to block the inquiry.
Rear Admiral Usher, commandment
nf I1o IT,, Il
yesterday to make any comment upon
the Investigation. Though other Off
GERS followed the lead Of their chief
and refused either to affirm or deny
the allegations, they called attention
to the fact that it had been known
for some time that an investigation
was in progress; but that no official
details had been given out
Daniels Confirms Inquiry.
Washington, Feb. 19.-Secretary
Daniels said last night that he was
unable to furnish detailed facts re-
garding the revelations of graft I'M
covered in the investigation that has
been in progress for more than q
month in the Third Naval District.
which has its headquarters in New
York.
Mr.. Daniels said that some time
ago allega tions Of graft and other
wrong doing had been made against
certain officers of the Naval Reserve
force in that district and that these
were regarded as serious enough to
Justify the dispatch to the Brooklyn
navy yard, the central base of the
navy. attached to the judge advocate
generals office, with instructions to
make an investigation. This officer
was vested with authority to make ar
rests.
Approximately a month ago the
New York Times told OF the arrest of
a lieutenant of the Naval Reserve
force at Brooklyn following investiga-
tons of alleged graft in connection
with enlistment and examinations. Mr..
Daniels said last night that the officer
who made that investigation was still
New Britain herald., 1919-02-19
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New Britain herald., 1919-02-19
ESTHONIANS
BEFORE BOLSH
Superior Forces of Bolshevik Compe
General Retirement Along Entire
Line of Battle.

London, Feb. 1S.-Esthonian troops
have been forced to fall back before
the Bolsheviki in the region of Pskov
according to an official statement is
sued last night by the Esthonian
headquarters. The statement reads:
I'm the direction of Pskov because
of the e1emy's supremacy of troops
have been forced to retire to the line
of the villages of Vidernika,, Leigh,
Sokolova, Podgotje and Koshelbi.
There is violent fighting in the direc-
ton of VOlmar.'
New Britain herald., 1919-02-19

Bolshevik forces on Saturday at
tackled the Esthonians on the line
running from Narva, on the Gulf of
Finland, southwark to Ps1Ov and
thence around the southern end of
Lake Peipus to Volmar, on the IA
river northeast of Riga. 1t would APP
pear that the retirement mentioned
in the foregoing dispatch is in the
center of the front under attack.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-19

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-15
ARV0MiA

rSpocial 10 The -pisratch.I
ARNONiA, VA, Jun. li.---Mr. and
Mrs. Joel Hannah, OF ClSs. W Va. have
arrived At the home OF Mr. and Mrs.
y. l.. rtts. where they Will remain
several weeks. ThcE motorcd over the
mountains. and viii return THAT way.
Miss Agnes Terrell. head OF the de-
partmert of history Hoilns College. is
here TO spend some time at bear
Garden" the home Of Colonel aad Mrs.
y J Terrell
Ralph Hughes has returned to his
home here after session spcnt at
Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Tho New Canton school has closed
after a NOS successful session Miss
Lula Baker, PRINCIPAL. has returned to
her HON. IN Cumberland County.
Mrs. John randolph has been spcnd-
in. some time IN kichmond.
Miss Blanche boswell has returned
to New Canton after = session spent
at the FnvmNiIls Normal