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The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
THIEVES QUIT WORK
EARLY ON RAINY DAY

Washington thieves evidently de-
cided that yesterdays weather was
not ft to work in. for they
knocked OFF" early. obtaining only
comparatively negligible amount OF
loot
George Tjogias, 21S John Mar
shall place northwest. reported the
theft of $50 in bills from his room.
An oldsmobile touring car. the
property of Mrs. NJ. A. Delaney, of
the Northumberland apartments.
was stolen from Twelfth and F
streets northwest. where it was
parked.
Clothing and shoes. valued at $40.
we're stolen from the home of r. T..
Werwick. 24OO sixteenth street
northwest.
William Dore. 652 First street
northeast. told the police his home
was entered and clothing valued at
s35 stolen.
An overcoat. valued at $40. was re-
ported stolen from II. r. Strickland,
or the Continental Hotel.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
He Worked Fast, But
Not Quite Fast Enough

The slertness of the cashier at
HuyIer's candy establishment GIT
Fifteenth street northwest. yester-
gay afternoon frustrated the at
tempt Of an unidentified man to
work the change trick" on her.
According TO the report given the
police, "a short man with a crooked
nose. well dressed" accompanied by
"a tall man with beautiful brown
eyes" entered the shop. made a
small purchase. and tossed btu
Of large denomination across the
counter to the cashier.
After receiving his change. he de-
ciden he did not want TO change
the bill and profered another Of
smaller denomination. While the
cashier was making change for the
second bill. the customer tried Co
put the cash from the FIRST bill into
his pocket.
He almost succecded hut pierre
ing glance from the wide-aNake
cashier met his eye. he left
quickly.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
TWAS A LONG, LINGERING,
ANARCHISTIC "RED" KISS
Alex .Berkman Got 1t and He Liked 1t. But
Emma Goldman Called Halt-Both.
Ordered Deported.

New York, Dec. s.-Emma Goldma !
and Alexander Berkman are 20 ng to
Soviet Russia to fight Boishevism with
pure anarchist propaganda. Red
Emma" said tonight
She and Berkman had just been or
dered remanded to Ellis Island by
Federal Judge Julius Mayer pendinc
their appeal to the Supreme Court
aga nst the deportation decision by the
Judge earlier in the Cay.
Fully so REDS" of all varieties.
from the pale psrlor pink to the
screaming scarlet. shouted greeting
as Department of Justice agent
bundled Emma and Berkman out OF
a taxi-h...ousine at the Ellis island
ferry tonight. For hours the thronp
had been standing in the rain WAITING
for the two anarchists.
Well win YET" shouted Emma,
striking a dramatic attitude as h
addressed her followers. Well no.
be deported. but we'll 20 10 Russia OF
our own accord and fight for anar-
chism there. You can't kill an ideal
and. $50
Breaking past the detectives.
Mary Eleanor Fitzgerald. candidate
for Emma's crown as Queen OF the
Reds in America. now that Miss
Goldman is going away. leaped
upon Alexander Berkman. standing
beside Emma and kissed him full
ON his unshaven lips
Z emma put her bands on her hips
and souared her 3grim jaw. while
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
SHOT IS FIRED
FOUR ARRESTED
Two Washington Women In
Party Held in
Virginia.

Two men and two women. the latter
being Washingtonians, were locked
up at Alexandria Court House last
night, following their arrest by Head
quarters Detective Alligocd and ro-
liceman Flick. of the Fourth precinct.
on the Virginia side of the Highway
Bridge
The prisoners are: Beatrice Smith.
asa X street northwest: Sarah Hare
320 Ninth street southeast: Frank
Fields. and James A. Oliver. both
of South Washington. Virginia.
Alligood was touring Virginia IN a
taxicab searching for a stolen auto
mobile. Finding his search fruitless,
he was returning over the Highway
Bridge when he passed the two
couples. who, he stated. had been in
dulgng in intoxicants. As the taxi
cab passed the four persons, accord
ing to Alligood. Oliver reached for his
pocket.
Shortly afterward revolver.
later found to be divers. was dis
charged. Alligood. finding that the
party now was in Virginia. and out
of District police jurisdiction,
sought the Virginia police authori-
ties.
Failing in this. he returned to the
bridge, where Flick was on duty
pursued the Washingtonians in the
automobile and placed them under
arrest.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09

the tall. handsome Miss Fitzserald
took another reef in her stranr Ie
hold upon Berkman and kept right
on kissing him. She kissed him
first thoughtfully. carefully. tho
roughly and then she kissed him
enthusiastically and cheerfully. Al
ter that she started all over again.
Berkman seemed to like it. Never
moved during the 1875 seconds of
that mastery osculation. As Miss
Fitzgerald frightened her hold. his
hat slipped UP from his bald fore
head. his huge. rn-rimmed glasses
stood awry on his nose. He dron-
ped his nobby cane.
we knew what this judge was 90.
ne to hand u.s." said Berkman. after
Judge Mayer had dismissed both
Write of habeas corpus advanced nv
Harry Weinberser. and had scorned
Weinberger's plea that Emma Goid-
man was an American citizen nv
virtue Of the fact that she was mar.
ried in 1887 to Jacob A. Ku,zner oa-
naturalized in 1909. I'VE never exnecf-
ed a fair deal
Judge Mayer. in ordering Goldman
and Berkman deported. declared the
two anarchists are as dangerous en-
emies to America as were the Ger
mans.
This man. said the judge. nod
ding upon Berkman, has a criminal
record that began twenty-seyen
years ago when he stabbed and shot
Henry Clay Frick. America does not
want such men. He must 60"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
U. s. PREPARES
FOR WET ERA
Revenue Stamps Being
Printed-Court Faials to
Render Decision.

Another ray Of hope for those who
are looking forward TO wet"
Christmas.
The Internal Revenue Department
is having 1000. 600 revenue stamps.
used in taking liquor out Of bond.
printed at the Government Printing
Office. II is understood that this
preparedness" policy was adopted
in anticipation OF a decision by the
Supreme Court Of the United States
lifting the wartime prohibition han.
The stamps are now being run OF
the presses. the order having been
given about a month ago. IL was
learned.
Contrary to expectation. tho Su-
preme Court yesterday failed 10
hand down its decision in the cases
attacking the constitutionality Of
the wartime dry" law and the Vol
stead enforcement act.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
President Halts Action To-
ward Severance of Diplo-
matte Relations With Car
ranza's Government By
Insisting on constitutional
Rights of Executive.
COMMITTEE PLANS
TO POSTPONE ACTION
New Account of Wallace
Murder Reaches Capital
In Form Of Story Printed
By Tampico Newspaper;
Refutes Mexican Version.

The projected action by Congress
looking toward a severance OF rela-
t'ons with the Carranza government
was brought to an abrupt standstilI
yesterday by President Wilson.
The President notified the Senate.
in effect. that he purposed to deal
with the Mexican situation without
any assistance or advice from either
branch of Congress.
Postpone Action.
Accepting this view of the case, the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
decided to postpone action on the Fall
resolution directing the President to
break relations with Carranza. and
to take no further action at this time
toward bringing about a settlement
for the alleged indignities which
Americans have suffered at the hands
of Carranza's agents.
The Presidents objections TO action
by Congress were stated in a letter
to Senator Fall. Of New Mexico. au-
thor OF the RESOLUTION. Although po-
litely phrased. the letter left no doubt
in the minds Of the committee that
the President. resented the offer of
assistance which was embodied in
the resolution. and preferred to handI.
the situation alone.
Senator Lodge. the Republican lead
er. made this statement:
We offered to stand by the Presi-
dent in any course the administra-
ti"n might take in the Mexican si,rT-
alton. The President has declined
to accept our offer. The entire mat
ter now lies on his doorstep, not on
ours. We can and shall take no
further action in the matter. The
situation is entirely up To the PresI-
dent. and our responsibility Is at an
end
Senator Fall said: Sine. tn,
PRESIDENT has said he prefers to han
die this situation alone. and has
promised to acquaint himself with
the facts. the responsibility. Of
course. rests with him. Meantime
th" committee will continue its very
''r''Sl'HE ana. we nope. very pront
able Investigations"
The President. in his letter To Sen
at"r f'al. took the position that
passage Of the resolution would
constitute a reversal OF our consti-
tutIonal practice. which might lead
10 very grave confusion in regard 10
the guidance of our foreign affairs" "
"" said he would be 'Gravely CON
cern"d to see such a resolution pas
the Congress
tn" letter was not received by Sen.
ator Fan until after the Foreicn Rel1
tions Committee had adjourned Its
meeting. which had been called by
Chairman Lodge especially to con.
slider the Fall resolution. 1t was gen.
orally believed that some message
from the President would be in the
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The Washington herald., 1919-12-09

Those taken into custody tonight,
were Charles S. White. a next-door
neishbor of Mr.. and Mrs. Dansey.
and Edith Jones. housekeeper for
Whites father.
White is charged with murder and
Mrs. Jones with being an accessory
after the fact.
Eviicncc Plentiful.
According to detectives who made
the arrests. they had been shadowing
White and Mrs. Jones for some time.
Il believe 1 now have sufficient
evidence to clear up the mystery
surrounding the murder of little
Billy Dansey." said Prosecutor Gas
kelL He refused to reveal the
specific evidence upon which he
caused the arrests, but admitted
that ever since the finding of the
missing cniid's skeleton he had had
White shadowed by Detective John
p. Wilson and Benjamin Nusbaum.
of his stan. Late today he decided
the time had come to act
Charlie White, the young son of the
man charged with murder, was Billy's
chum and playmate and while sea.ch
was being made all over the United
States for the missing Dansey child
letter was received by Mrs. Dansey
DECLARING that il was really Chai lie
White whose kidnapping had been
planned. but that her son had been
taken by mistake.
Saw Child Alive.
The first thing that started detec-
tives quietly following up and in
vestigating everything connected with
White was statement by little
Charlie that he had seen Billy in a
held ON the Dahlia farm shortly be-
fore he was missed on October S. So
far. as could be learned no one saw
Billy alive after that.
The authorities were positive that
the spot where the skeleton was
found had been thoroughly searched
by posses searching for the missing
child. and that the remains had been
placed there but a day or two at
the most before the discovery.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
PROBES
SUGAR EXPORTS
Seeks Information While
lO8 Million Pounds Go
Abroad in Month.

While the price of sugar has risen
in some sections of the United States
to q cents and an actual shohhrtage
exists in other sections. more than
one-half of the yearly production of
this country is being shipped abroad
The exports for the month of October
amounted to 100000 pounds as
against 100000 for the corresponding
month Of last year.
These facts were laid before the
Senate during a debate on the
sugar situation yesterday. Senator
Borah started it by reading a press
dispatch in which officials of the
Department of Commerce were
quoted regarding the heavy ship
ments abroad. The eSnator stated
that the annual production in the
United States fer 1919 would be
about 2.o99. 100000 pounds. over
half of which. at the present rate
of export, will go to foreign conn
tries. He asked Senator's Smot and
King, of Utah. IL this were NOT a
correct statement of the situation
ana they agreed that such was the
case. INV
senator Smoot insisted that the
iauIt was IN reality with the sugar
administration for refusing to buy the
cuban crop. He declared that all the
members of the Sugar EQUALIZATION
Board were in favor of buying the
crop with the exception of Professor
Taussig. whose arguments against
making such a purchase finally pre-
vailed. He said the beet sugar pro-
ducers of the West were willing 10
have the price of their product con-
trolled. but the board refused to act.
No wit is too late. he declared. to buy
the Cuban crop.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
Coroner to Investigate
Deaths Of Capital Men

Alexandria, Va. Dec. s-A coroner $
jury. summoned by Justice Of the
Peace Frank W. Troth. of Fairfax
County. will meet at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning at Demaine's :
mortuary chapel to investigate the
circumstances attending the deaths of
/. A. Cost and Edward c. Stubbie-
field. of Washington. who were killed
in an automobile collision near Camp
Humphreys yesterday afternoon.
Justice Troth has summoned a mum
Der of witnesses to testify in the case.
among them being several from the
CITY.
Robert J. Snead. 6 Cedar street.
Rosemont, Alexandria. today stated
that their motorcycle handle b RS be-
came locked. causing il to collide with
another motorcycle. After they were
thrown into the road an automobile
driven by a sergeant from Fort Myer
struck the men. He says the sell
Ceant was unable to prevent the ac-
cident.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
Grand Jury lndicts l9
Alleged New York Reds

New York, Dec. s.-The extracr-
dinary grand jury today returned
indictments against nineteen al
legged anarchists. rounded up dur
ing the recent raids here.
Names Of the persons indicted
were withheld. pending arrest
Justice Barlow S. Weeks. OF the
Supreme Court. Immediately issued
bench warrants for the arrest OF
the alleged anarchists and detec-
tives were sent out to find them.
The indictments followed presen-
tation at evidence to the grand jury
by A. r. Stevenson. counsel for the
Lusk committee.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
AT WASHINGTON
THEATERS

Poli's-"The Passing Show"
National-"Flo-Flo."
Shubert-Belasco-"T Man
Who Came Back"
Shubert- -Garrick-"She Walk
ed in Her Sleep"
Moore's Rialto-Mary Pick
ford in Heart O. the Hills"
Loew's Palace-Ethel Clay
ton in More Deadly Than
the Male"
Crandall's Metropolitan -
Pauline Frederick in THE
Loves of Lefty"
Moore's Strand-Frank Mayo
in "The Brute Breaker"
Loew's Columbia-William S.
Hart in John Petticoats."
Cosmos - Continuous vaude-
vile and pictures.
Crandall's Kniekerbocker
Marguerite Clark in Luck
in Pawn"
B. F. Keith's-Vaudeville.
Crandall's-Frank keenan, in
The World Aflame."
Moore's Garden-"Male and
Female"
Lyceum = Burlesque; The
Lid Lifters."
! The coliseum-Roller Skat-
ing.
Gayety - Burlesque; Lew
Kelly"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
GIRL, IS, ACTS
ASINSTRUCTOR
IN D. C. SCHOOL
Takes Place of Regular
Teacher; Paid Full
Salary.
HAVE FEW SUBSTITUTES
Practice Is Made Necessary
By Extreme Shortage of
Educators.
HAVE FEW SUBSTITUTES

Lack of sufficient teachers in the
District has necessltated the practice
Of employing school children In their
teens to act substitute teachers in
the public schools.
This fact was developed, yesterday
after a number OF specific incidents
had been recalled at an informal con-
between a group of school
teachers who declared that oftentimes
this practice was extremely detrimcn-
tai to the advancement of the pupils
Pupils of the higher grades are act
ing in a substitute capacity for sec
ond. third and fourth grade children.
it is declared. They are being pad
the regular rates for substitute teach
ing. amounting each day to approx
salary of the teacher whose place they
are filling. This averages over 81
a day.
13-Ycnr-OId Teacher.
One case is cited where 4 13-year-
old girl has taught a class at inter-
walls for several weeks. receiving
pay while so engaged.
When his attention was called to
the fact that pupils were acting as
teachers, Stephen L. Kramer. assls-
tant superintendent of schools, said
that he believed this practice was
not general.
He stated that where students had
been placed over classes for instruc-
tion purposes it was because of tns
cONrfZI-rn ON PACE TWO
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
Richmond Law Stands.

The Supreme Court yesterday, by
dismissing the case for want of
Jurisdiction. allowed decisions of
lower courts to stand. holding con-
stitutional an amended ordinance OF
the city of Richmond. Va. giving
the city a lien on all real estate.
and each and every interest there
in" for nonpayment of taxes.
The part above quoted was at
tackled by Jefferson c. Powers and
others. after the city had placed a
lien against property under the
provisions of the ordinance for back
taxes.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
Drastic Step Taken As Re-
suit of Serious Fuel Short
age In District-Use of
Electric Signs Also to Be
Curtailed.
RESULT OF MEETING
HELD BY OFFICIALS
Special Trade Board Com
mittee Withholds An
nouncement Of Program
Until After Miners Meet
ing.

Unh"atcj street cars as a relief
were decided on last night by OFF,
Gals of the two street railway COM
panies. following a conference with
Commissioner Brownlow on means
for conserving current
This drastic measure was taken
after President William F. Ham, of
the Potomac Electric Power Company
and of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. has informed Com
missioner Brownlow Of the serious
ness OF the coal shortage which is
gripping the city.
Full cooperation sof the Potomac
Electric Power Company in the con-
servation program being urged by the
Commissioners was assured at the
conference. Electric signs used by
merchants and business interests gen.
orally will be curtailed throught joint
efforts of the local trade bodies and
the Commissioners.
Cars 10 Re Stone Cold.
+ Strcet CATS from now on will be
cold. Strict orders have been is
sued that current for heaters be
turned OFF until a change in the
coal situation warrants. Heretofore.
the Public Utilities Commission has
held that temperature OF 40 de-
grees be maintained at all times.
The people Of Washington must
sacrifice comfort now or they will
be compelled to sacrifice in a more
dractic way later no." was the
opinion Commissioner Brownlow ex-
pressed on the order.
9 He pointed out that heaters on
street cars are one of the greatest
sources of consumption for electric
current. 1t was estimated that the
measure would effect a material
saving in coal.
! The coal situation in Washing
ton is far from promising" said
: William c. Clabaugh. chairman Of
the special committee appointed by
the Washington Eoard of Trade to
investigate the coal shortage here.
Await Miners Meeting.
| Mr.. Clabaugh's committee held its
, first meeting yesterday afternoon
! and decided to withhold a public
announcement Of its findings until
after the result of the conference
at Indianapolis becomes known to-
day.
S4A
. He eNpia med that much depended on
! the outcome OF the conference. lie
! said that his committee will hold
sessions throughout the winter and
will keep tie public advised on the
. coal situation and means for con-
; serVatlOn.
! The Washington Chamber OF COM
, mercc passed Il resolution urging Cit
zens to DO their utmost to Induce all
: law abiding miners in America to re-
turn to their post of duty i'm order
that commerce may not be stagnated
and physical and financial sufferin =.
3 further intensified throughout the
countr!."
The chambe- will meet tonight at
Rau> cher's ard il is expected tnat
drastic action will be taken with re-
: gard to the local situation.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
Eagle-l4 Goes Aground
Of New Jersey Coast

New York. Dec. S.-Wireless mes
sages received from the L. 5. S.
E:sgle-14 announce that the vessel
went aground this afternoon be-
twee Absecon Inlet and Little Neck
Inlet on the Jersey Coast
No details as to the boats con-
dition were given. Naval vessels
have been dispatched to get her off.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
Scafold Falls, 2 Killed.

Elizabeth. ". J.. Dec. s.-Two men
were killed and three others possi-
bly, fatally injured at tie Bay Way
refinery of the Standard Oil Com
pany here. today. when a scaffoId
upon which they were working col
Iapsed. The dead are: Joseph Car
roll and Robert Heatherway. both of
Elizabeth.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
Police Hold Youth
In Big Bond Theft

Detroit. Dec. S>--Elias Tieman, II,
former New York hank messenger.
was held for New York police here
today in connection with the theft
Of $4,000 in liberty bonds and
other securities from the l.. NJ.
Prince Company. brokers. last Sep
tcmber
Following his arrest late last
night after he returned from a the
dter. Tieman is said to have told the
police whore they would find Sl3. .OO0
in his room and sl4.500 at Palm
Reach Fla.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
Drastic Curtailment Of
Lighting and Heating As
Middle West Is Exertine
Every Effort to Keep
Warm.
SETTLEMENT MEANS
NO EARLY RELIEF
Especial to The Washington Herald,

Especial TO The washington Hersld-l
Chicago, Dec. S-Bcnumbed citi-
zens OF the Middle West hope
that the extra supply OF coal
promised by the authorities at
Washington will serve TO take the
chill out OF the air during the
coming week. Regardless Of
whether the miners accept the
Washington offer there will be
little coal distributed throughout
the Mississippi Valley for the next
ten days.
Lieut. Gov. OElesby. OF Illinois. on
his visit TO the Nations Capital.
was given the assurance that at
least 500 cars of coal a day would
be diverted from Eastern TO West
ern fields. This will help even
IL it will not nil the empty bins
OF the amount $50 cars would re-
main in Chicago. while the rest
would distributed among sorely
harassed communities farther West.
War Bans On.
War time restrictions are in forc-
In this city. In certain localities,
in the Northwest the situation t.'
worse than at any time during the
war. In Western Nebraska and 81
some localities in Kansas fae sar-
mers are burning corn woT A flse
bushel or more IN ~. t,eascsse
market; In Southern and sCertrss
Illinois towns and Villages Ssy a
few miles from the mines f-r belrs
compelled to keep the chImneys
smoking with something else BE-
sides coal Only restricted areas can
depenc on wood. For the frst time
IN many years Chicago newspapers
are carrying advertisements OF wood
Tor sale. Already sale is found for
this or anything else that is COM
bustible.
Suggestions have been made here
10 close the schools until the Situa-
iion Is relieved hut this move has met
with such opposition that the school
board decided il had enough coal 20
run the institutions until December
~. when the schools will be closed
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The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
Offers Ear for Dis6sured Son.

Moline, Ill, Dec. s-Mrs. Ethel A..
Turner has implored surgeons to
graft one Of her ears to the scalp of
her young son, who was terribly
burned by a live wire. Mrs Turper
was persuaded that ordinary skin
grating would save the bow from, dis
figurement.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-09
CUSTOM UPSET
AS G. 0. P.PLANS
PUBLIC MEETING
Also, Women to Participate
In National Committee
Session Tomorrow.
PICK CONVENTION CITY
Gathering Of Former Chair
men Another Feature of
Meeting.

Departing from staid custom OF
former years, the-iIiepublican Naiiop-
al Cornmittee, when it convencs in
the red room OF the Willard tomor-
row morning to select a place and
fix the date for the National conven-
ton. will hold an open session at the
outset, which will be addressed by
Mrs. Medill McCormick of the wom-
ems executive committee. Governor
McKelvie OF Nebraska and Governor
Sproul OF Pennsylvania.
National Chairman win u. Hays
made this announcement yesterday
afternoon. when he ronfded to
ncwspspermen details OF the prin-
cipsl meeting to be held tomorrow
and of the Thursday meeting. which
will be marked by gathering of the
National Association of State Chair
men.
Ex-Chnirman TO Attend.
noteworthy feature Of the
gathering, as announced by Chair
man Hays. will be the presence of
formei, nationa! chairmen of the
Republican party. All have been
inrit ID and the responses Indicate
that all but one or two will be
here. In the list are w. r. Will
cox. Frank X. Hitchcock. Charles
ID. Hilles. Senator Harry New. of
Indiana. Victor Rosewater and
George B. Cortelyou.
Looking forward enthusiastically to
the meeting tomorrow Mr.. Hayes
pointed out ts,rt NOT only Wi tfis ieTs- :
sion bring together practically the
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