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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-13
100000 TO STRIKE
BEFORE NIGHTFALL
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is crippled" said President Mcdonald,
company officials statement to the
contrary Notwithstanding. We are
more than satisfied with the outlook
today. Our strike is practically won.
Mr.. Mcdonald said today that out
of 176 men and women operators at
the Western Union. fully "a had quit
their keys. OF these about 45 are
multiplex operators, half of them
girls. More of the girls are expected
TO walk out today, he said.
Out of a total of SO operators, both
Morse and multiplex, fully 9S-an of
them have left the Postal Company,
according to Mr.. Mcdonald.
Neither H. Frank Taft, general
superintendent of the Western Union,
nor G. NJ. FOOte, manager of the Pos
tai Company office here, could be seen
today. 1t was said by striking teleg-
raphies that both were busy work
ing the wires in an effort to clear I'D
some of the accumulated business.
At the Capitol offices of the tele-
graph companies il was said that
only three men were taking care of
the Western Unions business today,
all of them being Government en-
ployes working for the telegraph
company. The Postal office was left
entirely uncovered, the strikers say.
The following additional names of
Postal men said to have uqit their
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-13

keys was given out today by union
officials; SiCEman. Laufer. ktdwell,
.R. I. Jones. Wollcn. Morrison, Ellis,
and Hill.
with the railroad keymen ready to
leave tomorrow and the telephone
operators preparing to quit on Mon
day. our cause is won." said F. H.
Mcdowell, Of the executive commit
tee.
Mcdowell also said today that he
was preparing a big surprise for
Western Union and Postal Company
officials, but would not disclose its
nature.
Just wait and see" he said. When
the time comes they will get the big
gest surprise of their lives.
A charge has been made by Presi-
dent w. F. Mcdonald, Of District
Council. No. "a, the local branch of
the union. that the Western Union
is holding up messages addressed to
strike leaders in other cities.
an one instance" said Mr.. McDon-
aid, "a message we sent was held up
for four days"
1t was reported this morning that
three Morse operators arrived from
New York early today and were put
to work at the Postal Company's Of
fees at once as strike breakers. This
report could not be verified.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-13
PRESIDENT TO QUIT
FRANCE NEXT WEEK
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NCOnIlnueO from tlTSL HdSe.)
ers putting out from that port would
traverse.
1t is generally accepted as a fact
now that the Germans must accept the
treaty terms without further SQUAD
bling It has been made plain to
them that refusal would result in far
more drastic terms in the future.
Premier Orlando and General Diaz
left for Rome last night, convinced
that the work OF the big Five" is
practically completed and that no
more fundamental decisions will be
reached by that body concerning the
peace settlement.
The allies reply to Germany, 1t was
| learned from an authoritative source,
provides for Germany's admission to
the League of Nations within a short
time"
Foreign Minister Sonnino will re-
place Orlando until the latter returns
| for the formal signing of the treaty
| Orlando, it was understood, intends
to call a secret session OF the Italian
| Parliament to present a report on the
work of the peace conference.
In Italian circles here 1t is re-
ported that the Jugo-Slavs, having
refused the compromise Of the Adriatic
question drawn up by Colonel House
and Andre Tardieu, Orlando wrote to
| President Wilson. Premier Lloyd
George, and Premier Clemenceau. ask
! ing strict execution of the pact Of
! London.
The pact OF London, drawn up by
Italy, Great Britain. France, and Rus
STA in 1918. contains no provision re
garding Fiume, which has been the
! bone OF contention in the Adriatic
question.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-13
LEAVES ESTATE TO DAUGHTERS.

Property Of Mrs. Catherine McNer-
ney, who died April % last and whose
will, dated January ?, 1913, was filed
for probate today in the office of the
register Of wills, was left to her
daughters, Margaret c. McNerney,
who is to receive premises 13S North
Carolina avenue southeast, 314 ]
street southwest, and a lot at Kenil-
worth, and Mrs. Mary E Fersinger.
who is to have premises 473 and 475
L street southwest. The daughters
are named executives.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-13
BOY SPILLS THE BEANS
ABOUT SIS'S. NEW TELLER

SMITH CENTER, Kan, June 10
The Methodist Sunday school here
was shock ed and amused when
Willie Harris. A member of a little
boys class, betrayed some secrets
about his sister.
MY sister has a new diamond
ring" piped little Willie out in class.
Hush" warned his teacher, who
scented the giving away of a secret,
as she blushingly pointed her finger
at him.
We'll, she has" Willie reaffirmed
land paw says it's a good one because
her beau had to sell his best mule to
pay for it"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-13
ROSS G9NFESSES
He ROBBED BODY
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had been taken. and that he had serv-
ed a prison term for the crime.
Enmeshed in a net Of circumstan-
;Sia1- evidence, which pointed the
finger Of guilt to Ross, the man per
Tgisted in his innocence. 1t was not
until this morning when the detec-
tives confronted him with the fact
that he had given to Matthew Guy
also an empIoye at the college, five
slightly torn and soiled 81 bills on
Sunday, the day after the crime that
Ross weakened.
Money Furnishes Clue.
On Saturday, Ross borrowed So
from Guy. He was given 50 note.
ON Sunday. in handing the five 81
uotes to Guy, Ross declared Here S
the money L borrowed from you.
did not have occasion to use it" Guy
explained that he had given the 50
bill, but Ross said the money was In
five notes.
Guy recalled that young Duvall had
fourteen 81 notes when he left the
college to go to Baltimore.
He also recalled that some OF Du-
wallis money was torn and soiled.
when confronted with this fact, II
was seen that Ross weakened He be-
Of water. But until several hours
later he persisted that he had re-
ceived five one-dollar notes from Guy
But he finally admitted that he had
paid Guy back with bills he had stolen
from the dead youth.
Guy declared to the police that on
Monday and Tuesday Ross was eX-
tremsly nervous-that the mans at
titude had changed. 'as though some
thing was on his mind"
His condition had so changed"
said Guy, that 1 asked him if he was
sick. He told me he was. and l sug-
gested that I help him in his work.
The facts were conveyed to the de-
,tectives. as were other strange &C
tions on the part of the man on Sun
day.
Ross Shows Defiance.
But on Wednesday. when Ross was
arrested, he showed a marked change
He stubbornly defied the detectives in
their questioning. protesting his in
nocence. He volunteered nothing to
the detectives. and it was not unit!
he was confronted with many OF his
conflicting statements that he showed
any trace Of weakening.
Then again the detectives doubted
his story as 70 what use he had put
the revolver he borrowed from
Hawkins. He said he emptied the
chambers Of the revolver, throwing
the nae. cartridges to the grass out
side Of his room at the college.
When he was taken to the college
9rom the Tenth precinct police sta
ton, where he has been held a pris-
o1er, he picked up three cartridges.
TF1ey were of IS caliber. He could
NOT find the other two of the five
cartridges that Hawkins said were in
the pistol when he borrowed il.
He could not account for the two
other cartridges, his only explanation
being that they must be somewhere
in the grass
X-Ray Locates Bullets.
Yesterday, when DR.. z. W. Titus,
District coroner. performed an autopsy
on the body, in cooperation with Off
Gals Of the War Department who
had been asked by Major Raymond
W. Pullman, superintendent Of police,
to take an X-ray photograph of thu
body, it was found that the boy had
been shot twice-that one bullet had
entered the boys head, and the other
his left breast close to the heart The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-13

afternoon. The resigned officials are
the Chinese minister to japan, Chang
Chung Hsing: Taso Julin, minister OF
commerce, and Lu Chang Lu, chief OF
the bureau Of communications
In Shanghai, the advices added, hun
dreds Of Chinese are wearing badges
indicating a boycott OF Japanese
goods.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-13
CHINESE HEADS QUIT
IN SHANTUNG ROW

The resignation OF three high Chi
nese officials as a result Of the agita-
ton growing out OF the Shantung con
troversy. was reported in advices
reaching the State Department this
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-13

bullets when removed proved 10 be
IN the grass.
With this evidence. particularly OF
use as the detectives found two Of
the cartridges Of the pistol were
missing, the detectives again con-
frOnted Ross with the accusation of
being guilty Of the murder
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-13

Do you want to work for nOthIngf
Then don't throw away the results Of
your work on trIflinE expenditure
War Savings Stamps are . solid,
growing return.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-01
Notice

Annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the state Bank Of Lakeland, Lake
land Florida, will be held at It's Office
In the State Bank, Main street, on
Tuesday, at 10 a. M, Jan. IA, 1919, for
purpose OF electing officers for the
year Of 1919 and transacting such 9th
err business as may come before the
meeting. W. W. CHASE,
1926 Cashier
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-01

Florida possesses SOO.oos pecan
trees.
Florida has 34s growing days .
year.
Florida produces more than rs dif-
ferent varieties Of farm products.
Florida ships $1,000 car loads Of
fruit and vegetables year, or more
than four solid train loacs every day
in the year.
Florida's fish oysters, shrimp, crabs
and various kinds Of sea food bring
in annually more than $25,ooo.0oo.
| Florida produces yearly 100000
quarts of strawberries.
Florida annually produces 10000.
900 gallons of milk. This state is
better adapted to dairying than is any
other state in the union.
Florida produces 100000 dozen
eggs annually and no state can pro-
duce better poultry. Its abundance
Of wild-bird life is evidence Of It's
adaptability to domestic fowls.
Florida produces 100000 pounds
Of butter-a mere fraction Of It's ca
pacity to produce this commodity. It
offers excellent opportunities in the
dairy industry.
Florida ships approximately TO-.
100000 boxes of oranges and grape
fruit annually.
The banner orange tree Of Fl6rida
is 60 feet high and has produced TO-
! 900 oranges in year.
From Florida are shipped 100000
crates Of celery annually.
In a single season $500 cars of
watermelons and 255,000 crates If
cantaloupes have been shipped from
Florida.
The Florida velvet.bean crop ap.
proximates 100000 bushels year.
Florida's area Is equal to the com.
biDei areas of Main, New Hampshire
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Is
land, and Connecticut. The latter
states contain 100000 people. Flor
ida has only 100000 inhabitants
and more In the winters.
Floridas sea coast is 1900 miles
long
/ Florida's north-to-south length Is
$50 miles; Its east-to west width Is
40 miles. 1t is about the same dis
lance from Pensacola to Key West
(by raiD as it is from Jacksonville
to New York. Members of the state
Legislature from Monroe county (Key
Vest travel about 700 miles to reach
the state capital.
Florida has 10000 lakes. Lake
Okeechobee, the second largest lake
within the union, has an area OF
nearly 1000 square miles-more than
half as large as the state of Rhode
Island.
Florida produces winter-grown to
matoes, and ships 5000 car loads Of
them--a total larger than that Of al
other states combined.
Florida produces 100000 to Is,
900, 900 bushels Of corn year, and
of quality as fine as that of any
on earth.
There are only 20 states In the un
ion with more daily newspapers thar
Florida has, and our state is onl!
33d In population.
Florida has an average OF 81 inchei
of rainfall annually.
Florida has some of the larges
, and most beautiful springs in tn
world. Several OF them fow at TIL
rate of 100000 to 100000 gallons pc
minute-large enough to float steam
boats. Silver Springs, near Ocala
flows $4,000 gallons minute. It 4
|. believed 10 be the largest sprfng OF
earth. ...l
n There are 100 horticultural nurses
les in Florida, with homegrown
: trees.
Florida ranks first among all state
In the Union In the production Q
turpentine.
There are two million acres q
land In the Everglades as rich as an
in the world
---
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-01

Lee County: Farmers receiving
good price for their produce this sea
son. Nine carloads of peppers were
shipped last week. One farmer
shipped two carloads, which Melted
him ss,7o4o0.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-01
Facts About Florida
THE MOST WONDERFUL STATE IN THE UNION

Compiled by the Florida State Marketing Bureau)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-26
seAIEST GATE RTRAc1orI.

IA major league baseball team. or any team for that matter, doesn't necessarily have to be a winning combination to draw heavily at the gate. All it needs is one star player, a phenomenon, and the fans will turn out to witness him display his wares. A club which includes on its roster one of these rare products of the dia- whether it cops a pennant as far as populating the bleachers and grand stand are concerned.
 Washington with Walter Johnson, claimed by many to be the last word in mOundmen, is a shining example of the worth of a gate attraction on ball club. The Speed King has been with the Senators for years, has ex- banded the best pitching energy he ever had in an effort to bring the Capitol a pennant. Last year the Griffmen finished third, the best they have ever done and Johnson was largely responsible for the high stand ing. In other years Washington has been far down in the lists, affording no reason why there should be any kind of an attendance to witness their bungling performances. Yet the fans of the law-making community never forsook the paStime largely because they knew that one of the greatest pitchers the game has ever known sported a Washington uniform and was liable to twirl any afternoon and beat the best in the business with bad backing. A great gate attraction, Walter Johnson!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-26

The new sensation in the matter of gate attractions this year is the re- GoubtabIe Babe Ruth of the Red SOx." Babe will never go down in history as a great fielder or even a great pitcher. But all the world loves a slugger and Ruth is the genuine un- alloyed article in this respect. When ever and wherever Ruth plays the fans turn out in droves in the ex- pectatiOn of witnessing ''the longest home run ever made on these grounds''---a feat which the huge Sox slugger is busy applying to every ball stadium in the American League cir cult.
 And then there is Ty Cobb, one of the very greatest if not the greatest diamond clusters of all time. He takes rank with the immortal Hans Wag- ner and the fans pay homage to his fame every time the temperamentaI Tiger gets out in uniform. They know he will run the bases with all that is in hin---even to spiking a player to make the bag, not Intentionally but due to the whole hearted gusto that George Peah puts into his every play And they know he is always good for at least one hit and the fan likes to hear the crack of the bat and see the skimming grounder or soaring fly which finds earthly impact where they aint.''
 Extraordinary plays and rheavy hit ting alike appeal to the b1eacherite and Iris Speaker of the Cleveland Indians can dispense both. There
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-26

N;ipolean LaJolo, ard Kid Gleason be- l1eves that the former Columbia lad ranks on par win tEe famous Frenchman. EdJIe can do everything that any one can we'll expect q human agent to do on n l'al field. Ee :s the guiding hand CT the infIeld, and h;s strategy is seldom at fault. One of the strategic positions of the base ball diamond is iI safe hands with Collins guarding the way to the out field.
 Collins is hitting .209, but ths beauty oe his rapping is that he bangs the ball when hits mean runs. iie has got 124 hits for 1E3 bases and has offered 23 sacks, Lot including tho games of the last two days.
 Weaver works with Collins in beau tiful com mbination. The Haison sys- tenn is seldom disarranged, and they make the most difficult plays look easy. Weaver is hitting .311, has made 137 hits for 1SS bases and has pilfered 16 sacks. When Risberg plays short little power is lost.
 Quite on a par with the wonderful Collins and the great Weaver is little Ray Schalk. The catcher of the Sox is a wonder at directing the play from behind the plate, and in his mind he carries a complete card index sys- tenn of the weaknesses of the batters in the league. He rarely makes a mistake in judgment, and he carries the additional value of being what ball players call "sign hawk" Ray can grab off the signals of the attacking side with what amounts to uncanny intuition. His actions have been too accurate to be the working of a mere guess. Schalk is hitting .275.
 Happy Felsch is of exceptional value to the White Sox as defensive play CT. He Is not hitting the ball, but fin the field he can go and get a ball with the best in the section. He moves about in the outfieId playing the batters with cagy judgment and making plays readily that another fielder would have to strain and strain to make-If he made them. Felsch Is hitting a shade better than .25O, but the fact that he is in the game all the time proves what Glea- son thinks of him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-26

scre he takes his place in the con- stellation of stars who compose great gate attractions. It is the business of a fielder to grab fys without error and wield a wicked mace. But Speaker not only does that but more, too. He frequently plays a part around second base. It's worth a lot ond and catch a base runner mapping
 None other than John J. NIcGraw has pronounced Eddie Collins the greatest ball player he has ever seen ---and John has seen them all. Yet Collins is not a great gate attraction because of the NIcGraw estimate, but rather because of the deeds which in spired the words from the Little Ma poleOn." His spectacular fielding, quick thinking, heavy hitting and all around excellence drew crowds to the Chicago American League pail park and every other diamond upon which the marvellous Collins cavorts. As one fan put it, Perhaps the Sox may not win the American League pennant, but they'll still retain the distinction of having the greatest ball player Nc Graw has ever seen"
 A pennant winning team is the fin est thing to be found in baseball A team with one or perhaps two great gate attractions" is the next thing to it. Only a loser with nothing but ball players is an object despicable in our national pastime.
 Copyright, 1919, by The Wheeler Syndicate, Inc)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-26
Detroit Scene of
 Motor Boat Races

Detroit, Aug. 26.---Detroit has staged two gold cup regattas in which the motor boat championship has been decided, 1916 and 1918, but the coming regatta, Aug. 29. 30, 31 and Sept. 1. VII set a new mark for cities holding the gold cup to shoot at. In former years the fans have waited patiently on the banks for anywhere from half an hour to four hours to see the racers come out and show their speed in the years greatest water contest. This will not be the case this year.
 The regatta committee has arranged for four races to be held during the four days, in addition to the mile trials for the one-mile championship of North America trophy. All of the races with one exception will be run in three heates like the Gold Cup.
 The daily program for August 29, 30 and September 1 will be featured by the 30-mile heat for the Gold Cup. As this is the most important of all the races it will be put on at 3:30, as near sundown as possible. It will be pre- ceded by a.10-mile heat for the Sallan Trophy for cabin cruisers, at :30 and a 15-mile heat for express cruisers, at 2:30, for the Detroit News Trophy. bOLn or the lalIer are nanQIcap aI- fairs and are being handled by the Detroit Yacht Club, the defending body, and the Gold Cup committee.
 The fourth race will be put on Sun day afternoon, August 31, when the mile trials will also be conducted. This is what is known as a Chance race, and is for the Miller Cup. Any power boat, whether it is a rowboat with a portable engine or a palatial yacht, is eligible. The crafts will start at a scratch and go ten miles. The boat that finishes last might win the cup, in the draw.
 Miss Detroit III, with Gar Wood at the wheel. will detend the Gold Cup which was won last year Wood has held the trophy since 1917. and ex- poets to retain it for the Detroit Yacht Club The defender is now powered with a 12-cylinder. aviation engine, Liberty type, that Wood believes has brought her speed up to 70 miles an hour. The challengers include Miss Detroit IL, Miss Detroit Power Boat Association, the 1917 champion; Miss Minneapolis, Miss Minneapolis Power Boat Association, the 1916 champion; Arab ", Buffalo Launch Club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-26
TOURNEY BOWS TO RAIN
 UNTIL TODAY

New York, Aug. 26-It has be- come almost a tradition that no na- tional tennis championship shall pro- ceed to its conclusion without losing one full day on account of rain. In recent seasons the postponement has come at the very start, and this was again the case yesterday. A heavy downpour In the morning made the turf courts of the West Side club at Forest Hills unfit for first class play, and by noon it had already been de- cided that the start of the tourna- ment would have to be delayed full "A hours. Another shower late in the afternoon proved the wisdom of the decision, but, with the eventual shifting of the wind westward and comparative clearing of the sky, general optimism prevailed as to the completion of yesterdays schedule.
 Many of the tennis players compet- ing for the national crown were on hand yesterday at Forest Hills, ready to take the courts If the opportunity arose Among them was the veteran leader of the Australian invaders, Norman Brookes. He inspected the ground carefully during the after noon and, when asked what he thought of the conditions in general. made a brief but emphatic reply: "Perfect, absolutely perfect"