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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05
PLAN WORLDWIDE LEAGUE
OF PROHIBITION WORKERS
international Convention Begins
sessions in Washington TO
Complete Organization.
CAPrER MAKES TALK
Kansas Official Declares President
Wilson'S Recommendation for Re
peal of Provision Against Beer
and Wines Will Be Defeated.
tRr Assncin,.d n-A.

WASHINGTON, June 4.--The forma-
ton OF an international prohibition
league is to be undertaken at the ma
tionai convention of the Anti Saloon
League of America, which opened a
four-day session hJre today. Repre-
sentatives Of number of foreign PRO
htb!tion organizations were OH hand
today TO participate in the work Of
forming the interna tional league.
Senator Cap2er. OF Kansas. in an ad-
uress tonight, predicted that President
wilson's recomm mendation that Con-
and light wines in the wartime prohi.
oition act would be overwhelnrinriv
defeated If brought to a vote. The
NansaS Senator declared he much re-
matter. and said he believed IL To bs
the greatest mistake the President had
ever made.
senator Camper advocated enactment
tional prohibition based on those now
in force in Kansas. which, he said. had
made made that State truly bone dry The
@Senenciai @ reSults Of prohibition in
the labor unions of the State to endorse
national prohibition. Labor elements
IN every other State, he asserted would
oy this time have been brought to the
object lesson" ~
Addressing the convention this after
noon. Dr. Harvey w. Wiley reiterated
ms; ms contention that beer with an aico-
was intoNicatinE
Among the speakers today represent
nis eHs ID" shioltion movement in for
rSa reiarS S0un!r'es of fbs were Rev Ika sec
League ue OF Japan. and Bishop w. r.
Oldham. OF South America.
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HOUSE WILL MAKE FIVE
PROBES OF WAR COSTS
Democrats and Republicans Clash
on Members for Expenditures
Committee.
BOTH SIDES CHARGE POLITICS
Inquiries Will BE Made Into Dis.
bursement of Funds by Secretary
Bakers Department-G. O. =.
Claim Investigation Non-Partisan.
BOTH SIDES CHARGE POLITICS
fRy Assoc.sted p-..sl

WASHINGTON. June 4-Unan!mous
approval was given by the House to-
day TO a resolution increasing the War
Expenditures Committee to fifteen
members. so that five separate investi-
cations OF disposition of funds by the
war Department may be made The
vote came after TWO hours debate and
AFTER the Republicans had refused TO
permit the Democrats TO orTer an
amendment to the resolution under
which the committee membership
would have been divided. nine Repub-
Leans and six Democrats. instead of
ten Republicans and Ave Democrats
The Republican leaders explained
that inquiries we're planned into cx-
penditures for aviation. ordnance.
camps and cantonments. quartermaster
supplies and in foreign countries
Each inquiry will be conducted by
subcommittee composed of TWO Repub-
leans and one Democrat
Politics Is Charged.
The resolution came before the House
today from the Rules Committee as
special order Of business. During the
debate the Democrats charged that the
Republicans in search of political
capital for the 1920 campaign" and de-
ciared they were welcomed by the ad-
ministra'ion; Republican spokesmen.
to be "nonpartisan." and were designed
solely TO inform the country what ha
become OF the SIG, 900. 5000 appro-
priated for the War Department dur
Ing the war.
This is not to be IN the spirit OF
making political capital" said Repre-
sentative Mondell, the Republican
TO inform the people regarding the
great expenditures"
Quotes Other Probes.
Representative Garrett. Democrat Of
Tennessee, declared investigating com
mittees during Democratic control of
Congress were divided politically.
> to 4. or 20 ., and that the only
majority had two-to- one representation
was in the BallinEcr- Finchot contro-
rersy. which. he said. was pregnant
with sad memories for the Repub!i-
cans" Mr.. Garrett referred specifically
TO the makeup OF the committees in
the steel, sugar and money trust in
vestigations conducted during the
Democratic administration. In reply.
Representative Campbell, Republican
OF Kansas who was in charge of the
resolution. said:
Each of these Investigations was to
Inquire into the industry of the coun-
mental activity"
Lets Cat out OF Bag.
All; interjected Representative Du.
Rfs ass ee s iro hs amid
Gratis, the gentleman has let the cat
out OF the bag"
Representativo Lonsworth, Repubh
can, OF Ohio. retorted that Mr.. Camp
bell was perfectly right when he spoke
OF a political or governmental activity.
as they arc synonymous under this ad-
ministration."
The laughter continued on the Demo
cratic side. and Mr.. Campbell re-
marked that he was glad to see that
the Democrats were pleased. but pre-
dicted the proposed inquiries would
show there has been a minsling of
political and governmental activities"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05
ATLANTA STRIKERS
GET SHARP NOTICE
Western Union Will Not Re-
Employ Men Who Abandon
Their Posts.
CARLTON SENDS TELEGRAM
Declares This Course Will Be
Followed If 1t Means No Tele-
graph Service for City.
CARLTON SENDS TELEGRAM
BY Associated Press. !

ATLANTA. June 4--Local employees
OF the Western Union Telegraph Com
'pany, who went on strike today in
support Of telephone operators here
who walked out Monday. were in
formed today that the company will
not again reempioy any one who en-
cages in the strike. even if 1t is neccs-
sary TO entirely abandon telegraph SER
vice a Atlanta"
The notice. signed by S l.. Burts.
division traffic superintendent. followed
telegram from Newcomb Carlton.
president OF the company. saying the
company had no alternative but to
cancel their employment and with it
als dement's that have accrused TO date"
Both notices, II was said, were posted
shortly before II a. NJ. the hour Sc,
for the strike.
Company Denies Charges.
The telephone employees vert out
demanding reinstatement az about a
dozen union members alleged to have
been discharged for union activities
The company denied these charges
and Postmaster Burleson. through the
company. gave the telephone workers
until O'Clock tonight 10 return. ask
ing for names of oil those who did not
come back Shortly after that hour
IT was said at the telephone offce that
about eight had returned. Meanwhile
oS USING ClerlCal workers ana Others
the company maintains service. which
II describes as about normal"
Union officials asserted late today
that 425 workers quit the Western
Union today. but the latest estimate
from the company was l4O. including
twentyeiEht messengers
Nay Become Nution-Widc.
President j. j. Montgomery. of the
Association OF Western Union EN-
ployees. issued signed statement late
today deprecatinE the strike. and say
ing association members. whom, he
asserted. comprise a .substantial ma
!ority OF the Morse and multiplex
forces here ard throughout the sys-
tenn would stick by the company. a
mass ss-meetinE. to which members of
all local trades unions were invited
vas held tonight TO indorse the wire
strikes here, which union leaders pre-
dicted might become nation wide.
The Western Union announced today
that with outside and other help II was
continuing normal service. The Postal
Telesraph and Cable Company is not az
fccted.
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THOUSANDS OF FANS
FLOCK TO SEE EPSON
VICTORY DERBY" RACE
Sporting England Has Thrill
and Goes 10 Track in Va
rely Of Vehicles.
NJ ROBERT wELLEs RITCH1E.

LONDON. June 4.-Sporting England
has had its first great thrill since June,
lal4-a thrill made all the more deli-
cious because Grand Parade" a rank
outsider rompcd in as the winner OF
the Victory Derby"
They came to Epson by train, by
bus. by costcr, by cart. by airplanes-
and afoot-tens of thousands. The
bluest blood of Britain trundled thither
from Mayfiower. With eHclusiveness
reflected even by the polished hoods OF
automobiles. earls. lords, wearers of
the Garter of the Bath. From the east
end slums and thieves resorts the
submerged tenth" who ape just be-
ginning TO learn how not to be sub
merged longer, walked all night or
rode in donkey carts to park them
amid gipsy caravans and the great
company Of shillabers and short-card
men on the plebian Downs.
Such was the rush at Waterloo and
Victoria stations at Z a. NJ. there
stood queues a quarter Of mile long
before the ticket offices. Thirteen ex-
ira trains left Waterloo and nine pulled
out Of Victoria. but they failed to re-
duce the waiting masses to any no.
ticcable extent.
A novel feature of this Victory
Derby" was the airplane service from
the Waltonheath golf course 10 the
vicinity of the race track More than
100 persons paid two guineas to fly to
the scene of the Derby
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BEGIN SEARCH FOR FLYER
LOST FOR PAST WEEK
No Trace Has Be1n Obtained of Captain
Mansell II. james, CANADIAN
Ace.

MINEOLA. l.. l.. June 4.-Covering
almost every section of lower New
trace of Captain Manseil r. James. the
Canadian ace, lost week ago while on
a fight from Massachusetts to Atlantic
City via M!neola, Lieutenants Jack
Frost and Ralph Starkweather return
ed this evening disappointed. They
flew as low as few hundred feet from
the ground and in the woods of Con-
necticut and Massachusetts.
Colonel Archie Miller in command
of the Long Island flying fields. and
his pilot. Lieutenant b. Attic, landed
most remarkable searches an aero
plane ever made. but fruitless in re-
suits. Airmen familiar with coast air
routes think Captain James was lost In
haze and driftcd toward the ocean.
finally falling into the sea- No reports
Of lost airplanes have been reported In
the ocean, although ii may be possible
that he fell into the ocean on the south
side OF Long Island.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05
Jeff Davis Gives Up
Title Of Hobo King

Ne" YORK, juno J.-JeG Davis
has brought his long reign n. king
or hobOes TO mn end. In a prOcinmu-
tion today he mndc known to his
'W'Nm subjects his decision to
hbnndon the throne. The cx-kinE
snyH he In going back TO his home
In Cincinnati Ia nc with his sIA-
teen-ycnr-Oid daughter. Corn, and
his fOurtccn-Jenr-o1d son, EIlcry,
and to try to mnkc his fortune.
King Jcn hns ruled the knights or
the rOnd for mnny years. Tic hns
been "travcIer" himself for TWEEN
ty-two Jcnrs. For tho pnst two
ycnrs he says he hns been doing
secret serv1ce work for the govern
mcnt In rounding up bomb plottcrs,
spies md drug scltcrs. This work,
In says, hns tnkcn him Into Ger
many. lie says hc hnn covered no.
900 miles md mndc four trips
around the wOrId In hTk twenty
two ycnrn of hOhOinR. fIr was born
tn Cincinnati thfrty-nNc ycnSa ago.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05
WOMEN WzNL ONG FIGHT
FOR SUFFRAGE NEA SURE
Three Anarchists Are
Out on $1,000 Bail

NEW YORK, June Three
anarchists who are being held for
deportation by Federal authorities
hre ut liberty under $1,000 bail
cnch, according to statement to-
night by Assistant District Attorney
alexander j. Rorke, of New York
CITY, wto. on March IL last, examined
i"o persons apprchcnded by the no
lice and ftdernl agents of suspi-
cion 0f being connected with tho
annrchiStIc movement in this rorp
Try. The men nre Peter Rfnnky
Arthur kctzuN aud Mareus Oro-
zorl>y. and Assistant District At
torncy Rorke declares the men
should be jailed mt once or dcportcd.
These men openly advocated or
Eanizcd destruction OF government
ana admitted sympathy with the
BolSheViat movement.
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DELEGATES TO REMAIN
German Peaccmnkers to Stay In Bcr-
lin Until Allies Are Ready
to Negotiate.
tBy Associated Press. I,

BASLE. June 4.-Members OF the
German peace delegation who have re-
turned TO Berlin from Versailles Will
remain in the German capitai at the
disposal OF their government until the
allied and associated powers declare
themselves disposed TO negotiate on
the peace terms, the Nachrichten OF
Frankfort says. The German cabinet
II adds, has not yet taken any de-
cis!on as TO Its attitude in case the
allies refuse to negotiate and demand
that the Germans sign tho terms as
presented
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05
VIRGINIA FARMER SHOT
Neishbor Is Accused of Firing bullet
When Gatc City Man Tries to
= Open Gate.
IRy Associated Pre.s. 1

BRISTOL. VA, June 4.-Scott Red
wine. prominent farmer of near Gate
City, Va, was shot to death by T. o.
Giimer neighborinE farmer, when
the former attempted to open gate
Big Mocassin Creek. yesterday even
ing, according to reports rca ching here
tonight
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05
MOtor JIreezc, in Ar

ESSY- Les ES-MOULINEAUN. FRANCE,
June 4.-Captain Rene Fonck, the
morning to break the altitude record
in an airplane OF $1,000 feet made by
Adjutant Casale May IS. The AVIATOR
rapidly ascended until he had attained
a height of 10000 feet. Here. however.
his motor froze and he was forced to
make thrilling volplane with his
safety at the airdrome at Toussus-le-
Noble, -
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HELEN TAFT is CHOSEN
blade Member of Donrd OF Directors
OF Bryn Mnwr College and
Act rs President.

BRYN MAWR. PA. June 4.-Miss
Helen Heron Taft, daughter OF former
President Taft. has been chosen by
the hoard of directors of Bryn Mawr
COLLEGE TO serve as acting president
OF that institution next year, DR.. NJ.
Carey Thomas having been given A
years leave OF absence for trip
around the world.
Miss Taft has been dean of the col
lege for two years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05
TURKS PLAN MASSACRE
Distributc Proclamation Urging
slaughter of Greeks I'm Thrace
Allled Leaders Confer.
tBy Associated press1

SAJsONIEI, June A proclama ton
inviting the Turks to massacre the
Greeks in Thrace has been distribut ed
at Adrianopole. The text of the nro-
clamation is published here
General Herbert, commanding the
Third French army, has arrived here
on a special mission. He has. con-
ferred at length with General Parask-
evopoulous, the Greek comma pder- In :
chief
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05
MAY EFFECT COMPROMISE
Itaiy's Adriatic Claims Arc Agnip
Taken Up by Council
of Four.
IBy Associated Pres.

PARIS. June 4.-Italy's Adristic
claims. which have been overshadowed
and practically overlooked for sew
cral days because of the discussion
over the propused changes I'm the Ger
man treaty, were, at the suggestion
Of the Italians, again considered today
in private conferences between the
Italian and American delegations The
Americans this evening expressed the
belief that compromise formula
would be speedily found
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Send Ont strike Call.

SPRINGF1ELD. I'LL, June 4.--A
strike call for. June 16 Is being. sent
national Brotherhood Of Electrical
Workers here, Charles p. Ford. secre-
tary, announced today. II the den,a nds
eral Burleson are. not compiled with
by that date G0,000 men and $4,000
operators will cease work, he said.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05
Ella Wheeler wilcox Very III.

LONDON. Juno 4.-Mrs. Ella Vince Ter
Wilcox. who has been Ill for some
weeks at Bath. was reported tonight
poetess Is weaker than she has been
at any time since she was stricken,
She retains CONSEQUENCES. however.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05

Troops for the first four trains are
TO be ready to leave barracks at
A NJ. and troops for the fifth, sixth
(Continued on Second PaEe.]
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
Conference to Form
New Party to Meet

Allen McCurdy, of the Committee Of
Forty eight, the new party of liberals
and independents, said yesterday that
the nationwide conference being ar
ranged has been postponed till Decem-
Der next. 1t was intended to hold the
conference in October. Formal an
nouncment of the date for the confer
ence, together with the aims of the
new organization, will be made on
September IS. The change of date
from October to December was made
necessary, it was said yesterday at the
headquarters of the Committee of For
ty-eight, 5 East Fortieth Street, by
the unexpectedly widespread response
to the original call for the conference,
especially within the last thirty days.
The committee has membership
drive under way.
The promoters of the December con-
ference believe that by that time senti-
ment will be ripe for an amalgamation
Of all the more important independent
and liberal political bodies in the
United States for the Presidential
campaign of 1920. Neither the Nom
partisan league for the new Labor
party has indicated a Willingness to
fuse, but those most interested assert
that the drift of things is toward an
malgamation.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
500 N. ]. Liquor Licenses
Void by Judges Ruling
Swayze Sets One Aside. Hold.
ing Attempted Grant Nio-
lates Federal Law

TRENTON, n. j., Aug 14.-Pointing
out the conflict between the provisions
of liquor licenses and the Federal pro-
hibition law, Justice Swayze decided
to-day in the Supreme Court that the
law must prevail.
The decision was rendered in the
case Of Hugh Meehan, of 656 Ocean
Avenue, Jersey City, whose license, OBJ
tanned from that city, purported to give
him the right to sell liquor until July
l, 1920. The New Jersey Anti Saloon
League opposed the action of the city
IN granting the license
The setting aside of Meehan's license
automatically nullifes more than 500
licenses granted in this state since
July /. An appeal probably will be tax
en- from his decision
"lt is clear" said Justice Swayze.
that the sale which the license pur-
ports to authorize is violation of
Federal legislation unless the power
which the license appears to grant is
subject to the laws regulating the sale
But the laws regulating the sale are
very different from laws prohibiting
the sale. AS to distilled spirits, pro
hibition is absolute, while the license
purports to authorize the sale of spiri-
tous liquors. There is a plain conflict
between the terms of the license and
the Federal legislation. and the latter
must control"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
Polish Consul General
Pays Tribute to America
konstantine Buszczynski Hosts
to Other Consulate Mem.
bers at Dinner

konstantine Busczynski, Polish
Consul General, was host last night
at dinner in the Hotel Gotham to
members of the other consulates in
this city and numerous New Workers
high in business and financial circes.
In his address, Mr.. Buszczynski spoke
of the necessity for close economic re-
lations between America and Poland.
Economic reconstruction, he said, was
of more Importance in Poland than
political. He also paid tribute to
America.
Here, on the classic soil of lib
erty- the the country of Washington,' he
hesitate to leave the refuge of her
safe isolation and of her tranquil power
to come to the rescue Of Europe, threat
ened with enslavement."
CASTOR Liebert, French Consul Gem
era acted as toastmaster. Others who
spoke were Melville Z. Stone, Frank A.
Nanderlip, Maurice Casenave. Pierre
Jay and James Stillman, jr.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
Air Mail Delivered for First
Time TO Steamship at Sea
Proved Success by Transfer to Adriatic
Plan To Be Utilized TO Save Time by Send
ing Ships Papers On After Vessel Sails

The first aerial mail delivery to a
ship at sea was accomplished yesterday
when an Aeromarinc flying boat dropped
a sack Of European mail on the deck
of the White Star liner Adriatic.
The feat was accomplished success
fully in adverse weather conditions by
means of an ingenious releasing de-
vice developed by the engineers of the
Aeromarne Plane and Motor Com
pany. The experiment was an official
test undertaken at the request of the
Postof1icc Department, and may be put
into general operation.
Shortly after the experiment, David
Lindsay, Of the White Star Line, an
nounccd the steamship companies
would adopt the scheme also for de
livery Of ships manifests after the
ship has left port. In this manner, he
said, fully eighteen hours can be saved
to transatlantic liners. The liners will
be able to take on cargo up to the
last moment before sailing, and then
receive the completed manifects by air
plane delivery long :. ter they have
sailed.
Start Made From Eighty-sixth Street
The mail delivered to the Adriatic
yesterday was placed aboard the flying
boat at the Columbia Yacht Club, at
Eighty Street and North River
The mail sack was inclosed in spe-
cial waterproof bag.
Piloted by c. j. Zimmerman, the fly
ing boat arose off the yacht club land
ing and made a speedy flight down the
Bay. With Zimmerman was his me-
chanic, Richard Greisingcr.
The flying boat overlook the Adriatc
just as she was passing out of the Am
brosc Channel After circing around
the liner few times, Zimmerman
came down to within fifty feet of the
ships masts and dropped the mail bag
A steel cable had been stretched be-
tween the peaks of the Adriatic's fore
and main masts specially for this ex-
pertinent. On the flying boat flexible
cable, 200 feet long, suitably weighted
at one end, had been attached to the
mail bag A special form of shock alb
sorber was included in this cable in
| order to lessen the tremendous shock
expected from the landing of 100
| pound mail sack
How Trick Was Done
AS Zimmerman came down he re-
leased the free end of the flexible cable.
Then, carefully judging his distance, he
drove his airplane straight across. the
ships course AS the flying boat cut
across the liners bows the cable, which
was dangling out at an acute angle in
the wind, struck the wire stretched be-
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

tween the ships masts, instantly be-
came cntangled in it.
As the airplane sped on Zimmerman
released the mail bag, which flew out
in a straight line until its cable stood
out taut. This brought the shock alb
sorbers into play, and they checked the
descent with great success. The bag
fell into the water alongside the Adri-
attic, but as the other end of the flexi-
bic cable was tightly caught in the
steel wire between the masts it was an
easy matter for the sailors to pull it
aboard.
Immediately aftcrward Captain J..
Ransom, of the Adriatc, sent the fol-
lowing wireless to the White Star Line
offices here:
"First aerial mail delivered safely
aboard at p. IN. Ransom"
Passengers Cheer Innovation
Fully 300 passengers crowded around
the promenade decks of the Adriatic
and watched the experiment. Their
cheers ccnoed down the bay as the
bag was successfully hauled aboard
The Adriatic sailed for Cherbourg
and Southampton with 2,l2O passengers.
1t is the first steamship to leave for
those ports since the beginning Of the
war and marks the reopening Of the
White Star Line service TO Cherbourg
and Southampton. Of the passengers on
board 800 were first class, 495 second
class and 1,235 steeragc. Seven hun
drcd Of the latter are bound for ports
on the Mediterranean and will disem-
bark at Chcrbourg
j. +. Pershing, brother of General
Pershing, and Chicago clothing man
ufacturer, was a passenger. Mr.. Per-
shing is going to England and France
on business. He expects to meet his
brother and probably will return with
him to the United States.
Noted Surgeon a Passenger
Others who left for Europe on the
Adriatic were Colonel Antoine de
Page, surgeon to King Albert of Bel
GUM, who came here to attend the
medical conference at Atlantic City;
Major Ian Hay Beth and Miss Beth
the Rev. Leighton Parks, rector of ST..
Bartholomew Church, Isaac F. Mar
cosson, writer on financial and mill
tary subjects; +. J. Whelan, president
of the United Retail Stores Company;
+. II. Sisson, vice-president of the
Guaranty Trust Company; Commander
John Weston, Royal Air Forces, who
arrived in New York only yesterday
and received orders on his arrival to
report back to London at once, pre-
pared to go to Rumania, and former
Judge Samuel Seabury, counsel for the
VINE growers and sellers Of Italy and
California;