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The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
NO RUSS LET-UP,
DECLARES POLK
Declares British Plan to
Suspend Hostilities Is
Misunderstood.

Acting Secretary of State Polk said
yesterday that previous deniaIs that
the British plan for suspension of
hostilities in Russia which had been
received by the State Department
were made through a misunderstand-
ing of the situation.
In explaining the move which For
eign Minister PichOn. of France. an
nounced Saturday, Mr.. Polk yester-
day said:
"On January the State Depart
ment received from the British
charge a memorandum proposing that
the allies and the United States call
on all factions in Russia to suspend
hostilities pending the peace negotia-
tions, and that If the aforesaid gov
ernments and parties will Immediately
suspend hOstilities on all fronts for
the duration Of the peace negotia-
tons. even il they or any Of them
should desire to send representatives
TO Paris or discuss with the great
powers conditions of permanent set
tlement the great powers would be
prepared TO enter on such a discus
sion With them
This message was not forwa ed
TO Paris at that time. as it was ex-
pected A similar proposal would be
presented at Paris. in view of the fact
that the Russian question was one Of
the subjects for immediate attention
there. 1t would seem, however. from
the reports in the newspapers. that no
such proposal was presented to the
American peace mission in Paris
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
MlLLlON-DOLLAR FIRE
PRECEDED BY THREATS
One Hundred and Fifty Automo-
biles DESTROYED in Montreal

Montreal. Jan. IA fire. believed
to b" of inCendiary origin. which
started today in tho plant Of the
Jennings Automobile Company and
spread to tn" buildings of the Hud-
son Bay Company and the MCCIary
Manufacturing COMPANY caused
damage estimated at $1,000. 600
One hundred and fifty automobiles
and motor trucks, and eight military
aHahulanCes We're destroyed in the
blaze.
Discharged employees of the Jen-
nings plant made threats some days
ago which caused the concern to ask
for a military guard. The request
was refused by the authorities.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
SUFFRAGISTS PREDICT
VICTORY In SENATE
Moses, Of New Hampshire. Won
Over to Cause, Say Leaders.

Chicago, Jan. 12.-Leaders of the
National Woman's, party, tonight,
predicted enough votes had been Sc
cured in the United States Senate
to make certain early passage of
the equal suffrage amendment.
With the House having passed
the bill and lacking but one vote
of victory in the Senate, word came
to representatives of the Woman's
party tonight that that one vote had
been secured. Senator Moses, of
New Hampshire, according to the
informa ton. has been won over to
the suffrage cause and will cast
his vote for the amendment at the
next opportunity.
He has steadily refused to vote
for suffrage until he received per-
mission from his State" This, it is
said, will be given by the State leg
iSlature.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
JOHN MASON ANSWERS
FINAL CURTAIN CALL
Pneumonia. Aftermath of Flu
Claims Actor In Sanitarium.

Stamford. Conn, Jan. 13.-John
Mason. actor. died here today. He
was a victim of pneumonia, an
aftermath of the FLU"
It was announced that the funeral
services will be held in the Camp
bell funeral church, New York
Wednesday afternoon. The body
was taken to New York tonight
and will lie in state at Campbells
for three days.
Mr.. Mason was suffering from
pneumonia when he arrived at the
ni,arium last week.
John Mason was born in Orange
n. J.. October 2S. 1855 He made his
stage debut in Philadelphia at the
age Of twenty and came to New
York spon afterward. He attained
almost Immediate popularity in the
famous Union Square Theater Com
pany unter the management of a
NJ. Palmc-. Later he appeared in
vaudeville together with his wife
Marion Mlnela. For many years he
has been starring in leading Broad
Uav nrntnctionA,
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
RESCUE CREW
OF CASTAL|A
Helpless Steamer HadDrift.
ed Near Treacherous
Shoals of Sable Island.

Halifax. y. 5. Jan. 12-In a high
running sea with the temperature :
below zero. fOrty-five members of the
crew of the sinking steamship Cas-
talia were rescued by the Norwegian
- Ter Bergensfjord today.
Eastalia. in a helpless condition.
g girifted to within ten miles of
9 - eacherous sands of Sable Island
fore the Bergensfjord. the first
tee ner to answer her $ o S" calls
reached here. Battered by the heavy
seas. the Castalia, a Great Lakes
steaJ'er OF 1902 tons, fof New York
for overseas service under the direc-
tfon of the Shipping Board, sprung a
leak
She is ,ole OF the steamers that were
built at lake shipyards then cut in
two and lowed through the welland
Canal and then put together again
at the st. Lawrence.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
NOTHING MILITARY"
IN MEMS NEW STYLES
Former Soldiers Want No Remind.
ers Of Life in Trenches.

Atlantic City, n. J.. Jan. 12-The
prevalent note in new fashions for
well attired man will be a sharp re-
version from anything suggestive
II military tendency. according to
he advance delegates to the Ma
tional Association of Merchant Tai
iors of America which meets here
January IS.
Men returning from the service
are uncompromisingly opposed to
anything that reminds them of the
line they spent on the march or
the trenches" Robert Stewart, jr.,
Of Philadelphia, chairman of the
convention committee, declares.
There is wonderful demand for
evening clothes" now that is bring
nE a harvest into the pockets of the
.ailors and making up for the lean
lays of the war, arriving delegates
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
PLAN AIR PASSENGER
SERVICE TO, CHICAGO
Corporation to Build Giant Planes
With Capacity of 40.

Chicago, Jan. 12.-Capt. B. B. Lips
ner, former head of the proposed
aerial mail service, announced today
a corporation Is in process of forma-
ton which will have as its object the
operation of aerial passenger service
between Chicago, New York and in
termediate cities. Three giant planes,
capable of carrying forty persons, will
be constructed at cost Of approx
mately $4,000 each.
The corporation will be known as
the Aero Navigation Company of
America, with capitalization of
81 900, 900. A meeting of aviation ex-
perts will be held in New York Feb
ruary, q, when the details will be
worked out.
The first flight. Capt. Lipsner said,
is planned for June /.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
Tries to Die Three Ways
Because Mother Is Sick

New York. Jan. 12-Despondent be-
cause he believed his mother to be
diving. Edward Hughes. aged 4S, today
slashed his wrists with a razor.
Then, when a policeman attempted
to rush him to a hospital. he swaI-
lowed a large quantity of paris green
and followed it with a dose of NOR
phine. He is still living with slight
chance of recovery, it is said at the
Fordham Hospital.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
JOHN MASON, ACTOR,
DIES In SANITARIUM
Bnght's Disease and Myocardids
Given as Cause.

Stamford. Conn. Jan. John
Mason. the actor, died today in A
local sanitarium. where he had been
undergoing treatment for the past
week following a breakdown in
Providence. The cause Of death was
given as BriEht's disease and myo-
carditis.
Mr. Mason had been preparing for
his appearance in a new play, undo
the management Of a. X. Woo1.
when nc was stricken. Mr. Wood
is making arrangements for the
funeral which will probably be held
in New York
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
TELECRAPHERS
ASK BURLES0N
INVESTIGATION
Resolution Charges Present
- Wire Control Policy Un-
just to Employees.
SEE ATTACK ON UNION
Organization Officials De-
clare Director Carleton
Dominates Postmaster.

A resolution callin upon Congress
for an investigation of the govern
ment control of the wire systems OF
the country as administered by Post
master General Burleson was unani-
mOusly adopted at a mass meeting of
telegraph and telephone workers held
at Perpetual Hall yesterday afternoon
under the auspices of Washington
Division. No. "a. Commercial Teleg-
raphers' Union of America.
Protest Wage Scale.
The resolution referred to came in the
form of an amendment to resolutions
protesting against the wage awards
made by Postmaster General Burle-
son. and was offered by Frank II.
Mcdowell. of the National Wage
Board. Mr.. Mcdowell, S. J. Small,
former president of the International
Commercial Telegraphers' Union, OF
Washington, and William VI. Fitz-
gerald. of San Francisco; David
Howatt, of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers. all spoke in favor OF
the amendment.
Union Employees DISCHARGED.
" Nilt duOpllOn or the
amendment these labor union officials
declared that wire employees are being
discharged because of their union al
hllations: that the policies of the wire
communication system as administer
ed by Burleson are dominated bv
President Carleton. of the Western
Union Company, who has organized
some OF his employees into a welfare
4SS0Cl9tinn W hirh hn
over their heads; that Burleson recoc-
nizes Cartoons association and re-
ceives its officers. but does not recop-
nize the Commercial TeIecranberq'
Union, although this organization has
been affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor since 1902. Also that
the Railroad Administration in IFS
dealings with employees recognizes all
brotferhoods. but that Postmaster
General Burleson does net.
Ihe text of the amendment to the
resolution reads
Amendment Adopted.
That Washington District Iocal
No a. of the Commercial TaIegra
piers of America, in regular session
assembled, earnestly appeals urzes
and requests that the Nationo,
Congress of the United States cause
TO be brought about as soon as nos,
siole a thorough investigation of the
WIRE system under government con.
troll as administered by Postma ster
General Burleson. to the end tina,
some measure of justice may be ac-
corded to from three to five hundred
thousand workers of the wire sve-
tenn OF this country.
Inc resolution also vigorously pro-
tested against the alleged Increase in
wages awarded by Postmaster CEN
eral Burleson to the telegraph and
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The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
Missing Realty Expert
Calmly Walks in Home

Chicago, Jan. 12.-Milan II. Hitch
cock. realty expert and former post
master of Berwyn, Ill, who disap-
peared from his suburban home early
in November alighted from a train
today and calmly walked TO his resi-
dence.
He repelled neighbors and friends
when they questioned him and so far
has refused to make a statement a.
to where he has been. A family con-
ference is known to have taken place
this afternoon.
Tomorrow he MI be quostioned by
the Chicago police and Federal
agents The chief question will be
whether or not his assignment 10 ap-
praise the site for a government hos
pitsI had anything to do with his sud
den departure.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
FRENCH REJECTED
PASSPORT REQUEST
Lord Mayor Not Wanted While
Wilson Is Guest.

Dublin. Jan. Fit developed today
that the request of the lord mayor of
Dublin for passports to Paris. where
he intended personally to invite Presi-
dent Wilson to the Irish capital, was
turned down. not by the British for
eign Office, as had been believed. but
by the French ministry of foreign
affairs.
When the lord mayors request was
referred to the French authorities
as is the customary procedure the
French ministry's reply is reported to
have been that friends of Germany
are not welcome in France, especial
ly while France is honoring the most
friendly President of the most friend
ly republic
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
Paderewski Shot Down
By Assassin; Still Lives

Vienna. via London, Jan. 12.-Ignacs
Paderewski, the pianist, has been shot
and slightly wounded by a Bolshevik.
The attempt on his life was made at
the hotel where Paderewski rs stay
ing. His assailant has been arrested.
The above dispatch does not state
in what city Paderewski was shot
At last accounts he was. in Posen,
Prussian Poland.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
WORLD MISSION
MEETS AROUND
PEACE TABLE
Discussion Was About Ar
mistice and Rules to
Govern Conference.
HID BY SMOKE SCREEN
First Regular Session Post.
poned Until Procedure
IsFormaIy Decided.

- Paris, Jan. Fat the conclusion Of
the first session of the Peace Con-
ference. which lasted from 2:SO until
$50 O'Clock. Secretary of State Lam
sing told newspaper correspondents
that the greater portion of the ses-
sion was devoted to questions per-
tanning to the armistice, the remain
der OF the time being spent discuss
ing the procedure OF the formal con-
ference Of all delegates.
lnasmuCh as many questions re-
garding that procedure were still un-
settled tonight. the same officials will
meet again tomorrow afternoon, Sec
retary Lansing said.
Procedure First.
This means a pOstponement of the
tiTst formal conference until a de-
CisiOn is reached on all matters per-
tanning to the procedure.
Secretary Lansing said a formal
statement on the armistice matters
unOer discussion, which he described
as largely technical. would be made
later. He also promised a formal
statement on the procedure of the
that subject has been arrived at.
The meeting place itself within
the French Foreign Ministry. was
the private office of Stephen PichOn,
foreign minister of France. 1t is a
chamber Iavishly furnished. breath
ing an atmosphere OF guided ele-
gauCe.
Foch Was There.
The first motor car that swung into
the outer courtyard bore Marshal
FOCh and an aide. together with Gen.
Weygandt, his chief of STAFF. Then
came Secretary of State Lansing. in
another car. and he was followed by
President Wilson, accompanied by
Mrs. Wilson and Admiral GraysOn.
The Presidents wife and Admiral
Grayson did not enter the building,
but returned Immediately to the Murat
residence.
Premier CIemenceau. with his hat
cooked on one side of his head. and
a qYiEzical look on his face.
III See Ii In the Movies.
There was a battery of motion pic
ture cameras and a corps of press
photographers to take it all in"
Later came Premier Orlando and For
eiSn Minister SonninO. of Italy; Ad-
miTal Leygues, French Minister Of
Marine: NJ. Clementel. French Min
ister Of Commerce; VI. LeuCheuT.
Munitions Minister: then. together in
a high-powered machine, Premier
Lloyd George and Foreign Minister
BaIfoUr, the distinguished pair repre-
senting Great Britain
The last two men to enter the pre-
lminaTy conference" room were Gen.
Bliss and Gen. Sir Henry Wilson,
chief Of stan OF Great Britain. The
meeting got under way shortly after
80 o'clock. when Foreign Minister
PiChon had received all the dis
tinguished visitors.
The session was behind CLOSED
doors"
Peeped But spoke Not.
Along about o'clock the double
doors swung open. the red velvet
draperies were parted, and Clemen-
ceau peered out He called a mill
tary aide from the outer room. One
could peep into the conference room
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The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
REED ''BU7T IN
TO SAVE HEARST,
SENATE ROLLED
Solons Aroused by His In.
reference m German
Propaganda Probe.
HIS MOTIVE IN DOUBT
Speculation Rife as to Ex.
actly What His Real In
terest in Case Means.

Senator James A. Reeds activities
in defense of William Randolph
Hearst before the committee investi-
eating charges of German propaganda
has got on the nerves of some of his
colleagues in the Senate, according to
report, and it was intimated last night
That there may be an outburst over
the matter before long.
MI Reed took up the defense of Mr.
Hearst soon after the latter's name
was used by witnesses before the sub
committee of the Senate Judiciary
Committee, which is hearing the testi-
mony. Mr.. Reed is not q member of
the subcommittee. but he is member
of the Judiciary Committee. Appar-
emily he had not paid particular at
tention to the hearings until Hearst
was Under attack.
When he first appeared as Hearst's
defender he was asked IL he did so as
counsel, and replied that he did not
lie appeared. he said in effect, in the
interest of truth and justice, because
the names of innocent persons had
been mentioned In the testimony in a
way that caused them injury. Since
that time he has had a great deal ,0
do at the hearings. and in the last two
days, during which Alfred l.. Becker,
deputy attorney general of New York,
has been on the stand. Mr.. Reed has
performed all the services of counsel
for Hearst that could very well have
been performed.
Referred to As Counsel.
he has been in repeated clashes
with Mr.. Becker, of the sharpest
nature. Becker. who did notable
work in New York in uneartbing
German propaganda and was large
" responsible for the evidence upon
which Bolo Pasha was executed bv
the French for treason, has been
at daggers' ends with Hearst and
the latter's outfit for many months.
Mr.. Reed has treated him on the
stand as an enemy witness. and Mr..
Becker. in kind, has consistently re-
ferred to Senator Reed~as counsel "'
by way. evidently, of stamping him
as partisan advocate of Hearst
More than that. Senator Reed has
been in frequent whispered CONVEX
satlons. during the examination of
Mr.. Becker by the committee and his
.own cross-eamination OF him, with
the numerous representatives of
Hearst attending the hearings.
This performance of Senator Reed
probably is the most singular of his
entire somewhat eccentric Carec in
Washington. 1t is not necessarily
a Worng performance. but most OF
those who have observed il fail to
understand how it can be made TO
conform with the canons of taste
and conduct hitherto regarded as
governing members of the SeDa,,
And there is not much doubt that
a considerable number of members
OF the Senate feel the same wa,-
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The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
Terror Reigns in Italy.

Italians in SpaIato and in the oc-
cuni, ID territories of the Kingdom
of the Serbs. Croats and SIovenes.
have introduced rule of terror,
according to message received
here by the representatives of the
Ukinxdom.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
SIR CHAS. WYNDHAM,
NOTED ACTOR, is DEAD
Veteran of American Civil War
Succumbs at Age of 81.
London, Jan. 12.-Sir Charles
Wyndham died this morning.


Wyndham died this morning.
Sir Charles Wyndham. actor and
theatrical manager and promoter.
was at one time almost as well
known in America as in his native
country. He died at the age of g.
He fought in the American civil
war and was brother-in-law of the
American dramatist. Bronson How
ard. Sir Charles first appeared on
the American stage with John
wilkes Booth. brother Of Edwin
Booth and assassin Of Abraham
Lincoln. Educated principally in
Germany. he acted in German as
well as in English.
He built and operated Wyndham's :
and the New York theaters in
London
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
DR.. L|EBKNECHT
REPORTED ALIVE
Seems to Have Been Super
seded by Chief Of Police
Eichhorn.

Copenhagen. Jan L. Dispatches
from Berlin today resurreCt DT. Karl
LIebkneCht. saying the reports that he
was killed proved false
I.iebkneCht has not been mentioned
much in recent MESA Ces from Berlin.
and the fact gave added strength 10
the reports OF his death He appears
to have been superseded as leader Of
the Spartacans by former Chief OF
Police EiChhorn. whose removal by
the Ebert government directly led TO
The past weeks upheaval in the PrUs-
sian capital
". Radeh. the Russian Bolshevist
2 Eitator now in Berlin. is appealing 20
the SpartaCans to fight on. saying a
Russian army is moving on the PruS-
sian capital Crowds from all parts
Of Germany are streaming toward
Berlin Two thousand Spartacides
have commaudeered a train at Han
over.
The SpartacanS have deserted the
Berlin police headquarters and carried
great quantities OF arms and food 10
strongly fortified brewery in r
suburb. No one is allowed to enter
the room from which Radek and
EiChhorn are directing the battle.
Surrender Printing Works.
After heavy fighting tho Reds have
surrendered the Rudolf Moss Printing
Works. The surrender was uncondi-
tional. the Spartacaus being COM
pletely surrounded 10y government
troops.
The National Tidcnde'S Berlin cor
respondent. reports the government
has also recaptured the Norwaerts
Building. LedebOur and other Spar
tacus leaders are said to have been
made prisoners. There were L. dead
in the building after the battle
At the time the dispatch was filed
government troops, supported by artil-
lery. were renewing the siege Of the
Tageblatt offices.
Berne, via Paris. Jan. 1.-THE lat
est word from Berlin is that an ar
mistice has been signed between the
government and the Spartacans and
that fighting has been stopped.
1t was exactly two months yesterday
that a different sort Of armistce was
signed-that which virtually ended the
Great War, November II, 1918.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
OUR CITY

ooniethng IS pong in Washington This the four,b f
npton In e aeaMng lth unhappy conditions Wash
~ rear or tapor The hope they viii suooext
" '"eNy ~ me sole object of their publication Ss
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
SELF-DEFENSE
TO Be PLEA OF
MRS. LEBAUDY
Attorney for Slain "Em.
peror Of Sahara" Denies
She Was Legal Wife.
NEVER WE'D, HE SAYS
Child Called Him Papa
Claims Woman's Lawyer,
Who Expects Acquittal.

Westbury, N. Y. Jan. l2.-Haltingly.
only by dint OF infinite patience and
questioning on his part, Mrs. jacques
Lebaudy disclosed to District Attor-
ney Charles Weeks OF Nassau County
today at least part of the incidents
which led to her ending the life Of
her husband with a revolver last
night at the Lodge" her home here
District Attorney Weeks refused TO
reveal what has been told him. but
it is expected that it will be brought
out at the inquest, which will be held
on Wednesday by Acting Coroner Wal
ter r. Jones, provided Mrs. Lebaudy
is physically able to meet the strain
at that time.
The Nassau County grand jury
meets tomorrow. II was intimated
tonight that facts thus far adduced
in connection with the Staying or the
fore the grand jury without waiting
such proceeding is.
Alleges Untold Wrongs.
Other developments Of the dav
were contradictory statements by
Edwin T. Murdock, attorney for the
late Jacques LebaUdy and Harry W.
Moore. counsel for the handsome
French woman. who slew her hUs-
band after enduring at his hands. ss
alleged. untold wrongs and abuses.
MurdOCk. after declaring that as
Lebaudy's legal representative he
had assumed charge Of the bodv
and estate. including The Lodge.
valued at S15O,OOU. cast doubt upon
Mrs. Lebaudy's claim that she was
legal wife Murdock declared she
was only Lebaudy's housekeeper. aC-
cording to information he had re-
ceived from his client. The reIa-
tions of the couple. as told to him
by his client. according to the law
yer. were summed up by Murdoch as
follows:
Mrs. Lebaudy's real name. he said.
was Marie Augustine da Loch De
Iiere. and she was the self styled
Countess da Loeb. JacQueline. he de-
cIared, was not Debaudy's daughter.
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The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
THE WEATHER:

Fair and much warmer today and
tomorrow; gentle, variaoie Winos'
becoming fresh southerly.
Highest temperature yesterday,
81; lowest. IL.
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-30
MORAN VS., GLEASON.

II there Is any edge when It comes to
managers. II should rest with Pat Mo-
ran OF the Reds. Pat has proved that
he Is the greatest pilot that baseball
ever knew. having taken the lowk
Philadelphia Nationals and won a pen
nant with them. and thon went to Cin-
cinnati, which has long been the Joke
OF the National league and brought
them IN ahead OF the field. Any mana
ger who can win flags with both the
iihillies and Reds Is, without question.
the original miracle man and the great
est manager eNtant,
KID Gleason was coaching the pitch
ers for Clarence Rowland when the
White, Sox beat the Giants for the
worlds championship in 1917, To Glea-
son was extended n large share OF the
credit for putting the SoN over, MS he
is a great strategist, natural tighter
and handler OF men Gleason Us used TO
worlds series games, and should be able
to give Pat Moran stiff battle OF wits
when they meet on the diamond
PICKING the winner is a hard lob, But
II looks like the White SoS from here.
Regardless of who wins there Is
every Indication that 1t will be a whale
Of series. '.. ...s.