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The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
RED BOMB PLOT
SET FOR JULY 4
Authorities At Chicago Ar.
rest Four Men and a
Woman AS Principals.

Chicago. May Il--Federal agents and
police authorities are tonight investL
eating the magnitude OF a plot reveal.
ed today for an anarchist uprising
July T. Four men and one womaI
have been arrested.
According to the authorities the an
archists planned a. nationwide cam.
paign OF terrorism. including a seriei
OF bomb outrages. 70 be staged OF
Inde dependence Day. IL was TO be fol-
lowed by a demand for the reIess,
of radicals and anarchists serving pen.
itentiary sentences.
The five persons under arrest arr
Joe Fratiffe, Adolph Fratesi, Pasqusb
Nardini and Marie Nardini. his vile
and Peter Blanthe.
Blanthe was arrested in Milwaukee
The others were arrested in Chicago
Marie Nardini is nationally known a!
the Queen Of Anarchists
The five radicals were only recently
released from the Wisconsin State pen.
itentiary. where they were serving
long sentences for participation IN III,
Milwaukee bomb outrage in Septcm
ber. lSl7. that resulted in the death o.
nine policemen and a woman. TIE,
won their release on a technicality be
fore completing their sentences.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
JUDGE C0HALAN
TO SPEAK HERE
Irish Orator Whom Wilson
Rebuked to Address
Meeting.

Announcement that Judge Daniel
Cohalan. of New York, would ad-
dress joint meeting Of the Friends
Of Irish Freedom and the Aloysius
Club on June 15. was made at a
meeting of the former society held
in Gonzaga Hall last night.
Hope that the United States would
insist upon the recognition of Ire
lands right of self determination
was expressed by all speakers at
last nights meeting.
Rev. NJ. ]. Riordan. pastor Of the
Church of the Immaculate Concep-
tion. declared his belief that the
clause would be inserted in the
treaty upon its arrival in the United
States and stated that the friends of
the cc"se would never rest until it
was.
Other speakers during the even
ing were Rev. Paul X. Conniss, pas
tor of st. Aloysius Church: Rev. Eu-
gene Hannah. pastor OF st. Martins
Parish. and Miss Katherine Moran.
daughter of P. 7. Moran.
Miss Moran spoke of The New
Spirit of Ireland" giving a brief
history of the Sim Fein movement
and development.
Rosa Downing. president of
Friends of Irish Freedom, presided
at the meeting.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
SENATE TO PICK
/. new OFFICERS
George A. Sanderson and
David S. Barry Slated
For Good Places.

George A. Sanderson. OF Chicago.
according to the statements of va
rious Republican Senators last night.
is practically assured of taking the
place OF James NJ. Baker. of South
Carolina. the present secretary of
the United States Senate. under the
reorganization that will take place
Immediately upon the convening of
Congress.
Support is being given to Sander
son by Senators Mccormick and
Sherman, OF Illinois. as a token OF
appreciation of his work during the
last Congressional campaign. He
has also been indorsed by Will H.
Hays. chairman of the Republican
National Committee, as well as sew
eral Senators from the West and
Middle West.
David S. Barry, Washington cor
respondent of the Providence Jour
nal and chief of the publicity OF the
national committee in the last Pres
identiaI campaign. until the last few
days made Mr.. Sanderson a formid-
able rival.
Republican leaders say. however.
that Sanderson mustered the strong
est support and that Barry will take
the position of sergeant at arms.
now held by Charles p. Higgins. of
st. Louis.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
WHITE CITY ARISES
WHEN CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN

are served three times daily, did not
escape inspection and many favorable
comments were made on the clean and
attractive appearance.
At 900 O'Clock this morning the big
free street parade will pass through
the main thoroughfares and the boy
or girl who cannot attend the circus in
the afternoon or evening will then
have an opportunity of participating
in at least portion Of the delights of
circus day.
Every possible feature one can
think Of will be represented in the
parade and the old folks whose minds
have not yet been made up about the
circus will respond" just the same
as in years gone by and be seen in
line purchasing their tickets and with
the little ones recall the memories of
other happy days back in their own
youth when the little one-ring circus
seemed the incarnation of all that was
wonderful and fairylike.
The afternoon performances will be-
gin at . O'Clock. the evening perfor-
nances at s O'clock. The doors will
open one hour earlier to allow ample
time for inspecting the mensgerie.
The big show will remain at FIJI
tccnth and II streets northeast until
Tuesday night. giving afternoon and
night exhibitions.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
STATES OUTLINE
JOINT MEETING
Societies Plan Conference in
June with 50 Separate
Progra ms.

Representatives of thirteen State
societies met at the round table
conference. held yesterday afternoon
in the library of Central High
School. to discuss plans for the pro-
posed alI-States meeting.
The meeting. scheduled to take
place early in June. will open two
years series of all State programs.
to be given under the auspices of
the various State societies in Wash
inEtOn.
1t is estimated that including the
first alI-States meeting and the Dis
trict Of Columbia society meeting
there will be presented fifty pro-
grams in all.
The committee in charge of the
program for all-States meeting will
submit their plans to the conference
of delegates from the State So
cieties next week.
Already plans have been made for
the presentation of a Thanksgiving
program in November. under the
auspices of the Massachusetts So
ciety and the autumn program in
September under the direction OF the
California State society.
At yesterdays conference ]. NJ.
Sylverter. of the Iowa State Society
and chairman of the constitution
committee of the conference. pre-
sented a draft of the proposed con-
stitution and bylaws.
Copies of both will be sent to all
the State societies during the week
with an invitation to send duly
elected delegates to the conference
next Sunday afternoon. when the
constitution will be voted upon.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
Eloped with Millionaire;
Ends Life By Shooting

Stamford. Conn, May l.-Mrs. Je-
rome Alexander. who eloped with the
young millionaire Princeton graduate
in 1916 when she was Miss Violet Ade-
laide Oakley, private secretary to Paul
Bonner. her husbands stepfather,
committed suicide last night at the
country estate of her mother-in-law.
Mrs. Alexander Bonner. by shooting
herself in the head.
She had recently undergone a minor
operation and was suffering from mel
ancholia.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
DIRIGIBLE MAY FLY
WITH NANCY PLANES

St Johns, y. F., May n-According
to strong indications here. an Ameri-
can dirigible. the C-5. may accompany
the American naval seaplanes on
tt cir transatlantic flight from Ire
passey.
The arrival yesterday of the cruiser
Chicago and the selection today OF
Quidi Vidi as an airdrome for the de-
scent of the American dirigible, which.
it is reported, leaves Montauk Point
some time at the beginning of this
week, is regarded as clear evidence
that the C-5 will start with the
''Nancys" or follow very shortly after
them.
The C-5 is small craft of the type
known in England as the "blimp,"
carrying crew Of FIVE to six men.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
THIEVES ACTIVE
ALL over TOWN
Tobacco and Cash Form
Loot in Three Rob-
berry Cases.

Evidently fearing a tobacco famine
thief yesterday morning conducted
a raid on the establishment OF Julian
Bridden. 1913 SeSenth street. and car
ried away with him a quantity OF
cigars, cigarettes. candy and Sos in
cash. OF q discriminating nature the
crook took only the best brands of to-
bacco.
A smashed rear window showed how
the robber had entered the place. All
tobacco stores have been notified TO
be on the lookout for the goods and
10 arrest anyone attempting 10 sell
them. The value of the loot was
placed at $50.
A visit to 1880 Fuller street north
west yesterday netted a sneak thief
50. Mrs. Robert Myers told the police
that she had been robbed OF Sl3, and
Mrs. Elsie johnson said that she had
contributed 50 to the welfare of some
unknown individual
A second-story worker stole 81
from a bureau drawer at Freemans
alley. The money belonged to Rosy
Wells. who told the police that the
theft had been committed some time
during the afternoon. She gave the
police the name OF a suspect
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
SERBIA PRAISED
FOR WAR VAL0R
Capt. Gordon Smith Lee
lures Before British
Patriotic Society.

TN 1915 the allies lost the first
war" declared Capt. Gordon Cor
don-Smith. of the Serbian army. be-
fore a meeting OF the British and
Canadian Patriotic Society" at Per-
petual Hall. 1101 f street northwest.
The Serbs warned the allies. and
they were warned by many other
sources not to put their trust IN
the BulCariGns. but they paid no
heed. and thus ended the first war
with the defeat of the allies.
when the allies finally reinforced
the Salonica front the Serbs forced
the position of the Dobre Pole.
They cut the Bulgarian army in
two and brought about the final
victory.
"They captured the railroad line
between Berlin and Constantinople.
which brought about the collapse Of
Turkey. and the Army of the
Orient then moved to the Danube
and invaded Hungary.
austria then threw up her hands
and Germany was left sinGle-handed
to face the world-in-arms.
with the collapse of Austria. all
the Serbian-speaking provinces OF
Austria went over to Serbia, and from
a kingdom of 4.5Oo00O it became
kingdom of 100000"
Capt Gordon-Smlth has been in
America two years and is connected
with the Legation of the Kingdom of
the Serbs. Croats and Slavonions. He
is the author of Through the Serbian
Campaign"
Some 100 persons were present at
the meeting and the talk was follow
ed by motion pictures and refresh
ments.
c. II. Vaughan, vice chairman OF
the British and Canadian Society,
presided.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
MOTOR CYCLE MISHAP
CAUSES EXCITEMENT

Several pedestrians narrowly es-
capped serious injury last night
when a machine operated by Corp.
w. f. Johnson. Of the Motor Trans
port Corps at Camp Meigs, was
backed into street light at Elev-
enth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. throwing Il over on the side
walk.
johnson was taken TO the First
precinct by Oficer DIerkph. who
was present when the accident oc-
CURED. He was Immediately re-
leased.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
Public Invited to Hear
Noted Japanese Orator

An invitation to the public to he
present at the address TO be deIiv-
cred by DR.. lnazO Nitobe. professor
of colonial policy and economic his
tory at the Imperial University at
Tokyo. at George Washington Uni
versity chapel exercises at l2:l5
o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the
assembly hall of the Arts and Sci
ences Building, 2O23 G street north
west. has been extended by DIR. Will
lam Miller Collier, president Of the
university.
DR.. Nitobc is one of the foremost
scholars of Japan. He is a member
of Baron Goto's party to this coun-
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
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CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE.
ii streets northeast. where a canvas
city grew up in a few hours.
Before ! o'clock in the afternoon n
town OF ] 200 persons. 10 horses. 80
beasts and commissary department
larger than that OF tho largest hotel
had settled for it's three days stay In
Washington.
Opportunities 10 inspect some Of the
inside details of circus Eovernme Mt
were plentiful and as n result the
thousands of sightscers felt amply
repaid for their visit TO the scene of
activity
The cook tent, which is regarded as
the most important equipment Of a
well-regulated circus. furnished no re-
spite to the men employed there, for
the circus people must eat. even il
they were not working
The dining tent. where leo meals
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
BRITAIN IS ACCUSED
OF "HOGGING" SPOILS

Milan. May 1.-THE Italian press is
accusing Great Britain of securing the
lions share of the spoils Of war. Both
England and France are charged with
ingratitude toward Italy.
Italy's press and public anxiously
await the arrival in Paris of the Aus
trian delegates. when a definite de-
cision Of the Adriatic question must
be reached.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
BERGER COMING HERE
TO FIGHT FOR SEAT

MilW aukee, May r.-Congressman
Victor L. Berger, Socialist, under sem
tence for violation of the espionage
act. whose efforts to sit in Congress
are expected to be bitterly contested
by Congressional leaders, will arrive
in Washington on Monday.
Berger has forwarded to every
member of Congress a resume of the
indictment under which he was con-
victed which he suggests they con-
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
Two Congressman Join
West Virginia Society

Two new Representatives were
elected to membership in the West
Virginia State Society in the Thom-
son School.
Wells Goodykootz and l.. S. Echols
are the new members. Fifteen
others were elected. increasing the
membership of the society to SIS.
The society considered plans for a
pageant to be given Jointly by all
State societies.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
JOY RIDERS BUMP
NTODOCTOR'S AUTO

Travelling at a high rate of speed a
big seven-passenger touring car. oc-
cupied by five colored men. last night
crashed into a machine driven by DR..
r. g. Spear, 1927 North Capitol street.
at Second and F streets northwest.
threw the doctors machine up on the
pavement and threw his wife from the
machine. She was taken to her home
suffering from shock
The car occupied by the cOlored
men continued on its wild ride despite
the loss of front tire. which was
torn off In the collision.
DIR. Spears car was damaged to the
extent of 500 The Colored men are
supposed TO have been in A stolen car.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
POLICE INTERRUPT
RUSSIAN MEETING

Los Angeles, May -11.-Battering
down the door of a hall, police today
broke up a meeting of Russians al
legged to have been engaged in an at
tempt to organize a Bolshevist move
ment in Los Angeles.
No arrests were made but the meet
ing was dispersed and a quantity of
radical literature was seized. Names
of those who attended the meeting
were noted,
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
HOLLAND HAS DECIDED
TO GIVE UP EX-KAISER

London, May 11.-Holland has de-
cidec to surrender the German ex-
kaiser to the allies, according to a
dispatch 10 the National News from
The Hague today, quoting an ''un-
questioned authority"
The Dutch government will protest
against surrendering Wilhelm. but
will hand him over to the allies upon
demand, the dispatch added.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
Mrs. Abbey Bakers Ankle
Broken When She Falls

New York. MAY 11--Mrs. Abby Scott
Baker. OF Washington. d. c.. political
chairman OF the National Woman's
Party. fell on an imperfect graf
ing in the sidewalk on Fifth avenue
and sustained a broken ankle
Mrs Baker was going to New
Hampshire to take part in the cam
paign in that state to win the vote
of Senator Keyes, one of the three
Senators who are not committed on
suffrage
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
LUXURY TAXES
DOOMED TO co,
OFFICIALS SAY
Nobody Wanted Them and
Passage Is Called Legis-
lative Mistake.
TREASURY IS OPPOSED
Much Friction Has Arisen
= Over Collection By
Revenue Agents.

Repeal of the luxury tax section of
the Revenue Act. as forecasted by
Republican leaders of both Houses of
the incoming Congress. will be well
coined by officials of the Treasury
Department
Secretary Glass and Internal Rev
enue Commissioner Roper. it was
learned yesterday. have expressed this
view informally to members of the
Senate Finance Committee and the
House Ways and Means Committee.
The Treasury Department was op-
posed to this tax from the very first.
II was declared to involve so many
complications that it would prove to
be extremely difficult of enforcement
and the cost of collecting the rev.
enues produced would be out of all
proportion to the expenses incurred in
the administration Of other sections
of the law.
The ten days in which the luxury
tax has been in operation has con-
firmed the apprehensions of the rev.
enue experts, it is stated.
Much friction and irritation has
arisen and more objection has been
offered to this levy than to any other
section of the law
There has been a widespread de-
mand from both the public and the
merchants of the country. upon whom
rests the burden of collecting the tax.
that 1t be removed.
Deputy's Opinion.
They cannot repeal the luxury
tax any too soon for u.s. one of the
deputy commissioners said yester-
day. we did not want il in the
first place. And we are more than
ever convinced now that it should
not be continued"
Representative Kitchin, of North
Carolina. chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee in the last Con-
gress. is credited with being the
father of the luxury tax.
He had it inserted in the revenue
bill for the purpose of reducing ex-
travagance." as well as to produce
revenue. When the bill reached the
Senate Finance Committee this Sec
tion was stricken out. but was put
back on the floor of the Senate un-
der Misrepresentation of its charac-
tor,
The provision having originated in
the House and adopted by the Sen
ate. 3. could not be changed by the
&C asss ees.
-sre was a Centlemen's agree
uaent between the cOnferees. how
ever. hat a resolution repeating the
ssc4l0 would be introduced and
ofass for Immediate passage as
soop the bill was out of the way.
n resolution was passed in the
HOT but failed IN the Senate as
me .sult Of the legislative jam of
the iast few days.
The estimated amount expected to
have been raised by this levy dur
ing the tweIve-month period was
SIS. 760. 900.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
Germany's Delegates Go
To Church; Take Walks

Versailles. May 1.-THE German
peace delegates attended church here
this morning.
Later a number of the enemy pleni-
potentiaries promenaded in the park
for ths first time since receiving the
peace terms last Wednesday.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
BODIES OF 3 FLIERS ARE
RECOVERED OFF DOVER

Dover. Eng. May 1.-THE bodies of
three British aviators were picked up
by destroyer today.
The men. Lieuts. Stokes and Evans.
and Sergt- Fillmore. had been attempt-
ing to cross the Channel in an air
plane when they met with a mishap
and were drowned
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
Growth Doesn't Scare Grain Men,

plant patholoGists of the Middle West
we're agreed IN the belief that little
harm will be done the present grain
crop by the Australian take all" 4
destructive fungus growth recently
discovered in the United States.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
BOY DRANK WHISKY;
DYING In HOSPITAL

Supposed to have drunk half a
pint of whisky. William Scott. col
ored. z years old. IL C street south
west. is in a serious condition at
Casualty Hospital.
The youngster was found In a
lumber yard at Delaware avenue
and C street southwest in an un-
conscious condition.
call was sent for an ambu-
lance. and the child was hurried
to the hospital. Doctors hold out
but little hope for the recovery Of
the child.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
Dutch See Clemenceau
AS Winner Over Wilson

Amsterdam. May 1O.-The whole
Dutch press, with the exception of
the Amsterdam Ethlegraaen. in COM
menting on the peace treaty, believes
Wilson's idealism has been beaten by
Clemenceau's old-time policy.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
PEEK ACCUSES HINES
OF WRECKING BOARD
FOR PARTISAN ENDS
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but proceeded solely on the basis of
voluntary agreement" he says.
Members of the Industrial Board"
he adds. ''are business men unframed
in the devious ways of partisan
politics. Acclimated TO the whole
some air of the wartime adjourn
ment of politics by service on the
War Industries Board they have be-
come stified by the impregnated at
mosphere that has come with the
armistice, and are leaving gamers
only by the conclusion that the in
spiration of the war was not suf-
fcient to induce the administration to
give over the business OF politics for
the business of government.
They have been unable to penetrate
the inky cloud in which the political
sduid has concealed its escape from
support of the board in a position
which for some unstated reason was
politically undesirable. / can only ad-
init the public to my own complexlty
among the following conjectures:
In the beginning. did the present
opponents of the board fail to foresee
the far-reaching results to be achieved
and was the growing Importance and
power of the boards s policy too pow
qrful n political engine to leave out
SIDE the administrations arsenal and
in the hands of a non-partisan board!
Does the administration plan for
1890 a platform of state socialism which
it now finds inconsistent with the re-
suits achieved by the beard?
Old Railroad Guard.
"Or. after all. am j giving too
much credit fer an aeamen that
does not exist, and Is what the
board has encountered merely the
Vaccinations Of the cid railroad
guard as represented by Messrs
LOvett and Walters and imposed on
a tOo-Complacent director general or
on a director general too jealous
of his own prerogatives to see be-
yond the confines of his little car
dom?
The board cannot answer. 1t
can only depart more in sorrow
than in anger. and in great dis
from a lost opportu-
nifty to serve the country by
simple and sensible plan to reduce
the high cost of living and to re-
turn to prosperity. In doing so
it leaves a single message.
The plan of the board was good.
1t is capable of accomplishing what
it promised. The Administration
owes il to the nation to put that
plan into immediate execution at
the hands of some agency in which
it can feel political confidence and
sympathy"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-18
10000 TOBACCO WORKERS
ARE NOW OUT OF JOBS
Both the Company and Workers Assert
They Did Not Begin
Conflict

S.\N JUAN. L. r.. Feb. IL Especially.
With the Porto Ricai American To-
bacco Company declaring there is
strike Of labor in their factories, and
the workers contcndinE that the COM
pany has declared lockout against
'hcm. there are I 1000 tobacco workers
at present unemployed in tho island
The position is an anomalous one.
for both the company and workers as
Scrt they dill not begin tho conflict
and about the only definite fact avail
able is that the factories arc not
working.
before the holidays the workers
were offered 4 bonus OF 10 per cent
70 be paid from the profits Of the com
panN IN lieu of II fat wage increase.
This was rejected on the ground that
4 bonus at the end Of the year would
not meet the existing cost OF living.
The factories have been closed since
December -. when the working agree
ment which had been in force for
years. expired.
Rivera Martinez, president of the
workers committee, says he looks for
the longest strike in the history of
the industry in Porto Rico, and that
he does not expect to see the facto-
ries opened for a year.
O.: the idle workers, approximately
5000 are ciSarmakers. and there are
an equal number or shippers and other
employees. many Of them women.