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The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
SAY STEEL men
F0MENT UNREST
Labor Officials Charge Dis
elimination Against
Union Members.

Steel magnates are fomenting strike
throughout the whole industry by
their determinations against union
men. officials of the steel workers told
Department of Labor officials today.
They conferred with Hugh L. Ker-
win, head of the Labor Departments
conciliatlon division, and a representa-
tive of the department will take the
mems grievances with the managers
of the steel plants. The delegation to-
day included representatives of the
American Federation of Labor and
local union officials from the Johns
town, Pa, steel district
May Act in Harbor strike.
The government may take hand
today in the harbor strike situation
in New York, although up to this time
the opinion of the Navy. Labor and
War Departments has been that the
situation was taking care of itself
With the view of some definite set
tlement conference was held here
yesterday afternoon, at which were
present Lewis Howe, OF the navy;
Gen. Hines, of the Embarkation Sery-
ice; j. Hughes, conciliator of the La
Dor Department, and Capt. Hutchfn-
son. in charge of naval transporta-
tion in New York.
The conference decided to take no
action until after it had conferred
with the Taft board.
Carmen VIII strike.
Newark, n. j., March ia general
trolley strike in this city and through
out North Jersey VIII start at O'Clock
Wednesday morning. This announce
.ment was made today by William
Wepner. president OF the trolleymen's
union, after a count of the ballots cast
by members showed that they are
overwhelmingly in favor of a strike.
Between $500 and 1900 men will walk
out.
Railway Clerks Ont.
Nashville, Tenn, March IL
Charging unfairness to the union
by A. Z. OttarsOn, Federal auditor
of the Railroad Administration,
1000 members of the railroad clerks
union struck today.
This action followed a conference
last night with w. L. Mapother,
Federal manager of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and St Louis Rail-
road, in which the clerks demanded
the discharge of Ottarson. This
demand was refused.
Clerks of the same company in
Atlanta, Tennessee Central clerks
here and those of the Western Ala
bama and the Birmingham North
western walked out In sympathy.
No Louisville and Nashville clerks
have struck.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
RAIN
FLOODS CITY
Several Sections of Mel.
bourne Under Water.

Melbourne, March 11.-Several sec
tions of the city are under water as
a result of the heaviest rains In half
a century Hundreds OF houses have
been damaged and the streets torn
up by the floods.
Heavy rains have been reported in
Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales.
and other parts of the commonwealth,
ending a long drought.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
Richmond Has a Prophet
And He Is Prophesying

Richmond, Va, March 11.-"Hope
springs eternal in the human breast"
This ancient adage might well be
applied to a mystic who is appearing
at a local vaudeville house. He who
prophesies and trifies with the fu-
ture Is the authority for the state
ment that beer and light wines will
return to this country after July 1.
According to the would-be prophet
there will be a great revolution in
America and the aforementioned beer
and wine will come into its own
thereafter.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
POPE TO PLEA
FOR HOLY LAND
Issues Allocution Deploring
Possibility Of Its Corruption
by Wealthy Foreigners.

Rome, March n.-Pope Benedict to-
day issued the following allocution:
81 am anxious regarding the fate
Of the Holy Land. At present it is
in the hands of Christians. but / am
anxious regarding the decisions of the
Peace Conference. l am aware that
non-Catholic foreigners, supplied with
great wealth, have taken ADVANTAGE
of the wars misery to disseminate
their doctrines in Palestine.
ut is intolerable that so many souls
losing the Catholic faith should go to
perdition from the spot where the
Savior brought eternal salvation
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
NO ALMONY
If SHE TOLLS
Chicago Court Refuses II
to Business Woman.

Chicago. March 11.-No alimony for
the business woman. This was the
decision handed down by the Circuit
Court of Appeals here in the case of
Mrs. H. NJ. sJackman, business, wom-
an. who had sued for separate main
tenance and alimony from DR.. Clar-
ence Jackman.
Dissatisfaction with married life
and chance to better herself, finan-
cially. are not sufficient grounds for
maintenance" said the court.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
Boy, Angered, Ties
Lad to Tree, Puts
Fire Under Him

Detroit, March II.-Joscph
Plus, S, was found tied to a
tree with a bonfire blazing un-
der him, according to the po-
lice today.
Plus told the police that a
chum became angry at him and
as punishment lashed him to
the tree and started the fire.
Plus was badly burned be-
fore his cries brought help.
The other boy disappeared.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
Kills Two and
Destroys Packing House

Wilmington. Del, March 1.-two
men were killed in an explosion of
1000 pounds of dynamite which de-
stroyed packing house and set fire
to a mixing plant at the Gibbstown.
". j., plant of the du Pont Powder
Company this noon. Those killed were
John Q. Adams. of Paulsboro. N. j.,
and Charles Diporia, of s1S Catherine
street. Philadelphia.
The fire department at the plant
saved the mixing mill and prevented
a more serious loss of life.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
Britain Will Ignore
Resolution on Ireland
Passed by u. S. House

London, March l-Cecil Hsrms-
worth. Under Seere,arv for = ign
Affairs -e-'r ---s--ss-
elai Gays ago announced this ster-
noon In the House OF Commons that
the government intends to make no
formal protest against the resolution
favoring consideration Of self-goveru-
ment for ireland passed In the AmeTt-
can Congress.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
CREEL QUITS
CENSOR JOB
Head of Public Information
to Retire to Private Life.

New York. March 11.-George Creel.
censor, arrived today from Brest
on the transport Agammemnon. He
was surprised when informed that
the announcement he sent from Brest
of his resignation as head of the
Bureau of Public Information had not
been released.
II am through and am retiring to
private life." said Creel. hurrying to
meet his wife and children. who were
waiting for him.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
END OF GERMAN
DRAFT MAY Give
CALM TO WORLD
Likely to Affect Army Sys-
TENS of All Other
Nations.
HUN CLAWS CLIPPED
Military All But Nil and
Krupps VIII Turn Out
Peace Implements.

Paris, March u.-If the weimar as
sernbly accepts the military terms
formulated at the Quai d'Orsay (and
the assembly cannot we'll reflse) there
will not remain q corporars guard.
relatively speaking. of tho Kalser's
once proud army.
Fixing OF the rank and file at only
10000 men and the officers at only
1000 reduces the German army to be-
low that OF smaller nations. This yir-
tually will force her TO trust her fu-
tiTe fate to the league OF nations.
BETTER Day for MIIItsrism-
Altogether It was a bitter day for
Prussian militarism. When the con-
fCrCcs concluded the sting had been
drawn from the German dragon.
Abolition OF conscription in Ger
maryland Premier Lloyd George was
responsible for this provision-is ex-
pectod to have far-reaching effects OIL
army systems throughout the world
It Is probable. in the opinion Of some
men here. that the working classes of
the world will reject compulsory serv-
ice gradually everywhere after the
German menace is removed.
Germany in -J14 had 5000. 900
r'en who had some military train
ing; hencefOrth she will not be able
to train every youth three years for
the army. The provision that the
German soldier must enlist for
twelve years will limit the total of
trained men available. whereas
ConsCription, even for short terms
would successfully train large
numbers.
Ohicer Class Crippled.
Reduction of the number of Off
GERS radically crippIes the military
class, while the general staf. which
was the mObilized brain of war, is
scattered.
Existing aTmaments are to be sur
rendered almost wholly. and am
mUnitiOn works. such as Krupps.
VIII make mostly plOwshares and
pruning hooks instead of heavy ar
tiIlery.
Coincident with the drafting Of
the military terms for Germany, the
Natin today publishes provisions of
Il new German military law which
Is To be promulgated shortly, show
ing German plans to create a new
army Of S5O.OOO volunteers to COM
pose thirty-fve brigades, each 1000
strong.
Gen. Won IIindenburg. it is said,
is to remain as the head OF the
general staff.
Tell of Teuton Plot.
The question of Germany's eastern
boundaries was taken up by the su-
premc war council this afternoon.
The CzeChO-Slovaks also presented a
memorandum dealing with an alleged
plot against them by the Germans
and German-AUstrians.
An article in the Times, signed by
NJ Lindenlaub, discussing the ives
tern bUlwark," says:
a RheHish state having nothing in
common with Prussia is necessary.
German military domain can only be-
gin on the Ems or Weser. Up to
those rivers there can be no garrisons
or fOrtresses Of the empire republic
The German state on this side of the
Rhine should be self-governed under
the league Of nations
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
An Announcement

The Washington Herald has made arrangements whereby
Philip Gibbs the correspondent in the world
will write Sunday articles dealing with the
features of the
Being constantly in the trenches from the day
cared until the signing OF the armstcc, Mr. Gibbs
best equipped man to write these subjects
There euogy necessary for those who heard Gibbs
speak ycsterdaywe would remind them that Gibbs
writer first and stands high in the English literary world
In his Herald articles Mr.. Gibbs will hampered by
censorship rulings and he viii tell for the first time
Of the big mistakes of the
Papers OF the csliber OF the New York Times, Boston
Herald Louisville Courier Journal, Pittsburgh Dispatch
and Others will publish these articles simultaneously
The Herald.
The first Herald article will appear Sunday, March 80
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
Australia Has S2,500.000
For Employing Soldiers

Melbourne. March ll.-The gov
ernment has donated s2,5oo,oo0 for
construction of public works TO pro-
vide work for returned soldiers, IL
has been announced.
This plan is only temporary, IL
was said. as a larger loan is con-
templated to furnish more perma-
nent employment.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
HINES PROPOSES
WARRANT ISSUE
FOR RAILROADS
Suggests a Means Of Paying
Sums Due Railroad
Corporations.
LINES READY TO HELP
Executives Meeting Here
Assure Hines of Their
Aid In Crisis.

Issuance Of Railroad Administra-
tion warrants for amounts due rail-
road corporations as a solution Of
the problem created by the failure
Of Congress to pass the $3.50, 100000
appropriation requested by the
Railroad Administration was tenta-
lively proposed by Director General
Hines yesterday to a group OF rep
resentative railroad executives.
The conference of the railroad Of
fcials, war finance corporation and
advisory finance committee Of the
Railroad Administration was called
by Director General Hines to dis
cuss the financial situation con-
fronting the Railroad Administra-
tion as a result OF failure to obtain
the appropriation.
wouId Serve as Collateral
The Director General told the
conference that he had not definite
ly decided to issue the warrants.
The railroad men will discuss the
proposal and communicate their
views to the Director General later.
Warrants would be issued under
reasonable conditions and limita-
tons" the Director General said, and
would be in a form which wolUd
serve as collateral for railroad cor
porations desiring TO make loans
through banks. They would be taken
up by the Railroad Administration
when Congress makes the apprOpria-
ton needed to meet the situation.
The Director General and the con-
ference generally agreed that IL was
highly desirable TO devise ways TO
provide for payment of bills and have
the situation met through financing
rather than by general suspension
Of work. which, it was declared, would
CTNTNTED ON PAGE NINE.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
Birth Control Movement
In Germany Revealed

Coblenz. March 11.-Censorship
reveals the beginning of a birth
control movement in Germany, it
was learned today.
Many letters exchanged between
husbands and wives declare they
will have no more children.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
Silver Crosses Provided
For Canadian War Widows

Quebec, March n.-Mothers and
widows of Canadian soldiers who died
in the war will be given silver crosses
by the Dominion government, Minis
ter Of Militia Newburn announces to-
day.
senting the kin OF the soldier dead
with commemorative bronze plaques.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
Heir of Hetty Green
Ends Life by Shooting

Tulsa, Okla, March 1I.-IU and
distressed over business affairs. DR..
W. c. Black drank carboIic acid In
a hotel here. dying today. He was
So years old, native OF PennsyI-
vania.
His wife was said to be an heir to
the late Hetty Green.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
Three Woman Candidates
Are Beaten by Husbands

Orion. Mich, March 11--Three wives
who ran against their husbands here
for election to municipal offices were
beaten. the ballots showed today.
There were two tickets in the field.
one composed entirely of men and the
other Of women.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
Plane Falls Before Train;
Car Derailed, Aviator Killed

Paris, March 11-An airplane con-
tanning two Americans fell in front
of moving train near Chaumont. an
aviator being killed, according to in
formation received here.
One railway car was derailed,
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks
To Marry Pittsburg Broker

New York. March u.-James Evans,
jr., of Pittsburgh, a broker, today OBJ
tained license to marry Mrs. Beth
Sully Fairbanks, who recently OBJ
tanned a divorce from Douglas Fair
banks.
They will be married In the Church
of the Ascension tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
Flying Field Abandoned.

Dallas, Texas. March ll.-Flyins ~
Love neid stopped at noon yesterday.
II was learned today following deci-
sion Of the War Department TO sosn-
don the field.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12
ANSELL'S REPLY
HELD FOR BAKER
Denoted Army Chiefs An
swer to Crowder Awaits
Return of Secretary.

The reply Of Gen. NJ. F. Ansell. late
ly acting Judge Advocate General TO
the criticism OF the present Judge Ad-
vocate General, EnOch Crowder, has
been held up at the War Department
for the present
Gen. Ansell was recently denoted TO
Lieutenant colonel almost Immediately
following his criticism in Congress OF
the War Department military jUris-
prudence court martial cases. Sec
retary Baker invited a reply from
Gen. Crowder. and he issued a state
ment in which he sustained himself
and the methods Of his Office. II was
that Gen. Ansell was about
to launch an answer, and that it
would be allowed the same latitude
TO Gen. Crowder
knscIrs Answer Received.
The answer was received yesterday
by Acting Secretary OF War Crowell
1t was addressed to the Secretary Of
War Mr.. Crowell. il is understood,
has asked for instructions from Sec
retaTy Of War Baker, who was ycsteU
day in Omaha.
Army officers say il is not unlikely
that the reply OF Gen. Ansel could not
be given out without comment from
the War Department
The Washington herald., 1919-03-12

CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-02
IRENCHMAN WRITES FOR
PRESIDENTS BIRTH RICoRn

Staunton. Va, April Addressed Ia
the Manager OF the Birth Registra
tlon Bureau OF Siaunton. Virginia
United Safes of America" reaues;
for data on the birth of President
woodrow Wilson has come from eau
deran, france, TO city clcik New
ton ,Argenbright
Oddly enough. the request was
written on March 18th, thus bring
ing into prominence once more the
presidents lucky thirteen, which
has followed him, according to his
own admission.
The request reads as follows:
Sir: | beg to ask you 10 be SO kind
as to send me President Wilson's birth
line as thoroughly as possibie, Yours.
a. Caland, Is Rue de E'amatia. eau
deran (Gironde) France"
Mr. Argenhright In of the opinion
that the informa ton il desired with
view to making the president a
citizen of the town named.
: In this connection II Ii In fnter,
es:ing fact that the birth Of Wood
row Wilson was not registered here
or In Richmond. as far as q thorough
search has revealed. This statement
was made by DIR. A. w. Plecker. of
the Bureau OF Vital Statistic. Rich
mond, who was In the city last Thurs
day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-02
SPECTACULAR VISIT

Continued From Page One.)
! circles tonight that the big four" In
tend fixing a lump sum which Ger
many must pay before becoming .
full member Of the league OF nations.
The council is expected to announce:
/. What damages Germany ought
to repair, the, exact amounts to be de-
termined later.
=. How much Germany should be-
gin to pay annually and what sources
Ut revenue the allies will attach to
assure payment, such as railroad re-
ceipts. and the output Of state mines,
forest and ports.
In other words. the allies win ap-
prise Germany Of the precise damage
caused by her and will attach ~ lien
certain German revenues which will
not hamper the revival OF German In
dustry. II Ia like putting bankrupt
signer on probation.
Exactly how the money question -
to be adjusted remains to be decided.
This solution avoids making Germany
stagger under y fabulous amount OF
deb, which she might prefer to tight
rather than pay.
The question OF the Rhine frontier
seems settled by forbidding the cree,
ton OF German forts. barrackA Of
military railroads within ilfty milAs
cast OF the Rhine, which would pro-
tect France against another sudden
invasion by land.
Protection against invasion from
tho air y another nAttan NJ. III
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-02
UPTON MURDER STILL
A MYSTERY IN NORFOI.K

2 .
Norfolk. va, April 1.-The only an
parent clue the police have had that
gave, even the slightest promise OF
throwing light on the murder OF
Richard r. Upton last night, fell flat
when two chauffeuts arrested Satur-
day night as suspects" were released
after several hours OF questioning and
examination.
The two men had been trailed for
three days when the police took them
into custody. They were arrested on
the statement of q woman who Is
said to- live somewhere near tho scene
iof Upton's killing. The woman told
the police that the two men came to
her house few minutes before IL
O'Clock Tuesday night apparently very
much excited, and asked to be allowed
to remain there until morning. After
they had been there about two hours.
she said, they both left the house.
When the police questioned the
woman Friday night. after they had
traced the two men to her house. she
told them the names OF the two men
and said she was afraid they might
have got into some SORT OF trouble
Several times during her talk with
the detectives she emphasized the
fact that both men seemed unusually
excited and nervous One Of the men,
she said, she had known for some
time. Tho other wna . mcse recent
Iw&QW44ut4UE4 SlfasSSs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-02
CHARTERS ISSUED

Merchant, Morris rrangfer Com
pany. Incorporated. rynchh burg. va,
maximum 5000, minimum $500.
VIM. j. Merchant. president; Preston
hosscr, and Chas.. L. Morris. secre-
tafy. All OF Lynchburg, va. Trans
fer business
Monarch Billiard Academy, fncor-
roratcd. Richmond, Va. maximum
$4,000, minimum $sN. Jas. r. Fry.
prns.asRt; IdwardA -. Ward, sAMsi
Sa1hi. ~ Ecott- secretary AN as 2alos.-
mond- Pool business. etc.
Amendment TO charter 81 CIlnch-
Acid Carbaccai Corporation. sher-
wood F. Hall, president. and Ed
ward G. Baiiiy, secretary. Both OF
New York. n. Y. oJhn n. lAehtfoot
Jr-. ttate agent, Richmond, Va De-
creasing capital stock from ST.. 600, =
geo to $4,000. GOO. Capital stock di-
vided s3.SeA,o0G. Preferred $a.sOo,eJ0
common, changing principal Office
from Rio Vista to Bristol. Va
Mary Blaine. Incorporation, Nor
Norfclk. Va. maximum $4,000, rniui
mum $1,000. Mary Il. Lord. presi-
dent Elizabeth NJ. Lord and Blaine
r., Lord. secretary. All OF Norfolk.
Millinery business
Star Motor Company. Incorporated
Norfolk. aN., maximum $50, eco mint
mum $4,000. 8. r. Neil, president ;
@. Broughton and Roht A. Cutchins.
Jr., Incorporators IN n Bran BILE.
secretary, All OF Norfolk, Va Au-
tomohiie business
Diainent Paint e. Decorating Com
panv, Incorporated. Lynchburg, Va,
maximum $1,000, minimum $1,000,
T.. W. Trant. president; w. M Trent,
secretary. and E. C. Bacon. All OF
Lyrchburg, Va Painting and deco
rating business
Clover Hin Merchantiie Company
Incorporated, Clover Hill, Va, maxi
mum $4,000. minimum $4,000. II e
HEAVIER, president; c. II. r.. Anderson
secretary. and III. al. Hil. All Of Hin.
ION. Va Retail mercantile business
Yorkmont Realty Cooperation, Nor
folk, Va. maximum $50. 900. mini.
mum $4,000, Otto Sells, president,
t. Frank Williams, secretary. and y
Hunter Bell. All of Norfolk. Va
Real estate business
ke'ls Bakery and Grocery, rncor-
$4,000, minimum $1,000. J. j
kell. president: III. r. keli, secretary
ana Joe Rovy. All OF Norfolk, Va
Bakery and grocery business tJ. j
and X. r. kell. Ocean View, Va,
Amendment to charter of Hayes.
Newberry Company. Incorporated
r. s. Ffnner. president: Essie NJ. san.
deriine. secretary. Changing name te
Focahontas Grocery Company, Incor.
porated.
Fred Saunders Company, Incorpn.
rated, Norfolk. va. maximum s2s..
600, minimum $4,000 Sam Sher,
rick. president, Phillip p. Taylor aut
Fred Saunders. secretary. All Of Nor
folh, Va. General grocery business
The Whistle Bottling Company o.
Hampton. Va. Incorporated. maxi
mum 100000. minimum $4,000 Geo
+. Elliott, president; Paul Tahb. r. II
Moore, r. NJ Cunningham, secretary
and kcfN- C. Beasley. All of Hanp
ton. Va Soft drink business.
Westbury Farm Corporation, Rich
mund. Va, maximum $50 200. mini
mum $4,000. M. s. Gary. president
r. II. Rowe and J. II. Oliver. All o.
Richmond. Va Real estate
Vermont Real Estate Company, IN.