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The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
PROBE PROVES
PARTISANSH|p
House Quiz Shows Security
Organization Played
Politics.

Important facts disclosed in the
congressional probe Of the National
Security League here yesterday were
political in its efforts to defeat Ger
l. That the league was partisan and
political in its EFFORTS to defeat Ger
tain candidates for the Senate and
House
.. That Alton B. Parker and Fred
eric Z. CouGert. members OF the ex-
ecutive committee charged that the
leagues Congressional chart was sug-
Eestivc OC partisanship; ti.at they
threatened to resign unless the right
and wrong" designations OF Con-
gress smeu were withdrawn: and that
they We're voted down in a special
meeting and the designations re-
manned.
5. That the Congressional committee
Of the lca-ue made special efforts
to defeat Miss Jeanette Rankin. in
Montana and Henry Ford. iu Mich
iEan. and that In the literature OF
the league, sent broadcast 10 Mon
tana, Miss Rankiu'S vote against the
deCIara ton for war was stiCnatiSed
as an Infamous and damninC fact q"
T. That Charles u. Orth. chairman n
Of the Congressional COMMITTEES, the
only witness OF tho day. rstified TO
all these facts. and in addition Sd
mitted that he is in the hemp busi-
ness. with offices at NO. = Cedar
street. New York City. that tho price
OF siSal hemp was below s cents
pound before the war. afterwards
jumped to 19 cents. and now is Is
cents. Orth said his business had in
creased materially since 1914 in tons
smaller. but in value much larger.
:. There was an intimation from the
committee that action for perjury
may be instituted against some OF
the witnesses who have testified and
against those who follow. unless they
adhere more strictly to fact
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
THIRTY KILLED,
FIFTY INJURED
=
BY BIG BLAST
Tank Containing Two Mil
lion Gallons Of Molasses
Explodes.
PASSERS-BY VICTIMS
Accident Happens at Noon
Hour When Streets Were
Crowded.

Boston, Jan. 15.-Thirty were
killed and fifty seriously injured
when a 1000. .O0O-gaIIon tank Of
molasses exploded at the landing
wharf of the Puritan Distillery
Company.
The wharf building and other
structures within 900 feet were
demolished. Another building was
blown over on its side and tracks
of the Boston elevated railway In
front Of the wharf were reduced TO
a tangled mass Of steel The head
quarters Of FIRE boat No. 81 col
lapsed. catching the boat in the
wreckaEe.
because Of the great amount OF
mClasses which covered everything
about the scene fremen were forced
TO turn streams Of water on the
mass before any progress could be
made. During the rescue work the
injured could be heard under the
wreCkaEc.
In the street in front Of the wharf
were the wrecks OF a number OF
automobiles. blown TO atoms. Dead
hoI s6s were seen in the building
and about the street, and mixed
IN the wreckage were parts OF hu-
man bodies.
One man was picked up in the
harbor. He had been blown $50 feet
and both legs were broken. An
other man was hurled fifty feet
through the air and landed IN a.
doorway on the opposite side Of the
street. Beside him were the bodies
OF two women, Apparently dead.
The large number Of women
among the victims was accounted
for by the fact that the explosion
occurred during the noon hour.
when women employed in nearby
factories were on the street. A
tenement house near the wharf was
partly demolished and a number OF
~omen and children were injured.
Soon after the explosion the.
crowds became so dense that SOL
diers and sailors were ordered to.
stand guard and the crowd was
forced back TO safe distance by
men with fixed bayonets.
Red Cross nurses and the women's
Motor Corps did effective work in
dressing the wounds Of the injured
and taking them from the scene.
Every ambulance in the city. includ-
ing all available army and navy am
balances. wee rushed TO the scene
while scores OF doctors dressed minor
injuries OF those able to look out for
themselves.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
BURY LEBAUDY;
Wife IS DYING
Confessed Slayer of Mil
lionaire, Victim of Serl-
GUS Heart Affection.

MineoIa. y. Y, Jan. 1.-THE estab-
lishment of the exact degree OF the
eccentricity or insanity OF jacques
I.ebaudy-"Emperor of the Sahara -
who was killed by his wife last sat
urday night when he went to his
home, "The Lodge" at Westbury' TO
threaten her and her daughter
Jacqueline, is expected to prove one
of the interesting preliminaries OF
the legal disposition of the tragedy.
Almost unanimous sentiment con-
tinues to prevail that Mrs. Lebaudy
should be punished lightly. If at all.
The keen interest aroused over the
mental peculiarities of Jacques be-
baudy crystallized itself today in a
request from the medical school OF
Columbia University that permission
be granted for an examination of the
dead mans brain. which 1t is re-
ported, was found to be of less than
normal size during the autopsy.
Request is Granted.
The request for the examination
was made to District Attorney
Weeks, and he expressed no objec-
ton.
simultaneously, DIR. Russell Blais-
dell, assistant superintendent of the
State Hospital for the Insance at
Kings Park. where Lebaudy had
been confined for five days in Au-
gust, 1915, declared today that he
found no abnormalities in the dead
man.
Plans We're made today for the
burial Of the "EmperOr's" remains
tomorrow morning, but it is indi-
Gated there will be few, if any
mourners. Mrs. Lebaudy. who is suf-
fering severely from acute bron-
chitis will not attend. Interment
will be in the Westbury Cemetery
Heart is Affected.
According to her physicians, Mrs
Lebaudy is critically i'll and can
not be subjected to any excitement
for several weeks. Her heart ac-
tion is said to have been affected
1t is understood to be Mrs. Lee
baudy's expectation that she Will
not have to stand trial.
4 female witness, whose name
was not revealed, is to give testl-
mony here tomorrow and, according
to Mrs. Lebaudy's attorney her
statements will show conclusiVely
that Lebaudy was determined to go
TO his home on Saturday night to
"clean UP" his family.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
Allen Repeats Charges.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 15.-"Let the
War Department open its records and
give full facts of the action of the
American war machine in France" {"
Governor Henry j. Allen, of Kansas,
declared in an address here
Alien repeated statement in a
former address than the Thirty fifth
Division was not given artillery sup
port after d six-mile advance,
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
u. S. OWNERSHIP
/. OF UTILITIES is
A. F. |. PROGRAM
Also Make Radical De-
mands in Regard to
Hampering Unionism.
PROHIBIT CHILD LABOR
Would Encourage Cooper
ative Enterprises and
Eliminate Middlemen.

Government ownership of all public
utilities is demanded by the American
Federation of Labor in its program OF
reconstruction measures filed yester-
day with the Senate Committee on
Education and Labor.
This program. drawn up by the eX-
ecutiVe committee of the federation,
includes the following measures:
A law making it a criminal offense
for any employer to hamper the or
ganization of his employees into trade
unions.
No Reduction In Wages.
No reduction of wages in any case
and increases in some.
The same wages for women who
perform the same work as men.
Enactment of State laws prohibit
ing child labor.
Freedom of government and other
public employees to uniOnize.
ENCOURAGEMENT OF cooperative
enterprises by farmers to lower the
cost of living by eliminating mid
dlemen.
Provision that the people acting
directly or through Congress shall
be able to override the United
States Supreme Court by re-enact-
ing any law declared unconstitu-
tional. Such a law. re-enacted to
be valid in spite of the Supreme
Court
Education Of the public on vel
fare questions, and Independent po-
litiCal activity by labor rather than
organized partisan activity.
Prompt passage Of legislation i'm
proving waterways.
Laws helping tenant farmers 70
own land and aiding establishing OF
homes on the public domain.
Laws more strictly regulating big
corporations.
Free speech; Free Press.
Removal of all restrictions on free
speech and free press.
Better provision for workers injured
in industry.
Prohibition of all imnigrstioh for at
,least two years after T"ace and stu ict
regulation thereafter.
A progressive increase in taxes on
incomes, inheritances and land values.
Development of educational facili-
ties.
Abolition Of private empIoym ment
agencies operated for profit.
Establishment of joint city. State or
Federal agencies in cooperation with
trade unions.
Government aid in home building.
Abolition of every trace of militar-
ism. The smallest standing army pos
siblc.
Free transportation. Help IN getting
jobs, farms and other rewards for the
nations soldiers and sailors.
Senator Kenyon. Iowa leading ad-
voCate of a governmental welfare pol
icy. will soon incorporate some OF
/ these suggestions in bills TO he sub
mitted to the Senate, he announced
yesterday
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
HUNS WANT EX-KAISER
BROUGHT BEFORE JURY
Commission Declares Former Ruler
Convicted by His Own Notes.

Berne. Jan. IA German commits
sion. appointed to determine the for
Insr Kaiser's responsibility for the
war. has officially recommended that
he be brought to trial, according to
information received from Berlin to-
day.
The recommendation was announced
by Herr Eautsky, who was appoint
ed by the present Geran government
to direct examination of documents in
the archives Of the foreign office.
Marginal notes in the Kaiser's own
hand writing on the most important
papers in the foreign office prove he
was one Of the principal war max
ers." Kautsky reported. TT is neces-
sary to bring him before a. tribunal" 1"
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
REAR ADMIRAL GIVEN
FAREWELL BANQUET
Members of Jones Staff Give
Former Chief Send-of.

Newport News, Va, Jan. 15.-Rear
Admiral Hilary p. Jones. head of the
naval overseas transportation service
here, who has been ordered to Wash
ingtOn, was given a farewell banquet
at Old Point tonight by members OF
his staff. Secretary of the Navy Jo-
sephus Daniels was invited but was
not able to be present on account of
the press of business.
Rear Admirals Kaufman and Har-
ris, the former commandant of the
naval base and the latter of the
Norfolk Navy Yard, was present. as
was Brig. Gen. Ferguson, in charge
of army activities here.
No successor to Admiral Jones has
been named.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
Locate 1900 Canadians
Hitherto Thought Dead

Ottawa. Ontario. Jan. Is. - Fifteen
hundred Canadian soldiers, who were
reported as missing and presumably
dead. have been located i'm Germany
since the armistice was signed. Many
OF these soldiers have been missing
since the battle of Ypress and have
long since been given up as dead.
AS the German authorities have
never reported them and their mail
vas never received, it was presumed
that these soldiers must have been
removed to camps where the German
officers were particularly brutal and
Cruel The Germans refused to report
them. contrary to all international war
regula tions.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
Seek Peddler As Slayer
of Woman Cut to Pieces

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 15.-Police were
searching for a peddler who is be-
lieved to have murdered Mrs. Ray
mond Van Doorne.
Her body. battered and slashed al
most beyond recognition, was found
in her home by a delivery boy. She
had sustained thirty-five wounds, in
flicted by butcher knife and a club.
A peddleT was seen in the vicinity
shortly before the boy discovered the
body.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
FIRE In CAPITOL ROTUNDA.
Fresco on Arch of Dome Threat.
ened With Designation.

officials and sightseers in the rou-
tunda of the Capitol yesterday
watched firemen scoot up to the dome
with extinguishers to exterminate a
blaze in the souvenir stand on a land
ing one hundred feet above their
heads.
An Invaluable fresco, on the arch
OF the dome, was threatened with dis
figuration by smoke.
Damage resulted in $25 loss.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
Ex-Kaiser Sent Fortunes
Ahead Before Fleeing

Securities amounting to millions
of marks have been deposited to
the credit of the Hohenzollern and
Hapsburg families in Amsterdam
banks since the fall of the central
powers, according to an Amster-
dam diplomatic dispatch yesterday.
Smuggling of gold and securities
into Holland from Germany Dy
agents OF the former Kaiser have
been rumored several times.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
Urge, Eugenie Marriages.

Lansing, Mich, Jan. l5-An amend
ment contemplating a stringent eu-
genie marriage law for Michigan, was
being prepared today by Representa-
tive Dunn. OF Highland Park. He
would prevent the marriage OF any
persons suffering from either mental
disease or a physically communicable
disease.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
Pan-American Nations
Lauded by Barrett

Lauding the opportunities and beau
ties of the Pan-AmcriCan nations,
John Barrett director general Of the
Pan-American Union. last night spoke
before the Young Women's Christian
Association. e19 Fourteenth street
northwest
Mr.. Barrett sees ties that will in
the future bind the countries Of the
two great Americas together more
closely than ever. He also spoke Of
the revolutions which the Pan-Ameri-
can Union had prevented since the
inception of their peace table, built
on the principle of arbitration.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
Four Sailors Drowned
on Shipping Board Vessel

Halifax, Jan. l5.-FoUr members OF
the crew of the L. s. Shipping Boards
steamship Castalia lost their lives
when the vessel. in a sinking condi-
tion. was abandoned Of Stable Island
last Monday, it was learned here to-
day.
The rescued members Of the crew
are en- route TO Bergen, Norway. on
boaTd the steamship Bergensfjord.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
Won Hindenburg Made
German Generalissimo

Paris, Jan. ls.-Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg has been made general
issimO Of German forces for the pro-
lection of the eastern frontiers. the
Zurich correspondent Of the Journal
wired today.
This action is taken here to mean
that Germany is taking precautions
against aninvasion by Polish forces
or by the Russian Bolsheviki.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
INFORM PEOPLE
ON PEACE DAILY
U. S. Peace Delegates to
See Correspondents and
Issue Communique..
BY JAY JEROME WILLIAMS.
L ntNersal Service stan Cores
pOndent.
Special Cable Dispatch.


Paris, Jan. 15.-President Wilson
has come to the rescue Of the Amer
lean correspondents assigned to re-
port the Peace Conference. Pitt
less publicity was graveIy endan-
gcred when he stepped in and sue
Cessfully took up the cudgeIs for IL
The system Of secrecy which was ilr
a fair way Of being definitely adopt
ed, seems now doomed to permanent
abandonment.
President Wilson is understood 10
have persuaded the American dele
gates to change their tactics and the
fruits OF his action are already ap-
parent. Hereafter the commi ion
will meet the American CORES pond
ents in the forenoon and more def
mite information will be given to
them regarding the American peace
program than az any time since our
plenipotentiaries stepped upon
French soil.
The decision to issue a triple COM
munique instead OF leaving the
whole matter to the French. is an
other hopeful sign.
AmpIIhcd Communiquc.
The communique will be ampIified
by Information regarding the dis
CussionS which take place daily
either by Secretary Lansing or one
Of the other commissioners who will
see the correspondents each day
upon adjournment OF the conference
The question of keeping the Amer
ican people fully informed as to the
progress Of the momentous confer
ences has come to the fore lately
with rush indicative OF the dis
tastefuIneSs Of the official silence
observed during the past month.
President wilson's action in tenn
porarily dropping the affairs Of the
conference and taking the situation
in hand personally with the inten-
tion OF improving it is taken as
ample evidence of its importance
and Of the significance he himself
attaches to il
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
MAKE PEACE WITH REDS.
Spartacans and German Govern
ment BEGIN Negotiations, is Report.

Amsterdam, Jan. 15.-"Peace nego-
tiations" have begun between the
Spartacans and the German govern
.ment, according to Berlin dispatches
received here today.
The government and Spartacans are
said to have arranged an armistice
Friday, whereby neither faction
would resume fighting without twelve
hours notice.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
PEACE ENJOYS
TALK METHODS
Wilson and Conferees Dis,
cuss Admitting Huns
to League
Nv JAY JEROME WILLIAMS
Universal Service STAN Corre>
pondent.
SpeciaI Gable Dispatch.


Paris. Jan. I5.-Questions OF proceed
ure at the formal Peace Conference
again today occupied the attention OF
President Wilson, Secretary Lansing
and the premiers and foreign minis
ters of four other great powers, in
cluding Japan. in two sessions at the
French foreign office.
The matter of representation Of all
the associated governments is ex-
pected to be decided finally soon.
The subject of Germany's eventual
representation and the admission of
Teutonic delegates is one that prob
ably will be left to the full confer
ence. although it was under discus
sion today.
1t is explained that Germany's in
terest in the Peace Conference is one
that can be described as ''sign-on- the
dotted-line' when the associated
powers have completed their agree
mnts regarding the former empire.
Three Points Basis.
In this connection and side from
the question of the lea que of ma
tions which will be first taken up
at the full conference, the tentative
program so far as Germany is in
timatcly concerned is one of thre"
points:
l. Tho amount OF indemnitieS to he
exactcd and the manner in which
the payments are 10 be made. This
will include n lump sum for immeii-
ate payment and others stretching
along for a course of wears.
. That of the cessiOn of territory
to France, together with the cession
of Whatever territory the associate
powers believe should be incorporated
in Poland and CzeCho-Slcvakia.
5 Fixing of boundaries of the new
Germany which will emerge.
Do They Represent.
There is also the question as to
whether the German delegates are
really representative Of Germany.
1t can thus be seen that the
question of German representation
is one that will be the outgrvwth
of the settlement of other impera
tive questions.
Furthermore, because of the un-
settled affairs of Germany. there
are really on authorized delegates
with whom the conference could
treat at the present time. From the
standpoint of being able to treat
with a representative government.
the lessening of the activities of
the Spartacists and the start to-
ward order are pleasing to the al
lied and American governments.
The Forthcoming elections in Ger
many and the establishment of
government upon a sound basis,
however. will tell the story of the
minor part which Germany will
naturally play at the actual con-
ference.
Upon the completion of conversa-
tions such as today's, a statement
will be issued by the American
commission explaining definitely the
matter of procedure of the entire
conference and the order in which
the subjects are to be taken up.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
l,2eo Yank, Return.

New York. Jan. n lb.-The Unit
States cruiser ST. Louis srTived Il
New York today, carrying i.eso Amer,
Jean troops. She left Brest. France
on January :. on board there are
a. officers and Las enlisted men. or
these 800 were sick or wounded Twen-
ty-tWo cases of influenza were report,
ed during the Iip across. "
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
Huns Return $40, ,000,0 Loot.

Rome. Jan. 15.-Austria has deliv-
cred to the italian armistice commits
sion money deposits in the Trent and
Trieste banks. amounting to 1.0o0. 600, coo
lire (s2G,0o0.eW, which had been re-
moved to Vienna at the outbreak of
the war.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
Kills Woman He Loves
Then Attempts Suicide

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 15.-Ed-
ward Adams, 81. Anderson, Ind, is
dead, and Mrs. Adeline Vesbiner is
living in a hospital with three bull
let wounds in her arms and shoulder,
as the result of an attempted muir
der and suicide in a rooming house
here today. The shooting is said
to be the outcome of lovers quar-
rel.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
Lisbon Quiet Again.

Lisbon, Jan. l5.-Order has been
completely restored in Lisbon and
Oporto. following revolutionary dem.
onstrations, the government an
nounced today. Almeirim and Eutron.
camento have been recaptuned by
government troops.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
MOONEY MEETING
EXPELS RADICALS
Imprisoned Labor Leaders Fnends
Purge Convention.

ulSC NOllNShNlOh-
Chicago. Jan. 15.-When the Labor
Congress met ,oday to consider ways
and means Of fr,eing Tom Mooney.
California labor man. there were only
so delegates or hand.
Others who attended Yesterday 5
open session had been forced out
on the ground that they were no:
bona fide delegates. They planned
to stage ''rump" convention. at
which release OF all so-called politi-
cal prisoners. including Eugene V.
DebS. would be demanded.
Tine Labor Congress. pUrEed OF the
element considered too radical took
up consideration Of the Sl0lO0l
Mooney defense fund and its spend
ing. Mooney is in san Quentin
prison under sentence OF life impris-
onment for alleged completely in the
San Francisco Preparedness Day
parade bombing in 1916.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
WITH U. S, on RUSSIA.
England Will Not Conf
Frances Policy. J6ara

Manchester. Jan. l5.-'1
be assumed that the Brid
conform with Frances
garding Russia. largely as
of American suggestion
ance." the Manchester Gus
Clsred today.
1T can be definitely seSV
America will not commit hers
war Of force. She Il absoluteS
posed to that idea"
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
G W. Perkins Has "FIu" in Paris

Paris. Jan. 15.-George w. Per-
Lius- the New York financier. who
came over recently TO supervise the
Y. VI. c. \. finances, is i'll in hos
pstaI here with influenza.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
9 Children in 4 Years.

Sycamore. Ga, Jan. 15.-Mrs. Mark
Lukes has given birth to nine children
in four years-triplets in 1915; twins,
1917; bankruptcies, 1913.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
OUR CITY

Somefhng wrong in Washington This seventh ofa
series OF sah9ais dealing with unhappy conditions Wash
tnsfon In the series the editor will tell the
fhe phou fear favor The hope that they suggest
a dTemedy Is the sole object of their publication
The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
THE WEATHER:

Today-Fair. Tomorrow - Proba-
bly, cloudy, followed by rain at
Highest temperature yesterday,
IS; lowest SO.