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The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-28
AMERICAS DEBT
TO LAFAYETTE
Washington Paid Tribute
to Great Services
Rendered.

--Y HEN the Revolution began
AAf Americans were still pio-
w neers and straight shooters.
The country was full of men
who had seen service in war against
the French and Indians. Washington
had been all his life soldier. 1t is
not surprising that American officers
felt quite able to handle the military
situation without assistance from the
host of applicants for commissions
from abroad. Therefore when Wash
ington heard that a young Frenchman
named Lafayette had left his wife and
child and crossed the ocean to serve
the American cause as volunteer
without pay, he muttered: zone more
incnmbrance." But Lafayette pleaded: :
"Give me a chance; do not want to
be an honorary soldier"
He went to Washington's camp and
there began a friendship which ran
through so many years like an idyl. In
1888 Brissot visited Washington at Mt.
Vernon with a letter from Lafayette.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-28

He says Washington spoke to me OF
M. De Lafayette with emotion; ne
considers him as his child" Later,
Lafayette sent to Washington the key
to the destroyed Bastile, saying: 1T
is a tribute which owe as son to my
adopted father, as an aid-de-camp to
nv general, as missionary of liberty
to its patriarch"
French Eager in Liberty's Cause.
The spirit of Lafayette was the
sririt of Rochambeau's army. A host
of young French officers looked on the
expedition as a crusade for liberty, and
crowded for places. Young Berthier
was volunteer at Yorktown, and he
became a marshal of France. Viscount
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-28
Hana and Burn Negro.

Ellisville, Miss.-Trailed for ten days
through southern Mississippi by posses
which included several hundred MEM
bers of his own race, John fairfield,
negro, confessed assailant of an Ellis
vile young woman, was captured des-
perately wounded in n cane brake,
rushed by automobile to the scene
of his crime, hanged to gum tree and
burned to ashes. His victim identified
him and witnessed his execution.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-28
CROWN PRINCE
IN GERMANY
fLEEs FROM HOLLAND AND IS
NOW IN HIDING IN EAST
PRUSSIA.
WOULD ESCAPE TRIAL
MAY LEAD NEW REVOLT AFTER
SIGNING OF TREATY, is
REPORT.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
London, June 2T.-With the crown
prince returned to Germany, supposed
ly to attempt the leadership of mill
tarist coup d'etat; and with increasing
clashes between the populace and
troops in Berlin and Hamburg, it is
feared that the upheaval prophesied
when Germany should sign the peace
treaty has already begun.
No definite word of the crown
princes whereabouts, or of his plans,
has been received beyond the bare
fact that he has crossed the frontier
of Holland and is again on German
soil. 1t is suggested that his flight
mag have been merely to escape seiz-
ure and trial by the allies.
In Berlin many streets are barricad-
ed and there have been bitter engage
ments between the government troops
and mobs for the past several days.
Militarist circles in the German capital
discuss openly the plans for counter
revolution, aimed to suppress the COM
munist uprising, which apparently has
already been launched, and to place
the royalist-junker faction again in
power.
Armed resistance to the allies is
likewise being considered. Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg, in reply to a re-
quest from the minister of defense
concerning the allied rejection of Ger
man reservations in the peace treaty,
said that in the event of a resump-
ton of hostilities the Germans would
be able to reconquer Posen and main
tain the frontiers to the east, but
hardly would be able to reckon on
success in the west. The field mar
shal is said to have added:
"A favorable issue to our operations
is, therefore, very doubtful, but as a
soldier, l must prefer an honorable
fall to an ignominous peace"
A report from Berlin said that Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg had resigned
from the chief command. Later dis
patches said that General Groener had
succeeded him, but that Groener like
wis had resigned, but had agreed to
remain in command until the situation
had become tranquilized. Rebels are
news agency dispatch from Berlin re-
ported. General Won Lettow, the dis
patch added, has been ordered to crush
the revolt by force
Washington. - Confidential reports
that the former German crown prince,
and also probably the former emperor,
would attempt to re-enter Germany
after the signing of the peace treaty,
were received recently by government
officials here. This became known
after IA dispatch telling of the escape
of the crown prince had been received
recently by government officials here.
The former German crown prince was
interned by the Dutch government ON
the Island of Wieringen, and if he pre-
serves his status as IL soldier the opin-
ion of International law authorities
here is that the Netherlands govern
ment may be held accountable by the
associated powers for his escape. Of
ficials said one effect of the escape
undoubtedly would be to cause the au-
thorities of Holland to renew precau-
tions to prevent the escape of the for
mer emperor.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-28
An OId-Time Patriot Cut off the Cor
ner of His House That Lafayette's
Carriage Might Go Through His

received with bands of music and
huge procession of citizens. 1t is re-
lated that on his first visit in 1874
there was a controversy as to how the
procession was to proceed through the
main streets of the town, owing to the
fact that at one of the sharp turns,
house so jutted into the road that the
generals coach could not pass. On the
morning of the great event, it was dis
covered that the patriotic family occu'
pying the property had cut off sec
ton of the house, removing the offend
ing corner and thus the coach was
driven without a hitch through the
street. The house with part of the
first story missing can still be seen In
this year of 1919, and is shown in the
illustration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
AMERICAN STEEL MEN
UNDERSELLING BRITISH
Reported Quoting Lower Prices
Than Those Named by Manu-
facturers of England.

LONDON, June 20 Correspondence of
the Associated Press).--Sir Auckland
Geddes, president of the board Of
trade. said in the house Of commons
the other day that American steel
manufacturers were quoting prices
for steel in the United Kingdom lower
than those quoted by British manu-
facturers. Nevertheless. he said. the
government was not prepared to re-
strict the Importation of iron and
steel. because of the demand for it in
Great Britain.
Lieut.. Col Sir +. Hall declared that
the American steel manufacturers
were underselling British steel in
English markets by 80 shillings
a ton and upward. He asked Sir Auck-
land if the government was going to
do anything to protect British steel
manufacturers from this American
competition. This evoked the reply
that the government intended to i'm
pose no restrictions at present.
There is a very great demand for
iron and steel in this country at pres
ent and our producers are not able to
meet it," said Sir Auckland Geddes
Our foreign trade demands large
amount of iron and steel to be worked
into things to be exported"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
BY FRANK II. SIMONDS.

Speaking in the house of commons
last week Bonar Law warned the
British public that peace was still in
the future. and that at the precise mo-
ment in which he was speaking not
less than twenty-one wars were in
progress When ] left Paris, three
weeks ago, one of the American Off
Gals connected with the peace mis-
sion had calculated that the number
of wars then going on was eighteen.
But if one calculates the number of
wars either in progress OF at the
point of breaking out the total will
be nearer thirty than twenty.
In the present article ] am going to
try to make, not complete list-thIs
is next to iInpossible-but partial
computation of the contemporary con-
flicts. Indicating, where ii is possible,
the occasion of the fighting. Such a
list may serve the useful purpose of
demonstrating how long and difficult
is the task before the responsible
statesmen of the world before any
thing approximating the peaceful
conditions of FIVE years ago can be
restored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
New Poland Has Most Wars.

To begin at the beginning, the nation
richest in wars at the present hour
would seem to be the new Polish coun-
try. Polish troops at the moment are
actively engaged in fighting the Ukrai-
mans in Galicia, the bolshevists in
White Russia: they are facing German
armies actually in line. If not actively
engaged, from the Niemen to the Oder,
and they have acute disputes with the
Lithuanians and the Czechoslovaks.
With the Ukrainians the Poles are
fighting for the possession Of eastern
Galicia and its capital, Lemberg. which
they hold. With the bolshevists they
are fighting to preserve their eastern
frontiers, still unfixed. from invasion by
the reds. With the Germans they are
contesting the possession of the Prus-
sian districts which the Paris confer
ences had decided shall be Polish. in
! Guiding West Prussia. With the Lithu-
/ anans they are disputing title to wilma
and practically all of the territory of
this race. which was once united with
| Poland. With the Czechoslovaks they
are quarreling over the district of
Teschen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
TWO-CENT STAMP BACK
WITH THE F|RECRACKER
Displaces Wars Three. Center and
Many Return to Writing
Letters.

officials of the city post office re-
ported a heavy increase in the mail
ing OF letters beginning at midnight
on the part of those who held back
letters to take advantage of the old
pre-war postage rates. which went
into effect throughout the nation to-
day.
The old pink two-cent stamps look
ed mighty familiar to thousands of
people who resumed their use in
Washington today. Despite the fact
that the purple three-center had be-
come familiar through use for the
last several months, the pink two
center has never been entirely out of
service, for when lined up with a
green one-center it got by the cancel
lation clerk.
George Washingtons face. in pink,
Looked Looked quite uns happy to greet SO many
postage rates went into effect the
face Of the father of the nation has
been in eclipse in pink as an orna-
ment on stamps.
At the city post Office the new stamp
vending machine was manipulated so
as to dispense five two-cent stamps
instead of three three-cent stamps
and one cent in change. The machine
lost it's power of giving change. of
course. but still deftly hands back
lead slugs.
Unused and unchanged 2-cent pos
tai cards and Scent stamped envel-
opes will be redeemed at full value
from original purchasers during the
month of July. the Post Office De-
partment announced today. Post
masters will not redeem Scent ad-
hesive postage stamps from the pub
lie.
Prices of stamped envelopes went
up today. The cost of envelopes to
the department has increased. and
prices to the public are changed be-
ginning today. The increase will be
IL cents per thousand on first quail
ity printed and imprinted envelopes
of the Nos. and 13 sizes. Prices of
envelopes may be had on inquiry at
the city post Office or substations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
OLD HOSPITAL BUILDING
NOW HOUSE OF DETENTION
Assigned for Use of District, the
Present Quarters Being De-
clared Inadequate

The former Emergency Hospital
building, at 10Th street and Ohio ave-
nue., has been assigned by the public
buildings commission as house of
detention for the District of Columbia
The building will be used in place of
the present house of detention, which
is entirely Inadequate
Judge Cathryn Sellers of the Juvenile
Court of the District made an urgent
plea for the allotment of this build
ing as house of detention at re-
cent hearing before the public build
lngS commission. In recent months
the building has been used by the
public health service for Offices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
100000 IDLE IN BELGIUM,
WITH REDUCTIONS DAILY
Only Two Blast Furnaces Out of
Sixty Working--Repairing
German Damage.

BRUSSELS, June 90 Correspondence
OF the Associated Pressl.-The number
of unemployed in Belgium is 500, 600
according to the minister for food
but is diminishing from day TO day.
Only two blast furnaces are working
out Of sixty which before the war ex-
listed in Belgium. OF these sixty all
but four have been completely. or to a
very large extent destroyed by the
Germans.
The steel and iron production, which.
in 1913 attained 2,224,000 tons is nil
since 1917. OF $4,000 metal workers in
1913 only about 200 are working.
1t is hoped that by the end Of this
year at least twenty-five blast fur
naces will be producing and that a.
per cent of the pre-war production will
be obtained.
Six thousand operatives have re-
sumed work in the linen industry. The
English week of ffty-four hours has
been agreed to.
In the textile industry (carding)
work may be resumed several weeks
hence. A great part of the machinery
which the Germans had taken away
has been discovered in Leipzig and re-
paired.
A woman of Alameda, Cal, has been
granted a divorce on her testimony
that her husband had bought her only
I-rr ivn tnnY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
Airman Unlawfully Disturbs Grass

NEW YORK, July charged with
"unlawfully disturbing the grass in
Van Cortlandt Park by landing there
with an airplane without a permit,
Philip A. Hiarklund, a licensed avi-
ator. was arraigned before magis-
trate yesterday. He pleaded guilty
to the charge, but explained that he
had to come down because of engine
trouble on a trip from Sheepshead
Bay to Albany. Sentence was .sus-
pended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
An Auto Trip and a
Picnic Combined

Much more enjoyable than merely
iourneying from place to place without
time for breath. When you discover an
ideal picnic ground take out your
Ster1o set and in few minutes you can
have hot coffee or tea, meat and soup
and any other thing that tastes good to
automobiles.
A Sterno Camping Outfit, consisting
of frying pan, boiler and can of heat
which will burn eight hours; folds into
small size. $500 complete.
Smaller size, with four-hour heat.
$500 complete.
A Sterno Kitchenette, folds fiat for
carrying. 2-burner size, $500; 1-burner
size, $3.50.
Smaller Sterno Outfits, 35c up
Sterno Heat, 10c can.
Housefurnishng Section. Fifth floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
Light-to-Carry Suitcases
for Your Weekend

woven Flbef SuItcd1e8 IN the COLI
venient IS and 20 inch sizes, novelty
lined, strongly bound and reinforced.
$500.
Mating Suitcases in 2o-inch size,
very neat case with leather reinforced
corners, and artistic cretonne lining.
$3.50.
Other Mating Suitcases, 20 to 26
inch sizes, to $1,000.
travelling Goods Section. Fourth floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
Candy for the Fourth

Chocolate Raspberry Creams, Choco-
late Pineapple Creams, Frozen Pudding,
Coffee Creams and other CONNECTION de-
lights, Coo, Soc, $1.00 pound.
confectionery Section Fourth floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
@006War0 6 I0tbr0p
opne15A NewYoI NJ
Sports Millinery
for Every Occasion

DOWS Ildht interesting iiiiioiiiSS' W.
Ribbon Hats that allow rows and
rows of white ribbon to form large
sports shapes which roll upward or
downward at your viii, show odd
worsted or silk embroidery designs at
intervals over their crowns, have
colored facings, and white grosgraln
bands and bows. $3.50.
Linen Hats, in two-toned combina-
tons. sports and roll trimmed styles.
$3.50 to $3.50.
Linen Tams, favorite colors. $2.95.
White Duck Outing Hats, sailor
cap style 75c and $l.0O.
Auto Hats, both cap and regular
hat shapes, in checks, plain colors,
and two-toned contrasts: fitted with
straps to hold the veil, developed of
sports silks or rainproof, dustproof
cravenette. $3.50 to $3.50.
Auto Wells, in shades matching auto
hats. 75c up.
Millinery Section. Third floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
Bungalow or Camping Blankets
Special at $3.95 Each

Exactly as made for the United
States Army, except that they
are subject to slight imperfections.
They are commercially wool-that
is. all-wool filling on very light cot
ton warp. At the above price. these
blankets constitute the very best
values in bedding that could be
offered, and when the present supply
is exhausted, we do not expect more
at this price.
Blanket Section, Second floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
Special-Priced Items From
the White Goods Section

500 yards 36-inch White Plaid
Skirtings, the seasons most attrac-
tive pattern. Specially priced, $l.00
yard
700 yards 36-inch Skirtings. three
designs with black stripings. Specially
priced, 55c yard.
600. yards 36-inch White Plaid
Noiles. Specially priced, Soc yard.
$50 yards 3o-inch White Striped
Voiles, with dimity stripings. Spe-
cially priced. SOC yard.
Linen Section. Second floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
Russia Has Other Wars

Turning to Russia, there arc several
respectable-sized wars going on In adj
dition to the small conflicts along the
fringes, which ! have already men
toned. The Let's. Eshonians and
TtanS - ,Hnanni1er a l&aaa a an Ain -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
Additional European Troubles.

Such are a number but not all the
European controversies now on foot.
In addition the British are facing a
revolt in Egypt, and India has been
menaced by Afghans coming through
Khyber pass. Italy is confronting a
new and costly. campaign in Tripoli,
where her troops have been driven to
the coast during the European war,
and France has been and is still busy
dealing with unruiy tribesmen in
Morocco who have been stirred to re-
bellion by German influences and
money.
Whether one should describe our re-
cent crossing of the Mexican frontier
as war or peace, what definition one
can most accurately apply to the con-
dltions existing in Ireland. these may
! be left to individual choice. although
1t IS plain that neither quite fufilis
all the requirements of perfect peace.
But all things considered it is at least
plain from this brief summary that
| the temple of Janus has not yet COM
pletely closed its doors. and the task
of the league of nations, when it gets
to work. will be considerable
Copyright, 1913, Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
Rumania Comes Next.

Rumania is only little less affluent
in wars than Poland; it has not yet
concluded its campaign against the
Hungarians; 1T is daily fighting the
bolshevists on the Dniester; 1t is
threatened with a new fight with the
Bulgars over the Dobrudja. The oc-
casion of Rumanias wars is without
exception TERRITORIAL: the bolshevists
are fighting to regain Bessarabia, an
old Russian province. populated by
Rumanians, which has voluntarily
united itself with Rumania. The Hun
garians are resisting Rumanian oc-
cupation of the Transylvanian and
Banat regions. peopled by Rumanians.
which are to go to the latter under
the terms of the Paris treaty The
Serbs are determined to hold the To-
rontal county in the Banat. which has
a majority of Serb inha bitants and
has been assigned to the Serbs by the
Paris conference. AS for the Bulgars
they are planning a new effort to re-
cover the southern Dobrud ja-theirs
before the second Balkan war and
theirs again after Rumania Joined the
enemies Of the central powers three
years ago.
Serbia's Contests.
Nor is Serbia poor in wars, for she
hnds herself embroiled at the present
moment with Rumania, with Italy,
with Bulgaria, with Austria. with
Hungary. and she is carrying
on an active little campaign
OF her own against the Alba
mans. With Rumania. Serbian that
is Jugoslavia disputes the title to the
| western BaRat; with Austria she is
actually fighting for klagenfurt and
certain districts north of the brave
river; with Italy the dispute is over
Fiume. Dalmatia and the territories
a the head of the Adriatic and this
dispute has already made a profound
impression in Paris, provoking the
Presidents appeal to- the Italians and,
at least indirectly, the fall of the Or
| lando ministry. With Hungary the
Serbs are disputing regions between
| the brave and the Danube and across
the Thesis from the Torontal. With
! the Bulgarians there is the old con-
| test over Macedonia. and with the
! Albanians the light at least 700 years
/ old, for Prisrend. Jacova and Ipek.
Czechoslovaks in Conflicts.
The Czeehoslovaks on their part are
| today actually fighting the Hun
| garians, they are at odds with the
| Poles, as l have said, over Teschen,
and they have bitter quarrel on with
1 the Ukrainians: they are also at odds
! with both the Germans and the Aus
TRANS With the Ukrain!ans thew are
| disputing the title to the Slav districts
| lying along the eastern Carpathians
! between Rumania. Galicia and Hum
gary. With the Hungarians they are
actually fighting for this same ter
| ritory. while with Austria and Ger
many they are al odds over the ulti-
! mate disposition of more than three
! million of German speaking people in
| Bohemia, Moravia and Austrian SiIesia
which the Paris conference has award
| ed TO the new Slav state.
Russia Has Other Wars,
| Turning to Russia, there arc several
| respectable-sized wars going on In adj
dition to the small conflicts along the
fringes. which have already men
toned. The Let's. Eshonians and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
QUOTES BONAR LAW THAT 81
WARS RAGE, PEACE NOT HERE
Frank Simonds Makes Partial Computa-
ton of Contemporary Conflicts,
With Causes.

side of the Gulf of Finland toward
Petrosrad. Admiral kolchak's forces
are coming westward. the CossackS
from the south are moving up, while
in Siberia active operations are on foot
against such bolSheviSt forces as re-
main.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-09
WELLS NOT BRuTALLY
TREATED, SAYS JURY

weight falling upon hts wrists"
The jury report also says that
"weila regarded himself as n .po.
l!tlcal prisoner himself defining that
term 20 Include all persons convicted
Of violations OF the war statutes and
neutrality acts. and has felt that he
should not be subjected 20 the same
discipline accorded " prisoners con.
victed OF other crimes.
In conclusion this body reports
that the complaints made BY Prisoner
Wells against warden Hailigan are
not well founded and are unsupport.
od By the evidence. that the warden
has not accorded Prisoner Wells any
different treatment from that he nc.
cords to other prisoners for like Of.
lenses Rgaisst discipline. that the
general conditions OF the peuitcniIary
are excellent and there were no
grounds for criticism brought 10 Us
attention by any person during the
Investigation"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-09

TACOMA. Oct. e--iiule, NJ Wells.
Of Seattle. serving a two-year sen
tence at McNclis island. Is receiv.
ing no brutal treatment az the hands
OF Warden o. H. Halligan. accord
Ing to report filed BY a federal
grand jury wednesday.
The black hole and the bread and
water die, which Wells brought on
himself thru refusal to do work az
signed by the warden II not such
that the prisoners health has been
impaired. the jury found after In.
vestigation.
Whatever punishment IN being
meted out TO Wells resulted from the
prisoners refusal to cut cordwood
after he had bccn warned by Haili'
gan. IL was said.
The investigating jury aiao found
that when handcuffcd the prisoner
Is not In any sense huag up or sus-
pended. but easily stands flatfooted
on his feet. without any part OF his