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The Washington times., 1919-08-09
PROBE OF MEXICO
TO Be THOROUGH

The widest scope ever attempted by
q Senatorial investigation committee
will mark the investigation Of Mexi-
can affairs ordered by the Senate.
Senator Fall of New Mexico, chairman
of the subcommittee, made this plain
today.
He and his fellow committeeman
Frank B. Brandegee, of Connecticut,
and Marcus A. Smith. of Arizona, have
agreed that they will go into all of the
facts of the relations between the
Southern Republic and the United
States and will investigate thoroughly
all outrages against American citizens.
In their investigation they will pro-
coed to the Mexican border to get frst
hand stories of happenings from the
mouths of eye witnesses and will also
interrogate various officials of the
State Department.
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HOGOFFEREDNEGRO
DOCTOR AS HIS FEE

BALTIMORE, Aug. 9.-A1leged to
have been engaged in the practice of
medicine in the city and counties in
violation of the State law. George W.
Johnson. cOlored, fifty years old, pro-
prietor of the G. w. Johnson Vege-
table Compound Company, was ar
rested at his home yesterday by
man and H. W. MammersIa, and after
a LIGsArIIIS - 80. .,--.. 49, 1911
OF the grand jury.
According to the detectives, John
son has conducted a widespread BUSH
ness in this State, having made Pc
riodical visits in his automobile to
many towns, where he visited pa
tents" and prescribed his remedies
for treatment of diseases, including
rheumatism. asthma, bronchitis, and
other ailments. Although he was
known to his patients" as Doctor
Johnson did not have the prefix print
ed on his advertising literature.
Prosecution of Johnson was taken
up a week ago by the State board of
medical examiners. The charge
against Johnson is that he violated
the law by 'practicing medicine with
ou' hr"+ ~" icense from the
state medical board"
tives showed that Johnson has been
engaged in a lucrative business, his
fees ranging as high as SIS, and one
record showed that a couple living in
st. Mary's county wrote an agreement
to the effect that they would give the
doctor one hog at killing time"
Detective Freeman, to obtain direct
evidence, presented himself to John
son and gave his name as Edward
Jewell, Church Hill, Md" Freeman
was eagerly received and when he
began to tell what JAILED him" John
son, according to the detective, said
he understood his case. saying it was
rheumatism.
johnson told me / had pins and
needles in my feet and advised me to
put brown paper in the bottom of my
shoes, not to eat any pie, candy and
sweets, and told me to drink plenty of
lemonade" said Freeman. He told
me that it would cost me $50 for a
thirty-day treatment, and 1 paid him
$40 on account"
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ANNOUNCE MARINES
C|TEDFOR HEROISM

The Navy Department has an
nounced the awards of decorations
to the following naval men: Phar-
macist's Mate Charles w. Bateman, of
Eunice. Ala. received the distinguish
ed service cross; Edmond T.. Merkel.
of Hattiesburg, Miss, and Vincent A.
Nolan, of Seattle, Wash, received
awards of the distinguished service
medal
Bateman saw service with the ma
rines at BeIleau Wood and distin-
guished himself in acton, and both
MerkeI and Nolan served with the
marines at Mont Blanc Ridge.
The department also announced the
awarding of the Croix de Guerre by
the French government to the fol-
lowing officers and men of the navy
who served with the marines around
Mont Blanc wood:
Lieut. Preston A. McLendon, Lieut..
William P. Gilmer, James c. Ed
wards, of Banner, Miss; spencer j.
Lewis, of st. Joseph, Mo-; Charles H.
Whitacre. of Cassville, N. Y; Lancelot
r. Beasley, of Troy, n. c.; Roger @.
Morton. of Davis, Okla, and Buford
c. Thompson, of Cough, Ga.
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GUARD CARS
in NEW YORKSHIRE

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Concentrat-
ing its efforts on elevated and sub
way service, the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company maintained traffic
on those lines through the night for
the first time since union employees
went on strike Wednesday
Surface cars again ceased opera
tions last night, but partial service
was resumed this morning, under
heavy police guard
The company continued to center its
activities on elevated and subway
traffic, with the result, according to
traction officials, that service was
nearer normal today than at any time
during the strike. They predicted
that traffic on those lines would soon
be fully restored.
Lindley NJ Garrison, receiver, was
expected to meet a committee of
strikers during the day. He pointed
out last night that he had been will
ing from the beginning of the strike
to meet any committee so long as the
members were company employees. The
leaders Of the strike are not en-
ployes.
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CAPITOL TO LIBERTY
STATUE IN rs MINUTES

Col. H. B. Clagett, of the Dallas
Boston flyers, broke the record yester-
day for a nonstop speed trip from the
the Tidal Basin bathing beach. The
distance was covered in seventy-fiye
minutes. Colonel Clagett used an
army De Haviland plane. The flight
of 30 miles was made at an altitude
of 1000 feet, and an average speed
of 16S miles per hour was maintained
Sergt. Ralph Kratz flew with the
colonel as a passenger. The previous
record for speed was eighty-four min
utes between Washington and New
York.
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SAYSU.S. WON'T EAT
I'd GRADE FLOUR

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. o.
people OF America will eat nothing
but the very best wheat flour bread
and / don't blame Them" declares
John S. Pillsbury. Minneapolis miller.
And this demand for the best of
bread is given by Pillsbury today as
1.-THE reason for the present wheat and
flour prices. However, Northwest
millers are unanimous in the opinion
that wheat, flour and bread prices
have little, If anything, TO do with
the present 'high cost of living"
crisis.
Here are some OF the reasons ad-
vanced:
There are grades of flour we can
sell for So to So a barrel. But people
would not buy it. They demand only
the best and that is what we have to
give them,
There is no reason why the wheat
flour for $40 a barrel in this eoun-
try-but the people won't eat 1t.
"A high export tax to keep export
flour in this country would have no
effect on the present situation-Amer-
leans won't eat it. 1t is made OF soft
winter wheat
IF people were willing to eat war
flour bread the problem would be
solved-but they won't.
Bread is the cheapest article of
diet on the-American table today. The
average person eats less than cents
worth day. It's cost is less than the
average person spends for gum or
cigars daily.
'If the Government should 'subsi-
die wheat and stand the loss, the
farmer would be able to buy his
wheat for less than the guaranteed
price he was paid for it and feed 1t
to his hogs cheaper than feeding his
corn Wheat would thus become a
feed instead of food"
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BRIDES
HERE FOR YANKS

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The first Ger
man war brides to come to the United
States since 1917 arrived here yester-
day aboard the army transport Great
Northern from Brest- They were in
cluded among 249 young women o.
various nationalities who married
American soldiers abroad.
The battleships Wisconsin, Maine,
Kearsarge, Alabama, Illinois and Ken
lucky arrived today with contingents
Of midshipmen, recent graduates OF
the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis, aboard. They are on .
practice cruise. The warships an
chored in the North river.
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!, ZOO SAVINGS
SOCIETIES IN D. c.

More than 1900 savings societies
IRE now lourishing in the District
1f Columbia, with an aggregate pf
$4,000 children piling up their saw
ings with the help OF the societies.
This number is expected to Be-
sweIled when the fair school term
opens, for many teachers have had
courses in thrift and savings during
the summer courses, and the Federal
Reserve district has been aiding IN
the work to have school teachers
prepared to help the children.
This will be passed on to their
pupils, and with the aid OF a booklet
put out by the Federal Reserve
teaching OF thrift in the school
should prosper.
President James A. cahiII. OF the
Commercial National Bank. left yes
terday for New England on his sum-
mer vacation.
Seven new members have been
elected to the Washington Chamber
of Commerce. They are: Joseph r.
Brooks. Robert Hardison. Writ Tay-
Tor, John z. Francis. W. B. Westlake,
P. Philip HERMANN and Joseph d.
Rogers.
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MYSTERY GIRL WINS
BONDS, BUT IS GONE

BALTIMORE, Aug. 9.-The police
board issued an order surrendering
Liberty bonds valued at $4,000, which
were found in possession OF Mrs.
Caroline Hunter, alias Elsie Scott,
who was arrested here a month ago
by Detectives Davis and Roche. The
detectives failed to prove their charge
of larceny against Mrs. Hunter and
she was dismissed by Justice Johann
sen, at the Central Police station
two weeks ago.
D. s. Kaufman, having power Of
attorney to receive the bonds, ap-
peared before the police board a few
days after his client was dismissed
and demanded the bonds. The de-
mand was refused pending a further
attempt to locate the alleged ownC-
of the bonds.
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GOVERNOR KNOCKED DOWN
BY HIS ATTORNEY GENERAL

JACKSON, Miss. Aug. 9.-Walter
Dent, assistant attorney general Of
Mississippi, yesterday knocked Gov.
Theodore BilbO down in a fist fight
in the office of the secretary Of state,
Joseph Power. who, with other Off
GERS, separated the men.
Dent, in a formal statement after
the encounter, said he resented an
insult in a recent statement printed
in the newspapers and which was
quoted as the governors. Gov. BiIbo
said he was struck without warning.
No arrests were made.
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Based on a barrage of figures, Presi-
and House on the high cost of living
yesterday forced precise attention,
with little time for applause.
The character of the address is the
explanation given for what many be-
lieved was notable lack of applause,
save when the President entered and
left the big House chamber. The big
gest ovation was made possible when
the President in discussing extreme
leaders of organized labor" said:
Threats and undue insistence OF a
single class make settlement impos-
sible, 1 believe, as 1 have hitherto had
occasion to say to Congress-, that the
industry and life of our people and OF
the world will suffer irreparable harm
if employers and workmen are to go
on in perpetual contest, as antagon-
ists.'
Congressman Hefin and Upshaw
started the applause on the Demo-
cratic side. A high shrill yell. made
famous by the Confederacy, followed
the handclapping and cheering broke
out in the galleries.
Lodge Is Quiet.
DOhdlOE A]ON6C8 SAAlCA w
ponent of the league of nations, lis
tened without applause during that
part of the speech in which the Presi-
dent indicated economic conditions
cannot be bettered until. peace is
signed. Senator Lodge sat during the
whole address shading his eyes with
his hand and watching the President
intently.
Uncle" Joe Cannon sat far back in
the chamber. straining to catch every
word and scowling with the effort
Congressman Mannsf folded his hands
early in the session and barely moved
during the entire reading.
Senator Pomerene nodded d uring
applause that followed when the
President said.
"Public action will no doubt cause
many who have perhaps unwittingIy
adopted Illegal methods to abandon
them promptly and of their own mo-
tion.''
Record-breaking crowds began to
grow at 2:30 p. m, an hour and half
before the session was scheduled to
begin. Hundreds formed a press out
side the main door of the House end
of the Capitol. Scores Of policemen
kept them in line with ropes. These
were persons who held no tickets of
admission to the House galleries and
came only to cheer the President for
a brief moment as he a1ighted from
his automobile.
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TOO WILD,
tanner STOPS ACT

CAMP UPTON. N. Y, Aug. 9.-The
society circus which is being given
free by Brig. Gen. William J. Nichol-
son, camp commander, for the enter
tainment of enlisted men is on today.
Summer residents of Suffolk county
motored in for both afternoon and
evening performances yesterday.
Thrills were provided by a leopard
act at the first show. The animals
had been confined for a week in
small boxes in an army stable and
were so savage that their woman
trainer frequently had. a chair in
front of her to guard against attack.
She finally abandoned the last fea-
ture of her act
General Nicholson formerly COM
manded the One Hundred and Fifty
eighth Infantry Brigade, Seventy
ninth division.
The Washington times., 1919-08-09
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STEEL CORPORATION
ORDERS 70 SHIPS

NEW YORK, Aug. 0.-Arrangement
for immediate construction Of twenty
lO,OO0-tOn steel ships has been CON-
pleted by the United States steel Cor
poration, it was announced today.
The ships will be built at the yards
of the Federal Shipbuilding Corpora
ton, Kearney, n. J, and the Chicka-
saw Shipbuilding Company, Mobile,
Ala.
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ASKS S65 RANSOM
FOR BOYS RETURN

NEW YORK, Aug. "a demand
for ransom of SOS for return of the
seven-week- old son of Mrs. August
Wentz was believed today to be the
work of some crank. y letter de-
handing the money threatened death
to the child if it was not met.
1--WE will mail his head to you,"
said the letter to Mrs. Vent
The Washington times., 1919-08-09
MUsKEGON RIOTS ENDED.

MUSKEGON. Mich. Aug. 9.--State
and city authorities had restored or
der today. following riots in connec-
ton with the street car strike. Fac
tories, closed for three days when
traffic practically ceased. resumed OPP
erations.
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Attention Iron Workers

A special meeting Of Local No. will be
held Sunday, August 10th, Painters Hail
Il st. and Pa. ave, p. m. Business OF
vast Importance. s.
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Wash
ington. August 7. 1919. To-Paul McFar-
land. owner OF lots I. X. l., and NJ, square
bl2. You are hereby notified to remedy
condition arising your property in
violation Of law consisting of maintain
ing an unwholesome premises, TO wit: An
accumulation of unclean ashes tin cans
rags, papers, garbage, etc. on the vacant
lots. This condition should be remedied
on or before the 18th day of August. 1919.
Upon your failure to do so, the work will
be done by the District, and the cost
thereof. with the cost of this advertise
ment, will be taxed against the said prop
erty. LOUIS BROWNLOW, w GwYNN
GARDINER, CHARLES w. KUTZ, Com
missiOners, d. c.
WANTED BIDS for grading hIghWGy
through the subdivision Cheverly Tx
edo. Nd. Apply Robert Marshall. pres
Washington Suburban Realty CO., room
ll0 District National Bank Building
Washington. D. c. Phone Main 3787 23-tf
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MRS. JEANETT.

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$4,000 YEARLY REWARD
FOR LLOYD GEORGE URGED

LONDON, Aug. 9.-An annual grant
+ $4,000 to Premier Lloyd George in
recognition OF his, war services was
advocated today by The Spectator.
The Washington times., 1919-08-09
SEVEN-H0UR DAY IN MINES
PASSES BRITISH HOUSE

LONDON, Aug. 0.-The house of
commons has adopted the bill provid-
ing for a seven-hour day in the mines.
The report of the Sankey coai COM
mission, submitted last March, recon-
mended seven hours of work under
ground for miners, instead of eight,
from July of this year until July,
1921. when a six-hour day would be
adopted il the economic position OF
the industry warranted it.
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FERRIS SEEKS CORES SEAT

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, Aug. g
Scott Ferris. of Lawton, who has
represented the Sixth Oklahoma dis
trict in Congress thir'por '-ca~s. an
Democratic nomination for Uniled
Seats - -4iIto. 81 4y-J, - sIUvveu
Senator L. p. Gore.
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UNITED STATES MAJOR HURT.

BERNIE, Switzerland. Aug. S.-Major
Schelling, U. S. A, attached to the
American legation, was injured, prob
ably fatally, here this afternoon in an
accident in which his car
was wrecked A woman and a baby
were killed.
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''RebeI YeII' Interrupts
President AS He Raps
Labor Threat In Address

Inside of the building guards exam
ined admission cards and directed the
throngs hurrying to the House gal
leries. which practically were filled by
p. m.
Jules Jusserand. French anbassa-
dor, was the first of the foreign repre-
sentatives to arrive and take a seat
in the diplomatic gallery. Jusserand
sat pulling at his beard and watching
the crowds fan themselves in the other
galleries.
At 3:45 Mrs. Wilson entered the
Presidents gallery and took a front
seat. With Mrs. Wilson was Miss
Margaret Wilson, the Presidents
daughter. Mrs. Wilson. wore a pale
blue gown of summary material with
white panel down the front. Her dark
blue hat was large, with a. pale blue
feather. She carried a white fan,
which she used continually through
the session. -s...
The hat was somewhat on the order
Of a Gainsborough. without feathers
Of any kind, however. The wide brim
of black velvet was not tilted, but
worn tight upon the forehead. and
straight, unlike that worn by the
Presidents daughter. which was at
a decided angle over the right ear.
4 he CTOWn OF MIS-. WILSON, nat ALlAoc
apparently of black Georgctte crepe,
fell in soft folds over the brilh, and
to the right was a molre pom pom of
French blue.
Miss Margaret Wilson wore a white
gown topped by big hat OF gray.
At $3.50 Congressman began to
Baunter in and take their places on the
floor. Five minutes later Speaker
Gillett called the House to order. Only
half of the seats were filed because
of the absence Of many Congressman
from the city.
Senators File In.
1t was three minutes to 4 when
members of the Senate appeared at
the door of the House. They fled in,
filing the chamber. Senator Lodge,
who was near the head of the pro-
cession, took a front seat, while Mr..
Marshall took his place beside Gillett
on the Speakers stand.
Gillett announced appointment of
House committee to receive the Pres
ident and conduct him to the cham
Der. Republican Floor Leader Mon
dell head the committee to the Presi-
dents room. where he was waiting.
Exactly at o'clock the President APP
peared at the door of the chamber.
Applause lasted while he took his
place at the reading desk in the
rostrum.
Silence was restored quickly, and
the President began reading in a low,
even tone.
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WALL STREET. MARKET


NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-Buyers took
the floor at the stock. market opening
today in such force that opening
prices were much higher than yester-
days close. The strength was reflect
ed throughout the entire list.
United States Steel moved up q, at
lO3A. Crucible opened at 1854. I'D
Is; Mexican Petroleum lie, up i: Gen.
trail Leather 9S. up 1 4; Reading 1914,
up 21s; Baldwin I05, up IL; Marine
Sc, up LIS.
Sinclair Oil was among the strong
est in the oil group.
New Haven took a jump, selling M
a point. Kelly Springfield was up
80 at 129.
The close was strong throughout
the list.
Yesterday.
Cioaa rr,s
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