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The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
.ASKSS1,500,0O0
TO HEAD OFF FLU
Representative Fess Urges
Congress Provide Fund
To Fight Disease.

An appropriation Of s1.5oo0oo to pre-
vent the recurrence of the influenza
epidemic in this country is provided
by a bill introduced in the House
yesterday by Representative Fess.
THE all-important thing now is to
find cure for the disease. This will
require expensive research and I pro-
pose that the money shall be ex-
pended under the direction of the
Public Health Service.
There is a general belief in the
medical world that the second and
third years will show frightful sf-
ter effects unless specific remedies
can be found. But the appalling
loss of 500. 200 lives, five times our
loss in the war. with assurance
that the plague will appear again is
enough to arouse US to Immediate
action"
Senator Harding has introduced n
similar measure in the Senate.
Reports from New York and Chi
caso say that experts in those
cities share Fess' views on the
situation and approve of his effort.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
DEMOCRATIC AID
TO BEAT LEAGUE
ASKED BY BORAH
Republican Leader Wants
No Amendments or
Reservations.

Senator Borah in the Senate yes
terday declared his opposition TO
any amendments or reservations 10
the peace treaty. and expressed the
hope that the treaty will not be
ratified unless the entire league of
nations covenant is stricken from st
The Senator invited Democrats TO
Join with him in defeating amend
ments and reservations. so there
might be a direct vote on accept
ance or rejection of the league He
said:
81 am opposed to the league on
fundamental grounds. want nc
amendments or interpretations. ]
do not want to be forced into the
position where 1 must vote for
reservations or lose my vote.
hope ultimately we shall reach tn,
point where a vote may be taker
squarely for or against this league
1t is either fundamentally right or
FUNDAMENTALLY "TOnE.
Foreign Alliances Wrong.
IF it is right in principle. ther
do not expect that it should b,
perfect in the FIRST instance. II il i.
wrong in principle to draw this
country into alliances with Europe
then it is wrong whether you enter
these alliances by degrees or all al
once"
Senator Borah assailed the Taf,
program of interpretations which
the former President submitted ir
his letters to Chairman Hays. He
declared the statement made by Taft
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The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
PICTURE BRIDES
JAPANESE TRICK
Influx of Oriental Women
10 U. S. Must Stop, Says
Senator Phelan.

Japanese picture brides" continue
to arrive at Pacific ports.
Senator James D. Phelan. Of Cali
fornia. who has unusual facilities for
learning about Japanese immigration
and the designs of the race on Amer-
lea has called attention of the State
Department to the frequency with
which Japanese women are being
brought into the country, and IL no
way can be found to prevent it under
present laws will introduce a Japan
ese exclusion law similar to the Chi
nese exclusion act.
Senator Phelan gave out the fol-
lowing statement yesterday:
. Il have been advised that the Korea
Maru. a japanese liner. has Just
brought $50 picture or proxy brides,
so-called. to California to alleged hus-
bands, resident Japanese. who have
never seen them. / have statistics
from Seattle. showing the arrival there
Of large numbers. This serious evil
must be stopped by both Federal and
State legislation. as soon as possible.
The increase of births defeats the
'gentlemen's agreement and the CAL
ifornia Land laws alike. We are being
tricked by the willy Oriental.
Il have made representations to the
State Department on the subject, and
If there is no way of getting action
which will be effective. / propose TO
introduce an exclusion land law simila
to the Chinese exclusion law. The
resident Chinese are diminishing in
number. but even with a japanese
exclusion law. Sc prolific Is the race
that for 100 years we will hav a JAP
anese problem in California. There
fore, to protect our people and future
generations. We can not get action
too soon"
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
CIRDLING PLANE
LANDS IN maine
Big Bomber on U. S. Boun-
daries Flight Completes
Its First Lap.

Augusta Maine, July 2s.-Lieut.
Col. Hartz and his crew Of four men
landed here at los O'Clock this
afternoon. completing the second leg
of their journey around the bounds-
ries OF the United States in a Mar
tin bombing plane.
Sustaining slight damage in land
ing. the plane. which left Boiling
Field yesterday morning. landed
after making the trip from Mineola.
Long Island-a distance of $40 miles.
in 2sO minutes.
Col Hartz telegraphed Boiling
Field last night that the left wing
of the machine had buckled in land
ing and that p skid and horn we
broken. The landing was made in
field that was small and knolly.
Col. HartZ reported that the
weather had been very cold. and the
air 'bumpy" and that a foggy at
mosphere was encountered most OF
the trip.
The plane will leave at O'Clock
this morning for Cleveland. Ohio. a
distance Of $50 sliles.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
$l,3lS,OOO KRAUTHOFT
ESTATE TO RELATIVES

New York. July 2s.-The will oil
o. Krauthoft. wealthy western rail.
road operator. leaves a bequest Of
100000 to his sister Lily and $780,
0oo to another sister. Alma. both of
Kansas City. The document was
filed with a surrogate here today.
Brig. Gen. Charles R. Krauthoft
of the Marine Corps. was given s1o,.
900 and another brother, Edwin, OF
Washington, d. C., will receive a
similar amount.
The widow, who lives here, was
given 100000 and the income from
S60o.o0o which will go to their son
Philip. at the death of his mother
He also received a sum of 500, 900
The estate was appraised at ST.
SIS. 900.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
Gets $4,000 Back After
1t Takes 8 Trips in Taxi

Eight people unknowingly overlook
ed an opportunity to become tempo
rarily wealthy last night when they
occupied a seat in a taxicab on which
lay 5000 belonging to E. L. Frankel,
representative of a munitions plant
in Toronto. Canada. who Is stopping
at the Willard.
With a friend. Frankel hired the
taxi to go from the Washington Hotel
10 Union Station. During the ride
the wallet slipped from his hip pocket.
Two hours later, after he had Wis
tied moving picture show and re-
turned to his apartment, Frankel dis
covered his loss.
Retracing his steps to the movi>
house. on Ninth stret, Frankel ar
rived in time to see the place clos
ing. With the manager aiding, a
search for the pocketbook was made
Then, giving UP hope of recovering
the money last night, Frankel Wis
tied several newspapers and inserted
advertisements offering a liberal re-
ward
At midnight he stepped briskly
into the business Office OF The Herald
and aroused the night clerk from a
state of lethargy:
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
TONS OF SPOILED
FOOD DESTROYED
Health office'A WIS VI List
Of Stuff from -. Ito
n s1x.As.
Dessert.

The vigilance of the Health De.
partment in its campaign to insure
pure food for the District is evil
denced in its report for the week
ended July 1e
Tons of foodstuffs unfit for bu-
man consumption were inspected
condemned and denatured during
the week. The following foods
were seized by food inspectors of
the department:
Three crates of cantaloupes. two
hampers of lettuce. 100 crates OF
cabbage. one hamper of cucumbers
us eggs. 81 hampers of peaches
25 watermelons. two barrels OF
onions. rs pounds of fish. 25 pounds $
of corned pork. SO pounds of san.
sage, % IL pounds of meat loaf
16 1-2 pounds of lunch roll and 5s6
pounds of chicken. Thirty-eight
pounds of Goldfish were condemned
and denatured by request.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
INSPECTOR HIDES
OFFICIAL REPORT
ON RIVER BOATS
Not Ready to Tell Public
Why Craft Were Dis
abled," He Says.
ADMITS SAFETY ISSUE
Withdrawal of Lord Balti-
more and Penn Fol-
lowed Complaints.

Rolled over publicity in Th'
Washington Herald yesterday morn
ing incident to the summary revo-
cation of the charters of the steam
ers Lord Baltimore and The Penn,
George Uhler. supervising inspec'
tor general of the U. s. Steamboat
Inspection Service. yesterday after
noon denied a Herald reporter the
privilege of perusing the Depart
ment OF Commences official report
concerning the findings which re-
suited in these sister ships being
disabled" because they could not
pass a stability test
This was done in spite of the fac
that Dickerson N. Hoover. jr.
deputy supervising inspector gen
eral. had promised a Herald re-
porter Thursday evening-befort
The Washington Herald's expose
was made-that il he would com.
to his oficc the next morning he
would show him the report and &c
over the whole situation with hin
carefully.
Admits Apprehensive Complaints.
Mr.. Uhler. however. did admit
when pinned down to it. that in
spection by his agents of The Penn
and the Lord Baltimore had beer
MADE after complaints had reached
the department yoicing apprehen.
sion over a continuance of service
from Washington to Norfolk OF
these sister ships. sailing under the
management of the Washington and
Southern Navigation ompany.
Up to this time interested persons
had been led to believe that the def
ciences of these two river steamers
had been detected through alertness
OF agents of the Steamboat Inspec-
ton Services Office.
In refusing to divulge the contents
Of the report made by agents on The
Penn Mr.. Chle- took the stand that
inasmuch as he had not read it. he
was not ready for anyone else to
psTuse it.
At iirst Mr.. Uhler denied he had
any report on The Penn. However
as Deputy Hoover at that moment
had the report on his desk and the
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The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
COCHRAN HOTEL
.BRINGSS362,5OO
Historic Hostelry Bought
By President of the La
fayette Company.

The Cochran Hotel has been sold.
A transfer of the property from
Eugene s. Cochran and wife, Har-
riet NJ. Cochran. together with Mrs.
Rosa c. Allen. to Charles Dick, of
Akron, Ohio. was completed yester-
day. The property was sold for
approximately sSso, 500.
The hotel is at the corner of Four
teenth and K streets northwest. The
property has a frontage of n feet
on X street. and 135 feet on Four
teenth street.
The hotel was built in 1890 by the
late Charles Cochran. and has re-
manned the property of the Cochran
family until now.
The present owner is president of
the Lafayette Hotel Company. and.
it is understood. will hold the prop
erty as an Investment.
In the twenty-eight years of its
existence, the Cochran has been the
scene of some notable political
gatherings.
1t has always been peopled
largely. as at present. by members
of the House and the United States
Senate. and their families.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26

Alvin Grothe, above, and Alfred
Scholz. below. who aided the Ameri-
can offensive by giving information
gained from other Germans taken
prisoner. are now in fear for their
lives
They were recently brought from
France under heavy guard. Both have
repeatedly expressed the conviction
that they would not live long after
peace was signed. fearing assassina-
uon at the hands OF their former
comrades.
According to a former noncommis-
stoned officer Of the Intelligence De-
partment. they used to mingle with
newly-captured German prisoners and
through conversation with them were
able TO give valuable information to
the Americans.
Scholz is a craftsman Of ability and
during the st. Mihiei drive sketched
the location of German gun nests
from memory.
The two have often expressed
hatred for the Kaiser and seem to be
emoittered because of their treatment
in the German army.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
COST OF LIVING
HIGHEST IN D. C,
Minimum Wage Commis.
sion Says Scale Else
where InadequateHere.

II costs from $50 to 81 week more
for working woman to live ir
Washington than it does III Boston
Mass.
The Massachusetts, Minimum wage
Commission, in fixing $3.50 weekly as
the minimum wage for women en-
ployes in candy factories, nave
brought this fact to hight Candy
workers in this city. who are nearly
all employed by candy manufacturing
concerns who also sell their ps1SaS'
at retail and are thereIs e Jas
mercantile concerns. re 70 as
a weekly wage. makir srencf
of 81 over that received - t,oston
workers.
A member of the District Minimum
Wage Board. in discussing the nno'
ings of the Boston commission. last
night said: "A minimum wage oi
$3.50 a week for women would not fol-
an instant be tolerated here. 1t costs
more to live in Washington than in
any other city in the country.
THE decisions of the District Mini
mum Wage Board have in every case
fixed a higher minimum wage for
women in this city than has any
other similar body in any city in the
country"
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
.CONCRESSPLANS
TO CHECK
RACE RIOTS HERE
D. c. Committees to Take
Up Question of Preven-
ton; City Is Quiet.

Realizing the danger Of recurrence
Of race trouble in Washington, the
District Committees of the House and
Senate, at their next meetings. will
take up legislation for the prevention
OF rioting.
Quiet prevailed throughout the city
last night
Since Mondays night of terror there
have been a few isolated Instances
of violence, but these are considered
natural aftermath of the disturb
ance. Although no further alarm
need be felt. the police say. citizens
are cautioned against remaining out
of doors after midnight.
Ask Fire Arms Law.
In the Senate petition from the
Chamber Of Commerce was presented
yesterday by Vice President Mar
shall, asking regulation Of the sale
o. firearms. 1t is believed a bill WILL
be drawn making it difficult to pur-
chase weapons here.
The office Of Corporation Counsel
Symes was consulted yesterday in re-
gard to a bill to be presented by
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The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
WATERED MILK
QUIZ ORDERED
Four Farmers Summoned
To Appear at Health
Department.

Four farmers of Maryland and
Virginia yesterday were summoned
10 appear at the Health Department
before August Is. on charges OF
watering milk. At least one Of the
farmers, it is alleged. deliberately
adulterated his milk. samples from
bis farm being found. on two dates,
to contain a quantity OF water.
During the week ended July 10,
I7s samples of milk were anaIyzed
in the chemical laboratory of the de-
partment. seven samples of cream,
three of water and eleven Of soda
water.
Eight farms in the District were
Inspected. during the same period.
In Maryland. fifty-two farms were
inspected. and in Virginia forty
seven. In the course OF these in
.pections. 1.542 cattle were ex-
lmined.
Three permits to bring or send
milk into the District were granted.
Three applications to do the same
we're rejected.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
Huge Stores of Surplus
Army Food Lie Useless
hWarehouses, Is Claim,
Congress Needs Help Of District Residents
In Getting These Supplies on Market
Through Medium of Parcel Post.

Developments yesterday indicated
that Congress soon will force the War
Department to put on public sale
millions of pounds of foodstuifs held
in government storehouses.
Residents OF Washington. will be
able to share in purchases. at cost.
of the necessities Of life. If plans
formulated last night at a meeting. In
the District Building materialize.
Meantime. the Senate is going ahead
on its program for an investigation
of the cost of living In Washington.
Experts will be the first to testify
when the sessions open Monday.
The War Department has the most
tremendous amount Of commodities
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
STRIKING AIRMEN
DECLARE TRUCE,
PENDING PARLEY
Postof6ce Department De-
clares All Flights Made
After Some Delay.
MEET IN D. c. TODAY
Supt. Stanton of New York
Field Flies Here Pilot
ing His Own Plane.

Belmont Park, L. l.. July 3.-The
first air pilots strike in history. which
began here at o'clock this morning.
is now up In the air.
A temporary truce was declared this
afternoon following the receipt Of a
telegram from Assistant Postmaster
General Otto Praeger granting the re-
quest of the strikers that one Of their
representatives be received by him in
a conference at Washington
The pilots agreed to resume Opera
tions" at 5 o'clock tomorrow and to
carry the mails until some definite
decision has been made regarding the
demands made by the aviators. I'M
mediately upon receipt of the tele-
gram by Superintendent Stanton Of the
Eastern postal division. representing
Mr.. Praeger here. Pilot Stevens jump
ed into a machine and started for
Bellefonte to notify the pilots there
of the "armistice" pending the results
Of the conference in Washington.
Pilots Own Plane Here.
Superintendent Stanton climbed
into his machine and started for
Washington. plotting his own plane
Before leaving he declared he would
meet the committee of the aviators
in Washington and he expects a sat
isfactory agreement will be ar
rived at during the conference so
that the service can be continued
without interruption.
E. Hamilton Lee. one of the pilots
whose refusal to fly in a fog re-
suited in his dismissal from the
service and the strike OF the avi-
ators, said tonight that he is not
at all certain the controversy is
closed.
Assistant Postmaster General
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The Washington herald., 1919-07-26

since Joseph cornered the wheat sup
ply Of Egypt" said Representative n.
Clyde Kelly. at meeting Of the Com
munity Distribution Association. in the
board room OF the District Building,
last night.
Wants District to Help.
He urged that the people of. WASH
fngton cooperate in bringing about
nationwide distribution of excess
army foodstuffs, which. he said, have
been held in storehouses since the
signing of the armistice. while profit
eers took advantage of the lack OF
food.
The first declaration of army sur
plus food. said Representative Kelly,
showed that there were in possession
OF the War Department 14l, ,oO0. 600 cans
of meat. 1I3,0oo.0oo cans of vegetab bles
and an inconceivably large amount OF
sugar. Millions of yards of silk. used
by the army for powder cases, also
were In storage. he said.
Representative Kelly said that
through the bill which he has intro
ouced In the House. cooperation be-
tween the War Department and the
Postoffice Department will result in a
material gain to the consumer, and
will do much to lower prevalent high
prices.
Would Use Parcels Post.
He outlined the plan of his bill.
which provides for the distribution of
army food by parcels post to the
householder.
Representative J. NJ. C. Smith. chair
man OF the House Committee on
Labor. emphasized the need of releas-
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
HARD BOILED TO
TESTIFY IN QUIZ
Congressional Committee
to Hear Lieutenant on
Brutality Charges.

The Congressional committee in
vestigating the sensational charges
of cruelty to American soldiers in
prison camps in France will trans
fer its activities to New York next
Tuesday.
The committee will go to Fort
Jay Tuesday morning to hear the
testimony of Lieut. Hard Boiled
Smith. Sergt. Clarence E. Ball and
other officers serving prison SEN
tences for brutal treatment. Of en-
listed men.
Representative Royal c. johnson
of South Dakota, chairman of the
committee, said several OF the i'm
prisoned men had requested they
be given an opportunity TO testify.
Through this voluntary evidence
the committee hopes to be able q
ix the responsibility upon officers
higher up" for the outrages upon
members of the Twenty-seventh
and other American divisions.
Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday
morning, Chairman Johnson said
the committee will hold a hearing
on another important matter at the
McAlpin Hotel in New York.
: On August the committee. &C.
companied by its counsel. former
Judge Advocate General Ansell. viii
sail on the Leviathan for France
The line of Investigation to be pur'
sued abroad has not been made pub
lie
The personnel of this committe,
includes, besides Mr.. johnson
Representatives Bland. OF Indiana
and Flood. Of Virginia
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
AGRICULTURE BILL IS
SIGNED BY PRESIDENT

President Wilson has signed the
agricultural appropriation bill, it
was announced at the White House
yesterday.
The President had vetoed the bill
because it contained a rider repeal
ing the daylight-saving law. The
hill failed to pass over his veto.
The significance of the signing Of
this bill lies in the eleventh-hour
aid it brings to the employees of the
Agriculture Department. who have
been unable to draw their pay.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26

Say. kill that ad of mine" he
laughed.
Certainly, But what's the biz
idea?" came the query.
I've found it"
Frankel then explained about re.
turning to the Washington Hotel on
the ghost of a CHARGE that the taxi
would be there, and of having his
trip rewarded.
1T was lying on the seat" he ex.
planned joyfully. THE taxi drive,
said he had made eight trips sine
carrying my friend and me-"
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
ASK INCREASE In RATES
FOR VIRGINIA PHONES

Richmond, Va. July 2S.-Desiriny an
increase in its charges for telephone
service throughout Virginia, the ches-
apeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany Of Virginia today presented an
application to the State Corportion
Commission.
The company contemplates increas-
ing the rate on business phones 81
a month, and on residential phone.
so cents a month.
This Increase is asked despite the
fact the company was granted an
increase the first Of May by POST
master General BurIeson.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
WOMEN WHO SLEW. HER
BABE FAINTS In COURT

Pittsheld. Mass, July S.-Mrs.
Gladys c. Dunn. on trial for murder
OF ]. Allan Dunn. jr., her S-yexr-old
son. collapsed in the court room here
this afternoon and was removed TO
her home in an automobile.
She had been under q severe mental
strain during a recital Of her life
history and the crime by her sttor-
ney. John F. Noxon. who lie defending
her on the charge Of second degree
murder.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
EXPECTS JAP OUTLINE
ON SHANTUNG AWARD
Senator Spencer Submit,
Schedule of Five Reserva-
tons in What May Be Last
Of White House Confer
ences with Republican
Solons on League.

President Wilson's proposed tour Of
the country on behalf OF the Ieague
Of nations and the peace treaty is now
certainty. The itinerary WI be
made public within a few days. II was
announced at the White House yes
terday.
The President will not submit the
pact OF the Franco-American treaty 10
the Senate until his return to Wash
ington. which may be six weeks henoe
as he expects to leave about Aug. &
and the trip will be from thre 70 four
weeks in the making.
The President will greet the new
Pacific fleet at San Francisco. AuS.
Is. Secretary of the Navy Daniels
said yesterday. II present plans are
adhered to. the President will do tn.
bulk Of his talking on his return from
the Coast
Treaty Tempest Dies
The Presidents action in deciding
to retain the text Of the French treaty
until his return TO Washington aroused
little interest in the Senate.
The Senators take the position. IL
was pointed out. that il does not
concern them whether the Presi-
dent sends the treaty now or re-
| serves it for a later date. as they
have overcome the obstacle Of
ignorance OF fits contents by OBJ
tanning a copy for themselves. and
having it inserted in the Record.
II is not known whether the
President will invite any more Re-
CONTINUED on PAGE NINE
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
Prince Franca to Join
Italian Embassy Here

Rome. July 25.-Giacomo Demar-
tino. director general Of the foreign
Office, was named italian ambassa-
dor to Germany today.
Prince Alliata Villa Franco was
appointed councillor to the italian
Embassy in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
Out of GubernatoriaI Race.

Trenton, N. J., July 25.--Repre-
sentative Thomas ]. Scully. repre-
senting the Third district. today an
nounced withdrawal of his candi-
dacy for the Democratic guberna-
torfal nomination. leaving the field
to State Senator Edward L Edwards
and James r Nugent
The Washington herald., 1919-07-26
DAYTON TO NEW YORK
IN 6 HOURS 49 MINUTES

Hazelhurst Field. L. l., July IS
capt. Roy n. Francis. in his Martin
,omber. landed here at s:57 this aft
rnoon. He left Dayton. Ohio. at SOS
his morning. thus completing a 5Oe-
mile flight in hours. 4s minutes
rhe trip was without unusual incl
lent.
Capt. Francis Is soon to attempt a
ranscontinentai nigh.