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The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
Industry Must
Develop Air Service

Secretary Of War Baker believes the
future development of aviation IN the
United S,ate, depends on private in
dustry, he stated in discussing the re-
port OF the American Aviation Mission,
published yesterday.
The report recommended develop
ment of a huge aviation reserve, both
of personnel and equipment. Secretary
Baker believes, he said, that this re-
serve, though desirable must be built
up principally by private interests
because of the tremendous expense
necessary for maintenance of a purely
military reserve.
1t is understood here that Baker does
not favor the missions recommended
ton for a single governmental agency
TO control aviation, with q new Cab
met officer in charge
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
Only the Poor
Buy Shoes; the
RnhUseAutos

1t isn't the rich man who can af-
ford to pay almost any price at all
for a pair Of shoes who is buying
high priced footwear and thus en-
couraging that end of the profiteer-
ing business.
The question is then-who is buy
ing the s12, s14, SIC and s1S shoes
displayed in the windows of WASH
ington's shoe dealers?
1t must be the working man with
his greatly increased wages.
: For instance, J. Ogden Armour.
head of Armour and Company, said
that he hadn't bought a pat- of
shoes in two years. When ne goes
anywhere he rides in an automobile
or a taxicab. He hasn't time to
bother with walking, although II
is mighty healthy.
Julius Rosenwald, superintendent
of Sears, Roebuck and Company,
themselves shoe manufacturers, said
he couldn't afford to buy shoes at
present prices. He, too, rides every
where in an automobile. He intends
to wait until shoe prices come down.
he said, before he buys another pair
of shoes
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
6 SUB CKASERS
IN UNIQUE RACE
Small Craft Sail Today From
Bermuda Islands to
New York.

The Navy Department announce
Yesterday unique boat race whtcN
is 10 begin at the Bermudas TO-DAY
and 10 end Some time at New York
III" entrants being six submarine
chasers. ono Of which sank yrrbr7a
rtne in the Adristic AT Of the veS-
sells To be engaged have seen service
IN the Adratic and about CONSTANT
nopIe
The finish Of the race is to ne a line
between the Statue of Liberty md the
south Light OF Governors Island. off,
Gers Of the New York Yacht Club 10
act as judges In statement made
today by Acting Secretary q the
Navy Roosevelt he says The time
record for this nun for vessels driven
BY gasoline engines Is eIChty-eicht
hours but oricers OF the subChasers
estimate the speedy little craft viii
make the distance N seventy-two
hours The ei-hty-eiSht-hour record
was made M 1875 by the Dream 90
Reports Of the progress OF the
racers will be made by the Ontario.
which Will 90 along a. sort OF
mother ship.
The chaser l29 sank an enemy sub
marine m the Adriauc- When on pa
trol duty she sighted moving
feather about I.6o0 yards of. MOVING
at a rate OF about SIX knots. Eotng
south She was heading 70 attack the
bowbardin- force. 9 S-l29 rushed 70
the attack. delivering seven depth
bomb charges
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
WAR BUILDING
GUARD SCARED
Flees From a Foe Who Has
Followed Him for
Two Years.

Declaring that All italian was try
ing to kill him. Joseph Frankovh, 50
years old. a watchmdn In State, War
and Navy Building. last night sought
refuge at the War Camp Community
Service house at Fourteenth and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Detective Sergeant FIaherty took
Frankovh to headquarters where
Frankovh said that for two years
an Italian has been trying to kill
him. He said the italian stood d.
rectly behind him in a crowd Tues
lay and attempted to stab him sew
eral times
Frankovh was sent TO the govern
ment hospital for mental observation
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
G. o. P. Uses Foe
Money, Charged

charges that the Republicans are
using money furnished by German in
terests to fight the league Of nations
in this cOur' were made in the
House yesterIIy by Representative
Hefin. Alabama. Democrat
Opposition to the league is coming
largely from districts benefited by the
manufacture Of munitions. he also
claimed.
Hefin later, on being questioned,
said he did not have evidence to show
that German money was being used
by opponents Of the league, but de-
cIared that the Republicans and Ger
mans were working to the same end
to defeat the plan.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
Flying Bicycle Latest
Thing in Air Fashions

London AUs II 90 Flying bicycles
are the latest word in aerial fashions
Gabriel Pou'ain. noted French cy-
clist. has succeeded in perfectinE an
aerocycle which he is able 10 raise
into the air and propel for a distance
of twelve yards. attaining a speed OF
twenty-five miles an hour. PouIain
will demonstrate the machina before
the French Aero Club.
Some French and British enthusi-
asts say they forcsee the day when
the acrocycI will be as common as
the bicycle. Great muscular efor, is
necessary TO lift the machine from
the ground. but once in the air pro
pulsion is easy. il is said
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
PALMER SUES
CEMENT TRUST
Files Action Under Sher-
man Act to Break Up
Combination.

Acton 10 h-eak ur tho -u-Csi."a
Eastern cement '~u-r which .- engage &
m the manufacture Of Portland
cement IN the States OF New York.
New Jersey Psnn~, lvania. Maryland
0ud West VIrcrn's. was begun yester-
day by Attorney G-urral Palmer un-
der the sherman antitrust act.
The government in tins preliminary
action ASKS that these COMPANIES be
'l.y joined from further maintain .r p;
the combination and conspiracy in
r, straint Of lnter~raj. trade md com
merce IN Portland cement Iu which
they have hitherto and are now on
SaEins"
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
WOMAN FLEES
MURDER Scene
Suspect in an Opera Cape
Seen Near Where Vic
tim Lay.

Chicago, Aug. l3.-Evanston and
Chicago police today faced a mys-
terious murder in the death OF 4
woman believed to be Mrs. r. [.
Watkins.
Aroused by screams. residents VI
Evanston late last night notified
the police The body of a we'll
dressed woman, still warm. with
the throat slashed. was found.
Identification was made through h
Erocers' receipts found in her
pocketbook.
Passersby told the police they
saw a woman wearing a flowing
red-lined opera cape feeing down
nearby streets shortly after the
screams were heard.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
BANK HOLD UP
FAILS R0BBER
WOUNDS SELF
Ohio Man Shoots up Mum
sey Trust Co. in Daring
Daylight Attempt.
STRAY SHOT HITS CLERK
Receiving Teller Dodges
Behind Cage in Time to
Escape Bullets.

John r. Fetzer. aged "A, who at
tempted to hold up Clair Brchm Nye,
receiving teller of the Munsey Trust
Company Fifteenth and II streets
northwest. at 1880 yesterday morning,
was resting well at the Washington
Asylum Hospital last night from a
selt-tuflicted pistol wound in the Jaw,
while the Washington police were
communicating with other cities TO
determine II he is a veteran at the
hold-up game
Fetzers daring and cooIness in what
the local police records show TO be
the only attempted bank hoId-up in
the history Of Washington. lead the
authorities to believe that he may
have criminal record
Dodgrd the Bullets.
Fetzer entered the bank building
at about 1880 o'clock yesterday
morning and. walking up to the
window Of the receivinE teller.
Clair Erchm Nyc. asked for $3.50
in bills Of s.. $40 aud $50 denomi-
nations
Nye gave hurried look throu.ch
the money drawer and replied he
had not that much money on hand.
CONTINUED ON PACE TWO
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
MUNITIONS FOR
KOLCHAK ARMY
u. S. Delivers Rifles Or
dered by Kerensky
Upon Payment.

Arms and ammunition from the
United States are being shipped
from San Francisco to VladivoStok
for the use Of Admiral KoIchak's
army which has been badly routed
by the Bolsheviki and is continu-
ing its retreat towards Omsk. the
capital of Siberia.
The arms and ammunition being
sent, it is explained here. are not
the property of the United States.
They are a part OF the rifles ana
ammunition which had been ordered
by the original Russian government
and which had not been delivered
because they had not been paid for
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
NOVEMBER BREEZES
BRING OUT WRAPS

Shadows Of autumn crept over the
National Capital last night and sur
prised residents who sought winter
wraps to protect them from chill
brrezsS which swept over the city.
Weather Bureau statistics show
the lowest ramperature 10 BE- So
This is compared with ~ degrees.
the lowest on. the same day last
year
Today. according to weather bu-
reau off7cials. will be partly cloudy.
Tomorrow. unsettled with little
change in temperature.
Quite different from the tempera-
tUre here is that being suffered by
Inhabitants " Phoenix. AriZ.. with
10 degree-in- -the-shade weather
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
Murderers Hanged, But
Animals Electrocuted

With Senator Diars charges of bar.
barity ringing in their ears the people
of Washington can point with pride
to the fact that if murderers are hang
ed in the city the stray cats and dogs
are treated more humanely.
Friendless and forlorn animals are
cared for by the Animal Rescue
League at Four and One-half street
and Maryland avenue. the league find
ing homes for such of them as it can
and mercifully electrocuting the 9th
ers
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
NAVY MAN DIES
ON TRANSPORT
G. W. S. Castles Relatives
Prepare to Have Body
Returned From Brest.

Commander c. W. s. Castle. us.
N. OF 1919 S street northwest. died at
sea Sunday aboard the L. S. transport
Martha Washington. of which he was
in command. Castle formerly was in
charge OF the electrical division
OF the bureau OF Steam Engineer
ing. Washington. with headquar-
ters here. but during the war he
was sent to France on a special
mission and was OH u destroyer in
the convoy that escorted Gen.
Pcrshing. While on this assign
mcnt Castle was awarded the
Naval War Cross
In 1914 Castle was in command
Of the landing force from the U.
S S Utah. which participated in
the battle at Vera Cruz. He re-
ceived the Congressional Medal OF
Honor in recognition of his scrv-
ices.
He graduated from the Naval Acad-
euy at Annapolis in 1901, and has been
in active service since.
Commander Castle. who was we'll
known in Washington. Is survived by
a wife and two young sons. now at
Leesburg. Va. where they we're noti-
fed of his death.
Relatives cabled the naval author
tiles at Brest for particulars regard
ing his death. requesting that the
body be returned to the United States
for burial
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
DEATH OF DEMON RUM AND
HANDOUT KILLS OFF HOBOES
Od-Fashoned Panhandler Suffers Extinction
KS Result of High Cost of Living
And Prohibition

regularly at temperate seasons of the
year show a marked decrease in the
numbers OF Weary Willies"
The selective draft did a lot to
weed out many "hoboes," and gave
the nation its first real relief from
the birds" who rode the side-door
"Pullmans" and blind baggage.
The police records of Washington
show that very few tramps have en-
tered the city during the past six
months. OF course. those who did
come in were not attracted by the
prospects of rum, but were just pass
ing through.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
Pershing May Return
On Leviathan's Next Trip

New York. Aug. 18th" transport
Leviathan started from Hoboken to-
day on her last voyage as carrier Of
early IN September with most Of the
First Division and it is rumored that
preparations are being made 10 bring
Gen. Pershing home aboard her at the
same time.
The Leviauhan will be turned over
to the Shipping Board on her return.
The Imperator. sister ship OF the
Leviathan. also will make one more
trip and then will be turned over to
the British government under terms
OF the peace treaty.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
U. 5. STEAMER STRIKES
MINE In THE THAMES

London, Aug. 13. - The American
steamer Englewood, with a crew of
IS men, struck a mine in the Thames
River this morning. The ship car
ried no passengers. and wireless mes
sages said she was in no immediate
danger of sinking.
The Englewood CARED a cargo val
ued at s1.O0O,O0O. She is owned by the
United States Shipping Board, and
was built in 1915. She is of 5000 tons
register and is 377 feet long.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
Capital Debts
Quickly Paid
Say Merchants

Washingtonians pay their debts.
Meat retailers who do q credit bust
ness have testified before tho Senate
subcommittee investigating the hiEh
cost of living in the Disui.t during
the past two days that their losses
through bad debts are negligible.
One retailer. who said he did more
than half Of his business over the
telephone and on a credit bas->.
proudly told the SeUatorS hr had not
lost more than sec during 1915 through
customers failing to pay their bills.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
Exit the bum

Exit the bum"
Because there is no longer a saloon
on the corner, where tramps and
other migratory humans of the bird
gang may collect and panhandle
drinks and because housewives these
days cannot be as liberal with hand
outs" as the Committee on Public In
formation, the tramp is rapidly dis
appearing. The high cost of living
has hit the bum"
Reports from Chicago, st. Louis
New York and other large cities In
which numbers Of tramps, congrexate
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
Atlanta Has Cure for Rent Hogs.

Atlanta. Ga, Aug. 13.-Following an
investigation of alleged eNoroitant
rents, councilmen today began con-
sideration Of a proposal to Increase
the taxation value OF all Residential
property on which rent increases have
been made since 1916
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
Canadian Postofice Robbed.

Winnipeg. Aug. l3.-PostaI authori-
ties here were notified today that
1000 was stolen some time during
the night from the interior deposit
vaults OF the postoffice at Edmonton.
Alberta No clue has been found
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
CARRANZA MOVES
TO GUST BANDITS

Galveston. Tex. Aug IS. - The
Mexican governments promised
campaign to exterminate bandits in
the Tampico-Vera Cruz region np-
parently was under way today.
An official dispatch to Mexican
Consul Fierro here said federal
troops routed bandits who had
raided the American Rancho FL
Chochey on the Tampico River. The
federals recaptured 200 cattle and
% horses stolen from the Ameri-
cans, the message said.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
Chicago Shopmen Return.

Chicago, Aug. 1&-In the face Of the
action by Director General Hines in
declining overtures made by J. >.
Saunders, president of the Chicago
Railway shopmen's Couucil, boiler
makers OF the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St Paul Railroad today were
returning to work after twc-thirds
majority vote
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
Messengers Get Away
With S223,0O0 Securities

New York, Aug. l3-Two youthful
Wall street bank messengers srs
sought by the police as a result OF
the disappearance OF S2s5.J in ne
roJiabIe securities with which the two
boys bad been entrusted 10y their en-
ploycrs for delivery to nearby 0rok.
erage houses.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
MORE THEATERS
DARK MAY ASK
PRESIDENTS AID
George NJ. Cohan Said tc
Be OH His Way Here to
See Wilson.
jim CORBETT ON STRIKE
lnjunctlons Sought by Man,
ayers IN Chicago, Boston
And Philadelphia.

New York. Aug IG.-T7, rum5,.
OF theaters shut down by the sc-
tors strike was increased Z,
twelve tonight. when the perform
ance OF the ziegfeId ''Fonies" at IN,
New Amsterdam Theater was abar
doned following the announcement o
the dec. sion OF Justice Lydon that nC
actor could be restrained from break
inE his contract.
The closing OF 4nother tbeatel
and the accession OF several stron.
supporters gave great encourage
ment TO the striking actors. AmonE
those who aligned themselves wit.
the Equity Association today wer,
Lillian Russell Henrietta Cross.
man. Enie Shannon. Flora Zaben,
ana James }. CorbetJ
The cast OF "ThirJy-nln- East
playing at the Maxine Elliot T7h--
ater. notified the mansge ge>acnt jus
before the matinee today that the,
NolIo uOl perform ne mouse u a.
nearly half hned az the time an,
money had TO be refunded 10 thos,
who had bourh, therr tickets a. IN,
box office
COmprouise Runner Denied.
Rumors uf compromise o~sr ~
the manager war. current Sr-n- N.
dan but met with srrou- arrtarr
William A Brady ssld
The report that Q and other rn-nz
-ers talked Owe Tho -r,ust,ou vrtf
the s,rrkru- actors Nour4. night O.
absolutely untrue"
r. b. Sothoron. yho ws- repor1se
to be trying TO form an organization
in opposition to The Eqmi, Ae>orls
uon. deniod tins jodst
Cobau May So wilson.
4 report That 'Tevrze NJ Uhan h7,
-one 10 Washington 1of the ru-pO-,
NJ 'Dls'rnc rr- support or TrgaIIsn-
WILSON In hru-ug the stink. 10 a.
end wa dsu,od al Mr. con4n q Office
b.r rouan h n~eIf was NOT ru he seen
"oNTTNUED On rAGl. T0,o
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
Grey Accepts Post
As American Envoy

London. Aug. l3-Andrew BonsI
Law announced in the house Of com
mons today that NisCouut Grey has
accepted a mission TO Washington 10
connection with the peace neEous-
Jions. pending appointment next year
OF a British Ambassador to Washing
ton.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
SENATE HEARS
RETAILER TELL
OF PRICE CUTS
Head of Five Stores Says
Big Turnover Makes Pos
sible Low Quotations.
ADS SHOWN
Representative of Old Dutch
Market Raps Packers
When on Stand.

Frank Kidwel. proprietor OF hve
meat markets. yesterday told the
members OF the Senate subcommittee
investigating the high cost of living
in the District, that he can buy and
sell meat cheaper than the matorit"
OF retailers in the District
Sidwell was the first of the meat
retailers to give testimony under
oath. He was one Of two retailers
who testified yesterday. Joseph Whit
field. representing the Old Dutch Mar
ket. the other retailer. was before the
committee one hour and Il half.
Saying he was astounded at the low
prices quoted by TIidwell as in vogue
in his markets. Whitfield gave the
committee advertisements supporting
his claims from The Washington Her
aid The advertisements were insert
ed in the congressional record.
Some meat, Kidwell testified. was
bought by him at 12h cents a pound.
He said he never paid over Il cents.
All of the Washington branches Of
the big Chicago packing houses az
patronized by kidwell. according TO
his testimony
Kidwell said he never sold beef Al
more than . or 60 cents pound. ana
claimed his profit not to be IL cents
IT gross sales. Kidwen explained he
relied on large turnover to Keep hs
business in a healthy state.
Whitfield Prepared Data.
Joseph Whitfield told the Senators
he had received word as to what sta
tistics and data they wanted and ne
had them all prepared. properly mark
cd as exhibits lie showed sources
OF supply for the Old Dutch Market.
detailed their margin of proit and sub
United lists of grocery and other
articles they sell with profit madc or
each article.
Senator Townsend quizzed WhItreld
at length. Z. {. Porter. chief CO ILseI
of the Federal Trade Commission,
also quizzed Whitfield
Porter asked about competition Sc-
tween the big packers and the diff
ference in their quoted prices. Whit
field said the difference could be set
at a maximum OF cent in normal
times.
Whitfield raped the packers.
When the Senators asked him # it
CONTINUED on FACE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
Paris Hears Rumanians
Refuse to Obey Allies

Paris. Aug. 1S-Allied military rep
resentatives in Budapest reported to
the Peace Conference today that the
Rumanians had refused to carry out
the allied instructions with regard to
evacuation of the Hungarian capital
me aliled oficers asked the Peace
Conference to instruct them how to
proceed
An earlier dispatch reported the all
lies had received a concjlIatorv note
rom the Rumanian government in
Bucharest.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14

he had received numerous Inquiries
from United States district attor-
neys. some OF them in tho larger
cities, where great quantities or
foodstuns are stored. asking his
permission to make public tn
amount OF boarded foodstuffs. the
names of the persons or corpora
tions who own them. their guam
tity and length Of time in storage.
Permission to make public these dis
covcries was sent Immediately to
the district attorneys. Palmer an
rouncec.
Millions Asked of Congress.
Meantime. there was a stream Of
requests to Congress from different
departments for large appropria-
tions to fight prohteers.
The largest one came from the
Attorney General. who wants 81
100000 The Department of Labor
asked for t475.O 600 and the Depart
m"nt of Commerce was only a step
and a half behind in its request
for 100000. Added to these re-
quests were those of yesterday. in
cludinE 100000 sought by the Fed
eral Trade Commission and Sl75 600
by the Treasury department
Notification of the second Convic-
tion for prnf1teerinE was received
today by Attorney General Palmer
in wire from United States Dis
trict Attorney Luccy from Bins-
hamton. n. Y. Lucey teIegraphed
that a retail grocer had been fined
$500 for selling sugar at Is cents
per pound.
That is the way to do it" said
Palmer
RcdfeId Explains REQUEST
Secreary Redneld yesterday item
lied the $4,000 estimate for the
Department of Commences partici-
patton in the movement to reduce
living costs, as follows:
Bureau of Standards. for coop
Grafton in weights and measures.
$4,000: Bureau Of Standards. in
connection with Standardization of
industries. $4,000: Bureau OF tho
Census. for collection nr statistics
on raw materials. 100000: Bureau
OF Fisheries. for d statistical in
Quiry. $4,000: Bureau of Fisheries.
for conduct Of demonstrations.
$4,000
s w Stratton. director Of the
Bureau of Standards. explained that
the 5000 asked for cooperation
m weights and measures would b"
OF great value in the campaign for
the strict enforcement Of the Ian
to protect consumers from short
weight
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
The Net Circulation the Washington Herald Yesterday Was 4788
THE WEATHER

Today Unsettled Tomorrow-Partly
Loudly; not much change in temperature
Highest temperature yesterday. 68; lowest,
The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
MORE WASHINGTON NEWS

Herald than in all other local papers. In
addition. you get ALL the telegraph news
worth while.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-06-21
Authors Handwriting.

If readers and admirers of the pol
ished sentences of popular authors
could see the original manuscripts
from which their works are printed
they would be given interesting side
lights on the character and personal
ity of the writer's. The handwriting of
G. X. Chesterton has been described by
an English editor as Shocking" w.
w. Jacobs, comedy writer of the sea,
has all his literary work typed and
makes but few corrections on the fin
ished manuscript. Other English
writer's whose copy Is reputed to be
neat and quite acceptable to a printer
are II. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling,
Arnold Bennett and Sir Arthur Co
nan Doyle. Editors say they never
know what to expect from that I'M
aginative genius. ii. de We're Stacpoole.
his work IS neatly typed on
good paper, but often it is scrubbed to
sheets torn from copybook.