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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-12
GE0RGiANS THREATEN
TO IOlN OLSHEVlKl

WARSAW. April II thy the As
0Dcauted Preaa).-The Russian
soviet ROver1ment has definitely.
xejeeted BOrisOv, ON the Deresina
Yivess between Minsl< and Smo-
leDnk..- M the meeting place for the
Polish and soviet peace dele1ates.
A soviet note has heen made pub
He here announcing TINT the Mos
e0w government would Address q
NOTE to America. ENGLAND and
France. as an alternative r. the
Poscs and sOsiets should fail to
agxee ON. where the conference
would he held. wireless dis
pateh from MOSCOW says that this
I note has already been sent.
CONSTANTINOPLE. April 10 %,
the Associated Press). -Disquietins
reports have been received from Ba.
tum. where Georgians, who have
been opposing allied occupation
threaten to join with bolsheviki ant
take over the whole region.
Vice Admiral Sir Sydney r. Free,
mantle. commander of British nava
forces in the near east left here to.
May foRs Batum on board the dread
thought Revenge. accompanied by
Becond battleship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-12
MANY COMING NORTH
DETRAIN AT ALEXANDRIA

Owing to the freight congestion at
the Union station. most of the pas
ssngers from the south and west ar
irving in Alexandria are detraininR
there and taking the electric trains
a. Washington.
1t was explained that this is not
obj gatory on the part Of passengers.
although the latter are being advised
that they will be subject to delay
otherwise The result has been that
all passsngers both Pull
man ami day coach. are detraining at
the statiA'n in Alexandria and taking
what baggage they can handle and
coming 10 shis city by electric cars.
Passenger who detrain In Alexan-
dria. and thoA1e whose destination Is
points further north than Washing ton
simply 60 TO- she Union station In
Washington, AMI their baggage fol-
lows them later al.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-12
BAVARiAN GUARDS
WILL NOT YIELD ARMS

MUNICH, Bavaria, April 10-Bavari-
an citizen guards will not surrender
their arms. and declare IL the French
wish to disarm them they must come
here and do it.
I'VE will not surrender our rifles. not
even to the DEVIL" asserted Lieut.. Col
Woermer, at meeting of the guards
here today.
Other speakers. among them lieu
tenant general, seconded Woermers
statement. declaring the dissolution Of
the citizen guards would be "equiva-
lent to suicide" DIR. Won Kahr, presi-
dent of the Bavarian ministry. declared
there could be no negotiation as far as
he was concerned, and that he would
stand or fall on the issue of dissolving
the guard, as is demanded by the inter-
allied control commission. He has
directed the Bavarian minister of COM
merce, he said, to inform Berlin that
Bavaria purposes to assert her rights.
even at the cost of break with the
central government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-12
M1psHpMEN,s CRUISE.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Spril 12.-This
years summer practice cruise OF the
regiment Of midshipmen at the Naval
Academy will be made Nader conan
,tions that will differ from those OF
previous years. AuthoritieA or the
academy have practically completed
all arrangements.
Following is the itinerary:
Leave Annapolis June s: arrfwc Co
Ion, Panama. June IL; leave tA'ioh
June IS; arrive Honolulu July 6: leA,ve
Honolulu July IL; arrive SaattlA
Wash, July 20; leave Seattle July 28:
arrive San Francisco July 81; leave
San Francisco, August 6.
Third division, for San Pedro, CALI /;
fourth division Cor San Diego, Caifn I,
arrive, respective destinations August
ii. Laaye. San Pedro and san Diego
An8uat IL; arrive Colon. August Il;
leave Colon August rs; arrive Annap-
OILS S-,ltainber :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-12
PLEADS "NOT GUILTY"
OF DEFRAUDING U. S,

Mrs. Marian L. Cox. former chief
telephone operator Of the war risk
bureau. pleaded not guilty today
when arraigned before Justice Gould
In Criminal Division on two indict-
ments. one charging her with con-
spiracy with her sister. Mrs. Kath-
crime L. Clayton. to defraud the United
States. and the other alleging that
she had destroyed public records.
Mrs. Clayton. Joined in the conspiracy
charge. also pleaded not guilty. They
are at liberty on bond
According to the Indictment, the
sisters entered into an agreement by
which Mrs. Cox was to secure the
appointment of Mrs. Dayton os an as
sistant and to certify to her attend
ance when, it Is alleged. Mrs. Clayton
was not at work. Records indicating
the absence from duty Of the assist
ant were destroyed. 1t is claimed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-12
ALL TRAFFIC cURTAlLED
on new ENGLAND ROADS

BOSTON. April 12.-Curtaiiment OF
all traffic. passenger and freight and
express, on through lines of railroads
in New En- gland was the result In this
section today of the outlaw strike of
railroad men. Reports indicated that
efforts of. the strikers to obtain re-
cruits in the New England states had
proved unavailfng.
At Worcester fewer than one hum
dred switchmen walked out yesterday
morning. and returned to their WORK
within twelve hours. Members OF
railroad workers locals here and IN
other New England cities voted to re-
main at work.
Parlor and dining cars have been
dropped by the New Haven road from
all but two trains on the Boston view
York run. Eight express trains nave
been Cancelled.
The Boston and Albany railroad mas
discontinued all parlor and baggage
cars on the Boston-New York DAY
trains. The New Haven has imposed
a freight embargo on an oui ne Ses,
stiles because Of conditions at New
York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-12
AMUSEMENT BAN
HANGS IN BALANCE
WITH NE THOD|STS
Committee Votes Two and
Two, With Fifth Men,
Der Absent.

Whether or not the ban on amuse-
ments in the Methodist Episcopal
Church will be lifted could not be de-
cided at the early session today of
the Baltimore conference at the Met
ropolitan Memorial NJ f. Church.
The committee on memorials. repre-
scented by Rev. pr. L. NJ. Edwards. re-
ported that two members were in
favor of il, while two were against.
The other member was i'll and unable
10 vote. As the matter now STANDS.
it was explained. the han will remain
unless the conference should take
some action late this afternoon.
An open letter had been presented.
to the committee by J. Henry Smyth.
jr. 1t was as follows:
Fellow Methodists:
"In 1872. at the Brooklyn general
conference, was adopted the so-called
amusement ban of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church by il we Methodists
were forbidden TO dance. play at games
of chance ardplaying). attend the
aters. circuses. horse races. etc. under
penalty of expulsion.
1T is high time these obnoxious blue
Laws We're abolished, At least five
Methodist conferences last month voted
to recommend lifting this prohibition.
They include the New Jersey conference
at Atlantic City: the Newark at New
ark, y. j.: the Central Pennsylvania at
Harrisburg, Pa. and both the laymen
and ministers of the New York east con-
ference in session in Brooklyn.
Opinion is almost unanimous that
this amusement ban never should
have been written. 1t has kept or
driven hundreds of thousands of peo-
pie. young folks especially, from our
membership rolls. The board OF
bishops has repeatedly urged it's aboli-
ton. Methodism is helping the Inter
church World Movement May this
"holier than thou" attitude toward
recreations be expunged. therefore.
from the church book of discipline.
"Will you not memorialize general
conference. which meets May at Des
Moines, to lift this tremendous handi-
cap to Methodism?"
Tribute to Retired Pastors.
Tribute to retired ministers was
paid by the conference at the morn
ing session and the secretary was d.
rected to send letters to each OF them
who were unable to attend the con-
ference.
The committee on educational In
stii utions reported that the SCHOOLS
and colleges are all well attended
and that many of them are overnow-
ing with students. The committee
recommended the appointment OF
various instructors for a number OF
the institutions.
The conference voted to retire four
ministers because Of i'll health or OF
age. They were Rev. William Harris,
Rev. George C. Harris. Rev. David
G. Pyle and Rev. William Rogers. -
Rev. Dr. Lucien Clark. who II q
member of the Ohio conference. but
who has been working in the Balti-
more conference, was invited TO
transfer to the Baltimore conference.
1t is expected announcement OF
transit, RS will be made at the session
tonight, when the flnal session - to
be held. - t& .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-12
Lithuania Sends Peace Note.

WARSAW, April 10.|Lithuania has
sent a peace note to Moscow. accord
ing to a wilma dispatch. asking the So
viets to recognize Lithuania's indie
pendence. The demands include the
retention of Kovo, Crodno and Su-
walki, with wilma as the capital. II
the soviets agree to these proposals,
the time and place for conference
will be chosen by common understand
ing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-12
SAXONY ARMY BEGINS
REPRISALS ON HOELZ

PI.AUEN. Saxony. April 11.-Gov-
ernmental threats to deal severely
with Max Hoelz. the communist lead
er here, have provoked audacious re-
prisals. and he has formed the "Plauen
division of the red army" to which
recruits are attracted by the promise
of as marks per day in wage.
Barracks in this city were occupied
yesterday by the Hoeiz forces. which
later took over the railroad station.
They searched all the hotel guests for
arms last night and stopped the Ber-
lin Munich express. searched the
train and forced travellers to produce
their passports. The train was then
allowed to proceed. A Leipzig news
paner man, who had in his pocket an
article he had written relative 10
Hoekz, was taken from the train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-12
RAIL WAY SITUATION
IN BALTIMORE WORSE

BALTIMORE. April II Especially
The rail situation in this city is
rapidly growing worse. Service be-
tween Baltimore and Philadelphia
and Washington is virtually cut OFF,
No passenger or freight trains have
moved out of Baltimore for either
Philadelphia or Washington today.
1t was learned today that in the
event Of a complete tic-up the rail-
roads are planning to run fieetS of
motor trucks laden with foodstuffs
10 the northern and southern cities
that are practically isolated.
In anticipation Of disorder. railroad
offictals asked Chief Of Polfos Carter
today what steps were being taken
to protect raiiWay property. They
were told that while nothing definite
along that line had bean worked out
adequate police protec-
ton would be gwen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-12
INDIANA BANK ROBBERS
GET AWAY WITH $4,000

SOUTH BEND. Ind. April H..
Three hold-up men robbed the South
Bend State Bank of approximately
81 o, 00o this morning.
While two of the robbers coWeo
the cashier and bookkeepers thlro
man swept the money from the desks
and vault into bag They theh
backed out of the bank and olsap-
peared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-12
Held for ssoo, 900 Embsszlemsnt

/ PDORIA. ILL.,, April 12.-James =.
Sarf1ill. former president Of the Conn
Bee Investment Company of Peoria,
wieo is alleged To have embes.!ad an5
Ids. was arrested late yesterday at
- n, Ill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-12
CONDITIONS WORSE IN
PHILADELPHIA SECTION

PHILADELPHIA. April 12.-Strike
conditions in and around Philadelphia
are reported worse today. Many men
who had remained at work joined the
strikers this morning. Between 15O
and 300 switchmen and others at the
Baltimore and Ohio station in this
city struck at midnight.
The West Philadelphia yards OF the
Pennsylvania railroad are congested
with freight. much Of which Is per-
ishable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-12
I GOO At new ORLEANS
MAY QUIT TOMORROW

NEW ORLEANS. April 12-Cnless
wage increase demands are met oy
q nm. tomorrow 1000 switchmen
here will go on strike. It was an
nounced today by officials of the
Yardmen's Association local.
Toledo Conascates Coal ON Cars.
TOLEDO, Ohio. April Ito avert
a general industrial shutdown ana sus-
ing the strike Of insurgent railroad
workers. Mayor Schreiher today or
deed the confiscation of coal on the
Pennsylvania railroad tracks s,; anu .'s . VI,
Light Company. Food prices here are
soaring.
Outlook Dark In Detroit.
DETROIT, Mich. April 12.-No set
Element of the unauthorized railroad
strike was in sight here today, anu
nnmher Of local factories were prepar-
ing for a gradual suspension OF opera
lions beginning tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-12
RAILROAD STRIKE
SPREADS IN EAST,
RECEDES In WEST
have no dealings with OUTLAW union!

CONTINUED f-ons F'r~t Enro
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JUSTICE OFFICIALS
EXPECTED RADICAL
LABOR MEN TO ACT

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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-31
TWO MEN KILLED
AND COMPANIES
! PAYROLL STOLEN

Cleyeland. Dec. Y1.-W. W. Sly,
president, and George j.. Tanner,
vice president of the w. W. Sly Foun-
dry company, were murdered by five
,lsayI bandits who escaped with $4,-
geo in cash after holding up the two
men at the company's plant. this
morning. Sly and Tanner died in-
stantly.
The two company officials were re-
turning from a bank in an automobile
with the weekly payroll. While cross
ing a bridge at the plant. two auto
mobiles. crowded the machine driven
by Sly, forcing him to crash into the
bridge railing to avoid "A collision,
The bandits jumped out of their ma
chimes and demanded the payroll.
When Sly attempted. to draw a revolt
yer the bandits shot and killed him
and Tanner and then escaped in one
of their cars.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-31

Records at the Office, Of County
Judge Z. K. Hassell, where the
niatrimpnially inclined are given
legal right to start out on their jour
ney in double harness show that a
larger numter Of licenses have been
granted here during the year ending
today, than there Nave been for the
last several years. 4 Gi
Mere men will Of course attribute
this to the fact that the year just
ending has been Leap Year, during
which the fair dansels are. supposed
to have the privilege of proposing
marriage II they wish. But. whatever
the reason for the increased number
of licenses granted, the records show
that there have been 3QS couples
given permits to marry during the
present year. Thirty of this number
were granted during the present
month.
In 1919 there were but 1853 licenses
granted, while in 1918 there were but
165, according to records on file in
the county judges Office.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-31
SUSPECTS ROUNDED
UP IN IRISH CITY

Dublin, Dec. 3l.-AAgood lea of
the military and polite activity in
Dubiin in raiding all sorts Of houses
is explained by the fact that the gov
eminent has rounded into the city
many Of the suspected mel
There were men in most districts Of
ireland who were sought. by the Do-
"oh their keeping" and 1t is a tradi-
.tion in ireland that n Ia o the
run" from the government is entitled
to sanctuary. Many persons. even
among those who disapprove of out
RACES, share this feeling n would
be willing to harbor such men with
out inquiry. !.
{, The pressure Of the police and mil
itary throughout the provinces has
been so close that no country district
is safe for the fugitives. Some of
them have sought refuge in dugouts
in the hills, and the risk of receiving
them in a house and the terror of a
visit from the Black and Tans is so
great that many OF the men suspected
have been gradually hunted into
Dublin. Here they are diligently
searched for day and night and few
of them, it is believed, ever spend
The hotels are regarded as safer
than the homes Of sympathizers and
hence the frequent invasion by the
crown forces of yer the best hotels
in which the ordinary visitor is
startled out of his sleep and with a
revolver pointed at him is required
to lie still till his, identity is satisfac-
torily established.
Raids on private houses are repeat
ed again and again after failure, to
find the wanted nan in the hope
that he must turn Up there some time,
thinking the search has been aban-
tricts on the north side of the city in
which the people confidently expect
these raids and the names Of the
wanted men, are subjects of well in
formed gossip in the whole neighbor-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-31
East Side
EAST GRAND FORKS BRIEFS

5+SI4h.S-l HZIE Il a.fgy.E-.tET. atr UEaH H-
Wlifred Sullivan OF East Grand
Forks has left for Tacoma, WASH.
where he will visit for several weeks
with his wife and family. who left
here in August.
Mr.. and Mrs. sDaS ..oernant,
whose 25th wedding a airy was
observed on Thursday, vs.. the hon
or guests at a surprise party, given in
the Grand Marais community hall.
There were about $50 guests present,
and they presented Mr.. and Mrs.
Supernant with. a handsome gift of
silverware.
A leap year dance will be given to-
night in the community house at
Grand Marais. #
DIR. L. LindhaIn, who spent the
Christmas holidays with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lindham Of England,
left on Thursday en- route for his
home at st. Paul.
A state cigarette inspector here
Thursday on his annual TOUR Of in
spection, declared that he found all To-
cal cigarette dealers complying with
the laws. except two firms who had
neglected to take out licenses for
cigarette sale. The offenders were
fined SIS each, ana admonishea to OBJ
tain Licenses Immediately for the com
ing wear.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-31
CONSPIRACY IS
CHARGE AGAINST
WHITE SOX PLAYERS

Chicago, Dec. 3I.--The charge I'M
der which it is hoped to extradtte
White Sox baseball nlavars. inaic~ ;
on charges of throwing games Q .t:s
1917 worlds Sc. .es, :, -...s o.. .acy, i.
cordins to an announcement today
the states attorney office. Con-
spiracy is a felony and an cxtradita-
BILE offense.
Chief Justice Mcdonald, it was an
of the indicted White Sox players
and others connected with the base
ball' expose. ~
1t has been minated that ATTORNEYS
representing the defense wild ask q
change of enu in event there is NO
change made in the assignment of the
cases before they are brougtteto trial.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-31
MINNESOTA HIGH
SCHOOLS SENDING
MANY 70 STATE "Uo

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. Dec. 3l.-Evi-
dence> Of the dominant position sof
high schools in the state as a source
OF students for the University of Min
nesota is shown in the. fact that grad
yates of state high schools comprise
approximately 81 AID per cent Of it's
enrolment Registrar r. M. West an
nounced after a survey.
/. Private secondary schools, includ-
ing those from preparatory depart
ments of private colleges, made up
81 per cent of the freshman ~regishxa-
ton. while high school departments
of state graded schools and students
admitted by special examination were
IL per cent each. Students from state
normal schools and the university
high school completed the enroll
ment.
These percentages, while not the
same every year, are representative Of
the present period with but few varia-
tons, the survey showed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-31
from : gaily trimmed
branches.

The theft OF rare specimens was
not discovered until Christmas morn
ing when the city forester went out
to look over his petsA He found that
40 Of the finest specimens. valued at
$50 each, had been ruined when the
centers Of the trees had been cut out
and carried away
Last year thousands of Christmas
trees remained unsold in Detroit and
dealers were wary. and by the middle
Of the week prices started tie climb
as the supply diminished. Friday
noon there was scarcely a tree to be
found in Detroit.
The last tree in Western market
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-31
ANARCHISTS ARE
READY 4 DYTOFlCHT
ITALIAN u! TROOPS


Rome Dec. s31s--DiscoveySapf ia plot
In Milan In which the .Fae0is4i (kx-
treme Mstienalist party III inSrchist
party, s preparing = Joint 1ttecksson
the italian army Operating agaalist
Ftume 10 reported ny the NEWSPAPERS
here today. Seventeen personss have
been arrested In connection with the
plot, the newspapers say.
Trieste. Dec. 30.-Establishment Of
the old national council of Ftune as a
provisional government overSthe city
was announced there tonight
l@terms laid down to the Fiuman
delegates at Abbazia bY General Ca
yigli1 have been accepted. EaThese
terms include the release Of legion
,naires from their oathsy of allegiance
to the Regency OF Quarnaro, "Naban-
ydonnent OF the islands Of Arhe and
Vaglia, in the Gulf OF Q~uarnero,s re-
%storation of all prisoners taken blythe
Slegtonnaires and the surrenders.of all
arms and munitions appropriated
slegionnaires not natives OF 4Fiune
should leave within i've, days. 81
Although essentials had, been ar
ranged for by the Ftunan delegates.
the conference between them and
General Ferrario continued all day
today. General Caviglia stayed at Alb
bazia throughout the day, but did not
deal directly with the delegates.
The discussion. according stoS i;.Sf.
nation received from. Officers, APP
5peared to center on what would be-
come OF the d'Annunzian legtonnaires,
the delegates asking that they$be al
lowed to stay in Hume and become a
special charge Of the city.
Gabrielino d'Annunzio, son of. the
poet-soldier. arrived at Abbaza, but
was refused permission to proceed to
Fiume. Several bombs were thrown
into positions held by regular SOL
ldiera in Eiume Ia at niRht q
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-31
UNIDENTIFIED MAN
KILLED AFTER HE
HAD STOLEN BONDS

i, Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 31.-An .un-
identified man entered. the Peoples
bank at Springfield, Tenn, this morn
ing. and, making his way to the
banks vault, helped himself to $780,
900 In bonds. AS he turned to leave
he was discovered and an alarm
sounded. With gun drawn,.he stood
Off bank officials and wounded an Of
flcer who attempted to arrest him.
Later, when he took refuge in a store
roonA he was killed by police.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-31
PHONE RATES INCREASED.

Madisony Wis, Dec. 81.-Telephone
rates in five Wisconsin towns were in
creased today by order OF the railroad
commission. The Lafayette Tele-
phone company, operating in Wiofa
and Gratiot was granted increases
from, $1.50 to $2.25 monthly for local
service. The Wisconsin Telephone
company in Waupaca. Green Lake
and Mazomanie were increased nearly
100 per cent.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-31
CITY PARK ROBBED
OF YULETIDE TREES

Detroit, Dec. sI.-Even with the
50, 900. worth Of rare Colorado blue
spruce trees. which were stolen from
the city nursery in Palmer park last
Friday night, tits estimated that in
1O,O0O Detroit homes Christmas chill
dren awoke to find presents spread
out on tables rather than hanging