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The Washington herald., 1920-06-19
PLAGUE BRINGS
ANTI-RATWAR
Ten Cent Bounty Offered
For Dead Rodents by Au-
thorities in Tampa.

Tampa, Fla, June ls.-A rat
killing crusade was pushed here to-
day by health officials as a safe
guard against bubonic plague. The
bounty paid for dead rodents has
been increased to 10 cents. Ships
arriving from Pensacola, Tampico
and Vera Cruz are being watched
closely to prevent landing,
A quarantine has been declared
against freight shipments from
Pensacola by rail.
Pensacola, Fla, June ia
house to house war on rats was
inaugurated here today by Fed
eral health officials in an effort to
eradicate the city of bubonic plague
germs.
The second death from the dis
ease was reported when a negro
ice-wagon driver whose route serv-
ed the house of the frst victim.
died at the isolation hospital.
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Public Ledger servfee.)
Herbert Hoover yesterday called
upon Republicans generally. and his
followers specifically. to support in
every way the candidacy Of sena-
tor Warren @. Harding. Mr.. Hooy-
er's statement was issued following
q meeting with the Republican
nominee which was held at Mr..
Harding's suggestion. but 1t con-
sisted in the main of a letter which
showed that the former food ad-
ministrator already had taken steps
to insure party unity at the No
vember election.
Replying evidently to some Of
his supporters who thought that
the result of the Chicago conven-
tion might lead to some independ-
ent movement on the part of Mr..
Hoover, he said that nothing could
be more disastrous than the devel-
opment of several party organiza-
tions representing the complexion
of every group in the country"
The Views OF both the conserva-
tive and progressive elements in
the party were to be recognised by
Senator Harding. Mr.. Hoover said.
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what prize. or prizes they win at
the final.
now that all the real workers
nave rounded first base. and are
sprintins for second, they should
strive to reach We home plate-the
$4,000 Home. the Grand Capital
Prize in The Herald salesmanship
Club.
Time Growing short.
Remember the time is growing
short. Four weeks from tonight
VIII see the finish of the biggest
subscription building campaign ana
the awarding of the greatest prizes
ever offered by q. newspaper In this
part of the country.
CONTINUED Oh PAGE HrNu
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WILSON SIGNS
POWERFUL
Court Fight Predicted Be.
cause Measure Made Law
Between Sessions.

President Wilson has signed the
waterpower bill, II was announced
at the White House yesterday. The
measure was passed on the final
day OF the last session of Congress.
and the President affixed his sig
nature to II under a ruling by
Attorney General Palmer that h.
had until ten days after the ad-
journment of Congress to act.
1t is expected that opponents of
the measure may wage a nght
against It in the courts.
Announcement of bills signed by
the President shows that the meas
ure providing for repeal of all war
time legislation. except the Lever
food and fuel control acts and the
trading with the enemy act, was
not signed. The principal object
of this bill was to take from the
President extraordinary war pow
ers conferred by Congress.
Anotner measure which was not
signed was the Underwood resolu-
tion providing for the establishment
OF Canadian-American wood pulp
to investigate the paper
pulp situation.
The waterpower bill provides a
licensing system under which the
resources OF the coun-
try can be developed by private en-
terprise, but subject to Federal reg
ulation and supervision.
Bills which remained unsigned will
stay on the Presidents desk until
Congress convenes in December,
when 1t is considered certain that a
determined effort will be made by
the Republican majority to pass
them over the Presidents pocket
veto.
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Harding Accepts
Wilson Challenge
For Referendum
CBy Universal servfee1

The gauntlet thrown down to the
nation by President Wilson on the
paramount issue of the league of
nations YVES picked up by the Re-
publican nominee for the Pred-
dency yesterday.
Senator Harding was qSick to
meet the President on the issue
Of the league, as disclosed in an
interview published yesterday morn
ing.
II am sure the Republican party
will gladly welcome a referendum
on the question Of foreign relation
ship Of this Republic said Harding.
And I believe that the Republican
attitude for preserved nationality
will be overwhelmingly indorsed!s
This was Senator Harding,s first
expression on what will be one of
the great issues, possibly the out
stapding issue of the campaign.
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tBy UniversaI service,

New York. June 1s.-wiiliam q
McAdoo tonight gave out for pub
lica tion two telegr ans. one received
by him from Assistant Secretary OF
tie Treasury Jouott Shouse and his
reply thereto. Mr.. shouse's mes
sage read:
Sentiment throughout the coun-
try is rapidly CRY stsll.zing in favor
of your nomination. / know you
have consistently stated that you
are not candidate and that you
will not seek the nomination.
your many friends would like
to have you reconsider your atti-
tude. at least to the extent Of per-
mitting your name to be presented
to ths convention. We are certain
you can be nominated and elected"
(Signed) "JoUETT SHoUSE."
Mr.. McAdoo's reply read:
your telegram OF June II re-
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US. WILL NAME
ARMENIA BOARD
President Wilson Plan:
Commission to Settle
Boundary Question.

President Wilson has begun a pre-
liminary study of the question of
Armenian boundaries and 1t is ex-
pected that a statement will be
issued from the White House short
ly announcing the plan of procedure
that the President intends TO fol-
low in reaching a decision.
Mr.. Wilson. it became known yes
terday, has within the past few
days requisiticned a large amount
Of material which. together with
the Harbord report. will form the
basis of the preliminary, pronounce
mcnt on the subject.
The actual work of hearing the
claims of Armenia. 1t is understood,
will be delegated to a commission
appointed by the President.
A commission could GO to Ar
menia or some point within easy
access Of both the proponents and
opponents of the new state in order
to gather testimony.
(puhlic Ied0er Servfre
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McAdoo Elimination Enhances
Chances of Cox, Dauis, Glass
And Others for Nomination

protected prominently into the fight
yesterday with Mr.. McAdoo's an
nouncement that he would not ac-
cept the nomination under any con-
sideration. Senator Glass will be
put forward by Jouett Shouse. As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury
and Daniel S. Roper, former Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, who
have been identified with the So
called McAdoo campaign. But the
ability of Messrs. Roper and Shouse,
and the former McAdoo hackers, to
swing the hundreds of delegates
virtually pledged to McAdoo to Sem
ator Glass is seriously doubted by
leading Democrats. In fact, Mr..
Shouse is making no such claim.
Cox to Get Many Votes.
1. is his acknowledgment that
many Of the uninstructed delegates
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League Plank
Settled Upon
ByDen1ocrats
Homer Cummings AssertsIt
Will Follow Virginia
Platform.
BY FREDERIC wILLIAM VILE.
Public Ledger serviee1


San Francisco. June Is. The
lconvention at Chicago was the most
successful Republican convention
the Democratic party has ever held"
That is the optimistic summary of
the situation which, wreathed In
smiles, Homer S. Cummings. Demo
cratic national chairman, gave me
today on my'arrival in San Franchise
when I asked him how the political
sky looks from his point OF view.
The Republican convention"
continued Mr.. Cummings. pushed
away many of the clouds from the
Democratic sky. We have never
ceased to face 1920 with confidence.
Today, we face it with something
bordering on assurance.
Must Accept Challenge.
Events at Chicago are largely to
blame for the spirits in which we
ind ourselves. We take up with
glee the challenge Chicago threw
down on the paramount issue, the
will be for the league of nations
wholehesrtedly. That is settled.
AT this hour it is perhaps the only
primary feature of our convention
policy that is definitely settled. We
never have had any serious doubts
as to the position IL would be neces-'
sary and polite for US to take on
the league, the Republicans have
banished these doubts. They have
represented us with an issue which
we accept with complete satisfac-
ton and with abundant confidencs
as to what the verdict of the people
will be-"
What platform issues" Mr.. Cum
mings was aske> ill remain to be
settled"
We'll the resolutions committee"
he replied. has. of course, to thrash
them all out When / say that the
league plan is settled 1 mean IL
may be taken as definite that the
virginia platform on that subject,
certainly in essence il not In termi-
nology, will be the San Francisco
PLATFORM The President has al
ready expressed himself in full ac-
cord with the Virginia plank.
Platform VIII be Frank.
On the issues so much can al
ready be said-the Democratic plat
form will be frank. honest, direct,
unequivocal on every cardinal ques-
ton. 1t will dodge nothing, evade
nothing, and straddle nothing. 1t
will be in striking contrast to the
Republican platform in that respect.
The Republican platform is dis
I. CONTTNrEn on PACE s1Y
The Washington herald., 1920-06-19
BERGDOLL IN MEXICO
OFFICIALS DECLARE
(By Universal Service, ,

Mexico City, June 1s.-Groyer
Cleveland Bergdoll. of Philadelphia,
millionaire draft dodger, has sue
ceeded in escaping from the United
States into Mexico. according to in
formation reaching Federal immi-
grafton officials here today, and has
now placed himself in the same cate
CORY with the negro. Jack johnson.
and hundreds of slackers who have
sought asylum in this country and
are now fugitives from justice.
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MORE NATIONS GRANT
HUERTA RECOGNITION
(By Universal Service \

Mexico City, June 1s.-Both Italy
and Spain have granted recogni-
tion to the De La Huerta govern
ment and recognition is about to be
announced by Great Britain, ac-
cording to semi-officiaI rumors
anoat around the National Palace.
China was the first power To he
stow recognition on the d. La
Huerta government. the announce
ment having been made on the dav
he was inaugurated as provisions,
president. 1t Is understood in or.
ficial circles that China's lsaa :,
this action will shortly be followed
by Japan.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-19
(PubIic Ledger servfee.)

The definite but unexpected re-
fusal of William Gibbs McAdoo to
become a candidate for the Demo-
cratic Presidential nomination COM
pletely alters the situation which
will confront the 1.0s2 delegates
when they assemble in San Francis
60 June 2s.
What might have been a stam-
pede for Mr.. McAdoo on the first two
or three ballots now promises to re-
solve itself into the customary long
drawn Democratic fight with the
choice narrowed to a field consist
ing of Gov. James NJ. Cox, of Ohio;
Attorney General Palmer, Vice Pres
ident Marshall, John W. Davis,
American Ambassador to Great Brit
ain. and possibly Senator Carter
Glass, of Virgini: -
The name of Senator Glass was
The Washington herald., 1920-06-19
McADOO REFUSES TO ENTER RICE,
CAUSING MORE THIRD TERM TALKAS
/: HARDING TAKES UP PACT GAUNTLET
McADOO SAYS HE'LL STICK
TONON-CANDIDACYS STAND

quires an explicit ard immediate
answer. I am profoundly grateful
to you and my other generous
friends who with such spontaneity
and unselfishness have without my
solicitation advocated my nomina-
ton. To cause them disappointment
distresses me deply. but I am un-
able to reconsider the position ]
have consistently maintained. name
Iy. that 1 would not seek the nom
nation for tie Presidency.
Il cannot. therefore. permit my
name to go before the convention.
This decision is irrevocable. as the
path of duty seems to me to be
clear and unmistakable.
THE considerations which COM
PEELED me to resign as Secretary of
the Treasury and Director GeSeral
of Railroads after the armistice in
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-19
FOUNTAIN TRAIL
IS NEARING END
Bloodhounds Trail Escaped
Fiend to Settlement
Near Hambleton.

Easton, Md. June 1s.-Recapture
of Isaiah Fountain Is believed to
be a matter of hours. Bloodhopnds
struck a scent shortly before IL
o'clock today which led from the
farm of Norman Taylor, near Ham
bleton, to the home of a colored
woman. who refused to give any
Information. She was arrested and
taken to the Easton Jail. 1t is be-
lieved Fountain may have stayed
in her home last night.
A few minutes later the dogs
raced of on a trail that led to a
colored settlement close by. A
careful search is being made of
the houses by the posse, which is
followed by at least 400 men in
automobiles and afoot.
Another arrest was made this
morning in connection with the
case Ephraim Harris. colored. was
taken in charge because he is be-
ueVeo 10 nave talked with Fountain
on the night Of his escape from the
Easton Jail.
The dogs left Easton Jail at 1880
this morning. They had arrived
from Suffolk. Va, five hours earlier
in the charge of Ernest Camper.
The start was made from the home
of Lizzie Slaughter. colored, of
Ivorytown, six miles from Easton,
where. it is said, Fountain stopped
for at least a part of Wednesday
night shortly after his escape.
A shirt left in his cell was used
to furnish the hounds with the
scent
The Washington herald., 1920-06-19
G.O.P.Council
Here Mondau
to Map Work
Harding to Meet Hays,
Daugherty, and Commit
tee Named at Chicago.
Public Ledger Service,

warren G. Harding's campaign
for the Presidency will be mapped
out when he confers with the high
chiefs Of the national Republican
party here on Monday, according to
an announcement yesterday after
noon by Harry NJ. Daugherty, the
candidates preconvention leader.
He will meet with a committee
of fve besides Will H. Hays, the
national chairman, and Mr.. Daugh-
erty. The committee was appointed
by the Republican national COM
mittee on last Saturday night.
Tho conference will be on mat
ters relative to the appointment of
the executive committee for the
execution Of Mr.. Harding's cam
paign, according to Mr.. Daugherty
Final arrangements for the notifi.
cation of the nominees for Presi-
dent and Vice President probably
will be made.
The members OF the committee
are representative of leading can
didates in the Chicago convention
for the nomination. They are A.
7. Hert, of kentucky; John w.
Weeks, OF Massachusetts,; Ralph
Williams, of oregon; J. L. Hamon,
of Oklahoma, and C. D. Hills, OF
New York.
Hert From Lowden Faction.
Mr.. Hert. national committeeman
from Kentucky. was one OF the
outstanding ngures OF the conven-
tion as a supporter of Gov. Frank
o. Lowden, OF Illinois.
Mr.. Weeks was formerly United
States Senator from Massachusetts,
and supplanted w. Murray Crane,
who was also at one time a mem
Der of the Senate. as national COM
rONTJNrEn OS PAGE sIX
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lime Has Arriued to Become Busy
FOR Craftsmanship Club Members
Who Would Land $23, 900 Prizes

Up and at 'em is the wav ..,,
and every member of the Salesman
ship Club should be> doing th,.
very Day. While the best credit
opportunity of the campaign ended
10 o'clock Thursday night. all mem
bers should Immediately get busy
with their little receipt books oh
tanning subscriptions to apply ON
the next period of the campaign
which begins Monday, June 81 and
holds good until 10 D. m. July >.
This will be the best, renaIninr
time of the campaign and all can
didatss should be busy every min
ute. What each candidate does
during the next two weeks viii
have . very important bearing ON
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Hoooer Pledges Harding Support;
Asks United G. O. p, After
Break fast with Candidate Here

and ''for all these reasons" he urged
united support Of the party at the
polls.
The text Of Mr.. Hoover's state
ment follows:
'I breakfasted with Senator Hard
ing this morning at the Senator's
invitation. ! presented the views
which I believed were held by a
considerable group of independent
and progressive Republicans upon
various questions. The Senator
stated that 1t was his most sincere
desire to be the instrumentality for
bringing the. divergent elements OF
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The Washington herald., 1920-06-19
"GIRLN BLACK
TO BE QUIZZED
ABOUT ELWELL
Police Also Tracing Phone
Calls to Home on Night
Of Murder. :
ADMIT SELVES AT SEA
Woman Found Who Tells of
Being With Slain Man
Night of His Death.
ADMIT SELVES AT SEA

New York, June IS. - Police to-
night were tracing to their destina-
tions, in an effort to learn their i'm
portance in connection with solving
the mystery of the murder Of Joseph
B. Ellwell, turfman and bridge ex-
pert. several telephone calls which
they are said to have learned were
put in over the Elwell telephone on
the night of the crime. .
At least one of the calls. II was
said, was made by a woman.
District Attorney Edward Swami
said tonight he and his workers
were baffled.
Mrs. Larsen. Elwelrs housekeeper.
was again called to the district at
torney's ONCE and Is said to have
told the prosecutor that she knew
the woman whose lingerie was
found in the house and who was a
frequent visitor there, as Miss Will
SON." The authorities. 1t was said!
knew the identity Of this woman.
Corroborated by Chauneur.
Elwelrs chauffeur, Rhodes, anoth-
er witness, revealed, upon being re-
called. that he knew the woman as
Miss Wilson" also. and that he
drove her around with Elwell on
frequent occasions. When asked II
he could describe the woman.
Rhodes replied to reporters:
What's the use. Her descriptions
been in all the newspapers, even her
picture"
Rhodes told the authorities that
from what he knew of Elwelrs life
he believed his employer was mur-
dered because OF a woman, but that
a man had committed the crime.
Another witness. establishing the
hour OF Elwelrs arrival at his home.
was said to have been found in a
neighbor named Isdale. who, it was
said, has told a story of being un-
able to sleep, and of seeing Elwell
step to the curb from black road
ster of expensive make at about
3:45 last Friday morning. He4 said
good-by to a man. the only other
occupant of the machine, according
to the story, and then entered his
house.
May Call 'woman I'm Black
The Girl in Black" also known
to the police as the Woman from
Minnesota" may be called for ex-
animation in connection with the
checking up of Won SchlegelTs story
of his moves on the night of the
murder. John T. Dooling. assistant
district attorney. said tonight that
he has the name of this woman, and
knows where she can be reached.
While discounting its worth, the
authorities nevertheless began an
investigation today of an anony-
nous letter. neatly typewriter on
what appeared to be feminine note
paper. 1t read:
TO the District Attorney:
at may interest you to know that
Elwell met two persons on Friday
morning last at the Pennsylvania
station at o'clock by the clocks in
the station-5 o'clock by city time.
/ cannot tell you more as 1t might
involve myself"
New Girl Is Found.
A girl who said she spent Thurs
day night with Elwell was found by
authorities according to reports to-
day. The belief was expressed by
police that this girl may have met
Elwen at his home early Friday
morning. While they were alone in
the house, Elwell was summoned 70
the door by the man who later shot
him. according to this theory.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-19
Four Atlanta Eremeu Hurt

Atlanta, Ga, June 1s.-Four fire.
men fighting the flames that de.
stroyed the T. II. Brooke & Co.
grain warehouse were injured. The
FIRE loss was>estimated at 5000. 900.
Two of the men injured were
crushed by falling debris, The
other two were hurt when their au-
tomobile capsised as they answered
thu Gre call
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WINNERS

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nsv pissuS f~ tvs aad siFls y sssR -.
psass IN tonsssv's HssaM.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
Police VIEWS

Charles H. Sampson. of Illinois,
and Edward II. McCabe of Newark,
were taken into custody yesterday by
Patrolman Bachman. the first on a
drunk and ~disorderly charge. and the
second on a charge of dlsorderly con
duct.
The policeman was standing on
the corner of Smith and Prospect
streets when q taxi driver accosted
him and stated hat the two men in
his car had been riding for three
hours, and refused to pay a bill of SO.
The policeman took the men to head
quarters. where the bill was paid and
the men were discharged later In the
afternoon.
-Patrolman MCGOWAN reported
yesterday that the receiving basin at
the corner of Buckingham avenue and
Hartford street is blocked. and that
the entire street in that vicinity is
flooded.
Two small boys unable to speak
n word of English. were taken into
headquarters last night, reported lost
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
NAME FOUR MEN
FOR TAX ON AUTOS

-Four men. appointed by the alder
manic tax committee, started out to
canvass the city today in order to list
every automobile. It's model, value
and owner in order that the automo-
bile taxes due the city may be col
lected from every person owning an
automobile. The four men employed
by the city to carry on this work are:
Whitney. w oliver, William Smith,
Michael Kennedy and John Jones.
The aldermen at thier meeting on
Monday night authorized the tax COM
mittee to name -four auto tax officials
at q salary of $40 weekly.
The city. according to the alder
men, is forced to pay to the county
automobile tax amounting to as much
as $500. 600 annually. which the city
Is supposed to collect in turn from au-
tomobile owners. Many car owners
have failed to pay this tax. il is said.
and as a result the city is out this
much. The idea of listing every car
and car owner is to force these auto
mobile owners To pay this tax which
is called for by law.
The city has been divided into four
districts. each of the men being al
lotod one district in which to can
vass all garages and list the cars aud
owners Taxes will be figured accor3-
ing to the size and original value of
the EAR. the age of a machine also be-
Ing taken into consideration. The
committee of the Board of
Aldermen which named the four au-
tomobile tax assistants consists of
Aldermen John j. Clark Benjamin A.
Riedy and Christian Andersen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
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