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The Washington times., 1920-01-25
Seek Facts About Publisher Re.
sponsibIe for Vile Books Be-
fore madeleine"
PICTURES CALLED LURES
HaIf-nude Dancers Pirouetted
Through De Rocks Stories
TO Help Boost Sales.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Official
investigation into the record Of Clin-
ton.T. Brainard, the secretary of the
extraordinary grand jury and, until
two months ago, publisher of the
Washington Herald, who has been
convicted of selling lewd literature,
was begun yesterday by probation
officers under the direction Of the
special sessions court.
At the same time Brainard'S fin
ger-prints were filed in the bureau
for criminal identification at police
headquarters for future reference.
One copy was retained in the finger
print bureau in the Criminal Courts
building, just under the Bridge Of
Signs.
Finger-prints Taken.
Brainard, who represents the J. T..
Morgan interests as president and
treasurer OF Harper & Bros, was
about to leave court without submit
ting to the formality OF finger
"ntn TWO
stopped him. He was escorted TO the
pen rooA where Impressions of Nm
gers ara thumbs and both palms
were taken. and he was required to
sign the official form.
The convicted grand juror was not
photographed for the Rogues' CAL
lery because. IL was explained. only
persons convicted of a felony are SUBJ
jected to the camera.
The district attorneys office pos
sesses a mass OF evidence regarding
Brainard's past which was not intro
duced at his trial. but 10 which the
probation officers will have access
Additional evidence OF the convicted
Jurors past activities will be offered
BY the Society for the Prevention OF
Vice. which caused his arrest.
As far back as 1906. when Brainard
was publishing racy French fiction
under his own name, his publications
were under official examination as q
result OF complaints made by clergy
and laymen. At that time "Orienta)
Tales" for which he assumed respop-
sibility in court, was being distribut
ed. aided by alluring advertisements
in magazines.
The Postoffice Department of ths
United States acted then. The matter
was referred to Attorney Comstock
for investigation. His report was
not made public.
Later, Brainard switched his wares
and began to feature Paul de kock S
works. which he announced thus:
Real Partisan Life"
Tales More Fascinating and Tx.
citing Than Balzac or French Court
Memories. The stories. literally
translated. race merrily along, moth
ing didactic or dull; as original as
Eoccaccio. as mirthful as Gil Bias
more fascinating than Stcrne OF
Smollet."
Apparently. De Kock was no: a
best seller. for later Brainard offered
to throw in set of Dickens, shake
spcarc. Thackoray, or Balbac. free
with every order. Further. he pro-
fcsscd a readiness to accept payments
in installments. Continuing the
eu,ogy Of De Kock, his announce
mcnts read:
"De Kock. the writer of real life
of real people with real blood in tnetr
Continued on Page ., Column g.
The Washington times., 1920-01-25
MISSING HEIRESS AND
CHAUFFEUR ARE SOUGHT

Los ANGELES, Jan. 25.-A mar
riage license issued TO James j. Gorm-
ley and Miss Helen Kelly caused John
Powers. president OF the Los Angeles
baseball club, and Mrs. Powers to
start a search today for the young
woman, who is their niece.
James ]. Gormlcy ~ the name of
the Powers chauffeur. Both he and
Miss Kelly are absent from Los An
geles. II is believed they have clopcd
Miss Kelly formerly lived in Chi
cago. where she was said to be promi-
ncnt socially. She Is rcputed to be
tho heiress TO n s1.OO0,oOO fortune.
write shorthand hy Machine
one Of many now inventions described
and illustrated In February Popular science
Monthly. All nevs-stHnds Advt.
The Washington times., 1920-01-25
PHOTO OF UCLIEST
WOMAN BRINGS S4,4O0

LONDON. Jan 25.---Mstsay's por-
trait OF Margaret, duchess of Ca
rinthia, known as the uglieat woman
iu history. was sold in Chrlstios for
81 too
The Washington times., 1920-01-25
Kaiser, Indifferent 10
Trial, Broods Over Moral
Responsibility For War
BY ROBERT J. PREV.
TTniyersaI Seryice.)

LONDON, Jan. 25.--Gray and bent and almost lndif-
feent the exKaser told of the details of the demand
of the allied Supreme Council for his exradOn after he
had eaten dinner in his retreat at Amerongen Tuesday
according to brought to London today.
The Washington times., 1920-01-25
D.C.P0WHATAN.
SURv|V0RBACK.
Henry Hoffman Tells OF Suffer
ing Without Heat or
Light.

The story of the disabling of the
transport Powhatan, when it was 700
miles out from New York, and the
tonians who lived aboard this ship
for four days without heat or light,
while a fierce storm ragged and the
high winds rolled the ship over 10
one side and then the other ut an
angle of 35 degrees. was told to The
Times today by Henry Hoffman. of the
Hudson Hotel, the first local man to
return TO this city. Hoffman arrived
in New York yesterday on board the
Northern Pacific.
This is Hoffman's story:
The ship sprung leak Friday, but
IT. was not until Sunday morning that
the passengers on the ship knew there
was trouble aboard. And we probably
never would have known, only the
engines OF the ship stopped suddenly
about IL o'clock in the morning. Wire
less calls for help were Immediately
sent out when ii was discovered there
was big leak. and water was con-
stantly pouring into the hold of the
ship. 1t was several hours later
when the Western Comet arrived and
stood by"
Could Hardly Keep Feet.
shortly after we had sent a call
for help a storm began. The sea was
very rough, and IL was impossible for
the Comet to approach us. IT was
then we got to be worried. Every
minute the storm grew worse We
could hardly stand up aboard the
ship. The captain assured us that
everything was safe, but Despite this
everybody aboard the ship feared for
his safety
AT x o'clock sunday night the
ship Cedric came in sight. II also
stood by 1t was impossible TO put
out in rowboatS from the two rescue
ships, SO all Sunday night we re-
mained awake with help in sight, but
impossible to obtain it.
1T was n terrible storm. The ship
rocked from one side to the other.
Nobody slCu'. We were cold, aud the
ship was in total darkness. All OF
the ships passengers crowded in the
saloon. 1'hore was some doubt
whether we would ever get out of IL
all alive.
But when the morning came the
storm had moderated to some extent
and 1t was a fairly good day. The
ocean was still too rough to permit
boats from the Cedric or Comet 70
reach uS.
Destroyers Arrive,
About : o'clock Monday evening
the Cedric lett US and we receives
word that two dcstroyers would come
to our aid at midnight. In the mean
time the Comet still stood by We
passed a rather quiet night Monday
Some of the passengers went to sleep
The next morning we awoke only "a
learn the dcstroyers had not reached
us. Tho storm was still raging. We
however. were ia constant wireless
communication with the Comet. II
was still impossible to row in the
sea, and our ship continually tossed
from ono side TO tho other. BY this
time the ships passengers had cooled
down, having been assured that
everything was safe. several other
ships and a destroyer arrived IN the
afternoon.
Tho ship Bardic threw q line u
W. which was attached and at
o'clock that night the Bardic bcgar
towing US Assured that VIC wer'
safe. We slept well all Wcdnesda5
Continued on Rage .. Column ~
The Washington times., 1920-01-25

BOSTON, JAN 25.-Our navy according to Admiral
SIMS something of Stacker during the Too bad
of course and yet British born shouldn't Sims be more
grateu7 Only for that Stacker navy of there would
be British Empire today, and with no British Empire and
its dire needs there woud'be no Sims.
The Washington times., 1920-01-25

JAMES B. CASSIDY, of
212 Ninth street north
east, who arrived in New
York yesterday on the res
cue ship Northern Pacific
and whose story Of the ILL
fated Powhatan appears
on page 3.
The Washington times., 1920-01-25
Sims, Spotlight Lover,
Was Brtain's Catspaw,
Asserts Noted Writer
BY JAMES b. CONNOLLY.

Of tales, Who spent eight months oih
during the and Whose
Sims based personal observdons
The Washington times., 1920-01-25
THE WEATHER:

Partly cloudy and colder toaiss,i low
ed teasSssAt4ss AbosA 20 dsesss Ss~S~,
fsir, continued cold; moderate north and
Northsast winds Temperature this morn
stng, 3 O'Clock, rs degrees.
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
FINAL EXAMS

LONG about this time OF year most Delaware school
"A pupils start looking forward with dread to that
period OF storm which precedcs the calm OF
cation--sle season OF "nnal examinations"
They may 1nd consolation and encouragement in the
following sentences from school survey report Just
Issued by the United statos Bureau Of Educauon.
Ihat the formal examination is criterion for de-
teFininins ability Is conclusion abundanty supported by
an examination OF the school careers Of nen who have
become famous, For example. Thomas A. Edison never
could pass his school examinations and when hs
reported that II was waste OF time for him TO attend
school he taken and returned Charles w
Eliot while president OF Harvard University once re-
marked that he would not have been able to pass the
entrance examinations OF his own university Henry
Ward Beecher stood sixyfourth in an examination In
grammar whlls the boy who ranked nrs became barber
In southern city"
Formal examinatlons-while stHl the chief method of
grading pupils in many, not most schoolsare rapidly
falling into disrepuie among educational experts.
The government report quoted above declares that
such examinations while having definite place in school
procedure poor basis OF determining pupils 1T
for promotion
Final exams" as al pupils know then are condemned
on these They lead to "crammng"; to undue
worry and nervousness to working with the aim Of
passing; to putting premium memorizlng, in
stead Of on understanding and learning and to vast
amount OF Improbable labor for teachers in reading
papers keeping records and making out reports.
"A system which is dominated by the formal exami-
nation VIII inevitably stress memory work, and thereby
to dangerous degree teaching tends TO become formal
and mechanical and not truly educatye" the govern
ments experts say
There s food for serious thought for every Delaware
parent teacher and school official in these statements
Are your children your pupils really learning,
just passing?
Are they developing their ability to think and reason
or simply examining their memories with isolated and
easily-forsotten facts?
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
NO EUROPEAN ENTANGLEMENTs.

~ NE immediate effect Of the re-establshment OF
~ with Germany by Congressional resolution viii be
the withdrawal OF The American troops left along the
Rhine.
Just President Wilson is taking sides with the
opposing factions in Germany. and has instructed the
American Ambassador at Paris to notify the French that
the United states backing the socaled Ebert
raent.
The sole basis on which the President IS intervening
IN such matter is tha. stu at with Germany
is true that the treaty provides for American
participation in the occupation Of the Rhine territory but
the Senate has rejected that pact hence the President
derives no rights under It.
Once peace is declared he have no more sembance
Of excuse for maintaining our forces in Europe or for in
terfering in the internal affairs OF Germany with which
we viii then he friendly terms
It was against the principle Of just such interference
that the Senate recorded itself strongly against me
league covenant and it will be but an extension az that
protest TO bring the war to formal ending and withdraw
entirely from further participation in tile affairs ~ the
Old World
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
aAPAN,s Rad MOVE.

APANS forcibe seizure Of vladivostok has followed
J Immediately upon Frances occupation OF Gernanys
ransRhne cities So quickly does act OF Imperialism
breed another
Russia has done nothing 20 warrant Japan's action
The explanation issued at Toxic that danger TO Manchura
and Korea necessate the occupation Of vadvostok can
not stand examination.
Manchuris does not belong 10 Japan. And japanese
army IN Vladvostok cannot possibly influence events n
Korea Japan has consistently shown ability 70 deal
with Korean affairs in Kores itself
The truth Is such matters these. Japans civilian
statesmen must give way the mtarists The Japanese
war department has status OF rs beyond the con-
troll Of the prime minister Behind the war department.
in the present instance. japanese militarsts, as
matter OF logical necessity.
The common people OF Japan have begun to nsht for
their political rights JapaDs inevitable social revolution
is in the making. may be peaceful revolution,
a bloody Mliiarisls in every country think they
petitions for charters Of liberty and free
dom by display Of the power OF the military machine.
BY SELLING vladivosiok. the japanese mperiasts hope
to distract popular attention from and political
form.
II is old game But II cannot succeed The mill
ary party at Toxic hss seized a moment for It's plan
when Frances transRhine adventure make peremptory
protest from France and her European allies dicult
But in this matter Americas hands are free. vlad-
yosok Russiss only valuable Pacific port will not be-
come japanese possession
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
BEsrowING BRAINS.

- wo hundred years ago John Locke said that God did
not make two-legged creature and leave it to
the logican Aristotle TO make him rational Yet friendly
critics Of The public schools continually complain that
they do not teach their pupils to hnkto be alert and to
deal successfully with all kinds Of new situations.
The charge is true but absurd For all the schooling In
the world cannot create brains in creature born without
them, add single TO what is already there, any
more than training can improve sunted breed Of cattle
II II could intelligence would not run in families, and
there would be serious problem OF the feeble minded
The function OF school is not to teach pupils TO think
but 10 give them something worth thinking about II is
not TO make them alert and nsprsng but to that
the slcrtness and enterprise which they already have
res them into decent place in society and not into
tre gutter
school cannot teach any onc 10 do entirely
things successfully. That a matter OF brains and luck
But It can train It's pupils beforehand in the doing OF
many things that life is likely to demand of hem that
when the time for action they viii founder less
than they otherwise would have.
TO It's brighter pupils the school teach general
principles which give meaning to the routine Of later
work
IL can help them all to find their level far far more cas-
fly than they could without 70.
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
GoMpERs xor pIcrAToR.

~ r. GoMPERs VIII hnd when the votes counted
Xl next November, that the working people OF the
country ask nothing but square deal and that they VIII
no. he the white chips OF radical leaders.
There is no man public life In America who has
been better friend OF labor than Senator Albert B. Cum
Minis OF Iowa. although cummins has ncvo placed the
interests OF labor above that OF the country as whole
No man is true friend OF abor who proposes TO grant
aids in granting special privileges to one class at the
sacrifice OF tho rights OF all This Senator Cunmlns
never has DONE
When Il fell 10 his duty 70 help frame railroad DILL
Senator Cummns drafted plan for the adjudication of
wages and other disputes between employers and en-
poyes 80 that controversies could be settled With Justice
to all concerned and then inserted In the bin section
that made It unlawful for two persons, either
employers or employees oonsplre 20 interrupt Inter
state commerce.
Those provisions OF the bill designed 10 insure
the reasonable adjustment OF disputes and at the same
time to protect the whole country In It's rsht 70 contnu
GUS railroad transportation.
Because he stood for The public welfare and coinc-
dent Herewith for the rights OF the railroad employees
Mr. Cummins has been marked by Mr. Gompers for pot-
cal slaughter at the polls in November.
Mr. Gompcrs Will nnd that he mistakes the intelligence
and the public spirit Of the voters OF Iowa.
He viii find that only the Iowa farmers who de-
pend upon rail service for the transportation OF their
crops the merchants who must have continuous sup
plies OF commodities and city consumers who depend
upon the railroads well will give their approving votes
TO Senator Cummlns.
The Iowa Senator win be reelected next November by
the largest plurality in his political career.
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
MASK AND WIG TO
PRESENT DON QUIXOTE'

Don Qulxote, Esquire" the 1920 pro
duction OF the Mask and Wig Club Of
the University OF Pennsylvania, will BE-
shown at the Playhouse in Wilmington
at a matinee and evening performance
on May 3.
As guests or the Wilmington Com
mittee and OF the Mask and Wig Club,
the women social and dramatic writ
ers OF the Wilmington papers enjoyed
a preliminary view OF the production
at the matlness performance in the
Forrest Theatre, In Philadelphia, on
Saturday afternoon. The theater was
crowded. as II was every day OF the
weeks engagement, and the comment
was heard on every hand that this is
by far the best production ever staged
by this famous college club.
The play was deliberately and richly
costumed and staged, the large chorus
including many beautiful girls whose
counterfeit feminity was betrayed only
by their manly voices. The dances
were many and extremely beautiful,
especially the gypsy dance and the
dazzling Aladdin" spectacle.
Musical numbers and lyrics by
Charles Gilpin We're catchy and melod-
ious. the song hit being, "In Your Lit
tie Home, sweet Home" sung with
How Dry Am" in counterpoint. THE
Land Of Soft Music and Flowers" gave
an unusually pleasing melody by E. R.
TourisOn
Rosinsnte, the famous steed Of the
noted knight, was delectable stage
horse. whose talents extended TO fanny
dancing, and who was even equipped
with horse laugh.
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
FOR FOLKS Who
DO OFFICE WORK
Indoor Hot House Life
Causes Nervousness and
Sleeplessness
A GOOD SPRING
TONIC WISE NOW

"My work was becoming an awful
burden to me and Just dragged around
IL isn't hard and only light office work,
but | was i'm such a rundown, weaken
ed condition | didn't know what TO do.
/ was so nervous the slightest noise
would wake me up in the night, and
then I'd lay there short Of breath and
trembling like-unable TO go TO sleep
again for hours. l naturally felt mis-
cradle mornings, and even my appetite
had deserted mo. 80 / was feeling
mighty bad, when I happened to
notice where druggists were recon-
mending a new tonic called Earle's
HypO-COd 10 is wonderful. I got a
bottle and II built me up splendid. II
strengthened my nerves. too, and can
sleep throughout the night Just fine
now. Everything lasts good to me and
eat until I'm almost ashamed. 1t
surely does give one a lot OF energy
and new strength and work doesn't
drag like it did ] think | shall take
it off and on all spring. IL is nice to
take" declared Miss Viola NJ. Ashton.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Earle's Hypo- Cod contains Syrup of
Hypophosphites of Lime Potassium,
Manganese, Strychnine, Ouinine and
Sodium, combined with Malt, Iron, extra
select Sherry Wine. Wild Cherry Bark
and extract OF pure Cod Liver OIL. 1t
is made in one OF Americas oldest and
largest laboratories of the finest in
gradients. The name Earle Chemical
Co. upon the bottle Is a guarantee OF
finest quality. Secure a bottle today.
Earle's Hypo-Cod is sold here by Eek
erds Medicine Store. sos Market street.
and the leading druggists in all nearby
towns.
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
With the Photographers

Contributing the less. 10 his sardonc aee will be
MT Wilson'S reflection that defeat OF The treaty
Nlctory Tor Bryan.-pitisburgh Gazete-Tiines
INC administration kept soldiers through the dark
ness OF siberian winter tho genial purpose evidently
pnss ,en nack IN time to enjoy the delights spring
How thoughtful-Boston Transcript
:-:-.-:
ono thins That renders Herbert Hoover so distasteul
10 the great body Of Americans as presidential candidate
Is tho fact that The SNUG pharlsees ara behnd him
VINO put Wilson forward tho one man qualified TO re-
ducc the cost OF living and keep OF warFt WAYNE
Ncws '
IN spesra ct Topeka. Attorney General Palmer saws
that though ce has been general lowering q, nrIcs
TO the censuaer there has been marked tendency toward
it, the same kDts CT marked teaoeacy prevails IN The
election OF Palmer delssAes 10 the Democratic National
Convention the Attorney General can make m hts tn0
rsat ROW that he int COINS Ia set snysvhsrsphrsdsl
Fha Prrss.
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
.Hr BIRLE CLASS MEETING.

The regular meeting OF the mixed
Bible class OF the Y. NJ. C. A. will take
place in the lecture room of the "l''
tonight. Both men and women are in
vited TO attend, husbands and wives be-
ing especially welcome.
retary Of the "Yn will lecture tonight
on the subject "1he Palestine Period.
the talk being the second OF a series on
the books Of The Acts.
Meetings have been taking place a
month and attendance has been grati-
flying. The meeting win continue until
warm weather.
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
But Father Johns Medicine
Relieved 1t After Others
Failed

Il am sending a picture OF my little
girl who has been troubled with a
cough for a long time. Dhad tried lots
OF cough remedies. Nothing seemed to
help her until / made up my mind to
give her Father Johns Medicine. / be-
gan giving her the medicine over two
years ago and It was very good for her.
She VIII always take itwhen she has a
cough" lSigned) Mrs. ]. Dumals, ii4
Crawford St, FAN River, Mass.
sNo better proof OF the value Of
Father Johns Medicine for colds,
coughs and as a body-builder can be
given than the experience of thousands
Of mothers who have proven through
out the history OF more than sixty
years success that Father Johns Med
icine Is the safe medicine for every
member Of the family. Remember 1t IS
guaranteed free from alcohol or dan
gerOus drugs in any form.
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
TO INSPECT TIsH Pound

The United states steamship Joyeuse
under command OF the L. 8. Engineer
Oiiice, OF the Wilmington district, will
sails tomorrow on an inspection tour
OF the 1sh pounds along the Atlantic
coast from Toms River, n. j.. to Cape
Charles, Va. IL Is expected the vessel
VIII be gone ten days or two weeks.
o. ID. Riding. an engineer Of the local
office, will be in charge OF the inspec-
ton, which will include location OF
pounds, their lighting and the general
navigation conditions.
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
SHORTAGE or FARM
LABOR. FIGURES SHOW

WASHINGTON. April i3.--There is a
81 per cent. shortage Of farm labor In
the United States. according TO the
figures Of the Bureau OF Crop Estl-
mates, announced recently. The de-
mand now is > per cent. higher than
In normal wears.
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
GRANITE COLUMN
TOPPLES INTO STREET

DIES MONIES, April i2-A huge
column OF granite supporting a bank
building here toppled into the street
three days after high wind, which is
believed to have weakened ITS moor
ings. II narrowly missed street car
loaded with passengers
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
on ORDERS FROM JAPAN.

CcoRplNd 10 dispatches. the strike OF laborers
"A in the sugar industry in Hawaii was brought about
by orders from the japanese Federation OF Labor
Perhaps this Is just effort TO give America sort
OF gentle Introduction 70 the wsonan plan OF having
American labor controlled by foreign under the
league OF nations.
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
FINE FOR sTENoGs.
BIjT TTNA<TS-NXOlti :

SHANGHAI, April t3--Here's stem
ographio heaven. Typists are being
paid 81 an hour IN gold. But 10 isn't
heaven TO he tenant here. Business Of
fees rent from $500 TO $500 gold and
desk room costs 500 a month.
Evening journal., 1920-04-13

The harmony OF thought among democratic leaders is
further illustrated by The statement Of Secretary Of the
Treasury Houston that taxes cannot be reduced until
1922 while Former Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo
telling the voters what large tax reductions made
Mr.. Houston is evidently trying TO play politics.
Evening journal., 1920-04-13

President Wilson VIII go down history as the only
President OF this country who willing to scute the
Monroe Doctrine and who while holding his office tried
subordinate the government OF America to the
Of Europeconroled league. What would Grover Cleye-
land say TO this?