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Evening star., 1920-06-25
MCCAIN Is ASSIGNED
NEW POST AS COLONEL

Maj. Gen. Henry p. Mccain. formerly
adjutant general of the United States
Army. today was relieved from duty
in command of Camp Devens. Mass.
and ordered to report to Chicago, Ill.
July /, for duty as department adju-
tant of the Central Department, COM
manded by Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood BY
the date named Gen. Mccain will
have relinquished his emergency rank
as major general and reverted to the
status of colonel in the adjutant gen.
erals department.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
GUARD MEMBERS HOSTS.
Entertain Parents and Friends at
Camp Simms Exhibition.

Parents and friends of members of
the District National Guaro were the
guests of honor of the guard at Camp
Simms, Congress Heights, D. c., yes
terday. The guard members gave ex-
hibitions of firing on the range Music
was furnished in the evening by the
new 5th Regiment Band.
Gen. Stephan and Mrs. Stephan were
the guests of the officers at the range
last evening. Gen. Stephan addressed
the gathering on the need for an eff
cient militia in the District of Colum-
bia.
Camp will be broken this afternoon
and the guard will march back to the
Armory at 472 l. street under full pack
A few picked members will remain on
the range to practice for the rife team
which will represent the guard in the
N. r. A. matches at Camp Perry. Ohio.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
BAPTIST CLERGY HURT
BY FALL OF PLATFORM
Structure Collapses as Convention
Delegates at Buffalo Posed
for Photograph.

BUFFALO,, N Y, June 25 (by the
Associated Press).--A temporary plat
form at the Broadway Auditorium, pn
which about 100 delegates to the
having their pictures taken, collapsed
a few minutes after the close of this
mornings session. Three persons were
severely hurt and several others were
cut and bruised. Most of the $500
delegates had left the building and
continued to leave the exits without
confusion.
Condemns Propngandists.
The convention today by unani-
nous vote condemned propaganda,
religious or political. which seeks to
induce the government of the United
States to meddle with the internal af-
fairs of Great Britain"
The resolution introduced by A. c.
Dixon of Los Angeles was adopted
without debate, after having been Ia
committee.
Amity With England Urged.
The preamble of the resolution de-
clared that we believe that 1t is in
the interests of Professionalism and hu
be maintained between the United
States and Great Britain, the two
great English speaking peoples Of the
world
The convention voted to hold its
session of 1921 at Winona Lake. Ind.
Among those injured by the collaps-
ing of the platform were:
The Rev. ]. l.. Peacock. f1fty-four.
president of Shaw University. Ra-
leigh, N. c., probable fracture Of left
leg, cut and bruised.
Mrs. Maud Northrup. fifty-three. of
n~a HNhA ho -
The Rev. Robert Scott. fifty. of Per-
ry, Ohio, internal injuries.
Marshall Petit. sixty-four. Of Grand
Rapids Mich, internal injuries.
The Rev. Robert E. Neighbor. sixty
eight, of Indianapolis, Ind, probable
fracture of left leg.
John Rhodes. sixty. of Toledo, Ohio,
probable fracture left leg.
The Rev. Leroy Stephens. seventy
nine, Louisburg. Pa, both knees hurt.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
GOT S3,757,OOO REBATE.
Ex-senator Towne Says He Had
Navy Contract Penalties Returned.

NEW YORK, June 25.-Testifvinp
that he had been employed to get
the ear OF Secretary Daniels and
obtain remission of penalties Of
$3,75700O for failure 10 deliver tor
pedoes during the war, former United
States Senator Charles A Towne of
Minnesota has been awarded a verdict
of s105.000 against the f. w. Bliss
Company of Brooklyn.
Claiming 100000 for professional
services, Senator Towne testified that
he was able to obtain, remission of
the penalties after the company had
failed 10 fulfill terms of it's contract
The company denied that the sena-
tor had been able to accomplish any
thing for il.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
DEPLORES VACANT FARMS.
Grange Head Says All Want Eats,
But None Work.

ROCKFORD, ILL.,, June 25.-Before
four thousand Winnebago county farm
ers at the annual Pamona Grange pic
mic here John G. ketchum of Hastings,
Mich. master of the National Grange.
declared that lack of sympathy on the
part of city folks with agricultural prob
lens was one of the chief causes of un-
rest.
The crying need for homes in the
cities is offset by thousands of vacant
farmhouses, he said. as he deplored the
weaving of people from the farms
Everybody wants to eat and nobody
work" Ketchum said.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
PREPARED TO REDEEM
ANGLO-FRENCH LOAN
British Chancellor Says o. S. Will
Be Paid Big Sum Next
October.

LONDON, June 24.-In the house of
commons j. Austen chamberlain,
chancellor of. the exchequer, reiterat-
ing that it was the intention OF the
British and French governments to
redeem the Anglo-French loan in the
Irnited States next October. an
nounced that the British government
since April 1 had paid off an addi-
tional s15,00O,0 900 of treasury bills in
New York.
He also informed the house that the
accrued interest on the deot que the
TInited States since the last payment
on Nav / was 45,500.000.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
LOSE $1,000 AT POKER.
Walters and Window Cleaners Top
List of Wage Farmers.

NEW YORK. June 25.-Window clean
ers and walters were rated high above
the ordinary grade Of wage -earners when
testimony was given at the trial of
Harry Weiss, charged with keeping
gambling house. that two of them
had lost $4,000 each in a poker game
there on Wednesday night
When the magistrate discharged
Weiss Assistant District Attorney
Driscoll, the prosecutor, remarked
that 'if waiter and a window clean
er can sit in a game of poker and each
lose $4,000, l want to be either right
away"
Evening star., 1920-06-25
SCHOOL BOY IS MISSING.

Albert Preston Hall. eleven years
old, son of A s. Hall. Ills Buchanan
street, is missing. He left West
School Wednesday afternoon before
the close of the term and failed to re-
turn home His father has asked the
police 10 institute a search. Albert is
light compiexioned, and when he went
away he wore khaki trousers and .
tan shirt, but no hat.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
STEVENSON is VICTOR.
Wins denomination to Congress in
Ninth Minnesota District.

ST. PAUL, June 25.-Congressma
Halvor Steenerson has been renom
mated on the republican ticket in the
ninth district, virtually complete re-
turns from Mondays primary show.
Thomas V. Sullivan of st. Paul, Non
partisan League candidate, was lead
nomination for attorney general. as
returns from 3,063 precincts out of
3,1s5 in the state gave him 113,379, as
against 113.056 polled by Clifford T.
Hilton, incumbent.
Evening star., 1920-06-25

Capt. John II. Dayton, commanding
the battleship Arizona of the Atlantic
feet today was detailed to duty as
commandant of the navy yard. Wash
ington, y. c., and superintendent of
the naval gun factory. He succeeds
Capt. Charles r. McVay. jr., who has
been appointed chief of the naval bu-
reau of ordnance at the Navy Depart
ment.
Capt Dayton is native of Illinois.
and entered the naval service in Sep
tember. 1856. He has filled many i'm
portant assignments afioat and ashore
and has cruised in all parts of the
world. He reached the rank of cap
tain in August. 1915. and soon will be
eligible for promotion to the grade of
rear admiral.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
CANADA To SHIP "REDS"v
BIG FOOD STORE, RUMOR

NEW YORK. June 25.-A contract is
reported to have been signed today
by Ludwig c. A. X. Martens. 4un-
recognized Russian soviet "ambas-
sador" here, and Boyer. Sloan & Co.
Canadian and English manufacturers
agents. Montreal, for several million
dollars worth of Canadian foodstuffs
and machinery
This contract was said to be a re-
suit of the recent visit to,.Canada of
agents of the soviet government con-
Quoting preliminary trade negotia-
tionS.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
DENIES OWNERSHIP.
Terminal Co. Answers Suit for
Taxes on Streets Occupied by It.

The Washington Terminal Company
today filed answer to the suit to re-
cover $67.509.36 for alleged arrears OF
taxes ON the streets and alleys COM
prised within the boundary of the
Union station and approaches. The
company denies that 1t is indebted
to the District of Columbia and
claims that the land In question be-
longs to the United States and is be-
inu occupied by direction of Congress
and for q quasi-public service.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
GOAT BRINGS S1,750.
"Billys'' and Sheep Get Record
Prices in Texas.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. June Is
Goat and sheep raisers today said
two record prices were paid for ami
mails at the auction sale in connection
with the fifth annual convention and
show of the Sheep and Goat Raisers
Association of Texas here yesterday.
b. e. Halbert of San Angelo paid
s1.750 to william Rodel & Sons of
Monmouth. Ore. for a two-year-oi I'D
Augora buck goat. Mont Noelke OF san
An9elo maid $500 TO w. $. Hansen,
Collinston, Utah. for registered
yearling Rambouillet ram.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
VAN RIPPER SURRENDERS
Promoter Appears in Court to An
swer Alleged Mail Fraud.

NEW YORK, June 24.-While federal
officers were seeking Louis c. Van
Ripper at Atlantic City and Boston for
alleged connection with the sale of
Range oil stock. the promoter and his
counsel appeared at the federal court
to answer the indictment. Bail was
fixed at $4,000 after the prosecution
had sought to have the amount fixed
at s50,000-
Van Riper's counsel, Martin w.
Littleton. pleaded the latter sum was
excessive and would be tantamount
to punishment. contending that a
bond of 5000 was the usual bail in
mail fraud cases.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
LUXURY VS.. NECESSITY.
Delegation of Clothiers Puts Cues
tion Up to Department of Justice.

What is a necessity and what con-
stitutes a luxury?
This question was put up to the De-
partment of Justice today for soIu-
tion by a delegation of ciothiers who
participated in conference with
Howard Figg, special assistant at
torney general, in charge of the high
cost of living campaign.
Facts and figures were presented to
Mr.. Figg. who will carefully study
them with the idea of determining
when garment comes in the luxury
class and when it is an absolute ne
ceSSity.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
MILK PUTS OUT BLAZE.
Herrera Saves Dairy When Light.
ming Hits Barn.

j. Garfield Herrera of Harrisonville,
Baltimore county. Md. used twelve
gallons of milk to extinguish a blaze
caused by lightning striking his barn
yesterday.
Mr.. Herrera with two employees was
milking at the time the lightning
struck the barn. While his men ran
to the spring for water Mr.. Herrera
grabbed up the milk pals and began
to pour their contents upon the
flames. Eighteen cows in the barn
were saved by their own milk.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
EDWARD FORD DIES,
Founder of Plate Glass Industry
in Detroit, Mich.

TOLEDO. June 25-Edward Ford
founder of the Edward Ford Plate
Glass Company. owner of the Ford
and Dimes Savings Bank buildings in
Detroit and president of the Mich
igan Alkali Company Of Wyandotte,
Mich. is dead at his home here after
long illness. He was born in Green
vile. Ind, January, 21. 1S43. and came
to Toledo in 1901, when he founded
the glass industry which has grown
to one of the largest of its kind in
the country Mr.. Ford returned re-
Gently from Florida, where he went in
Evening star., 1920-06-25
TURTLE, SUICIDE SIGNAL.
Young Man Pulls, Trigger as It
Swims Past Given Point.

SAN ANGELO, Tex, June 25.-
watching a turtle swim upstream, then
pulling the trigger of a revolver pressed
against his temple when the turtle
passed a certain point, was the method
of suicide chosen by Samuel c. Deara
cording to a note believed to have been
written by him. The note was found
beside his body on the banks of the
Coneho river in the city park here
Another note said. "a girl Is the cause
Of 1t all"
Evening star., 1920-06-25
pOTTER rs SWORN IN,

Mark w. Potter. one Of the new
members OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission appointed by the Presi-
dent q month and 4 half ago. was
sworn In at the mrnfssion today BY
Chief Clerk Lockwood.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
SPURNs MOSCOW REDS.
British Labor at Conference Rejects
Proposed Af1liation,.

SCARBOROUGH. England, June/es
The labor party conference here de-
clined today by card vote OF 2,940.-
900 to 225,000 to aflliate. with the
Moscow internatienale.
The conference also refused to So
.cede from the Geneva internationale
Evening star., 1920-06-25
MONEY ORDERS TO SONORA.

Resumption Of postal money order
service between the United States
and points in the state OF Sonora,
Mexico, was announced today by the
Post ONCE Department
Evening star., 1920-06-25
CZECHS FIGHT POLES.
French Occupy Prague Region and
italians Are at Teschen.

PRAGUE, June 23.-Sharp fighting
hetween Czechs and Polish frontier
guards is reported from karwin
Erencb troops have occupied this
region and the Italians have moved
into Teschen.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
RuMANIAN PRINCE IN TOXIC.

TOXIC, June 23.-Prince Carol Of
Rumania, who will make q formal
visit to japan. arrived today and was
|Secetved with royal honors.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
CHINESE TROOPS BATTLE.
North and South Factions in Con-
hict at Konang.

HONOLULU. June 23.-A battle be-
tween south and north China troops
at Konang was reported today in a
Toxic cablegram to Nippu Jill
Evening star., 1920-06-25
POLITE TERMS BARRED.
Pastor Drops Use of Words
''Ladies'' and "Gentlemen."

PORTSMOUTH. England. June 15.-
The use Of the words ladies" and gen
tlemen" is to be discontinued in the
parish so far as he is concerned, says
Rev. Bruce Cornford. in his parish mag
azine.
THE words have now absolutely no
meaning" he writes. Foolish class dis
tinctions should have no place in the
church. Even the Master called His
mother woman while no one would in
suit st. Peter by calling him gentleman.
The parochial council consists of men
and women"
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-02
RAILROAD UNIONS
DECIDE TO GIVE
new Law TRIAL
All Danger of Strike At
This Time Declared
Past

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Repre-
sentatives of the railroad unions, it
IS understood, voted today to give
the new railroad law trial in bring
ing about settlement of their wag :
demands and decided to hold in abey-
ance plans to test the constitutional
ty of the law and not refer the con-
troversy to the membership for a
vote until the law is given fair
trial" This is said to mean that all
danger of a general strike at this
time is removed.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Presi-
dent Wilson is preparing to set up
the tribunal provided for in the rail
road bill for considering the wage de-
mands of two million railroad work.
ers. 1t was announced at the White
House today that he is writing the
unions and railway companies asking
them to nominate representatives to
the wage board. Under the law the
unions will name six and the roads
name six. From each of these groups
the President will select three and
also name three representatives of
the public. The board will be sub
ject to senate approval.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-02
Photos Of Graves To
Go To Soldiers Parents

ATLANTA, March 2.-Hundreds
of fathers and mothers in the south
east who lost Their sons in the war
will receive in the near future photo
graphs of the graves where their boys
are buried.
American Red Cross photograph
ers took photographs of $4,000 diff
ferent graves IN France that -,re
marked with the names of the dead.
Each photograph has been careful
ly checked with the war department
records in Washington, and the name
and address of the next of kin OBJ
tanned. The Red Cross now has u.s.
600 envelopes, each containing a
photograph of grave, ready to send
to the relatives. Every photograph
IS enclosed in a folder setting forth
salient facts in connection with the
soldiers service.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-02
rs Per CENT OF
WAR DISABLED
STILL WAITING
Laxity Charged To u. S.
Vocational Training
Board

NEW YORK, March 2.-Charges
published by the New York Evening
Post expose the fact that a months
after the signing of the arm.stice, rs
per cent of the American soldiers dis
abled or hurt in the war are still
waiting for the Federal Board for Vo-
cational Training to assist them.
The board has been in existence 10
months. 1t has trained and placed in
gaIntul employment total OF PIT for
mer service menl
10000 Eligible.
1t is estimated that there are no.
600 men eligible for training. The
board employees 800 clerks, are ten
times the number of wounded soldiers
so far placed in gainful occupations.
Congress has provided $21, 100000
for the training of disable men and
it is estimated that the ultimate cost
may be $250,O00,00O.
Thirty per cent of the men ap-
proved for training become diSgusted
at the delays and throw up their
chances.
Ten per cent abandon the training
courses after they enter them.
In last December tive board paid
out $386,807 in salarien to 3242 en-
ployes-and but $139.335 in tuition
for the training of 2l,537 disabled
soldiers.
Much Duplication
Duplication of work is said to ex-
ist to such degree that as many as
five copies of single form are made
out.
The Board is responsible only to
Congress, and violations of civil SER
vice rules are among the serious ac-
cusations made by investigators.
A circular order seTg out to some
agents of the board contains the fol-
lowing suggestions.
"The organs used in approving
cases are the eyes and the brain.
The ears and heart o not function.
"Be hard-bo:led. Members of
the district staffs will beat you ov-
er the head with verbal pressure.
District pressure causes all our mis-
takes. Put cotton in your ears
o and lock the door. If you are
naturally sympathetic, work nights
when nobody is there.
Draft of Honor"
The New York Office has just sign
ed a lease for new quarters for $780,.
900, or one dollar pec square foot
more than any other tenant in the
building.
President Wilson wrote on Nov.
20 1918, that the obliaation to train
disabled sol1iers was draft of hon
or, which the United States accepted
when it selected these men and took
them in their health AND strength to
fight the battles of the nation.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-02
FROST DAMAGE
IN FLORIDA PUT
AT 5 MILLIONS
Vegetable Fields North
Of Miami Virtually
Wiped Out

MIAMI, March damage esti-
mated at more than $5,000,OO0 was
done to fruit and to vegetable fields
in South Florida by the extremely
low temperature last night. North
of Miami the vegetable fields were
virtually wiped out Early reports
show the damage south Of here will
be about Is per cent.
A temperature of A degrees was
reached, the lowest ever officially re-
corded here.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-02
PALMER FIRST
CANDIDATE
Acceptance in Georgia
To Open Way For
Others

WASHINGTON, March AT
torney General Palmer's declaration
as a Democratic presidential candi-
date was expected today to open the
way for other Democrats to make
similar announcements. Although
the. Republican campaign has been
on for some time, Palmer is the first
democrat to declare himself. The
declaration was made in a letter to
Hiram Gardner, secretary of the
Georgia State Democratic committee,
acknowledging the honor of having
his name placed on the presidential
ballot.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-02
Sees Chaos Unless
Farmers Raise Food

ATLANTA, March 2-"The high
cost of living should designate the
year of 1920 as a slogan for Hog
and Hominy" on every cotton farm
in the South declares Harvie Jor-
dan, national campaign director of
the American Cotton Association, in
a statement given out at the national
headquarters of the association in At
lanta this morning.
eff the cotton grower does not
produce ample supplies of food and
feed crops on his farm this year be-
cause of a wild and unbusiness like
scramble to grow cotton and get rich,
the result next fall will be financial
depression and a chaotic condition
which it will take years for Southern
farmers to recover FROM" said Mr..
Jordan.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-02

stats competing one with the other.
This simply means nine different cuts
Of the pork barrel. Every year we
expend $25O,000,OO0 through these
agencies and can any one say that an
economical national budget can be
composed when we nave such group
Of duplicating agencies, not only
here, butsin all the departments OF
cur government.
of we are to get anywhere we
have got to consolidate all the over
tapping agencies which have grown
up in our government and focus up
our problems so that we can focus up
also the work that is to be done.
mo properly organized and direct
ed saving in public works can be made
until such a regrouping and consoli-
daticn is carried out. All the cheese
parIng that goes on in the honest ef-
fort of congressional committees to
control departmental expenditures Is
only a tithe of that which could be
effected with concentration of ad-
ministration such as has long since
been demonstrated to be necessary
to the success of private business.
Budget System Needed.
''To minds charged with the neces-
sity of advanced planning, co-ordina-
zion and the synchronizing of parts IN
an organization, the whole notion OF
our hit-or-miss system is repug-
nant.
"a budget system is not the RENE
dy for all administrative ills; but 1t
provides a basis of organization that
at least does not paralyze admlnlstra-
tive efficiency as our system does to-
day. Through it the coordination
of expenditure in government depart
ments, the prevention of waste and
overlapping in government bureaus,
the exposure of the pork barrel and
the balancing of the relative impor-
tance of different national activities
in the ALLEGATION of our national in
come can all be greatly promoted.
Tempered With Humanity.
"Never have we needed the engin-
GERS ideal of efficiency, tempered
with humanity, injected into our gov
ernment as today. We are faced
with new orientation of our coun-
try to world problems. We face Eu-
rope still at war; and amid social
revolutions; some of its people slack
Continued on Last Page.)
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-02
Bad Faith Charged To
Packers By Stock Men

WASHINGTON, March .
Charges that the "big FIVE" meat
packers had broken their agreements
with the representatives of the live
stock organizations not to oppose
congressional investigation of the
packing industry were made before
the house agriculture committee to-
day by W. C. Lassiter, representing
the livestock organizations. Lassi-
ter said it was useless for the COM
Anittee to waste time hearing them,
THAT "the packers and their attorn
news were not creditable.'