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The Washington herald., 1920-03-13
HYLAN CALLS
RENT COUNCIL
New York Mayor Will En-
list Business Men to Solve
Housing Problem.
(By Herald Leased wireD

New York. March 12.-Mayor Hy-
Ian today decided to call in confer
ence on Monday all the leading real
estate financiers. builders. contract
ors, building material men and
representatives of the various la
Dor organizations and ask them in
the name of common humanity to
come to some agreement that will
solve the rent profiteering evil. New
York City needs 40 ,uUo nes, spa RI :
ments every year. The shortage is
several times that number. The war
and the desertion of the farms were
the two big factors. Soldiers from
rural districts who had never seen
Fifth avenue or Broadway until
the war shunted them there. stayed.
vowing they would never look upon
the green fields again.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13
Lithuania Wins Recognition
But Only for Postal Purposes

The United States has not recor-
nized the provisional Lithuanian
Republic as de facto, not to mem
tion de jure. government. The
treaty of Versailles set down no
boundaries for Lithuania, but left
the whole frontier question in sus-
pense. State Department diplomacy
at bottom has favored united
states of Russia with Lithuania as
an autonomous part.
Nevertheless "a bulletin Just is
sued by Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Otto Praeger. announcing par
eel post relations with Lithuania,
definitely mentions Lithuanian boun-
daries. As a result, the Postoffice
Department may possibly have two
diplomatic quarrels on it's hands.
First of ell. there is the apparent
discrepancy in the attitude of the
American and even the interna-
tion postal authorities toward
Lithuania, and the attitude of the
State Department authorities. Sec
ondly, Polish aspirations clash with
certain Lithuanisn n territorial claims
and the toes Gf the former are
squarely stepped on by the postof
fees ~commanics tion.
Lithuanian. Territory Described.
On the other hand. 1t is not i'm
possible that the State Department
was asked for boundary opinion
before the Postmaster Generals. de-
partment made it's move. ono al in
formation on ,his point was not OBJ
tainablc last night. However. the
Lithuanian Committee here said
that 1t regarded the document sole
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13
Increased Salaries Founded
On Merits of Indioidual Urged
By Reclassyfcation Board

be recognized irrespective Of the
sex of the worker" In determining
the rate of compensation to be al
lowed each employe under the new
system. much latitude is allowed the
various department heads.
Women on Advisory Body.
Another feature of the bill is a
recommendation for Civil Service
Advisory Council" Of twelve mem
bers. six of whom are appointed by
the President from employees Of
and above the rank of division
chief. One of these shall be a
woman. Two of the remaining six
are to be elected by the manual
employees, two by the clerical en-
ployes, and two by the scientific
and technical employees. Each MEM
CONTINUED ON PAGE ELEVEN.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13
W. R. & E. LOSES FIGHT
follower VALUATION

Justice Gould. in the District Su-
preme Court, yesterday signed the
decree dismissinC tn Injunction
suit of the Potomac Electric Power
Company against the Public Utili-
ties Commission.
The decree also dismisses the
cross-biIl filed by the Washington
Railway and Electric Company.
against the Commission. objecting
to the valuation figures placed on
the properties Of the two concerns
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13
BOYS AFTER MARBLES
NEARLY CAUSE RIOT

Cumberland. Md. March IA
drug store at keyser, w. Va. twen-
ty-two miles west of here. an
nounced that it would give 1000
bags Of marbles to boys at o'clock
n. m. There came near being a riot
At 1:30 o'clock p. M. the line be-
gan to form. A half-hour before
the time of the "hand-out' it was
necessary TO have two policemen
and a number of citizens deputized
to keep order. A large crowd COL
lected to witness the sight
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13

from Fladivostok to Western ST.
IBERIA. In the war against typhus.
which threatened almost all Siberia.
an American Red Cross anti-tvpbus
train, shunting back and forth on
the Trans-Siberian railroad was a
decisive weapon of conquest.
Appropriations .TotaIed sI1.8s7 .aos.
The last annual report, covering
the hscal year ending June 30, 1919,
showed that appropriations totaIinr
Sll,6S7.30S. have been made by the
American Red Cross for the prosecu-
ton of it's task in Siberia. At that
time more than. s5,OOO,O 900 of that
amount already had been expended.
Reports reaching here Indicate
the social revolutionists, who some
weeks ago came into power in the
Nladivostok region. have a SYSTEM
attic and orderly regime. They ap-
parently have not identified them
selves with the Russian Bolsheviki,
but official relations between the
two are believed to be within the
range of early possibilities.
As far as is known. here. the Rus
sian Bolsheviki still hold several
American Red Cross workers. who
were made prisoners when Krasnoy-
arsk was captured by the Red army.
Capt. Edward Charette, of Stockton,
Cal. was released and ordered to
hkutsk to report the safety of his
companions. The other American
captives are allowed to communi-
cate with Vladiyostok. According to
their reports they are we'll treated.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13

ly as a postoffice statement. 1t fol-
lows, in part:
Commencing at once. parcel post
packages, ordinary and registered.
up to a weight limit of twenty-five
pounds. will be accepted for dis
patch to Lithuania at the postage
rate of IL cents pound or frac-
tion of a pound. subject to the pro-
hibitions appearing in section $50
on page ia of the annual Postal
Guide for 1919.
"It is understood that Lithuania
compromises in general that part of
former Russian territory contained
in the provinces of Kovne, wilma,
Suvalki, Grodno( with the excep-
ChETINUED ON PAGE -FOUR
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13
FRENCH DIPLOMATS
SHRUG AT WILSON
CWashinEtOn HeraId-PubIic Ledger
Service. Special Cable DispatchD


Paris. March 12-While the press
of Paris is fOaming with rage
against President Wilson, French
diplomatists merely shrug their
shoulders and say:
1T makes no matter. In years
time there will be no Wilson at the
White House. His policy likewise
will he missing"
ON inquiry at the French foreign
office your correspondent could get
no official declaration on the sub
ject, but unofiiciaIly it was said that
the views of President Wilson, as
expressions OF his cOuntry's policy.
become less important as the days
go by. 1t is to the sound common
sense of the American people that
the French are looking.
American business men now in
Paris view Mr.. Wilson's latest out
burst as particularly inopportune
and unfortunate at a moment when
trade relations between the two
countries had begun to swing back
nomic relationship. especially, had
begun to assume proportions favor
able to both countries.
American business people realize
that militarist France and what
should be deemed a militarist Amer
lea are two entirely different things.
France has a hostile people still on
her frontier This fact has been
very recently emphasized by acts
of violence toward her representa-
tives by the Germans.
The possibility of a junker as
president, in Hindenburg. is hardly
likely to induce France to throw
tary chiefs. Naturally their voice
is bound to be heard to some eX-
tent in her councils. for France.
until she completely RECEIVERS and
obtains from America and Britain
the guarantees which she has asked
against future attack by her old
enemy. will be bound to think in
terms which might appear mill
taristic to America. protected as she
is by the waters of the Pacific and
Atlantic.
Americans in France today do not
share President Wilson's views and
Smany living in Paris have fastened
10 assure the Quai d'OrsaX that Mr..
Wilson has been obviously misin-
formed. Such assurances have un-
doubtedly eased the situation.
which. IL one were to read the
Paris press alone. one would have
thought to be very acute indeed.
,tCopyright. 1870. by Public Ledger Col
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13
New Red Cross Mission Starts
For Siberia to End Work There

Herbert Quick, former member Of
the Farm Loan Board. left WASH
ington en- route to Vladivostok last
night. He heads new Red Cross
mission to Siberia. The other COM
missioners are DR.. Rudolph B. Teus-
Ter, Charles +. Barge and w. Cooke
Lewis, Mr.. Teusler is in charge of
present Red Cross activities in ST.
IBERIA. Mr.. Barge has been identified
with Red Cross work in France and
Mr.. Lewis is comptroller Of the
American Red Cross.
The commission will superintend
the closing of Red Cross operations
in Siberia. American supplies will
be sold or given to various Russian
agencies for distribution. There
probably are $2.OOO,OOO or $4,000, 900
worth of Red Cross property in ST.
beria
Dramatic Story In Seryia.
The American Red Cross relief
campaign IN. Russia is a dramatic
story of humanitarian service. At
one time. Red Cross operations ex-
tended over stretch of 5000 miles.
from ladivostok 10 the Ural Noun
from Vladivostok to the UraI Noun
talns. The work, however. has been
considerably curtailed sinca the
withdrawal of the American troops
early this year. The Siberian ac-
tiVities of the Red Cross began in
the summer of 1918.
Within less than year fourteen
hospitals were established and
eighteen relief trains despatched
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13

A thirty-day- vacation. a seven
hour day. ten days a year sick leave
and a general advance in the scale
Of salaries paid the 10000 govern
ment employees in Washington are
the principal recommendation of
the Joint Congressional Commission
for the Reclassificatiop of Salaries
of Government Employees. submitted
to Congress yesterday.
Former Representative Edward
Keating. secretary of the commits
sion. said it had been inaccurately
stated that increased cost to the
government would be about $4,000
600 year. The increase in cost
he estimates at from Ss,000.0OO to
100000 q year.
"Huge Task, Completed.
I'VE have completed a huge task"
said Mr.. Keating. TT represents
more than a year OF constant work.
with the best advice obtainabIe. We
believe that the result will prove
acceptable to the workers and pub
lie alike"
Accompanying the bill Is the draft
of a measure intended to enforce
the recommendations of the COM
mission. The bill provides. among
other things. that the Civil Serv-
ice Commission shall, as soon as pos
sible. announce the class in which
each employe will be placed under
The bill recommended by the
commission declares the principle
of equal work, equal pay" shall
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13
Flivver Flats
Staunton's New
Housing Stunt

Staunton. Va. March 12.-In-
Producing the fiivver apartment
house.
The proprietor of a Staunton
garage has set about construct
ing an automobile apartment
house. The apartments will
consist of private garages. Each
tenant win own the key to his
apartment and at any hour may
enter and take his car without
consulting the garage-keeper.
Several seemingly homeless
prospective renters ask IL II is
necessary to keep automobiles
10 acquire one of the apart
ments.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13
THIEVES MAKE
$4,000 HAUL
Safe Blowers Escape With
Bonds Stolen from Phil
adelphia Firms.

Philadelphia, March IL. Safe
blowers opened two safes on the
seventh and eighth floors of the
weightman building today and Sc
cured $4,000 worth of bonds. of
which s11S.00O are negotiable.
Bonds valued at $500, 900 were
stolen from the Ocean County EIec-
trio Company and $4,000 in bonds
were taken from the safe Of the
Hydro Electric Finance Corpora
tion.
The bandits left no clue.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13

LIKELY TOGET
WILSON RELAY
Jusserand Transmits Rep
resentations" to State
Department Here.
INQUIRY Is FRIENDLY"
References to Militaristic
Policy Controlling France
Cause of Incident.

President Wilson is considering
whether he will rely to the rep
resentations- made by the French
government because of his charge
that the militaristic party was in
control of France
The French governments repre-
sentations. transmitted to the State
Department by Ambassador ]. J.
Jusserand. on explicit instructions
from the French foreign office, are
more in the nature of a friendly
inquiry"-that is to say, they are
put forth more in "sorrow than in
anger--yet it is believed here
that the French government is ex-
tremely anxious to have a complete
explanation of just what the Presi-
dent meant
The displeasure of the French
government is over certain por-
tions of the Presidents letter to
Senator Hitchcock on the treaty
situation
Can Choose Channel.
If the President should care to
tions. however. he would probably
make his remarks the subject of a
commupication direct to the for
eign Office. although no hard nor
fast rule exists for a matter of
this nature
1t will be recalled that. during
the progress of the Peace Confer
ence, the President appeared. over
the heads of officials of the Italian
people, and stirred up intense resent
ment as a result.
Italy. at that time, though. did
not make any official representations
or submit a request for an explain
alton to the State Department, nor
did the President make any explain
alton of the reason that actuated his
appeal.
White House Informed.
- state Department. officials yesfef
day would not talk about the situa-
tion. but it became known that the
substance of the French represen-
tations were transmitted to the
White House.
There have been times in the past
when foreign governments have re-
sented statements by men in public
life in the United States, but no one
could recall an instance where the
remarks of the Chief Executive of
the United States caused displeas-
ure sufficient to warrant "represen-
tations."
So-called friendly inquiries" to
determine the meanings of state
ments have many times been in
stituted between European cOun-
tries. though. but seldom. if ever,
has the United States been the sub
ject of such an inquiry.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13
TWO YANKS KILLED
IN BEDOUIN ATTACK

Two Americans belonging to n
Jewish battalion were killed in a
Bedouin attack on the Jewish col
ony of Matula, in Northern GaliIee.
Palestine, on March 1, the State
Department was advised yesterday.
Their names were reported to be
Tiker and Sharf.
In all four men and three women
were killed in the attack, while
FIVE persons were wounded.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13
VIOLENT CLASHES
IN COUNTY MAYO

Dublin. March 12.-VioIent clsshes
between police and citizens are re-
ported from County Mayo.
Wires between that county and
Dublin were cut soon after news
of the conflict reached here.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13
WOMAN
LIES 20 HOURS
IN D. G. WOODS
Body Of Mrs. Gertrude H.
Mann Found Near Cleve-
land Park.
ROCK CRUSHED SKULL
Search for Slayer of Music
Teacher Joined by Many
Residents:
ROCK CRUSHED SKULL

The body of Mrs. Gertrude Harri-
son Mann, 46 years old, of 1922 On
tario place, was discovered at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon, the
skull crushd, in a little patch of
woods between Porter and Rodman
streets, two blocks west of Connec-
ticut avenue. She had been beaten
to death with a heavy rock, pre-
sumably by a highwayman. at least
twenty hours before.
Every available agency of the Po-
lice Department Immediately was
concentrated on tracing the man
guilty OF the murder. the most bru-
tai recorded in sevral years at head
quarters.
Man-Hunt Made General.
A score of central Office detectives
have dropped all other investiga-
TO pursue an unremitting man-hunt.
Enraged householders of the placid
and prosperous Clevland Park sec
ton accompanied the heavily armed
squads. while women and children
ventured from their homes in trepi-
dation.
Through one of the few strips of
woodland surviving the progress of
home construction, Mrs. Mann was
walking toward Ontario road late
Thursday. after making the rounds
OF her piano pupils in Cleveland
Park. While home-comers trod the
nearby pavements and automobiles
sped along the nearby boulevard. she
was slain after a struggle in which
small branches were torn from the
trees and the thawing ground was
much trampled.
Trail Deeply Marked.
From that spot lead away the
footprints of big man. strfding
with heavy tread. A rifled hand
bag, contemptuously tossed, lay fifty
tect from the scene of the crime.
Through the right and in a heavy
storm the body of Mrs. Mann lay
undiscovered, while Mrs. I. Edgar
firttto. whose home also was that
OF the slain woman. wondered at
her absence. but gave no alarm. At
o'clock yesterday afternoon. J,
Alex Preece. riding master of 26oe
Massachusetts avenue. with three
girls on horseback. looked down as
his animal SHE'D off at a sight which
he quickly withdrew his charges.
The wheels of investigation start
ed nearly twenty-four hours late
when Preece reported at No. IS En-
gine House. Ordway street and Con-
necticut avenue. what he had seen.
Quest For Clues Futile.
Flashing high-power electric
torches thriugh the darkness, the
police spread wide through the
woods farther west near Wisconsin
avenue, but the night brought forth
no further clues than the afternoon
afforded
These consist of a blood-sta
rock which could have been welded
only by a powerful man, the foot
prints leading from the place OF
crime, the handbag torn from Mrs
Mann's wrist, where the straps sriu
twined. and plain handkerchief. with
bloody fingerprints. hopelessIy
smeared.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13
CHEAPER SHOES
PROMISED
BY FIGG
Retail Dealers in District
Agree to Smaller Mar
gin of Profit.

The price of shoes in the District
is to be cut"
This announcement was made by
Howard +. Figs. special Assistant
Attorney General. in charge of the
government campaign to reduce
prices, last night, following a meet
ing with Washington retail shoe
dealers. The statement follows. in
part:
Through the unanimous adoption
of a scale of prices, presented to
the fair price advisory board of
the District by retail dealers, it is
evident that retail shoe dealers
hspceforth will, enjoy a smaller
margin of prGfit. ~ =
Ruling Effective at Once.
The new ruling will be effective
from this date until the board or the
retail dealers reopen the question as
result of changed conditions.
Following is the scale of maxi
mum profits on shoes in the District:
"All mems anu women's shoes, re-
failing up 20 $12. cannot be sold at
d maximum profit of over 35 per
cent on the retail price.
All mems and women's shoes. re-
failing at more than s12, cannot be
sold at a maximum profit of over
20 per cent
All Prices 10 BE Marked.
''All infants and children's shoes
boys shoes up to size 51s and girls
shoes up to misses size .. can be
sold at maximum profit not to ex-
ceed 81 per cent on the retail price.
The selling price Of all shoes will
be marked in plain figures
This scale is the same as that
originally presented to the boa ID
by the Retail Shoe Dealers ASn-
citation of Washington. with the ex-
ception of the third item. The fig
ure originally allowed maximum
profit not to exceed 331-3 per cent.
This was cut to 81 per cent.
In the boards investigation il de-
veloped the fact thatt so per c
of all shoes sold in the District sell
for $12 or less"
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13
BIGAMY CAUSED
BY WOUND,
HESAYS
Veterans Counsel Claims
War Injuries Resulted
In Marriage Mania.

Especial to The Washington HeraId.)
Baltimore, March 12-Shell-shock
eliminated in bigamy. counsel
claimed. in the case of 20-year-old
Joseph Bright, who admits having
married twice in the last twenty
two days. His two 1S-year-old wives
stood side by side this morning in
court during the proceedings. He
was held in $500 bail for the grand
jury.
Bright's mother testified that her
boy h I'd been wounded six times in
action, once on the head. while with
the Twenty ninth Division in France
and had been acting strangely since
his return.
Blinded by Love.
Il was so much in love that
didn't know what was doing" said
Bright. admitting his mstrimoniaI
eseapades. He greeted both of his
wives with a smile in court today
and seemed absolutely serene
Brights weakness for matrimony
was discovered only when he took
his second wife. nee Miss Clara Will
helm, to visit his mother. His first
wife. nee Miss Julia Lusky, and his
mother, objected to wife No. being
in the house. The arrest followed.
Each of Bright's wives declared
she loves him an6 Ist will have
him." The two g turn were
permitted to spe;.k - the former
soldier in his cell. Each kissed him
and declared she would stick" to
him.
Favors Wife No. 1.
After bail had been obtained for
Bright. he left the station house
arm-in-arm with wife No. /. They
went to the home of his mother at
963 North Chester street.
Bright married his first wife,
Miss Julia Lusk. on February l6
last, after he had known her a lit
tie more than a month. The mar
riage took place at Ellicott City and
was performed by the Rev. Arthur
G. Null.
A week later he met Miss Clara
Wilhelm. whom he married on
March 3.
Each girl wears a gold wedding
ring and a diamond solitaire given
her by Bright
The Washington herald., 1920-03-13
Germans Learn Reds Are
Arming Sympathizers
Behind Front.
CRAVE MENACE SEEN
Unofficial Information to
Washington Indicates
.Perilous Situation.
(Public Ledger Service, Special
Cable Dispatch)
By s. b. CONGER

Berlin. March 12.-Advices re-
ceived here lately give a serious
aspect to the Bolshevist campaign
against Poland. which German
opinion hitherto has been inclined
to consider largely a Polish phan-
tasy.
1t is reported that the Bolshevists
have succeeded in smuggling a
great many rifles into Poland and
have distributed them among their
sympathizers, endeavoring to ar
range an outbreak in the rear of
the Polish army, il initial military
successes are attained. Their mill
tary concentrations are formidable.
I would attach less weight to this
information were it not for the
earlier attitude of my informants,
who pooh-poohed Polish reports of
the Bolshevist menace.
Copyright. 1920, by Public Ledger Col
Alarming News Received.
Unofficial reports reaching Wash
ington indicate that the Polish
army may have suffered a serious
reverse during the past week at
the hands of the Russian Bolshe-
Wiki. Fierce fighting has been re-
ported from the region of the Pripet
marshes, where the Reds, initiating
~
been attempting to outf1ank the
Poles. Their success would mean a
disastrous Polish retreat through
this swampy territory and might be
a decisive turning point in the war.
The line held by the Polish units
runs through the Pripet marshes
south of Bobruisk. The Poles have
been under attack at two points.
Heavy Red detachments have been
advancing both on the north and
south of the marshes. Military cir
cles here have regarded the Polish
battle plan with much misgiving
owing~to thespossibiIity of a Polish
retreat. Gen. Foch is said to be re-
sponsible for this phase of Poland's
military strategy.
Asked 10 withdraw.
The Polish battle line is outside
the territory assigned to Poland by
the treaty of Versailles. A few
weeks ago England and Italy diplo-
matically advised Poland to with
draw her troops within these "offi-
Cial" borders.
The Polish forces are said to be
fairly well equipped and provi-
stoned, but considerably handicap
ped by an epidemic of typhoid. Civ
ilian conditions behind the lines,
however. continue to be very grave,
and Polish Socialists are doing their
best to reap advantages from the
situation.
Meanwhile, the peace pourparlcrs
between the Bolsheviki and the
Poles are said to have come to a
sudden standstilI.