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The Washington herald., 1920-10-14
GAS FIGHT GOES
TO HIGH COURT
Hollis and Goodman Appeal
Suit to Have o5-Cent
Rate Set Aside.
ACTION FILED IN 1919
Increase Originally Made
Discriminatory and He
gal, Is Allegation.
ACTION FILED IN 1919

An appeal in the case of William
Hollis and Sam Goodman against
the Public Utilities Commission of
the District, and the Washington
Gas Light Company. seeking to have
set aside the gas rate of 50 cents
ordered in 1919. charging it was
illegal, discriminatory and uncon-
stitutionaL was filed before the
United States Supreme Court yes
terday and placed on the calendar.
The case invoI-es the question of
the legal st<.us of individuals who
are not parties to proceedings be-
fore the Public Utilities Commits
sion having the right to institute
action to vacate, set aside or modify
the orders passed by the commits
sion.
Action Brought Last Year.
Hollis and Goodman instituted ac-
ton against the commission and
gas company in May. 1919, follow
ing announcement of the new rates
for gas. The suit alleged the order
Of the commission attempted to in
crease the rate to private consumers
only and without regard to that
charged the United States and Dis
trict government. 1t asked that the
order of 1918. increasing the rates
from 10 cents per 1000 cubic feet
to 90 cents. and the order of 1919,
increasing the rate from 90 to 95
cents, be set aside.
Original Action Dismissed.
The suit was dismissed by the
District Supreme Court July 8, 1919
An appeal to the Court of Appeals
Of the District was dismissed also
April 5, 1920. the decision holding
that the appellants are not per
sons interested in the meaning OF
the law and hereby not able tC
institute court proceedings. The de-
cisfon on this point of law Is now
before the Supreme Court.
Should the Supreme Court reverse
the decisions of the two lower
courts the case will be remandeC
to tho District Supreme Court anC
the test of the power of the Public
| Utilities Commission to order vari'
Gus rates for various consumers vii
be made.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-14
Girls Ordered to School;
Father Ordered to Pay

Saint Margaret's School, 2115 Cali
fOrnia street northwest, has been
desi gnated by Justice Bailey of the
District Supreme Court as a place
Of education for Viola and Joseph
inc SymOns. children of William L.
and Mrs Helen D. SymOns
Justice Bailey directed SymOns to
pay $3.50 a month for the education
and maintenance of the children and
SO monthly to Mrs. SymOns.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-14
ATTACKS PACT
AS AMBIGUOUS
World League Purposely
Written to Deceive u. S.
Says Vim. E. Humphrey.
TALKS TO CITY CLUB
Charges Democratic Party
Won Last Election on
False Pretenses.

President Wilson has admitted
that the league of nations sets up
a supergovernment, according to
William K Humphrey, of Seattle,
Wash. for fourteen years a member
\pf Congress and now engaged in
NE practice of law here, who ad-
ressed the weekly forum luncheon
the City Club yesterday after
bon at the clubhouse on the pol
lies Of the Republican party.
In an address on his swing
Iaround the country just before he
was taken ill President Wilson de-
clared that the league is greater
than the Senate and even greater
than the government" said Humph-
rey.
Would Seek World Control.
BY the Presidents own admis-
sion the league would strive to con-
troll the world by means of a super
government. using force as its
weapon. 1t would mean turning
over the government of the world
to a few benevolent idealists. 1t
would mean that the United States
would become the taxpayer of the
world, furnishing men and arms, as
we'll as money. to settle disputes
with which We are not concerned.
The league covenant was framed
by representatives of the British
empire and it gives the British six
times as loud a voice in the control
Of affairs as the United States. The
covenant is full of ambiguity and
this ambiguity is not there by ac-
cident; it was put there to deceive
the people as to the menacinS pro-
visions of the pact. 1t would be
an easy matter to find 100 lawyers
in Washington who could draw up
a better covenant in two weeks
Charges False Pretcnses.
But the biggest issue in the
campaign is the fact that the DEM
ocratic party won the last election
on false pretenses. The party
slogan was He kept us out of war
yet we know now by indisputable
records in the office of the Secre-
tary of State that the government
was prepared to enter the war
sixty days after the election"
The Washington herald., 1920-10-14
CADETS WILL DRILL
BEFORE ROTARY CLUB

An exhibition drill by members
of the Cadet Corps of st. Johns
College will feature a meeting of
the Rotary Club in the willard Ho-
tel tomorrow. The meeting is
called to hear the report Of the
working boys committee.
Moving pictures of child welfare
activities in Washington will be
shown. The committee will report
on work among boys clubs.
John Dolph and Ed Stock are in
charge of arrangements.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-14
CITY CLUB WILL ACT
ON SCHOOL SHORTAGE.

The serious shortage of school
buildings in Washington will be
given consideration by the Educa-
tiOn Group of the City Club at a
meeting at s o'clock tonight at the
clubhouse, Farragut Square.
After a thorough discussion of
the situation a committee probably
will be appointed to make an inten-
sive study of conditions and report
to the next meeting of the COM
mittee. Z. L. Stock, chairman of
the group, favors using the Dis
triCt's surplus funds to provide
adequate housing for the school
children.
ter season will be outlined by the
group.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-14
PAPER STOCK COMPANY
SUED FOR 100000

The Washington Paper Stock
Company, 458 Virginia avenue
southwest. which suffered a dis
astrous fire last spring, was sued
Yesterday in the District Supreme
Court for 100000 damages for al
legged breach Of contract by the
Philadelphia Paper Manufacturing
Company.
The Philadelphia concern. through
Attorneys RalstOn and Wills, al
leEes that the Washington concern
failed to live up to an alleged con-
tract Of May, 1919, whereby the
latter was to ship to it all waste
paper obtained from the Govern
ment Printing Office.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-14
Jacobs Wins Divorce.

Paul McBlaine Jacobs. formerly
of Doncaster, Md, was awarded an
interlOcutory decree of absolute
divorce from Mrs. Elsie f. Jacobs.
nee Miller, of this city. by Justice
Hitz yesterday in Equity Court.
The couple were married in Charles
County, Md, in August, 1918.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-14
GARAGE HOLD-UP MEN
FACE COURT OCT. &c

Clarence P. Sewers, William Cush.
jr.. and William Ernst, who were
arrested October IL in connection
with the attempted hold-up of John
Ackerman at gasoline filling sta
ton at lis Florida avenue north
east. will be given preliminary
hearing in Police Court on Octo-
Der 20.
Ernst is in the hospital suffering
from a gunshot wound said to have
been inflicted by Ackerman.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-14
Text Book Committees
Outline Work Plans

DIR. Frank w. Ballou, superintend-
ent of schools, met with his newly
appointed text book committees yes
terday afternoon at the Franklin
school and outlined plans for the
division of work.
The committees are expected to
report by January 1 its recommend
ations for text books for the fol-
lowing year.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-14
Clothing Thief Gets Year.

william Thomas, colored, was
sent to Jail for one year yesterday
by Justice Gould in Criminal Court
after he had pleaded guilty to the
theft of a quantity of clothing from
William ]. Ingram. OF 1922 .Wallach
place northwest. on February %.
Detective w. F. Burke, of the Eighth
precinct, made the arrest.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-14
Held as Housebreaker

Manning Arthur, colored, alleged
housebreaker. who was arrested
last week by Detectives Thompson,
Browning, Embrey and Wilson,
was held for the grand jury yes
terday under $4,000 bond to answer
to two charges of housebreaking
and larceny.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-22

NEW YORK.-Despite the revela-
tions of Mrs. Mary Larsen, house
keeper for Joseph B. EIwell, wealthy
turfman, bridge whist expert and So
ciety gambler, who was mysterious
ly murdered in his apartment, police
are baffled in their search for the
slayer.
Mrs. Larsen told of visits to his
apartment by women, and admitted
that she had hidden pink silk kimo-
no, boudoir cap and slinners in or
der to shield the woman who kept
them in Elwell's apartment.
Several women prominent in socie-
ty who were friends Of Elwell, have
been questioned in the hope they
could give information which might
lead to finding the murderer. Among
them are Mrs. Viola Kraus upper
left), who was recently divorced and
with whom Elwell attended a dinner
party the evening before the murder
and Countess de Szinawska (center
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-22

WILSON THIRD TERM
IMPOSSIBLE, SAYS SHOUSE.
KANSAS CITY, June 22.-Presi-
dent Wilson's nomination for third
term was declared to be an impos-
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-22
PRISONER HERE
TELLSOFLASHES
Says He Was Brutally
Handled in Fulton
Camp

Thurman Young, a white prison
en- IN the Sumter county jail here,
sent for newspaper man today and
related his alleged experience while
n convict in the Fulton county chain
shng at the Oakland City camp Janu-
AIRY last. Young declares that he
served twelve months under Deputy
Warden Charles o. Gates, and that
he was brutally whipped several
times during the period of his SEN
tence. Alvin Huff, guard, Young
said, reported to the warden that he
had cursed at table, and he was Civ
en- fourteen lashes without oppor-
tunity of explanation or even being
questioned. After this punishment,
Young says, Huff sat upon his head
While Bob Guest, another guard, sat
upon his feet and Gates struck him
ten additional blows with heavy
leather strap, three ply, three feet
long, and with a handle one and a
half feet. He had on double shackles
all the time he was on the Fulton
gang, Young says, and worked in the
blacksmith shop there.
Young says his father is F. B
Yaung, a foreman blacksmith at the
Bellwood camp in Fulton county,
where he has been for five years.
Young also says that he saw other
prisoners whipped numerically by
Gates, oftentimes six or seven men
being punished in a single day. Some
of these were struck as many as thir-
ty-eight blows, Young says, and
among others who were punished was
Billy Lipe, now a trusty on the Sum-
ter county chaingang and WHIP is
serving a five-year sentence for au-
tomobile stealing. Young says Lipe
was compelled to wear double
shaclles during all of the time he re-
mained on the Fulton county gang,
and that Gates treatment of the pris-
oners under his charge was most
brutal, although he asked Young
when discharged to say to people on
the outside that he had been treated
with consideration during the term
of his sentence.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-22

Small in cost but large in results
-Times-Recorder Want Ads.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-22
County Roads to Be
Put IN Shape at Once
PAGE THREE

Roads in all parts of the county are
to be given immediate attention as a
result of the action of the county
commissioners at their meeting yes
terday. The condition of the roads
was brought to the attention Of the
ccnEnis5:oneys by number of citi-
zens. an arrangements were made
for the dragging of those thorough
fares which have been cut up or made
impossible as a result of recent rains.
The main gang will be kept at the
paving task, as usual, but number
of dragging crews will be used in this
work, it was announced.
The Board of County Tax Assess
ors was not called into conference by
the commissioners owing to the time
necessary to consider and adjust road
complaints.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-22

sibility, because of the condition o.
the Presidents health, in an inter
view given out by Jouett Shouse
third assistant secretary of the Unit.
ed States treasury.
mo real friend of the President
regards his nomination as a possibili-
ty," said Mr.. Shouse, who is on his
way to the Democratic national con
vention in San Francisco. 'If he
had now the strength and vigor that
he had in 1916, his nomination for a
third term might be considered a
But his friends know he
is not in good health.
There was not the slightest collu-
sion between the statement of Presi-
dent Wilson Frida morning and the
of McAdoo Friday after
noon"
Small in cost but large in results
-Times-Recorder Want Ads.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-22

above), whose photograph police say
they found in ElwelPs pocket.
Whether these women were able to
help police in their efforts to solve
the mystery is not revealed. But to
all appearances the mystery is deep
ening rather than clearing.
Elwell left all his estate to his ~ar-
ents but they stated that they will
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-22
M'COMBS TAKES
FLING AT WILSON
Former Campaign Man
ager Calls President
Autocrat

CHICAGO, June 22.-William F
McCombs, chairman of the Demo-
cratic national committee from 1912
to 1916, and manager of President
Wilson's 1912 campaign, issued a
statement here just before leaving
for San Francisco attacking what he
characterized as the Presidents au-
tocratic assumption of authority.
President Wilson, he said, has no
more right to call himself leader of
the Democratic party, "a conception
heretofore never entertained by any
American" than has Chief Justice
White, former Speaker Champ Clark
or Vice-President Thomas R. Mar.
shall.
Mr.. McCombs announced that ar
rangements had been made to OBJ
tain for him seat in the New York
delegation, if he decides to take the
floor at San Francisco. The New
York delegation, he predicted, will
throw its support to Governor James
E. Cox, of Ohio, after casting COM
plimentary vote for Governor Smith.
He added that he believed a western
er, possibly from the Pacific slope,
will be nominated for vice-president.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02

Prime investment securities continue
to find ready absorption and recent Of
fcrings of high income yielding bonds
that are we'll secured have attracted
a steady flow of investment funds. This
is one of the best features of the gen
eral financial situation. If once the
railroad outlook is cleared up there
should develop an excellent market for
old outstanding mortgage issues, which
at present are selling on the lowest
price basis in more than a generation.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
Trade Openings in India

Although American interests seem
20 be realizing the possibilities of
'hi'a as market for American prod
uc's, few of them are taking advan
age OF this opportunity to the extent
~ sending personal representatives to
Introduce their goods, says Consul f.
Verne Richardson, of Karachi. There
's potential demand in India for y
great variety Of articles of American
manufacture but they can onlv be in
Noduced by tactful representatives.
who should be permitted to devote a
reasonable amount of time to study
tue particular conditions of that field
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
Trade and Finance
Developments of the Week
and Their Bearing ON
the Outlook

One of thu greatest uncertainties
overhanging the financial markets has
been removed with the announcement
of the decision of tho Interstate Com
mercc Commission granting the, roads
liberal increases in freight and passen-
ger rates. 1t looks as If the carriers
have at last come to the end of their
troubles and that an nll important
step has been taken to restoration
of railroad credit. Railroad securities
should make sharp response to this
development
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02

Security holders invited nqure regarding
offered by this Company through.
neotion with the Of agreement
the custody of dothc
and crediting directed preparing ownership cerh
Pamphlet THE CARE OF SECURITIES" giving full deiais
nil be sent address upon request
at Madison
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02

The story of business and industry
to-day the country over is one of
credit and transportation problems.
An acute shortage of credit and serious
railroad congestion are doing more
than anything else to bring about R
general slackening of trade. More
over, there does not appear to be any
relief in sight. Reports from various
industries have been more or less un-
favorable, with evidence of further cur
tailment of operations in many lines.
Here was the explanation last week of
the sudden weakness that developed in
the speculative securities market,
where prices gave way unexpectedly
and industrial shares fell to new low
records for the year.
Wall Street has lost much of the
tone Of optimism discernible only few
weeks ago and is coming more and
more to a@ealization that the times are
not propitious for a revival Of specula-
tive operations. The stock market
last week, as on recently preceding
weeks, suffered mainly from a lack of
buying power. Nobody cared to buy
stocks and such condition invited
selling by the professional trading
element. The professional selling in
duced certain amount Of liquidation
which was responsible for forcing the,
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02

Of mind, but common sense tells SEN
sible people that such a riot of inha-
tion cannot 20 on indefinitely and that
every interest will be served by halting
the movement. 1t will be stopped when
production catches up with demand or
demand is hold down within the normal
capacity of tho. industries. 1t is the
attempt to buy more goods than there
are, build more houses than there is
material for, hire more men than there
are and do more business than the rail
roads can handle that forces up prices
and calls for more credit. The coun-
try cannot mako up for all the lost
construction Of the war time at once,
and Is the less able to do so because it
is working shorter hours and spending
more for current consumption than
formerly"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-02-27
THOUSANDS OF WILD
ANIMALS DESTROYED
At Least $5,OoO,O0O Saved to
Farmers and Stockmen.
Marked Decrease In Number Of Coy
otes Followed by Corresponding
Decrease In Loss of Sheep, Cat
tie, Pigs and Poultry.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Taking the estimates of farmers and
stockmen themselves, there has been
saved to them during the past year
not less than $5.000000 from the
hunting Of predatory wild animals by
the United States department of ag-
riculture, In cooperation with the
states. The work is done by the
bureau Of biological survey and such
agencies as are designated by the
various states. During the past fiscal
year about $4,000 wild animals were
killed under the direction Of the bl-
illogical survey by force Of between
400 and 500 skilled hunters. Indi-
cations are still greater numbers were
killed by poisoning, though no actual
count was made Of animals thus de-
stroyed.
Extensive poisoning operations were
conducted In the great sheep-growing
sections Of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada,
New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming,
This was followed by a marked de-
crease In the number Of coyotes, par
ticularly with corresponding de-
crease In the losses of sheep. cattle.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-02-27

The will OF The late Miss Helen Hot
man of Owosso was filed in probate
court ednesday 1t di-poses OF a.
estate Of $1,000, leaving all but IS of
to her brother, Charles Holman. a.
Owosso drayman
William Cooper, ointment and high.
ly respected pioneer of this county, died
Wednesday morning at his home u,
Morrice after brief illness He had
been deeply grieved by the death IA r
suicide Of his son.in-law Zach Crsw
ford, Monday, and the confessions Of
his son w, @. Cooper. who recently
confessed to burning the barns on the
farm to secure insurance money The
son and one daughter. Mrs Crawford,
survive
Albert Todd who has been ill for
several weeks Is in u peecarious condi-
ton and little hopes are entertained for
hisrecovery.
A gang of linemen have been work
ing for several days, removing cables
which were formerly part of the Bell
telephone system here.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-02-27

Half.Grown Mountain Lions Snapped
In Top Of Yellow Pine Tree
There Are Still a Considerable Mum.
Der OF These Animals In the West
Which Have Eluded the Hunters.
pigs. colts. and poultry. Stockmen
say that on many important ranges
and Landing grounds the former heavy
annual losses have become negligible
or have been entirely eliminated. As
an Illustration. there is an area about
IS miles In diameter in western Col.
oradO where sheep owners formerly
reported an average loss Of about IS
sheep day throughout the season.
Poisoning operations have been con-
Quoted through two successive sea-
sons. Destruction Of predatory AMI.
mails has been so thorough that sheep
now range freely. sometimes unat-
tended for several days In succession.
without loss. Losses throughout the
area are nominal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-02-27
LOCAL NEWS

Leons Peltier Cherry. fifteen year old
runaway bride Of Lee Cherry hes begun
suit for annulment Of her marriage.
Cherry is out on bail on charge Of 40.
duction
A. b. Cook of Maple River has been
appointed q member Of the executive
committe Of the State Grange.
Glen Reynolds had the misfortune to
slip on the ice while at Vassar wednes.
day, fracruring his ankle. He was
brought to his hons here Thursday
noon. Mr. Reynolds travels for whole.
sale drug company.
FOR SALE-A portable Fairbanks
Morris throtled gas engine. nearly as
good as new, at less than half first cost
First farm west of st Johns Albert
Nichols, linton phone 1866.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-02-27
How France Ia Usino Water Powe

The utilization Of water power In
France has increased more than 80
per cent since the commencement of
the war. and by the end Of 1921 the
available water power will be double
the amount Installed at the outbreak
of the war,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-02-27
Uncle Eben's Deductions.

"Dar must be somethin' In dis law
Of averages" said Uncle Eben. "Some
o de smartest men l know seems to
rest up occasionally by bein' as foolish
as possible. "-Washington Star.
The Carlisle independent., 1920-07-22
BEEk IN ARKANSAS CAN
 BE MADE PROFITABLE

Beekeepers of Arkansas lose an- nually sometimes as high as 25 per cent of their colonies on account of starvation and lack of protection in winter, according to reports of the United States Department of Agri- culture. In 1918 Arkansas had 83,- 458 colonies of bees, yet other states with no better conditions for bee keeping has twice that number of colonies.
 Beekeeping as an industry should receive more attention in Arkansas Any locality in the state will support few colonies of bees, and such re- gions as the holly belt in the southern part of the state and the Mississippi river bottoms in the eastern section will support large numbers of colonies and make bookkeeping very profita- ble pursuit.
 To reduce the extensive losses of bees in the state and to aid in the growth of one of the most profitable industries of the state bulletin No. ITO on "Beekeeping in Arkansas" has been published by the Agricultural Experiment Station College of Agri- culture. W. J. Baerg, Entomologist of the Experiment Station is the au- thor of the bulletin Free copies may be secured by writing to either MT Baerg or by addressing the College.
The Carlisle independent., 1920-07-22
PLAN TO BUILD S10,00O SWEET
 POTATO HOUSE

Sweet potato growers of Little River county are working on plans to build a sweet potato curing plant to take care of their sweet potatoes The proposed plant will cost S10,000 and the stock will be owned by sweet pota- to gowers of the county.
 George NJ. Johnston, farm agent, and W. H. Laney, Assistant Field Agent in Marketing with Agricultu- ral Extension Division, who has been promoting the idea, have secured s2,500 in cash subscriptions to build the plant. Bankers of Ashdown have agreed to furnish the rest of the ne- cessary finance to carry out the build ing of the curing plant
 In August the Farmers of Little River county will meet to organize a county farm bureau and the manage ment of the sweet potato curing plant will be under the direction of the farm bureau.