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The Washington times., 1920-01-12
LET EUROPE FOOT HER
OWN BILLS, SAYS HOOVER
Food Expert Tells House Committee
He Opposes u. s. Feeding
the "Mendicants."

Except for a comparatively small
area, Europe should feed herself this
year. Herbert Hoover. food expert.
told the House Ways and Means Com
mittee today. ~, .....,,..
Mr.. Hoover expressed himself as
emphatically against the United
States footing the bills for political
conditions In central Europe caused
by the peace terms.
"If any countries over there want
to maintain such conditions they
should pay for them, not the United
States" ne said.
He referred particularly to Austria,
which the terms of the supreme coun-
ell, at Paris, he said, had virtually
made Austria a perpetual beggar.
III political conditions In Austria
are to make her the mendicnnt OF
Europe. and some one has to support
those conditions, " should not be the
United States. IL we do pay this
time, Il should bo made plain that It
Is the last time ~ saidA
He recommended that the Grain
Co-rcrNtion and the Treasury would
tH best agencies for extending
aty sd to Austria that might be de-
cided on.
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
CHINESE BRICANDS
SEIZE AMERICAN
MISSIONARY

A. L. Shelton, an American
missionary doctor Of the For
eign Christian Missionary So
ciety of Cincinnati, has been kid
naped by Chinese brigands and
Is being held for ransom, the
State Department was advised
this afternoon by the American
legation at Peking, China.
shelton was reported to have
been on his way from Batang
to Yannnfu when he was kid
paped on January 3. Because
there Is no American consulate
nearer TO the scene OF the Kid
naping than Canton, the Amer
lean Legation has been instruct
cd 10 ask the aid OF the frcpeh
Consul at lananfu.
The Washington times., 1920-01-12

Although the expectant mother has
not yet definitely decided to whom the
child will be- given, she said today
the chances favored Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornelius Shelton. Shelton Is man
ager of the Diamond r Motor Truck
Company here.
A Mrs. Decamp made an offer, but
she insisted the child must be a girl,
and. as Katherine said. there's no
telling-Ais there?"
The mother-to-be rs only eighteen.
She is educated and a musician. Her
story became known Saturday. when
she asked friends to find home for
the baby that will come into the
world within a month.
; According to her story. she was de-
serted by her husband at time when
she needed him most. She is one of
seven children, and her parents,
struggling for a. living, are unable to
help her much. They will give her a
home, but they have no place for the
baby.
Wed New Year Eve.
at was born on New Year Eve,
1915" said the girl-wife. "It seemed
a symbol. felt that with the new
yearswould be born new life. ] had
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
WINE WAGON WINS
WILD WELCOME;
BLOOIE!

ELLBURN, Ill, Jan H.
This town awoke this blue
Monday morning with q head
ache and a don't care attitude
about the impending cstastro-
phe next Friday when the
whole country goes dry for
good. There Is a reason.
Saturday q tank car of port
wine en- route from California
to the east, developed a hot
box here and was sidetracked-
Blooiel Il was q wild night.
Seven hundred gallons disap-
peared. Yesterday four revc-
nue. agents appeared and five
hundred gallons came back.
The other 200 never can. And
this In . small town, too.
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
Supreme Court Rules State Haa
No Jurisdiction In Original !,
Presentation of Case. (
PROPER PROCEEDINGS CITED
Suits Must Be Instituted 10
Lower Tribunals and Ap-
peaIed, Decision Say&

Hope Of delaying the ina
augural of constitutional pro4
hibition vanished today when
the Supreme Court denied the
application of the New Jer4
sey Retail Liquor Dealers
Association to institute pro-
ceedings in the high tribunal
that would test the validity
of the Eighteenth amendment
and the Volstead law enforc4
ing it. [
The court refused to issue
an injunction restraining the
enforcement of the law, and
sustained the contentious Of
the Government and tile
State of New Jersey that if
had no jurisdiction to hear
the original presentation of
the case. This means that a
suit of this character must
be instituted in lower courts
and then appealed to the
Supreme Court. The liquor
interests hoped to prevent
this delay by instituting the
proceedings in the Supreme
Court.
The application was made
in the name of William
Dunno. a liquor dealer Of
West New York, N. j.
Chief Justice White, in an
nouncing the conclusion of
the court, stated that the sole
question involved was Wnetn-
er it had jurisdiction.
This is a suit of a citizen
against the State and the
! United States and the grant
of judicial power does not
extend to a citizen the right
to bring such a suit without
the consent of the State and
the United States" White
said.
No mention was made as
to the constitutionality of
the Eighteenth amendment
or the Volstead law enforce
ing it.
The Washington times., 1920-01-12

The town was located at the foot OF
Mount piBo orfxtba anid wss SUR
rounded by smaller mountains. scores
Of families were buried alive. and SOL
diers were working desperately today
10 rescue them from horrible death.
Military engineers were hurried TO
the scene to direct the labor OF the
soldiers.
The activity OF Mount San Miguel
the new volcano which developed In
the State of Vera Cruz, doing I'M
mense damage. died down on sunday
Two more severe earthquake shocks
were felt in the Cisautlan district
near by.
A reign of terror exists throughout
the greater part of the state of Vera
Cruz as a result OF the continued
shocks. Considerable damage has
been done at the city OF Vera Cruz.
the most important port on the east
ern coast, by a series of tremors.
Some OF the cities in the earthquake
zone practically are deserted, with the
refugees camping out in the fields.
A strange phenomenon by which
the waters of the Mexican gulf have
turned black Is reported from the
Vera Cruz coast.
Heuse Drops In Fissure.
The work of relief is well under
way. Stories of the greatest suffer-
ing are being brought here by re-
lief workers and refugees.
At Bsrranca Nueva, advices said,
the upheaval opened a great gap In
the earth. One house, containing sew
eral people, dropped to the bottom
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
Scores Of Families Buried.

Of the fissure, and survivors above
could hear tho cries Or those I'M
p4jsoned below. Food WAS lowered
to them with ropes. 49,,
Many victims OF the hoods. which
followed the earthquakes, have been
recovered from banks of streams by
searching parties. Excavation of the
ruins by soldiers has revealed scores
of additional dead. Workers were
menaced by the damaged buildings,
many of which collapsed at the
slightest disturbance.
The lack OF food, water, medical
supplies, and clothing and shelter
has 'aused death of many refugees.
Many Gruesome Finds.
Soldiers reported many gruesome
finds. In one house, they said, sew
eral children were found dead. One
was clasping q pet dog. Several
women were found embracing Pic
lures and images of their patron
saint.
The people of Cosautlan, which was
almost completely wiped out. have
refused the governments suggestion
they rebuild the town in another
place to prevent possible destruction
by future disturbances. The people
declared they would not abandon the
ground hallowed by the death OF
their ancestors.
Professions of the people visited
the ruined city today imploring the
saints to intercede for them.
Official reports from one district
said thirty-two earthquake shocks
were registered in forty-eight hours
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
.2ODEMOCRATS
YIELD ON PACT.
Hitchcock Tells Lodge Score
viii Support interpretive
Reservations.
Sc0FF At PARTY REVOLT
Agree That President Does Not
Want Treaty As 1920
Issue.
Sc0FF AT PARTY REVOLT

Senator Lodges demand for q
Democratic showdown on treaty
compromise was answered today,
when word .Sas sent him through
Republican mild rcservationists that
"a substantial number of Democrats,
more than twenty in ALL" will sup
port reasonable reservations that do
not "scuttle" the treaty.
Lodge on Saturday demanded that
before any further consideration be
given Democratic compromise pro-
posals some definite assurances be
given him concerning the number of
Democratic votes behind the pro-
posals.
Owen Calls Meeting.
Accordingly, Senator Owen OF Okla
homa called a conference of Demo-
Gratis at his home Sunday night.
ing Senator Hitchcock, the Demo
cratic leader; Senators Mcclellan And
Kepdrick. authors .ofsa set Of DemOr
cratic reseryations: .Ecnaforss Hokc
smith. Pomerene, Dial. Underwood and
others - .,sff4 RE
The results OF this conference, as
set forth today by Senators who at
tended. were:
Z 1-All the Democrats at the confer
ence went on record in favor of treaty
ratification with reasonable reserva-
tions of the kind President Wilson
described as "interpretative."
democrats are not yet agreed on
a definite program: the Kendrick- Nc
kellar reservations are not accept
able to all.
Sit was the unanimous view that
the President does not want the
treaty taken into the campaign any
more than William J. Bryan does: that
he does want the Senate to ratify,
and that IL IL will send him reserva-
tions showing the United States is
friendly and not antagonistic to the
treaty, he will accept them.
@There was no suggestion of a
revolt against the Presidents lead
ership, and no disposition to follow
Bryan, though all agreed with him
that Democrats SHOULD make every
effort consistent with Americas &
honor" to ratify the treaty before
the campaign begins.
Senator Hitchcock discussing the
conference said today: 80
Revolt Suggestion Absurd.
at was the largest gathering OF
Democratic Senators to discuss reser.
vations that has been held since the
DemocraticI caucus last session. 1,
was entirely harmonious. Everybody
agreed that President wilson's LET.
ter should encourage Democrats tc
redouble their efforts at compromise
Democrats are still divided anon 3
themselves on reservations, but the
spirit of give and take is present
Although nothing definite In the way
OF a program was decided upon, many
reservation proposals were discussed
and the situation in my judgment /.
brighter this week than II was last
ANY suggestion \of revolt
against the President Is absurd
There are not more than three Demo.
Gratis who would join any such move
ment."
The Washington times., 1920-01-12

This will mean that Washingtons
population will be increased by ap-
1000 persons. The first
of these, which will comprise an ac-
counting force Of about 100, will ar
rive here within the next week. The
remainder and office equipment will
be moved within the next month.
Coordination of activities for the
purposes of efficiency and economy
is given as the reason for the re-
turn of the construction division.
Shipping board officials are at
loss to know what provisions can be
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
Force Coming Back Soon.

made for housing the 1000 men and
women in this city with present con-
It presents a difficult problem. and
there was considerable relief when
this force WAS removed to Philadelphia
about a year and half ago.
The moving of the office equipment
at that time entailed one OF the larg-
est movement of automobile trucks
on record. Although no definite arr
rangements have been made, IT is
understood this equipment will again
be returned to Washington on trains
of army trucks.
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
MANYAGA|NST'
VAN SCHA|CK.
More Witnesses will Appear to
Protest Educators
Appointment.
NO HEARING ON NAMES
Senator Sherman will Push
Combinations Early
This Week.
NO HEARING ON NAMES

BY unanimous vote the Senate
District Committee today ordered q
favorable report on the Rent Com
mission nominations.
Senator Sherman, chairman Of the
committee, will report the nomina-
tons of Capt. James F. Oyster, A.
Leftwich Sinclair and Guy Mason to
the Senate later today. Owing to
the urgent business that awaits the
immediate attention of the rent COM
mission, it is expected the Senate
will confirm the nominations within
the next few days.
Protest Van. Schaick.
Fifteen to twenty representative
citizens appeared before the District
Committee this morning to protest
chiefly against the nomination. OF Sshe
Rev. DR.. John Van schaick, jrs 10 Be
District Commissioner.
Senator sherman took up the
nominatyops OF the Rent Commission
members in executive session. The
committee decided to report the
nominations without holding the ex-
pected hearings.
Col. c. @. Lancaster, representing
the Brightwood Citizens Association.
was the first witness to protest
against the nomination of DR.. Van
Schaick as District Commissioner.
A quorum called of the Senate pre-
vented the hearing OF other witnesses
this morning, though Senator Sher-
man ordered a recess until . O'clock,
when the other witnesses will be
heard.
other Witnesses To Appear ,
These are the persons who are
scheduled to appear this afternoon
George A. Finch, William Nick. Clay
ton, w, +. Westlake, Washington
Topham, Capt. Warren Stutler. Chas
w. Ross. John Saul. Fulton r. Cor
don, William J. Ryan, DR.. Starr Par
sons, DIR. II. J. Calls, w. l.. Peet. A.
]. Driscoll, Mrs. Harris Pollock. Con-
rad Syme, ID. A. Edmunds, V. l..
Toomey, Milton u. Weller, DR.. Wise
man, Mrs. f. s. Tanner.
Explains His Reasons.
Colonel Lancaster charged that
Rev. DR.. Van Schaick was a man of
no fixed political principles, not even
q Bull Moose. ..
DIR. Van Schaick didn't qualify un-
der the law, he claimed. because he
was not resident of the District
his appointment, from June, 1917, to
his appointmnt. from June 1917 to
the summer of 1919. he claimed, DR..
Van Shaick was absent in Belgium
on Red Cross work, having resigned
from the school board and severed
all other connections in Washing
ton. The hearing this afternoon will
deal principally with the night DR..
Van SChaick is waging In the school
board against the colored Parents
League. .....'.. d,
Charging that DR.. Van Schaick has
demoralizcd the school system of
Washington. Colonel Lancaster told
the committee, the condition of the
public schools lis such that the citi-
zens of Washington have organized
to urge Congress to pass legislation
relieving the situation. '' 20 .
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
uPREME COURT REFUSES TO DELAY PROHIBIT
President Today To Issue
Call For League Meeting

President Wilson today will issue the call for the
FIRST meeting of the League of Nations il was learned
At the State Department The date, il is understood
will Be January Is.
In issuing the call for the meeting the President
will act ss an individual and not the Chief Executive
of the United States.
The treaty of Versailles provides that President
Wilson shall call the meeting, but makes provision
that he sha do this ~ President of the United States
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
TO SINK SHIPS
ALLIES DEMAND,
REPORTED

LONDON, Jan. 12.-An Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch
from Berlin today quoted the
newspaper Freiheit as asserting
a high German naval official had
informed the government Of
plan TO sink the ships demanded
by the allies as compensation
for the Scapa Flow sinking.
There was no confirmation Of
the alleged plot from any other
source.
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
Supreme Council Prepared to
Ask Holland for Surrender
Of Fugitive.
INSANITY MAY BE PLEA
Should Unsound Mind b
Proven, Incarceration Will
Be Sought.

PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE. Supreme
Council is scheduled to send q note
to Holland early this week demand
ing surrender Of the former Kaiser
for trial by the allies, it was under
stood today.
The "big three" which is to re-
sumo its conferences over unfinished
peace matters, is expected to arrive
at definite agreement for DISPOSE
ton of Fiume before Wednesday.
LONDON, Jan. 12.--Holiand will be
formally requested by the allies to
confine the ex Kaiser in an institution.
possibly a private sanitarium. II he
is proved criminally insane by the in
ternational tribunal which the allied
powers plan to set up to try him, ac-
.cording to opinion in wellinformed
circles today.
Despite the passive attitude Of the
United States. France and England.
fhere is every indication that the Brit
I'm -goveEnRent II g63ng ahead nj top
speed with the plaHs for the trial IL
William is secured from Holland.
Intsrest Mssifssted.
High interest Is manifested In the
possibility that. II the former emper-
or does not answer the summons to
appear, for some reason or other. the
trial will be held in his absence. III
he is found guilty upon the evidence
of witnesses, including Germans, and
documents, including private cor
respondence the sentence will be pro-
claimed to the world as warning
against ''war lords" of the future.
The suggestion that William may
be found criminally insane indicates
that an international commission may
pass upon his mentality even IL no
formal lunacy claim is made by coun'
sci or friends acting in behalf of the
former German ruler.
Sir Frederick Pollock. privy coun-
ciIlor, who drew up the original draft
of the indictment against the eX-
Kaiser, said today he had no informar
tion as to how the request for VIII
liam's extradition would go forward
to The Hague, but that he had no
doubt II would be made soon.
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
.Sheltons May Get Baby.

heard so much OF the beautiful
things associated with marriage.
"My husband and ! were not com
patible. loved music, poetry. books.
flowers. He was much more practical.
"The day we were married my
husband quit work. He never worked
a day after that. We were very un-
happy. My long-cherished dreams
faded away. Then came the day when
l told my husband what / thought was
such wonderful news.
Relatives Unintere~ted.
"I ached to have him understood. ]
wanted him to be tender / wanted
him to share my JOY.
Instead, he seemed greatly disap-
pointed. A short time after that he
left me. haven't seen or heard from
him. i. haven't received cent from
him. His mother tells me she has
never seen him, and his brother tells
the same story.
.'They do not seem to take much
interest In me or in my baby that
is soon to be born. Z
Even II L didn't have baby !
could just barely take care OF myself.
realize that j can never support q
baby. l don't know how l shall be
able to go through with it."
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
Sims TO TESTIFY In
NAVAL AWARDS ROW

Rear Admiral Sims has been called
to appear before the senate Naval
Affairs subcommittee Friday to ex-
plain HIS part In tho Sims Daniels
medal Of awards controversy
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
POLAND WILL DECLINE
PEACE WITH BOLSHEVIKI

LONDON, Jan. 12.--Poland Is pre-
pairing TO reject the Bolshevik peace
offer and to concentrate her strength,
to meet the expected offensive by the
soviet army in the spring, according
TO a Central News dispatch from Co
ponhagen today, quoting advices re-
ceiyed there from ~A
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
Thousands Buried Alive
AS Mountains In Mexico
Are Crumbled by Quake

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 12.-The town of Chilchotla, in
the state Puebla has been nearly wiped out with loss
of 25OO persons killed and injured, by the collapse OF
mountains following fresh earthquake shocks, according
to official reports received at the ministry OF the interior
today
s - Scores of Families Buried.
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
MABEL TALLAFER0, MOVIE
STAR, WEEDS THIRD Time

STAMFORD, Conn, Jan. 12.-Miss
Mabel Taliafero. actress, was married
In Darien, near here, yesterday after
noon to Joseph o'Brien. Orange. N. ].
IL was her third marriage.
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
WOMAN GIVEN 20 YEARS
In PRISON FOR Staying
Mrs. Marie Warren Sentenced After
Pleading Guilty TO TAX
ing Life

MINEoLA. Long Island, Jan. Ia
Mrs. Marie Warren, of Indianapolis,
was sentenced TO not less than twenty
years nor more than life In the Au-
burn state prison by Justice Stephen
Callaghan here today after she had
pleaded guilty OF the murder OF Mrs.
Clara Branch at Valley Stream, Long
Island, on November 20 last.
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
Girl Wife, Is, Deserted
By Husband, Will Give
Away Her Unborn Babe

CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-Katherine Helms today received
score applications for the baby she expects to bring
into the world and which she cannot keep her own
Some of those who want the baby persons of wealth
and influence and they promise to adopt the child
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
Board Branch To
Be Returned to D. c.

The construction division of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration which was moved to Philadelphia from Washing
ton in April 1915 will be returned to this city, according
to announcement made this morning.
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
Keeping Up With
The Times
A FACT A DAY

According to dependable
statistics Washington Times
readers will buy 4s3,092 pairs
Of shoes in 1920.
To Washington shoe
merchants-What do you
think is the best way to
get your full share Of this
trader
The Washington times., 1920-01-12

-oid soul. IN New Bodies"
Is~turn BY l.. w. ROGERS, tonight nal
oish Hotel banquet liali. Adm. boc.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1920-01-12
THE WEATHER.

Ysir tonight. Temperature slightly
shove frsszing tonight rcmorrcw
partly cloudy with rising tsmpersture.
Temperature at . .. M, 80 degrees.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
Is BOTTLES LIBHD
BY U. S. ATTORNEY

Sixteen bottles. more or less. Of "De-
acy's Clnkoua and Iron" were seized
Tuesday Afternoon following the fling
iu federal court OF a criminal libel
against the alleged medicine. The libel
was filed BY W, D. Kyser, u, s. dis
trict attorney at the instance Of the
department 81 agriculture
The libel alleges the medicine, man
uiactured In and shipped from st.
Louis, No, BY the DefAcy Chemical
company. was labeled with false and
fraudulent statements as to wonderful
curative powers Of the cOncoction, cal
Culated to mislead the people.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
OPEN CAMPAIGN
AT HUNTSVILLE
Former Governor Emmett
o'Neal and Congressman
Helm Speak.

HUNTSVILLE. Ala, March "a. tSpll
Huntsville voters have been accorded
the unusual privilege OF witnessing the
opening Of the campaigns Of two Of
the leading candidates for the United
States senate 10 fin the uEexpired term
OF the late Senator John H. Bankhead,
Former Gov. EmInet 0'Neal opened his
campaign here Saturday and Congress-
man J, Thomas Heflin spoke here on
Monday. Both were accorded respect
full hearings By fair sized audiences,
which were notable for tho number Of
women among them.
That prohibition is a live issue In
politics today just as II has been for
years past, was the claim set forth
BY ex-Gov ONeal.
What Is II that overshadows all 9th
err questions and fills the columns of
the daily press" he asked but the
methods Of enforcement OF the 18th
amendment, Whether II should be en-
forced In a manner 10 regulate our ta-
bles and fill our land with spies and
informers, or whether Il should be en-
forced like other laws equally sacred,
Is a big question" he declared Gov
0'Neal declared that Rev Brooks Law
renee, head OF the Anti-Saloon league
Of Alabama, holds that enforcement Of
prohibition Is the most important mat
ter before the voters Of Alabama and
because OF that belief he mas let II
be known that one candidate opposing
Senator Underwood must come down
Gov. o'Neal pleaded for n treturn to
the ume-honorea democracy Of Wash
ingt0n and Jefferson Liberty, hap
plness and true progress OF the peo-
pie" he said depend upon the pres
CREATION In their full vigor OF those