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The border vidette., 1920-06-05
WAR RISK INSURANCE.

Former service men are noti- fled by Director R. G. Chol- meley- Jones of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance that a new official circular of information listed as LID 9" and entitled "New and Liberal Features of sued.
 The text of tbis bulletin is based upon the latest amend ment to the War Risk Act which permits payments in one sum on converted insurance in case of death, and enlarges the permit ted class of beneficlaries in the case of both War Risk (Term) and converted insurance.
 The circular is printed in book let form, illustrated by charts, and has an index by the use of which any ordinary question about government insurance may be readily answered. A copy of the bookleG may be obtained by writing to the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, Washington, D. O., or upon application to or ganizations of former service men and welfare organizations cooperating with the Bureau of War Risk Insurance.
 Former service men whose in surance has lapsed or been can celed, and who wish to reinstate it or convert it, or to effect both these processes at the same time, are advised to secure a copy of the official form describ- ed as "LD S." Good News For All Elk Service Men," which is a com bina tion sheet and rein statement and conversion blanks, the latter to be filled out, de- tached and mailed directly to the Bureau.
 Regardless of how long a ser vice man has been discharged or how long his insurance has lapsed or been cancefed, he may reinstate his War Risk Insur- ance at any time before July 1, 1920, or within eighteen months after his discharge, if that be a later date, and upon payment of only two monthly premiums on the amount of insurance he de- sires to reiDstate, with satis- factory statement of health.
The border vidette., 1920-06-05
SECOND IMPERIAL VALLEY.

The Gila Bend country of Ari- zona, long the undisputed do- main of the jackrabb and the horned toad, is the latest section of the arid southwest to make a bid for agricultural honors.
 Chas. s. Fee, passenger traffic manager of the Southern Pacific is advising the railroads local and eastern representatives of new irrigation projects involv- ing the reclamation of thousands of acres lying along the Sunset Route in territory where farm ing was undreamed of a few years ago.
 One project. already under way, will make productive by irrigation tract of S5, GOO acres of land p miles north and east of Gila, Arizona. F. A. Giles pie of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the moving spirit in the enterprise Water for the project will be stored in Gila mountains where a dam, the foundation of which is laid in solid rock, will be ready by January of next year. A canal 40 miles long has al ready been completed.
 Another project on the Gila River, 12 miles due north of Gila Sta tion, will bring 45OO acres under irrigation and the land will be put out in cotton. Six hundred acres are already pro ducing ng.-Cattleman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-17
BENSON FOR SHIP BOARD
Former commandant at Philadelphia
Navy Yard to Succeed Payne

Washington, Feb 17.-(By \. p. j.
Rear Admiral Benson, chief OF naval
operations during the war, and now on
the retired list, has been selected by
President Wilson to succeed John Bar
ton Payne as q member of the shipping
board.
Admiral Benson's s nomination will not
be sent to the Senate until Chairman
Payne winds up several pressing mat
tiers now before the board before tax
ing over the office of Secretary of the
Interior in succession to Franklin X.
Lane, whose resignation is effective
March l. 1t was said at the White
House that this probably would take
about q month.
Rear Admiral William Sheperd Ben.
son, as chief of naval operations during
the war. was an important figure, with
close and confidential relations with
Secretary Daniels that became clearly
revealed during the controversy follow
ing complaints of Rear Admiral Sims
regarding naval awards. He stanchly
upheld the Secretary's position. 4 ma
tive OF Georgia, graduate Of the Naval
Academy, Admiral Benson rose to his
present rank through the intervening
grades by able service in various as
signments ashore and ahoat. At sea he
has been division and squadron COM
mander and among his shore duties were
two years-1913- 1015-as commaudant
at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Presi-
dent Wilson appointed him chief of ma
val operations May II. 1915, and in
1917 he was made member of the com
mission to confer with the allied powers
While in Europe President Poncare
conferred upon Admiral Benson the
grand cross OF the Legion of Honor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-17
SENATE COMMITTEE
GRILLS MARTENS
"Soviet Ambassador" Declines
to Produce Codes and
Names of Couriers
BY the Associated Press

Washington. Feb. 17.-More testi-
mony regarding Russian Soviet Govern
mcnt attempts to establish relations
with American business concerns was
given today when the Senate subcom
mittce investigating soviet activities in
the United States resumed it's examina
tion of Ludwig G. A. X. Martens. self
styled soviet ambassador.
Chairman Moses presented protests
from the Packard Motor Car Co. and the
Westinghouse Electric Co. against Mar
tens's assertions that they had sought
to trade through him with Russia.
Martens conceded it was possible that
they had been merely solicited to sell
goods, and had not sought orders.
Martens declined to submit all his
instructions, secret or otherwise. from
the soviet government He said he was
willing to give everything that he could
submit. but not his codes, names of
couriers, etc.
"Who is Bucharin?" Wade II. Ellis,
committee counsel asked.
HE is editor of La Pravada, a Rus
sian newspaper" said Martens.
That's an official organ of your gov
crnment. isn't it?''
''No. of the Communist party
Did you see dispatches in the morn =
ing papers concerning a message signed
by Rucharin. seized in England. urg
ing in iniammatory language revolution
in the United States?' Mr.. Ellis asked
Yes Martens said, II only saw
it there, however
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-17
EAST INDIAN HERE
W|THNEW RELIGION
immigration Authorities Detain
Visitor, Who Says He Is
a Missionary
MAY BE SENT BACK

Spreading new Oriental religion
without the sword is uphill work, but
as it is necessary under modern con
ditions to proceed without the sword,
Mufti Muhammed Sadiq. missionary
from the Ahmadia Church in India.
has come to this country without side
arms of any sort to convert America.
He is at the immigration station at
Gloucester. and there is some doubt
that he will be allowed to enter the
country.
What will be done with him is under
consideration by the immigration au-
thoritics.
NLufti. who is a highly educated, ell
derby man. arrived in Philadelphia from
Liverpool on the steamship Haverford
last Saturday. Before sailing for
America, he was q missionary in Eng
land for three years. He said that he
made 300 converts, including Solomon
Felt. a London iron manufacturer.
He is a follower or a new prophet.
Ahmad. who has failed to attract as
much attention as Mohammed, because
he wasn't so rough about starting
things. The new movement is called
a branch of the Mohammedan faith,
but as it denies some of the funda-
mental principles, it is really a new
religion. NIohammed held that he was
the last of the prophets and built his
religion upon all religions that preceded
him The Ahmadia belief is that
nronhets will come to the world con-
stantly. The latest. they hold, was
Ahmnd. who preached in India between
1888 and 1908. His son. Mahmud, is
now hear of the movement.
Mufti Muhammed Sadiq came to this
country with elaborate printed matter
and all arrangements made for an ac-
tive proselyting campaign.
My intention. ne sad TO-DAY at
the Gloucester immigration station,
sis to start my work in New York
and then extend it to other cities. l
know no one in this country. There
are no converts to the Ahmadia move
ment here and l know no one in this
country. I come as a missionary, with
belief in the work before me.
As he talked he attracted much at
tention among the other persons detaln :
ed at the station because of the dark
green turban on his head and the strange
cut Of the slate gray garments he wore,
He prepared this digest of the re-
ligion he hopes to introduce into tins
country:
No religious wars are allowed.
federation of all religions is required
A union of all religions is desired on
the broad minded principle of honoring
and respecting the leaders of all re-
ligions.
No Mahdi "a warrior prophet is tc
come, as believed by Mohammedan;
generally. -,
The door of revelation closes with
no prophet.
We must always obey the rules of the
government under which we live.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-17
FIGHT GALE 50 DAYS
IN A LEAKING TUG
Two Philadelphia and Camden
Men, Officers Of Bonita,
Weather Terrific Storms
MEN TELL. THRILLING TALE

Riding gale whipped seas in Il con-
vertcd tug that left this port last Christ
mas Day. finally reaching Tampico in
the battered hull, Howard Hozcy. OF
this city. and Thomas Wilson. of Cam
den. officers of the tanker Bonita, re-
turned to New York today on another
vessel.
Hozey, who lives at 257 North Ran
dolph street. was chief officer Of the
100-ton tanker Bonita. formerly an
ocean going wrecking tug. Wilson was
first assistant engineer.
These men. with thrce others of the
Bonita's crew, were among seventy
tive other passengers reaching New York
harbor this morning >on the Ward Line
steamer Esperanza.
The little vessel was off the Virginia
capes when n seventy mile gale tore
overhead. tossing the Bonita like a chip.
onening up seams and flooding the gal
ley.
The Bonita's nose was turned toward
Charleston. After hard battle, the
hardest ever made by the officers and
crew, Charleston harbor was reached.
The Bonita laid to there for five days.
When the storm abated the Bonita
venturcd out to sea again. The opened
seams had been carefully caulked. The
converted tug was beginning to get its
sea stride when another gale struck it.
The wireless acriais were ripped
away, half of the rail was disnantled
and the Bonita began shipping water
at an alarming rate.
a minor Inconvenience came when the
cook became ill. The officers and crew
had to forgoe regular meals and live
on canned food. This time the little
vessel was ~ i to a shelter behind Cape
Lookout.
From that point the Bonita drifted
in an almost laundering condition into
Key West. then to Pensacola, from
there to Galveston and finally. little
more than a battered hull. into Tam
pico. There the converted tug, for
merly known as the TaSco. was turned
over to the Transcontinental Company.
IN never put to sea again in a
tug commented HoZey today His
returning companions in the tempes-
tuous voyage besides Wilson were Harry
Johnson, n fireman; Barney Jorgenssen,
a fireman, and Edward Nelson. a sailor.
Their homes are in New York.
1T was the worst trip | ever ex-
perienced." Hozey continued. when
the Bonita lurched and spun about in
those gales | thought to myself, Good
by, Philly. / never expected to see
the old town again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-17
BLIZZARD IN MICHIGAN
Coal Shortage Causing Suffering.
Buffalo Still Stormbound

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 17.--(By A.
1.-THE greater part of lower Mich
igan is in the grip of winters worst
Blizzard early today, railroad traffic and
wire communication being seriously
hampered.
At least dozen trains are stalled in
snowdrifts on various divisions of the
Pere Marquette. Grand Rapids and
Indiana, and Manistee and Northeast
crn roads.
4 number Of towns in the western
part of the state report coal shortages
with below zero temperatures.
Buffalo, n. ", Feb. 1.-THE biz
card still holds Buffalo stormbound. No
freight is being moved out of the yard
here and the passenger train schedule is
shattered. Trains are arriving ten and
twelve hours late. Switches and points
are frozen fast and the railroads can
not get labor TO dig them free. The
New York Central offered sixty cents
an hour and free meals in the station
dining rooms and only eighty men re
sponded. Many of them quit after
half day.
Two theatres were dark last night
because the companies are storm
bound outside the city limits. Country
roads are impossible and few com
muters were able to enter the city on
any line. steam or trolley, yesterday.
Two interurban trolley lines were open
the one to the Falls and the one to Lock
port. To add to the city's troubles
no milktrains arrived and the town is
now facing serious famine of great
danger to babies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-17
ONE LONELY OFFER
AT SALE OF LINERS
S55O,ooo Bid for Otsego When
German Ships Are Auctioned
Of SingIy
Rv the Associated Press

Washington, Feb. 1T.-Contrary to
expectation, only one bid for any of the
thirty former German liners was re-
ceived today when the shipping board
auction to receive competitive offers was
resumed with the ships offered one at
time.
4 bid of 500, 900 for the Otsego by
l.. !. Roberts. Acme Operating Cor
poration, New York. was the only one
The largest ships of the feet, including
the T.pviathan. Agamemnon and George
Washington, attracted no offers.
In addition to these three, the Mount
Vernon, Won Steuben. Martha Wash
iugton, America. dekalb, Aolus, Huron,
Moccasin, Mercury. Powhatan, Orion,
pines, Wyandotte and the Freedom were
offered individually without any bid
ders.
According to shipping board calcu.
lation, the best offers received yeSter-
day represent total of S21 $50 900.
which includes S13 100, 900 offered for
six vessels by the International Mpr.
camille Marine and n total of $3.50. 9.
900 for nine ships individually.
Bidding yesterday was confined
fulfuN 10 lHt lhlBtI 0HllO"ullR cor
porations who only were able to handle
transaction such as group sale con
tcmplated With the vessels put up one
at time officials expected many small
er owners to bid. thus insuring more
competition and bigger offers.
President Wilson is working on his
answer to the Senate resolution asking
as to an alleged secret agreement be :
tween the shipping board and Great
Britain for the final disposition of the
liners.
It was said the reply would convey an
emphatic denial and Secretary TumuIty
conferred with Acting Secretary Polk
today concerning it's form.
The legal right of the shipping board
TO dispose of the ships by sale will he
determined Friday by the District of
Columbia Supreme Court, which at
that time will render a decision on the
petition for an injunction against The
sale filed by William II. Hearst. of
New York. Should the injunction bc
denied. final action Oh the bids will moi
be taken until they have been laid be =
fore the merchant marine committee OF
the House and Senate. In addition the
senate has asked the board to defer
action until Congress has had time 10
consider a permanent shipping policy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-17
DRILLS IN TEETH SCRUBBLNG
ROUSE CHILDREN'.S INTEREST
EUen Kndergarner Enthusiastic and Al Pupils Cooperate
With Teachers and Students of u of P. Dental School

'How often do you scrub your
teeth"
Visiting teachers take the most ex-
traordinary interest in trivial affairs
these days and frequently the small boy
hangs his head out of sheer embarrass-
ment. Then in a spirit of bravado as
serts:
~ don't take that so partikler. :"
Once weeks enough for me!
Out of twenty eight children ex-
amined at the Shipper School. Nine
teenth and Cherry streets, only three
were without physical defects. Decaye1
teeth and undernourishment were the
chief troubles.
With Prevention is Better Than
Cure as n motto. the White Williams
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-17
YER HITS
BACK At ACCUSERS
Director CorteIyou Among 20
Witnesses Called by Accused
Police Lieutenant
SCHWARTZ CASE ENDED

With several minor cases of police
derelictions as curtain raisers' the
Civil Service Commission, sitting as
police trial board today. resumed the
case of Lieutenant John +. Echter-
meyer.
Defense of the former commander OF
the Second and Christian streets sta
ton, will begin this afternoon. Echter-
meyer is now under suspension. He
is accused of permitting operation of
and failing to report alleged disorderly
houses within his district, and with
delay in reporting the conviction of
Patrolman Abraham Schwartz, who
was found guilty of conspiracy De
cembcr 10 after trial before Judge
Rogers.
Director Cortelyou is expected to tes
tify at today's proceedings. Superin-
tendent Robinson and Assistant Super
intendent Mills already have been heard
as police witnesses. They. with Po-
lice Captain McCoach, gave testimony
yesterday.
Under cross examination by former
Congressman ]. Washington Logue.
representing Echtermeyer, the police
officials made admissions regarded as
favorable to the accused lieutenant and
they may be recalled in his behalf.
More than twenty witnesses. mainly
Echtermeyer' former subordinates in
the Second district, have been sum
moned to today's hearing.
The case of Patrolman Schwartz: ac-
cused of having struck DR.. Samuel w.
taken ub-at the morning and early afS
ernOon session.
Doctor Morris asked permission to
nut in evidence an affidavit from Doctor
Babcock. resident physician at the
Northwestern General Hospital. This
was admitted after objection had been
made by the patrolman $ attorney, who
wanted Doctor Babcock to testify in
person. The affidavit showed that
Doctor Morris had red mark on his
cheek. aud had been held at the hospital
for observation.
Cantain Tempest. addressing the
board. said he did not think Schwartz
should be blamed for having strhck
Doctor Morris after having received a
blow. The case was held under advise
mcnt.
Frank Z. Zinn. former mounted man
of the Chestnut Hill station. was rein
stated. He had been suspended because
he had caused a wrecked automobile
which was ObStructing traffic to be re-
moved to a garage from Il road on his
beat. II was suspected that he had
wanted to appropriate the machine. BY
letters from prominent people who lived
on his beat he established a character
for honesty and efficiency.
William T. Waters. former patrol
man of the MoyamenSing and Dickin-
son station. also was ordered reinStated.
E. l -. 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-17
SOCIALIST DEFENSE WAITS
Prosecution Unexpectedly Offers
New Documentary Evidence

Albany, y. Y. Feb. 17.-(By 4. P.)
To the astonishment of counsel for
the five suspended Socialist assembly
men being tried by the Assembly ju-
dietary committee on charges Of disloy-
atty, the prosecution which last week
announced ii rested took the floor
at the opening of today session.
Martin Conboy read into tho record
resolution which hc said had been
adopted by the national committee Of
the Socialist party in May. 1913. at a
meeting called in connection with the
Lusitania crisis. This resolution, he
said, called on America working class
to oppose war and agitation for war
and proclaimed that not workers arm
should be raised for killing of fellow
worker in another country or for pro
duction of man killing weapons.
The Socialist platform Of 1916 then
was read. IT opposed military prepared O..
moss and called on workers 10 use their
economic and industrial power by re !.
fusing to mine coal, transport soldiers
or furnish food or other supplies for
military purposes
Mr., Conboy then referred to the anti =
war program adopted at the Socialist
convention in st. Louis in 1917.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-17

Foundation. with the aid of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Dental School.
has inaugurated toothbrush drill that
happens once week with the expecta-
tion of daily rehearsals at home.
Real toothbrushes, real water and real
scrubbing take part in the drill In the
kindergarten of the school and students
from the University clinic supervise the
performance.
Never before has such an experiment
been tried in city school, but TINS is
"Health Year" and the, idea is likely
10 spread. for the children enjoy the
,Irill and there is strong co operation
among children. White Williams coun-
yclor, the Stomatoligical Society of the
Evans Institute of the University. and
the teachers and principal Of the school.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-17
CA|LLAUX IS BORED
At TREASON TRIAL
Ex.Premier Immediately Clad.
Partisan Crowds in Mare.i
Gras Costumes
LONG ACCUSATION IS READ
BY the Associated Press

Paris, Feb. 1T.--,Joseph Caillaux.
former premier of France, was placed
on trial this afternoon before the Sen j.
ate. sitting as a high court, charged
with conspiracy against his country in
time of war
The accused man entered the cham
ber accompanied by three police offi-
GERS. The roll call of the court was
at once taken up. There was a large
attendance, very few senators being
absent.
The trial is expected to last between
two and three months. Theodore Les.
couve, procurator of the French re-
public, is conducting the case for the
state. assisted oy NJ. Regnault and
Captain Mornet, who prosecuted Bolo
Pasha for treason. Caillaux IS de-
Tended by NJ. Demange. who was attor-
ney for Captain Dreyfuss.
NJ. Caillaux. Immediately clad in
new clothing. appeared in the best of
health. He had a slightly bored look
while listening to the reading of the
warrant by Leon Bourgeois, president
of the Senate, which formally opened
the trial
Outside the Senate chamber great
crowds gathered before the proceedings
to watch the arrival of the senators and
the defendant. \ strong contrast was
afforded between the children and the
midinettes, clad in the multicolored
raiment of the mardi gras, chatting and
Joking through their fancy masks, and
the sober garb and serious demeanor of
the senator's as group by group they
passed silently into the chamber
e The reading of the act Of accusation
by NJ. Lescouve occupied the court until
the late afternoon, as the document is
voluminous one. At the conclusion of
the reading the court will be adjourned
until Friday, when the examination of
NJ. Caillaux will be begun.
The adjournment over tomorrow and
Thursday is neccssitated by the fact
that the senators are to attend the cere-
mony of inauguration of President
Deschanel tomorrow, and on the day
following will sit to receive the presi-
Dental message.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-17
WANT EQUAL WAGES
FOR WOMAN TO|[ER
Suffragists Also Favor Doubling
Teachers Pay--start citi-
zenship Drive
PERFECT ORGANIZATION

tb;cago. Feb 17.--Thc League ct
Women Voters. successor to the Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage Association, be-
gan mobiiziug today for better cut
izenship" campaign, which would IN
clude legislation designed to protect
women in industry" eradication OF
sex lines in wage scales, establishment
Of a woman's bureau in the Department
of Labor and the doubling of salaries
of school teachers.
A report submitted to the league by
Mrs RAYMOND Robins. chairman of the
committee on protection or women III
industry. proposes collective bargain
ing for women, federal employment OF,
Eces. u compulsory minimum wage and
nrobibition of night work for women.
The League of Women Voters. 1t was
decided Yesterday, will be governed by
a board of ten directors, three elected at
large and seven representing as many
regions into which the country Will pc
divided for the leagues. purposes. In
addition manager will be employed py
the board of directors.
The first region will include Maine,
Vermont. New Hampshire. Connecticut,
Rhode Island. Massachusetts,.
Second region-New York, New Jer-
sey. Pennsylvania, Maryland, Della
ware. .,
Third rcgion--virginia, District of
Columbia. North Carolina. South Caro-
lima. Georgia. Alabama. Florida. Mis-
sissippi. Louisiana. Tennessee.
Fourth region-Michigan, Ohio, In
diana, Kentucky, Illinois, West Vir-
ginia, Wisconsin.
Fifth Minnesota. Iowa, North
Dakota. South Dakota, Wyoming, Mon
tana.
Sixth region Nebraska. Kansas.
Colorado. New Mexico. Oklahoma,
Texas. Arkansas. Missouri.
Seventh region-Was ashington, Oregon,
Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Califor-
,io