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The Washington times., 1920-01-09
PROPOSES CHANGE
IN PENSION PLANS
Paul Studensky, Research ex.
pert, Offers Amendments to
.SterIlng-lehlbac Law.

Further amendments TO the Ster-
ling-LehIbach retirement bill for civii
service employees are suggested by
Paul studensky. supervisor OF the
pension stan OF the New Jersey state
Bureau OF Research. who assisted In
framing the proposed legislation.
Mr.. Studensky assisted in the work
/, OF reorganization OF the New YORK
city and Pennsylvania teachers ana
other retirement systems and has
Ibeen I'm close touch with the situation
In Washington through X. III. Alcorn.
of the Joint committee on civil service
retirement.
Advisory Coanittee.
| His most important amendment
| calls for the creation, Of an ADVISORY
Icommittee with Representatives from
the employees and the Administration
in order to formulaso on, the basis OF
the reports OF the Board of Actuaries
the recommendations as to necessary
adjustments.
"Since the employees participate in
/ the financing OF the system" wrote
Mr.. St,rdensky, ut Is only fair that
they should have some way as TO
what changes in the dement's or con-
tributions ought to be recommended
Inc committee suouiu pe NohpceSN
OF three men--one an employe select
ed by the employees associations. the
other a representative OF the Ad-
ministration. appointed by the Pres
ident, and the third, neither an en-
ploye nor a member OF the Admins
tration selected by the other two
members"
Adoption of this amendment. Mr..
Studensky believes, would remove the
strongest objection to the bill.
Another OF his amendments, which
Senator Sterling, chairman OF the
Civil Service Committee. has accepted,
provides for a board of three actuar-
les for the purpose of making actuar-
ial valuations and ascertaining the
financial condition Of the proposed
pension system. ...-...
Net Perfect Rili.
While Mr.. Studensky does not re-
gard the Sterling-Lehlbach bin as a
perfect one. he believes 1t is as good
The Washington times., 1920-01-09
IQUAKES ESINMEX|CO
TAKE 1900 TOLL
Volcanic Eruptions Claim Hun
dreds Week After First
Catastrophe.

MEXICO CITY, Jan. s.-The com
bined death toll from Saturday
nights earthquakes. and the vol
canic eruptions which rent q part
OF the state OF Vera Cruz yesterday.
have been estimated conservatively
at 1000.
Twelve towns and villages were
reported completely destroyed.
Hill Split In Twain.
The volcanic eruption. according TO
dispatches to the newspaper. El Uni
verssi. last night. threw the helpless
people In Q new State OF terror. a
small range OF mountains known az
the Cerro De San Miguel, near Cor
the latest catastrophe. One hill split
in two parts. dispatches said. throw :
ing a great stream Of lava and sui
phurous gases into the air.
A stream OF lava 900 feet wide was
flowing from the fissure last night.
dispatches said. and spreading over
the plains below. Registration OF
earthquakes continues. the dispatches
added.
The sudden volcanic upheaval came
without warning. according to ad-
vices here. Farmers were working In
fields at the base of the hills when
the explosions began. Many OF them
were killed. while their herds were
caught In the rivers OF fleming lava
Series of Quakes.
Almost simultaneously with the
volcanic eruptions there was a series
OF earthquakes. Hills were nattened
out and new ridges suddenly rose.
Entire villages disappeared.
Dispatches described the situation
as desperate. People were sleeping
In the open, II was said, and sanitary
conditions were described as terrible.
Sources of drinking water also have
been contaminated. adding to the
hardships of the people. An out
break OF yellow fever is feared, the
dispatches added.
The lava streams were reported to
have wiped out the town OF san
Miguel, in the foothills, killing 200
people. The town OF Calcuahalco
also was reported destroyed, with 300
lives lost. Many other villages were
reported wiped out.
Killed mt Prayer.
At Ahuihuixtla and Tresaguas, dis
paches said. churches caved in, XIII
| ing many people who had fed to them
| to pray for deliverance. thinking the
world was coming to an end.
The town of Coscomatheped was
reported practically wiped out
| Nearly every house was damaged
dispatches said. There were scores
| of casualties.
At Alphtiapua, the municipal pal
ace was destroyed. Near San Fran
| cisco De Las Penas, enormous ms
sures opened in the earth from whicn
poisonous gases issued-
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as could have been drawn under the

as could have been drawn under the
circumstances.
1T would have been better in my
opinion" he writes to- Mr.. Alcorn. 'if
the contributions OF the employees
were put on an individual reserve
basis and the annuities were flxed on
the basis OF mortality tables. accord
ing to the amount contributed by the
employe. his age. sex, and occupa-
tion; IL the Government were made to
contribute Its proper share from the
outset, rather than assume TO pay only
after the employees funds have been
exhausted; and IL a definite pension
proportional to salary were provided
at the expense OF the Government In
addition to the annuity supplied by
the employees own contributions SO
that the benefits provided by either
side should be distinct. These fea-
lures have been adopted In all the re-
cent scientific pension systems in this
country"
The Washington times., 1920-01-09

To he Free of Indigestion Csstrib-
utes Wonderfully 20 the Hap0iness
Of Home Life.
is real enjoyment when there isn't
A dyspeptic ink among them. OF
course, a case of dyspepsia or daily
Indigestion must be looked after.
but il is far more to the point 10
prevent as well as to treat sour
stomach, belching, water brash, etc.
by such a valuable means as Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets. Coddling
the stomach with soft food and pre-
digested stuff merely invites slug
Eat your little pork sausages for
breakfast without fears; have a
piate OF beans and piece OF pie
with cheese for lunch. and end the
day with a real dinner, instead of a
bowl OF bread and milk. Follow
each meal with a Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablet and get right back to your
natural self
These tablets digest food and as
sist the stomach to prepare the con
tent sfor assimilation in the intesti-
nal tract. Thus you get the practi-
cal relief and help which induces
La better appetite and a greater free,
dom in the selection of foods. You
will find Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
on sale at any drug store in the
United States and Canada, as they
are considered one of the stand-bys
lby the druggist.
The Washington times., 1920-01-09
Laugh When People
Step On Your Feet
Try this yourself then pass
II along to othsrs-
II worksi

OUGHT lifll This kind OF rough
talk will be heard less here in town
IL people troubled with corns will
follow the simple advice Of this Gin
cinnati authority. who claims that a
few drops OF a drug called freekone
when applied to a tender, aching
corn stops soreness at once, and soon
without pain.
He says frce1one is an ether com.
pound which dries Immediately and
mover inflamcs the surrounding It's
sue or skin. A quarter of an ounce
OF freesone will cost very little at
any drug store, but Is sufficient to
remove every hard or soft corn or
callus from ones feet. Millions OF
American women Will welcome this
announcement since the inaugura-
tion OF the high heels.
The Washington times., 1920-01-09
WINE WORTH S25O'OOO
SEIZED IN CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. s.-Customs
officials today held $250.000 worth OF
California wine seized by them from
the owners because they allege the
latter violated the terms of "option"
sales.
Under option sales the wine dealers
have been selling their stocks subject
to the lifting OF wartime prohibition
and for export and sacramental pur-
poses.
The Washington times., 1920-01-09
U. S. HAS BEST MEDIUMS.

LONDON. Jan. o.-Spirits are handi-
capped by the weather That's the
latest bit OF information from that
wide class of oxperimentors who
have been making spiritualism a
topic of daily discussion in England.
"That is why all tho best mediums
OF the direct voice come from Amer
ica," ono prominent spiritualist ca
plains ~ heavy. foggy day is al
most fatal; a clear. frosty day is
best"
The Washington times., 1920-01-09
WOULD PARDON YANKS.

Pardons for all American soldiers
imprisoned during the war for minor
ofYenses are asked by Congressman
Edmonds of Pennsylvania in a bill
offered in the House yesterday. The
bill also carries a provision that
would make all cases involving SOL
dier offenses subject to reopening and
review
The Washington times., 1920-01-09

%lsseIs; But dsnt Ssss stsnd,H stsy bilious as
ways by taking cascarets occasion
ally. They act without gripping or
Inconvenience. They never sicken
you. like calomel. Salts. OF OF nasty.
harsh Pills. They cost SO little too
The Washington times., 1920-01-09

county grand jury on . detention
sEFFkzL gAs sSrS1sf. kftsf. vss~iAs
the body OF the woman. has decided
no Inquest is necessary. and has
sworn out a warrant charging the
sevsnty-year-old. husband with MUIR
der. % t.a
The Washington times., 1920-01-09
CHARGED WITH uYoRcIDe.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va Jan. a.
Wilson IL. Brokaw, of Chicago.
charged with killing his wife. twsn7
<ov-nve years his junior. with a
Ratchet yesterday In their new home
at Camp Eustis. will be held for the
The Washington times., 1920-01-09

ercises' taking long walks. or Chop
ping wood TO keep the liver and
bowels active, but most folks take
their exercise In an easy chair. Such
folks need cascarsts, else they suf-
fer from sick headache. sour acid
stomach. Indigestion. .cplds, and are
The Washington times., 1920-01-09
MISSING LAKE VESSEL
DRIFTS IN ice FLOES

MILWAUKEE,, wis. Jan. s-1he
Crosby liner Petoskey, which was re-
ported "lost" and drifting in the ice
floes of Lake Michigan, was located
three miles off Muskegon, Mich, to-
day. and Is making slowly for that
The Washington times., 1920-01-09

port. according 10 the Crosby line Of
flces ksfa Tks Fstssksy easliss .
crew OF fifty-one and passengers
The Crosby nnei offices stated that
the ship 10 In no danger. M
The Washington times., 1920-01-09
Net Perfect BilI,

While Mr.. Studensky does not re-
gard the Sterling-Lehlbach bill as a
perfect one. he believes 1t is as good
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-13
Sugar Made of Corn
Promised as Means
To Avert Shortage
Gardner Declares Product
Will Reduce Prices by
so Per Cent and Insure
Ample Supply i'm America

A process which white sugar Of th>
best domestic and commercial kinds
may be obtained from corn in quantities
that will do away entirely with any fur
ther shortage OF the commodity in
American homes has been invented and
perfected, according to an announce
ment made yesterday by Frank X. Gard
ner, president Of the General Food
Products Company.
Mr.. Gardeners statement says that
after more than three years of effort,
In which scores Of experiments were
made and tests completed, DR.. Albert
W. Smith and S. P. Evans, Of Balti-
more, have reached the goal which they
set when the prices of sugar and its
scarcity first began to be felt in this
country.
The practically unlimited supply of
corn In this country, Mr.. Gardner ex-
plains, coupled with the fact that the
sugar may be manufactured for less
than 4 cents pound, proves that in
the near future there can never be a
sugar shortage here, and that the price
OF the product soon will be cut in half
"We. regard the successful compile
tion OF our work as probably the most
| important food discovery in many
years." he says. ut means there will
be an adequate, supply Of sugar for all
purposes and at prices low enough for
any pocketbook.
To-day this country is fairly well
supplied with sugar, but the rest of
the world is practically doing without
1t. Realizing these conditions and
knowing that shortage would gradu-
ally increase until even our own coun-
try would be without sugar I set to
work three years ago on the problem
OF obtaining pure, sweet sugar from
corn. The two men mentioned have
assisted largely in the experiments and
research work"
When other New York sugar dealers
were questioned last night concerning
their opinions Of the project some Of
them declared openly that the price Of
corn alone would prevent the manufac-
would be found shortage of corn
from which 1t might be made.
mar. Gardeners statement answering
this 10 that zone bushel Of corn will
produce about forty pounds Of the
syrup and that the annual corn crop is
more than S,000,000,000 bushels. Just
ABOUT per cent of this crop would
produce all the sugar this country can
use." ""'
The announcement Of Mr.. Gardner
continues: ""Our sugar has all the
physical and chemical characteristica
OF honey. II Is white, contains all nu-
srsave qualities and is about 80 per
cent as sweet as cane sugar. In other
words, fafth more must be purchased
to obtain the same amount of sweet
ness az cane sugar, but the price will
De almost 30 per cent less for the
amount"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-13

stitute an entity and one Of shsne....ass
not fall without the others hsSSy
shaken. am absolutely in accord sv,ss
that point upon the formula aeessts 49, 8
at Lucerne. Treaties muss De aNss;s !
with moderation by the yieeorx 49,
with loyalty by the vanquished. si
eve also discussed the onestiS,, "a
soviets. Evidently each goverarser ~
consults its internal policy hefossj
adopting q precise attitude. You no.
what the French policy Is. The nnisS
cies Of QUIZ allies do mot appear "a IL
different in principle from ours.
Settlement Of the Adriatic duestsea
occupied some Of our time. Our nnss..
tion 10 uneQuivocal. Great Britain ana
France, at San Reno, and myself, be.
fore and after San Reno, have ssstsS
that neither Great Britain nor Fransa
has the right to interfere between tas
parties when @ question concerns then
alone"
Hopes for Adraatlc Pact
To The Associated Press this eysnIns
NJ. Miilerand said he had reiterated %
Signor Giolitti that France did not wish
question, but that he hoped italy and
Jugo-Slavia would reach an understand
ing by direct negotiations.
The premiers, after cordially sreesa
ing each other this morning, took nm
nearly all the questions Of interest," Ia
their two countries and decided TO rec.
ommend moderation to Poland on heA
victory in order that peace might pre.
vail at the earliest date possible, Bua
they were not sure that the BolsheyiE
were DESTROYS Of an early peace.
The relations Of the Entente with chs
Bolsheviki also were discussed withouS
developing any great difference in pals
icy. NJ. Millerand was skeptical Of lid
possibilities Of drawing anythine ouS
of Russia by an economic accord. ..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-13
France Told To Be ON Guard
Millerand Says She Must Be
Ready to Defend Victory

MULHoUsE, Alsace, Sept. H.
France must be prepared to defend the
victory she won during the war, said
last night, In which no closed tour Of
Alsace.
Victory brought France promise
OF less troubled times and lightened
chasges." he declared, "but we can be
sure OF tomorrow only If we have
force to airport our rights. The mill
tary burden must and will be light.
ened, but never forget that if at the
present moment we, with the Allies,
hold the left bank Of the Rhine, il is
from strict obligation. If we abandon
II. ~ we nave no longer any security for
Victory and The Versailles treaty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-13
Europe Must
End w ar, Allies
Notify Poland
Premier Millerand, After
Conference With Giolitti,
Says They Stand i'm Full
Accord With Britain
Geneva Conference OF
Brussels Financial Session
First; Preparations Body
to Resume Its Work

A1x-LEs-BAINs, Sept. IL (By The
Associated Press). - The French and
Italian Premiers. Alexandra MiIlerand
and Giovanni Giolitti, held their long
awaited conference here to-day. They
met in the morning and discussed in
ternational questions for several hours
at the Mirabeau Hotel. During the
first conference they were absolutely
alone, the secretaries only entering
the apartment for the purpose of sup
plying documents as the premiers re-
quired them.
Count Bonin-Longare, the Italian
Ambassador to France, and Camille
Barrere, the French Ambassador 20
Italy, are in attendance here and will
take part in the later discussions.
The most important decision reached
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-13
Accused SwindIer Sent
800, 600 to His Parents
u. 8. Agents Say Pteriossis
Promised Friends i'm Greece
To Make Them Millsnsaainea

George Pteriotsis, who was arraigned
with FIVE others on Saturday, charged
with swindling Greek firms and some
Of the largest New York banks out of
S260,0o0 by raising bills of lading, sent
9A00 900 of the money 70 his parents
IN Greece, according to the statements
OF Department Of justice agents here
yesterday.
Agents who trailed Pteriotsis Cor
months say that before his return to
this country he promised friends in
Greece that he would make them mill.
tonaires by selling sugar to foreign
firms. This would be offered in large
quantities, but only a few bags would
be sent, it 10 alleged. The next step,
u Is said. was to present the altered
bill! o! iading at bank where the firm
had placed letter Of credit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-13
MacSwirney Is
Much w 0rse;
I'm Great L aim
tceatlnssd srsm cage ens)

shortly after he had granted permits
sion to allow the nuns to use the means
suggested by the physicians. It ap-
pears that young Hennessy regained
consciousness for q short interval d.
rectly after the father had reluctantly
consented to the plea Of Barry, and
that the old man was fearful Of being
garding his boys last conscious iniunc-
ton. Mr.. Hennessy had placed the
greatest hopes in the efforts Mr.. Barry
was making to obtain his sons release,
and last evening when a reprieve was
not forthcoming he became hystericel.
The prison doctors are treating him.
"How much longer can they last p
the correspondent asked Of the physi-
clans to-day. Both Of them shook their
heads.
"What is the attitude of the prison
crs?" was then asked Of them.
Prisoners Will to Die
"They will to de-" answered DR..
Battiscombe. "This is due perhaps to
the extreme exhaustion of their physi-
cal forces. think they feel that death
would relieve them"
Suppose they were released?"
"There is no doubt in my mind," re-
piled DR.. Battiscombe, "that the ply
siological effect on them of their re-
lease would be great"
The doctors went on to say that they
were not aware Of any medical record
Of death through direct hunger strike.
They asserted that from the profess
sional viewpoint these cases would be
of great interest were the doctors per-
mitted to make a free observation of
the patients and il they could make
a satisfactory daily record Of their
condition.
The doctors recalled the fact that
an Irish political prisoner, Thomas
Ashe, who was on. a hunger strike in
Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, in 1917, died
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-13
Mexican Rebels Seize
Town of Sam Cristobal
General Gales Asserts Revolt
Led by Felipe Pimeda i'm
Chiapas Will BE CrvYshed

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 12.-Rebel
forces, headed by General Felipe Pin
eda, have seized the town of San Girls
tobal. In the State Of Chiapas, accord
ing to advices received at the War
Department.. General P. Elias Gales,
Secretary Of War, declared last even
ing, however. that the movement would
soon be crushed.
, General Juan Torres has been or
country to Chiapas to cooperate with
General Francisco Cosio Robele, chief
Of military operations in that state,
and the two generals will have 5000
government troops to throw into the
campaign. There Is no indication that
the rebellious movement is spreading,
the Secretary declared.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-13
Boycott ON English Goods
Proposed to Aid MacSwinev

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. l2.-Plans
FOR participation in q proposed boycott
OF English goods in the United States,
~ behalf Of Terence MacSwiney. LORD
Mayor Of Cork, who has been on hun
ger strike in Brixton Prison, were dis.
cusssd and adopted at a meeting here
to-day Of the California State Council
OF the Friends Of Irish Freedom and
representatives Of the American Com.
mission on Irish Independence. The
100000. VI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-13
Japan Inaugurates Policy
OF Evacuation i'm Siberia

TOXIC, Sept. 12.--The Japanese gar
risen at Khabsrovsk, Eastern Siberia.
VIII be withdrawn to Saehalieu Ialand.
according TO the newspapers, which also
report that the Japanese troops In ST.
nersa will be reduced from three 10 two
divisions, in accordance with the policy
OF gradual evacuation
The newspapers attribute the redue-
ton In the forces, FIRST, toethe epposi.
tien 70 American occupation; second.
SO necessity. for o reduction OF sx-
goases, and third. 70 the anti.3spanesa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-13

BY the premiers tD-dzy Eaauus to have
bean the postponement or definite
Abandonment Of thu Geneva conference.
M. MIlerand announced that 'sthis
meeting was decided upon at Spa, but
has mt yet been held Il liz impossible
at the prnsent time even from q merety
practical viewpoint fur ii tn takn place
before the Brussels financial confer
ence fixed for September "a
"On the other hand" continued the
announcement. france and Belgium
have in seeing the Reparations Com
mission resume it's r3ls in the study
OF these questions. Finally, the gov
ernments will have to consider what
they have to do.
"Signor Giolitti offered no opposi-
ton to this policy"
Determined to End War
1--WE must end the war" said Premier
the conclusion Of his afternoon con-
ference with che ITALIAN Premier. ~The
war must be ended. That is why we
have given Poland the counsel Of mod
GRAFTON which she seems disposed to
follow"
At the conclusion Of the FIRST session,
which lasted three hours no official
communication was issued, but the
French Premier received in turn the
Italian, British, American and French
representatives Of the press and said to
them:
"Our interviews have been most cor
dial and confident. Naturally, we have
agreed that an accord between italy.
Great Britain and France il indispen-
sable, mot only in the interest Of the
three Allied powers, but for the main
tenance Of world peace.
Treaty Must Be Enforced
"The Treaty Of Versailles must be
enforced, as well as that Of St. Ger
main and the others, because they con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-13

several days after he was released, but
that his death was attributed to the
effects Of forcible feeding.
Hopes for Papal Message
IL was learned to-day that early last
Thursday morning one of the prison
doctors in making his rounds went up
to the bedside Of Thomas Donovan. The
nun in attendance was momentarily alb
sent and no one else was present at
the bedside. The doctor heard the
patient feebly muttering and leaned
down and examined him. Donovan ap-
peared to be conscious. but he was too
weak to talk aloud. The doctor could
just catch the words "Hope-pray-
Pope-message." The words were in
.comprehensible to the physician and
worried him greatly. He finally con-
cluded. however, that the patient de-
sired the Pope to send him q mes
sage Of spiritual consolation for the
dying.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-13
Brason Who Escaped From
Zam0ra Ia CaDfured Ava;,

MEXICO CITY, Sept. i2.-Bertie C.
johnson, tho British subject whose csn.
turs by the Jalisco bandit. Pedro "a
mora, was reported yesterday. has NOT
ysgained his liberty, so far as known
Adv'ces from Guardalajara saw that
johnson, who had escaped from "a
mora was again made captive by Colo.
mel Jose Covarribias, Zamora's ehiss
In the State Of Jalisco.