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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-29
LINCOLN is EULOGIZED.
England Cites Political Achieve
ments and Moral Example.

LONDON, July 2s.-The unwilling
OF the Saint Gaudens' statue of Abra-
ham Lincoln in Canning Square yes
terday is described at great len e,t n
in this mornings newspapers which
devote their most conspicuous columns
to the event and print pictures of
the ceremonies.
Lincoln's title to pre-eminence for
his political achievements and moral
example are subjects of editorials in
every paper. his public life being re-
called with warm oulogy The wish
is invoked that the present condi-
tons facing the British parliament
may influence public men here to
emulate Lincolns high character, and
that to them may be vouchsafed some
of his vision and steadfastness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-29
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported
TO the health department in the last twenty
four hours:
Sebyl Mann. 30 Sbey Hospital
John J. Hennng, 80. 121 10th street north
east.
James William Byrne. "a SIS street
northeast.
louis Aqulino. ;. Providence Hospital
Charles Irwin Aiken, months SibIey Hos
pital
Grace Lancaster IS. Freedmen's Hospital
Sarah Elizabeth Howard 70 1901 LIST street
northwest.
Maggie W. Carter. Al. 1919 Benning road
mort beast.
Mary Makel. 6O. 731 Abner's court southeast.
Alfred Johnson, 10 days, Georgetown Hos
pital
Alice Gross 2 months. Children's Hospital
Milton Rnscoe, 20 days. Cottage row
Charlie Proctor. months, 2351 9th street
northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-29

now on duty on the L. s. s. Texas at
| the Bremerton navy yard. is son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F.. Mackln
of Mount Nebo, Leicester. Md
Miss Helen de ChanteI Kemp, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Charles T. Kemp OF BAL
timore. has returned to her home,
Prospect Hill. near that city. after a
| visit to friends in Washington.
Mr.. John Madison Mason of this
city was married yesterday in the
rectory of the Cathedral of Bait
more to Miss Katherine Francis Bull
la I'd. daughter of Mr.. ami Mrs. Charles
Billiard of Bowling Green, ny.
The ceremony took place at 10 80
a m with a small company of friends
! in attendance. Upon their return IN
mid August from a wedding trip Mr.
and Mrs Mason will live at Chevy
Chase.
Miss Mary Frances Hinken of this
city was married at noon Monday at
IS. Philip and James Church' balu
more to Mr. John ONeill Dorsch
son of Mrs Anne Dorsch of Balti-
more. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Hugh j, Monaghan, assisted
by Rev Eugene J. Connolly OF the
Baltimore Cathedral.
Miss Elizabeth Ann DorSch. SISTER
| of the bridegroom. attended the pride,
and Mr.. George c. DOrsch. brother OF the
bridegroom. was best man. Foilo"
ing a wedding trip in New England
Mr. and Mrs Dorsch will make their
home at 2S14 st. Paul street. baitI-
more.
Gen. and Mrs. j. 6. Harbord. VINO
have been spending some time at me
Hotel Lafayette, have left for camp
Travis, Tex.
Mrs Frederick Palm of this city is
spending the season at the Green
bricr White sulphur Springs.
Mr.. Arthur Lee has gone to the Hot
Springs of Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William +. Orme, ac-
companied by their daughter, Mrs.
Rawlins Hume and family. Will spend
the remainder of the season at Grey
stone Inn, Monterey, Pa.
Mr.. Louis D. Carroll is at the Hot
Springs of Virginia.
Mrs. Meade Wildrick has left the
city TO spend the season at Monterey
Pa.
Mrs r r. Yellott and family have
gone to Monterey, Pa. where they are
spending the summer at the Grey
stone Inn.
Mr. and Mrs. Max T Pines have
taken the residence l422 Allison
street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-29
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported "
the health department in the last twenty
four hours:
Bartholomew l.. and Mary r. King, girl.
William c. and Lena D. kinegardner. boy
Daniel ID. and Marie T. Mulcahy, girl.
Jacob and Sarah Sotzky, boy.
Edward J. and Grace f. Fox. girl.
Earnest +. and Mable NJ. Eiler. girl.
Giles W. and Otis NJ. Milbourne, girl
Albert G. and Elsie Dabhs. boy
Francis +. and Mary l.. Ryan. girl
John N. and Bessie Moehring, girl.
Clyde and Martha l.. Hayes, boy.
Richard NJ. and Florence +. Cliff, boy
Edison and Lily Crawford. boy.
Charles II. and Mara Hunter. girl.
James and Beatrice Thomas. girl.
James and Mabel Humphry, boy.
Lloyd and Beatrice Hawkins boy
James and Dora johnson. girl
Thornton and Clara Hart girl.
Earl T. and Marion G. Dshman girl
James f. and Margaret A. Ross girl
James r. and Frondelina Beasou boy
George and Naonis Johnson boy
Osiah and Annie Hail. boy
Herold and Ethel Binns, boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-29
PRINCESS REACHES U. S.

NEW YORK, July 29.-The Princess
Of Braganza. Duchess of Oporto,
widow of the Duke of Oporto. heir
to the crown of Portugal before the
republican revolution in that country
arrived here yesterday from Lisbon
by way of Providence. r. l., on the
steamship Britannia The duchess,
who formerly lived here was met at
the pier by a group of Portuguese
royalists who fed their country at
the time of the revolution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-29

now on duty on the L. s. s. Texas at
the Bremerton navy yard is son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Macklln
of Mount Nebo, Leicester. Md
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-29

Full sweep and accordion-p plated models.
Large collars. Blues. browns, tans, etc.
Some are silk lined
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
BoK Weevil School
Held at Carrollton

CARROLLTON, Ga, Feb. 19.-The
two-day Boil Weevil Institute"
which was held by the trade board
for the farmers of Carroll county
closed Tuesday evening. Farmers
were present from all sections OF
the county in large numbers in spite
of the cold weather, and it is estl-
mated that no less than 800 cotton
farmers will benefit by this insti-
rute, which was held by the trade
board, assisted by the district farm
agent, J. A. Johnson, and the county
agent, Z. 7. Jackson, following tire
same instructions which was given
out by the state college at the boil
weevil held in January.
At this institute the farmers were
taught How to Fight the Boil
Weevu," Poisoning with Calcium
'Arsenate," use of GFertilizers ana
Varieties of Cotton to Plant in Fight
ing the Weevil," Growing of Cot
ton Under Weevil Conditions" Gen
eral Methods of Combating the
Weevil." "Diversifcation on the
Farm and It's Value" and G. w.
Humphrey, live stock agent of the
Southern railway, of Atlanta, Ga,
explained in very convincing way
THE Value of Live Stock on the
Farm"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Farm Commissioners
OF South Will Hold
Convention in Civ

Agricultural commissioners and
others engaged in the advancement
of the farming interests Of the south
will assemble in Atlanta next Tues
day, February "a, for the twenty
first annual convention of the Asso-
citation of Southern Agricultural
Workers.
The convention will last three days
and will be addressed by a number
of prominent speakers, including DR..
TAFT Butler Memphis, president Of
the association; j. J. Brown, commits
sioner of agriculture of Georgia; DR..
Bradford Knapp, formerly chief of
the extension bureau Of the United
States department of agriculture; DR..
Fl. A. Morgan, president of the Uni
versity of Tennessee, and various
others.
Among the subjects to be dis
cussed are the development of larger
farms, coordination of the work Of
experiment stations, breeding of wilt
resistant varieties of cotton, animal
husbandry, increasing corn produc-
ton, etc.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Hillquit Says He Was
Paid Counsellor for
Russian Soviet Bureau

ALBANY. n. y, Feb. 19.-Morr-&s
Hilluuit, Socialist leader, who Gle
tended Soviet Russia while testify
ing as a witness for the defense 4
the Investigations of the five sLS-
pended Socialist assemblymen ch3IG-
ed with disloyalty, yesterday denled
he was "a paid counsellor advocate
of the Russian Soviet bureau in the
United States or Of l.. c. A. *. Mar
tens, Russian Soviet ambassador"
Under verbal cross-fire from Mar
tin Conboy. Mr.. Hillquit admitted he
was counsel, but not counsellor.
for the Russian bureau. He declar-
ed, however, his appointment had
not influenced his testimony. and as
serted he had never received any
payment, big Or small. from the So
Wet government or 9Ir. Martens, d.
rectly or indirectly"
Wasn't a check drawn to your
order for $4,000" asked Mr.. Con
boy
None for $4,000 or 5000 cents.
And [ presume it will be sur
prise to you if we will produce the
check?" be-
1T will be welcome surprise if
you hand it to me-"
no check was produced and Mr..
Hillquit continued his testimony. He
said that for the last year he had
advised Mr.. Martens regarding the
best way to accomplish his worthy,
mission in this country, and had
aided him in organization of bis
office.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
MELON BUYERS
\ OF NATION HERE
FOR CONVENTION

Many Of the nations leading
Wholesale buyers of watermelons
began assembling at the New kim
ball house Thursday morning for
the sixth annual convention of the
Melon Distributors association, an
organizat ton founded in Atlanta in
1914.
A conference of the executive
committee at o'clock Thursday
afternoon preceded the general
meeting of the delegates, set for
1e33@ clock Friday morning. The
convention continues through Sat
ur{lay.
Transportation problems bearing
on rates, classificat:ons, reclan1a-
ton claims, carload minimums and
kindred items will occupy the ma
ior portion Of the conventions dis
cussions, with a number of promi-
nent railway executives scheduled
for addresses. Plant diseas SEES and
marketing questions will be dis
eHsssd by two government agents.
Among the prominent delegates
who arrived Thursday morning or
who were expected during the d-.y.
were r.. H. Pennington, secretary,
of Evansville, Ind; J. l.. Leonard,
president, OF Cincinnati; Mercer
Brown and David Brown, large
growers, of Albany, Ga; c. c..
Winkler, of Vincennes. Ind; Carl
Piowatz, of Chicago; Henry Kuhl-
meyer, of Cincinnati, and S. G. Gay,
of Trenton, Fla, probably the larg-
est melon grower in the world.
Speakers listed for addresses are
S. r. Meier, assistant pothologist,
department Of plant industry, Wash
ington, D. c.; W. A. Sherman, of the
bureau of markets, Washington, D.
c.; T L. Ceilings, Savannah, di-
vision freight agent, Central of
Georgia railroadj. G.. B. Nicholson,
of the Frisco lines: Robert Taylor,
Orlando, Fla, of the Atlantic Coast
Line railway; j. f. Hartsough, At
1anta, division freight agent, Lou
isville and Nashville railway; W. l..
Stanley, Atlanta, assistant to the
president, Seaboard Air Line rail-
way, and J. a. Sans, Atlanta. d.
vision freight agent, Nashville
Chattanooga and st. Louis railway.
Acreage planted in watermelons
is larger than usual this year, ac-
cording to Secretary Pennington,
who believes that prices will con-
tinue high as in recent seasons. Car
shortage and wet weather, he
thinks. will tend to eliminate the
marlletin gof inferior fruit.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Movie Operator Says
He Was aid $1,000 for
Exploiting Newberry

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. 10
Additional defendants in the New
berry elections fraud and conspiracy
case heard their signed statements
acknowledging connection with the
1918 NeWberry senatorial campaign
read in court today.
Further effort OF the defense tc
bring in the name of Henry Ford
was again foiled by the government
during the testimony of Isaac L..
Freiberg, Detroit attorney, and mc-
ton picture man.
Freiberg testified he received ST.
600 as his share of the money paid
by the Newberry committee for the
hadling Of the picture Our Navy"
featuring Senator Newberry.
Did your concern handle any 9th
err pictures gratis?' examine
Martin W. Littleton.
Yes, the Ford Weekly" answete
the Witness
The answer was made quickly for
Judge w. D. Eichorn for the prose
cution was on his feet objecting be
fore the sentence was completed
The testimony was ordered stricken
out by the court
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
DISCUSS WAGE NATTER

DETROIT, Feb. 19.--The rail-
road wage situation was considered
at special meeting here today Of
the executive committee Of the
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employees and Railway Shop La
bOTerS. .t ,-..- g..
Plans of the union to participate
in the conference of general chair
men, of the railway ,brotherhoods to
be held in Washington next Monday
were also discussed. Heads Of the
union declined to say whether any
Independent action was contemplate
ed, although President Allen L.
Barker declared in calling the meet
ing that the strike organization, set
up for the walkout that was sched
uled for last Tuesday, but was. post
poned, will be kept intact.
The union officials were hopeful
they declared, of an early settle
ment of the wage controversy.
a committee of railroad executives
today. rendered their cooperation to
Director General Hines in carrying
cut the proposal Of President Wilson
for the creation of a committee OF
experts to gather data on the wage
problem. They expressed themselves
as fully approaching the desirabili-
ty of expedition" in handling the
wage question.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
RAILWAY UNIONS
WILL PROTEST ON
WAGE PROVISION

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Protest
against the wage provision OF the
completed railroad bill will be made
IN lettersN to President Wilson and
Director General Hines, which rep
resentatives of the railroad union or
CARNATIONS and officials of the
American Federation of Labor were
framing today at conferences at the
federation headquarters.
Wage provisions of the redrafted
railroad reorganization bill, reported
to the senate and house yesterday,
were counted on to enter largely into
the deliberations, beginning today, of
the conference between Director Gem
eral Hines and twenty-five leading
railroad executives.
Sections of the revised measure
which, it was considered, would at
tract most attention fren the rail-
road executive were those prohibit
ing any reduction in the wages of
railroad workers prior to September
and creating a permanen tarbitra-
ton board of nine members, repre-
senting the public, the workers and
the corporations.
The conference with the railroad
executives was called by Mr.. Hines
to ascertain the attitude which the
railroad corporations would assume
toward the proposal advanced by
President Wilson in his reply to the
demands of railroad employees that
a federal commission be appointed
to consider the wage problem.
Official Committee
The committee Of railroad officials
appointed by Thomas Dewitt Cuyler
chairman Of the Association of Rail
way Executives at the request ot
Director General Hines, is composed
of the following: Harry Bronner,
T.. \. Brown. S. r. Bledsoe, ii. E.
Byram, w. r. Cole, Howard EiIlott,
S. NJ. FELTON,, w. Fl. Finley, Carl Il.
Gray. Charles Hayden, L. +. Johnson,
Howard G. Kelley Julius Kruttsch-
nit, E. E. LOOMS, L. f. Loree' ROD
ert s. Lovett, c. II. Markham, VIII
liam Church Osborne, Samuel Rea'
Eird NJ. Robinson, w. l.. Ross. A. II.
Smith, F. D. Underwood, II. Walters
and Daniel Willard.
Willie the executives were meeting
with Mr.. Hines, railroad union OF
ficials in Washington continued their
study of the revised legislation.
These officials generally expressed
Satisfaction with the provision pro-
hibitjng any reduction in wages be-
fore September I. which through an
erroneous Interpretation placed on 1t
before the redrefted measure was
presented to the house was construed
as establishing wage scales untll
Septcmber l at the level in effect
when the properties are returned TO
private control March l.
Railway union officials who talked
with President Wilson last week Will
receive another communication from
the president concerning the railway
wage controversy in few days, they
stated. after a conference. TO-DAY Win
Secretary Tumulty.
President Wilson, it is understood
will reply 20 the counter-proposal de-
livered to him last Saturday by rail-
road men. They suggested that he
ask railroad executives. to agree to
abide by the decision Of joint wage
tribunal which would be established
as quickly as possible to investigate
the wage demands. They asked that
this be done so that when railroad
union heads meet here February 20
a definite plan of action may be laid
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
THREE SENATORS "
WILL SPEAK AT
COTTON SESSION

Not a single speaker invited to ad-
dress the annual convention of the
American Cotton association, to be
held in Montgomery March to ~,
to Harvie Jordan, national campaign
director of the association, who, in
his office in the senate chamber in
the state capitol, is putting the fin
ishing touches on the program.
Among the speakers who have ac-
copied invitations to address the con-
vention are w. ?. G.. Harding, COVER
nor of the Federal Reserve board in
Washington; Senator Hoke Smith, of
Georgia; Senator +. D. Smith, of
South Carolina; Senator Joseph T..
Ransdell, of louisiana; DR.. Bradford
Knapp, formerly chief of the bureau
of extension work OF the L. S. De-
partment of Agriculture.
Mr.. Jordan predicts that the con-
vention will bring together the Iarg-
est gathering OF cotton growers,
bankers and business men, as we'll as
agricultural officials and educators,
that was ever assembled in the south.
', Every state division of the American
Cotton association, including far
away Arizona and California, will
send delegations. Practically every
state department of agriculture IN
the cotton belt will be represented
by the commissioner and other Of
ficials, and so will practically every
state college of agriculture.
Such is the magnitude of the pro-
gram that it will be divided into sec
lions for the different groups repre-
| scented. There will be a section for
the growers; a section for the bank
| ers, addressed by Governor Hard
ing; Il section for colleges of agri-
culture; a section for state depart
ments of agriculture; a section for
the womens branch of the associa-
ton, recently formed.
The colleges Of agriculture will be
asked to outline a course of inStruc-
ton in marketing farm products,
especially cotton I'VE have dev0t-
ed our whole educational effort to
the making of crops" declares Mr..
Jordan, "and practically none to that
highly important final step in the
farm program, which is the market
ing of crops. Our agricultural stu
dents should set a thorough course
of business training that will enable
them to market their crops to the
best advantage"
The women's section is expected to
| prove especially interesting. Among
the speakers will be Mrs. Samuel
Lumpkin, vice chairman of the City
| Planning Commission of Atlanta and
one of the leading women of the
south; Mrs. Thomas NJ. Owen, Mont
! gomery; Mrs. G. Fl. Mathis, Gads-
den; Mrs. 4. l. Fitzpatrick former
president of the Georgia Federation
of Women's clubs, whose home is at
| NTa dicO0
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
May Not Abolish
Grain Corporation

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Since
the senate agriculture committee
voted a favorable report on the
Gronna bill, to abolish the United
States Grain corporation, so much
opposition has developed from bank
ers, millers and grain dealers that
passage of the bill is not expected,
committee members said today.
Members. however, arc confident
that the measure meets the approval
of the rank and file. of farmers, anG
declare that the chief opposition
comes from dealers who have large
stocks of wheat on hand and might
suffer heavy losses should the gov
ernmcnt's guaranteed price be made
ineffective through abolition Of the
grain corporations
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Would Send Kaiser to
Island of Curacao

PARIS. Feb. 19.--Suggestion that
former Emperor William be sent to
the Island of Curacao, off the Vene-
zuelan coast, are received more ia
vorably in some quarters at The
Hague than the idea Of transport
ing him to one of the Dutch East
Indies, according to the Matin. The
newspaper says that the last allied
note to the Dutch government
caused evident embarrassment at
the Dutch capital.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
PLAN OF COOK SHEHRIFF
is CALLED "BARBAROUS'
CURED HER FITS

Mrs. Paul Gram. residing at S1G
Fourth Street, Milwaukee. Wis, re-
Gently gave out The following state
ment: 81 had suffered with Fits
Epilepsy for over IA years. Doe
tors and medicine did me no good. It
seemed that 1 was beyond all hope
of relief. when at last 1 secured a
preparation that cured me sound
and well. Over 10 years have passed
and the attacks have not returned.
7 wish every one who suffers from
this terrible disease would write +.
p n. Lepso, Is Island Avenue. Mil
viaukee, Wis. and ask for a bottle of
the same kind Of medicine which
he gave me He has generously
promised to send it prepaid, free to
any zone who writes him.'-(Advt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Jumbo Brand" Olives
Ordered From Market

o. S. Lee, pure food Inspector Of
the Georgia state department of
agriculture, has been notified by the
federal pure food authorities in
Washington to locate and remove
from the market all Jumbo Brand"
ripe olives of serial number G. 3G02
He has located of this number
only one shipment into Georgia.
Olives from this brand and serial
number are believed to have been the
cause of seventeen deaths in vari-
Gus parts of the country from botu-
line poisoning.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
PRISONERS IN
CHICAGOW WILL
SEE HANGING

CHICAGO, Feb. l9.-Prisoners now
il the Cook county Jail here will
witness the hanging of Smiling
Jack" O'Brien tomorrow, despite
protests from States Attorney Hoyne
and other officials, Sheriff Charles
w Peters declared today.
Mr.. Hoyne sent an Interpretation
of the law regarding hangings to
Sheriff Peters, in which he stated
the sheriff would violate the statutes
preventing public hanging if other
prisoners were allowed to see
O'Brien's death.
Mr.. Peters claimed Mr.. Hoyne mis-
interpreted the law.
Many protests from Women's clubs
and civic organizations have been
made. The sheriff said it would be
IAN object lesson for other pris-
oners.
Among those who will see the
hanging, if the sheriff carries out
his plan, are big Tim" Murphy and
four others held with him in con-
nection with the murder of Moss
Enright, gunnan and labor union
head.
An appeal for a stay of execution
for O'Brien was before the pardon
board today. O'Brien. convicted OF
killing a policeman, claimed his pal
was the actual murderer.
PLAN OF COOK SHEHRIFF
is CALLED 'BARBAROUS'
OSSINING, y. Y, Feb. 19.-"Bar-
barous" was the word used today
by Warden Lewis Z. LaWes, Of Sing
Sing, to describe the plan Of Sheriff
letters to hang Smiling jack
O'Brien in the view Of fellow prison.
crs in the county Jail in Chicago to-
morrow.
TT can only be compared to burn
ing witches at the stake IS we read
they did in the early days of Massa-
crusetts," Mr.. Lawes declared, land
it can have no effect other than
i'll. on either those who see il, or
read about it. The plan reads like q
DreSs diSpStch from Mexico"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Millerand Offers to
Resign; Offer Refused

PARIS. Feb. 19.-Premier Mil
lerand offered resignation of the en-
tire cabinet of Paul Deschanel, the
new president when he assumed Of
flee yesterday. it was learned, but
Deschanel refused to accept, re-
questinG Millerand and his ministers
to retain their portfolios.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Martial Law in Saar

LONDON, Feb. 19.-Martial law
has been proclaimed in the Saar re-
gion, now occupied by French troops
under control of an allied commits
sion, in consequence of new disturb
ances, according to an Amsterdam
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company.