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The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
KILLSFIVE
IN HOUSEHOLD
Break in Main Near Home
In Philadelphia Leads
To Fatalities.

Philadelphia. Jan 1s.-Five per-
sons are dead at 64l Allegheny
street from gas which escaped from
a faulty main and filled their home
while they slept early today.
The dead are John J. Kelly. SO
years old. real estate dealer; his
wife. Mrs. Mary Kelly: a son: Nor
gan Sweeney. Mrs. KeIly's aged
father. and Mrs Katherine McGin-
mis-. a servant
Discovery OF the deaths was made
by a butcher who noticed that a
bottle of milk left on the front
porch at S:45 o'clock had not been
taken in. He Investigated and
found the entire family sufIocated
Oficials of the gas company said
the gas came from a break in a
main twelve feet from the Kelly
home. followed the house service
pipes and flooded up from the base.
ment
A pet terrier was dead In the
basement.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
WADEH. ELLIS
T0QUIZ REDS
Will Aid Senate Sub-Com-
mittee Investigating
Radicals.

Selection of Wade II. Ellis, OF
Ohio, as counsel for the Senate sub
committee which is investigating
Russian propaganda in. the United
States was announced last night by
senator Moses, chairman OF the sub
committee. Mr.. Ellis was formerly
attorney general of his State and
also an assistant to the United
States Attorney General
Senator Moses stated further
hearings. which opened yesterday
with the testimony of Ludwig {. A.
X. Martens. will not be resumed un-
til next Monday in order to give
Mr.. Ellis an opportunity to famil-
iarize himself with the ground tu
be covered by the investigation.
Martens appeared before the COM
mittee as the avowed "amba Ssidor'
of the Soviet government TO the
United States. While ne was tes-
tifying he was "shadowed" by ar
agent of the DepaI tment Of Justice
who held a deportation warrant fol
Martens arrest The warrant can,
not he served until after MaEten,
has completed his testimony anc
passes out of the jurisdiction Of the
committee
Martens related much of his per
sonaI history. In a prepared state
ment. he declared that he was born
in Russia of German parents, haC
been educated in Russia. arrested il
1896 on a charge Of conspiracy agains
the Car, and deported TO Germany.
number of other statements, to
gether with certificates authorizing
him to act as the representative of tn
Soviet government. were put in th'
record by Martens. In one of these
ne was authorized to take over al
property of former Russian legation:
the United States and all funds OF
leposit in the United States to tn,
credit of the Russian government.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Woman of 104 Beievs
Nudity Would Please Girls

Chicago Jan. lS. .- The oldest
woman in Chicago found by census
enumerators is Mrs. Anna Burrian.
who will be 1O4 years old next
Easter Sunday.
Il have no idea OF dying just yet"
said Mrs. Burian today. Il have
lived ,temperatcly and worked hard
in my home. don't believe in
woman suffrage. Something should
be done TO stop wnmcn's activities
outside the home. As for styles,
the young women of today would
go nude il that were possible"
The old woman favors prohibition.
though she has used light wines
with her meals all her life. She
was born in Bohemia and came to
the United States thirty-nine years
ago
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Burglar Makes
a Specially of
Alarm Clocks

Oakland Cal. Jan. 9.-Police
of the San Francisco Bay region
are mystified by the activities Of
an alarm-clock burglar. More
than 400 alarm clocks have been
stolen by this man The clocks
are OF all sizes and descriptions.
The thief merely takes the clock
ard passes up other valuablcs.
The theory that the thief was
operating for "a band of anarch-
lists and that the clocks were TO
be used for time bombs was held
for some time. and Is still being
considered. However, only a few
time bombs have been brought 10
light here recently. IL is sug-
Gested the clocks may have been
mailed or shipped TO some dis
Lant point for manufacture Of
bombs.
The police have argued that
bomb-makcrs would prefer 10
steal their clocks rather than
buy them because they feared
police would be able to trace the
purchaser il he bought many
clocks.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Gets $500 Borden Fee
For Spending S29,SO2.90
OBy Herald Leased WIre.D

Mount Vernon. n. Y. Jan. l9-Un-
der an order today of Supreme Court
Justice Albert r. seeger. of Or
anGe County, Ambrose F. McCabe.
of White Plains, a lawyer who is
the committee OF the person of Mrs.
Theresa Borden. widow of the
founder of Bordens Condensed
Milk Company is allowed $3.50 as a
fee for looking after her welfare
from January to December 81, 1919.
Mr.. McCabe reported spending in
Lehalf of Mrs. Borden s2S. sos which
covers her board at hotels in Flor
ida, New York and weston cities.
for railroad fares, nurses and secre-
taries, automobile hire. wardrobe
and other incidental expenses
Mrs. Borden owns property valued
at more than S2,O0O,oOO.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Suitor Killed Husband,
Says Baltimore Widow

Baltimore. Jan. 1s. A pretty
woman appeared at a police sta
tion here today and told detec-
tives how her husband. whose death
has been a puzzle for weeks. was
killed by a former suitor who had
frightened her into silence since
the crime.
The woman was Mrs. Frederick
Fabrizzio, the widow of Dementio Fa-
brizzio She is the mother OF five chill
dren.
As the result of her story Err
nesto Petenziana. who was named
as the former sweetheart. is under
arrest. Mrs. Fabrizzio told police
her husband was slain. then thrown
on the railroad tracks, where his
body was torn to shreds. The
murderer then went back to bed
to sleep. she said.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
UNSEATED SOCIALISTS
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY

Albany. Jan l9.-The law COM
mittee for the hve unsested Social
list assemblymen declared through
some Of its members tonight that
it has already won its case before
the bar of public opinion.
Morriss HillCuit. Socialist party
secretary. stated fatty tonight that
the Socialists will withdraw il
there are signs of unfairness at the
trial which will start tomorrow.
An appeal to the courts may be
taken from an adverse decision on
the reseating Of the five suspended
assemblymen by final vote OF the
assembly. II this is done the fight
will be carried to the United States
supreme Court. il was declared.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Aged Educator Arrested
Under White Slave Charge
,By Herald Leased wIre.1

New York. Jan. 19.-Dr. David Blum
enherE. a gray-haired man OF GO. pro
fessional in appearance. and said to
be a Hebrew educator of Utica, n.
Y. was charged today before Fed
eral Commissioner Hitchcock with
violating the Mann white slave law
and held in 5000 bail.
Herman Haskell. of New Albany.
Ind. the complainant, charged That
his daughter. Miss Ruth Haskell, ~.
had been lured to New York from the
University of Chicago
1T is all mistake" declared Dr.
Blumenberg. Il love thai girl ard
want 10 make her my bride"
Asked why he had not married her
before nc was arrested. he said:
There are reasons"
Later ne admitted ne already had
a wife and said she constitutes the
chief reason.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Turk, Denied 2
Wives, Refuses
To Wed at All

Chicago, Jan. 19.-Abu Nardin.
attired in his best fez and reddest
sash, appeared at the marriage
license window in the county
building today. and. with a merry
laugh announced:
Il get married today. I want
two blanks"
why two blanks?" asked the
clerk.
Il marry Emma and Bessie,
replied Abu. 81 have promised
them both"
you can only marry one," said
the clerk.
Abu flushed redder than his
sash. He let loose a torrent OF
words on the clerk which con-
veyed the idea that liberty In
this country was not what 1t was
cracked up to be. In Stamboul.
he said, he could marry as many
Emmas and Bessies as he liked.
The clerks argument that this
was not StambouI did not calm
the irate Turk. He shuffled
away in high dudgeony threaten
ing as he left. II not get married
at ALL"
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Bill to Make 5 P. c. Liquor
Before Maryland House

Annapolis. Jan. 1s.-Many State
senators tonight are contending the
right of Maryland to sell beverages
containing per cent liquor. follow
ing the introduction of a new wet
bill by Senator George Eppler. The
measure. II passed. is expected to
put the Federal authorities on the
defensive
The bill infers the Federal au-
thorities have no right to compel
the State police to enforce the pro-
visions of the prohibition amend
ment.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Slayer Of Bank Teller,
Found Sane, Faces Death

Albany. n. Y, Jan. BIN a report
filed at the governors office today,
Gov. Smiths special commission ap-
pointed to examine the mental con-
dition Of Gordon Fawcett Handy
says that he is sane and rational.
Handy is now in the death house
at Sing Sing awaiting electrocution
for having killed the teller of the
East Brooklyn Savings Bank while
engaged in robbing the bank. He
will probably pay the death penalty
Thursday night. January o.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Record Crush of Cabinet Members
Attending Pan American Conference

The Pan American Financial Conference
the aggregation of Cabinet gathered
together in the history of the United States
The list Toledo Hearte minister of foreign
affairs Guatemala DR. Ygnacio Bonis ambassador Mexico
DR.. Cespedes minister from Cuba; Dr. Gavan minister
Santo Domngo DIR. Eizade minister from Ecuador; Dr.
mingo Saabey Argentina Senor GUAM Colombia Bora
Ecuador E NJ Fequee Haiti Senior Ayala Paraguay
Fuchs Peru Seno Suay Salvador and Senior Vecino Uruguay.
Among well known Americans attending the conference
John Hays Hammond Frank Nanderp James A. Farrell, Ed
N Hurley former chairman OF the Shipping
Grace W. Cameron Forbes former Governor
Philippines President Goodno of Johns Hopkins University
Gorgas.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Voice Betrays Girl Tramp
In Mems Clothes on Train
CBy Herald Leased wire1

Pittsburg. Pa, Jan. l9-'It was
my voice that gave US away" was
the declaration today Of pretty IL
year-old Gertrude Cupps. of DAN
Vile. KY, who, with a girl COM
panion. both dressed in mems cloth
ing. was rescued from a box car
here last night.
Gertrude's companion was Henri
eta Young. of 134 Superior street,
Chicago. They had been in the car
since Friday night. After the girls
were released, Miss Young was re-
ported to have met a man friend
with whom she disappeared.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Sims Viewed Pro-British
By Westminster Gazette

London. Jan. 1s-Resr Admiral sims
outburst before the American Naval
Senate Committee relative TO his
warning about the British was sttrib-
uted by the Westminster Gazette to-
day to ''rivaIry and friction between
the rear admiral and his superiors."
Rear Admiral Sims Is strongly pro-
British this newspaper pointed out
Before his country WAS committed TO
fighting Germany Il might have
seemed advisable to his superiors g.
warn him in dramatic fashion against
making any public statements pre-
maturely.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
SEEKS
FIGHT TOFINISH
Senator Declares He Wants
Ohio G. O. P. Support
Until Convention Ends.

Senator Harding. of Ohio, made IL
plain in a statement given out yes
terday that he wants no mere com
plimentary vote" OF the Ohio dele
gates In the Republican national con-
vention, but wants 1t understood he is
to have their support throughout the
balIotting until a choice is made. 7
The Senator is unwilling to have the
Ohio delegation named on a basis of
Iendorsing him as first choice and
choice il necessary. In his state
ment he said:
"If there is doubt about the real
choice of Ohio. let us invoke the real
preference by an expression of the
Republican voters at the primary
polls. Let it be understood that do
not wish a delegation favorable to
me unless my candidacy is the gen.
uine and cordial preference of Ohio
Republicans. i will welcome an eX-
preston in a preferential ballot and
will accept the result"
Senator Harding said Myron r. Her
rick, Frank B. Willis and John Gal
vim have been proposed as three oi
the members OF Ohio's Big -Four.
As the fourth member he proposed
Harry NJ. Dassherty his campaign
manager. although this was against
Mr.. Daugherty's own wish
The statement by Harding is re-
garded as Insignificant in view OF re-
Gently published statements that
Harding and Gen. Wood were to agree
upon a trading delegation.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Mute Murder Witnesses
To Testify on Blackboard

Louisville. Ky. Jan. 10 - Testi-
mony OF twenty-five deaf mutes
SUMMONED for the preliminary hear
ing of, John II. Muller. charged with
the killing of Rebecca I.oveall, q,
will be. written on a blackboard in
court Tuesday.
Muller asked that the testimony
be given In this manner and the
prosecuting attorney agreed to the
method The victim was a deaf
mute. as is the accused.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Retailers to Meet Here
In Clothes Cost Inquiry

4 conference for the purpose Of
considering ways and means to re-
ducc the cost of wearing apparel
and shoes will be held in the office
OF Howard Figg. assistant attorney
general. at 10 o'clock this morning
at the Department Of Justice
Twenty representative OF leading
retail clothing associations OF the
country have been invited by AT.
Figg TO attend. TIE conferees will
discuss the conditions concerning
production and other factors in
yolVed
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Finds Baby in His Grip;
Broken Blossom" Note

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Jan. 19-when
Robert Fl. Rohland returned from
New York he dropped his travelling
bag in his room and forgot about
it until this morning, when infantiIe
walls caused him to investigate.
In the bag was an eight weeks
old baby and d note which said:
Il have no friends, nobody cares
and so l leave him behind. I am
leaving for California. so goodbye
and God bless my baby boy. From
the heart of a broken blossom"
Rohland believes the bag was sub
stttuted for his own bag while he
purchased his railroad ticket.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Alleged |. W: W. Members
Tried In Sand Point, Idaho

Standpoint. Idaho. Jan. 12-Idabo's
first big court fight against the I. w.
w. opened here today when twenty
two alleged members of that Or
ganization went to trial They are
charged with criminal syndicalism.
~ This is the first Of a series Of
trials to be held in various Idaho
countries. A new law makes II a
criminal offense to be a member OF
me L W. W. and similar organiza-
tionsl
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Passengers Now Safe
On Army Transport

The army transport Powhatan,
which was reported in distress yes
terday about 100 miles east Of New
York, is no longer leaking. accord
ing TO a radio dispatch to the Navy
Department tonight.
Leak about stopped" the message
read. ''AIl out Ship rolling heavily.
Barometer rising. Hope to transfer
passengers tomorrow morning. An
going steady" The Powhatan car
Ties al passengers whom II h
planned TO transfer TO the White star
liner Cedric
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
AGENTS SEIZE
SALVAGED RUM
900 Barrels Raised from
River, Lost Again Be-
yond Recovery.
GBy HernId Len.ed MIre.l


New. York. Jan. 19.-GOvernment
prohibition agents seized whisky,
wines an dcordials in New York
today valued at more than $10.-
OO0.O About 100 agents spent
the day ferreting out liquor stores.
James Shevlin. supervising pro-
hibition agent. said the seizures
during the next few days would
by comparison dwarf these early
seizures.
The largest single seizure made
today was of 900 barrels of high
grade whisky. There were $4,000
gallons in this lot, and ]. J. Quig-
ley, assistant chief of staff of Mr..
Shevlin's newly formed bureau.
said that it was valued at S2.6O0.-
900. This lot was on a lighter
that sank last week in the Hudson
River. The Merritt Chapman Wreck
ing Company raised the clumsy
craft yesterday and it was prompt
ly seized by a brace of prohibition
agents. This whisky was all of
100 and 112 proof.
Fifteen barrels fIoated off down.
stream while the wrecking tug
was graphing for cable hold
onthe craft. \ telephone message
brought the police boat patrol up
stream through the chanetl choked
with floe ice. The barrels were
met off Eighty-sixth street and
lifted tendrely aboard and then
unloaded at Pier A. A prohibition
agent was on hand and prevented
any possibility of a scandal
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Dry Move Fails in New Jersey.

Trenton. N. J.. Jan. I9.-Thomas F.
McCran' attorney general. today re-
fased to bring quo warranto proceed
ings against r. /. Edwards. cover.
nor-elect, and twelve Democratic as
sembiymen from Essex County to
prevent them from taking Office.
The New Jersey Anti-saloon league
had asked institution of the proceed
ings.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
Is Seized in N. Y. Red Raids.

New York. Jan. 1s. Eighteen allesed
Reds were arrested and a large guam
tity of pamphlets and other litera-
ture was seized in two raids by
agents of the Department of Justice
here today.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
No Solace Even in Medicine.
Thy Herald Leased wIre.)

Baltimore. Nd. Jan. ls.-The law
has tied up the alcohol-medico busi-
ness in this city. Doctors cannot
prescribe liquor for medicine. as not
one has registered according to the
provisions of the prohibition law. No
liquor dealers have entered the drug
fr.da
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
SHOWS PITIFUL
| NEED0F HEROIC
BALTIC NATIONS
Chandler Says $l50,000.-
600 Proposed Polish Loan
Should Be Shared.
FOES OF BOLSHEVIKI
Representatives Of Border
Peoples Pictures Suffer-
ings of Refugees.
FOES OF BOLSHEVIKI

Former Representative Walter NJ
Chandler, of New York, appearing
yesterday before the House Ways
and Means Committee on the pro-
posed slJ0OOO0 900 loan for food relief
in Europe, took sharp issue with the
assertion of Gen. Tasker H. Bliss
that Poland is the only buIwark
against Bolshevism."
Mr.. Chandler who has been retained
to represent in America the little
countries of Esthonis, Letvia. LIthu-
ania, Azerbaidjan and Georgia, urged
that they be included in legislation
providing for relief work.
Each Of these republics. he told the
committee, has been a mighty bull
wark, an immovabIe barrier against
Bolshevism for more than two long
years"
Like ImpregRnbIe BuIwark.
! A trip through the Balkan coun-
tries, he said. had shown their sys-
! tenn of barbed-wire defenses to be
much superior to those that had
seen on the battle fields of France. &"
They looked to me to be in
surmountable barriers. impregnable
I buIwarks. with many thousands of
brave Esthonian. Lettish and Lithu-
anian warriors behind them" he
SAID
The BoIsheviki themselves would
tell Gen. Bliss that the brave Bal
tic soldiers. with their fortiications
and barbed-wire entangIements. had
been for many months as firm bar
riers and bulwarks against Boil
shevism as had been the Poles and
Poland.
The Esthonians have maintained
such barriers, such bulwarks against
the Bolsheviki for the last two
years that Lenine and. Trotsky
have despaired of conquering them
and have offered to make peace
| Protecting Their Heritage.
Brave men and beardless boys
agc-frequentIy barefooted and half
ragged. saw standing, gun in
hand. at the frontiers of theiI
,homelands. bidding defiance to and
beating back the Bolsheviki and
struggling to maintain law and
order and civilization upon the
earth"
lndorsing the recommendation OF
Secretary Glass fhuf he ~
made. Mr.. Chandler said:
1T is impossible to describe the hor.
Tors and sufferings of starving. freez.
ing, war-stricken Europe. Haggar6
and emaciated men. women and chill.
dren. mere ghosts of human beings
with tattered rags about them. and
skeleton hands extended appealingly
for help. are sickening and terrifying
sights that greet the traveller in many
parts OF Europe and Asia.
Refugees Perish MIserabIy.
Between Narva and Petrograd il
Russia l saw thousands of refugees
from the fury of the Bolsheviki strag,
Cling along the highway without food
and poorly clad. Telegraphic dis.
patches of the last few days tell us
that thousands of these poor wretches
per1shed in blizzard that swept over
Esthonia, and that hundreds of babe.
| were found frozen at their mothers
breasts.
This appalling suffering should ap-
peal effectively to the generosity and
sy mpathy OF great. rich, Christian
ration like our own
| Action on the relief legislation was
deferred until later this week.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
TRAINING STATION
MORALS CRITICISED
Secretary Daniels, Insisting
On Excellence of Depart
ment's Performance Dur
ing War, Explains Status
Of Chief Detractor as
Confidential Agent.

There will be a complete inve.-
tigation by the Senate of the
charges made by Admiral William
S. Sims against the conduct and
naval policy of Secretary Daniels
during the war. The invcstiga-
ton was ordered by the full COM
mittee on naval affairs of the
Senate at meeting called yester-
day by Chairman Page
The subcommittee now probing
the manner in which awards were
made for distinguished service
during the war will conduct the
inquiry as soon as questions re-
lating to the awards are disposed
OF.
Navy MsraIs Criticized.
1t is probable that another sub
committee of the Naval Affairs
Committee will be appointed 20 m
quire into another series OF charges
against Navy Department heads.
which were filed yesterday with
Chairman Page by a number OF
cIergymen from Rhode Island ana
by a Providence newspaper. These
charges relLte 20 alleged vile
methods pursued by the Depart
ment TO instruct boys tn-the serr-
ice in immoral practices.
1t is alleged in the charges that
the methods thus referred 20 were
adopted for the purpose OF giving
a bad name to the city OF Newport.
r. l.. with the result that the ma
val training station there was re-
moved by Secretary Daniels to his
own State. North Carolina.
Sims Causes MerrInent.
Admiral Sims completed his testi-
mony before the committee yester-
day afternoon. He adhered TO his
former testimony to the effect that
the departments policy in the mat
ter of making the awards was all
wrong. and declared the whole Ifst
of awards should be wiped out.
After announcing he believed
there should have been no at
tempt on the part Of the navy
TO bestOw medals or crosses for
dIstInguishcd service. the ad-
mIraI asked 60 be excused by
the committee. as he Ind nm ap-
poIntment at the Belgian En-
bassy 10 be hsaored with the
Grand Cross OF the Order Of
Leopold.
Members OF the committee and
the audience which packed the
hearing room laughed uproariously
at the sdmiraTs announcement He
explained that decorations con-
ferred by foreign powers meant
nothing to the individual TO whom
they were given, as they were
really intended to honor the coun-
try and not the individual
Lines of Inquiry.
Naval authorities say the Senate
committee will be called upon 20
probe these things:
First. whether the allegations
/ by Admiral sims as 60 lack OF
cooperation are founded on fact.
second. TO Inquire into the
motives of Admiral Sims.
whether personn or POIitiesL
Third. why he has not made
any OfiHciaI report on the con
duct OF the war 40 far ns he saw
"a. IL L. said at the Navy De-
parfmeut that he has not made
such n report, although writing
vOIumInOusIy on the subject Nm
ofhelnIIy.
FIxes Sims Status
Secretary Daniels yesterday ex-
| plained the official relation between
Admiral Sims and Washington. He
was subordinate TO Admiral Mao.
who was commander Of the whole
fleet He was subordinate TO Ad-
mifal Benson. and Benson was the
superior OF Admiral Mayo.
The point made by Secretary Dan
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
To Export $40, 100000 Machinery

Credit for sIO,oOo.OOo worth OF ma
chinery TO be exported to England.
France. Italy and Belgium. has been
granted. the War Finance Corporation
announced yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-20

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