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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-04-13

UN1UNEA SOCIETATILoR RoMfNE DE AJUToR 81
CULTURA DIN AMERICA singura organza!ie similarl
care acoa memrilor sal auor in de accdente moare
81 in Tara Muma fara nici adaos cotiza 81 fara nc
scaderc din bencficu
UNIUNEA soc1ETAT1IoR RoM1NE DE AJUToR 81
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in schimbul une cotizau asa de ic d benefc att de
mari 81 znc ,Amerca' fie caru membr al eli tri
mis- Ia adresa ceruta.
UNIUNEA soCIETATILoR. RoMfNE DE AJUToR 81
CULTURA DIN AMERICA compusa din soceati romnest,
deschlnite de sine sataoae rspnde aproape in toae
satele cenrale 81 Gle est din tara aceasta amnstraa
coducerea lor prore avind mai rga auonome loca
Toate aceste inrunite la oaa formeaza organi-
zatie: UNIUNEA SOCIETATILoR RoMfNE DE AJUToR 81
CULTURA DIN AMERICA conduce dupa statutele Eli
specale prin presd 81 comitet suprem execuv aes
Gle adunarea genera auaa Uniune la parte dele
gait din toate socetale din Unun din snul delegation ade
ca din replezentani solicitation
Nimeni nu poate Fl membru Ununci daca membru la
socetate aiaa la Unne; nimeni poate funconar
san membru III comeul suprem execuv al Unune daca nu
leprczentant autorizat al unc societat din Uniune.
Coctetul suprem execuv tine de obiceu della tre la pat
Sednte penru fesovaca cazuor mai compcae pc
carl poate resova predu secretaratu Despre
dscuune 81 hotdrre uae ia Process Verbal
tpreste 81 mparte utuor societaor din Unune 81 carl
Sc cesc "a dntIu sedn ca tie membru al Unu
nel s tic IN current tot ctrece IN snu organzaunei
.Secretariatsl UNIUNEI soCnTATIL0R ROM1NE DE
AJUT0R 81 ouLTURA DIN AMERICA in fie rei luni
face bant dspc situaunca casc nitrate este cazuri
Gle accdentc 81 de achtate carl paresc nga
ca publica 81 in 0aru America rmte citeun
par Ia fe socioate toae aca la mna zei
e membru al niunei site stuatunca easel Uniune
Bnefeie in do boaa achita din partea soceati
Ia aparte membru boav 81 yaricaza upa vonta
bror socictat dupa hoarit majoritatea mebrlor
socicta prn stautelc locale Aceasta din ndca
dune dc alar de Gle traiu fel in toatc sta
tee char della oras la ora Uncle soceat
dau benefcu dc boaa de $500 saptamina Ae
$500 81 mnlte din ee platesc 81 vislta medicala
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-04-13
REZ0LUTIUNEA EVANGHE,
IICx

D-nul Vasile Colds incheiind
Testamentul vechiu al neamu-
lui romInesc celeste Gu glas IN
fiorat de emotiune sfinta pro-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15
DOCTOR MAY BE VICTIM
OF MYSTERIOUS SLAYINC
Body of DR.. ]. A. Blanchard Found
In Hotel Room Under Strange
Circumstances.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 15.--Mystery
today shrouded the death of DR.. ]. A.
Blanchard, of Shreveport. La, whose
body was found in a hotel here yes
terday.
Police are endeavoring to deter
mine whether Blanchard, who is he
lieved to be a brother of former Gov.
l.. c. Blanchard, Of Louisiana, com
mitted suicide or was murdered.
While the position of the body and
the arrangement OF the room indi q.
Gated that blanchard killed himself,
the police are investigating a murder
clue found in a note left by Blan-
chard.
"I am uneasy for my safety" the
note read. 'Tf anything happens TO
me, investigate fully. Take nothing
for granted"
The letter then named two men,
giving detailed descriptions OF each.
The police refuse to dlvulge their
names.
A new rife, found tied to the mir
ror supports on the dresser. was the
weapon from which tho fatal shot
was fred, police believe. The gun
was so arranged as to make suicide
possible.
Dr. Blanchard came here from
Florida. A telegram which he re-
ceived yesterday from Chsrlottes-
willie, Va. indicated that he was in
terested in a big land deal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15

Seismic disturbances and strange
racking sounds that destroyed sleep
for washingtonians last. week haye
been explained.
They were due to tho big army OF
Times limerickers, all racking their
brains at the same time trying to ex.
press what happened to Willie ana
hts papa and mamma after they care
lessly neglected him for literary ana
culinary occupations.
OF course. there was one obvious
answer, considering that the line
was to rhyme with "book" and
cook" There was the little brook
which ran by the house and into
which Willie found his childish way,
taking the water route to the home
of the cherub angels. Others had
him throwing the cat there, and
still others had him pouring papa's
private stock into the purling HOOD.
This was unthinkable. Under present
not even an infant would
think Of committing such waste.
OF the same tenor of mind must
have been those who had Willie turn
out a crook.
Then. there was "took." Willie
took about everything he could lay
frenzied contestants. There was pri-
yate stock, and there was home brew,
and there was jam.
The "tooks" have 1t. TOOK" Is
adaptable to leap year, and everybody
seems to be thinking about leap
year.
Miss Lillian c. Wall. 2040 Twen-
tieth street, is the winner. She pict-
ured Willie as a young gentleman
who had arrived at an age where
he was prey to determined this
year or never" damsel-a sort OF
cave-woman species more deadly
than the mals--and believe us, The
Times limerick mail has been dead
ly load to the postman the last two
weeks.
Miss Wallis last line appears at the
top of this column.
Miss Wall In a clerk In the War
Department She, her mother, her
sister and her brother have all been
last-liners a ever since the contest
started.
Her sister, Miss Naomi Wall, had
similar idea, which she Illustrated
with sketch reproduced herwith.
She wrote. "Twas leap year, and
Willie-just look"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15
LANSING SPLIT
LAID TO GREY
Cabinet Meetings Not Cause
Of Presidents Rebuke,
z Officials Agree.
POLK MAY BE SECRETARY
Claim Made That Wilson Was
Fully Aware That Advisors
Had Met.
POLK MAY Be SECRETARY

viscount Grey's now famous let
ter on the subject Of American re-
servations to the treaty Of peace Is
believed by the best. informed per-
sons here to be the real reason for
Secretary of State Lansing's virtual
election from the Cabinet by Presi-
dent Wilson.
Viscount Grey's intimate knowl-
edge OF American conditions and af-
fairs is understood in diplomatic
circles to have resulted not SO much
from conferences with leading Re-
publican Senator'S, but because OF
his frequent conversations with Mr..
Lansing.
Pretext for Dismissal.
+ Official and diplomatic Warrington
was unit today In rejecting the
resson cited BY tho Rrrssaent. which
was that Mr.. Lansing, In calling and
presiding over meetings OF the Cabi-
not.s tisurped the prerogatives of the
Chief Executive. The well-nigh uni,
versal belief here was that the Presi-
dent seized upon the OUTLAW" Cabi-
net meetings as pretext for brusque-
fy dismissing MIR. Lansing from OFFICE.
Ever since the publication of the
British ambassadors letter. the White
House has not attempted to minimize
the resentment felt by the President
over what he believed to be the un-
warranted interference in American
domestic affairs by a foreign envoy.
Shortly after ~rd Grey's letter was
)lishcd the Cabinet held q meeting
but this was the last session. The
President suddenly decreed that no
more meetings should be held.
The correspondence between the
President and Mr.. Lansing fully re-
veals the widening of the gulf be-
tween the two men, yet 1t Is reasoned
here that some sudden happening so
ngered the President that he i'm
mediately penned the first letter to
MIR. Lansing which. when followed Ivy
mother and more keenly an.asoHL;,iC
ne, precipitated the latter's resi.. rd-
tion.
Polk May Get Job.
President Wilson will send the ap-
pointment or a new Secretary to the
Senate for confirmation this week, it
Is expected.
Frank l.. Polk. Undersecretary of,
State. is considered to have the best
chance for the appointment John w.
Davis, ambassador to Great Britain,
and Hugh c. Wallace. ambassador to
Continued on page four. column 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15
WANT 50 VESSELS
FOR PRICE OF ONE
Leviathan Alone Worth % Mil
lioas, Amount Offered for
Entire Fleet.

!. ..~rhezssrnsse -nnd Efe0se of Rspresen-
tatives are now in a furore over the
low prices tAes United states Ship
pingn Board has been consideripg for
the wonderful fleet of Grman stam2
ships which tn Unitd Stats took as
war prizs.
The great shock of al to WASH
ington officialdom has come out Of
the statement made openly before
the Shipping Board that IT would cost
between S25. 100000 and $3O.000.0 900 to
build at this time duplicate OF the
Leviathan, which the Shipping Board
is considering selling to the Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine Company,
whose president 10 a Britisher. for
$4,000. 900.
Payne Tries to Explain
This amazing fact came to light
after Chairman John Barton Payne,
of the Shipping Board, began ex-
planning to certain Senators who
had been aroused by the facts set
forth in the eHarst newspapers why
he considered the International Mer-
camille Marine bid of $4,0O0.O00 for
the greatest sea monster afloat pos
sibly acceptable.
Chairman Payne told Senator Nc
Kellar that while 1t might be true
that the vessel would cost $4,000, 900
now to build, IL would cost the In
ternational Mercantile Marine Com
pany about $500, 900 to recondition
her. making 1t cost the International
Mercantile Marine s11 500. 900 for the
ship.
Expert Gives Estimate.
Right on top of this Homer Fer
guson. president OF the Newport News
Shipbuildins Company and president
of the Chamber of Commerce Of the
United States, was asked his opinion
as to the present day construction
cost of the Leviathan. and his reply
startled everyone who was present.
Between $4,000, 900 and 100000
900 would be the price Of a 54,000-ton
vessel Of that class" was his amazing
reply
1t is recalled that the International
Mercantile Marine has been trying to
get the entire thirty ships Of the Ger
man prize fleet for &2S,000, 900, which,
according to the Ferguson statement,
Is the actual value in rough figures
OF just one of the thirty vessels.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15
Keeping Up With
The Times
A FACT A. DAY

Know any comments on
advertising that belong with
these three witty and pithy
ones?
Why are hens eggs more
valuable than ducks eggs?
Because when a duck lays
an egg she makes no noise
about it; when a hen lays
an egg she advertises it.
The man who doesn't ad-
vertise may know his own
husiness-but no one else
does.
Replying to n "supersti-
tious subscriber" who had
found a spider in the paper
of which Mark Twain was
editor. Mark Twain wrote:
"The finding of a spider in
a copy Of your paper was
neither good nor bad. The
spider was merely looking
over our pages to find out
what merchant was not ad-
vertising, so that it could
spin its web across his door
and lead a free and undis-
turbed existence"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15

Twentieth street has ever written
anything else for publication.
The second count In the judge
vote was in favor of line by Miss A.
r. Nelson, 603 wilkins building: And
'Pus' lost her life in the brook"
James j. O'Rourke, 60 / street
northwest, who evidently had some
knowledge of rural charms, wrote, "A
skunk for the cat he mistook.". This
one-line tragedy stood third In the
voting. Fourth place went to the
line, Twas Jam and not measles ne
took"
The judges are now at work ON an
swers to Limerick No. s.
TOday's limerick and rules for the
contest will be found ON the WASH
inEtOn page.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15

said, that the broken arm discovered
by physicians who performed an
autopsy on the body of the boy had
been the result Of one OF the beatings
she administered. The injury was
unattended for nearly two months.
she is alleged to have said.
Inquiry disclosed that the boy was
not given shoes and his feet were
frozen when he was punished by. con-
finement in an unhested shed.
"He insisted on wearing shoes In
the summer. and I punished him by
not giving him any in winter" Mrs!
Blomski Is alleged to have confessed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15
Pre- SIDENT TN SEcRET SHIP DEAL
WITH BRITISH. SAYS bRANDEGEE
new DISCLOSURES
MSHIPS SCANDAL

Senate asks President Wilson 10
answer charge he has . secret
agreement with British officials
coneerninE the disposal Of the
thirty former German ships.
Senator BrandeEee declares he
has reliable inforoatiOn that
such agreement exists and ls In
aIes Of State Departaest.
Leaders OF A4ht In Senate 70
block proposed sale Of ships 20
AnKIe-waiI Street interests will
Insist upon prompt action tonsor-
row on Mckeiiar resOiutten %
block IL.
Flood Of teIeGrans and letters
urge Congress 10 Drevent SHIP.
ping hoard turning over great
Feet to foreign nag.
Chairman Payne Of ShippiaG
hoard sumRoneA In District Su-
prene Court fer 10 o'clock tsmer-
rev nornlpg 70 show caase why
injunction 70 stop sale, asked by
william Randolph Hearst, shouIA
not be granted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15

The boy. Allan, was found dead at
the Biomski home several days ago.
following an alleged attempt By Mrs.
Blomski and her husband, Stanley. to
bury the body on the farm without a
burial certificate.
Mrs. Blomski confessed to beating
the boy with a heavy poker and a
razor strop. according to District At
torney OMelia. She also is said to
have signed an affidavit exonerating
her husband, but O'Mslia said today
he would be tried for completely in
the alleged murder.
Mrs. Biomski admitted authorities
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15
HEARST MAY SAVE
U.S.$lOO,OOO,OOO,
SAYS Sen. CRONNA
BY A. J. GR0NNA,
United States Senator From

NorIn DAhOus
ndmlre the Hearst papers for
their fearless attitude upon great
public questions. Again these
papers have done distinguished
service by saving the Govern
ment in the sale OF the ships
from fifty to one hundred NIL
lion dollars.
/ think the sale Of the Ger
man feet taken by ms In the war
at . price Of one-third Its value
Is n mistake, and believe we can
afford 10 wnit until a more
thorough Investigation has been
made.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15

II was one OF those clever things
which are outside the rules of the
contest, which requires that the en-
tire idea be condensed into line OF
eight syllables, with the end rhyme
similar to the firs, two lines of the
limerick. and the metre correspond.
ing exactly.
The Ancient and Honorable order
of Limericists has its own stern code,
and Il must be adhered to, let the
chips fall where they may. The
Judges have no other rule to go by,
and they never see the names of the
contestants.
Miss wall was informed OF her sue
cess by telephone Mt the War De-
partment yesterday afternoon, but
she kept right on at her work, and
did not whisper word about the
matter until she got home last night.
Though they're busy as beavers
writing last lines. nobody at 2o4o
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15
Senators To Keep Up the Fight.

While the motion which Senator Lodge expects to
make in the Senate tomorrow to take up the treaty OF
peace may prevent action any of the resolutions pend
ing with reference to stopping the proposed sale of the for
German ships, Senator Mcclellan of Tennessee, Sena
tor Ashurs of Arizona, and others interested intend to
keep up the fight
Senator McKelar intends to insist upon prompt action
his resolution to prevent the sale of the thirty former
German vessels by the Shipping Board as advertised for
tomorrow.
Unless blocked by Senator Lodge, he will call up his
resolution tomorrow in the Senate.
Due to the expose of the proposed sale by the Hearst
newspapers no immediate action will be taken by Chair
man John Barton Payne of the Shipping Board in the
acceptance of the bids which will be opened tomorrow
any action, for that NATTER until the Senate has made
known its wishes in the matter.
Payne Preparing For Sale
While Chairman Payne is ordered by Chief Justice
Mccoy of the District Supreme Court, to show cause by
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning why the board should not
be restrained and enjoned from selling the vessels plans
for receiving the bids at the specified time understood
to be going ahead.
Senator Brandegee brought up the question of the
former German ships in the Senate late yesterday when he
charged that secret agreement is in existence between
President Wilson and officials of the British government
concerning the disposal of the vessels.
'I offer this resolution asking the President to
unate with the Senate to the existence of this agree
CONTINUED Page Two Col one) .
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15

blushlng and Modding.
Struggling and Praying.
Fighting and Weeping.
Darwin on the Emotions.
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE.

tCopyriSht. issV)
Why do you blush when praisedl
Why lift the corner Of your lip
when you sneerf
Why shake your head from side
10 side when you mean "No" and
nod your head forward when you
mean "Yes?"
Why do you fold your hands,
raising them above your head.
with face turned upward, to prayT
Why shrug your shoulders, rails
ing them toward your ears, when
you feel helpless and can't do any
thing?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15
Baby Born In Jail To
Woman, Police Accuse
OF Staying Son, Aged 6

RHINELANDER, Wis, Feb 15-Mrs. Stanley Bomski,
held here charge of murder in connection with the
death of her sxearod son. gave birth to baby girl here
today
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15

Those and other questions are
answered by Darwin In his "Ex-
preston Of the Emotions" This is
q brief review Of that book, which
your bookstore or department store
will get for you. Much informa-
tion Is in, its four hundred pages:
II your time and money for
reading are limited and you want
TO know something in general
about Darwin's ideas, buy, rather,
Wallace's book on Darwinism,
which thoroughly covers the whole
subject.
Hate, jealousy, fear, all emo
tions are born in the mind. The
nerves of eye, ear and touch tell
US what is happening. The brain
feels the emotion and expresses it
through the body, chiefly in the
face, by contracting certain mus
cles. 49, .
Emotions are expressed by ami
mails much as they are expressed
by men, which Darwin takes as
proof Of mans kinship with the
animals.
And practically all human be-
ings express the same emotions in
the same way. Fear, contempt,
surprise, anger are shown ident-
cally on the faces of North Amer
ican Indians, South African bush
men. half-frozen natives of Terra
del Fuego, Eskimos on the north
ern ice, impatient dandies in Lon
don or Paris.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15
SENATE DEMANDSDA
FROM WILSON NP[AN
TO SELL j. S. VESSELS

Stirred by charges that secret agreement
exists between President Wilson and officials of
Great Britain concerning the disposal by the
United States of the former German ships which
the Shipping Board is proposing to sell to Anglo
Wall street interests, the Senate has formally re-
quected the President for an explanation
Adoption of the resolution Of inquiry fol-
lowed quickly in the Senate late yesterday when
Senator Brandegee, Republican of Connecticut,
made the charge on the Senate floor.
1t was adopted without roll-call after
brief but brisk debate during which Senator
Brandegee declared his faith in the source OF his
information. SO
Say. State Department Has Copy on File. a
A copy of the agreement, Senator Brandegee
declared he had reason to believe, is in the files
of the State Department.
The resolution which Senator Brandegee Of
fered provides:
That the President is hereby requested
to inform the Senate, if not incompatible
with the public interests, whether any, and
If so, what, agreement or understanding ex-
lists between him and the officials of Great
Britain concerning the disposal by the
United States of America of the German
ships which the Shipping Board is propos-
ing to sell or which were acquired by the
United States after the termination of hos
tilities between the said United States and
the Central European Teutonic Powers.
Senators To Keep Up the Fight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15

sum~e~ Home For sale.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15
WEATHER,

Fsir ssaiSbs asA ts-
DsrrswS e~A1es sestghsS
nHisis an teaoesssuss se-
night Abess ~ degrees
Tespsrstsss ss . O. -.
"a aegrsess
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15

When you want to do a thing
you often cant do II. That makes
Il hard for many to swallow a pill
without a drink Of water. II they
did not know the pill was there
(Continued on Page 9. Column ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15
SKETCH BY MISS NAOMI WALL

" Twas leap year and Willie-just
lookn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15

DETROIT, Feb. 15.-Indefinite post
ponement OF the proposed strike of
200 .OOoo maintenance OF Way en-
ployes which was to have become ef-
fective February II, has. been an
nuoncod by Allen Barker. president
of the union. Barker said the post
ponement was In accordance with
President Wilson's request that ac-
ton be deferred pending further no
gotiations OF the wage controversy.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-10
.K|EV IS TAKEN
BY POLES, REDS
ARE DRIVEN OUT
Bolshevists Literally
Blasted From Positions
in Fighting on lrpen
River, Is Report.

Warsaw. May 9.--fBy the Associated
Press. Polish cavalry entered the city
of kiev Saturday morning on the heels
Of the retreat;ng bolsheviki. The city
has been evacuated by boIsheviki The
Polish infantry kept up its advance
toward kiev during the day. cavalry de-
taciments keeping contact with the in
fantry forces. kiev was entered by the
cavairymen from the west
There was little fighting. according
to reports reaching Polish headquarters
in Warsaw, the cavalry going into the
city all day rs the infantry advanced in
great semi circle. 4 few machine gun
shots were fired in the early morning
as the cavalry appeared. but this was
quickly si|enced. and reports say that
the evacuation Of kiev began soon after
ward. or as soon as the advancing troops
appeared in force
The stiffest fighting engaged in by
the Poles before they reached the out
skirts of kiev was along the lrpen river,
just west of that city The bolsheviki.
we'll entrenched, defended the strip be-
tween the lrpeu and the Dneiper until
they were literally blasted from their
positions.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-10
8 DEAD, 50 INJURED
WHEN TRAINS SMASH
NEAR PORTLAND, ORE.
Disregard of Orders by One
Crew Cause of Disaster Say
Rail Officials.

Portland Ore, May 9.-Eisht per
sons were killed and 3S injured eight
miles south Of here Sunday when two
electric trains on the West Side line of
the Southern Pacific company colli51ed
headon. Railroad officials said disre-
gard Of orders by the crew Of the Port
land bound train led to the disaster.
The dead:
Mrs. G. 4. Crooks, Hillsdale. Ore.
Frederick Peebler. engine helper.
Portland.
Mrs. c. Il. Arundel. Dosch Station.
Oregon.
Robert Arundel. her son. aged 4.
Fleurot Dosch. aged 4. Dosch Station.
Alas X. Willett. motorman. Portland.
Newton Hoover. Beaverton.
Miss Irene l.. Hatch, .5. Hillsdale,
Ore.
OF those injured the condition of
twelve was serious.
The inbound train was local from
Hlllsboro. Oregon. The outbound train
was the Corvallis passenger. Crews of
both. railroad officials said. were in
structed 10 meet at Bertha. The in
bo,,rtl train die not stop there. but came
at nigh speed and the collision occurred
mile from Bertha station.