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NOTICE TO TEACHERS
Swearingen Tells of Board {
Examiners

County superintendents of educa-
tion, school trustees and teachers
are being sent circular letter by
John E. Swearingen, state superin-
tendent of education, in which at
tention is called to the establish
ment ~ he legislature of the state
board Of examiners for teachers. The
act went into effect June l and pro-
vides that this central board of ex-
aminers shall administer the sys-
tenn and enforce the standard of
certification prescribed in the regu-
lations of the state board of educa-
ton. The present status of every
teacher will be fully protected, ac-
,cording to the letter being sent out,
though all outstanding certificates
of whatever nature must be con-
,verted into state license to be is
sued by the new board. This conver
sion should be made as soon as
possible.
The letter also says that the
usual fall examinations will be
held at county court houses as here
tofore, and the papers submitted
are to be forwarded to the state
board of examiners for gradation
and certificates will be issued upon
them.
Hereafter, teachers certificates
will not be issued by county school
officials. Temporary permits for the
current scholastic year will be is
sued by the board of examiners up
on the written recommendation of
the county superintendent. These
temporary permits will be valid on
lyin the county for which they were
issued and will not be transferable. !
These emergency licenses can be
secured by any county superin-
tendent for any applicant over 1SI
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PONTIUS PILATES
OFFICE OCCUPIED
BY. COL. STORRS

Jerusalem, July 23.-The Office of
governor of Jerusalem once occu-
pied by Pontius Plate, is now held
by Col. Ronald Storrs, a graduate of
Cambridge university and son of
the dean of Rochester College, Eng.
His task is one to test the ad-
ministrative ability of any man.
Jerusalem is the city of disunions,
where, whatever may come of the
future, for the moment Zionists and
Arabs are passionately divided and
to steer a just path between them
and induce them to join him on that
path is thankless work.
1t is to that task however, that he
chiefly devotes himself. Twice a
week he has meetings. of his ia
ISprite pro-Jerusalem society,
where French, Italians, British, A
mericans, rabbis, Zionists leaders,
commercial men of standing and
others who are in any way prolni-
nent in the life of the city are
brought together and in the course
of debate, led to see that they have
in common a single citizenship. His
motto as governor is "unify and be
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MAY HAVE TO co
TO RESCUE OF POLAND
British Public Alarmed Over Posi-
D.lities of The Situation

London, Ju,y 23.-The British
i:.::1..::c is disturbed by the possibili-
y confronting it that the Allies
nay ue compelled to enter another
Cur pean war to save Poland. This
position was made plain by Premier
Lloyd Georges speech in the House
Of Commons Wednesday, and all
the newspapers are specializing
Upon it.
Heretofore the impression has
Leer that England's part, if Poland
were faced with invasion by the
Eolsheviki, as it now appears to be
laced, would be limited to furnish
ing munitions. Mr.. Lloyd Georges
statement that Great Britain is
Lound to give every assistance in
her power to save Poland and that
he may be compelled "to place the
whole position before parliament" "
however, is interpreted to mean
l:i~-ch more than that.
Virtually the only opposition to
the although it is impor-
tant opposition-comes from the
labor party. That party criticises
the premier for advocating strong
measures to stop the war when the
Bolsheviki are winning, arguing
that he should have used his power
to prevent Poland waging wal
against the Bolsheviki.
This new crisis is unpopular
even if ,as appears, it is unes-
capable. Judging from the tone OF
the newspapers, mainly because il
involve the expenditure of more
lives, and because the country haG
come, according to general belief
about to the limit of bearable taxa
ton, the chief political issue recent
ly having been a growing and or
ganized demand fo the reduction Of
the governments expenditures.
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died here today.

died here today. '..
Mr.. Vanderbilt's death occurred
at 6 o'clock this evening. At the
bedside were his wife, his daughter,
the Duchess of Marlborough, his
two sons, William X. Jr., and
Harold, and DR.. Edmond Gros, the
family physician in Paris. The
funeral will be held on Monday
next from the American church,
Avenue d'Alma. The body later will
be taken to the United States,
where it will be buried in the fami-
ly plot on Staten Island.
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tence of John Maxwell, Charleston
county negro charged with the
brutal murder of an old white citi-
zen, was reprieved for two weeks.
The state electrician requested the
reprieve, preferring to postpone
the penalty rather than have the
man tortured to death. 1t was
stated unofficially that the current
would have killed the negro but that
he might have suffered during the
killing and the electrician preferred
not to take such a chance.
Maxwell was sentenced IN July
for having killed an aged Charles,
ton county farmer whom he hit in
the head, following this by chopping
his body to pieces.
Governor Cooper last night re-
prieved for three weeks the deatf
sentence which was to have been in
flicted also today on Mac Thomp-
son, Lexington youth of fourteen
years of age, who was convicted Of
criminal assault The reprieve wa:
granted at request of the state
board of pardons and physicians Of
the state hospital who believe the
negro unbalanced and desire more
time for observing him.
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BACK TO THE OBScURITY

Another sad thing is that most Of
the defeated candidates cannot get
themselves prominently mentioned,
again for long time.-Indianapo--:
lis News.
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years of age, the county official as
suming responsibility for the
qualifications of the applicant. Fur
ther information with regard to the
board of examiners and the tempo
rary licenses may be secured from
Mr.. Swearingen's office.
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ELECTRIC CHAIR IN BAD
ORDER AND DEATH
SENTENCE RETRIEVED

Columbia, July 23.-Because of
a strike of lightning during a re-
cent storm here the electric appara-
tus connected with the death chair
at the State Penitentiary would not
work to it's full strength and at the
last minute today the death sem
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Among the Hindus, en- ormous sums
are spent on cremation of the rich
e.. classes in Sandr. wood.
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The United States has one tele-
phone instrument to every eight in
habitantS.
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friends"
Colonel Storrs was one of the
prime movers in the establishment
of an independent Arab kingdom.
He is 38 years old.
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VIM. K. VANDERBILT
DIED AT PARIS HOME
First Wife Was Alabama Girl Who
Is Now Mrs. o. H. p.
Belmont

Paris, July 24.-William K. Van
derbilt, the American financier,
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27
NAVAL AWARDS
UP TO WILSON
President to Decide Honors
Over Which Daniels and
Sims Clashed.

After all the Investigations ana
on the subject, President Wilson is
to decide who were and who were
not entitled to awards for Distin-
guished Service medals and crosses
among navy officials.
According to law the President Is
the final Judge. Usually there is no
difference of opinion between the
boards and the Secretary of the
Navy, and the awards go on the
rubber stamp principle. The Ques-
ton of awards and punishments was.
however, referred to what is known
as the knight Board, of which Ad-
miral Austen NJ. Knight is chairman.
Secretary Daniels received its re-
port and made changes. Admiral
/ Sims and others then protested. Sec
retary Daniels referred the matter
back to the knight Board with ad-
ditional names, which had not been
passed upon at the time the first re-
port was fiied. The board considered
the additional names. 1t was stated
yesterday that the board does not
approve of the changes made by
the Secretary of the Navy and
stands pat on its original recon-
mendations. The knight Board, as
IA general rule. held that officers who
lost their ships. were not entitled
to awards, crosses and other honors.
The issue created by the board Is
clear cut and can now be settled by
the President. Mr.. Daniels, in fact.
understood that the present stand
pat report of the board should be
referred to the President.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27
ELWELL :
ARREST NEAR
Motive Established and Man
Was Slayer, Police
Declare.

New York. June 26.-The restless,
shifting finger of suspicion in the
Elwell murder case halted today
to point at a former associate
of the dead man.. 1t was said at
the office of the District Attorney
that there had been unexpected de-
velopments and that an arrest might
be near.
The new developments were re-
vealed only to the extent of infor-
nation that a person had appeared
who talked to Elwell at 2:3O o'elock
on the morning he was slain.
THE chain of circumstantial evil
dence is, complete" said member
of the staff of the district attorney
Motive has been established There
is but one slight stumbling block.
We must prove opportunity and we
expect to do that within a few
hours"
The chief suspect has been under
for two days. The,
finger of suspicion is said to have
stopped in front of him. because Of
what appeared to be his keen
Ieagerness to disavow all associa-
tion with Elwell for some time His
affairs attracted the closest scrutiny
when it was discovered he had de-
ceived the investigators as to trans
actions with Nwell in the weeks
preceding the murder.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27
NEW AMERICAN
UNION PLANNED
Five Central Republics
Move to Work for
Harmony.

A new era in Central American re-
lations was indicated yesterday in
the announcement received in
Washington that DR.. Juan Francisco
Paroles, Salvadorean minister of
foreign affairs. had called a confer
ence Of the five Central American
republics for the purpose of launch
ing the Central American Union
blocked for more than twenty years
by the opposition of Estrada Ca
brera, formerly president of Guate-
mala.
The plan, which includes closer
and joint relationship between the
countries of Salvador, Honduras.
Costa, Rica, Guatemala and Nj
caragua, has always been con-
sidered a beneficial one by Of
ficials of this government. Dur
ing the dictatorship of Cabrera
in Guatemala all efforts to set
the scheme i n motion met with
his opposition as he had adopted as
his domestic policy an attitude OF
defiance toward the United States.
and sought to foster the belief in
the adjoining nations that this
country was menace, position
that none of the others could sub
scribe to and could therefore come
into no agreements with Guatemala,
The plan. as outlined previously,
covers a -unification Of the monetary
standards Of the FIVE countries. all
of which are now on different ba-
sis, and a codifcation of their laws
as much as possible along common
lines.
lPubifc IndRar Saryical
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27
BOOM BURST
BY MEREDITH
Secretary Shocked to Find
Quarters Opened, Says
His Job Is Enough.

San Francisco. June ss.-seekins
to squeich. the Presidential. boom
launched for him by his supporters
here, Secretary of Agriculture Mere
dith issued the following statement
upon his arrival here today
Il am here to attend the conven-
tion merely as a delegate-at-large
from Iowa I am perfectly happy
as Secretary OF Agriculture, and If
1 may continue until March 4 next
to serve the entire people as a
nation by encouraging agriculture
and by urging proper support Of 1t
through adequate appropriations 10
the Department of Agriculture,
will feel that I am working in a
field in which 1 can be most effec-
tive"
Secretary Meredith was astound-
ed, it was stated, when he learned
that headquarters had been opened
for him here. His own delegation
had little to say respecting his
withdrawal statement The delega-
ton plans to cast two or three bal
lots for Meredith. Notwithstanding
his withdrawal. and then caucus on
the 4seor after getting a line on how
the other candidates are running.
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bly, by him in his candidacy. From
the number of subscriptions he is
turning in it looks like he will
make his competitors hustle to beat
him for high honors.
Two for One Now.
What do Double Credits mean to
candidates? They mean Just double
the regular number that ordinarily
are allowed on subscriptions. They
mean that every hours work done
in digging up subscriptions now
counts as two over what candidates
do after July 8.
The best of 1t is these Double
Credits obtained on subscriptions
turned In during the Banner Period
CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE.
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HARDING GOES
ON 3-DAY REST
Keeps Whereabouts Secret.
Women Factions Are
Given Hearing:
public Ledger ser$ice.) }

Senator Warren c. Harding, Re-
publican nominee for the Presi-
dency. who yesterday afternoon left
Washington with Mrs. Harding for
a short weekend trip. became ac-
quainted before his departure with
the plans of two factions of the
women voters in the campaign be-
tween now and November.
At a conference with Mrs. MediIl
Mccormick, chairman of the wom-
ems executive committee of the Re-
publican National Committee, the
nominee was informed that the ma
jority of the Republican women felt
confident that suffrage would be
CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE
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His Star Now Steadily in
Ascendant at the
Convention.
WITHDRAWAL MOTIVE
Position Taken to Remove
Sting from Grown
Prince Charge.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.


Copyright. 1870, by Public Ledger Coz
San Francisco. June 26.-San Fran
cisco expects the nomination Of
William Gibbs McAdoo for President
on the ninth or tenth ballot. 1t
dubbs him the Harding of the Demo-
cratic situation. 1t envisages Nc
Adoo as the inevitable and logical
choice of the convention after the
Democratic Woods and Lowdens
have run their fevered course and
fallen by the wayside.
Convention predictions and con.
vention expectations, as history at
Chicago demonstrated, are vain and
elusive things. but tonight, with
decisive events at the Golden Gate
about to set in. the McAdoo star is
visibly in the ascendant. Efforts to
arrest its onward and upward prog
ress are vigorous and determined.
There Is belligerent talk of those
two other stars of the first magni-
tude. Gov. Cox and Attorney Cen
eral Palmer, to blot out the efful-
gence of the McAdoo luminary- At
present all that can be said is that
it CLEANS in the Democratic heaven,
with dominating radiance.
Efforts to-eXplain the recrudes-
cence Of the McAdoo movement COM
pei the belief that. at a sensational
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
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US. MAY DEFINE
RUSSIAN POLICY
State Department to Make
Public Its Attitude on
Russ Imbroglio. !,

The making public OF an official
statement of the Dussian policy of
the United States government was
under consideration last night by
heads of the State Department. The
statement will be announced early
next week according to indications
here.
Such an announcement by the
State Department would be
diplomatic counter stroke aimed at
the negotiations now being con-
Quoted in London between Premier
Lloyd George and Gregory Krassin
of the Russian Bolshevik govern
ment looking toward resumption of
trade relations between Great Brit
ain and Soviet Russia.
Sometime ago it became known
that this government bad dismissed
all thought of trade with Soviet
Russia or the resumption of other
relations. Observers, here who have
been Following the Russian situa-
tion. step by step. have been re-
peatedly urging the State Depart
ment to make public its attitude
towards the Russian imbroglio.
The American people should be
furnished with complete abatement
and Interpretation of the United
States Russian. policy. the.e OBJ
servers argue. Such an announce
ment, it is said, would prick the
cloud of propaganda that has been
raised by Soviet sympath'zers and
foes of the administration's policy.
and which has terved to befog this
governments attitude toward. the
Russian situation.
Also. an announcement from the
State Department would give the
people of the United States a clear
CoSTINTfrn oy PACE ruo
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27
CAPTNES TORTURED
BY REDS, SAYS CABLE

Bolsheviki at Ivanovka. in South
ern Russia, on June IL tortured
prisoners and shot a group of thirty
captives, the State Department wa.
advised yesterday by the American
Commissioner at Constantinople.
1t is assumed that the murdered
officers were of the army Of Gen.
Wrangel, who is waging a cam
paign against the Red army.
One reliable witness, Lieut. Comdr.
Koehler, witnessed three cases
where the hands and feet of the
cptured officers had been cut of
and their eyes gouged out by the
Bolsheviki. according to the State
advices.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27
General Threat by Monday
Is Threat Borne to
White House.
WON'T WAIT FOR BOARD
Men Want Immediate Word
Of Wage Award,
They Say.

Government officials here yester-
day still feared a sudden spread of
"unauthorfxed" railroad strikes be-
fore tomorrow morning.
Desaite the reported promise Of
the Railroad Labor Board to make
a wage award by July 20 there was
still apprehension among officials at
the White House and Railroad Ad-
ministration that the leaders might
be unable to hold a considerable
number of railroad men.
Wilson Told of strike Plan.
Just previous to the railroad
boards definite promise OF a wage
award late Friday the White House
received word that a general strike
of all rail workers was scheduled
for midnight last night.
This strike, officials were told,
while apparently spontaneous would
await the sending of code messages
to local union leaders throughout
the country.
Following the warnings, ]. P.
Tumulty, Secretary to President
Wilson, and Secretary of the Inte-
rior Payne. who is acting railroad
director, went into conference at the
White House.
Get Denial From Chicago.
They conferred long after word
came from brotherhood leaders at
Chicago that there would probably
be no general walkout
Many men of the rank and file"
of railroad unions here yesterday
expressed dissatisfaction with the
labor boards promise declaring
they wanted some definite indication
of what wage raises they are to get.
get.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27
Here's Program
In San Francisco
First Two Days

San Francisco, June 26.-FoI-
lowing is the tentative program
for the first two days of the
Democratic national convention
as decided upon by the national
committee. s.. .-.
Monday, June 2s~-Noon. Called
to order by J. Bruce Kremer,
vice chairman of the national
committee.
Prayer by Rt. Rev. p. L. Ryan,
vicar general diocese of Sai.
Francisco. ..-...-
Reading of call for San Fran
cisco convention by E. G. Hoff-
man, secretary of the national
committee.
Announcement by Vice Chair
man Kremer of temporary or
ganization decided upon by the
national committee.
Keynote speech by Homer S.
Cummings, chairman national
committee as temporary chair
man of the convention.
Roll call of States for presen-
tation of names of members of
various convention committees
credentials, rules and order of
business and resolutions-also
members chosen for committees
to notify Presidential and Vice
Presidential candidates of their
nomination.
Tuesday, June %. - Noon.
Prayer by Bishop F. Nickols.
Report of committee on. cre-
dentials.
Report of committee on per-
manent Organization.
Address, of permanent chair
man.
Probable adjournment until
report OF committee on resolu-
tinnai a readv
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27
ACCENT RAISE
TNlG.TTAXES
New Rate of $l.95 for 500
To Go Into Effect on
July |.

One dollar and ninety-five cents
per 800 assessed valuation, an in
crease of As cents per 800 was de-
cided on as the rate of taxation on
real estate and tangible personal
property for the fiscal year be-
ginning July l, by the Board of
Commissioners at a special meeting
yesterday.
No change was made in the pres
ent system of assessing property
on a two-thirds basis.
The increase from the old rate
was necessary because of the new
sixty-forty system of fiscal re-
lations between the municipal and
Federal governments, established by
Congress in place of the old half
and-half plan. The District must
raise s12,74O.s56.
The new rate was determined
after the Commissioners had care
fully gone over figures submitted
by William 2. Richards. assessor,
and Daniel ]. Donovan, auditor, and
was in complete harmony with the
recommendations made by the
latter.
Shortly after the action was
taken Commissioner Brownlow said
that for a time it looked as though
q rate of $2.O7 would be necessary.
OF course, that would have been
unlawful, so we changed a few of
Maj. Donovan's figures and brought
the rate down to S1.95."
Reports that the new rate may
be lowered when the District COM
pletes its road, school and build
ing construction plans was dis
counted by the chairman of the
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REED'SDEFEAT
BODIES UPROAR
Principle Involved Threat
ems Fight on Democracy
In Missouri.
BY WILLIS j. ABBOT.

San Francisco. June 26.-The is
sue involved in the contest over the
seating of Senator Reed in the con-
vention is one likely to make trou-
Bile for the Democratic party in the
future. Reeds district includes Kan
sas City, and is the banner Demo-
cratic district of the State.
The State convention refused him
credentials as delegate, on the plea
that the district only nominated
delegates. leaving it to the State
body to elect them. Reeds name
was accordingiys returned to the dis
trict with instructions to reconsider,
which the district delegates did by
Immediately re-electing him.
+ In the discussion before the ma
tional committee today the enemies
of Reed made 1t clear that he was
refused election by the State COM
mittee.
Delegate Refused Sent.
The fact that his district twice
elected him was held of no concern
in comparison with his antagonism
to the administration and he was re-
fused a seat.
1t seems clear enough that this
action, If upheld by the convention,
will amount to the absolute mega
r'on of the representative character
of a convention.
If a man duly elected can be
thrown out because he differs with
the administration on a league of
nations, why not because he differs
on prohibition, on government own
ershir, or on the woes of Ireland.
Woman I'm Bitter Speech.
Why, in short, hold a convention
at all? These questions are being
asked today by people who differ
with Jim Reed on almost every
known point.
A striking feature of the hearing
was bitter speech made by a wom-
an alternate, Mrs. w. w. Martin.
against Reed. The speaker captured
her audience by the pith and vigor
OF her remarks, so that special time
was granted a Reed defender to
answer her.
But it was a speech so thoroughly
subversive of the principles of de-
mocracy and representative govern
ment that it set many asking IL IT
were a type of what is to be ex-
rected from the newly enfranchised
sex"