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The Washington times., 1920-05-18
POLES DRIVE REDS
TO DEATH IN RIVER
BoIshevists Flee in Panic Along
Dneiper and Leave War
Materials.
ny MEREDITH O'NEILL..
Especial Cable to The WashinRtou

Especial Cable 10 The Washington
Times-l
WARSAW. May 1S.-Four hundred
Russian Reds were driven into the
Dnieper river and drowned during n
battle launched by the Bolsheyist
leaders at elbow. in a desperate ef-
fort to retake Kiev.
The Reds, heavily reinforced. at
tackled in large numbers. but were
met by a counter-attack by the Pol
ish troops. commanded by President
Pilsudski. Forced back into the river.
the Reds broke and fed in panic,
leaving many dead and wounded, be-
sides those drowned, and suffering
heavy losses In war material
Denying Poland has any imperialis-
tic aims. Premier Skulski, in a speech
before the foreign affairs committe.
OF the Polish Diet. declared Poland Is
always ready To conclude a Just peace
with Russia, but has not received any
sincere proposals from the Soviet rul-
ers He cited as proof that his coun-
try is not imperialistic tho recent set
tlement OF the Ukrainian question.
As proof the Soviets were not sincere
in their peace proposal, he declared
they dragged out negotiations, hop
ing in the meantime to bring about
in Poland and Intervention
by the Allied Powers, while they OBJ
tained military advantages.
The Washington times., 1920-05-18
DRUNK ON NEAR BEER,
SOBER, PRAYSI IN COURT
"God Bless Police and Squire For
Tender Mercies," He Says,
Swearing Off.

SUNBURY, Pa, May 80 Lord,
bless the squire and the chief of po-
lice and repay them for their tender
mercies: forgive me my ffxnA bness,
and with Your help / prom, &eyer
to touch another drop OF ns frr.'. :
So prayed Milton man in the orffre
OF Justice of the Peace w. II. Engle
yesterday. after having been released
on payment OF fine and tho costs of
a charge OF drunken and disorderly
conduct. The man. who had been
drunk. was we'll sobered by
a night In tho lookup. and was in
dead earnest when he knclt on the
nocv OF the justices Office and made
his tervcnt prayer.
He stoutly maintained that he had
become intoxicated by drinking near
beer" Saying the man was of a
prominent family, Justice EnGla de-
ciinoA to give cut his name
The Washington times., 1920-05-18
URGES j. s. TO
BUY AND SELL
Sen. Walsh of Massachusetts
Would Have Government
Enter Trade Markets.
BY J. BART CAMPBELL,
International News Service.

Government competition as a
remedy for profiteering by private
interests in the necessaries of life
was urged in the Senate this after
noon by Senator David !. Walsh,
Democrat, Of Massachusetts,.
Let the Government go in for
public trading in commodities essen
tial to the American people, and the
prevailing high prices Of those COM
modities will tumble soon, Walsh
declared.
Favors Public Trading.
He demanded Congress give proof
to the country 1t stands ready. 1t is
willing. and 1t is determined prompt
ly to inaugurate public trading on
large scale unless exorbitant profts
are voluntarily and materially re-
duced at once"
Walsh charged the Republican ma
jority in control of Congress with
having done little or nothing to pre-
vent profiteering, to relieve distress
or unrest, or TO meet the grave eco-
nomic and industrial situation con-
fronting the country.
big business must not think the
elimination of competition makes the
public powerless to stop profiteering,
simply because public sentiment
stands against interfering with the
individuals right to do business"
Walsh said. There still remains the
right OF the people to set up Govern
ment competition. I believe II the
would only demonstrate
Il il willing to deal in public neces-
saries whenever the profits of con-
Germs handling them become extor-
tionate we would soon discover a
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The Washington times., 1920-05-18
SHORTAGE OF PRINTERS
CUTS SYRACUSE PAPERS

SYRACUSE. N. Y, May 1s.-Syrs-
cuse newspapers yesterday published
the following announcement:
"on account OF shortage of
printers the three Syracuse newspa-
pers are compelled, beginning Tues
day. to issue editions greatly reduced
in size.
"a newspapers nrst duty is TO its
readers. and. therefore, the aim Is to
publish all the news and features.
By necessity, all display advertising
must be eliminated. Tho newspapers
will publish only classified advertis-
ing now standing In type, death no.
ticca. and leGal advertisinE-~
The Washington times., 1920-05-18

Mrs. hoch nad Undergone q rather
srilling examination when she step
ped from the stand and started from
the courtroom through the roar exit.
As she neared the exit she fell back
ward and was caught by two deputy
marshals, who carried her from the
room. Outside the door she recovered
sufficiently to start screaming. 1t
was while her walls were still echo
ing through the courtroom. and wom-
en- in all parts OF the room were weep
ing audibly, that Mrs. Harrington was
called to the stand.
In the midst of her testimony. Mrs.
William Entwistle. a sister OF Cock
rell, tainted and had to be removed
from the courtroom. The sight OF the
fainting women and the strain under
which she had been during the course
of her own examination caused Mrs.
Harrington to faint She, too, was
removed by friends and court at
taches.
About half an hour before Mrs.
Koch tainted. Mrs. Cockrell, the
mother of the defendant, had tainted
on the courthouse grounds. DR.. John
Lind, alienist. who will testify for the
defense, was called to give medical
attention and she was soon revived.
She did not take her accustomed place
beside her son in the courtroom dur
ing the morning.
second Time she Has Fanitel.
This is the second time that Mrs.
Cockrell has tainted during the trial.
Another witness, Mrs. Dorothy Falk.
ner, bookkeeper at the sightseeing
company for which Cockreu formerly
worked, tainted yesterday afternoon
in the courtroom following her testi-
mony.
After Mrs. Koch had been carried
from the room this morning, Justice
The Washington times., 1920-05-18
BRITISH LAND
1000 IN ERIN
Oetachments Of Soldiers Are
Being Stationed Five
Miles Apart.
LABOR TROUBLES SPREAD
Eight Cordons Of Troops on
Guard Today at Lon
donderry.
LABOR TROUBLES SPREAD

LONDON, May 18.-Two thou
sand British troops have been landed
at Bsntry and are being distributed
throughout the west coast Of Ire
land, the Star stated today.
Detachments Of the soldiers are
being stationed Ave miles apart, 1t
was said. According to the Star,
$50 troops from the East Lancashire
regiment arrived in Skibbereen on
Saturday, several buildings were
commandeered.
Raiders Get Gun Cotton.
"Sir Neville Macready. the new
commander OF the British forces in
Ireland. thus reveals his hand" said
the Star.
The Dublin correspondent of the
Exchange Telegraph reported that
the income tax building at Castle
Bollard was raided and a quantity Of
gun cotton seized.
Heavy re-enforcements Of troops
are on guard at Londonderry today
to preserve order in that Irish city.
following the fatal outbreaks on
Saturday and Sunday nighta Eight
cordons Of soldiers are stationed be-
tween the Sim Fein and Unionist
Advices from London
derry during the morning said that
the city was quiet.
The Sim Fein organization in Dub
lin has appointed a commission OF
five to administer affairs in Roscom-
mon county. according to a dispatch
from the Irish capital.
Law Clerks Strike.
The clerks OF the Dublin law
courts are on strike, and the build
ings have been picketed.
The Irish labor troubles have ex-
tended to the Irish sheepraising in
dustry. In the vicinity of Mitchels-
town, twenty-five miles northeast OF
Cork. the shepherds quit work, allow
ing 5000 sheep to run wild.
Political and labor agitations are
The secretary of the
Irish labor federation was quoted in
a dispatch as saying that 1.-The Irish
republic will not be like the American
republic, whose liberty is unknown"
The Washington times., 1920-05-18
l. c. c. LIKELY TO ACT TODAY ON freight JAM
Carranza Repudiated Mexico, Sayses Willing Resign
VA. DEMOCRATS TO
HEAR WILSON'S
LEAGUE VIEWS

President wilsss's policy with
regard 10 the Ieasas Of ..tis.s In
the coming ca.Dais. will prsS-
ably be outlined st the Ds.s-
cratic eoave,tfo. at Rss.oke. Va.
tsday, it was learned here.
Senator Glass hss PREPARED .
league Of nations plank for the
Deascratie platforn In the vir-
si.ia co.veatisa which hs will
SUBMIT ts the eenventie.. The
plank Has bees resA and spprov-
ed sy the President as outlining
his policies.
Senator Glass left here for
Roanoke last night.
The Washington times., 1920-05-18

VERA CRUZ, May 1S.-Railway
communication between this city and
Mexico City was restored today after
having been cut for more than a
week, as a result Of fighting between
the Carranzistas and revolutionists
along the line.
Venustiano Carranza, the fugitive
president, is still at large, but is
being pursued in the mountains by
three regiments of revolutionary
cavalry. >...... f. .s
Business rs Usual.
Conditions in this city are normal
Business 10 going on as usual. The
telegraph Office and postoffice are con-
dueting Affairs as formerly. Steam
ships in the coast wise and foreign
trade are arriving and departing, and
there is much activity at the custom
houses.
- General Obregon. the only candidate
left In the presidential race. has is
sued orders that no military man, un-
der any circumstances whatsoever
may mix in politics. Anyone disobey-
ing this order will be dismissed and
court-martialed, II was declared.
All civil employees who worked un-
der the Carranza regime have been
given guarantees by the revolution
lists that they will retain their liberty
Mexicans now regard the Carran-
Continued on Page 3, Column ~
The Washington times., 1920-05-18

Gould remarked that IL the women
were going to faint he would suggest
they leave the room through the front
entrance. To which James A. OShes,
for the defense. replied:
II can have no premonition that
they are going to faint, your honor"
Mrs. Koch's testimony was practi-
cally the same AS that given by her
mother several days ago. She told
OF a time when her father had tried
to kill himself with q butcher knife,
and had ben prevented when she took
the knife from him.
She said that about three weeks be-
fore the death OF Mrs. Cockrell she
saw Shirley on the street and spoke
to him, and that he paid no attention
to her.
Marriage Changed Shirley.
Mrs. Harrington stated that Shirley
was never the same after his mar
riage to Pearl Hortense Cockrell,
whom he is charged with killing.
Other witnesses who testified this
morning-practically all of the testi.
mony having to do with the condi-
ton OF Cockrelrs mind-were Fred
Englert, an automobile repairer: w.
G. Ladd, former deputy superintend-
ent at the District jail; Edward Lyons,
guard at the Jail; Lawrence Gassen-
heimer, son Of Sam Gassenheimer. who
managed the sightseeing company
for which Cockrell worked: Mrs.
Mary r.. Mcdonald, sixty-six, an aunt
Of Shir1ey Cockrell; Mrs. Nettie Bar
rett, William T. Robinson. cashier at
a "Piggly Wiggly" store; Alfred II.
Flynn, former guard at the Jail, ana
Joseph NJ. Crowell, q chauffeur.
Yesterday afternoon testimony was
taken from Mrs. Dorothy fAikner;
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The Washington times., 1920-05-18
RALEIGH NEWSPAPER
IN RECEIVERS HANDS

RALEIGH, N. C., May 1S.-Charles
r. Boone, principal stockholder, has
been appointed temporary received OF
the Raleigh American, an afternoon
newspaper established six months
ago. which suspended publication Sat
urday following receivership proceed
ings, instituted by Mr.. Boone and
other creditors.
High cost Of newssprint paper and
Increasing operating expenses were
assigned as reasons for the papers
suaponsions
The Washington times., 1920-05-18
Nation Declared Menaced by
Four impending Industrial
/ Catastrophes.
FARMERS ARE HIT HARDEST
Labor Conditions in Rural Sec
ti0ns Add to Other
Crop Problems.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS,

international News SerVice'
Not one, but a number Of nation
wide crises, each gravely affecting
every man, woman, and child in the
country, are occupying the serious
attention Of the Federal Govern
ment.
Coast to Coast Crisis.
There is a coast-to-coast crisis
in transportation SO acute that an en-
barge on non-essentials may be de-
creed by the Interstate Commerce
Commission before the week Is out
2-Aggravating tho situation as to
freight-car shortage, and further
menacing the country with a COM
plete transportation tie-up. comes the
hint of a great strike Of railway en-
ployes whose wage demands are now
pending. July / is the tentative date
for this.
a.-Officials admit that unless out
side aid is forthcoming, farmers
throughout the country will be un-
able to harvest their crops, at least
without costly, IL not fatal delays,
thus endangering supplies which the
nation vitality needs, and which 1t de-
pends upon the farmer to produce.
"A general shortage OF certain
staples Is regarded as certain. owing
to q worldwide demand ard under
production z--s , ~ O.
All Se&king Solstiss.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, the Railway Labor Board, the
Departments Of Agriculture, Labor.
and Justice. and various Governmen mt
bureaus, are all engaged in trying to
find a solution to these, and kindred
problems, while the President himself
cern.
The agents of the Interstate Com
merce were today receiving reports
from it's agents charged with making
a hrst-hand investigation OF the
transportation crisis. and definite ac-
tion by the commission, Secretary Nc
Ginity said. was expected by the end
of the week, at which time food and
other prime necessities, may be given
right OF way over the roads.
While there is serious national car
shortage, the transportation crisis 10
Dor troubles. Thousands of men have
stopped work or are out on strike In
various sections Of the country, de-
spite widespread impression to the
contrary, while prior to the strike So
called "outlaw" 1t Is estimated that
about 200, 900 unskilled railroad work.
men had quit their jobs and gone to
CONTINUED on Page ?, Column 2.)
The Washington times., 1920-05-18
BRUSlOFF TO DIRECT
BOLSHEVlKI SUPPLIES
of Generals Nephew
Silences Rumors of Alleged
Revolt.

LONDON, May 1s.-The Bolshevik
war ministry at Moscow has appoint
ed A. A. Brusiloff. a nephew OF GEN
eral Brusilofr. the Bolshevik com
mander, to be chief of the supply
service, said a dispatch from RevaI
today.
The Washington times., 1920-05-18

The foregoing cablegram discredits
unconfrmed reports that were In cir
culation in London and Paris last
week that General Brusiloft had en-
gineered a military coup against the
Soviet. 1t is regarded as unlikely
that the Soviet would appoint General
BrusilofY's nephew to an important
army post II tho former were active
against the Lenine- -Trotsky regime.
The Washington times., 1920-05-18
Girl Who Shot Doctor
Cousi,, Sobs Out Story
OF Betrayal to Court

SPRINGFIELD Mass. May 1s.-Although again weak
and shaken by the ordeal of living the emotions that
caused her ay Dr. Henry Zmmermann her cousin Miss
Jennie Zimmerman resumed the witness stand this morning
The Washington times., 1920-05-18
Epidemic of Painting
Features Trial Today
OF Alleged Uxorcide

While Mrs. Cora Koch, sister of Philip Shirley Cock
re being carried, screaming from the courtroom, fol
lowing aintng attack, another sister, Mrs Salle Harrng
on took the stand and answered in firm clear voice ques
tons put to her regarding her brothers. sanity.
The Washington times., 1920-05-18
GEN. OREGON
NOW|N POWER.
Fleeing Presidents Bodyguard
of 1000 Only Loyal to
Lost Cause.
VERA CRUZ AGAIN NORMAL
Eight U. S. Warships in Harbor
Find Business Going on
As Usual.

MEXICO CITY, May 1S.-
Vcnustiano Csrranza is will
ing to resign the presidency
of Mexico, according to
message brought to this city BY
Senator Alfonso Cravioto, who
held a long conference with the
fugitive in the Puebla noun
tains after his defeat at San
Marcos.
The Washington times., 1920-05-18

For a frst-class picture of in
competence, study the Government
Of this country arresting and
locking up men that charge too
much for a linen collar or rain
coat and allowing oil monopolists
to tax the people hundreds of mil
lions a yesr without even finding
out what gasoline, kerosene, and
other oil products ought TO cost.
~Some pocketbooks seem TO be so
tall tho Gouarnmnnt can't reach
The Washington times., 1920-05-18

PsSsasis showers ts-
sixst, fsas sad clear ts-
asrssw.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-11-06
Ruth Gets Lost
On Hallowe' en-

Once there was a girl and her
mother and father were very rich.
The little girls name was Ruth.
She had long black curly hair
and dark brown eyes and very pret-
ty clothes.
She was going to a Halloween
party that night and she was very
happy.
She asked her mother if she
might go to her friends house. Her
mother said she might go. Her
friend lived on the other side OF
the woods. She had to go through
the woods to get to her friends
house. When she had gone little
ways in the woods some men jump
ed cut OF a little tent and grabbed
her. They tied a rag over her
mouth so she could not scream.
Then she was carried away and
put in a house with lot of other
children. Among them was her
playmate, Pearl. She did not know
what to do. The men put Ruth in
there with the rest OF the children.
Then the men went away. They
forgot to lock the window and
Pearl spied the window unlocked.
She told Ruth that the window was
not locked. Ruth and Pearl jump
ed out of the window and ran home.
They told there mother what had
happened. Ruth's father took Pearl
home and then he went to town
that day and had them arrested and
Ruth and Pearl went to the Hal
lowe'en party that night and had
lot of fun.
The police arrested the men and
let the children go home. They
gave a great feast for Ruth and
Pearl and they gave rich presents
to them for getting their children
out of that horrible place and they
lived happily ever afterward.-
Kathrine Bernice Weller, Williams
burg school, r. r. B.
l am a reader of the Junior and
think it a grand paper.
dear Bernice: Thank you. 1t
always pleases us to hear things
like that about our little paper
Ed)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-11-06
We looked all right, you can bet
on it. What We saw was this:
IMPORTED PRICELESS
RED PEPPER"

You can imagine what we looked
like, Is to 20 kids, standing around
that ventilator at about 1890 am.
last June, in our night gowns. In
so when Speedy Evans yelled out
between breaths-
Look, guys, The Royal Snoez-
ers!' Yes, the Royal Sneezers OF
Sneezeville, engaged in a sneezing
contest. Oh! Oh; Help! What's
that?-Look at it-Oh, what is it,"
Between these and hundred 9th
er cries Pauline Spearl's snake got
loose from its box, and rearing, slid
ing, and skidding all over itself
wiggled as fast as it could over the
floor to the ventlator, thoroughly
shaking its sides to get there and
see what spite of the seriousness of
the matter, we laughed, laughed
even more rent the air a moment
later, when the matter was, as soon
as possible.
As soon as it saw that there was
nothing to be gained in that direc-
tion but the joy of viewing a
sneezing contest, it reared itself
high in the air, shook its head
angrily, and slid slowly back to its
box.
Well, you can imagine what hap
pened next day. Uncle was as mad
as wet hen-or a wet rooster,
whichever you want to call it. He
was absolutely as mad as it is pos
sible for preacher to be without
swearing! He swore-I mean he
said that the whole party was 60
ing home as soon as breakfast was
Over-we would have probably, if
a telegram for Dorothy Reed had
not come about 1880 to the house,
that Wednesday morning. She
signed for it then tore it open and
we went into the living room to
read it!
Now I'll stop here, because this
is what is commonly called con-
tinued stOry-and if | wouldn't stop
at some supensing place this
wouldn't be one! All writers are
fools anyway-if they werne't fools
they wouldn't be writers!i?! And
besides the dinner bells ringing
and I'll have to go eat it. | mean,
| mean-my dinner. not the bell!
so I'll really have to stop, you see.
And as | said before. Continued
next Saturday night at or any
time you may happen to read it!!?
-Northrop Il. Elmer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-11-06
A Little Girl Named Ruth !

Ruth was a poor little girl. Her
father died when she was quite
small. Her mother had to wash
for living, and Ruth had to help
her mother all she could. one day
her mother was doing washing.
Someone knocked at the front door.
Her mother wiped her hands and
went to the door At the door were
a lady and man. The lady said,
I've come to see if you and your
little girl would come to live wlth
me?"
Ruth's mother sail she would; so
Ruth and her mother went. They
lived in the country with Mr.. and
Mrs. Mckinney. When Ruth got
there she played all around the
farm. She helped Mr.. Mckinney
in the garden that summer.
One morning they found Ruth
sick. Ruth's mother sent for the
doctor. Before the doctor sot
there Ruth got worse than ever
The doctor got there in a little
while. When Ruth got well she
played around the farm. When
Ruth was nine years Old her
mother died Ruth was very un-
happy. Mr. and Mrs. Mckinney
took care of Ruth after that, and
they all lived happy after that.
When Ruth got to be eighteen
years old, she went to make her
own living. 1.-THE End. l-Erla Ed
ward, 5B, Baxter school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-11-06
STORY"

STORY"
Their mother and father being
away Donald Reed and Dorothy
Reed decided to have house par
ty. The guests have already ccne
and they are fairly settled for the
first night.
Chapter Two.
had been asleep some time |
guess for when l woke it was al
most ten" l was troubled mot
a little" by ray of light coming
through the register, from my
uncle's room. You see, the attic
was heated by ventilaters placed
in the floor in that way the air was
connected with that OF the room
below. One could also see through
into the lower room, which made
it rather convenient when mis-
chief" was afoot. 1t wa safoot then
alright as / soon found out. | be-
came aware after a while that,
Speedy Evans, Jack Earlenhouse,
and Ermenie ST. John were engaged
in throwing drops of cold ice water
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-11-06

At Prince George it was necessary
to reimburse owners of wheat to
induce an early cut so the aviators
could land.
The weather, too was such as no
other flyers have been forced to
face. Valleys filled with fog be-
tween towering peaks, sudden gales
hoWllng around the bases of the
hills, long storms which held the
men earth-bound for days on end,
afforded material for their Alaska
logs.
Herds Of reindeer and caribou,
bear, mountain sheep and other
game were frequently sighted by
the men as they flew over the
mountains. Lieut.. Eric H. Nelson,
engineering officer, who took turns
with Lieut.. Clifford C. Mutt in fly
ing Plane No. 2, potted bear dur
ing the enforced stay at Telegraph
Creek. Over Behring sea belgua
whale and seals were sighted.
One great aim of the trip, the
mapping Of unexplored Alaska from
the air, was defeated by bad wealth
er. Some $50 exposures were made
along strips 1900 feet on the route,
but the expedition started too late
to get the best conditions for pho
Biography.
The men brought back with them
on the 4,000-mile return trip
Alaskan dogs, the kind that have
won the all-Alaska sweepstake
races by their endurance and faith
fulness.