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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17

in the French and English embassies
were drawn home By their govern
ments. personally went 10 the
French and English ambassadors and
warned them that II this policy were
continued we should be driven into a
German alliance which would injure
both the French and English and our
selves. This warning had no effect
and the Germans began to send US big
military missions. also our officers
were trained in Germany, so we en-
tered the war on the German side.
"If the Americans don't come 10
rs now. the end OF IL all may be
partition leading to other wars
In which Americn may be in
volved. IL might be cheaper for
America to risk millions on Us
now rather than to spend billions
later on n new war;
Asked II he were a partisan Of the
Nationalist movement, the prince an
sWered- "a person in line for the
throne cant become involved in par
ticular movements but must represent
his entire people"
The interview ended by the prince
saying. Now let me Interview you.
VIII America keep Der word and sign
the peace and enter the league OF ma
tions1" Then he shook hands warmly.
and touched his heart and forehead In
sign Of farewell. and motored back to
his home and studio where he IS paint
ing new pictures of his beloved ClrCas-
sian vile and bis son and daughter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
Turkeys Next Sultan, Abdul Medji, Heir
Apparent, Who Married In Youth For LoDe
To Discard Harer1 And Haze Only One Wife

HONSTANTNOPLE Turkey Jan l..
~ Turkeys next sultan. Abdul
Medjid, now the heir apparent. viii be
the first to have but one WIFE and
as such she Will enjoy the same rO-
mantle position as the celebrated
Roxalanas the aIl-powerful favorite
wife OF Suleiman the Magnificent,
tOmbs for centuries have attracted Wis
itOrs TO the Suleiman mosque in Con-
stantinople-
Abdul Medjid is regarded as one Of
the most interesting personalities Of
Turkey. For 80 years he was a pris-
Oner in the house Of his father. Abdul
Aziz, who was sultan for IS years IN
til his deposition and death in 1876
I was happy during those long
years" he said. because 1 married
early, at "a. married for love. and then
I used my time improving my mind.
drawing wisdom from the works Of
the worlds philosophers" He IS no
longer officially a prisoner Since the
reinforcement and sudden death Of
Abdul Hamid in 1908. and the advent
Of the young Turks. he has won his
way TO liberty at least so FAR as travel
IN Asia. or in Constantinople is con-
cerned and also TO a certain freedom
Of speech.
In person he looks not unlike the
old fashioned gentleman farmer Of
England or America. stout, bluff
hearty, his dress Is OF rough. loosely
fitting homespun, with only the red
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
ALLIESMENACING
RUSSIA s HOPE
FOR NEW ERA
Would-Be Friends Do More
Harm Than Reds, Says
EXiled General.
DAWN OF PEACE
SEEMS POSSIBLE

.THADIvOSTOR. Siberia, Jan IL
V Gen. Rudolph Gaida, formerly
commander Of the Czeeho-Slovak
forces in Siberia, declared before he
left here for Shanghai that '-the al
lies are doing Russia more harm than
the BoIsheviki and the sooner the al
lies leave It the better It viii be for
Russia"
Gen. Gaida with his Czecho-slovak
troops defeated the Bolsheviki at
Perm. he led the revolutionary
movement which took place here No
vember IS, was captured By govern
ment authorities and agreed TO leave
Future Is Monarchy.
"Ali the allies have done N Rus
sia,p he said, els to support black
onarchy-Kolchak. Denikine, W.
denitch and the Atamans- Al the fu-
ture can can hold is absolute mon
archy or absolute Bolsheyism- The
center group, the Social-RevolEtiOn-
aries, the Social-Democrats and the
other smaller groups OF similar po-
liticaI orfentation VIII be unable TO
assume leadership. All Siberia west
OF Lake Baikal will fall 70 the Boil
sheviki. and from Baikal TO the Pa
cific viii be japanese dominated
provinces controlled by the Atamans-"
Gen Gnida stated that he be-
lieVed that the only people who
can tie Russia together again are
those who are now Known ns
BOlah evfki. These socnIied Boil
shevilzi he termed them, are not
the reds OF the days Of terror in
European Russia.
Today, he said. there Is a national
movement in Russia for a clear de
mocracy and that the crude form
which Is now being displayed event
ually will work itself out in a mod
crate social program He said that
the army that was approaching Lake
Baikal from the west. the army that
he defeated at Perm last winter was
an differed army. with generals.
colonies. captains and soldiers tt
was disciplined There was a milf
tary staff. schools and ACADEMIES for
training men for the army.
Establish Rights
The doctrines OF communism were
erty had been established and were
being maintained. The world should
know more Of the facts regarding
actual conditions in Siberia Gaida
said
The democratic movement e in
eTitable," he concluded
Cen Gaida was asked II IN his opin-
ion the allies could not aid in the
railiEatiou Of this pure democracy of
which he had spoken by lending aid
to the government formed at Omsk
and headed by admiral Kolchak. he
laughed heartily.
NE 1Iikdyi" he said, which is
Czech for NO, never"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
Committee To Keep
Turks From Hdrnling
The.Christian 2 eobLe

London. Eng, Jan IA conmlllee
has Just been formed, with T. p OCon-
nor. the widely known member OF
parliament, as president. TO conauct
an energetic campaign TO the end that
the Turks shall never again govern
areas inhabited by Christians
The committee was organized AZ a
meeting which was addressed by W..
A. Lloyd, an Australian journalist
who related stories OF atrocities at
tributed 10 the Turks. Mr.. OConnor'
who presided. declared that not a
single Christian subject should be al
lowed to remain under Turkish mis-
government"
Mr.. Lloyd fought against the Turks
and said he had seen much OF their
methods since. having only Just re-
turned from an investigation OF the
results OF Turkish rule He stated
that there was now. more than a year
after the signing OF the armistice.
well equipped, well organized Turk
ish army In the field. numbering
wholesale unarmed Christian men,
women and children.
only a few weeks ago" he said, i
helped to gather the mutilated bodies
Of some 800 or 400 little Christian
children for Christian burial in Asia
Minor"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
japanese GiUe Pledge
To Support Christian
Reform In Korea

Toxic, Japan. Jan. 1.-THE CHRIS
tisn missionaries OF Japan, through
Dr. Arthur Berry. Of the American
Methodist Episcopal mission, have
pledged their support tofa program
OF administrative reforms in Korea
These plans were announced by Dr.
MiZuno. director Of civil affairs in the
new government general Of Korea
at a meeting OF 200 missionaries and
other foreigners held in the Imperial
hotel, the other day.
The missionaries also promised 10
furnish criticism whenever II was
believed to be necessary. This criti-
cism DR.. Berry explained, is to be
friendly, constructive, optimistic and
intended to help. Baron Sakatani, who
presided. said the new watchWord in
Korea today is Justice and sym
pathy" in which, he said the mission
aries could render aid
Dr. MizunO told the missionaries
what he hoped TO accomplish in Korea
in providing equal treatment for
Koreans and Japanese and in educa-
tional and prison reforms. He an
uouncsd that the punishment OF ko-
reans by flogging would be abolished.
He said Il was an old Korean custom
but that Japan recognized II was at
variance with modern ideas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
WarCensorsHid Great Loss OfShips
Italian Merchant Marine Fleet Swept
Into Virtual Annihilation By U-Boats

fleet to the 4.OO0,0oO rons. or
thereabouts. which she lmpera-
lively needs. and IN order TO IN
up the deficit she has had 10
charter foreign vessels
England takes first place as tue
marine lanlord. renting SIS ships,
totaliuE 371.S15 tons Other nation
allties have contributed as follows
Portugal. ships. %, $50 tons Chinese
ship. $3.50 tons; Norwegian "a
ships. 143.o9l tons Greek. 9 ships
1878 tons Swedish, 10 ships, -Q.6a1
tons
Most OF the ships have been en-
gagged on time charter which Il
one Of the most expensive forms
OF hire
During the first six months OF fhs
present year 1taly's imports by sea
were as follows.
Coal Leads Imports
Coal, 1851 tons from North
America and 2,T06.6S2 from England;
grain. 1.2o5.sz4 tons from North
America. 2s2.s51 from South Amer
lea, 61,736 from India, S21,504 from
2fos312 tons from North America. as
us from Great Britain. foreign me1r,
1850 tons from North America 81
2f6 from South America; cotton. So
go tons: mineral oils. S9,s30etous-
miscellaneous goods. S21.9s9 tors
from North America, 53,S-S from
South America. 70,061 tons from Ens-'
land. l59. $40 tons iphcsphatesl from
Mediterranean ports. 1855 tons
from other countries.
Practical Resolution
All this works out at a monthly
rate OF imports by sea amounting 70
1.067.31s tons, which IS insufficient
for the Industrial prosperity and de
velopment OF the country. The min
lister OF transports calculates that
Italy IS forced to spend two billion
lire year owing 10 lack o. tounage-
Nitti has made a most practical re-
olutiou in deciding to devote three
billion lire 70 the reconstruction Of
Italy's mercantile marine, thus CIV
ing q great impetus 20 the shipbulu-
ing industry. TO which italy az OF
time owed her greatness and nros
peritg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17

fez which Turks wear In or out Of
doors TO indicate his nationality.
When he doesn't smile. which is not
often, his graying hair and moustache
and wide, Circassian blue eyes give
him the thoughtful air which has led
Turks 10 declare he win be a great
sultan If the whirligig Of politics. in
ternal and international. give him his
chance TO fulfill his dream OF salvag-
ing the wrecks lof the Ottoman en-
pire.
ave have the maiCinEs YET Of n
great people, Of "A people that viii
get ahead in the arts u peace
and industry under proper con-
difions,n he said with an mir Of
deep conviction. sfNhy won't
America give US a startf" be asked
In n quick, pathetic manner COM
mon of many Of the men OF the
nations defeated in the war.
why should we have those hostile
war vessels in our harbor a year after
the armisticeg' ne asked, pointing TO
the ships swinging in the Bosphorus-
why not settle our affairs. let us
rest from the wars without number
which We have had2"
The prince was looking out from
a second story window, as he talked
OF the nolmaba Ehcheh palace the
show place Of Constantinople. where
be has the use Of one wing
Aren't Turks Anxious.
Aren't the Turks anxious FOR an
American mandate because they there
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17

by see an opportunity to save them
selves from partition and the loss Of
Constantinople2 be was asked
Here the prince dropped his French
and began talking rapidly in Turkish
10 Ahmed Emin Bey. a graduate OF
Columbia university and editor Of the
nationalist paper. Vakit. who inter
preted as follows:
1--WE have no means of letting
the people in America know what
Kind Of people we are ana what
we think. The Turks want the
Americans because they know
the Americans would treat them
honestly and help them develop
"A rich country 10 the profit OF
both.
The Americans have never Travelled
here much. nor got to know the pos
sibilities Of our people, who are rea-
sonably honest and hard working. II
cannot be said that the Turks have
ever betrayed their foreign friends 50
long as the latter acted in good faith.
We have a long tradition OF friendship
with the liberal western powers. Az
ter the Turkish revolution OF 1908. we
We're most anxious to continue these
relations.
But here came out difficulty. These
powers England and Frauce) wished
TO Maintain good relations with the
Russians who. without our seeking e.
were hostile to US, and finally the
Russian Influence became so strong
that every person favorable 70 Turks
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
Chile Nitrate Fields
To Be ImbroUed Soon

Valparaiso. Chile. Jan. 17.-Devel-
opment of The nitrate fields OF north
ern Chile and Bolivia Is expected TO
result from improvements OF the port
OF Antofagasta- which now are in
progress at a cost estimated at H.
100000. Increased commerce with
Bolivia also is expected
Antofagasta has had a poor har-
Dor and Il is connected by railway
with Huanchaca and POtosi. Bolivia
silver ores and nitrate from northern
chile and Bolivia are shipped from
this port
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17

DONE. Italy. Jan. 1.-THE ministry
N OF transports has just published
some highly interesting statistics
which throw much light on the ques-
ton OF freight and shipping. a vital
one for italy. whose very existence
depends on her maritime commerce.
Here are some OF the most important
figures which had been withheld
during the war,
On December 81, 1914. Italy had a
mercantile fleet OF rs ships. totallng
e,Szs.ol4 tons By July I. 1913. she
had only 454 ships, totaling 1,431, SIS
tons, namely, less than 81 percen:
Of her pre-war merchant fleet From
January ], 1915, TO July /. 1913, 36f
ships, totaling 1.3S7.073 tons. were
lost, and IS, with a total tonnage OF
s,654, we're built
Cause OF Losses.
d The loss OF tonnage was due to he
following causes. 245 ships. totalins
1855. 642 tons, and representing -
percent OF Italy's mercantile fleet be
fore the war, we're sunk By sub
marines or mines; IS ships, totaling
storms and ordinary accidents at sea
rs percent; A, totaling 139.150 tons
IS percent, were broken W; 81 OF
$3.50 tons q percent. were sold
abroad. Altogether 36f ships were
lost. totaling 1.3S7.07S tons. and rep
resentinE SO percent OF Italy's mer-
camille fleet.
Pay Fancy Price.
Old tramps. the refuge OF foreign
ports, have been bought up at fancy
prices abroad, while home production
was systematically discouraged at
home by an incompetent bureauracy
Italy needs. II her commercial and
industrial development is n0t to be
sacrificed. at least 1000. 900 tons OF
shipping. and these she could supply
herself, especially now that the yards
Of Trieste and Istria. which were tEe
most important OF the Austro- Hun
garinn Expire. have been added 20
her resources. thus giving work 70
so 900 or more men
II II Tar cry from the ,f3t So
fonS OF italy-s present merchant
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
WOMEN ARE PAID
SIX CENTS FOR
MAKING SHIRT
Appalling Conditions Dis
closed In Sweatshops
Of London.
MUST BUY THREAD
AND OWN MACHINE


I ONDON. Eng, Jan. 17.-Conditions
l. in London's shirt-malling trade.
largely a household industry. IN
which helpless women are exploited,
have not been improved since Thomas
Hood wrote his immortal poem, ''The
Song OF the Shirt" That Is the find
ing Of the Daily Herald. the labor
paper. which has investigated the
situation
II anything" says the Herald,
conditions have gone from bad to
q standstil. the cost Of living and
the cost OF cotton thread have leaped
Up,
Shirtland-this sweated Industry
is almost everywhere in London
Every back street in poorer London
constitutes one OF It's thoroughfares-
Leytoustone and Peckham. Islington
and HoNton, Poplar and Bow, no mat
Ter where You look you'll find broken
women sewing at shirts for as little
az six cents apiece, giving her soul
stitches in a garment for which an
aifiuent man viii gladly pay IS.
what homes! What tragedies
they could tell In one sorry
hoVeI woman who fOiled got nine
pence f1T centEl for scanning n
dozen shirts. she had 20 buy her
own thread, which cost thirteen
cents and the spool ran ont be-
fore she had completed her
ninth shirt!
In another dwelling a woman said
her daughter had been compelled 10
discontinue shirt making because her
health had been broken by IL, coupled
with lack OF sufficient food The
rate OF payment was so low that TO
earn $3.50 she had to make 1orty
dozen shirts.
Typical Case.
Here's q typical case in Peckham:
The worker, a frail young woman,
lot strong enough TO undertake
harder toll. said she made shirts and
rajamas. for which her firm paid
hest work out OF that price comes
the cost Of her sewing thread and
she pays sixtT-three cents weekly on
Ter instalment plan sewing machine
The same firm pays six cents each
for the sewing together Of common
shirts. She was working on mems
size paiamas, which required an hour
and twenty minutes per pair 10 COM
ulete. She expected TO get ten cents
each for the paiamzs-
This worker said that con-
sideriuE the price at which Pa
iamas were sold IN the retail
shops the women sewers should
Eet ut least twice present prices
Another worker said; We are IN
organized, and II we were we couldn't
cali a strike. for we'd starve- We are
absolutely at the mercy Of our mas
tors. We are helpless and have TO
submit We must have bread and
we'd rather work for Il than steal
IT,"
This Is the modern London shirt
mixers weekly balance sheet
shirts seamed-4SQ-
Money ved-S6.2O.
= I=HH
-.ShirtseIIer's profit-unknowns
workers profit crust OF bread
2 bed OF straw-and rags.
Yet they must work on
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17

I DNDON, Eng Jan 1.-THE hang
l. man and his assistants want more
money and as there IL. no trade union
Of hangmen. the demand is being
taken Up By Mr.. HalIwood, a private
member OF parliament.
lie put a question to the home sec
rotary yesterday, but got what ne
thinks an unsatisfactory reply. The
fact Is that the sheriff Of each coun-
- pays the eLecuuOner and his as
sistant In accordance with a scale
- nich IS approved by the Government
Even the hangman has suffered
from the rise in prices. Though he is
concerned with death, the cost OF
living hits him as il hits every other
member OF the community. Unlike
the executioners Of France, Belgium
and other countries, the eLecutioners
here are not government officials in
lhe ordinary sense They are en-
ployed on each specific occasion by
the sheriff No bonds or increase
% any kind has been granted durins
the war Alr. HallWood had Some in
terestlng things 10 say in reference
- his demands.
Times lave Changed.
The emoluments," he said. are
considerably less than they we've
years ago. There were times when
The hangmau could make something
by way Of sidelines- That is all done
Tor He used 10 be able 70 stay at a
public house near the hanging place.
40 attract the beer drinkers ana
others, FOR the good Of lne house
lae now receives an allowance for
GOOD conduct, which is basel On. his
not lending himself TO any such
scheme Of prodr-making Besides he
Las 10 travel 20 and from the Jail in
sGch way and at such times as the
home secretary directs, having al
ways TO be at the jan at 4 o'clock The
dsy prior 10 the execution
s4The eEecutioner Is thus denied
the privilege Of attending the
local music hall the night before
the execution TO show the public,
in the fashion OF famous boxers.
how the other fellow Is finished
eff
'-ln some cases added Mr. Hall
wood. three days are lost by The
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
Von Hmdenburg May
Become Millionaire

Berlin. Germany, San 17.-Field
marshal Won Hindenburg bids fair to
become a millionaire from his writ
ings. according TO the neF Berlin
Gazette III is reported that he has
sold some u his works En- america
for s12.eoo which. IT present eS-
600 marks.
The newspaper adds this comment;
The German army leaders under
stand the pound and dollar reckon
ing better than they did the U-boat
chances. the strength Of the Amer
Jean army and the American tanks"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
Strange Fashions
Sterile u. S. Marines

st. Thomas. Virgin Islands, Jan II
United States marines garrisoning
these new possessions OF Uncle sam
cannot understand the fashions af-
fected By the natives. Why negro
or Cha-Cha indian should wear an
overcoat when the thermometer
stands ct 100 in the shade mystifies
them
For some strange reason, the ma
tive Virgin Islander believes in wear
ing every article Of clothing he can
Law his hands on. All American holi-
days are now celebrated by the ma
riVes. who spend the day parading
about the streets. some Of them WeSr-
ing overcoats. capes. two or more
pairs OF trousers and a red bandanna
handkerchief about the neck Also
they frequently adorn themselves
with the horns Of cows or oxen at
tached To the head just in front Of
TIE ears.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
Refugees, Both Alive
And Dead, Are Packed
Together In Coaches

TOXIC, Japan, Jan 17.-The
death trains constitute a fear
ful feature OF the Siberian
railroad. says Col P B. Teusler,
Red Cross commissioner 10 ST.
IBERIA Into these trains are packed
at the front hundreds OF refu-
gees. most OF them suffering from
typhus or some other disease and
Infested with vermin.
The trains are sent eastward
from Vladivostock- None OF the
towns along the way want the
refugees 70 be added 10 their
own troubles 50 the trains are
passed along, the refugees dying
on the way. By the time the
train reaches V1adivostock fire.
Quently more than half the suf-
ferers have died As the bodies
are removed from the cars every
morning, fresh passengers are
thrust in IN their places.
Another feature OF the suffer
ing OF the Inhabitants Is the
towns composed OF dugouts which
are 70 be found in many places
They consist OF hundreds Of hoies
dug in the ground in which the
inhabitants are herded- SMALL
p0x is frequently among them
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
British HangmenAskFo rMore Wages
GOUemmenfllayLo
Crime WqOe Is Falling off Materially

executioner and his assistant in
reaching the place Of execution, per-
forming the last office to some Grim
inaI and returning home. The public
may not appreciate it. but the execu-
toner is usually engaged in trade
like every one else He could not
live on his feet for executions before
the war. much less when the cost OF
living is up and business is slack
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17

Rotterdam, HOlIands Jan. IA
dispatch TO the NieuWs Rotterdam
sche Courznt states that a director
OF a Danish firm dealing in moving
picture films has been arrested al
Copenhagen charged with carrying
American filEAs and sending them 10
Germany.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17

Paris. France, Jan. 17.-Capt. de
Persevals Of the French navy. who
has just written a book on the bat
tie OF Jutland, says: The British
owed their success to the valor Of
the sailors, the strength OF the chiefs.
more 10 any material superiority be-
cause as a matter Of fact the material
at the disposal of the British ad-
mirals was relatively inferior TO that
OF the Germans
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
.AMERICANOT HELPING
TO PATCH UP PIECES
OF WAR TORN NATIONS
ALLIES CLAIM COUNTRY HAS
FALLEN DOWN ON PROMISES

Charge United States Has Held Up Settlements While
Unable to Decide About Mandates and Has Refused
To Stabilize Exchanges and Shoulder Part Of Fl
nancial Burdens; Distress in Europe Gets Worse.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17

--ln some cases added Mr.. Hall
ODD. three days are lost by The
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-03-12
TRUSTEES SALE OF LAND

Under and by virtue of the power
conferred on the undersigned in deed Of
trust, dated the 9Th day of March 1919
between Charlie Ivy and Pattie Ivy, tc
R. S. Travis, Trustee, recorded in Book
300, page 4lS, Halifax County Registry,
default having been made in the pay
ment of the Indebtedness therein secur-
ed, and at the request of the holder of
said Indebtedness, the undersigned will
on the 3rd, day Of April 1920 at the
post office door in the town of Weldon,
N. c., sell for cash at public auction
that certain tract or parcel of land sit
uate in Roanoke Rapids Township, Hal
flax County, North Carolina, bounded
on the north by the lands of Washing
ton Ivy, on the east by the lands of j.
W. Pierson, on the south by the lands
of Richard Ivy, and on the west by the
lands of Robert Ivy, said to contain five
acres more or less.
This the 10Th day of February 1920.
r. S. Travis, Trustee