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The Washington times., 1920-04-14
IRISH IN JAIL
TO Be FREED
Sim Fein Prisoners In Mount
Joy Prison Ordered Re-
leased by Britain.
ALL DUBLIN CELEBRATES
General Strike In Full Sway as
Word Comes to liberate
BastiIe Inmates.

LONDON, April 1.-The Sim
Fein prisoners in the Mount Joy jail
at Dublin win be released immedi-
ately, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Dublin this
afternoon. The Irish general strike
was called as q protest against the
British governments treatment Of
these prisoners.
Demonstrates at Dublin.
There was q great demonstration
at Dublin today, with Thousands OF
persons paradinE through the streets.
There were fears Of collision be-
tween the crowds and troops. Crowds
gathered outside Of the Mount Jay
Jail. but were urged BY Archbishop
walsh to return home.
n A number of the Sim Fein hunger
strikers in the Mount JOY jail may
die. It was reported this afternoon.
-Four of them were said to have coll
lapsed entirely and others were in
the last stages OF exhaustion.
A. Bonar. Law announced In Com
mons this afternoon thst the lord liou-
tenant OF ireland has directed the
prison b6ffd-that All persons arrested
under the defense of the real act
should receive ameliorative treat
ment from the state until they are
convicted OF the charges against
them"
This means that the governments will
not treat political prisoners as crimi
nails. II was such treatment that the
Sim Feiners protested against.
hunger strike Yves begun by the Sim
Fein prisoners to compel the govern
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LOCAL LABOR WOULD
SUPPORT WIRE WALKOU1
Sympathy for Carmen Especially
Strong Among U. S. Employees.
Dept. Officials Anxious.

Local labor, generally, will poln in
a sympathy strike In the event that
the w. r.. & E. employees walk out,
according to the attitude of union
leaders this morning.
The strike of the railway employees
several years ago was strongly sup
ported by other unions OF this city.
principally Local No. 2, National Fed
Grafton OF Federal Employees, which
tho company.
bee ausc the strike Ia not yet n Ger.
tainty. the Federal Employees Union
this morrinE Indicated that Il would
vote it's support.
The union has approximately 10000
members,
The Washington times., 1920-04-14
new YORK TO PACIFIC
AIR MAIL AUTHORIZED

The Postoffice Department is left
free to inaugurate an nerial mail SER
vice to 81. Louis under an agreement
reached today By Senate and House
conferces on the postofficc appropria-
tion bill.
q An aerial mail service from Chicago
10 San Francisco Is authorized Un-
der the original provision of tho bill
81. Louis was excluded from tho aerial
routes TO be established
The Washington times., 1920-04-14

Fo1r organizations with power
to partially tie up the citys street
railway and electric power opera
tions will meet tonight at midnight
in Walters Hall, 719 Sixth street
northwest, to vote for or against a
strike.
The situation became more acute
today when General Manager L. E.
Sinclair. Potomac Electric Power
Company, refused to grant signed
contract to the three organizations
representing the majority employees
Of that company.
Pepco Directors to Act.
The board Of directors of the Pepco
and Washington Railway and Blec-
trio Company can avert a strike by
| voting to enter into a contract with
| its employer organizations. The
board meets at $3.50 o'clock this aft
| ernoon to study the situation with q
Wow to ofrsetting a walkout
The present policy of the two COM
panies, Jointly directed but separate
ly operated, Is to decline to enter
| into q contract with any particular
group of employees" Unless this pol
icy is changed before midnight
Washington may find itself plunged
| into darkness, with all street cars of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company ceasing to operate.
Albert e. Jones, International vice
president Of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation OF Street and Electric Rail.
way Employees, which organization
4 has a branch composed OF, 1t is said,
900 w. r. & f. men, win preside at
tonight's meeting. For the past
month Mr.. Jones has been in WASH
ington acting as adviser for the car
men.
To Reveal Conference Result.
Mr.. Jones will tell the men the re-
suit OF yesterdays conference with
President Ham. Mr.. Ham refused to
grant the Amalgamated Association
q contract, but agreed upon several
other points in the associations de-
mands. As the contract Is the para
mount issue between the car men
and the company, IL Is believed the
association will refuse to take up
these other points until a signed con-
tract Is promised.
| More than 600 men are expected at
tonights meeting. Strike talk has
beer in the air for two weeks. The
(Continued on Page 2, Column A.
The Washington times., 1920-04-14
REDS SAVED FROM DEATH.

BUDAPEST, April 14.-Sentence Of
death has been passed on the Boil
shevist conspirator, Mauthner and
three of his aceompIices by the court
in which the men were tried. The
regent, Admiral Horthy, has COM
muted the sentence to life imprison-
ment, however.
The Washington times., 1920-04-14
Cold Weather DELAYS
Opening of Season
For Griffs at Boston

strong northwest winds. Then
weatherman adds: "Bad flying
weather." You can take that last
anyway you wish. II is informa-
ton furnished free.
And IL the opening game goes over
for day, the same description goes
along with II.
Yes, this Ia n hospitable town, but
the weather man is not q native son.
Before the Athletes parade to the
tall Flagstaff In center field, the 1otst
Regiment Band, with a war record be-
hind It, will entertain with concert.
Afterwsrd the band will head tho
march to the garden and assist In
ushering In baseball for 1920.
Russeu Msy wsrk.
bad flying weather." says the
forecaster, something In that. For
Instance, Ed Barrow In thinking OF
sending Allen Russell to the mound.
or all the pests In the league, Russell
is absolutely tho worst for the Grins.
IL he 10 In form, it's sure going 10 be
bad flying weather" for the Griffs.
Russell. when with the Yankees,
once defeated the Griffs every time
Continued on Page 10, Column 1)
The Washington times., 1920-04-14
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

BOSTON, April 14.---Today is sup
posed to be the day for New England
fandom, but It is more or less pos
sible that tomorrow will be accorded
the honors, seeing the Washington
Griffmen, all dolled up in their new
panties, open the 1920 campaign
against the Red Sox.
The peskey New England weather
always hits in this game Of playing
ball in the spring. Sometimes the
sun shines. Frequently it rains. II
has been known TO snow. The dope
for today Is cold and fair. with
The Washington times., 1920-04-14

renew EFFORT
|. TOENDSTR|KE
Labor Leaders Confident Early
Settlement With Switchmen
Can Be Effected.

NEW YORK. April 14--E6ovs
were renewed today to end the y ~
authorised railroad strike which 'es
almost week has held New 4 q
tightly in its grip. paraiysing freight
traffic, curtailing zpaasenger service.
and causing Widespread discomfort.
Representative Of the brother
hoods, headed by Timothy Shea, vice
president OF the Drothsrhood Of Fire
men and Enginemen. scheduled an-
other conference with representatives
Of the strikers at Jersey city. Mayor
Hague. Of Jersey City: Mayor Hylsn.
of New York, and Health Commis-
sioner Copeland wsret to sit In at the
meeting ana lay the case Of the public
before the opposing. factions.
Co.Alent Ead Ii Near.
Shea was confident today that the
end of the strike 10 in sight. 'Too
optimistic" was the way the strikers
termed his attitude. They blamed
him for the announcement Of "set-
Element" which was made at the con-
clusion of the frst conference yester-
day.
shea predicted today, however. that
the strike win lend as quickly As 1t
arose"
Similar optimism was expressed by
L. c. Griffing, vice president OF the
Brotherhood of Engineers. He said
the strikers grievances were real, but
that they had taken the wrong way
to right them.
Meanwhile the strike continued to
isolate New York today. Little OF
no freight was moving on any roads
and passenger service was crippled or
all. The passenger service was re
ported improved on the New York
Central and the New Haven, but there
was little improvement on other
lines. The freight situation wal
worse.
lawyer. Run Trains.
Jersey commuters stocked their
own trains into Manhattan again to.
day. brokers swinging shovels and
lawyers acting as brakenen and con.
from all walks and professions have
offered their services to the roads and
many Of these offers have been &C.
cepted.
Ten commuters trains were run
over the Erie. manned partly by vol.
unteer crews.
The Jersey Central reported pas
senger service 90 per cent pormaI
and the return to work OF forty mer
out on strike. Volunteer crews would
not be used for the present, II was
stated.
The Washington times., 1920-04-14

BOSTON, April 14.-Cold
weather caused a postponement
of today's opening game here.
The Boston Club will try to play
tomorrow though the weather
forecast Is for continued cold and
dampness.
The Washington times., 1920-04-14
Senator Hiram Johnson Shows
Strength by Polling 43, 1000
Votes In Primary.
HOOVER LEADS DEMOCRATS
Politicians Amazed at Number
Writing In Name OF Cali
fornia Progressive.
BY GILMAN PARKER,
U.ternatienaI News service.

thntcbuuttOnut Newn oSTvsSNp
CHICAGO, April 14.-Governor
Frank o. Lowden today is the win
ner of the Presidential Endorsement
Of the Republicans OF Illinois. his
home State. His plurality in Tues
days Presidential primaries is more
than $4,000, stnniing to the latest
returns.
johnson q
Lowden's victory con-
ard A. Wood. his NED pr.
is not State wide Y
Wood swept Chicago 4
Cook county by . piurd
votes. surging into vicS
section OF the state in
one of the most bitterly
tests ever staged In Chical
Despite the number Of vdeS TED
by Lowden and Wood. howeS zone
big sensation Of the day WI the
showing made by Senator Hiram
johnson. with his name absent from
the ballots, no less than 5000 voters
In Cook coQnty's ten Congressional
districts alone wrote II In as their
choice. for President, result un-
iparalicled I'M Illinois politics.
In the Democratic primaries latest
returns Indicate that Herbert Hoover
will win by q small margin. with
Governor Edwards, Attorney General
Psldher, w. g, McAdoo, William Jen-
pings Bryan. and James Hamilton
Lewis receiving most Of the remain
der Of the votes.
Tabulation of vste.
In. the Republican primaries, the
returns from SPAS out of $500 pre-
cincts in the entire State gave Low
den a total vote of 222 ,9s2 and WOOD
1877 ,86S. With this as basis, the State
vote complete Is expected to be as
follows:
Lowden, 1es. .e3s.
Wood. 5s.o31.
Lowden's plurality (deducting the
Wood Cook county figures). S1,074.
Complete returns from the Cook
county ten Congressional districts.
which include Lake county, are:
Candidate. Men. Women. Total
Wood 49,. s7.511 1896 105,s77
Lowden %. 64.245 14,099 IS 344
johnson :. $3.50 b.365 40,s11
Woods plurality in Cook county.
27,513.
Govei nor I>owden's victory means
that the Illinois delegation of 5S to
the Republican convention will be
divided about as follows, II all the
delegates follow the preferential vote
cast:
For Lowden. 40; for Wood. IT; for
Johnson, /.
Eight delegates at large remain to
be named by the State @. o. ?. con
vention to be held at Springfield. May
10. They probably will abide by the
preferential vote and indorse Lowden,
The Washington times., 1920-04-14
DIRECTORS CAN
AVERT T|E-UP
Power Company Board viii
Head OFT Crisis II II Indorses
Mems Terms Today.
MAlK0UT MEANS DARKNESS
Four Organizations Ready to
Quit Work II Car Mems De-
mands Are Rejected.

~ have no aeubt thst every
eRsrt Will be made Ut the neetiag
to effect m anleabIe settlemestn
said Milton Il. Allies, chairman OF
the w. r. 4 Il. Beard 81 Directors,
speaking Of this afternees's neet-
An9.
II Aspe this eAsrt win - naAe
~ 18th siAes,~ eencIuAed Mr.
The Washington times., 1920-04-14
I'VE win appeal 70 the United

I'VE win appeal 10 the United
States Government In the event
the Pepco men declare 4 walk
ont. We will ask them 70 furnish
men to run our plant o. to take
any other sction which they
think ht to prevent . cessation
Of local electric power opera
items. We will DO everything In
our power TO keep the plants
from shutting down"
This abatement was made BY
General Manager Sinelair Of the
Potomas Electric Power Gem
paYy today.
The Washington times., 1920-04-14
WEATHER,

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iss ssSpsvsssss. ss.isht
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The Washington times., 1920-04-14

Mr.. Plumb answered recently
the old threadbare statement that
Government ownership or Govern
ment control would be danger
10 widows and orphans" He knew
only one orphan violently interest
ed, that orphan being j. Pierpont
Morgan, son of the late j. Pier
pont Morgan, and he knew only
one widow with a real interest,
Mrs. e. II. Hartman. who In
herited at least one hundred mil
lion dollars from her husband, the
country's ablest railroadman.
Mr.. Plumb overlooked ono group
of widows and orphans. They got
the stock OF the New Haven Rail-
road at about two hundred dollars
a share, just before the father Of
orphan ]. p. Morgan got hold OF
IL. Ask those widows what they
think of private ownership.
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DROP IN MERCURY
/ BROUGHT BY rain
mother Change From Summer
to Autumn overnight--SmaII
Damage Done
LIGHTNING CAUSES DEATH

1 a complete transformation in weather
rom summer to autumn was wrought
PverniEht as result Of yesterdays del
PIE OF rain and accompanying electri-
fal effects. These elements. together
Ftth cool breezes. caused drop in tenn
psrature Of "a degrees.
This morning thick banks of clouds
covered the city. making an unusual
darkness to prevail.
Although yesterdays storm caused no
kerious damage in this city, it played n
{ew pranks which blocked traffic and
left souvenirs in various neighborhoods.
Shock Fatal to War Veteran
1 Thomas Knight. thirty two years old.
en overseas veteran, died in Ridley Park
% result of the storm. He was an
invalid. Lightning set his bed aire.
He died of shock during the night.
The rain. lashed by fierce wind
washed large piles of dirt in the tracks
ef the Ridge avenue car line at Craw-
Ford street. Traffic was blocked for
hearly an hour just when thousands Of
workers were bound homeward.
I At Nineteenth and Master streets the
wind blew down an electric wire which
tenited a tree. 1t was soon a mass Of
hames. An engine company was sum
moned to prevent the fire from spread
Ing
lightning struck high brick stack
Of mill at Kensington and Torresdale
avenues and left long. black scar.
Hundreds Of bricks were torn out from
Che stack and flung in all directions.
( While Frederick Ashc. 524 South
Nineteenth street. was lighting his pipe
pt Walnut street a fash of lightning
knocked the pipe from his mouth. AShe
was slightly stunned. He was taken
10 the Pennsylvania Hospital.
Bolt Plays Franks
A freak lightning bolt popped in and
out of three houses on Ninth street be e
low Allegheny avenue about , 40 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon. knocking a young
ynan from a chair and scattering SCOT
from stovepipes in two Of the houses.
Raymond Lyons. nineteen years old.
son of Patrolman Wesley Lyons. of the
Germantown avenue and LyComing
street station. was in the parlor of his
home, 3102 North Ninth street
The young man said what appeared as
b ball of fire flashed through the win
glow, darted around the walls and dis
appeared Lyons was flung from his
chair, but was unhurt.
About the same time the fiery ball
was seen to enter the cellar window Of
lne nome Oh JOun plNnu' rlp- .NpI'H
Ninth street. The bolt passed TO the
rear of the cellar, leaped through an
opening between the cellar and the
kitchen and passed through the kitchen
range, expelling SCOT from a stovepipe,
The black dust covering food prepared
Tor supper.
| In the kitchen were Mrs. Blynn. her
mother. Mrs. Emily Manly. and four
children. Emily Blynn, fourteen years
old, picked up fourteen months old
baby when the kitchen was illuminated
BY the fash and ran out the front door
with the child.
The adjoining house at 1874 North
Ninth street is occupied by James Gar .
sity. The bolt apparently passed
through the wall and into Garrity s
fapge.
! A neighbor telepboned a fire alarm
Z Firemen found no blaze. but were able
Y 10 trace the bolts erratic course by
the scorched walls.
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HEAVY GALE KILLS
YOUTH AT SHORE
canoeist browns at Mays Land
ing When Storm Drives
OF Rescuers
CONVICT SHIP AGROUND
nv the Associated Press

Atlantic City. June 1S.--One life was
lost and property damage estimated at
several thousand dollars done by a
violent electric storm. accompanied by
n hurricane and downpour, which swept
Atlantic county last night. -
A ricnic was in progress in benape
Park. at Mays Landing. when the storm
suddenly broke. and canoe containing
irving schuslcr and Herman Guttes- :
man. each aged sixteen years; ;.ss was somr nc
Measure seekers, realizing the. grave
danger of the boys. rushed to the lake
front and onxiously watched ed the their ef-
Tbreo boots set out to their rescue
and had no sooner left the shore than
the the canoe was overturned. In rapid
succession the three rescue craft were
tinucd on their way. Then the. quickly
gathering darkness shut out the view
Of the struggle from the watchers on
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shore. A half hour later the boats re-
turned with young Guttesman. Schusler
was drowned and his body had not been
recovered up to late hour this fore
noon.
Young Guttesman, who is In the serv-
ice and was attired in his uniform.
made a gallant attempt to save the life
of his companion.
During the heavy thunderstorm the
old British convict ship Success, at the
inlet, dragged her anchors. and was
blown aground on the meadows. The
life saving crew from the coast guard
station went to the assistance Of the
crew Of twenty one sailors and took
them off the old time vessel. Captain
Smith was on shore at the time. He
made an inspection Of the point where
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PlIarlmaqe to Valley FORGE

In celebration Of the 142d anniver-
sary of the evacuation of Valley Forge
by the Continental troops. members of
Philadelphia patriotic societies will
make pilgrimage to Valley Forge to-
morrow. The pilgrimage will be made
under the direction Of the Valley Forge
n campaign to complete the Washing
ton Memorial at the historic battle
ground
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the vessel grounded and is Of the opin
ion that no great difficulty will be en-
countered in towing her out Of the sand
at high tide today. The ship has a de
cided list.
The Keota news., 1920-03-19
william Wagner Buy. OIL Static.

william Wagner Buys OIL Station
A deal was closed at Sterling the lat
ter part Of last week. transferring the
Keota independent oil station from J.
B. McDill, who installed the station
about year ago. to William Wagner.
Following his purchase Of the plant.
Mr.. Wagner went to Denver. whore he
bought . Smith-Ford Form-a-truck.
which he will use for deliveries Of kero-
sene and gasoline. There 10 but one
big storage tank at the station at pres.
ent, and this will be used for storage Of
gasoline. Another tank will probably
be installed later: but In the meantime.
kerosene will be handled In barrels.
Mr.. Wagner intends to give the busi.
ness his personal attention. and to han
die everything in the line Of lubricants:
10 dealers. car and tractor owners may
buy all their fuel. oil and greases local.
~. Mr.. McDili was dismantling the
plant for removal to Sterling. follow
ing IN unsuccessful attempt to form .
local company to take over its opera
ton. when Mr.. Wagner stepped In to
prevent its removal.
The Keota news., 1920-03-19
z,ub.,... Bays Registered Helsteias

Zinbelnan Bays Registered Ho1steias
John Zimbelmsn has gone into the
Holstein breeding and dairy business.
with . herd Of eleven registered cows
and q bull. bought in Denver last week.
At a cost Of -. .75O. These cattle will
be the foundation Of . herd that should
be Of great effect toward the develop
ment of this locality in the dairy cattle
business. Mr.. Zimbslman 10 one Of the
lsrRest.scale farmers in this locality.
and ID known - . careful stockman.
He recently sold . large herd Of beef
cattle that he had been feeding. His
farm has nearly thousand acres, and
u we'll improved. He has two concrete
stave silos.
The Keota news., 1920-03-19
Rev. Gray Accepts Hoiyoks Pastosate

Rev. Gray Accepts Holyoks Pastesate
Rev. Frank E. Gray. who hes been
pastor Of the Baptist church at keota
since its organization. and who has also
conducted the Baptist work at Briggs
dale and Sligo for several yeazs. has
resigned his work In this locality to &C.
cspt the psstorate Of the First Baptist
Church Of Holyoke. Colo. He will
move there with his family shortly
after March "a. when hs viii have IN
auction sale Of his farm stock and equip
ment; and assumes The duties Of his
new charge the forepart Of April. The
people Of the entire community. regard
less Of denomination. will regret the
departure Of the Gray family. and wish
them all success In their new home.
The Gray farm will probably Be occu-
pied BY tenant family.
The Keota news., 1920-03-19
Notice Of Annual Election

Notice is hereby given that the reg
ular annual municipal election of the
Town of Keota. Weld County. Colorado.
will bs held 1t the Town Hall In said
town, on the first Tuesday Of April.
being April 6. 1920. for the election Of
officers - follows:
One Mayor, for the term Of one
year.
Three Trustees, for the term Of two
years. -.
The polls 1T said election will bs
open from q. m. to p. m, OF said
day.
Attest: JOHN D. WATT,
Town Clerk.
First publication March 19, 102.
Last publication April 2, 1870.
The Keota news., 1920-03-19
NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY
,,sms Of Interest to the People Of
Keota Community

heavy 3s-hour wind storm from the
.,.,hvest, west and northwest, made
at.door conditions unpleasant last Sun
! Az and Monday. and repeated on
thursday. Much damage was done to
vin,er grain: window was broken In
Il, Eeo,a restaurant: and . number Of
l,ek were blown from The schoo, house
,Amney. Loss in other parts Of the
state are said to Be heavy.
urs Arthur Robinson was very sick
b. iorcpa.t Of THE week. suffering
from r,omaine poisoning. Her daugh-
TT, Mildred. had been sick with fu:
b. 20, up from bed 70 oct - nurse.
I'd says her father made IN excellent
kitchen maid.
] Kinna,d Tractor. 1875. plowed so
sues. like new: Get Of plows. 6-dlsk.
Pnes complete. $500. % terms to suit
bye,. May be seen at he Quaeksn.
buh place. George A. Kneebone.
osper. Lafayette. Colo. 60tf
A surprise party was given at the
Frank Quackcnbush home last Friday
evenins. in honor Of their neighbors.
NJ. and Mrs. Gus Petsss, who were
'ssvine to live At Cheysnne.
Walter Hcmphill Of Ellis. Nsbr.. left
xooday returning home after . visit
With his brother. Bruce Hsmphill and
family on the Dinsmoor place.
Nm. George Jobbins and two younger
daughters returned TO Ksota from
loveland last Saturday. and expect to
remain here this summer.
an l.. z. Frye returned last Thurs
tsy from Denver. where she had been
visiting for several weeks With her son.
ABBOT, Frye. and family.
All who are interested In organizing
a'sringed orchestra at Keota are re-
quss'sd to see George +. Wilson. at the
Eask Garage. p62
Seed potatoes. Pearls and Downings
so' sale by H. H. Shswmake. 8 miles
southwest Of Keota. Leave orders ut
Keots Bank.
Live Stock Bills Of Sale save trouble
aod prove ownership. Sc per hook Of
~ Al keosa News. II
fGooi shelled corn At elevator, e. 25
PET cwt