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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-12
Shalu Upbraids u. S.
AS Hypocrite Sheep
Crueler Than Wolf
By GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
(Famous English Author.)
Copyright, 1926. by star Company

LONDON Dec. 12.-The Of civilization from
the new terrorism by the United States has not until lately
been counted on by Sim Feners. Dependence America
was habit with the old Parnell llDilonte Nationalist
party which maintained in the British parliament
thirty years by American money.
The Sim Fein in reaction against that party com
bnes the healthy doctrine of reliance with the roman
exaggeraton of Irelands power to overthrow British
rule by simply ignoring it.
There is even a section OF the Sim Fein impractical
enough believe in spite of 1916 that Ireland fight
England successfully.
The Indian hill tribes and Mesopotamian villagers
sometimes make the miscalcuation.
The imperial fire and sword, represented by
bombing airplanes, descends them and makes short
work of their dreams The ignoring policy is little more
plausible.
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All this is well known in America,
and as Americans resemble Euro
peans in their taste for moral supe-
riority, especially the American
Irish who have never been in Ire,
land, we hear of British flags being
torn down in transports of virtuous
indignation and we observe that can
didates for the presidency, like the
British independent liberals and Mr..
Asquith, fully realized the value Of
Irish grievances as a means OF dis
tracing attention of the electorate
from their own grievances.
Incidentally, General Maurice has
let out the fact that the Americans
are experimenting with a new she'll
Of extraordinary penetrativeness,
filled with a new poison gas of most
diabolical potency.
No doubt romantic Ireland, which
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-12
One Patient Burns to Death;
Flames Iaperil 200 Insane
Four Buildings Razed by
Flames, Which Continue
to Spread.
DRAG MANNED TO SAFETY

With insane soldiers ravins
about the flaming buildings
while one of their number
burned to death inside, and
many Others were overcome by
smoke, fire this morning de-
sroyed four wards at the Wal
ter Reed Hospital. The fire
was brought under control at
noon after three alarms bad
been sent in by the District
Fire Department.
Wild scenes met the arrival of
the 6redepartment. One insane
soldier climbed to the roof Of q
burning ward and it required tho
efforts Of six husky soldiers to
drag him down.
The wards burned down al
the inception Of the blaze were
Numbers Al, AZ, 43, As, said to
be reserved for patients UNDER
going psyehopathic treatment
for insanity.
The hospital was completely
stunned at first by the sudden
fierceness Of the fire, nurses
frantically attempting to pla-
cate the fears of men who had
not left their beds in months,
and comrades dragging their
buddics to sa:sty from out the
danger zone.
Alarms were sent out lmme-
diately, while the hospitals
own Independent fire detach-
ment worked heroically to
prevent the spread of the
flames.
The wards at the hospital
each contain about fifty beds,
grouped along both sides of
long hall. The buildings are for
the most part frame structures
which readily gave the blaze
free draft and which, when once
ignited burned like tinder.
Seventy patients suffering
from she'll shock and other
nervous complications were
escorted to safety and num-
Der of men were dragged from
the burning hutS at the point OF
suffocaton.
The fact that the origin
lof the fire was in the in
sane ward, which brought
about certain difficult compli-
cations, the fact that these
wards were burned first is re-
sponsible for no serious inlu-
ries being suffered.
A large part of the patients in
this ward are claSsed as am
bulatory, and are perfectly able
to walk.
Had the blaze Statrted III
some of the surgical wards
where many men are strung
tup in Balkan frames, the con-
sequences might have been dis
astrous to the lives of many.
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Z SOLDIERS SHOT
IN IRISH AMBUSH

CORK, Dee. 12.-An armed band to-
day amburhed and bombed a pptroi
wagon within n mile OF the military
bsrrncks. woundinR twelve soldiers.
LONDON, Dec. 12.--Disarmament Of
the Irish Republican Army by British
troops in the zone covered by martial
law is under way today.
Clashes were reported from various
parts of Ireland.
A civilian was killed at Dublin
while soldiers were rsiding club.
The shot had evidently been fircd at
an officer, but It missed>its mark and
struck a bystander.
ROWING IRISH BANDS.
Rowing bands Of Sim Feiners were
reported to be active in Southwest
ern ireland. Soldiers enforcing mar
tial law were under orders to take
special precautions TO avoid ambus-
cades ty these bands.
The first attack upon troops in the
martial law area was reported in a
dispatch TO the Evening News. IL
stated that a military squad was am
bushed near Fermoy. Four soldiers
were wounded. The assailants, after
firing a fusilade. escaped.
Another attack against British
troops was reported from Scartlen, in
County Limerick. This clash was
said to have been marked by heavy
firing, but there have been no details
as TO casualties or arrests.
Cork City was said to be quiet with
heavy forces OF troops and Black and
Tan policemen patroling the streets.
According to reports from Cork, re-
Inducements OF British troops will
be sent into Ireland at once, convert
ing the whole country into n great
armed camp before Christmas.
The military Developments OF tho
CONTINUED on Page y, Column -
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FORMER KAISER PRAYS
AT BEDSIDE OF WIFE

PARIS, Dec. 12.-.Formcr Empress
Augusta Victoria OF Germany is re-
ported in severe agony at Doorin.
Holland and her death Is expected
hourly, according to reports reach.
ing Paris. The ex-Kaiserin is being
fed artificially.
Tho former Kaiser is described as
making long prayers at the bedside.
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TWO DROWN IN LAKE.

WEBSTER, Mass, Dec. 12.--Oren
Bolkema and Fred Anderson were
drowned when the canoe from which
they were shooting ducks overturnc
in Lake Chargoggagoggmanc nchsugoy-
gungamaug. Frank Mayham third
member OF the hunting party, reache1
the shore and stumbled and crawlcj
nearly two miles to tell OF his drown.
ing comrades.
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REPORTED
THROUGHOUT
UKRAINE

PARIS. Dec. 12.-Pogroms have
occurred In a number Of Ukrainian
villages and 400 Jews have been
slain, according 10 word reaching
Paris from Warsaw.
Eight hundred Jewish women
have been subjected TO indignitIes,
II Is declared.
The whole region OF the Ukraine
has-becn marked by anti-Scmitic
out .Saks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-12
u S. S.-Japanese Clash
Ouer Russ Oil Fields
Is Seen By Vanderlip

NEW YORK, Dec. IA clash
between the United states and Japan
may result from the Soviet govern
ments concession of 100000 square
miles OF Siberian territory to an
American syndicate. according 10
Washington ID. Vanderlip. of Cali
fornia. representative of the syndi-
cate, who arrived here yesterday
after effecting the gigantic deal.
The territory granted the Ameri-
can syndicate Is now occupied by
the Japanese and will be of no
value TO the syndicate unless the
japanese are pushed out Of the
kemchatka region. Mr.. Vanderlip
said he was looking to the United
States to compel the Japanese to
move. How the Japanese will take
the order to Cellar outw is proble-
matte. Mr.. Vanderlip believes the
question will lead TO a bitter diplo-
matte nght and war itself is not an
impossibility.
JAPAN WANTS OIL FIELDS.
Japan. the engineer declared, de-
sires to hold the region because she
needs oil for her battIcships, sub
marines, and aeroplanes. Deprived
OF large quantities OF OIL, Japan Will
be In no position to make war on
the United States, he said.
Presenting a vision OF vast new
wealth for the worlds comfort
through cultivation OF the tremen.
dous concessions, Mr.. Vanderlip said
today that he had not the slightest
doubt that the United states Govern
ment would formally sanction his
plans and open trade with the gov
crnment OF Lenin and Trotsky.
The Vanderlip concession in siberia
Is said to be worth more than $1,000
600 900. The Californian spoke OF the
production OF coal from the vast de
posits in Siberia which he said could
be laid down at California at - per
ton. He states, however, that the
wealth OF coal was no greater than
that possible from a commercial de.
velopment Of oil and flsheries re-
sources.
The contract he says he negotiated
at Moscow gives his American syndi-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-12
HUbBYLAUDED
:. BY 10th WIFE
Says 75.Lb. "Cave Man" Was
Perfect Husband While
Her Money Lasted.

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Lawrence
A. Schaeffer, seventy-fve-pound pro-
moter, and modern caveman lover,
alleged to have married and feeced
a score Of women, was a model
husband" for six or seven months,
Mrs. Estelle Farrell Schaeffer de-
clared in an interview here today.
Mrs. Schaeffer had the promoter ar
rested on Friday.
MARRIED BY PRIEST.
II met Schaefrer through the
Actors Equity Association, of which
/ am a member" Mrs. Schaeffer said.
"He was courteous, considerate and
respectful. He was apparently a
good friend. He worked his way
into my affections gradually. He told
me his mother was a Greek Catholic
and readily yielded to my wish that
we should be married by a Roman
Catholic priest.
For six or seven months he was
a model husband. During all tnat
time, however, he was taking money
from me for his promotion enter
prises, and other purposes. He was
with me every evening, except once
or twice, and j suspected nothing.
Then he began to go out nights and
l became suspicious.
DIDN'T SUSPECT BIGAMY.
Mrs. Schaffer said that although
she was prepared to discover that her
husband was "unduly attentive to
other women" she never expected to
ind that he was n bigamist.
THE discovery that he had been
married when he married me was a
great shock, from which will suffer
for some time" she said.
Mrs. Schacher's attorney today re-
ceived word of another of the pro-
moter's alleged marital victims. Fan
ME Goldschieder communicated with
the attorney to the effect that she had
been married TO Schaeffer in Phila-
delphia, in 1916, by Jewish rabbi.
schnencr freely used quotations
from the bible In his repid-are court
ships. Mrs. EsteiIe FsrveIi schasn~v
said that SEINE Tcr Mad n wide knowi-
edge Of the bible md could quote long
passages OF u from memory.
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FIRE SWEEPS wal Ter REED

FIRST photograph Netherlands Reformed
deserted his wife and eight chill
Hannenbg choir girl new picture whom
is with penl and
ng night explaining that God had told m TO
of back explains that she
q personal visit
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WEATHER

Ia reASiAS etsuAfsess
ssa W arasr tsaishsJ Aos-
asy sssettied aad WARM
~r. probably rsisJ nod
crate ssstA wta1s- Ter
p~rature st = O'Clock this
seeming. rs degrees.
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y ARTHUR BRISBANE :

A few minutes afterward Betty
Teyis pressed a revolver against
her heart, pulled the trigger, and
died.
More interesting than mere
romance and tragedy is the ques-
ton: "What became Of the soul
that was released when the deter
mined young woman pulled the
trigger? Did IL vanish forever,
as some think? Did it immediate
ly 90 of to stand trial, or wait in
the background until called by
Gabriel, as Christianity teaches?
Did it enter the body Of an ami
nal to become purified, as millions
believe in Asia, or did it come
right back TO start again here in
another body?"
The work now being done by
the Postofficc under Mr.. Burle-
son breaks all records. One ship
sailing for Holland yesterday car
ried 5000 bags Of mail.
Study the Postoffice and You
perceive that Government owner
ship, properly managed and
thoroughly tried out, is a success.
Public ownership must not be
Judged by the expcricno, Of the
railroads handled by dishonest and
vilfully inefficient representatives
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09
Many Bids for Fight.

81 The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Seven cities
have made bids for the Titular bout
between Benny Leonard, worlds light
weight boxing champion and Johnny
Dundee, challenger which was to have
been held in New Haven- Conn, a
week from tonight, according to an
announcement at Leonard's head
quarters here today. Promoters in
New Orleans, Providence, Boston,
Canton, o., Milwaukee,, Jersey City
and Newark, N. J., sent in offers for
the contest, when chief Of police Of
New Haven decided 1t would be ! n
violation of the Connecticut state law,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09
ADVENTURES
OF THE TWINS
h< Olive PobaxtS Ra~lon
Dive Roberts Barton.

shoes, on, when Title and ChuclSy and
Bill got scared.
whats wrong?" they called, but
leveryone was too busy to answer.
wait and see," said the magic
mushroom in Nancy's pocket.
Sally Sparrow came along then and
flew up on the crooked fence. My!
I've just had a fright" she fluttered.
Sam Snake is down by The mud hole
lying right in the road as bold as can
be. I'm going to get Don, the big
dog" And away she few.
Sure enough. In a few minutes
along trotted Don, and after him hop
ped Tillie, Chuck, Bill n Sally. They
went right up to where San lay.
Don stepped on the snakes tail with
a great heavy foot, and parked, but
Sam never moved. Then Don nosed
along his back and showed his big
teeth, but still San never moved.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09
sAAlN1 sNAKE PLAYS A JOKE.

Something was wYong down on the
road. First, Title Toad who was go
ing to visit her cousin, gave an awful
croak and disappeared into the bush
es as fast as She could hop.
Next Chucky Chicken, on his way to
the sour milk trough by the pig sty,
gave a sQueal and came running back
to his mother.
Then Bill Blackbird, looking for
c~rickets, suddenly went, "Chk! Chki"
in his rustiest voice and gave such a
jerk to his tail he nearly turned a
somersault before lie could gather up
his wits enough to fly away.
Yes, something was wrong!
Nancy and Nick as usual were out
looking for Jocko, their lost monkey,
you know. And they were down in
tho berry patch with their green
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09

III TIC ASsOCt0ttd Ff6Ss.
UTICA, n. Y, Jan. 9.-William s.
Childs, a Colgate University Fresh
man. and nephew of s. s. Childs. head
of the chain Of .Childs' Restaurants. is
reported missing. Young Childs left
the University Tuesday for his home
in Hernardsville. N. j., saying he was
i'll. He was last seen in the Utica
railroad station and Is being sought by
relatives.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09

All of a sudden someone laughed
and everybody turned around. There
In the ditch lay the real Sam Snake
enjoying the joke.
"1Ia, ha! That's not me at sll!' he
grinned. IT'S only my skin. j shed
it every year" And he slid away,
stu laughing. into the bushes.
Copy right, 1919, n. Il. A.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09
HARRY Tierncy Going 30 Europe

Harry Tierney, the celebrated
pianist and musical play writer of
New York, who visited his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Tierney of
Kearny n q few days ago, will
shortly leave for England, where he
is to put on a new play called Irene
that he has written. Mr.. Tierney has
made a name for himself in the
theatrical world and has appeared
before many large audiences both in
4hir nnn,ntrr md E,1Irnna
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09
College Student Missing.

because 1t was scheduled for twenty
rounds to a decision.
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was with were relieved, and We went
back to the Reserve trenches where
sleep was possible. Stopped here all
the 9th and 7th, and were just be-
ginning 10 experience trench boredom,
when at 9 p. m. We got orders to re-
turn TO Ypres. Arrived there at mid
night and got a billet in a cellar un-
der one Of the ruined houses, with
three other Marine officers.
April sth.
Next morning we walked back to
Popperinghe, and had one or two
shrapnel pretty close to US on the way
The rest of the trip was rather dull;
we lived in the mess of the Coldstream
Guards in luxury, doing expeditions 10
v-rious gun positions, the most inter
e-ting of which was the French 81
battery north Of Ypres.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-08

Wholesome and supervised recreation
Tor children been emphasized
The Baek-to- School Drive and the
Stay-in-School Campaign. measures
intended to prevent boys and girls
from going 10 work before they had
the training they need for successful
and happy lives. were vigorously car
ricd on in IS states, New York City,
the District Of Columbia, and Hawaii.
"Some Of the methods and expedients
found useful in coping with the situa-
ton" says the report, "werc scholar
ships for children. visiting teachers.
continuation and part time schools, vo-
eational training courses and vocation
al guidance bureaus or placement COM
mittees."
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MOTHERS AND INFANTS
TO BE PROTECTED

"A blu for tie public protection OF
maternity and infancy was introduced
into the Senate on October 20, 1919, by
Senator Morris Shepard of Texas and
referred to the committee on public
health and national quarantine The
same bill was introduced into the
House on December 5, 1919, by Judge
Horace Tower of Iowa and referred to
the committee on interstate and for
eign commerce. The number Of the
Senate bill in 325e and that Of the
House bill 10925.
This bill provides for a Federal ap-
preparation for the use Of the states
accepting tive provisions of the act
and undertaking public measures for
the protection of mothers and child
en-. The amount of appropriation IL
to be $4,000 900 for the first year the
sum to be gradually increased until II
reaches S4,000,000 annually. 1t will be
lSoportioned among the states in the
proportion which their population
bears to the total population of the
United States, provided that eact
state appropriates like sum. In adj
dition to this sum, the bill provides foi
an annual appropriation of $lSo,OOO tC
be divided equally among the states
without guarantee of a like sum.
The act is to be administered By
Federal Board of Maternal and Infant
Hygiene TO consist Of the Secretary o.
Cnildren's Bureau, executive officer
the Surgeon General of the U. S. Pub
trie Health Service; and the U. S. Com
missioner Of Education. Plans foi
State work must be submitted to anC
approved by this board.
The administration Of the act in Tho
states is to be in the hands Of spec
ially created state Board Of Materna
md Infant Hygiene or of the STATE
Board Of Health in those states having
A child welfare or child hygiene dlvi
sion in connection with that board
The Federal board may require th'
cooperating state boards to appoin
advisory committees both state an'
local TO assist in carrying out the act
At least half Of the members of thes'
committees must be women.
The work done under the act mus
include instruction in the hygiene O
maternity and infancy through publi'
health nurses, consultation centers ant
other suitable methods and the provls
ion Of medical and nursing care 10
mothers and infants at home or at
hospital when necessary, especially II
remote regions. The act provides 10
the cooperation of the State Boar
with the state universities or lam
grant colleges in furnishing popular
untechnical instruction in the hygien
II maternity and infancy and kndre
subjects.
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CHILDREN'S YEAR: LOOKING
BACKWARD AND FORWARD

Permanent measures for child well
fare have resulted from the efforts Of
the IL 100000 women in about $4,000
communities all over the country who
took part in the Children's Year cam
paign inaugurated by the Children's
Bureau Of the U. S. Department Of La
Dor in 1918.
In SO states the Children's Year
child welfare committees have planned
to carry on" with the cooperation Of
the Children's Bureau; in 30 states
child hygiene divisions have been es-
tablished (there were z of these be-
fore the announcement Of Children's
Year,; and in 16 states child welfare
commissions have been appointed.
The end Of Children's Year was
marked by an international child well
fare conference in Washington, at
which minimum standards were drawn
up, discussed in regional conferences
throughout the country, and put into
final form by an Advisory Committee
formed for that purpose. These stan
dards cover the fundamental needs Of
maternity and infant care; Of the pre-
school and school child; of the child in
need of special care; Of the child at
work; and of the economic and social
bases for these standards.
The standards for the protection Of
maternity and infancy are already
crystallized in the Sheppard-Towner
maternity bill now in Congress. This
bill would make available to all moth
ers public health nurses, accessible
hospital care and medical attention;
consultation centers; teaching and
practical demonstration in hygiene Of
maternity and infancy, and the house
nold arts essential TO the well-being
Of mother and child.
Measures for the protection Of the
working child will be reported upon
By a permanent committee Of physi-
clans and industrial experts formed 10
consider the needs of the children in
industry.
For the better protection Of children
born out Of wcdlock recent conference
have been held and resolutions adopt
cd which cover the points Of birth reg
istration; reporting 70 administrative
agency; establishment of paterniiyi
fathers responsibility Tor support Of
TIE child; Inheritance and name; care
by the mother; State supervisioni and
legitimation.
Looking back over Childrcn's Year
tie 9TH Annual Report Of the Child
rcns Bureau summarizes The work
done between april G, 1918, and Apri.
G. 1919, as follows:
A. result of the findings q th-
Weighing end dca er.ur Tests COM
muitcs % 24 e E
hh d8
From a E
OIL bun
four
atre clab'f1bel 3 i5
a g c t they u urtr
b1t tte aeteai uum5e- H5t given
The opeg Of many nH play
CROWDS IS IS different ststc fo.'ouc
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PADDOCK BENNINGTON
COUNTY DIRECTOR
Great Baptist Drive is Nov On For
Funds

Funds
Roy Paddock Of Bennington has
been appointed director in Bennington
County Of the campaign in which Bap-
lists throughout the north and west
seek TO raise sl0,0OO,00O between Ap-
ril 25 and May End. He is organic
ing local churches much the same as
communities We're organized during
the great war work drives.
Among the aims of the New World
Movement of Northern Baptists,
which VIII be furthered by the fund,
are Christian work among the for
eign born Of the United States, eX-
pansion Of religious and educational
institutions supported by the denomin-
alton, increased salaries and pensions
for ministers and missionaries and en-
larged foreign mission work.
More than quarters Of the
fund, or 100000, will be spent in
this country during the next five years
and, OF tins amount SoO,Oou,oVO mas
been set aside for the development of
49 Baptist schools and colleges. Of
the $24 10000 allotted to the foreign
mission field, large part will be ex-
pended in providing adequate hospi-
tails, schools and institutions for ma
tives in the Far East and Africa.
DIR. John Y. Atchison, director gen
eral Of the nationwide movement
with headquarters in New York, stat
ed recently that christianity faces as
great crisis today as the United
States did in April 1917. There is no
solution for the worlds ills except
straigh ht-from-the shoulder, unmodiiied
Christianity"