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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-11
OPPOSES INCREASE
Attorney Generals Tactics Scored as
Increased Appropriation
is Denied
is Denied

is Denied
TIE House refused to increase the
appropriation fer the Department CT
Justice yesterday, defeating an
amendment offered by Representative
Byrna CT Tennessee. to increase the
amount from two million to twenty
five million. Republicans CHARGE
that Mitchell Palmer, Attorney Gen
eral, had accomplished nothing in his
campaign against the high cost Of
living and alien radicals for which
the greater part CT S2,600,000 has
been spent this year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-11

Japan produces about 25,OO0,OOo
tons of coal year including the
output from the mines of Southern
Manchuria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-11

Advertise your wants in the Ga
zette Want Column.
The Washington times., 1920-12-22
AIR RECORD CHALLENGER
FORCED TO COME DOWN
Leak in Gas Tank Stops Kirk
patrick After 10 Hours.

MINEOLA. l.. l.. Dec. 22.-After be-
ing in the air more than eighteen
hours in an effort TO break the
worlds aviation record for time con
tinuously aloft. Lieut.. Ross G. Kirk :
patrick was compelled by lack OF
gasoline tank Of his airplanc to land
at Mitchell Field at / 80 n. IN. today.
When Kirkpatrick and compan-
ion. Max GoodnOugh, set out they
took $50 gallons Of gasoline. sufficient
for n record-breaking flight. They
discovered the leak after flying for a
time and attempted to patch IL up
but unnecessarily.
II feel fine and could fly for eight
cen hours more" said kirkpatrick,
after landing.
The flight started at 100 o'cioc"
Tuesday morning and the airmeh
hoped to break the record for TWEEN
ty-four hours nineteen minutes ana
seven seconds, established last juno.
A Curtis Eagle airplane was USED
The Washington times., 1920-12-22
XMAS CALL BREAKS
/. UP HOUSE AFFAIRS
Abssntees Hold Back Work OF
Committees -Chairmen Can't
Get Quorum.

The Christmas call has sounded In
the House. Members are responding
hourly, and only the set work can
now be transacted. Because OF alb
sentees, committee meetings are i'm
possible except In the case OF tho
Ways and Means Committee, which Is
struggling with problems in connec-
tion with raising funds for the
Government, and the Appropriations
Committee, which has the question OF
the best ways to spend that money
under consideration.
The Navy Affairs Committee want
ed to hear Secretary Daniels yester-
day on the subject OF the additions 10
the navy. A quorum of members
could not be collected and the meet
ing was postponed indefinitely.
Packer legislation is pressing be-
fore the House Agriculture Commit
tee. but there were not a sufficient
number OF members IN town yester-
day to consider action on postpone
ment of pending bills.
Chairman Kahn, of the Military AZ
fairs Committee, tried unsuccessfully
TO get his committee together yes
terday. but the A. w. o. l.. members
outnumbered those who answered the
roll call.
The House voted recess over
Christmas from Thursday next until
Monday, but the members are taking
their holiday in their own way and
time.
The Washington times., 1920-12-22
NEGRO ACADEMY PLANS
EXHIBIT OF ART WORKS
Display Will Be Feature OF
TWenty-fOurth MEETING.

Plans have been completed for the
twentyfourth annual meeting of the
American Negro Academy to pc held
at the Dunbar High School on Tues
day and Wednesday of next week.
The academy will present for ex-
hibition a collection of rare prints.
pictures. portraits, manuscripts,
books and other evidences of the
progress of the colored race. These
exhibits can be viewed from noon
until 10 p. m. on the days of the
convention.
The program OF the sessions fol-
low:
Tuesday II a. m. Business ses-
sion. 1880 p. m. Address of presi-
dent and reading of papers.
Wednesday--ll a. m. Business ses-
sion and election OF officers. $50
p. m. Address by Chaplain T. G.
Steward, L. S. A, retired, and read
ing of papers.
The Washington times., 1920-12-22
EDDIE RICKENBACKER IS
WE'D, BUT HE'S NOT "ACE''

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. Dec. 22.-It
was another Eddie RiCkcnbacker."
and not the famous American ace,
who was married here on Monday by
the Rev. Barton Il. Bigler, it was
learned today
According to DIR. Bigler the bride
groom was introduced to him as the
famous aviator. The minister told a
number of friends he had married
the american ace" and the records
confirmed the marriage of Edward
Rickenbacker."
When the real american ace" at
Oakland, Cal, saw the report and
denied II. discovery of the other Ed
die Rickcnbacker" was made.
The Washington times., 1920-12-22
PHILIPPINE RIOTS CAUSE
77TO FACE PROSECUTION

II o y o l. L l. L, Dec. 22.--Formsl
charges OF scdition and murder
the Philippine Constabulary were filed
by the city prosecutor at Manila.
The charges were an outgrowth Of
the Manila riots of few days ago
in which eleven persons. including
four Americans. were killed.
The constabulary barracks have
been moved outside tho city OF
Manila, the adviccs said
The Washington times., 1920-12-22
WIDOW OF SPECIALIST
PROBABLY TOOK POISON
Had Tried to Communicate With
Spirit of Dr.. Lee.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-The investi-
cation into the death OF Mrs. Pencil
ope l.. Lee, widow of Dr. John A. Lee,
noted specialist. whose body was
found early yesterday on the sands
at Long Beach, had about ended to-
day. The authorities were firmly OF
the belief that the woman had com
mitted suicide because of grief over
her husbands death. 1t is thought
she took poison. The contents OF her
.viscera will be analysed.
Friends declare that Mrs. Lee had
made repeated efforts to commune
cate with the spirit OF her husba nd.
Her failure to reach him is believed
ny her friends to have caused her to
take her own life
The Washington times., 1920-12-22
BRITISH WILLING TO LET
DE VALERA RETURN HOME

LONDON, Dec. 22.--The British
cabinet today decided that Eamon
Da Valera returned to England he
would not be arrested nor interfered
with in any way.
Neither his baggage nor his papers
will be searched. He will be treated
with the same freedom in England as
any other foreigner. II he wishes 70
go TO Ireland il Is improbable that
the government Will interfere.
The cabinets decision was taken
after conversations between the pre-
raier, Lord French. the viceroy. and
Sir Hamar Greenwood, chief secre-
tary for Ireland.
In view Of the fact that De Valera
The Washington times., 1920-12-22
PANCHO VILLA, ROBBED
BY BANDITS, ASKS
PROTECTION

Gen. francisco villa, once "ihe
terror OF the north of Mexico. out
who made his peace with the De 10
Huerta government last summer ANA
retired 10 a large estate at Canu-
tillo. in Durango. which was given
him by the government has com
planned to President Obregon that
bandits robbed him OF 200 head OF
horses. In his complaint villa asks
for more adequate protection from
maraudlng bandits.
Advices received here say mat
villa reported that the bandits
drove on the horses and, thinking
that their crime was undiscovereo,
returned for more livestock, put
they died on the way"
The Washington times., 1920-12-22
WIFE GETS NO ALIMONY;
RICHER THAN HUSBAND

BALTIMORE. Dec. 22.-Mrs. Ethel
Tainter Hood. whose annual income
from her own estate 10 more than
twice that OF her husband. John
Mitnin Hood Dr.. president Of the
Grown Cork and Seal Company, IL
not entitled TO silmony pxdips the
trial OF her divorce suit. Judge stan
ton. in circuit court. before whom
the question was argued at length
several days ago. handed down an
opinion yesterday in which he ruled
The Washington times., 1920-12-22

escaped from prison and made his
way - New York without passports;
In view of the uneXpired term Sill
hanging over his head and In view OF
his statements approving the lrlsh
warfare. this decision Of the cabinet
is of exceptional Importance.
II il believed In Downing street
that DC Valera will go to France on
some American ship and attempt from
there to absume direction OF irish
politics.
The Washington times., 1920-12-22
U, S. TO SHIP 100000
TREE SEEDS TO ALLIES

The American Forestry Association
today started "A shipment of 12.00o,o00
tree seeds to France. Belgium and
Great Britain to help rcforest tho bat
tie areas. The tree seed is the Doug
las fir from the West Coast, which is
much in demand in those countries.
The seeds started on their journey
through the cmba ssies here. This
present from the American
people will be followed by additional
tree seeds.
The Washington times., 1920-12-22
BARE KNEES KEEP EN-
COUGHING, PARIS
DOCTOR SAYS

PARIS. Dec. 22.-The RESPONSE
bility for the raging "hiccoughing'
grip" which Is epidemic in Paris,
is laid to the bare knee fashion by
Prof. Qucnu, of the Academy Of
Medicine.
In statement today. he said:
THE region of the knee muscles
is the most sensitive of the body.
The amazing prevalence of bad
colds and hiccoughs is undoubtedly
due to the exaggerated fashions.
leaving the knee uncovered.
The fashions are too exagger-
ated. although sensibly shortened
skirts are hygienic and healthful."
The Washington times., 1920-12-22
SOIL FROM WAR FRONT TO
COVER UNKNOWN POILU

PARIS. Dec. 22.--The coffin of the
unknown poilu, deposited under the
Arc de Triomphc on Armistice Day
this year by the chiefs of the French
state, is to be covered with soil
specially brought from every sec
tor of the French front.
Special dctachmcnts have been sent
to Verdun, Charleroi, the User, the
Somme. the Chemin-des. Danes. Cham
payne and the Vieil-Armant. each Of
which will bring back several spades
full OF the sacred soil.
The Washington times., 1920-12-22
RiverdaIe to Take Census.

RIVERDALE, Md. Dec. 22.-For
historical purposes the council has
Iecided to take a census 80 River
dale TO determine the population OF
the municipality when incorporation
became effective June -, 1920. The
.cnsus will include the number OF
citing age, school age, etc. and viii
be taken under direction OF the
councilmen representing various
yards.
The Washington times., 1920-12-22
WILMINGTON TROLLEYS
PREY FOR sHOLD-UP MEN

WILMINGTON Del, Dec. 2z-rour
masked men. driving a high powered
automobile with . New York license
.sg. robbed the crews OF a number Of
trolley cars at rural terminals ysstsr-
day, getting several hundred dollars
Tho finally were driven off by
one trolley crew that was armed. and
opened fire on the robbers.
The Washington times., 1920-12-22
M'CURTA|N DEATH
TOPIC OF HEARING
Late Lord Mayors Relatives
Describes Irish Tragedy to
Commission.
Continued from First PageJ

the investigating committee, who
told the commission her story relay
tive To the findings of the ipyesti-
eating committee. Mrs. Robinson
discussed the Irish situation from
political angle. while her colleague
dwelt mostly upon the economical
and Industrial side Of the Issue In
ireland.
Both women told OF Witnessing
atrocities in Ireland, such as'the Durn-
ing Of homes, Destroying OF crops ana
The arresting OF innocent persons
"The destruction OF cooperative in
dustry and agriculture la Ireland II
a deliberate EFFORT by the military to
force emigration OF the young men
stated Miss Willinson. She quoted
Lord French as saying that ireland
would be pacined II the 100000 too
many young men in ireland would
leave.
DISCUSS RED CROSS.
During Mrs. RSbinson's testimony
yesterday discussion turned to the at
titude OF the American Red Cross to-
ward Ireland. Commissioner George
Maurer OF Pennsylvania. stated that
he understood when he contributed to
the Red Cross that the organization
would come to the aid of any country
in the world that needed help.
Senator David /. Walsh Of Massa-
chusetts. asked Mrs. Robinson IL she
knew that any appeal had been made
by the Irish people 20 the Red Cross
and she answered that in her opinion
40 appeal had been made.
Senator Norris OF Nebraska then OK
claimed. II don't understand This
situation at all. Either the American
Red Cross or the British government
is wrong. and I'm going to find out
which"
II is understood from Senator Nor
ris' statement that he win investigate
the reasons why the American Red
Cross does not 30 TO the aid OF Ire
land.
The Washington times., 1920-12-22

10 you want to rent a room? Turn
10 the Want Ads" now, for a big list
of vacancies.
The Washington times., 1920-12-22


Northwestern University Evanston Ill., like moth
sensible becngy Put that down
they're flannel paamas! Yes
Look look at the pictures Sensby becom-
Well The fashion has made such hit that Miss
shop the university
cay The picture affords glimpse OF the
shops afternoon and the at the bottom gives
"close up" of Miss Betty Hayes in hers. Oh boy
The Washington times., 1920-12-22

mat no suit money would be an
lowed at thts tIas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-21
K0LYN0S

What is the use of Clean
ing the teeth without clean
ing the whole mouth7
What is the use Of purchas-
ing the dental cream recon-
mended by a great majority
Of dentists throughout Amer
lea and Europe unless you
keep the contents of the tube
in perfect condition, and so
preserve all its properties7
Keep the cap on the tubel
Keep the dust out, and
Kolynos ini
Prevent waste! Prevent
mussinessi
The new Captive Cap does
all this for you. It Is one more
step in the steady progress of
leadership of this very eff
cient dentifrice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-21
k0LYN0S

How clean my mouth
fecls!" is the natural express
sion which forms on the lips
Of the Kolynos user.
This perfect cleanliness is
produced because Kolynos
destroys, in the mouth, and
washes away, countless num-
bers Of acid-producing bac-
terra, and dissolves the gela- 4
tinous film on the teeth jy
which these bacteria pro. .,a-
gate.
1t accomplishes this with
out the use of grit or any
harmful ingredient.
The Kolynos formula is
known to physicians and den
lists generally, and is recon-
mended and used by tens of
thousands of professional men,
the world over, as safe and
most efficient toilet of the
mouth.
THE KOLYNOS COMPANY
NEW HAVEN, CONN, u. S. A
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14
NATIONS BUSINESS

Authorized to begin business with
capital of S15,O0O,000, for which the
state of Connecticut was paid a filing
fee of $500, the Bankers Union for
Foreign Commerce and Finance was
incorporated in the office Of the secre-
tary of state, at Hartford.
Philip B. Kennedy, director Of the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, resigned, effective July 1.
He will become vice president Of the
First Federal Foreign Banking As.
sociation, recently organized In New
York under the Edge law.
Strikes throughout the United States
now involve more than $4,000 work
men,
The new ruling of the French gov
ernment, which excludes the importa-
ton of all motor chassis weighing
less than $500 pounds, will put stop
to big business in passenger cars,
which has been carried on by dealers
In American automobiles.
Democratic members Of the House
Appropriations Committee are plan
ming to seek a definite appropriation
for the Shipping Board instead OF re-
curing it to finance itself out of re-
ceipts as provided in the sundry civil
appreciation bill.
General Contractors Association, Of
Newark, N. J., granted demands Of
laborers asking for S71s cents an hour
or 81 day.
Federal Judge Evans, in the course
of a case before him at Louisville, KY,
against alleged profiteers, decided the
Lever food act could not be enforced.
Increased pullman rates, amounting
to 20 per cent, went into effect.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14
Events That Concern the Two
Hemispheres Recorded So as
to Be Read at a Glance.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS EPITOMIzED
Paragraphs Which Picture Executive
and Legislative Activities at the
National and State
Capitals.
WASHINGTON.

The conference report on the Dill
appropriating S3OO,OOO00O for defici-
encies in government railroad opera
tions was adopted by the senate. Inc
house has yet to act.
Shipping board officials said the
matter leading up to the Indictment
Of Charles w. Morse and others on
the charge of violating the shipping
hoard act has been entirely in the
hands of the department of Justice,
and the board has had nothing TO 90
with it.
Railroad Labor Board will move to
Chicago in two weeks. Hearings VIII
begin there May II.
Without record roll call the budget
bill was passed by the senate anu
now goes to conference.
A bill which prohibits speculative re-
sales of sugar among large Dealers
except under rules to be prescribed
by the Attorney General was intro
duced in the House by Representative
Howard of Oklahoma. The measure
was approved by the Department OF
Justice.
Rear Admiral Grayson, will advise
the President to resume his weekly
trips down the Potomac River and on
Chesapeake Bay on the Mayf1ower
A resolution declaring peace with
Germany and Austria-HunSary as
substitute for the house resolution de-
claring peace with Germany alone was
reported to the senate by the Foreign
Relations Committee. A strict party
vote ordered the report, Republicans
favoring and Democrats opposing. The
resolution repeals the declarations of
war against the two empires.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14
SPORTING.

A record for consecutive innings in
three straight games was made by the
Brooklyn team. The Superbas played
& total of So innings. The longest
previous record Of consecutive innings
i'll three games was made by Pittsburgh
and Brooklyn, in 1917, when the
Pirates played 45 innings in series
with Brooklyn.
The New Jersey Boxing Commission
has ruled that only two 12-round bouts
can be held on any card in that state.
Bob Marriott, the English light
weight, has returned the championship
belt he held to the National Sporting
Club of London. Lew Edwards, the
Australian lightweight, is in England
and it is reported that Marriott fear
ed bout with the Australian.
Anthony Kerchfuski of Shenandoah,
defeated Peter Sheafer of Mahanoy
City, in a live-bird shoot for a purse
of $1,000 and the gate by killing 13
out Of 2S to his opponents II out of
"a.
Strong pressure is being brought on
Governor Smith Of New York to veto
the Walker Boxing Bill, because Tam
many Hall, it is reported, is denied
the rich patronage the proposed act
allows.
1t is just possible that half-mile
track will be constructed at Readville,
Mass, within the circumference of the
"two-minute" mile track.
Warren Kealoha, of the Hui Makani
Club, Honolulu, won a fifty-yard back
stroke swimming race in 20 3-5
seconds at Honolulu, Hawaii.
Georges Papin, lightweight champion
Of France, and Lew Tender Of Phila-
delphia were matched to box twelve
rounds at the Arena in Jersey City on
Wednesday, May II.
There's one new baseball rule which
is likely to be revoked soon. It is the
one which makes 1t a dead ball when
the batter, trying to avoid wild pitch,
inadvertently strikes the ball with IS
bat
The new baseball rule prohibiting
boxmen from putting any kind of for
eign substance whatever on the ball
has worked well so far, but umpires
and presidents are on the alert.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14
$5o0,000,oo0 STEEL
MERGER IN CANADA
Nine Companies, Including Coal
and Transportation Con-
Germs, Form a Union!

Montreal.-Consolida of nine
steel, coal, shipbuilding and transpor-
tation companies of Canada into the
British Steel Corporation, with capi-
tai of $5OOOOO,OOO, was announced by
Colonel w. Grant Morden, Canadian
member of the British Parliament.
He said that it was the largest mer-
ger of it's kind in the British Empires,
and second only to the United States
Steel Corporation.
Colonel Morden declared that the
consolidation would associate the iron
and coal deposits of the Atlantic sea-
board of the Dominion with the steel
making experience and financial re-
sources of Great Britain.
The capital stock of the corporation
will be divided as follows:
Seven per cent cumulative preferred,
$5O,0OO,OO0, of which $37,0OO,OOO is to
be issued; s per cent cumulative pre-
ferred participating, $100,000,O0O, Of
which $25,OOO,OO0 is to be issued; z per
cent noncumulative preferred, $780,
100000, of which $6S,0O0,000 is to be
issued; common, OO,O0O,OO0, of which
100000 is to be issued.
Included in the consolidation are the
Dominion Steel Corporation and its
subsidiaries; Nova Scotia Steel and
Coal Company, Ltd, and its sub
sidiaries; Canada Steamship Lines,
Ltd, and it's subsidiaries; Canada
Foundries and Forgings, Ltd, and its
subsidiaries; Maritime Rail Company
and its subsidiaries; Collingswood
shipbuilding Company, Ltd; Port Ar
thur Shipbuilding Company, Ltd;
Halifax Shipyards, Ltd, and the Davie
Shipbuilding and Repairing Company,
Ltd.
Negotiations are in progress with
several other enterprises to enter the
consolidation, according to Colonel
Morden.
The London advisory board of the
corporation, Colonel Morden said, will
include Sir William Beardmore, chair
man, of William Beardmore & Co.,
Glasgow; Henry Steel, chairman Of
the United Steel Companies Of Great
Britain; Viscount Furness, chairman
of the Furness group of English steel
industries; Benjamin Talbot, j. P.
Managian, director of the Furness
companies; Major Gen. Sir Newton
Moore, formerly a minister in Western
Australia, and Sir Treva Dawson,
deputy chairman and managing direc-
tors of Vickers, Ltd.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14
FOREIGN.

Four million Jews. according to DIR.
Max Norday, Zionist leader in Eng
land, will emigrate to Palestine i'm
mediately after the British mandate
goes into effect.
Thirty-five more hunger strikers
were removed from the Belfast Gre
land) Jail to hospital, making sixty
nine who have been transferred in the
past two days. There are now no
Hunger strikers in the prison.
Upon arrival Of German government
police at Dusseldorf, the local secur-
fty guard of workmen was immediate
ly disbanded.
General ]. Gonzalo Escobar, COM
mander at Juarez, Mexico, has an
nOunced in a proclamation that rela-
tions with Carranza have been served.
but an attitude of neutrality will be
maintained until Mexico has a staple
government, when 1t will declare its
allegiance to that government.
Several thousand labor men marched
in orderly lines through the streets of
Winnipeg as protest against the i'm
prisonment of leaders.
Recommendation that all disputes
affecting policemen and firemen be
brought under jurisdiction of federal
law was made at the closing session
in Ottawa, of the royal commission
on the unification of labor laws
throughout Canada.
The Sultan's daughter, Princess
Sabiha Sultana, was married to Prince
Omar Farouk Effendi, son of the heir
apparent, Prince Abdul Medjid effendi
The Pope announced determined
attack upon Socialism; priests of the
church are urged to defend Italy
against Socialistic doctrines.
The French government is facing
the prospect Of complete tie-up Of
national transport with absolute equa-
nimity, as / It's convinced the mass of
the French public is opposed to any
strike movement which would inter-
fere with the supplies of necessary
commodities.
Polish troops pierced the Bolsheviki
front, taking 10000 prisoners, accord
ing to a report from Warsaw to the
Berlin Vossishe Zeitung.
The French government designated
Gabriel HanatauX as s representative
at the sanctification Joan of Arc by
the Pope on May 23,