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The Washington times., 1920-11-19

How British "Black and Tans''
sacked Balbriggan-the Irish Lou
vain--on the night Of September 20
last, shot and -bsyeneted to- death
two men as the women and children
of their families pleaded for them;
beat, shot and otherwise wounded
several others, and burned more than
fifty buildings, was told the Ameri-
can committee on Ireland at its ses-
sion in the Hotel Lafayette here this
morning by John Derham, aged town
commissioner Of Balbriggan.
MADE FOR REVENGE.
The raid by the "Black and Tans'
was made in revenge for the killing
Constabulary during a fight he. pro-
voked with some Of the young men
Of the town in a barroom.
Burke was killed last September
10. he said, when he resented being
ordered from the barroom, conducted
by Mrs. Kate Smith, a widow, where
he had become Intoxicated with other
members OF the police. The local
police refused to eject Burke. he said.
and citizens of Balbriggan then
sought to do 30.
balDTlBBan, Dernam Sal0, was q
manufacturing city OF about $500 in
habitants with a wooden mill as its
principal industry. There were two
churches there. he said, and Catholics
aided the Protestants in raising funds
to build their church. There was
no religious animosity. he said.
DESCRIBES REIGN OF TERROR.
At the time Burke vas killed, Der
ham testified, his son, John Derham,
mayor OF Balbriggan, was in Mt Joy
prison, having been arrested for rid
ing a bicycle after nightfall. He
then told of the reign of terror that
followed Burke's death.
"On the night of September 90,
last" he said, II had retired to bed
when was awakened by shots and
the noise OF breaking glass. From a
window Of my bedroom l saw four
motor lorries, filled with Black and
Tans passing by. A few minutes later
seventeen of them appeared at my
shop on the first floor OF my house
and broke into the building
II awakened my wife and my four
daughters and told them to dress and
hide in one OF the bedrooms. caution
ing them to show no lights. / then
awakened my three sons and we
dressed. I heard come one ascending
Continued on Page Q. Column ~
The Washington times., 1920-11-19
TEA HOUNDS YIELD
TO PICSKIN COHORTS
Abandon Plans for Rival Dance
At Northwestern u.

CHICAGO. Nov. 10.-Battle flags of
the tea-hound forces are dropping
forlornly on the campus of North
western University, signifying defeat
Et the hands OF the pigskin cohorts.
Miss Mildred Pierce. generaiissimo
of the tea-hound forces, who had
scheduled a dance at the North Shore
Hotel Saturday afternoon in competi-
ton with the football battle between
Southwestern and Notre Dame and
who had steadfastly refused to call IL
IN, despite agonized walls by the stu
dent rooters, capitulated.
The student rooters had the back
ing OF tho faculty, who do not believe
dancing and slipping tea conducive to
The muscle and agRressiveness re-
quired in football games.
The Washington times., 1920-11-19
WOMEN'S UNION TO OPEN
GARMENT STORE CHAIN
Officers Say They Have Capital
For S1,000,000 Concern.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 1o.--Co-opera-
tive manufacturing and selling estab-
lishments Of womens garments are
to be established by the International
Ladies' Garment Workers Union, ac-
cording to plans being worked out by
the executive head of the union,
which is meeting here.
Officers OF the organization said
they have capital for n 81 600 900 con-
cern. supervisor for the project
probably would bc named in a few
days, IL was added and chain OF
stores leased as soon as the factory
was started.
The Washington times., 1920-11-19
U.S.AND JAPAN NEAR
AGREEMENT. SAYS
TOKYO REPORT

LONDON, Nov. 19.-The Daily
Express today printed the follow.
ing cablegram from Hugh Byas,
Its Tokyo correspondent.
"The main lines Of the japanese.
American agreement are nearing
final settlement. Japan agrees
absolutely to stop immigration to
America. America grants full citi-
xenship to the japanese already
there. Minor points such as land
ownership and dual japanese ma
tionality will be adjusted upon the
general principals Of the settle.
ment. There Is every prospect
that the dangerous questions have
been disposed Of"
The Washington times., 1920-11-19
LET GERMANY
laborite N. P. Makes First
Formal Plea to Admit Ex-
Foe to League.

GENEVA. Nov. B.-Germany Il
threatening to break the treaty Of
Versailles. according to infOrmn-
tioR from nm authoritative source
today.
Germany has sent . note to the
League Of Nations announcing that
she VIM consider the treaty broken
unless the Tongue takes the
mandatory for the former German
eoIomies away from the inter-
allied supreme council.
Germany wants the League to
aAminlster the affairs Of the colo
mics according to the treaty.
The Washington times., 1920-11-19
BURGLAR IS ROUTED
BY WOMAN VICTIM
Mrs. Fletcher TiIton Chases In
truder She Finds RifIlng
SiIverWare.

Instead OF quailing when she dis
covered q negro in the dining room
of her home late yesterday, Mrs.
Fletcher 8. TiIton, 1740 Church
street northwest, rushed toward the
intruder and chased him from the
house. She followed him to the pave
ment and screamed for help, but the
negro escaped.
Mrs. Tilton, whose husband is head
teacher at Emerson Institute, was up.
stairs when she heard noise on
the first floor. At first she thought
Il was the letter carrier, but when
she heard some one stumble against
chair she decided to investigate.
The negro was bending over an open
drawer containing silverware. Get
out OF here" she cried and he fled.
She gave a good description Of the
,nego to the police.
The Washington times., 1920-11-19
'D.C.SAVES NE|GHBOR
| FROM GAS FAMINE
Barge With Forty Tons Of Coal
Rushed to Alexandra by
Authorities.

Quick action on the part of the Dis.
trict Commissioners today averted q
two-day gas famine in Alexandria. Va.
Its coal bins practically cnpty. the
municipal gas company of that city
today faced shut-down. An appeal
for coal was made to the District
commissioners by the mayor shortly
after . o'clock this morning
NJ. C. Hargrove, District purchasing
agent was directed by the Commits
sioners to send coal to the Virginia
city. and this afternoon a barge con-
tanning forty tons will be sent from
the wharves.
The Washington times., 1920-11-19
POLITICS FIGURES
IN SHIPPING PROBE
Investigator Charges Influence
Was Used to Prevent Re-
search of Activities.
By FLOYD MacGRIFF,
International News Service.

NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Political
influence was used to prevent a
thorough investigation of the pur-
chase of Shipping Board supplies a.
New York, Peter ]. Sullivan, for
eleven years an investigator for the
United States Treasury Depart
ment, told the Congressional 1nves,
tigating Committee here today.
CLAIMS THREATS MADE.
Sullivan said he had been ordered
to survey "to the bottom" the actlvi-
ties Of the purchasing department
which was in charge Of David Wah'
mond, but that when certain mat
ters" were being unearthed Wahmond
"threatened to have me pulled off the
investigation"
"My months work had shown" Sui.
Ivan continued. that firms which
lad made low bids had received scant
attention"
Were you pulled off the investiga-
tion?" asked Chairman Walsh,
"Yes. l was transferred to Nogales,
Ariz"
There were no ships operating
there?"
mot to my knowledge"
FOUND IRREGULARITIES.
Sullivan said his assistant, Martin
J. Jewell, of New York, was left to
finish the investigation. Jewell said
he found Irregularities in purchases
of shipping board supplies and the
disposal of these supplies which in
some cases found their way to private
boats, and that such things as he
found irregular he reported to Capt.
Charles II. Yates, managing agent of
the United States Shipping Board at
New York.
In the purchase of $10,S25 worth Of
condens sed milk we found this could
have been purchased direct from
manufacturing distributors at a saw
ing Of $3.50" Jewell said.
I'VE found that q Shipping Board
employe received commissions on
these purchases, one payment being
for 5000"
The witness said checkers aboard
Shipping Board vessels did not weigh
up supplies or check as to quality.
FAILED TO COOPERATE.
"Orders often were placed with
firms which had only desk room and
no supplies, and bids were ignored
from manufacturers or wholesalers
whose bids were lower" Jewell sta
ted.
"On this investigation we merely
scratched the surface, being called
of by the Treasury Department,
which told us the Shipping Board
would conduct its own investigation.
shipping Board officials at New
York could not cooperate with us
We found conditions at Shipping
Board warehouses deplorable. There
we're no inventories and no means OF
checking up an enormous supply Of
goods OF all descriptions. We could't
ascertain where all the stun went
to-"
The Washington times., 1920-11-19
EX.KAISERIN VERY
Low; SON STAYS
AT BEDSIDE

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 1.-the
condition Of the ex-kaiserin Of Ger
many is described In dispatches
from Doom today as most grave.
The crown prince, who was sum-
moned 10 the bedside from his re-
treat at Weiringen, IL remaining
at Doom, and the other children
and relatives are expected.
The Washington times., 1920-11-19
BY NEWTON c. PARKE,
International News Service.

GENEVA, Nov. 19.-George
Nicholl Barnes, a laborite member
Of the British parliament, speaking
in behalf of the worlds workers.
today urged the League of Nations
assembly to admit Germany to the
League as soon as possible.
WANTS UNITED STATES IN.
Barnes spoke at great length, and
after he had finished there was scat
tered applause from the delegates
He pointed out that all of the ene-
mics OF Germany, with the exception
of the United States and Russia. are
members of the League and that the
presence of America in the League
Is greatly desired.
Barnes, who was a former member
of the British ministry. said 1t is
the view of British workers that all
their former enemies should be ad.
mitted to the league as speedily as
possible.
I'VE cannot restore the world to
normal IL our former enemies are
kept out of the League" said Barnes.
THE world will be divided into two
camps. l do not say that Germany
should be taken into the League at
this session, since she has not applied
for admittance, but 1 want the assem-
bly, to remember the view OF English
workmen as l have outlined it here"
an both the financial and labor con-
ferences Germany has shown will
ingness to do her share" said Barnes.
The committee on applications for
membership in the League did not
transact any business this afternoon.
After q Ave minutes session it ad-
journed until tomorrow.
LEAGUE TROOPS READY.
Great Britain, France, Spain, and
Belgium have notified the League
that they are putting troops at it's
disposal for use in the wilma district
to maintain order during the forth
coming plebiscite. wilma Is in Lithu-
ania, but is claimed by both Poland
and Lithuania.
Tho city was recently occupied by
Polish forces under General Zellig-
nowski, who set UP a government
This IL the nrst time that the League
has decided to use troops. and II II
possible that other nations may SUD-
ply soldiers to join the force mt wilma,
Reports are current that the troops
thus used may form the nucleus OF q
standing League nrmy for police
duty In various parts OF the world.
The Washington times., 1920-11-19
DRIVER
GIVEN THREE YEARS
Douglas Jones' Attorneys Note
Appeal and His Bail Is
Set at $4,000.

Douglass c. Jones, a young white
man, convicted of manslaughter in
connection with driving his automo-
bile. which overturned and killed
Harrison Shreve on August 2 last, at
Fifth street and Rhode Island avenue
northwest. was today sentenced to
three years in the penintentiary by
Justice Bailey of the District Supreme
Court.
Counscel for the accused noted an
appeal and bail was fixed at $4,000.
The Washington times., 1920-11-19
3 AMERICANS ARE
REPORTED SLAIN
IN MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 19.-An
unconfrmed report was received
here today that three Americans
have been killed in strike disorders
in the state of Coahuila.
Neither government officials nor
owners of the coal mines where the
riots occurred have been able to
verify the report. 1t il admitted,
however, that turbulence in the
mining fields is increasing.
The Washington times., 1920-11-19
SLAY|NGS
LAID TO POLICE
Witness at D. c. Hearing De-
scribes ReprisaI Raid Made
on BaIbriggan.
FIFTY HOUSES BURnED
0utrages Followed Killing Of
''BIack and Tan" Officer
After Fight.
TWO BRITISH OFFICERS
EXECUTED AS SPIES

CORK, Nov. 19.-The execu-
ton Of two British officers as
spies was announced by the
Sim Fein today. According
to the announcement, Captain
Greene and Captain Chambers,
who were recently kidnapped.
were tried for espionage and
then put to death.
The Washington times., 1920-11-19
BRITISH NJ GETS
6M0NTHSAS RED
Cecil L'Estrange Malone Con-
victed Of Making S.editious
Speech for Communism.

LONDON. Nov. 19.--Cccil LES
TRANCE Malone, q Liberal member Of
the House Of Commons, was today
sentenced to six months imprisop-
ment for making scditious uttcranccs
In a public speech.
The Washington times., 1920-11-19
CONG. BAER'S OFFICES AT CAPITOL R|FLED
Woman in Dynamited House Saws '|Villa" Made Threat

r Of
Il yesterday dynamite resulting the death OF James Bolton snd ISSyn
Harold children Shpy,
ms indicate where the bodies Of the babies found the debris ihs arrow
The Washington times., 1920-11-19
WEATHER

Fair asa warmer to-
aiSbt aAa Saturday.
Moderate south ana
ssstkwsst wtAas. Tes-
Derature at 3 q. ~ ~
degrees.
Evening journal., 1920-03-27
COOPERATIVE STORES
URGED TO CUT H. c.

Cooperative stores as a weapon 70
fight high cost OF living, were de-
scribed by Mrs James p. Warbasse, OF
Brooklyn, secretary OF the Cooperative
League Of America. IN two addresses
here yesterday afternoon and last
night. She first spoke in The New Cen
hiry Club and later in City Council
chamber. Both meetings were under the
auspices Of the Consumers League Of
Delaware.
Mrs Warbasse described the success
Of cooperative stores IN England and
other countries. where the consumer IS
a stockhOlder In the campany and
shares in the profits
How much Of their profits have your
grocer and coal man given you each
year for your business In the past? Not
one penny" said the speaker. when
you form a cooperative society you
decide what shall be done with the
money saved from the goods you buy
each day. You and your nelghbor,
each with a vote, put that money to use
for the common good or you vote to
pay lt to yourselves in dividends"
Mayor Taylor presided on the meeting
IN Council last night
Evening journal., 1920-03-27
UNCOVER PAPERS,
THEY FALL TO BITS

In the razing OF the old bank OF the
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Ninth
and Market streets, the cornerstone OF
the building laid September Z, 1886, was
uncovered yesterday by workmen
Papers contained In the zinc, hermetlc-
ally sealed box crumbled to powder
when touched and were for the mosl
part hardly legible.
Among other things the box contain
ed the remains OF two pass books. one
belonging 10 Joseph T. Henderson, No
7i3 Wollaslon street. whose account
was opened February %. 1871. and an
other, that Of Lydia Weldln, who OPEN
cd an account June %. 1851.
The best preserved document In inc
box was paper giving extracts from
HE minutes OF the savings fund society
from the time Of rs organization March
90 1891. 10 the date OF The laying OF the
cornerstone. This apparently contained
a rucord OF the most important events
In The history OF the society, but noih-
ing was legible except The names OF the
incorporalOrs under a lew enacted by
The State Legislature January fl, 1882.
Evening journal., 1920-03-27
CITY ACCIDENTS
ON THE INCREASE

Thirty accidents are reported in the
city for the week epding March %.
According to fgures Issu d by he Del
aware safety Council 10 were caused
by auiomob les. This Is the largest
number OF automobile accidents In one
week since The beginning OF the year.
Fortunately. no one was Killed but Of
nc.als OF the Safely Council point to
The fact that so large a number shows
an unusual degree OF car -lessne IS.
Among ihe remaining 20 acc dents.
eight were due TO industrial causes
seven TO miscellaneous three TO troll
ley cars and two TO falls.
There was also an increase In acci-
dents outside OF Wilmington, no fewer
Than io being reported from various
causes. as against nine for the previous
week, and three for he week ending
March 6.
The figures compiled by the Stalls
ties Committee OF the Delaware Safety
Council FOR The week ending March
% are as follows:
Evening journal., 1920-03-27
N. N.C.LEATHER WORKERS
WILLSTART AT 6

Employees OF the New Castle Leather
Company, by a 90 per cent referendum
vote yesterday. decided that the plant
should adopt the daylight saving plan
one hundred per cent OF the cm-
ployees voiced their Affirmative senti-
ment, should the city ordinance, to that
effect, not be repealed.
The 10 per cent OF the workers who
voted against The change did so because
they feared that fathers going TO work
At o'clock and children going 10 school
40 Q o'clock. regular time, might cause
confusion In the homes.
AZ a meeting OF The star yesterday
the question as 10 what effect this new
plan would have on the Slate labor
law. as pertaining 10 the employment
OF women, was considered AZ the vari-
Gus plants women go. 10 work at Z
o'clock through the week and 6 o'clock
on Saturdays. AS the State law provides
that women shall not begin work be-
fore 7 a. m, II was decided TO get legal
advice on the subject This company
will not start the plan untll about
May 3.
Evening journal., 1920-03-27
USE ROD TO SAVE
CHILD--GREEN'S IDEA

Chief Probation officer J. Paul Green
Of the Juvenile Court does not believe
in the adage spare the rod, and spoil
the child
III your little boy Is unruly. give
him a dose of'logic.
In my opinion a hit or miss poll
Icy Of spanking is fatal 10 the childs
sense of Justice" Alr Green said.
"One/can administer logic In alopaihlc
doses to boys but with girls ID must
have sugar-coat7d surface Of senli-
menis TO sveeien the bitter taste Boys
respond 10 logic more naturally, but
not girls. ! am convinced the strong
est appeal you can make to girl-nature
Is through sentiment a much more dlf-
ncult means when you consider The age
OF those who come under our jurlsdic-
lion.
"a girl. however. seems less suscept-
lble 10 feminine influence no matter
what methods may be employed And it
is this inherent feminine trait which
creates difficulties and requires the
greatest tact. There Is always The dan
ger Of making The appeal too personal
and being misunderstood.
Evening journal., 1920-03-27
SCHOOL BOYS BUILD
BOXES FOR BIRDS

Boy students OF No. si school have
finished large number Of bird houses
which they have made IN their manuel
training course. The houses are OF
various shapes aud sizes and each
youth has tried 10 rival his neighbor
in the material used. Some Of the boys
have made their houses from old cigar
boxes and covered them with bark.
one novel box is OF shingles made OF
an old piece OF rubber from an auto
mobile tire.
Prizes have been awarded for the best
houses as follows First prize. Samuel
Mcdaniel. a plane; second prize, Edgar
Hammond. a saw; third prize. Albert
Begss, book; fourth prize, Ralph
Reese. a book; nth prize. John Bosgs.
a book; sixth prize, Edward Le Car
penticr, drawing board Honorable
mention went 10 Myio Zero.
The judges were Mr. Pool Mrs. Fox
and Mrs. Peter Wright.
Evening journal., 1920-03-27
ON THEIR Way!
2 2TRUCKSOF RUN
Held Up by Constable at
Prices Corner, But Pro-
ceedS Under Guard
SPOILS SWEET DREAMS
OF A BOOZELESS DAY

Two large motor trucks carrying 80
600 quarts OF whiskey. worth $4,000
at $40 a quart. were held Up by Con-
stable Harvey C Fennimore. at Prices
Corner, where one OF the trucks had
become mired. late last night. fenni-
more escorted the drivers and trucks to
the home OF Square Cloud. at Oak
Grove. and called the squire out Of bed.
The drivers produced papers purport-
ing 10 give permission for transit or the
liquor from Baltimore to New YORK
But the constable and squire were
suspicious recalling the recent mix
up over seven truckloads or whiskey
which passed through Delaware, parked
in the City Han at Philadelphia, pro-
ceeded 10 Jersey and became lost In a
New York maze OF conflicting state
ments and red tape.
F nnimore finally bethought himself
OF w. Truxion BOyce Federal prohlDi-
ton director. who lives In stanton,
aroused him from sweet dreams or the
end OF a boozeless day. Boyce In turn
promptly called up Charles Brumileid'
a special deral prohibition agent
who has made his headquarters In the
prohibltlon headquarters at sixth and
King streets this city Brum0eld, too.
was dreaming OF really truly non-al-
cohollc age. when The phone In his
lodging here tlnkl 4 shrilly. II was
hen about 70 30 O'Clock.
But Brumfed decidedly Immediately
on action. Hastily dressing he hasten
cd 20 Oak Grove. There he found
Constable Fennimore and Squire Cloud
keeping vigil over the liquor. Brum-
field examined the drivers papers care
fully. but so Far as he could see ihey
were correct. However. he reasoned,
II was no time for taking chances. So,
forgrtful Of sweet dreams and somno-
lent ease. he took a sea- with one OF
the drivers on q truck aDd gave the
command 20 "go ahead' Phi.9d T.
phia was the destination.
Up TO o'clock his afternoon that
was an the Office OF The prohibition
director here had heard Of Brumfeld or
the booze.
Evening journal., 1920-03-27
GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS
IInENTY MINOUAS'

Liberty Mlnquas." an on tanker re-
Gently returned from a most sailsfac.
tory trial trip. was formally turned
over 10 and accepted by the United
states shipping Board this morning by
tho Harlan Company The Liberty
Mlnquas" has a capacity Of 1900 tons
dead weight.
The Mason City" a cargo carrier
with a capacity OF 800 ions, recently
launched at the Harlan yard. viii leave
rs moorlngs early Monday morning Tor
a trial trip on the government ranse.
al the Delaware Breakwater. Boih OF
these vessels are OF The oil burning
iype and fitted with emergency coal
burning machinery.
Evening journal., 1920-03-27
Asthma Wouldn't Let
Him Lie Down
Hasn't had a sign Of trouble now
for over 9 months.

"a year ago had asthma 30 bad my
friends thought I would never get over Il.
IN had doctored for a long time without
results. had not been IN he'd for weeks.
could not even sit up straight In a chair.
Then I heard OF Milks Emulsion ana
started using IT, II was only two days
later that I could go TO bed and sleep
soundiy. After taking eight bottles @i
WORTH, found myself completely cured.
II Is over 0 months now since quit tax
ing Milks Emulsion. and I haven't had a
symptom Of asthma since."-Geo W.
Baker. r. r. d. 1. Latrobe, Pa.
Why shouldn't Aiilks Emulsion help
vouq II has worked wonders FOR others.
II costs nothing TO try.
Muss Emulsion cltanses the stomach
and bowels OF an impurities. restoring
healthy, natural bowel action and doing
away with all need Of pills and physics.
II corrects the digestive organs AM im-
proves the appetite. Thus Il helps nature
TO build up the blood and tissue and TO
strengthen the throat. stomach and bowels.
A. builder OF flesh and strength. Milks
Emulsion Is strongly recommended TO those
whom sickness has weakened, and Is
powerfui aid IN resisting and repairing
the effects Of wasting diseases. Chronic
stomach trouble and constipation are
promptly relievcd-usually IN one day.
This Is the only solid emulsion made,
and SO paiatable that Il is eaten with
spoon like ice cream.
No matter how severe your case. you are
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nj rof
satisfied with the results, your money win
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