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The daily morning oasis., 1920-02-12
SUCCESSFUL MOURNERS

The Mourning Party" given by
Mrs. A. M. Gillespie, at her Crawford
Street home yesterday evening, in
honor of the absent husbands,was a
decided success. A dozen wives OF
Mazatlan excursionists, gathered at
the behest of the gentle hostess, all
clad in mourning, and the decorations
were in consonance. Several black
cats with white whiskers added to the
ghostliness of the appointments.
The Quija Boards We're worked
overtime, and the mysterious mes
sages received from and transmitted
to Mazatlan caused a deal of amuse-
ment
Dainty refreshments were served,
and when the party dispersed all con-
graduated the hostess upon the sue
cess of her original entertainment.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-02-12
BIC STRIKE OF.
MINERS IN UTAH.
CLOSES -FOUR Of
C R EA 7 N | n ES|
I.W.W. Organizer. an Alien.
Is Arrested. Strikers
Arrested and Ordered To
Leave The State.
UNITED Press Service)

SALT LAKE, February Flour
big underground copper mines in
Utah are idle as result of the
strike called by the Mining Branch
of the 1. W. W.; and 1900 men are
out.
Albert Wills, an alien, unnatural
lied, and an organizer for I. w. w.
was arrested at Bingham today by
the Department of Justice and held
on federal charges.
Six strikers were arrested for al
legged intimidation of workers, but
they were released upon promises to
leave the state.
The men claim that prices at the
company store advanced recently,
without corresponding in raise in
wages. No demonstrations have oc-
cured.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-02-12
BUDGET OF NEWS FROM MEX
leo, CONVEYING A DEAL OF
GENERAL INFORMATION
American Financial And Commercial Magnates Visit
ing The Federal Capital, And Are Entertained
Layishly. Counterfeit Bonds and Money Reported
In Circulation In Mexico.

declares the laws governing oil pro-
duction in Mexico are fair and just;
and he says there is an obligation
upon foreigners operating in Mexico
to observe the laws with the regula-
lions and rules provided under those
laws; and he comedies likewise that
the Mexican government desires to
deal justly and fairly in it's adj
ministration of the laws and regula-
lions.
The Mexican consul in New York
has communicated his government a
statement that in that city it has been
discovered that Communists have set
up secretly the machinery for counter
feiting bank notes, liberty bonds with
the object of scattering them in Cen
trail and South American countries,
the Antilles, England, France, and
other countries, in order to create in
those nations distrust and hatred of
the United States. 1t is reported that
5000, 100000 of the counterfeit SCI
curities are afloat already in Mex
leo.
Advices from the Tampice- Tuxpam
region are that force of Peleasixtas
under command of the chieftain
Izquierdo had attacked a force of
federals under command of Colonel
Galan, at Mora; and that the attack
ing party was repulsed with a loss
of 20 dead, ten wounded and fifteen
prisoners. The loss sustained by tho
federals is seven. killed and five
wounded.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-02-12
PROPOSITION TO MODIFY
LODGE RESERVATIONS
SPRUNG IN SENATE
BY LODGE HIMSELF
Would Make Changes In Many OF The Reservations
That Were Reported From Foreign Relations Com
mittee, BY Instruction From The Senate
Omitted Press Service)

WASHINGTON, February. IL
Senator Lodge offered in the Senate
today nine amendments to the Lodge
reservations to the Peace Treaty.
The amendments offered are those
worked out by the Bipartisan con.
ference recently.
They affect the preamble of the
treaty; withdrawal from the league
and domestic questions; the Shan
tung settlement; naming of American
representatives to the league; dis
armament; status of foreigN nation.
ais in case of war, under Article XVI;
and voting power of the United
States in the league.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-02-12
GREAT BRITAIN FACE To
FACE WITH GOVERNMENT
BY LABOR

itions are not popular in Great Brit
ain, but the war-bred combination Of
the moderate men of the general pO-
litical parties-labor was offered a
place, but refused and practically ex-
communicated the few leaders of their
party who remained with the govern
ment-has disclosed the fact that
there is only one great political lead
er in the country-Premier David
Lloyd George.
Lloyd George the "Little Welsh
wizard" is a magnetic personality but
he is man without a party at the
moment. Formerly an advanced
Liberal, he has alienated most of his
former partisians by his concessions
to the great majority of his coal
ition, while the latter ungratefully
enough resent every concession to
his Liberalism and feel that they are
holding the bag for political foe.
However, Andrew Bonar Law, con-
sentative leader, who Loyalty sticks to
his job as second in command to Lloyd
George, evinces no disposition to
branch out as an Independent leader
and the Conservatives have no out
standing figure with whom to replace
him. Eually, the anti-Lloyd George
lite Liberals have no outstanding lead
er for Herbert H. Asquith, ex-premier,
who rallied the dissentient Liberals
is now dead letter, and his lieuten-
ants show no outstanding personali-
ties. Hence the politicians who
wants to get back to the party poll
tics does not know which way to
turn.
1t is against labor that they have
no outstanding leader, and are ap-
parently not too sure in which di-
rection they wish to be lead, but as
The daily morning oasis., 1920-02-12
SENATE ADOPTS THE
CONFERENCE REPORT ON
OIL LAND LEASING BILL
Measure Gives Opportunity To Individuals To Work
Under Lease Government Lands Bearing Oil And
Other Valuable Substances.
UNITED Press Service)

WASHINGTON, February IL
In the Senate today agreement was
reached On the conference report on
the oil land leasing bill. The House
adopted the report yesterday, and the
measure now goes to President Will
son for executive approval.
This marks the end of ten years
fight to get this legislation through
Congress.
The measure aims at opening up
under leases for private development
government owned coal, phosphates,
, sodium, oil, oil shale and natural gas
lands. The government reserves the
right to extract helium gas wherever
found.
RetaliatOry clause prevents leases
being taken by interests in foreign
coun ries which do not allow similar
privileges to Americans. That pro-
vision is largely aimed at British oil
interests.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-02-12
COUNCIL OF
LEAGUE OF
Ma T.I0NS
M { { 7 S
American Ambassador viii
Not Attend Unless In
structed By State Depart
ment. Meetings Secret.
Public Meeting Friday.

LONDON, February 1.-THE Coun-
Gil of the League of Nations con-
vened at noon. American Ambas-
sador Davis was not present; nor will
he attend unless instructed to do so
by the State Department at Washing
ton.
Arthur Balfour, installed as chair
man, announced that the council de-
cided that it's meetings must be SCI
cret while certain questions are under
discussion.
Today's session lasted less than an
hour. Fridays session will be pub
lie.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-02-12
A TESTIMONIAL
TO THE CHARITY
OF ARIzONANS
Response To Near East Re-
lief Has Been Abundant
And Very Gratifying To
ALI Concerned.

PHOENIX, Feb. 11-Physicians OF
Arizona are responding nobly to the
call for relief from thousands of stav
ing children in Armenia and neighbor
ing countries, according to the Ari-
iona state headquarters of the Near
East Relief. Many individual con-
tributions have been received from
members of the medical profession
and many more are expected before
the close of the present campaign, the
direct of which is to raise sufficient
funds to care for 1000 orphans during
the ensuing year.
The following letter of endorsement
is characteristic of the splendid spirit
of cooperation which has been man
ifest in the medical fraternity Of Ari-
IONA.
Prescott; Arizona,
Jan. "a 1920.
To My Fellow Men:
While l cannot claim and first hand
knowledge as to conditions in Syria
Armenia and the Near East in general
have come into touch with some who
do know, personally of the awful des-
titution and suffering, due to the war
and the inhumanities of the unspeak-
able Turk, among those dwelling in
the lands made glorious by sacred
story.
In our superabundant plenty, waste,
it is well-nigh impossible to realize
the situation but help must come,
speedily and generously, if the peoples
living at the very cradle of human
story, are to be saved. In human
ty's name, HELP!
Very Sincerely,
(Signed. G. E. YOUNT.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-02-12
DIRECTORS OF
STRIKE SENT
OUT TO TAKE
C H A R G {
Fifteen Strike Leaders
Leave Detroit To Go To
Various Parts Of The
Country 70 Conduct De-
tails OF Tlre Strike.

DETOIT, February 11.-Fifteen
Chief Executives of the Brotherhood
of Maintenance of Way and Rail-
way Shop Laborers, have been sent
to various sections of the country to
direct the strike called for February
18th. A. E. Barker, president Of the
Brotherhood declares the men will
pay no attention to any order or in
junction issued to restrain them from
striking.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-02-12

CONFERENCEAT
MEXICO CITY
FOR TRADE
American Chamber OF Com
merce In Mexico. Gathers
A Large Convention To
Foster Trade Relations
Between The Two Re-
publics.
Omitted Press Service)

CITY OF MEXICO, February II.
An International Trade Conference
under auspices of the American
Chamber of Commerce of Mexico,
opened today with more htan 140
American delegates attending.
American business men are here to
encourage trade relations between
Mexico and the United States.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-02-12

Mr.. Ed CASTOR, formerly connected
with the First National Bank, was a
visitor at the line city yesterday be-
tween trains.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-02-12

Mr.. John Hoy, the Harshaw mining
man, arrived at Nogales yesterday
evening, coming from Tucson.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-02-12

Mr.. Thos. X. Richey, well known
Tucson attorney, was at Nogales yes
terday on professional business.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-02-12

Yesterday Mr.. John Cumming was
in from the Calabasas country.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-02-12

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
10 YEARS DOUBLE VALUE
OF MARYLAND's FARMS
Worth $4e3, e3s, 1aQ Today, an In
crease of 90 Per Cent;
$500 an Acre.

Value Of all farm property in Mary.
land nearly doubled in the ten-year
period between 1910 and 1920. the
census bureau announced today. Total
value OF all farm property in 1920 i,
1885,, 63S. 120. as compared with $3.50
1S7,02S in 1910, an increase of 81 Der
cent In the decade, the bureau an
nounced-
Land and buildings are valued at
$SS6.596.850. an increase of $50 ner
cent over 1910; live stock is valued al
$48.071,250, an increase Of 47.6 per
cent, and implements and machinery
are valued at $28,s70, 020, an increas &c
OF 144.3 per cent over 1910. The aver
age value of land and buildings. Der
farm: Is 5000, as compared with 81. 941
in 1910. The average v1lue Of farm
land: per acre. is $54.S2. as AGAINST
s32.3 in 1910
There are 1863 white farmers in
the state and S,210 colored farmers.
OF the white farmers 4O,l3e are natfve
and 1,569 fofeign born.
Total value of all crops In thu STATE
in 1919 was 31es,eS3,574. an increase
Of 172 per cent over 1910. Cereals
were valued at $55.845.785, hay and
forage was valued at $1S,157.o44.
while tobacco was valued at $5,7si.1el
and fruits and nuts at $s.022,36S. OF
the 47.S08 farms in the state 1854 re-
port possession Of live stock. Total
production Of milk in 1918 was S.
754.1S2 gallons. slightly less than the
1910 production
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
GREATER TECH LEADERS
ASK SCHOOL RENOVATION
Concerted Campaign Will Be Be.
gun Next Week With Speaking

A request that Mckinley Manual
Training School be thoroughly reno
waited. in order that It may present 4
more favorable appearance to visitors
and more pleasant aspect to the
students" has been filed with the
board Of education by tho Greater
Tech" committee, which is campaign
ing for enlarged facilities for the
school
The committee. which is composed
OF alumni association members, the
faculty and students. will start a con-
certed campaign next week to impress
on members of Congress and the pub
lie the vital need Of an enlargement
proposed program to be carried out the
committee Is DESTROYS of having the
present building cleaned.
The Greater Tech" movement will
be launched by sending out a corps of
speakers to address the various civic or
ganizations and plead for their sup
port for the necessary improvements
at the school. Members Of Congress
also will be swamped with literature
outlining in detail the overcrowded
conditions at the school due to the lack
of accommodations for it's heavy en-
ronment. and the resulting needs of
enlarged facilities.
Recommendations have been made to
school officials by the committee for
an addition to the existing structure,
to be built at once, which will provide
adequately for the present needs and
the future development of the school.
An auditorium, gymnasium, properly
equipped lunchroom, drillroom, armory
and rifle range. an athletic field and a
community playground have been
recommended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
ADJUSTMENTS.
Roller Skating
o. NJ CHI II
8 to II Brass Band
Coliseum, 9th and Pa. Ave. NV.
Snow

When I was young, long, long
ago, I loved to see the falling
snow; but now that I am old and
bent, I do not like it worth a
cent. The land looks CHASTITY,
stark and dead, when over it the
snow is spread; the land where
late the roses bloomed is in its
shroud, in snow entombed. l
like this good old pleasant globe
when shining verdure forms its
robe, when grass is growing on
the hills, and Goldfish sport along
the rills; then everything seems
full of vim; dance and shake a
buoyant limb; and if some COM
mon village scold comes up to
tell me l am old, l turn a hand
spring on the green, to show
that l am sweet sixteen. 1t
takes the sunshine and the
breeze to timber up a dotard's
knees, and make him feel he's
still on earth, a creature of some
use and worth. But when he
from the window looks on naked
woods and frozen brooks, on
snow wreaths whirling i'll a rage,
he feels the burden of his age.
1t seems to him his age must
be thousand years, plus two
or three. And all the boys he
used to know are sleeping some
where meath the snow; and
colder than a miser's soul the
snow comes down, while church
bells toll a requiem for Tom or
Jim-when will the blamed bells
toll for him? Such thoughts
the drifting snowflakes bring
and SHOWS bleak and ghostly
thing. WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16

Skaters Xmas Flower and Greens
may be ordered now. 900 18th ST. NJ 2416
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16

Flowers for the Holidays.
Specimen blooms at Guides. 1914. F.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
MOTHERS ARE PENSIONED.
ALI But Eight States Adopt Laws,
Says Labor Department.

All but eight Of the states in the
Union have now adopted some form Of
mothers pension. according to the
annual report Of the chief Of the chill
dren's bureau of the Department of
Labor made public today. They have
recognized the principle that children
should not be taken from their moth
ers because Of poverty alone. the re-
port says.
However. although large grants
have been made in many of our states.
the amounts in general are deemed
far too small. The increased cost Of
living has not been met and tho full
purpose of the laws is not attained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
RESIDENTS PROTEST
CHANGES IN ZONING
Chevy Chase Association Objects
to Making Parts of Connecticut
Avenue Commercial Districts.

Protest against the final decree of
the coming commission to change GER
tain parts of Connecticut avenue in
Chevy Chase from residential to first
commercial districts was forcefully
made yesterday evening at a meeting
of the Chevy Chase Citizens Associa-
ton held at the Elizabeth V. Brown
School.
According to members OF the COM
mittee on coming of the association.
of which w. S. Elliott was the chair
man, the members of the District zon-
ing commission had led them to be-
lieve that Connecticut avenue between
Morrison and Livingston streets would
be kept residential, after they had ex-
pressed the desires of the community
at hearing. but later the commission
had changed this area to first COM
mercial. One member spoke of this as
a fragrant defiance to the wishes Of
the association
The association moved to reform the
defunct committee on coming, and aft
er getting unanimous petition from
the residents of that section of Chevy
Chase to ask for a rehearing before
the Commissioners.
After the business of the meeting
was over, J. NJ. Waters Of the Bell
telephone system gave a lecture on
the telephone system. illustrated by
lantern slides.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
200 PUPILS IN PAGEANT.

A pageant celebrating the tercenten.
arv Of the landing Of tina Pilgrims will
be- given at Western High School,
wednesday night, at s rs o'clock. Two
hundred students will take part In the
pageant Tho proceeds from the sale
of tickets viii go to athletics and other
school interests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16

Norfolk and Western Railway.
Through Pullman cars daily to
Roanoke, Chattanooga, Memphis,
Nashville, Shreveport and New Or
leans, s:45 Pm, 2:10 pm, $40 am.
Ticket Office. 1419 N. Y. ave-Adver-
tisement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-27
HOME GARDENS URGED.
They Will Help Reduce H. G. Z. Says
Department of Agriculture

The planting and cultivation of home
gardens IS urged by the department of
agriculture as one way of reducing the
cost OF living, and the department is pre-
pared to give the public full information
on the process of making backyard or
some vacant lot help produce food. War
gardens played their part in the great
mobilization of resources in war time,
and it is proposed that the home gardens
shall continue the work in helping house
holds to feed themselves.
Reports to the department of agrlcnl-
ture indicate that the paintings by com
mercial vegetable gardeners will be
materially reduced this year, because the
commercial gardeners see no way of OBJ
tanning enough labor to conduct their
usual operations. The commercial gar
deners assert that they have paid high
wages in endeavors to keep UP production
but now have reached the point where
the returns will not Justify the continu
ance of this expense If the reduction Of
commercial gardening becomes fact, the
obvious result will be fewer vegetables
| and higher prices.
The logical remedy lies partly IN home
gardens This is a remedy, moreover
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-27
CONNECTICUT RIVER RISING.
Some Open Spots - Railroad Fears
Trouble if Ice Jams.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, March a.
The rapid rising of the river yesterday
and word from the north that the long
ice fields above the Holyoke dam showed
decided signs of breaking up, made the
Boston 4 Maine officials take extra pre-
cautions last evening by having then
tracks patrolled at places near the river
bank.
The water at the old Toll bridge last
evening registered at II feet above iow
water mark, rise of foot and eight in
ches in "a hours. The height that the
river attained last spring was l6 feet.
At White River junction it was stated
that "a stretch of clear water six feet wide
had appeared across the river At Hol
yoke yesterday afternoon the water al
the crest of the dam registered five feet
six inches, at Vernon, VT, it was slS
feet, 10 inches and at Bellows Falls, Vt
six feet six inches.
The water is rising at the rate of
foot in Il hours it was reported yester
day at Bellows Falls and it is going up a
about the same rate at points above. Ih'
only anxiety felt by railroad men IS a
certain exposed points OF the roadbe'
where, if the ice should jam in mas
against the banks it might extend on Q
tear up the tracks They think that tn
next day or two will tell the story and
the ice does not start away SUDDEN
| the danger will be passed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-27
STOPS RUNAWAY ELECTRIC.
Former Service Man Distinguishes Him
self at Marlboro, Mass.

MARLBORO, Mass, March 27.-Leon
Mannion, who served overseas as a
member of Company X, l04th infantry,
distinguished himself again today by
stopping runaway electric car of the
Boston & Worcester division. The car
was being loaded with snow on Main
street and from some cause. not yet
explainable, suddenly started on its
hayward run through Main street. 1t
appeared to be increasing its speed as
it went along, causing foot travellers
and drivers of vehicles to seek safety
at the sides of the street.
1t was running at pretty good clip
when it passed Mannion, who happened
TO be standing on the sidewalk ut the
time. Noticing the absence of a motor
man, Mannion sprinted after the car,
caught up with il, and swinging on to
the rear end, made his way for the con.
troll brake. This was speedily applied
and the car brought to stop. No one
was injured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-27
SAY. Ex-KAIsER CAN'T FLEE
He and Former Crown Prince Well
Guarded, Hollanders Declare.

Dutch bankers and merchants who have
arrived from Holland during the last
week say that there is no need for the
allies to be anious about the safekeeping
of the former German Emperor at
Amerongen, and his son, who is living on
the Island of Weiringen, in the Zuyder
Zee, because they were we'll watched all
the time.
The castle of the Count Bentinck at
Amerongen Is. surrounded by two moats,
and no person is allowed to enter or leave
the gates day or night without pass
from the Burgomaster, countersgned by
the Chief Constable. John de Mann, who
goes every evening to the castle to
beautify the imperial whiskers, has a
special pass with his photograph ON it.
The garden where the former German
ruler walks is located between the two
| meats and is reached by a drawbridge
which is raised after he crosses it and
lowered again by policeman who also
lowers it for the ex-Emperor and his suite
| when they wish to return to the castle
| Ever since the former kaiser's arrival
| at Amerongen the governor OF Utrecht
who is responsible for his salty, has given
the noted prisoner permission to walk OF
| ride in an automobile for distance with
| III a three-mile radius of the Church o
Amerongen. Only two roads lead to thi,
town, one to Doom, about nine miles
on the way to Utrecht, and the other t.
Nymegen on the Dutch frontier, abou
forty miles distant The Rhine itself i
less than mile from the castle ground
and runs swiftly in the direction of Rot
terdam 1t would be stiff task to go M
stream to Nymegen
During his walks in the ground of tn
castle the exiled ex-potentate is Away
under the eyes of the guards, who patro
the gardens day and night, and also Q
the military police on bicycles outside
They are informed by telephone from tn
castle directly the ex-Emperor steps ont
side the building and they circulate rapic
" until he goes IN
All persons approaching the gate G
walls of the castle during that time al
Intercepted and watched, and the c,
clists, who come in hundreds from a
parts of Holland, especially on Sunday
ard holidays, to catch a glimpse Of tn
once mighty ruler, are kept moving a
4 the time.
The island of Weiringen is just as di
, ficult to get away from as the castle
Amerongen. since Oosterland, where Il
= ex-Crown Prince lives, is five miles in tt
: interior, and it would be impossible f