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The Washington times., 1920-01-26
VALIDITY OF US. DROUGHT
TO Be DECIDED IN APRIL
Supreme Court Postpones Arguments
On Motion To Dismiss Rhode
Island Bill.

The Government, in the Supreme
Court, today moved to dismiss Rhode
Islands bill attacking the validity OF
constitutional prohibition.
Argument on this motion is expect
ed to determine whether constitu-
tional prohibition will stand.
Solicitor General King stated the
motion could not be argued until
March, because Rhode Island attor'
neys are not yet ready. A recess OF
the court during February will delay
IL until that time, so that decision
cannot be expected before April
The court agreed to advance the
appeals from Ohio courts, which will
determine whether States by referen'
dunn can override the action of State
legislatures in ratifying the consti-
tutional prohibition amendment
The Government in Its motion to
dismiss the Rhode Island complaint
claimed that 1t presents no justiciabls
matter nor shows sufficient legal
ground for the court to take juris-
diction of the case.
"The facts stated in said bill OF
complaint do not set up any cause
OF action" the motion says, "and
there Is no equity in said bill"
The argument OF prohibition cases
was assigned for Monday March first
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
Withdrawal May Be Delayed by
Capture Of Americans by
BoIshevists.
OFFICIALS NOT ALARMED
Expect Early Release Of Engi-
neers and Red Cross
Workers.

Withdrawal Of American troops
from Siberia may be delayed by the
reported capture Of a party of
American engineers and Red Cross
workers by the Bolsheviks.
The War Department was today
seeking complete information of the
reported capture of Major w. M,
Blunt, a Miss Ford, and Captain
Charette and American engineers
near Kliuchinskaya.
United States Not Alarmed.
Officials dclared that they had no
fears that the release OF the persons
captured could be effected. but It was
understood that American troops
would not leave the region until they
could bring out the captured persons
with them.
General Graves. in command OF the
Siberian forces, is expected to make
immediate negotiations with the ~3ol-
sheviks for the release of the Ameri E.
cans.
Reports which had arrived here to-
day were fragmentary and not com
plete.
The War Department will take no
official action until complete official
reports have been received. but 1t
was stated that II was believed Ger
eral Graves has already taken steps
for the release of the captives.
The American Red Cross was with
out information today as to the re-
ported capture of Red Cross workers
The Red Cross announced that Capt.
Edward Hercules Charatte, who Is
reported captured. is from stockton
Gal
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
Martens Tells Senators Russia
Can Survive Without Help
From Other Nations.
MUM ON SOVIET ORDERS
Denies, However, That He Has
Engaged in Propaganda
In America.

Lenin abandoned his idea OF world
revolution. Ludwig C. A. X. Martens
Soviet representative In the United
States told the Senate Foreign Re-
lations subcommittee today.
The success of the Soviet govern
ment, Martens asserted, has demon
strated that 1t can survive In the
midst of the present systems.
Russia Can Exist Alone.
There was q time when the Rus
sian socialists believed that revolu-
tion in all other countries was nee
essary," Martens said.
THAT idea Is disappearing now be-
cause Russia has demonstrated that
II can exist against the rest or the
world. Russia Is now trong enough
to defy the other governments. That
is tn reason Lenine wrote the Italian
socialists advising against revolution.
He believes this Is a period OF recon
struction."
Martens objected to making public
his instructions from theSAonin gov
ernment as to his conduct in this
country when Senators of the commit
tee investigating Russian propagsn-
da asked him to reveal them. How
ever, Martens denied that he had en-
gagged in any soviet propaganda In
this country.
The soviet bureau in the United
States is being supported entirely by
funds from the Lonin government In
Russia, Martens ,clared.
Martens assert, he was instructed
that no funds she id be used for in
terference in thu internal AFFAIRS OF
the United Slater
Senators deman,. ed a specinc state
ment supporting his assertions re-
garding instructions received from
his government.
There is question as to how
much OF the confidential instructions
may with propriety be revealed" said
former Senator Hardwick, who Is act
ing as counsel for Martens.
MANY of the instructions were
contained in code" Martens said.
Keep Code Secret.
1--WE want to disclose to this COM
mittee every instruction of any
kind said Hardwick, 'but we don't
think the committee would want us
to reveal a secret code"
Together with my credentials as
representative in the United States of
the republic of Russia, / received II ON
the minister Of foreign affairs of the
republic instructions to work for the
establishment of trade relations be-
tween the United States and Russia -
Martens said. MY government speci-
ficaIly instructed me that the funds
at my disposal should not be used
for any purposes involving interfer
ence in the internal affairs in the
United States. In my reply acknowl-
edging the receipt OF my credentials
l gave my Government a brief out
line of the establishment of my bu-
reau and Of the nature OF its work
| stating my intention to maintain q
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The Washington times., 1920-01-26
Declines to Consider Any Com
promise on Article X as
Amended.
HITCHCOCK MUCH AGITATED
Huriedly Summons Conferees
To Draft Reply to Sem
ator's Def.

Senator Lodge, Republican leader.
today refused to resume bipartisan
treaty conferences. except upon the
definite understanding that no change
whatever be made in the Lodge reser-
vations on Article x and the Monroe
Doctrine. He delivered this virtual
ultimatum to the Democratic mem
bers at a brief meeting today.
Democrats Confer.
Democratic conferees Immediately
went into executive session to decide
on their answer. Senator Hitchcock.
in a statement issued after the Demo
cratic conference. announced that the
Democratic reply to Lodge will be de-
livered at another meeting of the bL
partisan conferees tomorrow morning.
Lodges action is believed to have
made certain the breaking off of the
conferences, and to mark the failure
Of this effort at treaty compromise. ~
Hitchcock and other Democrats
seemed agitated by today's develop
ment. In his formal statement
Hitchcock said:
when the conference assembled.
Senator Lodge advised the Senator's
present that he had been called into
a meeting by certain Republican Sem
ators and for that reason had not
been able to attend the last confer
ence Friday.
Forces Adjournment.
He regretted to say that he found
IT impossible to resume the confer
ence for a compromise except upon
the understanding that no change
shall be made in the reservation on
article 10, or on the Monroe doctrine
The. Democratic members retired for
a private conference and will make
their reply to Senator Lodge Tuesday
morning at a meeting at 1880.
The conference, up to the time its
meetings were interrupted, had ten
tatively agreed upon the preamble and
all sections of reservations except
that relating to article 10, the Monroe
Doctrine and one or two minor mat
ters, and an agreement was appar-
emily almost consummated on Arti-
Gle 10 when adjournment suddenly
came, followed by the Intervention Of
the irreconcilable Republicans"
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
LODGE TREATY UlTIMATUM STIRS DEMOCRATS
l.lO7 LIVES SAVED
IN YEAR BY U.S..
RAILCONTROL

"Enielency methods introduced
by the railroad administration In
the operation OF trains resulted In
a material decrease in accidents
during the first ten months OF
1919, as compared with the same
period in 1915" said Director
General Hines today.
For the frst ten months OF
1919, the number OF employees
killed was decreased by 1.io7, as
compared with the same period in
1918, and 2593o less employees were
injured than during the same
period In 1918.
these figures give evidence OF
what can be accomplished by
team work in the application of
safety practices. as in other
things the director general said.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
POWHATAN T0WED
BY AND TUG
Disabled Transport Expected to
Reach Halifax by Noon
--.~ Tomorrow.

HALIFAX. Nova Scotia, Jan. 20
The army transport Powhatan. which
has been battered about in midwinter
storms since January 1s, is now in
tow of the American army tug Re
lief and revenue cutter Acushnet.
making her way slowly to this port.
radio dispatches received here today
said.
The Lady Laurier failed in her sec
ond attempt to tow the disabled
transport when another hawser broke
this morning.
The Powhatan Is expected here to-
morrow noon,
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
Keeping Up With
The Times
A FACT A DAY

On the subject Of advertis-
ing copy-which is a hobby
with The Times-Robert Rux-
ton, editor Of knowledge" "
makes these very pointed OBJ
servations:
Before a man can adver-
tise he must buy white
space.
This accomplished, he
then prints words in II.
These words in advertis-
ing parlance are termed
There are two kinds OF
copy.
Good copy and bad copy.
The advertiser pays the
newspaper for the amount
OF space he uses.
what he pays represents
the value OF the space to
the newspaper publisher.
II does not represent the
value OF the space to the
advertiser.
THO value OF the space to
the advertiser Is determined
by the kind OF copy" he
puts into Il,
There is an easy way TO
tell good copy from bad
copy. Good copy is copy
that Is good enough to sell
goods. day by day. at a
pront over Its cost
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
AUSTRIAN ART OBJECTS
WORTH MILLIONS STOLEN
Bold Theft From Museum May Re.
suit in Nation Going Hungry
for a While.

LONDON Jan. ga bold theft of
$4,000, 900 worth of art objects from
the government museum. in Vienna
was reported in an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Vienna today.
"a recent movement was initiated
in Austria to pledge castles and art
works for money and food supplies)
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
FIRE IN HOTEL FORCES
GUESTS INTO ICY COLD
Clad In Sleeping Garments They
Watch Flames Destroy s250,o00
Hostelry.

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 26.-Fire to-
day totally destroyed the Hotel Hoff-
man, on woodward avenue. with n
loss Of s250,000.
More than 100 guests, many. of
them clad only In their sleeping gar
ments, were driven out into zero
temperature, and at least ten persons
cut OF by the flames were carried
down ladders to the street from the
third and fourth story windows.
No injured persons had been re-
ported up to Q o'clock, and the nre
was under control.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
SUPREME COURT DECIDES
AGAINST GOVERNMENT
Lumber Company Wins Suit Brought
BY u. s. Against Officials for
Alleged Fraud.

The Government In the Supreme
Court today lost its suit against the
silverthorne Lumber Company, North
Tonowanda, N. Y, which grew out OF
an Indictment against officials for
attempting to defraud the railroad
administration.
Frederick w. Silverthorne as presi.
dent and Asa X. Silverthorne his
father, and general manager, were
indicted for delivering to the Le-
high Valley Railroad at Buffalo, while
II was under Federal control, a less
number OF grain doors than they
attempted to obtain compensation for
This action was taken by the grand
fury after United states marshals
raided the offices Of the company and
seized It's records.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
BLANTON FAILS IN
FIGHT ON KEAT|NG
House Committee Decides Texas
congressman's Charges Are
Unfounded.

Demand by Congressman T. L
Blanton of Texas. that Edward Keat-
ing. former Congressman, be removed
from the Commission on Reclassifi-
cation of Salaries of Government Enl-
ployes, met with chilly reception
today at the hands of the House Com
mittee on Reform in the Civil Serv-
ice.
Mr.. Blanton. who appeared before
the committee to urge a favorable
report on his resolutions authorizing
the removal of Mr.. Heating, aimed
his remarks principally at the Plumb
Plan League and its publication La
bor." Mr.. Keating is manager, with
out pay, of the so-called editorial
board OF the publication.
Mere Fairy Tale.
In brief here is the indictment by
Mr.. Blanton, which Mr.. Heating told
the committee was "a mere fairy
tale"
That he attended a banquet given
by Government employees on the day
he assumed office as a member of the
salary commission; that he accepted
a gift from those employees bearing
the inscription true and tried friend
of Government employees"
That he had attended numerous re-
ceptions rendered by people whose
salaries he had been named by Con-
gress to readjust and that he had as.
sured them they had no cause for
alarm, because the commission would
see to 1t that their salaries were
raised.
That he had held out hope even for
the "clock-watching, cigarette-smok-
ing Government employees who don't
care anything about the kind of serv-
ice they give the Government"
That Heating, while in the employ
of the Government, accepted employ
ment from the Plum Plan League, a
"Socialistic," Bolshevistic plan which
would take forcSbiy $4,000, ,oO0, 900
worth of property"
scores Plumb Plan!
That the Plumb Plan League,
through high officials, was exploiting
millions Of laboring men in the coun-
try.
That $4,000, ,0oo, 900 had been col
lected from the laboring people to
be "misapplied and misused to the
disadvantageof those putting it up"
That the Plum Plan League pub
lication, Labor, had attacked members
Of the House and Senate and that in
reference to himself had asked. "Is
Texas short on bughouses?'
That 1t is time for Congress to an
swer the question: Shall one of our
own employees smear us every day
with slime and mudT''
Mr.. Keating was told by Chairman
l.. r. Lehlbach that Mr.. Blanton had
failed utterly to make out a prlma
facie case against him; that he saw
no use in hearing from him.
Congressman Fairfield I'VE tried TO
get matters OF fact from Mr.. Blanton,
but without success"
Mr.. Keating said that Mr.. Blan-
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The Washington times., 1920-01-26
N4LAST"
NOTEFOR HOLLAND
New Request for Person Of For
mer Kaiser Will Contain No
Threat, However.
by NEWTON G. PARKE.
I. N. q. star Correspondeut.

PARIS, Jan. 2e.-French legal er-
perts were today instructed by the
ambassadorial council to draw up .
rejoinder to the Dutch note refusing
to surrender the ex-Kaiser to the al
lies for trial before an international
tribunal.
This may be the allies last word"
to Holland on the matter, It was re-
ported.
The rejoinder will not be sent to
The Hague Immediately. 1t Is un-
derstood that IL is to be submitted
to the ambassadorial council for ap-
proyal, and may be resubmitted to
the British, French, and Italian pre-
miers before II is dispatched. An at
tempt will be made to have the note
90 forward some time next week. n
II is learned that the commun
tIon will not contain any threst
Holland, but will merely argue
questions that were raised b.
Dutch government
The president OF the Polish
delegation appeared before tn
bassadors and urged them to Ia
mediate steps to assist the
against the threatened Bolshevf
gressions.
The matter wa referred 10 Ma
Foch, who In in charge of the
military precautionary meas
Throughout Europe
Several minor German redu
dealing With notifications of
peace treaty and the expenses Of
Gus commissions were rejected by
ambassadors.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
MRS. HOBART DESIRES
G. 0. P. TO FIGHT WOMEN
Widow of Former Vice President
Announced She Opposes Equal
Suffrage.

TRENTON. N. j., Jan, 26.-Mrs. Gar
rett A. Hobart, widowef former Vice
President Hobart. decftsed in a state
ment today she will not contribute
to Republican party funds SO long as
1t advocates woman suffrage.
"As a woman. l am opposed to the
enfranchising Of women" she said.
Mrs. Hobart said that woman suf.
frage would socialize institutions,
demoralize the electorate, and in
voive the modesty of womanhood" in
controversies.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
TO TRY LANDLORD AS
SLAYER IF BABY DIES
Detroit House Owner Turned Off
Heat and Infant Got
Pneumonia.

DETROIT. Jan. 26.-George Munro,
Detroit landlord, will face a charge
Of manslaughter II baby Broadbeck,
suffering with double pneumonia,
dies, Prosecutor A. P. Cox declared
Munro, according to the baby's
father, turned of the heat in the
Broadbeck apartment because the
family would not pay the rent in ad-
vance. The baby contracted pneu-
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
BAKER CONFINED TO
HIS HOME WITH COLD

Secretary OF War Baker IL Ill at
his home here. He has been con-
fined to his room since noon yester-
day.
Col Roger Brook, OF the office OF
tho surgeon general, who II caring for
Baker. believes the Secretary's Ill
ross II only a cold. which may be re-
lieved after several days Indoors.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
SECRETARY OF TREASURY
SELECTED BY PRESIDENT

President Wilson today selected his
appointee to the post OF Secretary of
the Treasury. The name will go to
the Senate for confirmation late to-
day or tomorrow, IL was learned at
the White House.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
SOVIET MAKES WOMAN
RUSS ENVOY TO ROME
Madame Angelica Ballaranoff To
Be Diplomatic Representative
In Italy.

LONDON, Jan. 26.-The Russian so
Wet government has announced that
Madame Angelica Ballaranoff will be
appointed Russian diplomatic repre-
sentative at Rome, according to a
news agency dispatch from Rome to-
day.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
WELL TELLS WEATHER.

Dahm's we'll Is his forecaster. In
fair weather the we'll whistles as air
rushes inward. Before q storm the
air rushes out
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
SUPREME COURT RECES,

The Supreme Court today snrj
ed Il would recess from hssdayl
ruary 4. until Monday. March 4
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
VAN SCHA|CK
FACES FOES
Nominee for District commis'
sioner Answers Opponents
At Senate Hearing.

The Rev. DR.. John Van Schsick. jr-,
faced his accusers in open session OF
the Senate District Committee today
and denied fatty the charge that
his voting record in the State of New
York disqualified him for appointment
as Commissioner OF the District of
Columbia.
His confirmation as District Com
missioner Is at stake before the Dis
trict Committee.
Hearings Arc Closed.
Following DR.. Van Schaick's ad-
dress this morning, Senator Sherman,
chairman of the committee, announc-
ed the hearings closed.
DR.. Van Schaick denied that he had
voted in Cobleskill, N. Y, during the
last three years, which would have
disqualified him under the organic act
of 1873 governing the appointment
of District Commissioners.
He denied just as emph atically thu
II had been his intention to vote since
1915, when ne admitted freely that
he had cast his last ballot in that
year.
In the next breath, DR.. Van Schaicll
told the committee that he had re-
fused to vote in the August primary
of 1919, when a new legislature was
to be elected in New York, although
requested to do so.
DIR. Van Schaick eagerly laid bare
i hfa anfira vntinU hafnra fhn
committee.
1t was not done. however. until
after Col. c. c. Lancaster, OF the
Brightwood Citizens Association, had
submitted documentary proof show.
ing that DR.. Van Schsick still is a
qualified voter in New York State for
that matter. This proof was fur
nished in Photographic copies of DR.
Van Schaick registry as voter -
Cobleskilli in 1917. 1918 and 1919.
Additional Proof.
Additional proofs were furnished
showing his voting record since 1911
up to 1916.
At the end Of DIR. Van Schaick's tes.
timony he was asked the following
questions by william Clayton:
You admit then that you voted In
uos Ttplltu van cthaiSNs
You deny you voted in 1917"
81 do" again was the reply.
After my appointment TO the
school board" explained DR.. Van
Schaick. my attention was called by
Charles F. Nesbit to the incongrulty
OF my vote in New York while holdins
a position under the District govern
ment. / told him l would not vote
again. IL has never been my inten.
tion to vote since 1915 and i showed
that this was my intention by re-
fusing to vote last August, 1919"
Kept HI. Name On.
DR.. Van Schaick said he did not ap'
ply to have his name taken of tn,
registry list at Cobieskill, nor has he
ever made that application.
Apparently, I am dualined to vote
now" he admitted.
"The question is one OF intent.
have told you what were my inten'
tions. The question oflaw I am will
ing TO leave in the hands of the CON-
mittee," said DR.. Van Schaick.
One of the records submitted By
Colonel Lancaster showed that DIR
Van schaick had voted in the fall oI
1917.
DIR. Van sohaick said he believed thii
record was an error, as he was In Bel
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The Washington times., 1920-01-26
U. S. UlNREPRESENTED
ASLABOR PARLEY OPENS

PARIS, Jan. 26.-An international
labor conference opened here today
without representatives from the
United States. A delegation from
Germany attended.
NJ. Thomas. of the French represen-
tatives, said he hoped the United
states would collaborate even II in
formally, pending the ratification OF
the peace treaty at Washington.
so New Things for Automobile.
They are described and Illustrated in
February Popular Science Monthly. - All
ne ~vs-stands-Advt.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26

In his essay on Spiritual Laws"
YOU find this quotation from one
Of the flve greatest geniuses,
Michael Angelo:
do not trouble yourself too
much about the light on your
statue" said Michael Angelo, to the
young sculptor: "the light of the
public square will test its value
The young man who does not
understand how that quotation
applies to him, to his foolish in
terest in his own appearance and
what others think Of him, does not
understand much.
In the Spiritual Laws" essay
this line from Byron: HE knew not
what TO say, and so swore," is ap-
piled by Emerson as follows:
"I may say IL Of our preposter-
Gus use OF books. He knes not
what to do, and 80 he read"
A man reading to pass time Is
as foolish as a man eating to pass
time-many do that.
Think as you read Read to
give your mind exercise. There are
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The Washington times., 1920-01-26
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-13
FROM HERE AND THERE

In Holland q useful gum or paste is
made from garlic.
London is still the worlds chief
emporium of the seed trade.
Fine lace and strong ropes can be
made from some species of nettles.
All busts representing the famous
men of ancient times are without
boards.
Lake Chad, in the heart of East
Africa, has no known outlet for the
many rivers pouring into it.
In many places in England it is
still customary to present each pail
bearer at a funeral with a pair OF
gloves.
It is estimated that one pound of
nitrogen properly applied to the soil
will increase the yield of wheat bv
one-third.
Tea requires a rainfall Of sixty
inches and irrigation will not serve in
lieu thereof, as a somewhat humid at
mosphere is needed.