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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-13
SLOW uni OADING
DELAYS FREIGHT

NEW YORK. May 10 (by the Asso-
! ciated Press).-Freight congestion In
the eastern section Of the country,
with its resultant decrease in the al
| cars. is more a result Of the inability
OF consignees to unload cars quickly
than inability Of the roads to move
cars. railroad officials here said to-
day.
The roads were almost unanimous in
asserting that effects of the recent
strike Of switchmen and yardmen ha.
been counteracted by the return of
the majority of the strikers to work
| and the employment of other men to
replace strikers still out. Some Of the
present congestion. however. was ad-
of freight during the strike. but this,
| officials declared. was being speedily
cleared UP.
strike Prevents Unloading.
A strike Of union longshoremen and
| the refusal OF union truckmen to ham
die freight moved by non-union long
| shoremen was said to have a marked
effect on the slowness in unloading
| cars and making them available for
! outbound freight.
Plans to break the trucking angle
of the tie-up were under considera-
! ton today at q meeting Of a truck
| ing committee named by six of the
| city's large commercial organizations.
| Col. Frederick A. Molitor, who COM
manded the 22d Engineers in France,
has been appointed by the commit
tee to organize an Independent truck
i ing force and overtures have. been
/ made to the War Department for the
use of 400 Army trucks stationed In
and near New York.
Il CHICAGO. May 13.-Although nu-
merous manufacturing plants in the
northwest and middle west have been
forced to cut down their working
forces recently because. Of a shortage
Of cars for shipping ORDERS managers
Of the railroads centering here de-
clared today that freight traffic con-
dittons are improving daily.
Factories Affected by Tie-Up.
A big Iowa cereal plant Tuesday
laid off 500 men and numerous lum-
Der and wood working plants In Wis
consin and Minnesota have been
forced to close almost entirely Incom-
ing freight Is below normal. the rail-
the shortage Of cars availabie for the
Chicago district. because of tie-ups
in other cities. especially Detroit,
Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
According to officials of the I'LL
nots Manufacturers Association. there
il no shortage Of switchmen in this
district. although the number OF mon
now at work is below normal. Re-
ceipts of coal and live stock here the
past few days have been nearly nor
NAL. according to figures announced
by the railroad managers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-13
the department during the war were not
to be relied upon"
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SucoI1Ou OF ACV10I00ns
Mr.. Daniels also testified that Admiral
Sims had objected to the use Of the for
mer German liner Leviathan as troop
ship on the ground that her great
length made her a better target for tor
pedoes than smaller vessels. He also
said that the admiral had contended
that the ship should be operated to Liv-
erpool rather than to Brest because Of
better facilities for handling her cargo
The Navy Department, the Secretary
said, followed the admirars advice in
the matter, with the result that the
Leviathan. because of her great draft.
had to await an entire lunar month at
Liverpool before she could get out of the
harbor. Admiral Sims views were then
disregarded. the witness said, and the
Leviathan operated out Of Brest, where
her turn-around was measured in
hours instead of weeks and she broke
all records in the number of troops
transported" 80
Mr.. Daniels presented various official
documents to support his contention
that the convoy system was originally
sponsored by the American Navy. and
that 1t was not adopted fully until sew
eral months after the United States en-
tered the war and had sent many de-
stroyers and other craft overseas, thus
providing the ships to make the opera
ton Of the convoy system possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-13
PROFESSORS PAY Low.

Several full professors at Sweet
Briar College are getting less salary
than the ticket agent at the Sweet
Briar station. according to Mrs. Theo-
paign to raise $1.000.000 at q recent
meeting Of local alumnae at the Ho-
tel Powhatan.
And nobody can say that the agent
is overpaid," said Mrs. Gill. She ex-
planned that the college has but a
small endowment, and the tuition
rates must be increased unless the
present campaign succeeds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-13

enemy knew position of the first rem
devious and accordingly sent a sub
marine to intercept before juncture
with destroyers.'"
GIeaves' Report of Attack.
The witness also presented reports
from Admiral Gleaves regarding the at
tack and from the French general staff
regarding the presence OF submarines in
the vicinity of the convoy.
Sims various attempts to discredit
the submarine attacks reported by Ad-
miral Gleaves and the, other officers"
said Mr.. Daniels. ARE of a piece with
his attempts to throw doubt upon the
entire conduct OF this first expedition.
1--WE have no reason then and have no
reason now to doubt Admiral Sims own
positive statements. made at the time.
that the convoy was attacked; the re-
ports of Admiral Gleaves and the official
report Of the French general staff to the
same effect. This is not the first or only
instance in which Admiral Sims has
stated before this committee that state
ments made in his official dispatches to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-13
White Bread for France.

PARIS, May, 13.-France will again
enjoy the luxury OF white bread next
August. in the opinion Of NJ. Thou
myre, undersecretary for food. who
week that this years crop promises
to be exceptionally large. Large
quantities Of wheat are being i'm.
ported into France, the minister said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-13
filters TO CELEBRATE.
Will Pilot First Planes Used In All
Mail Service,

First planes used in the inaugura-
ton Of the air mail service between
this city and New York two years
ago will be used Saturday in the cele-
bration to be held at -, College Park.
Md. and Newark. n. y. fields.
Maj. l.. b. Lent, general superin-
tendent Of the air mail service. IL to
fly from Washington to New York
and C. I. stanton. chief of mainte-
nance and supplies, from New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-13
MESSAGE QUOTED
BY SIMS A FORGERY,
DANIELS ASSERTS

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-11
PROHIBITION CANDIDATES
NOTIFIED TODAY
Representative Of. Party From All
Parts of Country Expected to
Attend Exercises ae'es

Germantown, Ohio, Aug 11.-Ohio's
third Presidential candidate. DR..
Aaron S.. Watkins, standard-bearer OF
the Prohibition party, and his running
mate, D: Leigh Colvin, who is Ohio
born, will be formally notified of their
nomination here today. Representa-
tives of the party from all over the
country are expected to attend.
DR.. Watkins home is here. de IS
pastor of the Germantown Methodist
Episcopal Church and professor OF
English at Miami Military Institute.
Mr.. Colvin's home is in New York,
but he was born near South Charles
ton. :.
Formal notification of the two candl
dates will not take place until 8 p M
today. There is to be a parade al
p. m.
Speaking campaigns by the candl-
dates are expected to reach all parts
of the country following their noti1l-
cation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-11
LUMBER TRAIN N WILD
DASH DOWN MOUNTAIN

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Bloomsbury, Pa, Aug. 10 Tearing
down North Mountain, at speed of
more than 100 miles an hour run
away lumber train left the tracks at
the entrance to the Nordmont yards,
near here, today, jumped more than
100 feet through the air, demolished
dwelling house and landed in a creek
bed.
The house stood some.-4distance
back from the tracks at point where
the railroad makes a sharp curve and
enters the yards OF, the Nordmont tan
merry. Not a timber of the building
was left in its place. Twisted and
boken Steel is al that remains Of
the engine, while the four cars load
ed with logs were smashed to kindl-
ing wood.
Weeds crushed by the wheels Of the
engine made the track so slippery
that the brakes could not be used to
hold the train. Knowing the train was
running away, the crew set the brakes
shortly after the train started on its
wild dash and jumped. They escaped
uninjured. the dwelling house which
was demolished was untenanted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-11
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The second game for the amateur
dependent baseball championship of
(rthern Virginia between the Cardi-
Athletic Club and Clarendon Ath-
lie Club teams will be played on the
(rth Alfred street grounds, Sunday.
gust Is. at 3 p. m.
When these teams meet great
Beball game is sure to be played,
the coming contest should prove a
at to the fans who witness it.
The Clarendons will bring to town
Eir best players in an automobile
ly bedecked with their colors, and
ny of their loyal rooters will be on
grounds to help cheer their favor
; on to victory.
rhere'is not poltroon- on the Car
al team and every lad will be on
ball field to win the second game
the eseries. Any self respecting,
Eeball player who is asked to desert
friend should have the courage and
nhood to treat such lure with
tempt. The lads now playing un-
the colors of the Cardinals are
to their chief and they deserve
admiration and support Of the
zens of Alexandria.
The Cardinals will play the Claren.
team fair in every way, and will
ist that both teams be given just
Fsions by the umpires, for they
1t to win the game by good base
playing and not by the aid of
pires.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-11
HOSPITAL FOR 43-DAY FASTER
Detroit Grocer Reduced in Weight
From 146 to So Pounds

Detroit. Aug. TO- Tipping the
scales at SO pounds, the wasted frame
of John Roenick, retired grocer, was
taken from his apartments to a re-
ceiving hospital this afternoon at the
request of friends when they learned
that Roenck had not tasted food Tor
AZ days.
Weakly protesting, Roenick declared
that he had adopted the drastic treat
ment on the advice of physical acul-
turist to rid himself of the effects of
administration.
~ have tasted four times, with ex-
cellent results he explained. "Once
for 10 days. and two other times,
once for 90 days and again for 80.
would have established record Of 40
days for myself if I had been left
alone
Roenick said that craving for food
usually left him after the eighth day
of fasting. When he started to fast
Roenick weighed 146 pounds. At the
hospital he tipped the scales at 50
pounds, having lost a pound a day.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-11
CHARGE WHITE TO STICK TO
WARSAW TO THE LAST

Washington, Aug. 11.--John Camp
bell White. Of Baltimore, American
Charge d'Affaires at Warsaw, will re-
main in the Polish capital until the
Polish Government itself is removed
elsewhere. This information was con-
tanned in official dispatches reaching
the State Department today from Mr.
White.
Other members of the American
Legation. with the exception of Thirc
Assistant Secretary J. Pierepont Moi
fatt who will remain with Mr.. White
have gone to Posen, where some of the
subordinate officials of the Pollsf
Foreign Office have been sent.
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s. GIVES WARNING
FOR POLES FREEDOM
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views of the British and Ameri-
A governments on the questions OF
bling with the Soviet and preserva-
h of the true boundaries of the for
n Russian Empire.
Informal exchanges between Wash
kton and London and Paris on the
ssian-Polish situation have been
bceeding for some days, and that
e that the American note was adj
kssed the Italian Ambassador Great
some surprise in Washington. To
5 was added the fact that Italy had
] taken a prominent part in the Al
4 discussions of the questions, and
j not been represented at the Hythe
Inference of Allied Premiers,. at
Itch a policy was outlined.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-11
ALLEGED JEWEL THIEF
ARRESTED IN MIAMI

Toronto. Aug. 11.-Arrest in Miami
Florida, of d. c. Elwood, alleged to be
one Of trio involved in 100000
Jewel robbery here, was announced
today by the police.
Elwood is charged with entering the
store of A. Rosenthal, attired in Sal
walton Army uniform. After tying up
the ieweler the bandits escaped in an
automobile with their loot.
Emood was traced to Niagara Falls
and Cleveland and thence to Florida.
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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-01-13
Department Of Justice Proposes
Series of Great Economy Sales
viii Ask Retailers and Manufacturers to Get Togethe
to Stage Big Price Reduction Events for Benefit o
Buyers of Necessaries.

The Government is about to at
tack the problem OF high prices
from a new angle. Instead OF bring
inG its influence to bear upon the
publid to refrain from buying, Il
will seek the cooperation OF the re-
tailers and manufacturers in n joint
effort to furnish the public with nee
eSSary articles OF clothing. women's
apparel and house furnishings al
prices below the present level.
The Department OF Justice. which
is directing the Governments cam
paign against the high cost Of liv-
ing. will propose to retailers and
manufacturers that they JON hands
In staging q series OF Economy
Sales" in which both will make spe-
cial concessions to enable the pub
lie to buy necessarieS at a saving
probably run through January and
February, and only neceSsarieS and
scasonable merchandise would be
offered.
Plan Proposed by Department. OF
Justice.
THIS plan has been advanced TO the
retailers OF the country through the
National Retail Dry Goods Assoc a
ton, by Howard Z. Figg. special as
slstant to Attorney-Genera Palmer
who is handling the Governments
campaign. Details OF the proposal
were made public last night by Car
los B. Clark, chairman OF the COM
mittee OF controllers OF the associa-
ton, and by Lew Hahn. its execu-
tive secretary, who returned from
Washington yesterday. after confer
ences with officials OF the Depart
ment OF JuStica
Retailers to Meet Dee. II.
In accordance with Mr.. FigE's spS1
gestion. the National Rctn4-.|Ory
Hao6s Association aS-GRhsdNAm meet
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-01-13
N~adzwyczajnych znizka(

Tutaj r~zeczywiscie macie sposobnoSc do nabycla uDlor
mach. znaczuie nizej b~iezacych - Z p~raktyczna oszczedl
kazdej familii - z oszczednoScia dolarow ma uDlora'
bnych w tym roku.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-25
Europe Needs Friendly cooperation
Between United States and ENGLAND

were the only creditor nation dur
ing the war IL would have cost Eu-
rope many hundred million dollars.
And IL by doing this we can save a
half billion dollars in trade and also
aid the weaker nations of Europe
through such effort the cost would
be nil.
Where else could Great Britain
and America get the expense of
holding exchange at a fair equilib-
rum?
Let the United States during the
next FIVE years draw the cost out
OF the interest to be paid on our
lean to allied countries. For in
stance. the United States now has
approximately $500, 900, 900 a year
in interest from allied war loans.
Suppose we use one million or a
hundred millions of that to helm
ourselves as well as these people
we would be more than compensated
by the increase in our foreign
trade"
Commenting upon his investiga-
tIon of conditions in France and
Belgium. Mr.. Wade declared that
Belgium is S5 per cent normal, and
France has recovered astonishingly
5till weak through lack of coal and
raw materials. In agricultural dis
tricts the peasants are working con-
stantly from dawn to dark, but in
the large cities laborers are not yet
awakened to the necessity of doing
their part, although l am told that
conditions are now better than they
were six months ago."
Asked whether he shared in the
opinion here that France was seek
ing the occupation of the Ruhr VAL
ley, he replied. II don't believe
France is endeavoring to expand in
the Huhr. What France needs is a
crying, urgent need, for coal. France
Is at a standstill because Germany
keeps promising, but does not keen
her promises. If France can get
coal her industries will start and
thereby greatly lessen the present
tension.
When the coal difficulty is ad-
justed reparation must follow, and
II is now generally understood that
tho amount of 5000, 100000 pounds
sterling has been settled upon,
more than so per cent of 1t to go to
France"
The Washington herald., 1920-07-25
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Frances Progress in Reconstruction of
Industries and Regions Laid Bare BY War

The progress which France has
made in the reconstruction or IN
dustries and regions devastated by
the war is indicated by a statement
OF NJ. Ogier, minister of the liber-
ated regions, made in a recent
speech at the Sorbonne. details of
which have just been received by
the Bankers Trust Company from
it's Paris information service. NJ
Ogier's figures were:
AS regards industrial reconstruc-
tion, of 3.50s industrial establish
ments or factories destroyed, 2,627
or rs per cent. had resumed pro-
duction on May /. 1920. These es-
Adjustments are employing 300, ,00O
workmen.
| Since the law of April II, 1918
allowing advances to sufferers from
war damages. 5,5s5,74S.742 frs. have
been advanced for this purpose
without including the amounts ad-
vanced for agricultural reconstruc-
ton and for the replacing of de-
stroyed machines; when these are
added. the total sum advanced to-
wards reconstruction reaches 9,6Ug,.
0S2,916 frs"
RepOpulating Invaded Districts.
The population of the invaded re-
gions by November 1. 1918, had
fallen to 1,944.000. This figure had
risen to 3,524,600 on November /
1919, and on April 1, 1920, il reached
3,967,603. On this last date, munIcl.
pal life had been resumed in 4.0ot
cpmmunes: of 6.445 schools opened
to scholars in these regions before
the war, 5,345 have been reopened
either in repaired buildings or in
temporary barracks.
One thousand six hundred and
seventy-five reconstruction cooper.
ative societies have been organized
and are employing 141.041 workmer
on the work of reconstruction only
OF 265.000,000 cubic meters OF
trenches, 156,3s0,o0o have been filled
in: of SOC. 100000 square meters of
barbcd wire to be removed, 202,9
600 have been cleared away; or 81
100000 cubic meters of material OF
all kinds strewn over fields in the
vicinity of the front, 1880, ,0OC
cubic meters have been removed.
New Homes Provided.
At the signing of the armisrce
2s7,271 houses had been totally de.
stroyed. and 277,500 were in ureen,
need of repair. or these, 1s5. 600
have been repaired and are now in
good condition.
On May 1, 2S.500 wooden barracks
mad been erected to replace houses
destroyed; 2S.200 temporary dwell
inss In wood had been built and 49,
The Washington herald., 1920-07-25
APPOINTMENT OF SHIPPING
BOARD OFFICIALS DEFERRED

Until the return Of Secretary of
the Interior Payne from his Alas
kan trip, President Wilson will tax e
no definite action on the appoint
ment of five new shipping board
commissioners. it became officially
known yesterday. While the Pres
ident has conferred with Admiral
Benson, chairman of the board. con-
cerning the adaptability of several
candidates. it was said that a choice
will be deferred until Secretary
Payne has had opportunity to pass
upon the selections. Mr.. Payne, be-
fore assuming his present duties.
was chairman of the board.
Under the new shipping law, the
board is to consist of seven mem
bers. AS it now Is constituted only
two of these members are left over
from the old regime. Chairman
Benson and Commissioner Donald,
leaving FIVE to be appointed. The
difficulty lies in the dictation OF
the law, which provides that the
members shall be apportioned
among the various coasts thus
making 1t more difficult to choose.
The necessity for completing the
organization of the board is said 10
be recognized by the President.
who has been advised that many
questions of vital Importance to the
merchant marine and the business
interests of the country are coming
up. Among these is the question
of rates, the matter of ship insur-
ancc, and the controversy with
Great Britain over certain features
OF the shipping law.
Secretary Payne is expected back
in Washington the latter part of
next week, when he will take up
the question with the President i'm
mediately.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-25

attractive to them. Earlier deliver
les were lower. Buying was large
ly to cover shorts for over the week
end. There were private reports of
light rains in Central Alabama and
light showers in the Shreveport
district. Elsewhere the weather
was clear. Later there was a re-
covery on better news from abroad
and gains in foreign exchange.
Late in the day changes in prices
were mixed with last quotations
easy at a net advance of IL points
to a decline of Is points.
Spot here was quiet with middling
l175 points lower at AZ cents. There
were no sales.
Spot at New Orleans was quiet
with middling unaltered at SO 3-4
cents; the sales were 125 bales.
Receipts at ports: Galveston. So4 {:
New Orleans 24s; Savannah III.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-25
LARGE ISSUE FOR POLAND.

Eleven billion additional paper
marks will shortly be issued by the
Polish government. according TO sd-
vices received here yesterday. The
government counts on covering the
issue several times over with the
proceeds Of the approaching loan
which is TO be flosted on both the
American and domestic markets
very shortly and which, in addition
to covering the next issue Of paper
currency. will be used to establish
Polish gold reserve against the
creation Of a new currency.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-25

500 dwellings in stone had been
erected. The number of inha bitants
housed in buildings which have
been totally rebuilt since the arms
tice reaches S74,10o.
OF 5l,547 kilometers of highway
and national roads, which were In 4
state of decay at the signing Of the
armistice, 20.7s9 have been com
pletely repaired. OF 3.16s bridges.
culVerts, etc, destroyed, l.7O2 have
been completely rebuilt.
All the main railway lines de-
stroyed have been rebuilt. and or
2.0so kilometers of local lines COM
pletely destroyed, Liza kilometers
are again in operation. OF $40 rail-
way bridges and railway cuIverts
destroyed, 141 have been permanent
ly rebuilt, and 229 have been tenn
porarily rebuilt.
of S29 post and telegraph Offices s
which were closed at the time of the
signing of the srmistice, all but SO
nave been reopened for business.
Farm Lands Restored.
On May l, 1890. of $3.50. 900 hec-
tares Of land rendered unit for cuI-
tlVaton by the war. S.SSs,o0O hec-
'ares nave been completely cleared
OF projectiles; ALSO. oo0 hectares
nave been cleared of bsrbed wire
| and all trenches in the same area
nave been filled in: l,6sO.OOO hec-
tares have been made ready for
sowing.
Additional figures of the Depart
ment of Reconstruction relating TO
farming in the restored regions are:
seven hundred thirty-one thou
SAND, one hundred ninety-nine hec-
tares OF land were sown this spring.
The office of industrial reconstruc-
tlon furnished farmers with l,97o.-
foo quintals of seed and l,2sslUU
oulntals of chemical fertilizer. In
this connection. IL is well to point
, out that the liberated regions are at
present producing SUFFICIENT cereals
/ Tor their own use and will shortly
produce a surplus which can be dis
trlbuted to the rest a the country.
Considerable quantities of agri-
cultural machinery and furniture
were supplied to the farmers Of the
liberated regions. who had suffered
loss of ssch material during the
war. The total sum advanced for
these purposes has reached the fig
ure of 1.340.2ss,43s frs.
In addition to furnishing machin-
cry, seed and fertilizers. the Depart
ment of Reconstruction furnished
the farmers Of the North with the
tollowing cattle to replace herds
1878 bulls and cows: 4,4I5 horses.
asses and mules; 42,70o sheep and
rams.