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The Washington herald., 1920-08-11

Washington men are becoming
harder to sell to than women and
outwalk the gentler sex in search
of bargains, according to local
clothiers and haberdashers. They
declare the woman bargain hunter
of the comic supplement rapidly is
being replaced by the man. who
can sight A reduction in neckties a
block away.
Where is the opulent male or
yester year. sighs the purveyor of
rainbow-hued accessories" who
used to come into the shop. to buy
the very latest" of cravats and
shirts, flashing a roll of bills and
paying any price without a MUIR
muir?
Extinct ms Dinosaur.
Extinct as the dinosaur, and as
hard to find as false "bosoms's.o or
red flannel underwear" says a deal
er in masculine sartorial conceits.
Once men would, scorn looking
into bargain windows" says a Ninth
street haberdasher. now they 60
Efrom store to store, looking for
$3.50 neckwear marked down to 95
cents
Once, says the merchant, a
man might have confessed to his
best pal, and then only in a whisper,
that he had gotten a wonderful
bargain in a shirt"
Once a nan, passing a haber-
dashers window ablaze with price
slashing placards, might have
paused. looked furtively about, and
then stolen in with a guilty look
Making his purchase with all pos
sible dispatch, and always with one
eve on the door lest Will or Jim or
Tom might happen by and have the
laugh on him forever after, he
would then have skunk out and
stealthily taken his way home,
blushing on meeting even a police
man. But today. says the haber-
The Washington herald., 1920-08-11
TURKEY SIGNS PEACE
TERMS; SERBS REFUSE

: Paris, Aug. 1O.-The Turkish
delegates signed the peace treaty
at 4:05 p. m. today. Serbia refused
to sign on the ground that the
treaty imposed on that country a
portion of the Turkish debt. which
is to be levied against the Turkish
Territories assigned to Serbia.
. Nine small powers signed after
the Turks. The Greek and Italian
delegates signed their agreement
for division of the Dodecanesus ter
ritory.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-11
GETS TWO MONTHS
FOR CHECK PASSING

Bad" checks. like murder, will
Fred Thompson. coIored, whom
the police searched for in August,
1913, for passing check for s23 80
on O'Donoghue Brothers, automo-
bile supply|dealers. Fourteenth and
Irving streets northwest, found this
out yesterday when Judge Hardi-
son. In Police Court, sent him to
jail for two months.
The check was drawn on the
Home Savings Bank and the mama
of P. Hanson, fictitious narson
appears on the dotted line. In the
case of another check to which
Thompson is alleged to have
forged the name of william small
an attorney in the Postofice De.
partment, for s35, and passed on W.
=. thompson, a druggist, the court
held him for the grand jury on s5oo
bond.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-11
BANDIT ARRESTED
BY DETECTIVE PAL

Baltimore, Aug. 10.-EXpressing a
wish that he had a revolver with
which TO commit suicide, John
Franklin Keystone, 80 years old, OF
st. Augustine, Fla, is bemoaning an
unkind fate that sent detective
in his path as a pal" to take part
in hold-up in which he hoped 70
procure $685. The detective is
Charles Kahler, who arrested Roy
stone in Baltimore last night.
The plan of Keystone was to rob
the NJ. A. Long Company, contrac-
tors, of the weekly payroll
Keystone will be given a hearing
before Justice Johannsen in the Gen.
trail Police Court this afternoon on
the charge of plotting to steal the
s35,000.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-11
OFFICES HERE
FOR PERSHING
viii HavA Quarters in Land
Office Building as Gen
eral Of the Army"
CBy Universal service.)

Gen. Pershing will open offices as
general of the army" on Septem-
Der / at the Land Office Building in
this city.
The official organ announcing that I
fact also says that the headquarters
of the American Expeditionary
Forces, of which Gen. Pershing was
the head here, has been discontin-
ued. Since his arrival from Europe
Gen. Pershing has been arranging
and indexing all of the documents
relating to Americas participation
in the war and also, as the head of
committee of officers, has made
the plans for the reorganization of
the army on the basis allowed by
Congress.
n Gen Pershing after September I
will be in all respects an indepen-
dent source of consultation on all
matters affecting the army OF the
United States.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-11
CHINA'S HEAD ORDERS
END OF AN FU CLUB

The President of China has issued
a, decree directing the complete dis
solution of the political organiza-
ton at Peking known as the An
Flu Club. the State Department was
advised yesterday.
In. recent civil strife in China
the An Flu faction was decisively
defeated by the Chihli military fac
ton. The An Fus were headed BY
Gen. Tuan Chi Jul, former
premier and minister of war. The
Chihli were headed by Gen. Tao
Sac Kun. governor Of Chihli prov
inca.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-11
ATLANTA TENANTS
4. START RENT STRIKE

. Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 10.-Atlanta's s
srst organized rent strike" was
getting under way today, according
70 Mrs. Emma Garrett Boyd, its
Organizer.
The Knox apartment manage
nent threatened a so per cent rent
increase and the tenants imme-
diately planned to seek new quar-
ters-
Tn New York City apartments
may be secured in some of the most
fashionable sections cheaper than
in Atlanta" Mrs. Boyd said.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-11
COLORED CHILDREN
LEAVE FOR CAMP

One hundred and thirty enthusi-
astic colored mothers and children
left the city yesterday for Camp
Pleasant under the supervision OF
Washington's Associated Charities.
Camp Pleasant, formerly situated
at Deanwood Heights northeast for
a number OF years. has been moved
this year to Blue Plains, D. C. on
a beautiful site overlooking the
river and adjoining the National
Industrial School for colored boys.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-11
HORSES ARRIVE FOR
HAGERSTOWN MEET

Hagerstown. Nd, Aug. 1O.-with
the beginning today of a velday
racing meet at the Hagerstown fair
grounds the city is filled with own
ers of race horses and sportsmen.
Between s5 and 100 fast horses from
all sections of the East are in the
stables on the grounds.
The entries embrace some of the
fastest horses from the recent rae
ing meets held in Canada and ,New
York State. The racing meet will
be held under the auspices of the
Hagerstown Fair Association.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-11
WOMAN'S BODY TAKEN
TO OLD HOME IN OHIO

Mrs. Frank G. Carpenter. wife OF
a newspaper correspondent of this
city, who died at her home near
BluemOnt, Va, Sunday, was buried
at her old home in Mansfield, Ohio
yesterday morning. Mrs. Carpenter
has lived in Washington since 1883
She was born in Morristown, n. J.
She is survived by two children, q
son and daughter
Mrs. Kate Hand. who died at
Emergency Hospital as a result of
injuries received in an automobile
accident Sunday evening, will be
buried this afternoon at Daniels
Park Cemetery. She is survived by
her mother and two children.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-11
Cox Casts Vote in Ohio
Preferential Primary

Dayton, Ohio. Aug. 1o.-one of tn.
nrst voters at an obscure little place
In Carrmonte, suburb of DAYTON.
was Gov. James NJ Cox, Democra tjc
Presidential nominee.
Cox stopped at the polling place
en- route to his ONCE and expressed
his preference of the Democratic
candidates in the Ohio State primary
Gov. Cox today sent out a mes
sage to Democrats in the Tennessee
iesisiature telling them to vote for
ratincatton of the woman suffrage
amendment
The Washington herald., 1920-08-11
BOY LOSES BOTH
LEGS UNDER TRAIN

Frostsburg, Nd. Aug. 1o.-Harol1
Hixon, 10 years old, son of A Mil
ton Hixon. was found along the
tracks of the Western Maryland
Railway. near Frostsburg, early
Sunday morning with both legs cut
off below the knees.
He was using a brake club, which
broke, and he was hurled to the
track between the cars.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-17
JOINT COMMITTEE. NAMED TO FRAME. CONGRESS- POLICY
Legislators Begin Consid- eration of Measures to
 Meet Growers Needs.
APPROVE FINANCE CORP.
House Committee Reports Favorably on Senate Bill
 Extending Credits.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-A joint Congressional conference called by Representative Harold Knutson of Minnesota to consider Congressional action to meet the needs of farmers, in critical financial condition be- cause of falling prices on products raised at high cost, today appointed a committee to prepare a report recommending a policy for Con- gress.
 The House Banking and Currency Committee today favorably reported the Senate resolution directing re- vival of the war finance corporation and more liberal credits by the Fed eral Reserve System for exportation of farm products. The committed E report arfsed propgrt eoasid deratien of the measure.
 Senator Wesley L. Jones bill withdrawing from development and Jurisdiction by the Federal Water Power Committee water power res ervoirs in the National Parks was reported fayorably by the Senate Commerce Committee.
 Representative Allen T. Tread way, Republican, of Massachusetts, today introduced in the House bill proposing tax of quarter of one per cent on all bank deposits as q means of raising an estimated $1,- 00,000,000 revenue for the Govern ment.
 Secretary of Navy Josephus Dan 1els appeared before the Senate Naval subcommittee today and urg- ed that construction of five light cruisers, four gunboats, five mine laying submarines, two cruiser sub marines and one aeroplane carrier to round out the fleet now under construction be authorized
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-17
DELEGATE SEEKS ENDORSEMENT OF
 $ ALASKA DRY LAW
Hopes to Put Territory 1T Same Status as States
 Under Prohibition Act.

Delegate George B. Grigsby haa introduced a bill in Congress provid ing for the repeal of the Alaska Bone Dry Law. It provides. however, that the Volstead prohibition enforcement net shall remain in full force and ef- feet in this Territory.
 The measure, if passed, would modify the sitltyrson in Alaska so that it would be possible to get ai- cohol or alcoholic liquor for med icinal, scientific and mechanical pur- poses. It would make the situation in Alaska exactly the same as in most of the States
 The bill in full, title omitted, is as follows:
 Be 1t enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled An Act to prohibit the manufacture oi sale of alcoholic liquors in the Terri tory of Alaska, and for other pur- poses approved February IA, 1917, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.
 Sec g. That nothing herein shall in any way affect the operation and enforcement of the Act entitled An Act to prohibit intoxicating beverages and to regulate the manufacture, pro- duction, use and sale of high proof spirits for other than beverage pur- poses, and to insure an ample sup ply of alcohol and promote it's use in scientific research and in the devel- opment of fuel, dye, and other lawful industries commonly known as the Volstead Act. in said Territory
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-17
.S17,270,4S2 DEFICIT IN U. s. POSTAL
 OPERATIONS DURING 1920 SHOWN
 BY POSTMASTER GENERAL s REPORT

WASHINGTON, Dec 17.--Opera- tion of the United States postal serv- ice for the fiscal year 1920 resulted in deficit of SIT ,482-the sec ond largest in the history of the seryice-Postmaste General Albert s. Burleson shows in his annual re- port to the President. Expenditures of the Post Office Department are placed at $454,322,609 and reye- nues at s437,15O,212. The Post master General charges Congress with direct responsibility for the deficit, explaining that the expendi- lures included approximately $33,- POP, 500 paid as war bonus to postal employees and stating that but for this there would have been surplus of $18,427.917 MT. Bur leson says he declined to approve the bonus action of the legislative department, adding that he had of fcred suggestions of another plan for compensating the employees which would have served the pur- poses without at the same time giv- ing a blanket increase in pay to thousands who were already amply compensated.
 For reasons that can be readily understood, he continues, "the leg islative department rejected these suggestions made by the Postmaster General and hence is directly re- sponsible for the deficit which in evitably followed indefensible ac- 5iou
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-17
MANILA POLICE BATTLE; ELEVEN
 KILLED, 4 HURT
Rioting Between Philippine Constabulary and Filipinos
 Follows Constable's Death.
ARREST CONSTABULARY
Entire Force Disarmed, Talk en Into Custody Pending
 Preparation Complaints.

MANILA, P. l., Dec 17.-Fom Am ericans and seven Filipinos were killed in rioting within the old wall. ed city here last night resulting from bitter feelings between the Philippine Constabulary and Filipino police on. gendered by the shooting of a con stable Tuesday by a policeman.
 More than fifty shots were ex- changed between the police and forty constabulary who were out seeking vengeance for the death of their comrade Later riot guns were rushed to the walled city and hund- reds of shots more were fired.
 The American dead arc:
 Captain of Police w. F. Wichmann, Patrolman Albert IL Troge and John w. Driseoll, andfaAagust Jacuman, field clerk in the United States Army
 The Filipino dead included a patrol wagon driver and six bystanders. Four others were wounded
 Today the entire constabulary lad been disarmed and were under lrrest pending preparation of com ,laints against twenty-eight who ,6iAitted participation in the riot Irg.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-17
THUGS SPREADING TERRORISM FROM COAST TO COAST
Police of Many Cities Battling To Overcome Daring
 Reign of Violence. SHOTGUN SQUADS OUT New York, Chicago, Tacoma, Los Angeles in Grip of
 Robbers and Murderers.

NEW YORK, Dec. IT. = From coast to coast thugs are spreading terrorism, murder, robbery and worse. apparent inability of the po- lice of dozen cities to cope with the abnormal crime situation lend ing boldness to their operations.
 Three masked robbers last night slot and killed Edwin w Andrews. Lead of a large New York whole sale jewelry establishment. held up TWO salesmen and escaped with sam pie cases filled with valuable jew elry in plain view of hundreds of workers and customers. Tie scene, Fifth Avenue and Forty-First street, is virtually in the heart of the city.
 The police. goaded by newspaper criticism. hays heen ordered ts. arr rest all known crooks on sight. "-
 From Chicago today came word of an attempted holdpp last night of drug store on ore of Chicago's busiest corners in ahich one of two thugs was shot and killed by Patrol- nan Charles Conlon while the latter III tuTH was SHUt anu pfOD1DIy Idt- aly wounded by the dead robbers pal. Thousands of persons thronged the streets in the immediate vicinity Of the occurrence.
 In Los Angeles, Calif., the Chiet of Police today announced that as result of many recent attacks upon women, holdups and burglar ies, women compelled to be out alone after dark would be granted police escort. All citizens have been urg- cd to remain home after nine o'clock at night.
 Tacoma. Wash. has a police shot gun squad at work in an effort to combat the crime wave. Holdups and robberies have been of nightly occurrence.
 Similar conditions exist in Seat tie, San Francisco, Oakland, St. Louis, Boston and scores of other lf~ge cities throughout the country.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-17
Cold Storage Plant Fund Still Less
 Than $6,O0O Short

No additions to the list of subscribers to the local cold storage fund have been made during the past "A hours, ac- coriing to a statement this afternoon by Guy McNaughton, cashier of B. M Behrends Bank. which as trustee now has all the subscription lists. The first payment is being made accord ing to contract and Is satis- factory
 With less than s6.000 lack ing to complete the total re- quired from local sources, no uneasiness is felt about securing the balance. In fcct, it is stat ed, that if it were necessary to do so, if could be secured with out loss of any time whatever. Today's total stands as reported in The Empire of yesterday, amounting to $59,160.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-17
N. Y. Building Trust Probe
 Bares Alleged I.W.W. Deal

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Minutes of meetings of the National Erect ors' Association, purporting to show that the association had dealings with Industrial Workers of the World were placed in evidence today before the joint legislative commit tee Investigating New York's alleged
 uilding trust.
 Unpaid balances to the I. w. w. amounting to hundreds of dollars were recorded in the minutes of 1912. When asked on the stand to- day if the association had ordered secret payments to agents of the "Wobblies." Charles Cheney, secre- t@ry of the association, said he did not know.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-17
Warning Is Issued.

The Postmaster General feels constrained to point out that if a prompt halt is not called and such a policy is persisted in, there will be a deficiency for the next fiscal year of approximately $36, 1000. GOO and the postal establishment will cease to be self-supporting. as it should be, and will become a con stantly increasing burden upon the general treasury"
 Reference also is made to the de- cision of the Interstate Commerce Commission. granting the railways additional pay aggregating $8,103,- 8S9 for carrying the mails. This served likewise to offset increases in postal receipts, MT. Burleson de clares.
 In his discussion of his admins
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-17
Canadas' Wood Pulp Supply
 Nearing Exhaustion, Claim

MONTREAL, Dec. 17.-Canada' s wood pulp supply will meet the de- mand of American publishers less than 15 years. G. w. Price Hatton. industrial commissioner fthe Cana dian National Railways, declared in an address here last night. He added that the United States is facing a timber famine and that its timber resources will be exhausted within fifty years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-17
Woman Kills Husband with
 Axe, Bandits Shoot Grocer

TACOMA, Wash. Dec. 1.-Two persons met violent deaths here yes tcrday. Mrs. Albert Scurry killed her husband with an axe as he lay ln bed following a quarrel and two baa- dits shot and killed A. J. Upton, a grocer, who fought them when they attempted to rob the cash register. The bandits escaped with $50.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-17
300,00O U. 5. Machinists
 Hope to Work in Russia

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17.-The local lodge of the international asso citation of machinists yesterday ad opted resolutions calling upon the general executive board of the associ at.on to send its president to Rus sia with a view to contracting witl, the Soviet Government for employ ment of 1000 members of the asso citation in operation of machinery said to have been ordered by the firms.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-17
Alaskan Officials Slayer
 Adjudged Insane by Jury
(special to The Empire

KETCHIKAN, Dec. 17.-A jury in the U s. District Court here to- day found Patrick Joseph Shanna- han to be insane. Shannahan will be taken south to Morningside Asylum by United Sttaes Marshal J. NJ Tanner Shannahan was charged with the murder of Steven Ragan, Assistant United States Dis trict Attorney, at Ketehikan, Oct 23. 1919.
 Frank Smith today was sentenced by United States District Judge Rob- ert W. Jennings to six months in the Federal jail for obtaining money under false pretenses.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-17
Latest Bulletins
 By Special Cable

DUBLIN, Dec. t7.-A hundred or more men ambushed detachment of policemen near kilcommon last night nd killed four.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. t7.-oeporta- ton of Ludwig Martens, seIf-styIed Russian Soviet Ambassador to the United States has been ordered, the Department of Labor announced this afternoon.
 SOUTH BEND, Wash. Dec. IT, Four persons were killed and one in- iured last night when the Dredse Beaver was destroyed by an explos- ion last night while repairing dikes on the North River. The dead are Eagle Christensen, of Portland. Frank Behnke. his daughter Blanche, and John Jarve, of Astoria.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Evldenee tending to show Interference with building construction throughout the nation by iron and steel fabrleators and ereetors" will be submitted to the United States District Attorney and a special State Grand Jury. the joint legislative committee investi. sating New York's alleged building trust, announced thls afternoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-17
Three Killed in Kansas
 Race Riots After Murder

INDEPENDENCE, Kan. Dec IT. Three persons were killed and others were wounded in race riots following the killing here yesterday of R. R. Wharton, white grocer, by a negro. No attempt was made to lynch the slayer, however.
 Members of the home guard of the American Legion were patrolling the streets today to prevent recur- renee of the disorders.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-17
Aberdeen Woman Burned to
 Death When Home Destroyed

ABERDEEN. Wash, Dec IT, Mrs. Ethel MacKey, wife of c. J. MacKey, chief electrician at the McCleary Door Manufacturing Com pany's factory here. was burned to death in a fire which destroyed their home last night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-17

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17.-Ed mond (Spud) Murphy, prize fighter and alleged gangster, went on tria here yesterday on statutory charge; arising out of recent attacks on girls
 A police cordon was thrown around the court room and every precautior taken to guard against mob attack on the prisoner Murphy's wife weeping bitterly much of the time sat beside him during the proceed ings.
 With lynchings at Santa Rosa near here last week, six men have died IS the result of gangster outrages 5n women here, prize fighting has come under the ban in many Califor- uia cities and roundup af criminals md vagrants has been undertaken throughout the state.
 Preceding yesterdays developments the case chronologically runs:
 November 25-Jean Stanley and Jessie Montgomery lurcd to Howard Street shack of gang and brutally assaulted by nine men.
 November 26-Edward (K O. Kru foskys prize fighter. and Allen Me. Donnell, caught in shack by police, lrraigned and ordered by court to 1e locked in solitary confinement.
 November 26-Pool room of Spud Murphy raided, ten arrested.
 November 27.-Two other girls re late attacks in Howard Street shack.
 Frank (Bevo) Kruvosky, brother of TX. O., and Thomas Brady ar ested.
 'Bevo" later released
 November 28-Police announce In. yestigatons proved more than twenty women had been attacked by Howard Street gang. District Attorney de. handed immediate indictment of five nen.
 November 29-Edward Kruvosky, Allen Mcdonnell, Thomas Brady, James Carey and Edmond Murphy indicted.
 November 3O-Murphy and Carey captured after exciting chase by DO. Ice. Both identified by girls.
 December s1-Grand jury ind,cts five men and bonds fixed at $120, 900 In each case.
 December 2-Statewide search for missing gangsters begun.
 December 3-San Francisco attor- neys refuse to defend gangsters when they are arraigned.
 December 1.-Two more girls tell Of being attacked November 10 at Howard Street shack by fifteen gang sters.
 December 5-Sheriff James A. Pe- tray and Detectives Miles M Jack. son and Lester H. Dorman shot to death at Santa Rosa by George Boyd when the first three attempted to arrest Boyd, Terence Fitts and Char. les Valento
 December 5-Thousand men sur. rounded Santa Rosa jail and lynch. ing narrowly averted.
 December 6-Round-up of all vag. rants and crooks with police slogan of "get to work or get out of town"
 December 7-San Francisco police commission orders all permits fo- boxing contests and prize fights can celled.
 December 7-Sheriff Petrays fun eral at Healdsburg.
 December 8.-Oakland City officials issue order that all boxers appearing there must furnish police and city council with certificate of character
 December S-City of Fresno forbids prise fights.
 December 8-Jails of San Francisco filled with undesirables taken in the roundup.
 December 9-Detectives Miles NJ. Jackson and Lester H. Dorman bur fed with entire city offering rev erence.
 December 10-George Boyd Ter ence Fitts and Charles Valento takeG from Santa Rosa jail and lynched.
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