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The Washington times., 1920-05-23
Pack Up Bones Of
Dead CeIestials For
Shipment to China

COLUMBUS, Ohio. May GAIN
accordance with an ancient Gus
tom. over 500 boxes OF bones Of
deceased Cinnamon are being
shipped from this country to
CHINA for final burial.
Chinese residents here. to-
gether with their fellow-country-
men In all parts OF the United
States, are observing the custom
which calls for disinterment OF
their dead brothers every twenty
five years and the sending OF the
bones TO China.
Lee Lock. OF Cleveland. head
OF the Chinese tong In this dis
trict, directed the work Of open
ing the graves OF ten Ceiestials
here. removing the Baskets end
preparing the skeletons for ship
ment.
Hong Ye, Pittsburgh tea mer-
chant. one of six members OF the
society selected TO perform the
service in this country. prepared
the bones for overseas shipment
by removing all fiesh, placing
them In littls alright zinc boxes
and then sealing them.
Upon arriving at Hongkong the
boxes will be distributed through
out China to their nnAl resting
places.
The Washington times., 1920-05-23
Poison Label Can't Scare
Poems; Drink ~COroner's
Cocktails" With Relish

Aqua PRIETA, Mexico. May
23.--An aggregation OF poems.
known as the ''Polson Club" has
been broken up by the police au-
thorities.
The Mexicans were found by
the officers calmly drinking
straight wood alcohol with the
same relish as AZ II had been jose
cuervo at his best. The bottles
and they had several dozen pints
each was labeled poison" In
both Spanish and English.
People living In the vicinity OF
the Poison Club" and who were
responsible for the raid on the
place. said the members gathered
there at the same time every day
and became drunk and noisy and
made life most miserable for the
entire community"
The untouched reraainder OF
the "coroner's cocktails" was
confiscated and destroyed by the
officers. while the members Of the
club caught in the raid were
taken before the juduge and sem
fenced to thirty days hard labor
In cleaning out the trenches
which surround the city.
The Washington times., 1920-05-23
PACKERS ARE HARD HIT
BY SHORTAGE OF CARS

CHICAGO, May 23.-An Immediate
construction of the nations meat sup
ply Is threatened by the reduced quota
of refrigerator cars apportioned to
packing companies by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, according to
a statement issued by Thomas Z.
Wilson, president of the Institute of
American Meat Packers, in behalf of
nearly two hundred companies in va
rious,parts of the United States. Re-
ports received today at the institute
from several sections show that some
plants may have to shut down on &C
count of the lack of cars.
The statement says:
"Other plants have been forced to
effect a so per cent curtailment in
the production of meat and some OF
these are on the point of stopping
operations entirely.
mo packer owns enough refrigera-
tor cars to take care of his own
business. The large packers are
compelled to rely on railroad-owned
cars for rs to 80 per cent Of their
requirements, and the smaller pack.
ers depend largely on these common
carriers. Ordinarily, the necessi-
ties of the packing industry are
recognized and filled in order to pro-
tect the consumer. But the In
terstate Commerce Commission has
diverted to other uses a considerable
share OF the quota usually assigned
and urgntly needed to move meat.
"A a consequence, labor Is being
laid off and the quantity of live stock
dressed Is being reduced. Unless this
condition Is remedied a shortage OF
meat. which has become one OF the
cheapest foods. is bound to follow
The producer, who is already losing
money, will suffer from a restricted
market for his meat animals. The
packing industry. confronted by re-
duced operations and q continuance of
fixed charges, also will behurt. From
every standpoint the situation merits
speedy remedy"
The Washington times., 1920-05-23
MICHIGAN BEAN LAUDED 4
BY NBBERS' ASSOCIATION
Advertising Campaign Planned "a
Boom Its Merits as Cheap,
Wholesome Food. n

DETROIT, May 23.-Baked beam
may smack OF Boston. but the beai
itself comes from Michigan. and tn
neglect OF the baked bean by Amer
lean housewives In the last few day
has been been scandalous. the Mich
gan State Bean Jobbers' Association
inds. To remedy this state of anairi
y. b. Drees. secretary of the associaS
ton. announces a national adyertisinf-
campaign will be started. a.
Housewives for some reason hast
not been baking beans at home" say
Drees. They have not been servint
home baked beans as often as for
merly. We want 10 call the attention
OF the housewives to the economy
and high food value OF the Michigas.
navy bean.
1T is 80 per cent food. while tho
potato. which costs more a pound. N
IS per cent water. There Is little
waste, and II other foods contained
the same amount OF nourishment ts..
the pound as the bean. the cost or
food a day for a person would no.
exceed 80 cents.
with meats, vegetables and cannet
goods soaring, we want TO bring the
beans to the housewives notice. and
are spending several thousand dollArf
In advertising TO do It"
The Washington times., 1920-05-23
RUSSIAN PRINCESSES
FLEE WITH REFUGEES

THEODOSIA. Southern Russia,
May 23.-Three Russian Processes.
two Barons. and the President OF the
three largest relief organizations OF
Russia were among the hundreds OF
refugees accompanying the American
Red Cross Commission to Southern
Russia on it's recent change Of base
from the port Of Novorossiisk to
Theodosia.
Piled from hold to boat deck with
bales and boxes. and with every cabin
filled with supplies. the American
steamer "Sangamen." one of the lat
est types of cargo boats built by the
United States Shipping Board, left
Novorossiisk with the American
workers aboard escorted by United
States war vessel. The vessel was so
crowded that it's passengers, Red
Cross workers and refugees exclu-
sively. slept on the tops of bales and
cases.
The Washington times., 1920-05-23
Who VIZ Be the Neat
FIRST LADYO THE
LAND?
Here Is a Peep at One of
the Numerous Candidates
for the Very Popular JOB.
~ EDNA HUBER CHURCH.
ustersatisasI News Service,

The White House will b. ,ust
mother home TO Mrs. Leonard
Wood IL her husband Is elected
President. Every place is home
10 Mrs. Wood. and she has run
the gamut of habitats ana made
real homes OF them all, from IN.
most barren barracks OF the old
time Western army posts 10 the
old spanish mansions OF the
American tropics. Wherever she
is Mrs. Wood makes a home.
IL viii be easy for Mrs Wood to
make home out OF that great
and expansive. iuxuriously fur
nished mansion. the White House.
for she knows it's every nook and
corner. Perhaps II was during
the Roosevelt administration that
she learped IL best. for then she
was a heighbor OF the Rooseyelts
and a frequent neighborly visitor
at the White House. No doubt
even In those days she made
mental reservations OF the home
like touches she would make II
ever she became mistress of the
White House.
The Oldest Inhabitants"-an
organization that acts as a severe
mentor of Washington society
knows Mrs. Wood well, her family
was OF those approved by the
ct. o. l." As Miss Louise Condit-
Smith Mrs. Wood was prominent
in Washington society, and IL was
there that she met and married
young Lieutenant Wood.
More recently Washington has
known Mrs. Wood as the head OF
the "Women's Plattsburgh"-the
National Training School, mill
tary encampment for women,
where many women were given
early training that served them
in good stead after the outbreak
OF the war and women were need
ed for multitudinous duties over
seas.
As a campaigner. military and
political. Mrs. Wood has shown
her mettle. II the women vote,
and IL the majority OF their votes
go to General Wood, the credit
must go to Mrs. Wood, who has
done some excellent campaign
work in her husbands behalf.
The Washington times., 1920-05-23
PUT END TO CREDIT
SUGAR HOARDERS
Federal Reserve Board Aims to
Check Operations OF
Spectators.

Governor Harding. OF the Federal
Reserve Board. today moved to pre-
vent large sugar hoarders using
speculative" credits, as a means OF
extorting profits from the public.
Strong intimation was given by
Governor Harding, II is understood, in
a message 10 Federal, Reserve banks
directing that paper held as security
for losses made TO the sugar trade
should be carefully "scrutinized."
This step by the Federal Reserve
Board is designed to check operations
of the hoarder and speculator. and
assure the release of present large
stocks of sugar held back from the
public. in hope OF exporting higher
profits.
Governor Harding's communication
is said to have indicated to bankers
that they should secure payment of
loans made to sugar dealers, particu-
larly in cases where borrowed money
has been used for purely speculative
purposes"
Federal Reserve bank officials
would not discuss the move thus
made, hut IL was apparent that the
suggestion already has been given the
support OF members OF the advisory
council OF the board. IL is said to be
strictly in line with the boards new
policy to restrict numerous nonessen-
tial credits.
At the Treasury, officials estimated
that one-quarter of a billion dollars
is tied up in frozen loans" on sugar
stocks now held by spectators.
These stocks are to be forced upon
the market
The Washington times., 1920-05-23
Japan IS EAGER
= TO AID ENGLAND
Far East Opposes British Move
to Escane From War
Agreement.
tcootinusd from First Page

ject The Anti-Amertcan faction IL
insisting on Japan's tying England up
In AN ironboud alliance which would
be as effective in a war against this
country as IL would be under any
other conditions. A neutral faction
demapds merely that the treaty
should not contain a clause binding
on one and not binding on the other,
while the pro-American crowd point
out that IL Japan allows England TO
retain such q clause as the one indi-
Gated. II would be tantamount to an
open threat against America should
Japan not do the same.
Not to do so, they declare, would be
taken as an indication that whereas
England, on her part. declared her
neutrality in advance OF possible trou-
BILE between America and japan,
Japan, likewise in advance, made IL
equally clear. by inference. that In
case Great Britain and the United
States should come TO blows, she
would not remain neutral, but would
Join the fray on the side OF her ally.
England.
warainE Sounded ny Britain
This, they say. would not be con-
ducive to a condition OF trust and
harmony, and therefore a diplomats
blunder at this time.
WeII-informed observers here are
none the less interested In the Anglo
Japanese discussion because Of the
beiIIgerent talk cabled from London
Sir Henry Wilson. field marshal
and chief OF the British imperial
staff. publicly warned his forces TO
keep themselves Mt for the time that
Is comingT
rs IL America we are going to night
In the near future. OF Russian" sir
Donald MacLean wanted 10 know.
or course, he got no answer On
the other hand. Horatio Bottomly.
editor OF John Bull, an indiscreet
British Weekly OF wide circulation,
continues TO pull the tail feathers OF
the American eagle and harp on war.
Bottomly. however. outside his In
fiuence on certain kind OF public
opinion, is not taken seriously here.
The Washington times., 1920-05-23
ENGLISH UPHOLD
HINDU MASSACRE
Probers Only Mildly Censure
General Dyer for Staying
Amritzar Natives.
BY ROBERT J. PREV
Universal Service.

LONDON. May 23.-Straight "color
line" was drawn when the Hunter
commission. appointed to investigate
the massacre of natives at Amritsar,
Punjab, Province India, came to draw
it's conclusions and report its findings
to the crown.
The majority report. whose signers
are all Europeans, is a withdrawing
document sprinkled with mild CEN
sure; the minority, consisting of three
Indian members, singly
condemned General Dyer, the British
commander, who ordered small
squad of troops to fire into a huge
throng of unarmed natives until their
ammunition was exhausted.
Five hundred Indians were killed
and 800 wounded-all within ten
minutes. The massacre occurred in
April, 1919, and was suppressed by
the British government for nearly a
year.
General Dyer, in the opinion of the
majority members, committed a
grave error of judgment in prolong-
ing the firing"
1t is also admitted that there is
nothing to show the Punjab outbreak
which was Dyer's pretext for the
butchery. was part of a conspiracy to
overthrow British rule, though mar.
tiaI law. according to the majority re-
port, was justified. s.--. !
However. the crux OF the majority
report spells "whitewash," for it ex-
presses the view that General Dyer
honestly believed he acted rightly
under difficult circumstance"
The majority members mildly criti.
cize the conduct of young officers who
paraded Ave or six year old children
in the hot sun three times daily tc
salute the British flag and say, IT re
pent."
Andrew Bonar Law, government
spokesman in Commons promised to-
day that the full text of the report
will be made public next week.
The Washington times., 1920-05-23
D. c. MAN SENTENCED FOR
PLOT TO DEFRAUD ARMY
Thomas F. Keane Gets Fighter
Months in Federal Prison and
Must Pay $4,000 Fine.

NORFOLK. Va, May 23.-Thomas
F. Keane, of Washington, was SEN
tence late yesterday to eighteen
months in the Federal prison at At.
lsnta and fined $4,000 in the United
States court
Keane was convicted Of conspiring
to defraud the Government, and IT is
alleged to have bribed an army man
to secure n contract for stores. Coun-
sci for the prisoner today filed notice
or an appeal. Keanc has had two
trials and was found guilty in both.
The Washington times., 1920-05-23
AGE IS DECENERATED,
r. I SAYS FRISCO PASTOR

BERKELEY, Cal, May 23.-"The
churches of today thrive on dollars.
The church is losing it's ideals of
sacrifice through the contribution
box. The world is changing rapidly,
and this ago is degenerated. Women,
on the whole, are today as eager for
participation in vice as the men,"
This singing characterization of
church conditions was delivered by
the Rev. J. R Braeuer San Fran
cisco, speaking before the Lutheran
synod here.
The Washington times., 1920-05-23
NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA
AND NEARBY VIRGINIA
Confederate Graves to Be Decorated
Tomorrow by r. E. Lee Camp
of Veterans.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 23.-Alex-
andria will tomorrow commemorate
the departure from this city. fifty
who went to join the forces of the
Confederate States. The members OF
r. Z. Lee Camp Confederate Veterans
will assemble at Lee Camp Hall at
| 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and
march to the Young Peoples building,
where an address will be delivered by
the Rev. E. V. REGISTER. The meeting
| will be presided over by John r. Zim-
norman commander of Lee Camp.
| Following the address, the line will
| again form and will march to Christ
Church yard. The mound where sleep
| the men who wore the gray will be
decorated, a detachment from Fort
Myer will fire a volley, and the serv-
/ ices will conclude with TAPS"
The public schools of Alexandria
will close on June 10. On the evening
Of June 81 the Alexandria High School
will hold it's annual closing exercises
in the school auditorium.
Luther H. Dudley has bought from
Mahlon II. Janney premises COS Cam
eron street. Mrs. Elizabeth Clark has
bought from Mrs. Annie T. Atwell and
husband premises Ola and 916 Princess
street.
| Mrs. Ella L. EIroy died yesterday
at her home, 315 South Patrick street.
The funeral will be held from the
residence tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock.
Estelle Wilkins has bought from
Michael T. Dwyer a house and lot on
the south side of Pendleton street, be-
tween Patrick and Henry streets.
| DR.. Kate Waller Barrett will ad-
dress the graduating class Of RAN
dolph Macon College.
i The civic bureau of the Alexandria
Chamber of Commerce will hold a
meeting at their rooms, on North
Fairfax street tomorrow evening at
II o'clock.
The Parent Teachers Association
will hold a meeting at Lee School
building Tuesday afternoon at 3:15
o'clock This will be the last meeting
of the season.
The Washington times., 1920-05-23
|SLUSH FUND PROBE
OPENS Tomorrow
Candidates Managers to Tell
Senate OF Expenses In
1920 Race.

Search for evidence OF huge "slush"
funds provided by eliquas OF multi
miIiionaires striving TO buy the
Presidency. will be started tomorrow
by the Senate subcommittee named
under the authority OF Senator
Borah's resolution prescribing an In
curry into all campaign funds.
Campaign managers OF all the
Presidential candidates, Republican
and Democratic, and, In some in
stances. the candidates themselves,
have been summoned to appear to-
morrow before the committee of
| which Senator Kenyon OF Iowa Is
chairman. Books end accounts also
must be produced.
List of Witnesses.
The witnesses summoned for the
FIRST days hearing, which will be a
public session, are as follows: Bern
ard Barucb, OF New York city. sup
posed manager of the Democratic
candidacy OF william @. McAdoo;
Frank ii. Hitchcock. OF New York
city, of the management OF Leonard
Woods candidacy for the Republican
nominations; James w. Gerard. Demo
cratic candidate for President; Ed
warn "ooISs VI chios
manager for Governor Cox, Demo
cratic candidate; L. l.. Emerson, Of
Springfield, Ill. manager for Gov
ernor Lowden. Republican candidate:
Angus McSween. OF New York, East
ern manager OF Senator Johnson's
campaign for the Republican nomina-
ton; former Congressman Charles L.
Carlin, OF Chicago, managing At
torney General Palmer's campaign
for the Democratic nomination.: John
+. Lucey, of New York city. manager
Of the Herbert Hoover campaign;
II. NJ. Rice. or this city, manager OF
Senator Poindexter's campaign: Har-
ry NJ Daugherty, OF Columbus, Ohio,
managing Senator Harding's cam
paign for the Republican nomination (:
and Dr. Rudolph J. Hersey, of Wheel
ing. w. Va, manager OF Senator
Sutherlands campaign for the Re-
publican nomination.
Summon Other Aspirants.
In addition, Senators Hitchcock Of
Nebraska, and owen of Oklahoma,
Democratic aspirants, have been
asked to appear or send representa-
tives on Tuesday. kilograms have
already been received from Moore,
Daugherty and Emmerson indicating
their intention of responding tomor-
row.
1--WE have not decided to send the
committee to the Chicago and San
Francisco conventions. although I'M
doubtedly we will go into the meth
DDS and practices back of the con-
tests which will be staged in the
conventions" stated Senator Kenyon.
The witnesses will be required to
make a complete showing of the
amount and sources of campaign
funds. and of the detailed expendi-
lures"
The Washington times., 1920-05-23
MEMS GOOD SUITS SELL
FOR SIS IN ENGLAND

NEW YORK, May 23-Men's suits
may be purchased for as little as
SIS in England. 4. w. Cook, member
of the Diapers Chamber OF Trade OF
England. said here.
Cook was with a party of English
clothing merchants who came to the
United States to study merchandising
conditions. He arrived on board the
Celtic.
The SIS price for suits, Cook said.
twas in spite of the fact that prices
were nearly, four times as high in
England as before the war. The
suits. he said, were cheap because
they were turned out on the prin-
ciple of quantity production.
The Washington times., 1920-05-23
CROP FAILURE DRIVES
FARMER TO SUICIDE

CoNCORDIA- Kan, May 23.--Ancil
Griffith. seventy. chose to "cross the
River Styx" via the rope route in the
presence Of his work horses--his spe-
cial pets-ncar here the other day.
Ancil threw a rope over a peg on
rafter In his barn, climbed on a bar
rel and then kicked IL away. He was
dead when found by relatives.
Worry over poor wheat prospects
was believed to have prompted his
rash deed.
The Washington times., 1920-05-23
OPPOSES ATHLETES SHIP.

The use of army transports to carry
American athletes to the Olympic
games at Antwerp and members OF a
was opposed in the House yesterday
by Congressman BJanton. Texas. he
House passed and sent to confe zee
the bill authorizing use OF as
port by the athletes.
The Washington times., 1920-05-23
CROWN PRINCE IN DO0RN.

THE HAGUE. May 23.-The former
German crown prince. has arrived al
Doom to visit his mother. the eI.
Kaiserin of Germany for a few days.
The Washington times., 1920-05-23
SISTER OF Plus X ILL.

ROME. May 23.--signora Teresa
is critically i'll
The Washington times., 1920-05-23

The Preparation Of Bouquets
for all occasions is a specially with GUIDE.
1914 F.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1920-05-23

DR.. Kate Waller Barrett will ad
dress the graduating class OF Ran
dolph Macon College.
The Washington times., 1920-05-23

The civic bureau of the Alexandria
Chamber of Commerce will hold a
meeting at their rooms, on North
Fairfax street tomorrow evening at
Is o'clock.
The Washington times., 1920-05-23

Estelle Wilkins has bought from
Michael T. Dwyer a house and lot on
the south side of Pendleton street, be-
tween Patrick and Henry streets.
The Washington times., 1920-05-23

The Parent Teachers Association
will hold a meeting at Lee School
building Tuesday afternoon at 3:15
o'clock. This will be the last meeting
of the season.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-06-02
KANSANS REALLY
 TREAT 'EM ROUGH"
(BY unfted Presal

Topeka, Kan, June 2-Three Non Partisan League organizers were pelt- ed with rotton eggs and driven from Barron county late Tuesday afternoon. The three appeared here today, car rying proudly the American flag and wearing the clothes in which they fled, today badly marked with egg stains. Walter Mills, national treas urer of the league, J. o. Stevens, state organizer, and M. Ames, editor of a league publication, are the men thus ejected from Barron county.
 The men today presented themselves to Kansas state officials, to remon- strate against the treatment accord ed them. They wore the same clothes as when they were ejected.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-06-02
LOUISIANA LOWDEN
 DELEGATION SEATED
(By United Pressl

Chicago, June By unanimous vote the Republican national commit tee today seated 12 regular delegates from Louisiana, bringing the total number of contesting delegates de- cided in favor of Governor Lowden to IS. The defeated contestants from Louisiana were understood to favor General Wood.
 The first division since the commit tee began it's session occurred this morning on the question of seating eontesting delegates, when the com mttee split on the proposition of seat ing delegates from the Tenth district of Minnesota. The committee voted 36 to 12 to seat two irregular dele gates who are understood to be sup porters of Senator Johnson, defeat ing two who were instructed from General Wood.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-06-02
S55,O00 FINE 0NF|RM HELD
 BROTHERS
tBy United Pressl

Syracuse, N. Y, June "A fine of S55,000 was assessed in federal court here today against the John A. Rob erts Company, department store op- orators of Utica, found guilty of profteering in violation of the Lever ace. The Roberts company was in dicted at a special session of the fed eral grand jury.
 s. Burdock X Sons, and Joseph Burdock, secretary of the company, were indicted on 19 different counts, on information against them collected by the special grand jury The Bur dock store is also charged with profit eering and control of prices in viola tion of the Lever act. Mr Burdock' s bail was fixed in federal court at $5,O00.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-06-02
LOWDEN POODLE MAY
 COST HIM 31 VOTES
(By United Hress)

St. Louis, June 2.-The $38,00O of the Lowden presidential campaign fund, which was divided among Mis- souri Republican leaders, as revealed in the senate committee investigation, will cost the Illinois aspirant the 30 votes of Missouri in the national con- vention, according to Edward For est, one of the delegates-a t-large, in statement given the United Press today. Forest predicted that Mis- souri's votes would swing to Finland CT c. Knox of Pennsylvania.
 The revelations of the Lowden cam paign expenditures in Missouri explod- ed bomb in Republican circles in this state The Globe Democrat, the only morning newspaper in St. Louis, has been pursuing a close investiga- tion of the final disposition of the Lowden "slush" fund.