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The Washington herald., 1920-07-12
JAZZLESS 18th
FACES FRANCE
Paris Musicians Threaten
Strike on National
Holiday.

Paris, July 1.-THE deliberations
of the migratory peace conference
at Spa are a matter of far less
concern for the French capital to-
day than what the temperamental
musicions' union will do Tuesday,
when it threatens to call a general
strike on the national fete day,
July IA.
With rigorous war restrictions
gone and Paris once more the proud
queen of continental cities. the
French had promised themselves a
real old Quatorze Juliet cele-
bration. This means music, bands,
orchestras and improvised stages
on street corners, plazas and parks
and a whirl of dancing all day and
all night long and, with the new
craze for jazz bands and dinner
dances. this year it would be almost
a festival of music.
But the musicians are idle be-
cause proprietors of restaurants
dismissed their orchestras as a pro-
test against new cafe taxes voted
by the chamber of deputies. The
musicians in protest threaten to
pack up their violins and have d
real day of rest themselves on the
fourteenth, unless the Senate
amends the law.
1t is assuming Importance in the
papers alongside the German dis
armament protocol, for it would be
a catastrophe il thousands os Wis
itors from the country and across
the Channel should find theaters.
cinemas and cafes without song
and dust settling on the piano keys
and the only music the martial airs
of military bands with an intermit-
tent motif of taxicab horns.
Copyright, 1920, by Public Ledger Coz
The Washington herald., 1920-07-12
TENNESSEE,FLORIDA
CONVICT ARRESTED

Darwin Woods, youthful Florida
convict, who escaped a short time
ago from a State road gang and is
being held by the local police,
charged with robbing a Memphis.
Tenn, pawnshop of $1,000 worth of
jewelry, will be arraigned in po-
lice court this morning.
Woods gave the police their first
clue when he attempted to pawn
several pieces of the stolen jewelry.
When arrested he gave the name
of Frank Winfield. but was later
identified by finger prints.
Two other men were arrested
with Woods. Both were said TO
have been with Woods Friday night
in his + street rooming house, and
both had some of the stolen jewelry
in their possession. Woods claimed
they had nothing to do with the
Memphis job.
He is being held for Memphis and
Florida authorities. VINO have been
notified of his arrest
The Washington herald., 1920-07-12
TOTAL
ENORMOUS sum
War Risk Bureau Says That
Business Is Exceeding
$4,000, 600, 900.
(By Universal service.)

A total business exceeding s5,-
ono. 100000 has been transacted by
the Bureau of War Risk Insurance
from It's creation in 1917 to June
20. 1920. 1t was arncunced yes
terday.
In less than two years the in
surance division has written 4,631.-
e?3 policies to the amount of $40,-
.2s4,ss2.500. making 1t one OF the
largest insurance companies In the
world.
All OF the policy-holders were
men who served In the army, navy
and Marine Corps during the world
war. or the number. 12S.300 were
killed in battle CT died in the serv-
ice their beneficiaries receiving i
total of s1.141.s1S,133.4S in claims.
In addition, s2s,536,540 was dis
bursed by the bureau in claims for
insurance on account of permanent
or total disability resulting from
war service.
The medical division Gf the bu-
rcau. through the administration OF
which the government became med
ical adviser to the army of men
exposed to the hazards OF war. has
examined and treated 45G,609 pa
tients. or this number 54.77s were
admitted to government hospital,
for trcatrocnt.
The Marine and Seamen's Insur.
ancs division, which during the carly
part of the war wrote war risk
| hazards 0 nhulls. cargces and SIS ca
men did a total business of s2.4S7.-
913,351.74. the figures show.
The Allotment and Allowance d.
vision to date hA approved 1000.
Ss3 claims. involving total payment:
OF sS55.s15.511.54.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-12
'FEDERALPAYo
ISSUE RAISED
Federation Heads Are Here
To Study Party
Platforms.
TWO PLANKS SIMILAR
Record Of Votes on Nolan
| Wage Bill Enters
Probe.
TWO PLANKS SIMILAR

Calls upon the two Presidential
party platforms by delegations from
the Federation of Federal Employees
is likely to result from the meeting
of the executive committee of the
federation which today will meet
here to discuss the planks dealing
with conditions of government en-
ployment- The session will last
seven days.
The planks adopted at Chicago and
San Francisco are much alike in
that they recognize the right of col
lective bargaining, condemn strikes
directed against the government
and commend a policy of equal and
just treatment under civil service
Study of the two planks and party
records will be made by the execu-
tive committee, which includes rep
resentatives from the seven geo.
graphical districts.
II is the desire OF the federation
also To rbtEiE from the candidate
themselves theiI inte rpretations OF
the pla7ks SO that they may deter
mine exactly how they are to be
carried out in the event of the cleo
ton of either. ..
The position Of the federation will
be based also on the record OF the
Democrats in the last Congress who
through a flibUster in the closing
hours prevented Tassage OF the No
Ian wage bill. which lad been ap-
proved by tn" ReII bliCan majorities
in both Houses and the repeated
efforts of Senators Myers and Thorn
as. Democrats and Representative
Blanton. DenCcrat. to kill tho fed
Grafton itself by refusing il per-
mission to affiliate with the Amer
ican Federation of Labor.
IT fu-therGnCc of its educational
campaign in behalf of reclassifica-
.ipn. n nationwide drive for 100000
members has already been launched
BY thus strengthening its own
lires the federation expects 10 bring
additional public sentiment to bear
upon Congress and convince the
members that the orly way 70 have
adequate and efficient public serv-
ice is to april" fair and business
like employment rolicics," declared
T Ncwmycr. secre retary-treasurer
Of the federation, last night
The Washington herald., 1920-07-12

Chicago. July lin the shadow
of the spires of ST. Charles Roman
Catholic Church. there stands an
old-fashioned brownstone house.
suggestive of the grandeur OF yes
terday. The shades are drawn at
the windows. The room is almost
bare of furniture. At the back of
the room in the shadows a minia-
ture altar had been built. In the
center there is a life-size picture
of Christ. The face of Christ is
light.
Before the shrine an old, white
The Washington herald., 1920-07-12
McADOO TO HEAR
INSIDE STORY" OF
CONVENTION FIGHT
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.


campaign expenses 20 lis. was in
substance the message that reached
| the McAdoo leaders at San Fran
cisco. They are taking back to their
| fallen idol another message of less
comforting character. 1t purports
to give him the inside story of his
downfall at the convention. Mr..
McAdoo will be told that the Demo-
cratic bosses beat him. He will be
! Informed that on Friday, July 2,
following the first two ballots, there
was a conference OF Democratic
State leaders opposed to the Nc
Adoo movement.
There participated in that con-
ference, according to Mr.. McAdoo's
friends. Gavin McNab, the Pacific
Coast leader; Charley Murphy, the
Tammany boss; Tom Taggart, of
Indiana; George Brennan, of Illi-
nois: Wilbur Marsh, of Iowa. and
some others of lesser renown. 1t
was here and then decided that
the McAdoo rush must be stemmed
at all costs. The adjournment un-
til Saturday morning had been
taken against the vociferous protest
Of the McAdoo-ites, supported by
Palmer's friends.
"Error" Made by Chairman.
Mr.. McAdoo is going to be told
that when Senator Robinson, Of
Arkansas, the permanent chairman.
declared the aye and no vote on
the adjournment, to have been car
ried. Robinson was in error The
McAdoo leaders affirm that on a roll
call the motion to adjourn would
have been decisively defeated had
balIoting proceeded.
They are going to report to their
chieftain' he would have been put
over later in the night. They fixed
the tenth ballot as the outside limit,
and believe McAdoo's nomination
would have ensued sooner. The con-
ference of bosses, following adjourn
ment, settled McAdoo's fate. They
proceeded on the theory that Palmer
never was sriously in tn rae at all,
and decided that eventually Cox
should receive the nomination by
combination of all the delegates they
jointly could swing to him at the
psychological moment.
Mr.. McAdoo will also be given
some inside information on the role
played by Mitchell Palmer. He will
be assured that IL the big delegation
of seventy-six votes, or such portion
of it as was throughout loyal to
Palmer, had gone over to McAdoo at
once, Immediately after the attorney
general had released his supporters
in the convention. McAdoo would
have shot ahead close to a clear ma
jority and the bandwagon Chamber
ers would have done the rest.
Expenditure to BE shown.
The Pennsylvania delegation gave
Palmer final complimentary vote
before splitting up. The afore-
mentioned tale of woe. whatever its
actual merits, is the one that will
be spread before Mr.. McAdoo within
a few hours as the official expla-
nation of his failure to secure the
Democratic standard bearership.
An interesting receipted bill will
be laid before him. 1t shows an
expenditure of SAP as the sum total
of outlay on his behalf at San
Francisco. His managers claim ii is
a record in convention expenses and
by all question the
unorganized" and wholly spontane-
Gus character of the McAdoo move
ment at the convention. Assurances
are given on Mr.. McAdoo's behalf
that he will "get behind the Cox
and Roosevelt ticket, whole-hesrt-
edly and without remorse."
The Washington herald., 1920-07-12
DEMOCRATS FEAR
COX SPEECHES MAY
BRING ABOUT SPLIT
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

PAGE ONE
his recently announced position ON
the league of nations, the Ohio man
evidently has been trying to ft in
with the Wilson plan. 1t Is still the
intention of the President to meet
with the nominee at an early date
for discussion of the issues ana
to determine what part the Pres,-
dent can play In the campaign.
Men In touch with the White
House are beginning to believe tina,
II Gov. Cox attempts many more
times to absolve himself of the ac,,
of the Wilson administration as he
did in the Irish question he will
find that the President will assume
an ali of neutrality toward his can
didacy that will have its harmful
effects.
These same leaders are hopinr
against hope also that Gov. Coy
will not come to Washington as has
been reported and demand that cer.
tain members of the Presidents
Cabinet be kept entirely out of the
prediction campaign.
Party Split to BE Avoided.
They feel that the adoption of
such tactics on the part of the
Democratic candidate will bring
about a clash with the President
and a split in the party that IL can
i'll afford ct this time.
Senator who has just returned
from the West said yesterday that
the backfire on Jimmy" Cox,s
speech to his fellow club members
was being felt already in the Middle
West. The American farmer as a
class regards daylight saving as one
of the greatest modern evils and IL
will be hard. 1t is said, for the DEM
ocratic nominee to convince the
agricultural elements of the coun-
Try that what he told his fellow
club members was pleasantly.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-12
VISION OF WIFE
Former Army Officer, Who
Killed Spouse, Says She
Is Calling Him.

Chicago, July IL. - The ragged
stranger" who was shot and in
stantly killed by Lieut.. Carl Wan
derer. was identified today as John
]. Maloney. His home was in Pom
tiac, r. I. Identification was made
by employees ofAthe John Robinson
Circus at Kansas City. after they
had been shown a photograph of the
stranger" Maloney, they said, was
employed as a train driver" early
this spring.
Yesterday. Miss Catherine Vanes.
a Chicago actress, claimed the slain
man was Al. Watson. a former Can
adian soldier and son of a wealthy
New York clubman. The authori-
ties tonight were convinced she had
been mistaken.
According to a confession made
by Lieut.. Carl Wanderer Friday he
employed a ragged stranger" to
stage a fake holdup to make it ap-
pear his wife had been slain in an
exchange of shots. After he had
killed his wife, he shot the "stran-
ger" but claimed 1t was accidental.
Says He Didn't Know Him.
"I didn't intend to kill him." Wan
derer told the authorities. He must
have gotten in the range of my
shots when I killed my wife. i
didn't know his name or anything
about him."
wanderer was being closely
guarded in his cell tonight. He
was willing to talk and showed no
irritation at questioning.
"I feel fine" he said. Fine. The
only thing was 1 kept dreaming.
l dreamed about her-Ruth-just as
/ if she were back with me again
and nothing had happened. Ever
since that night have been dream
| ing about her.
'I thought when 1 was planning
+ it all that when it was over I'd
| forget about it. But didn't. Even
| when I thought had everything
covered up, so that the world would
think it had happened as I had
planned they would think - even
| then I couldn't forget.
Keeps Hearing Her Voice.
Somehow the tone of Ruth's voice
/ when. she told me, Carl, I'm shot;
think I'm dying kept coming
! back to me again and again. Memo
ries are strange things, aren't
they?
II guess perhaps it was for the
best that the police got me and
made me confess. 1 haven't got
much of an imagination - rather
| cold blooded. l guess-but there are
some things-well. If I had my wish
I'd swing tonight.
The prayer of my heart Is to M
myself to meet Ruth. 1 loved her
more than anybody else in the
world.
IF I could only show yoyu some
Of the letters I wrote to her when
! I was in France, or some OF the
wonderful notes she sent me. no.
body would doubt we were in love
with each other.
Loved Unborn Child.
| "I loved the child that was never
born. We always lad talked about
t. wanted 1t to be a girl. Ruth
wanted it TO he a boy. We used
to spend hours and hours talking
about what schoo! the child would
go to.
They have said in the pewspa-
rers that I was urmoved, cold all
The way through. I've tried to go
through with it like a soldier. But
nv tears have all been on the in
side AMI I tell YOU those are the
tears that hurt the most"
The Washington herald., 1920-07-12
Commissioners to Open
Bids for Road Contracts

Bids for contracts to improve and
repair the highways of the District
will be opened today by the District
Commissioners. This is the first
step in the expenditure of 81 200. 900
sor road work, as provided by the
appropriation which was passed on
he last night of the Congress just
adjourned
The Washington herald., 1920-07-12
Dedicate Dundalk
Field to Memory
/. Lieut.. Pat Logan

Dundalk Field, at the army
Air Service station, near Balti-
more, was Saturday dedicated to
the memory of Lieut.. Patrick
Logan. who fell to his death
there a week ago.
The Rev. E. l.. Leonard, Of
the Baltimore Cathedral. con-
Quoted the religious ceremonies
over the spot where Logan fell,
after which the field was form
ally dedicated by Gen. William
Mitchell, director of the Air
Service, and Maj. Scanlon. COM
mander of Boiling Field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-10
EIGHT CASES DECIDED
By RENT COMMISSION
Charges Regarded as Fair-Right
Of Possession Determined
In Three Instances.

The District rent commission has
handed down eight determinations.
fixing rents on disputed premises.
The right to possession was decided
in three cases. The determinations
follow:
George E. Creeron of apartment No.
2, the Preston, 1743 p street north
west; rent reduced from $50 to $50 a
month. The c. w. Simpson Company,
defendant.
Mrs. Ella R. Williams of apartment
/. No. 33, the Preston: present rental of
$50 a month adjudged fair. The c. w.
Simpson Company. defendant.
John W. Confer of 936 c street
southwest; rent reduced from $3.50
to $3.50 month fioyd n, Davis
denied possession of the premises.
Fred r. Franzoni of apartment No.
9. the Randolph, 1851 Lincoln road
northeast; granted right to continue
possession of his apartment. Julia M.
Higgins, defendant.
James c. McDonough of 921 Sd
street northwest; rent reduced from
$40 to $35 a month. Moore & Hill,
Inc. defendant.
Flossie d. Killian of 654a orleans
place northeast; rent reduced from
$50 to SIS month. The c. w. Simp-
son Company. defendant.
Thomas A. Burch of 1852 Newton
street northwest: present rental OF
$4250 a month adjudged fair. Charles
u. Sager, defendant.
George NJ Campbell of 1872 Wis
consin avenue northwest: rent reduced
from $50 to SIS month. Mrs. Y.
Kra kow. defendant.
Mrs. Arthur Day of III c street
northeast; rent reduced from $50 to
$40 month. Mrs. w. L. Evans
granted poss ss:on a. the apartment,
which is partly furnished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-10
HIGHEST HONOR AWARDED
Posthumous Grant of Red Cross
Medal Made to Jane A. Delano.


The late Jane A. Delano. director
of the department of nursing of the
American Red Cross throughout the
world war. was posthumously award
ed the distinguished service medal
of the Red Cross in gold, highest
honor of the society. by its genera |
board at it's annual meeting held in
this city Wednesday. This is the first
time this medal has ever been given.
Miss Delano died in the line Of duty
! in France in April, 1919.
The special Daniel Chester french
medal in recognition of war services
was presented to Eliot Wadsworth.
Cornelius N. Bliss, jr., George II.
Scott and Charles D. Norton, the four
members of the war council present
Other members of the council who
will receive the medal are: Henry r.
Dawson. chairman; William Howard
Taft. George B. Case. Jesse II. Jones
Edward N. Hurley. John ID. Ryan.
Grayson NJ p. Murphy and Harvey d.
Gibson.
Officers were reelected as follows:
President. Woodrow Wilson; vice
presidents, Robert w. de Forest and
William Howard Taft: treasure. John
Shelton Williams; counselor. William
l.. Frierson; secretary, Miss Mabel T.
Boardman.
The incorporators of the society
at their annual meeting reelected
Miss Boardman and John BaSSett
Moore to the central committee. and
the chapter delegates reelected Mrs.
August Belmont and Franklin X. Lane
to the central committee for three
year terms.
The central committee at it's an
nual session elected to the executive
committee Miss Boardman and Rear
1. u. Il hn 1nft nr
to succeed Rear Admiral Biaisted, re-
tired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-10
The Length of Official Terms.

To the Editor of The Star.
There is considerable lack of infor-
nation as TO the length of terms for
which government officers are. ap-
pointed. due to the fact that there is
no available compilation of the nu-
merous laws on the subject. Judges
of United States courts are appointed
for life and cannot be removed ex-
cept by the United States Senate sit
ting as a court of impeachment. At
torneys and marshals of United States
courts are. appointed for term of
four years, but they may hold over
until their successors qualify. Col
lectors of customs. registers and re-
ceivers of land offices and the more
important classes of postmasters are
appointed for four years. Collectors
of internal revenue are appointed for
an indefinite term. Many heads of
bureaus and the heads of many indie
pendent establishments are appointed
for indefinite terms. There is no uni
form law regulating terms of office,
and the reasons for differences are
not always apparent. Ambassadors.
ministerS and consuls and officers OF
the State Department are appointed
for indefinite terms. but changes may
be made. usually through the pleasant
fiction of resignation"
THOMAS w. GILMER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-10
DANGER OF ANTHRACITE
FAMINE HERE AVERTED
Receipts for November Largest
For Month in Several Years,
Says E. c. Graham.


Unless coal companies reduce their
present shipments of anthrccie coal
to Washington or unless diversions of
coal cars are made to other points in
the United States during the win
ter. there will be no anthracite short
age in the city during the winter. f
G. Graham, chairman of the District
coal committee. said today.
Coal receipts during November were
the largest of am November for sew
cral years. Mr.. Graham sad. adding
that if $ ipments continue as they
have been coming for the past Six
weeks dealers here will be able 20
supply consumers with spot coal
Prices for anthracite stove coal
showed compa ia lively wide range
today from STATS to $3.50. The aver
age price appeared to be about $l5.75,
Prices for egg coal ranged from $14 81
to $3.50. with the average price
about $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-10
Moral Tone in the Movies.
TO the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor OF The Star.
The writer wishes to offer a criti-
cism-and it cannot be too severe
upon the highly immoral character of
many of the moving picture subjects
being shown. Truly the producing
companies have descended to low
standard. Where is the board of CEN
sors? A young gentleman cannot take
a lady friend to the pictures with
any assurance of what they are going
to see. For the same reason we hesf-
tate to take our young sons and
daughters: it does not tend to elevate
their young minds. to say the. least.
Most of us like to leave the picture
show enthused over what we have
seen, rather than with a sense of dis
gust. as is now often the case. One is
apt to lose interest in favorite play
ers enacting roles in pictures whose
moral atmosphere is not what it
should be. This criticism reflects the
sentiments. expressed in the writer's
presence. of numerous patrons of the
moving picture theaters.
RICHARD F. O'DONOGHUE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-10
ASSIGNED TO VENEZUELA.

w. Dudley Wilson, son of 4. F. Will
son. 1855 Park road. has secured n posi-
zion with the Standard Oil Company as
q civil engineer. He has: been detailed
to Caracas, Venezuela. and will sail
from this country December 20.
Prior to accepting his new position
Mr.. Wilson was a highway engineer in
Delaware. He is a former soldier. Eav-
ing served in the Tank Corps in the
United States Army. He was stationed
in Enel;.nd during the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-10
ST rEREsA,s ELECTS.

At a recent meeting OF st. Teresa's
branch of the Catholic Knights. of
America the following officers were
elected for the 1921 term: Spiritual adj
wiser. Rev. Charles Bart: president.
James E. Toner: vice president. thomas
f. Reardon: recording secretary. w. X.
treasurer. Frank Finott.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-10
DIES FROM ACCIDENT.

. Mrs. John Tracey, seventy-six years
Old 1871 / street northwest. who was
knocked down by a street car at
18th and F streets on December 2,
died at the Emergency Hospital yester-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-10

The "whistling'' swan is found /,
Iceland, Lapland and northern Russis
It produces whistling or trumpetins
notes through it's coiled windpipe,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-03-03
SWINGING PILLAR Is FOUND
HUNTERS Uncover Pkesiovuvno1u I
J. Gsse~ Mountain; Nesr Canon
Z ....-,,.. -. City, ca. b.

4 Cansn, City, Colo:-aently swayfng
to- ana fro = huge grnnite uono5th
forming a unique natural menument
Has; BEEN discovered ON Green mourn
tain, several miles north 81 this, city
It H. believed to be the only. Swinging
monunent~ in the world. IT,
The. shaft is more than 1855 feet
aiigh.. and in the course Of. many years
has become free from, ALI surrounding
earth formation, except: at the, base:
which is about II feet wide. In the
center; rhe granite column taperss OF
to, width ut the summit prncticaf?y
the same rs at the base. u, n, :.
Lee Hughitt, water commissioner Of
Canon CITY, and A. " Hodgin, Ere
mont county. commissioner came
across the phenomenon, recently while
on, husting trip. - ss i, = ~ Il l.:
They report that TIE eatire shsft
moves, probably from stwos tp. three
feet ut the apex. and' thesAwihgihg is
constRAt under the PRESSURE of light
winds, TIE base Of the shaft, they
said, rests in 4 small !, hollow aeegt
three feet IN depth and the contiguous
granste formation hs beaa,t entirely
sdiscaaAeeted. II s:e4 5,} '4ss:s ss y.7 {,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-03-03

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