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The Washington times., 1920-10-21
WOMAN ASKED US.
TO AID NEW LEAGUE
Senator France Declares Letter
He Received From Paris
Was Unofficial.

CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-The letter from
Paris received by Senator Joseph /.
France. OF Maryland, proposing a
change in the organization OF the
present League OF Nations was from
a woman and not man, the Senator
said yesterday. The proposal dealt
chiefly with desirabllity of calling IAN
international convention of friends
OF peace" he said.
Senator France said the offer was
very much the same as those made to
Senator Harding and that. although
the writer said she believed she was
expressing the Views of the French
people, the government OF France was
in no way connected with the affair
There was nothing official about
It," Senator France declared, referring
to the overtures made him on tho
probability OF America Joining with
France and other countries In form
ing an association of nations to pre-
vent war.
"A distinguished woman writer Of
France made the offer TO me-" he said.
"She IL a member of an organization
which is working quietly among the
thinkers OF her nation In order to
form a body, In connection with. the
United States, which viii give subject
nations n definite chance for self
government as soon as they have
proved themselves capable OF IT,
The Washington times., 1920-10-21
KIDDED
BY Experts, Says Waitress,
Whom Ex-senator Lewis
Tries to Jolly"
SEEMS AMATEURISH.
Ruby Gives Quick Re-
joiner to Candidates
Remarks!

CHICAGO. Oct. 2i.-Former Sem
ator James Hamilton Lewis, Demo-
cratic candidate for governor OF
Illinois. while eating breakfast in
Litchfield procured a second cup
OF coffee from Ruby Lynn, the de-
mure waitress, saying:
'Ah. my dear, when l gaze upon
your wealth OF chestnut hair (Ruby
had been doing obvious gazing upon
Mr.. Lewis copius marcels) which
the rays of a beneficent and salu-
brious sun have kissed into deli
cate gold: when 1 observe the little
dimple nesting so coyly in that
shapely chin, / rejoice that the
committee whose work ii was to
pick my itinerary should place the
town of Litchfield on the list. Ruby,
you may bring me cup OF coffee,
II you please"
To which Ruby replied:
You know, Senator, / have been
kidded by experts"
The Washington times., 1920-10-21

LONDON, Oct. \21.-Terence Nc
Swiney, hunger-striking lord mayor
of Cork, was delirius most of to-
day. He was forcibly fed this morn
ing, his wife stated. This was the
SEVENTEEN day of McSwiney's self
imposed fast.
WIFE wEEPs BITTERLY.
Mrs. McSwiney, wife of the famous
prisoner. was weeping and excited
when she left Brixton jail infirmary
at o'clock this afternoon.
Terence has been delirous most OF
the day" said she. II hold DIR. Grit
fiths responsible for 1t. He forced
two teaspoons of beef extr9DH into
Tetence's mouth this morni Fer
ence was too weak to make Rtive
protest but he raved about il when
he became delirious.
1--WE protested. but were threaten
ed that we would be barred from the
prison IL we objected"
McSwiney's wife, his sister Annie
and the Rev. Father Dominic, his
personal spiritual adviser, spent con-
siderable of the day at the bedside
administering such comfort as they
could. McSwineys mind wandered
During a lucid interval he heard a
slight noise near his cot and turned
to his wife. murmuring in pleading
tones
please do not leave me. They are
preparing another torture for me-"
McSwiney was fed for the first time
by the Brixton Jail stan physicians
late yesterday afternoon, when he
lapsed into unconsciousness. A small
amount of brandy and essence oi
beef were administered.
Previous to being fed McSwineS
had lost his sense of taste, but the
food revived IL. When he -regained
consciousness he turned to his sister
who was, seated at the bedside, and
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The Washington times., 1920-10-21
YECGMEN, CAUGHT,
RIDE OFF WITH SAFE
Try VainIy to Open 1t in Car
as Policeman Follows,
Shooting.

NEW YORK, Oct. 21.--A quartet OF
robbers OF the "cool-ss-cucumber"
variety were working over a safe in
a drug store on Washington Heights
early this morning when a "nosey'
policeman outside interrupted them.
Unable to complete their Job In the
store. they hauled the 30o-pound safe
out, dumped II into a waiting high
powered machine and whizzed away.
Then there ensuod, for fifty blocks
down Broadway. West End avenue
and Riverside Drive. a chase that
would have warmed the cookies OF
Nick Carter or Buffalo Bill, though
IL was not as successful as the famed
chases OF either
Policeman William Lynch. who had
Interrupted the safe-brenkers, COM
wandered a taxi and sped after them.
Standing on I've running board he
fired at the fugitive machine till his
revolver was empty, then he reload
ed and emptied II again.
One of the robbers, standing on the
running board OF the big car, sp-
pesred to be hit. He was pulled into
the tonneeu by his pals. The rob-
bers got enough OF lead on the
taxi to jump out at a subway station
and catch a train.
Throughout the chase they had
tried franticaily 10 pry open tho safe,
but without success.
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F1ue Bandits Hold Up
~ Y.-Chicago Express

when he noticed five men coming in
his direction.
without asword of warning, SIN
clair said, one of the men opened
fire on him and shot him IN the
leg. Then three of the men boarded
the train and held up the passengers.
other members of the crew kntw
nothing about the hold-up until the
robbers had departed.
A short time after the hold-up Cap
tain Of Police jeremiah O'Brien and
detectives arrested a man giving his
name as John Depke. twenty-five
years old, and his brother Stanley,
seventeen years old, whom they found
hiding in a hallway short distance
from the scene of the robbery. They
were taken before the victims of the
train robbery and, according to the
police. were identified as two of the
men who took part in the. affair.
They were locked up on an open
charge.
The Washington times., 1920-10-21
RAIDERS PREY
ON ALL ERIN.
Sir Hamar Greenwood's Threats
Quickly Followed by Vicious
ness by Troops.

DUBLIN, Oct. 2l.-The first re-
suit of Sir Hamar Greenwood S
threats against the Sim Fein in the
House of Commons last evening was
seen today in a great series OF raids
by British soldiers.
PEDESTRIANS SEARCHED.
The raids were made in various dis
tricts and many persons were held up
in the streets and searched. Sir
Hamar is chief secretary for Ireland.
The town OF Newceston was raided
early today by a band OF men wearing
British military peace uniforms. A
woma y and girl were forcibly re-
moved from their homes. which was
burned.
MANY arrests were made by Brit
ish soldiers and the police.
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BUFFALO, n. Y. Oct 2i.-Five
bandits early this morning held up
the New York Chicago train No. 10
of the New York Central Railroad
in the yards at Clinton and Bond
streets, and after shooting George
Sinclair, flagman of the train. board
ed the Pullman car, fired three shots
and ordered all OF the occupants out
of their berths.
While two OF the bandits covered
the passengers with their rev5lvers,
third man searched them and OBJ
tanned about S160 and personal valua-
bles.
Two of the five men are reported
to have been caught.
The hold-up occurred about 3
o'clock this morning. According to
the statement received by the police
the train was waiting for orders and
some additional cars. The flagman
was standing at the rear of the train
The Washington times., 1920-10-21
Republican Candidate Launches
Attack on President at
New York Rally.
By GEORGE II. HOLMES,
International News Service.

ROCHESTER,, NJ Y. Oct. 2l.-In-
yadinR New York State today for the
first time during the campaign. Sena-
tor Warren @. Harding told large
audience in Convention Hail here that
the Wilson Administration has made
"a mockery of constitutional govern
ment."
He called upon all real friends OF
Internal atfonal peace to rally to the Re-
publican standard this year as the
best means OF realizing their aims.
In the Improbable event of Gov
ernor Cox's election. Senator Harding
said. there will be no clarification OF
the peace tangle In America.
Even the very latest conner in
politics knows very we'll" Senator
Harding declared, that II Is numeri-
ca lly impossible for my opponents TO
obtain, whether from his party or
mine, enough votes in the Senate to
make good his program. or even re-
motely approach success. Even with
in itself the Democratic party cannot
summon a clear approval of his
policy. His election would result in
a four-year stalamate."
CONFIDENCE IN PEOPLE.
Senator Harding expressed conf
dence that the American people never
will accept the Paris covenant as
IL now stands" Through the United
States Senate. he said. they have al
ready twice rejected it and will do
so again.
The Senator also reiterated his
challenge to any one to show whore
he had been inconsistent on his
League position.
II have mfailingly said that we
wish to associate with other nations
to end war and to promote and pre-
serve peace" he declared. '"The con-
stitutionaI spokesmen for the people
have twice rejected the Paris cove
nant and they reject 1t now. So
l."
The Democrats themselves. Senator
,continued on Page ). Column g.
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ENGLISH RESIDENTS
INSURE BUILDINGS
AGAINST RIOTS

LONDON. Oct. 21.-A big in
crease In the amount of insurance
of buildings against riot damage,
as n result of violence by the un-
employed, was reported today.
Lloyd's quoted rates varying
from one-eighth to one-quarter OF
4 per cent premium against dam
age to buildings, thrce-quarters Of
] per cent TO per cent premium
on merchandise. and one-twcntictk
Of per cent on homes.
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LONDON HAS SCARCITY
OF CHORUS GIRLS NOW

LONDON. Oct 2t.-Preparstions for
the annual Christmas holiday panto-
mines have added another Item to the
worlds long postwar list of short
ages
There IL a shortagcSof chorus girls.
ut Is very difficult to find the right
sort OF chorus girls this year" says
Herbert Blackmore, booking agent.
The fairies OF fifteen years ago
still want TO be fairies In spite OF
crows feet and embonpoint."
Moreover. the salaries run sii 60
t1s week.
The Washington times., 1920-10-21
MAYOR RAVES
IN DEL|R|UN|
Pleads With Wife Not to "Let
Them Prepare Another
Torture for Me-
McSWINEY'S SISTER
PRAYS HE'LL DIE SOON

LONDON, Oct. 21.-Annie Nc
Swiney, sister of Terence Nc
Swiney. today sent the following
telegram to the Citizens Of Cork,
Of which city McSwiney is lord
mayor:
Terence is in the most vio-
lent delirium. Please pray for
his speedy death"
The Washington times., 1920-10-21
BANKERS URGE
TAX REMOVAL.
N. Y. Financier Leads Protest
Against Burden Placed on
Business as War Measure.
WOULD SEEK CONGRESS- AID
Wexler Defends Methods OF
Wall Street and EuIogizes
Vision of Magnates.

Spokesman for "big, business be-
fore the American Bankers AssO-
citation convention today, defended
Wall Street and it's methods, and
entered pleas that Congress SHOULD
remove the tax burdens which have
been placed upon the financial inter-
ests to aid in paying off the war
debt.
WExLER LEADS DEFENSE.
Defenders of Wall Street operations
and operators were led in their dis
cusslon by Sol Wexier. of New York.
Wexler sought to dlspel the popular
conception that the New York money
mart is governed by "conscienceless
money lust" but painted Wall Street
as the helpful and beneficient aid TO
every project launched for the ma
tions betterment.
ITO the farmer. the Wall street
banker is hero who starts upon
the proverbial shoestring and runs
into the millions, smokes long black
cigars, and wears high silk hats. sur
rounded by lots OF ticker tape and by
men running about with orders TO
buy or SELL said Wexler. He at
tempted to show that Wall Street Is
financial being, and necessary TO its
welfare" ts& .rs.e
Nr. Wexler said that a duty now
devolves upon Congress. with the re-
turn of peace. to correct many of it's
past mistakes. The most pressing of
the problems confronting Congress.
he said. is a complete revision of the
tax laws.
URGES TAX REVISION.
present tax laws must be COM
pletely revised. 50 that business. in
stroyed. Provision should be made
for the restoration of the price of
Liberty bonds to more nearly the
price at which they were issued. There
should. be established larger and
more intelligent consular service in
foreign countries to assist our ex-
port trade"
New sedition laws were urged by
WeXler as a necessity for the nations
welfare.
Congress should enact antisedition
laws so that those who do not favor
our form of Government and attempt
to agitate the public mind in the
direction of violence and disorder can
be placed where they can do no
harm" Wexler said.
1--WE must urge business-liLe ad.
ministration of Government func-
tions. rehabilitate our broken down
postal system, and establish and live
up to a budget of expenditures. We
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column IL
The Washington times., 1920-10-21
GERMANYPROPOSES
HUGE COAL TRUST
Formation of Syndicate by Ruhr
Operators Advocated in
Bavarian Diet.

BERLIN. Oct. 21.--Formation of a
gigantic syndicate in the Ruhr re-
gion, Germany's greatest industrial
reservoir, with participation OF Amer
lean capital, was urged in the Ba-
varian Dict yesterday by Representa-
tive Schlittenbeuer, says a Munich de-
spatch to the Neue Berliner Zeitung.
He proposed. says the despatch,
that the Ruhr coal operators form a
combine and sell % per cent of the
shares to American capitalists. This,
he argued, would effectbally forestall
any move by France to occupy the
Ruhr district.
The Washington times., 1920-10-21
FL|ERS
M D. c. TODAY
Greatest Aerial Demonstration
in Nations History to. Be
Staged in Capital.

Washington this afternoon will
witness the greatest aeroplane dem
onstration ever seen in this country.
when the four Alaskan fliers ar
rive at Boiling Field, accompanied
by 100 aeroplanes and big dirigible
balloon. The vanguard of the fliers
arrived this morning from Langley
Field, Va, when thirty-six planes
dropped into Boiling Field. Two
squadrons of eighteen planes each
will arrive from Langley Field short
ly before the Alaskan fliers arrive.
no he NET BY OFFICIALS.
When the filters arrive, they will
be met by Secretaries Daniels and
Baker Maj Gen. Charles T. Menoher,
chief of the air service, and Brig. Gen.
william T. Mitchell. The officers
and the men who made the flight
from Alaska will be presented with
certificate sby-the Secretary. Of War
in apprec iatfon OF their work.
Capt. st. Clair Street will be met
by his mother, who has heen given
permission by army officials to he
the first one to greet the men who
made the trip. .p
The plans for the reception of the
fliers are the most elaborate ever for
mulated here. From the time they
land until they leave the city, they
will be the guests of honor ut several
functions. Tonight the officers and
men will be the guests of Maj. Gen.
Menoher at dinner at the Army
and Navy Club.
BIG DIRIGIBLE HERE.
The u. d. 1. the largest dirigible in
the country. arrived at Boiling Field
at IL o'clock this morning and then
went up into the air for trip over
Washington. All the item it was in
the air 1t was in telephone communi-
cation with Boiling Field.
The escort of 100 planes will meet
the Alaskan fliers at College Park
and will fly with them to Boiling
Field. The Alaskan fliers will be
the first ones to and, and after they
have been safely slowed away, the
planes from Langley and Boiling
fields will land.
HENsLEY IN COMMAND.
Six airplanes commanded by Major
William Hensley, commanding officer
OF Langley Field, Va. landed at Boil
ing Field at / o'clock. The planes
were piloted by Captain Lamson.
Lieutenants Cummings. Webster.
Downey and Fits. Major Hensley,
who commanded the squadron. is one
OF the leading airplane experts in
America. He made the flight from
England to the United States in the
dirigible R-34
At IL o'clock, the largest airship in
America, the ZD1, appeared In the
mist of Boiling Field and began
circling the feld to await the arrivGl
of the flers from New York.
The Washington times., 1920-10-21
ALL BRITISH LABOR THREATENS WALK-0UT
cYLVIA PANKHURsT, fam

SYLVIA PANhhUhSI, lam
Gus English suffragette.
arrested in London charged
with publishing seditious lit
erature. Recently Miss Pank-
hurst became an avowed com
munist.
The Washington times., 1920-10-21
The Days of Genuine
Sport

Autumn days are the days OF
real sport afeld. With a gun
over ones shoulder a dog for
aging on ahead. and the snap OF
October everywhere, man
would be odd indeed who did
not feel that he was doing a
powerful lot OF living. OF
course. the problem Ia. acquire
the gun and the dog. Fortu-
nately, that's not 80 difficult, "
ore a Times reader. Mrs. G.
Smith. 1919 11th st. ". w. re.
Gently advertised gun in the
Times, and she writes; 81 like
to advertise In the Times, not
only because the paper is so ac-
commodating. but also because
it bring. mo the best results OF
all the papers IN Washington"
You will he able to say the
same. Phone your WANT ad TO
the Times-Msin $500.
The Washington times., 1920-10-21
Government of Wilson
Mockery, Says Harding;
Cox Defends Article X
Democratic Standard Bearer
Charges Foes Of League Have
Misepresented Facts.
ny Harry l.. ROGERS.
IaternstIenaI News Service.

EN ROUTE WITH GOVERNOR
cox. WILMINGTON. Del, Oct. 21.-
Article X OF the League of Nations
covenant today occupied Governor
James NJ. Cox to the exclusion of
nearly everything else. He branded as
deliberate misrnpresentation' the
contentious Of opponents OF the
League who seek to prove that the
constitutional right OF Congress to
declare war 10 abrogated by that pro-
vision OF the covenant. and quoted
freely from various authorities" to
prove his charges.
Even Senator Harding. ION one OF
those rare occasions when he has been
permitted to stray away from the
front porch unchaperoned, admitted
the League or Nations could not caii
the United states into war without
the consent of Congress- Cox de-
clared.
DEFINES ARTICLE X.
Defining Article X as a statement
"in parliamentary language" of the
Biblical Injunction, Thou shalt not
steal" the governor said IL was put
into the league covenant as curb
on national cupidity," and insisted
that IL was vital to the league.
Territorial grand larceny" he as
serted, has been one OF the most
prolific causes OF war"
He then took up in detail the pro-
cesses of the league machinery, ana
sought to show that rarely. II ever,
would IL be necessary for the league
to resort TO "drastic measures TO
enforce it's. decrees "and then only
with the consent OF the constitutional
authorities Of the member nations.
To say that the League could oe-
clare war is to say that II lis in Vio-
Ia ton of our own constitution ana
thope Of most OF the forty-three ma
tions which are now members OF IT,
Cox contended. Then ne quoted from
an opinion OF the American Bar As
sociation that Article n is not In
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NOTICE A. n. A. DELpGATEsi

Avail yourself of the excellent servio. @:
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on your
return home. Room a23. Homer building.
Nth and y streets rhons Main bS6.
The Washington times., 1920-10-21
WEATHER.:

Fair tsstSkt aAs Frs-
dsy. Little ckasae In
te - . perat atsre. ceatie
variable wtsas. TeaSers-
tsre ~ 3 o'clock 50 Sc
srees.
The Washington times., 1920-10-21
MORE FACTORIES CLOSED.

Train schedules were further re-
duced and more factories closed dur
ing the past twenty-four hours. The
press pointed out that IL was hope
ful sign that there has been very lit
tie violence, although the strike has
been in effect nearly Ave days.
The Washington times., 1920-10-21

The same visitors saw a device
that raises a six hundred thousand
candle-light to twelve million can
dle-power by conserving hitherto
wasted light beams. They heard
discussed the use of ''hn invisible
searchlight." 1t will be made pos
sible by the use Of infra-red rays,
invisible to the human eye, to be
used for sending radio messages
for naval purpose, with no possi-
bility Of detection.
Twenty-Five thousand human
beings work in the plant Of the
General Electric Company. And
in one corner Of the brain of such
a man as Steinmetz there is more
power than in all the work Of a
million ordinary men.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-06-22
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses
have been issued the past week:
Emil kempf of the town of Brady
and Dorothy Swope of the town of
Weston
Myron Simonson and Gertrude Dion
ne both of Wausau.
Lawrence Prawucki Of Chicago and
Rose Gwidt of Wausau.
Paul JAM of Dancy and Florence
Miller of town of Knowlton.
Andrew Gebelein of Rockville and
Nora Canon of the town of Green VAL
ley.
Edward Craven of Wausau and
Corrine Hathaway of Tomahawk
Otto F. Kobe of the town Of Mara
thOn and Alma Hilmershausen of the
town CT Stettin.
Walter Perske-a and Erna Sommerfeld
both of Wausau.
Emil Mauch of Goodrich. y. D.. and
Ida Jasmann of the town of Hull.
VIM. John Knoll of Loyal. Wis. and
Clara Lund of Plover, Wisconsin,
VIM. Bedyneck and Stella Wilikow-
ski both of the town of Casse!
Louis \. Brusewitz and Lydia Olga
Kruger both of Spencer
Arthur Buchholz of the town of Rib
Falls and Bessie Butler of Madison
vile. Ky.
Emil Adam and Mrs. Laura Foene.
both of Wausau.
Edwin A. Habeck of Dubuque, Iowa.
and Clara Bauer of Wausau.
Ernest Leffel of Edgar and Anna
Greber of Marshfield.
Frank Bartishofski of ST. Paul and
Anna Marie Zahorek of Minneapolis.
William Zieman and Clara Bremen
both of Wausau.
William Bugs and Anna Grell of the
town of Hamburg
William J. Kallus of Oconto Falls
and Augusta Redman of the town of
Wien.
Otto E. Bartlett and Mrs. Helen
MoSher both of Wausau.
Louis G. Werner of the town of
Wien and Alma L. Nahring of the town
of Cleveland.
ROLAND Hall of the town of Arbor
Vitae and Myrtle Durkee of Schofield.
Charles W. Simons and Edna Sine
berg both of Wausau.
Ray NJ. Atcherson of Tomahawk and
Mary Vance Meadows of Wausau.
VIM. James Nottingham of Birnam-
wood and Ella Mary Manning of the
town of Easton.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-06-22
SHORT NEWS ITEMS

Edgar will hold rousing Fourth OF
July celebration.
Patrick F. Stone has purchased the
M. A. Hurley home on Grant street,
it. is reported.
For the remainder of the summer
there will be no other services at the
M. K. church on Sunday. but the Sun,
day school at $50 o'clock and the
morning worship at l0:45.
Josef Ekman, whose music has been
50 much appreciated by music lovers
in Wausau during the past year. plans
on leaving the city about July LIST He
will locate in Los Angeles.
j. d. Christie brought the first
Strawberries of the season from the
County Asylum farm Monday They
are big, luscious red berr1es-and we
imagine housewives would fight for
them.
Judge and Mrs. w. H.. Gets of
Grand Rapids, pioneer residents of the
city, celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary recently. They received
many gifts from Grand Rapids resi-
dents.
The Wausau Guernsey Breeders as
ISOLATION was formed Friday night, Of
ficers being elected as follows: Presi-
dent, F. Bandy; e-president, Judd
Alexander; secretary, F. H. Schneider,
and treasurer, Adolph Thompson.
Dog licenses must be obtained from
the City Clerk within the next eight
days The assessor reports large
number of CANNES. The City Clerks
office has been open some evenings
for the convenience of those seeking
licenses.
band concert was held at the
court house square on Thursday even
ing. Though cooler than it had been
for several days, an excellent crowd
gathered about to enjoy the evenings
recreation. Band concerts are in
creasingly appreciated by Wausau
people.
The Wausau Aerie, Fraternal Order
OF Eagles, observed an OLD custom Sun
day, holding Memorial services for de
ceased members. Services we're con-
Quoted by E. f. Schulze, president,
Harold Pophal, chaplain, and Carl c.
Adams, past president. An address
was given by the Rev Father O'Toole.
1t is expected that the city council
will hold a special meeting on the
18th of the month, to take up the
question of granting permits to those
concerns which heretofore have re-
ceived licenses. Under the new ruling
saloons no longer receive licenses but