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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
|LEAGUEHOPES
REVIVED AFTER
VISITOR ROOT
!G. o. P. Believed to Have
Workable Plan for World
Association.
z CHANGES PROPOSED
Junior and Senior Bodies to
Investigate and Judge
Case Merits.

Following a visit to Washington
during which he conferred with
many prominent members OF. the Re-
publican party. former Secretary of
State Root, it was learned lost night
expressed entire confidence that a
workable plan for an association OF
nations would come out of the dis
cussions in the Senate. He then re-
turned to New York.
As Root recently returned from
Europe where many statesmen In
formed him France. England and
Italy would accept vital amend
ments to the original league plan,
his visit here on tho eve of the
Geneva Conference is regarded a.
having the utmost Significance.
Has Two Main Features.
As advocated by Root while IN
posed association is understood to
embrace two main features.
First. agreement among the ma
tions for creation of a Junior official
body which will conduct investiga-
to war.
pr, VaDly known as a court, before
which the investigators can lay
their findings and which Will decide
upon the merits of the case.
The latter erganization will have
authority TO Make recommendations
as to the course that should be fol-
lowed by the parties to the contro-
versy but will not have anything
more than moral power to enforce
them.
Find Article X Dead.
Root is understood to have fount
practical unanimity among leading
Republicans of all shades of opinion
| that 1t will be impossible to induce
two-thirds of this or the coming
Senate to agree to any covenant that
would impose any such obligations
as now rest in Article X. All in.
sisted that this government be abb
| solved from any pledge to go to
war.
One of the main problems con-
sidered was whether or not an as.
ISOLATION structure such as will be
acceptable to the Senate can be re-
nations. Root believes that IL can
can people are so much opposed tc
the league that an entirely new
association must be negotiated.
Visit Is Mystery.
While here Root surrounded his
movements with the greatest mys.
terry. The object of his journey, ht
told newspaper men, was to confer
with the Fine Arts Commission or
site for the proposed Roosevelt
Memorial but not one member OF
that body could be found who ever
so much as laid eyes on the former
Senator.
One Republican leader known &c
be in sympathy with practically all
| reactionary views held by Root first
became embarrassed and finally en-
ragged when asked IL he had seer
Root.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
All Classes
At St. Johns
Go on Strike
Students Bound to Secrecy
But Send Letter Defying
College Authorities.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Nov. I5.-Com-
pletely defying the board of gov
ernors and visitors and the faculty
of st. Johns College. the entire stu
dent body, consisting of the senior,
junior. sophomore and freshman
classes. went. ON strike" at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
The action came as the result OF
a secret pact" among the student
body a few hours after the sopho-
more class had made a pledge, and
which 1t was thought had ended the
troubles between that class and the
governing college body. extending
over a period of three weeks
This pledge. in brief, was that the
class would amend the set of rules
adopted as a means of enforcing
subordination on the freshman class,
TO conform with the pledge OF q
few days ago. 10 abolish sfazipG
insofar as -sisttfasA ofkeompsfifnk
the treatment to perform meniai
service is concerned. The students
declined TO discuss the "walkout." !"
all hands appearing TO have been
bound over to secrecy. but later 1t
was learned that the following let
ter was presented to DIR. John B.
Rippere, acting president of the col
lege:
DIR. John B. Rippere. Vice President,
st. johns College, Annapolis, Nd.
Dear Sir-In consequence of the
recent and many previous unsatis-
factory developments originating,
80 AAls
ficiency of the board of governors
and visitors of st. Johns College, to
satisfactorily adjust and direct the
movements of this college, the stu
dent body of this institution uses
this means to notify DIR. John B. Rip,
pere. acting president of st. Johns
College. that they will absent them
selves from all scheduled activities
until arrangements, such as will
prove acceptable to a committee con-
sisting jointly of the presidents and
secretaries of the senior, Junior. So
phomore and freshman classes. have
been complied with, or until an
other and more. suitable method of
arbitration has been fulfilled.
"(Signed) -. l.. w. HECT.
Chairman Publicity Committee"
Except among the students them
selves. the strike" came like the
proverbial bolt from a clear sky"
1t was reported that a general move
ment of some sort was being engi-
!neered, even after the sophs had
agreed to the pledge. Little credence
was, however, given this report at
first. IT was, in fact, denied on all
sides. until along about noon, when
restlessness among the students be-
gan to make itself manifest.
Meanwhile. the classes held sep
arate meetings to take the final step.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16

ilized world would recognize the
magnitude Of our efforts and would
understand we were fighting not only
for our own country but for world
civilization. Unfortunately the help
which we awaited with anxiety
never came. Poland who we saved
from annihilation by drawing to our
front ive Red armies concluded
peace and the great powers observed
without Intervening the concentra-
ton against us of the greatest part
of the Bolshevist forces.
To-day ! have against me all the
best troops the Bolshevists can put
in the field Ny hve divisions
weakened by previous losses, are
being attacked by twenty-eight
enemy divisions. For the last
seven days the enemy has attacked
us without ceasing: my army il
bled white. In order TO hold my
lines I have been forced to occupy
trenches with dismounted Cossacks
have given my army y~orders TO
cover the embarkation of our
wounded officers and of the wom-
en- and children who are menaced
with massacre by the Reds.
When these refugees leave the
Crimea they will be without q
country. / place them under the
protection of the civilized world
and ] appeal for them to the 10y
atty and the humanity of all ma
tions for whose cause the Russian
people has during the last six years
been shedding streams of blood"
The general turned away and eX-
claimed-with the only gesture he
used during the entire interview. q
gesture at once of pride and resig-
nation: Even valor has its limits
Silently he extended his hand and
the last interview the brayest and
most efficient of Russia's anti-Bol-
shevist leaders will ever grant or
Russian soil was at an end.
Copyright, 1870, by Public Ledger Col .
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
WRANGEL, NLAST WORDS
BEFORE DEFEAT, REGRETS
WORLD TURNED DEAF EAR
Overwhelmed by Reds After Heroic Struggle
Russian General Bows to Destiny.

sEBAsToPoL. Nov II. via Con-
stantinopie and Paris. Nov. Is tDe-
layed) afternoon Gen.
wrangei. head Of the government
Of South Russia sent for The
Washington Herald-Public Ledger
correspondent to come TO see him
at his headquarters in the palace
in Sebastopol.
Unbowed by adverse fortune,
though utterly hopeless. cool and
collected as in bygone days Of vic
tory. the last Russian crusader
against Red tyranny made the fol-
lowing statement:
For three years brave and honest
men who refused to bow under the
yoke of Red barbarism have been
carrying on an unequal struggle.
Seven months ago our cause seemed
completely lost. At that time !
placed myself at the head of the
army. I appealed to all who still
lived in the hope to see their coun-
try reborn. called them to help
me in my task.
During the last seven months, we
have been fighting, abandoned by
all, against an enemy ten times su-
perior in numbers. The army has
performed miracles of vaIor; with
out clothing. lacking all necessary
material. 1t has nevertheless during
this period taken more than $1,000
prisoners and 800 guns.
I'm spite of great difficulties the
statesmen who grouped themselves
around me succeeded in solving sew
eral important social questions and
IN many respects we had found the
right way to allow the Russian peo-
pie to organize its social and poIiti-
cal life according to its own wishes.
We hoped all the time that the CIV
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
P. o. SAVINGS DEPOSITS
INCREASE In OCTOBER

Postal savings deposits for Octo-
ber increased s1,70O,o00 as against
s1,5oO.OOo in September, according
to a statement issued by the Post
office Department last night. Total
postal savings deposits in the United
States on November 1 were $l52,S51,- =
1922. Gains of more than $4,000
were made during October in New
York. Boston, Brooklyn, Pittsburgh.
Los Angeleo. Uniontown. Pa; Nc
KEGS Rocks, Pa; Newark, N. j.; Nc
Keesport. Pa, and st. Louis.
Ten offices increased more than
100000 during October as against
seven during September
Boston. with s3.9s7,457 on hand,
is now the fifth ranking Office in
the amount of deposit, being ex-
celled only by New York, Brooklyn.
Chicago and Detroit. in the order
named.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
ROBS PAYROLL TO GET
| MONEY FOR WEDDING

ST. LOUIS, Nov 15.-It takes
capital to get married in 1920 and
William. Meyers. according to his
own confession, obtained the funds
for his marriage through the medium
Of a payroll robbery.
Il know he is good boy and ]
iffterd to stand by him in his trou-
ble." said his bride, Mrs. Madina
Meyers, in denying that she intended
to return. to her home at Bonnie
Teyre, Mo, now that her husband
is in Jail.
Meyers is 20 years old. Two hours
after he, with three companions, had
held up William Stewart, paymaster
Of the Bemis-Brag Company, on
September 25, he and Miss Walk
were married at st. Stephens
Church. One of the partners IN the
hold-up acted as best man.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
Armenians to Surrender
Parts of AexandrspoI

The Armenian government agrees
to surrender the city of Alexandra
pol on the east bank OF the Arp2
River and to Withdraw ten kilo-
meters from the west bank, accord
ing to the terms Of an armtstice
with the Turkish Nationalist forces
received by the State Department
here yesterday. r@
This would indicxte that sthe
Turkish forces had penetrated twc
hundref miles into Armenian tsrrt-
tory when the latter governrnsnt
was forced to cspitulste> The peace
negotiations. IL Is expected. vffi
take place at Aiexsndrapol.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
Criminals Beware!
Alexandria Will
Fingerprint You

1t isn't safe to be arrested in AL
exandria any more.
Chief of Police Goods yesterday
received complete modern finger
print outfit for detecting criminals
]. Herbert Taylor. a resident of
Alexandria, and head of the navy
f'nger-print department. presented II
to the city.
Alexandria police are spending
their spare time learning how to
operate the system. Chief Goods ex-
poets to have a record of the finger
impressions of every shady character
IN the city before long,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
HARDING HAS ROUGH
TRIP TO BROWNSVILLE

BROWNSVILLE. Tex. Nov. Is
President-elect Harding arrived
here at 3 O'Clock this afternoon after
riding one hour and forty-fve min
utes over the rough trail from Point
Isabel.
He had planned to abandon Point
Isabel yesterday because of the in
clement weather, but was unable to
get to Brownsville until this after<
noon -.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
BAGGAGE MAN HELD
IN BIG MAIL ROBBERY

OMAHA, Nov. 15.-FederaI, ,officiais
today arrested Merle Phillips. 20.
railway baggage employe, as one of
the three men who. late Saturday
robbed mail car on a fast trans
continental passenger train of ten
registered mail pouches, said to- con
tain close to. $4,000.
Phillips. accosding to. the Fed
eral officials, confessed he forced
his way into the car and. threw out
the pouches which were picked III,
by accompiices. Names of the other
two men were said to have -been
given by Phillips. ~
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
u. S. Supreme Court Asked
To Advance Newberry Case

A motion to. advance the appeal
of Senator Truman H. Newberry, of
Michigan, from conviction by a
Michigan Federal District Court, on
charges OF corrupt practices in his
election. was made before the. Su-1
preme Court yesterday by the Fed
eral government.
Newberry's attorneys concurred
in the motion which was made by
Solicitor General Frierson. The APP
peal attacks the constitutionality
of the Federal corrupt practices act.
Charles f. Hughes, former Su-
preme Court Justice, appeared for
Newberry.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
BOTH. SIDES CLAIM
GRECIAN VICTORY

LONDON, Nov. Is.-Conhiet-
ing reports were received here
today on the Greek elections.
Premier yenixelos claimed his
party had been returneds %
power by IS per cent of the
votes. An exchange telegraph
dispatch said Yeniselos snd his
cabinet had ehe<n defeated and
were resigning.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
Death Theater Owners
Held for Negligence

NEW YORK. Nov. lb.-Barnett
Weinberg and Max Schwartz. own
ers of a movie house, and their
manager. Joseph Paiani. were held
today on charges of criminal neg
1igence as a result OF the panic
which caused the death of six
children in the theater yesterday.
1. The three men were charged in
short affidavits' with having been
criminally negligent in having an
exit door locked and failing to take
precautions to safeguard their pat
rons. - 49, -
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
Legion Memorial Meet Put OF.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The meet
ing OF the executive committee of
the American Legion called for In
dtanapolis November Is to pass on
the s5.000,000 Knights of Columbus
memorial building has been post
poned to take place probably in
January. James Fiaherty. X. of G.
head and National Commander r.
W. Galbraith will meet in PhiIa-
delphia on Wednesday.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
Central American States
Plan UniGcation Meet

Diplomatic representatives from
Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua,
Guatemala and Costa Rica will meet
at San Jose. Costa Rica, on Decem-
ber 1 and enter into definite agree
ment for a United States of Central
America according to advices tosthe
State Department yesterday.
Unifcation of Constitutions of the
FIVE states will be the first question
discussed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
Ferguson to Guard Harding.

Reward for indefatigsble work 81
the United States Secret Service he's
come TO walter @. Ferguson. mem
Der of the guard at the Wits
House. who has been summoned u
the Mexican Gulf Coast to Join tns
party Of President-eiect Harding.
"Fergie." as he is familiariy known
to the White House star and nevs-
pspermen on that run" VIII fcrrl
one OF the Harding bodyEusrd
throughout the trip TO the cannl
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
British to Continue Gas
Poison Experimentation

LONDON, Nov. 15.-Pending the
decision of the league OF nations on
the use OF poisopous gases In mod
ern warfare, the Bxitish government
has decided that II will continue it's
researches and experiments with
gases. according to an announce
mont to Premier Lloyd George.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
'Sebastopol Reported Lost
Before Wild Avalanche
OF Red Army. :
WHITE FORCE DOOMED
Bolshevist Troops Score
Crushing Victory IN !.
Crimea.

LONDON, Nov. Is--Dispsfohss
from Const..tipepie today ststs
that sesastopol. the last stre.s-
hold OF Gen wrsasel. has bees
evacuated. oeeupstisn Of ths
city by the Reds is i..i,est
The white army was prseae.Iiy
wiped ost before the outer se-
fenses Of sebsstepeI where thres
Of wr.nsei's divisions for hesrs
held on repeated sss.slts sf
twenty-three Red dfvtstsns-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
Army Wants 1,263 ArtiIIerYmen.

Maj. Gen. P. C. Harris. adjutant
general of the army. last night sent
out telegraphic call for 1853 field
artillerymen to recruit the Twelfth
and Fifteenth Field Artillery Reei-
ments of the Second Division up TO
full strength.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
Doekery's Cordition Improved.

Assistant Postmaster General A..
M Dockery, who has been i'll for
the last week. is steadily improy-
Ing. It was said late last night at
the Washington Sanitarium. Takoma
Rark. where Dockery is a patient.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-11-16
THE WEATHER

Today, rain or snow; tomorrow.
probably the same. Highest tenn
perature yesterday. 81; lowest, 81.
Details on page Is.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-23
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUSE.


demonstrated @ night by Gov A. NJ ROBERTS ana
Each discussed the issues of his portion OF the
campaign md did n mastery manne0
The governors the state campaign was
telling taxation the people The state was
issuing dnc One county
was M @ mons "a assessment and areenes Of hair that
muchh way assessed 1t unjust and in
Should ahead with this Infamous
system or should reform? The governor
pledged stated the reform and today have
assessment not alone for this county but for every
the There no longer deficits The stables
being cieansed . .
nothing oner the present plan and indeed
has admitted whom heced that cash value assessment " tue just anu
s presentation of his law and order statutes
and convincing position before
the sheriff
had called ON him Tor
mob was somg operations
under there had been ng how obs had been halted
when marching on jas and he made telling appeal Tor freedom from
senator oKelar delivered good
progressive He four square with all the people He
thorough sympathy At modern conditions THE
them scratch democratic ucke That true
should scratch democratic ticket what influence does
democratic party? sWhere will he
The idea aushabe The republican party
would b. act Of y FOR the wSrnsman to party
his friend ana the senator did well in telling him 90
There few who left the auditorium without almost feeling Of
against Henry Cabot Lodge for killing the league nations
exposition Of n % S Il. ,n sawss s.@
moral wrapped up In the future welfare OF the
Iarainss hit mall
Characterization the candidate who trims his sails to at each
The republican nominee he said was
wobhy He chameleon He could
his First Lodgs then Tafts then Bohs
What . PRESIDENT N~gNNF n n
the league Of nations in
audience He clearly and
republicans for until they wanted campaign
then they killed II.
Bohevisc Russia anarehsic Germany anarchac Austria the un-
Turk the United sas Senator Hard
association All the nations Of the wodsavs the
that nrst infamous fourare in the league What
spectacle q make Of itself!
Throughout that rapt attention
audience intensely interested the fate Of e
than oounced that Of Sen
mine days AZ lifted II BY is own peard
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-23
LINCOLN MEMORIAL.

The tale Of boy walking forty miles
to Mt 10 work his way through college
Is Illustrative Of the deep ana abiding
value OF the work that Lincoln Me-
inoriai university Ii doing for the stats.
situated In the heart OF the mountains.
IL 10 building there q type OF oitisen-
ship which speaks wsli for the somins
gaiierRtion. hs
AZ al colleges. l. NJ. n, sannot run
without FUNDS: unlike most Ecclle8ss. IL
ia practically SELF supportina; it's stu
dents cut timber planA n. fs1iii ittnake
furniture out OF Il: they tn the many
acres 81 land owned by the school. and
produce BY the sweat Of their brows
the food that they eat. They have q
fine cattle herd. and raise chickens
successfully. All IN all. tho mountain
lads who come 10 Lincoln Memorial
come there ION their own" and they
are ION their own" practically all the
way through college.
For the Daughters OF the American
Revolution 70 take up O practical plan
of aiding the education OF the state
by fostering the work OF the Lincoln
Memorial IN splendid thing. Today
the ladies Of the ID. A, II. chapters OF
the city are selling tags for L. M. u.
III In TO be hoped that tho mon and
women of the city VIII buy these tags
sliberally. for the funds from them will
20 far toward making Lincoln Memo
rial university an institution capable OF
doing even better work toward educht-
ing the raourtaineer OF the south.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-23
TheIssueoftheLea ofNatiOns

GUS times TO isolate my country ana
keep il out OF the league OF nations.
/ am for the league, because 1900 years
ago, Jesus expressed the league OF ma
lions In the three verses to be found III
Matthews &Nli; l5-L' =. 4. ,,,t
my Judgment. the Hreatest moral step
even taken towards the Golden rule: "As
We would that men should do TO you, 90
ye also to them likewise"
/ am for the league, because 40 not
want my country 70 say; A. sn az ce ..s,a,,.
thou has much goods laid up for many
years; take thine ease, eat. drink ana
am for the league. because ! want
my country to answers: Yes. ] am
Yes, sir, amir when II come 70 an
swer Gains question: Ain my broth
l am Tor the league, because that voice
America to be sure that she makes the
right answer TO Gods question 70 Cain;
What hast thou done2 The voice OF
thy brothers blood crieth unto me from
I am for the eague. because that voice;
from MorlaI The X ground u Here in our own
America, and from a thousand battle
fields in Europe ana ASIA and from
hearts and homes, worldwide, and be
yond all possibility OF numbering. this
voice is still going UP unto God. Fhe
cry was not hushed by the armistice Of
1aiS. IL did not silence when the cove,
nant OF the league of nations was lad
before the United States senate; nor did
the senates debate of the treaty calm
or quiet It, The cry 10 still going UP
unto God; and 1t Is cry unto America
as we'll. 1t Is not a cry against Amer
lea.
am for the league, because America
Is able to answer the question:: What
hast thou done?" 1t IL able TO say
1.-THE nation and people won the World
war and saved the world" But there
is another question: What 10 Amer :
| lea going to DOR want to see that
! question answered right.
/ am for the league. because DO not
want America to be either the priest
or the Eevite. want America to be
| the Good Samaritan, and to say by her
deeds: II am my brothers keeper"
| / am fore the league because:
| If we break faith.
! With us who die, .
We shall not sleep
Though peoples grow
In Flanders field.
believe these dead, II they had now
a voice. would cry out for league OF
nations.
! I am for the league. because the
| Christian church stands for it. 80 v
How, thinkest thou should an Amer
lean vote ON aNow@2, 1920? 1ni