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The Washington herald., 1920-09-16
NEW YORKDRY
CHIEF SHIFTED
Shevlin Ordered to Texas
And Washington Man
Takes His Job.
IPubIIc Ledger SerYiccD

James Shevlin, supervising agent
for prohibition in New York. has
been shifted to Texas.
In Mr.. Shevlin's place, the bureau
has appointed Frank L. Boyd. head
Of the field audit division of the
income tax unit, Bureau of Internal
Revenue. Mr.. Shevlin is expected to
confer with John F. Kramer, in
charge of the enforcement of the
Volstead Ct. today.
Although Treasury officials have
boon CoEnizant of the existence of
an extensive bOotlegging trade in
New York, they refused to attribute
Mr.. Shevlin's removal to that. All
that william NJ. Williams, Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, would
say regarding the shift" was con-
tained in the following statement:
AT the time of the organization
Of the forces for the enforcement
Of prohibition, il was decided wise
to appoint supervising Federal pro-
hbition officers, as well as the pro-
hibition enforcement agents, with a
view to making them mobile forces
II was decided by the officials of
the Bureau of Internal Revenue
that the transfer OF Supervising
Agent James Shevlin to Texas
would be in the interest of the ser
vice. This shift in personnel in
the New York district will from
time to time be followed by similar
shifts Of enforcement personnel"
The Washington herald., 1920-09-16
GAS FELLED LARGEST
NUMBER OF YANKEES

Gas disabled more American
soldiers than any other one agency
in the world war, it was announced
at the War Department yesterday.
or the 266,112 admitted to hospitals,
$3.50 were gas cases. Compare
lively few of them died.
Next to gas, admissions for gun
shot wounds were most numerous,
the total having been S5.132 Shrap-
mel accounted for 4O,44s; rife balls,
22.536; shells. 21.3l2: hand grenades,
l.156; pistol balls, 257: bayonets,
245; falling objects, 1893; aerial
bombs, $50; cutting and piercing
instruments. 146; airplanes. SS;
crushing. IS; sabre, IA, and "ex-
plosivCs," not classified, 946.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-16
ENGLISH FEAR
.AMERICANDYES
Government Urged to Take
Action to Protect Home
Industry.
Warrington HeraId-Public Ledger
Service, Special Cable Dispatch.)

London, Sept. 15.-Will the pro-
posed British policy OF protection
for the British dye industry against
German compatutIon be extended in
the future to products of the great
American dye combine. the object
of which is believed 20 be Comp'cto @
destruction of the British dVe
trade?
This is the question based on
alarm created among dye interests
Of Great Britain who see in visits
to England of a leading America n
combine and the intention to sweep
out of existence a British industry
which has been built up at great
cost since the war.
1t is claimed that the American
combine is producing all important
colors required by the dye trade
in quantities of 1000 pounds as
against 500 pound units in Great
Britain It now proposes to con-
centrate in future on a few colors
to the exclusion of al minor colors
and turn these out in such vast
quantities and at such low figures
as to eliminate all British compet-
ton.
Copyright, 1920 by Public Ledger Coz
The Washington herald., 1920-09-16
Bordeaux Station Sends
Flash Around World in
. Seventh of Second.
ACTS LIKE BOOMERANG
Lightning Communications
Between F ar Countries
Made Possible.
(washington ,HeraId-PubIie Ledger
Service. Special Cable Dispatch.)


Paris, Sept. 16.-French radio Of
ficials announce that the Lafayette
wireless station at Bordeau has es-
tablished' world velocity record in
sending a message circumventing
the globe in one-seventh of a sec
ond. 1t is estimated the words
Travelled at a speed of about i75,ooo
miles a second, which rapidity is
said to be the greatest known to
science.
The Lafayette radio was built
during 1918 by American engineers
for use in communications between
General Pershing's staff and wash
ington. Since the war 1t has been
acquired by the French.
station Described.
The station consists of eight stee!
towers arranged on a quadrangle
over which twenty wires are sus-
pended. This station is seven times
stronger than the famous Eiifel
Tower wireless. 1t will operate day
and night with four shifts of oper-
ators who will have sending ap-
paratus capable of $4,000 words ev-
cry "a hours.
1t will only be a matter of one
fftieth of a second to get New
York on the wireless and the ap-
paratus will be able to carry three
thousand words an hour. France
will be able to talk with her COL
onial possessions in Africa, a dis
tanCe of about $500 miles, in one
seventy-flfth of second and with
a station doing similar stunts on
the other side of the earth, in
China, it will only be a matter Of
fraction of a second to UTzz 4
The Washington herald., 1920-09-16
GERMAN STORY
OF PEACE TOLD
Ezberger Refutes Military
Claim That Civilians
Forced Amistice.
DEFENDS OWN ACTS
Declares Max Of Baden
Held Out Longest
Against Terms.
BY 5. B. CONGER.
CWAshington Herald-Public Ledger
Service. Special Cable DlspatchD

Berlin, Sept I5.-The most i'm
pOrtant German contribution to the
history of the world war is fur
nished by the memoirs Just pub
lished Of former Minister Matthias
ErZberger who. as parliamentary
leader and chief of the propaganda
bureau, had a finger in every dipIO-
matte political pie in Germany dur
ing the war.
The memoirs were written with
more objectiyity than would be ex-
pected from a lighting politician n
who had been forced into temporary
retirement after an embittered
struggle OF months. Naturally they
are colored by motives of self
justification.
Tells Inside story.
The book Is a most striking ad-
ditiOn to the inside history of the
war and clears up the vexed con-
trOyersy over the responsibility for
Germany's virtually unconditional
surrender. The armistice negOtia-
tiOns at Compiegne show not only
that Hindenburg and the high army
commands advocated acceptance. of
the allied terms but also sent 4
signed dispatch bearing the name
of the chancellor authorizing Herr
Erzberger to subscribe to .he arm
istice conditions. The assent OF
Prince Max of Baden tc the dis
patch wa ,btained oHlY sfter de-
GjSiye instructions.
Milf,ry Exposed.
The military party has sought to
shelter itself bAh!nd alleged pres
sure of the civil authorities in Ber-
lin, but accordiI to Herr Err
berger's revelations. cOmmunica-
tions between army headquarters
at Spa and Berlin on the fatefui
Sunday when Germany's capitula-
tion was determined upon, broke
down. The military leaders, fnd-
ing themselves unable to cOmmuni-
cate with Prince Max, and acquaint-
ed with the state of the army, de-
cided they were not only justified
but in duty bound to give the word
to sign the armistice0 on their own
initiative.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-16
SEES ENGLAND DRY
WITHIN TEN YEARS

England will go dry within ten
years, DR.. c. W. Sslesby, eugenist
and inventor, who arrived here yes
terday to attend the International
Conference Against Alcoholism, pre-
dicted.
Prohibition in England will re-
suit from economic conditions, DR..
Salesby said, explaining that the day
is coming when America will cease
to export food to England and that
country will stop using grain and
sugar to make liquor.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-16
Chinese Laborers,
Jobless in France,
Steal Passage Here
Especial to Washington HeraIdD

Norfolk. Va, Sept. 15.-Out of
work in France. where they were
sent as laborers during the war,
almond-eyed sons of the Orient are
leaving that country in search Of
employment elsewhere.
Several Chinese stowaways tell
officials of the immigration office
here that conditions in France are
such that they cannot obtain work.
Seventeen reached Norfolk on the
American steamer Caponka from
Marseilles. They have been lodged
in Jail by the authorities and will
be deported as soon as possible.
Yesterdays contingent brought
the total number of Chinese stow
aways to arrive in this port within
a week to thirty-three.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-16
Request U. S. Recognition
Of Lithuanian Republic

Americans of Lithuanian descent
meeting here yesterday adopted
resolutions requesting the United
States government to recognize the
Independence Of the Lithuanian Re-
public.
Requests were sent Secretary of
State Colby and J. p. Tumulty. sec
retary to President Wilson, to re-
ceive the delegates, of whom there
are 100 from many States. Rev.
Vaitcunas of Chicago, was elected
president of the conference.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-16
LONDON VIEWS MAINE
VOTE LEAGUE BLOW

London. Sept. 15.-The Repub-
lican landslide in Maine is a blow
at the league of nations" This is
the almost unanimous characterize
ton by the London press of the
overwhelming defeat Of the Demo-
cratic ticket there. The result Of
the election was cabled in great de-
tail by English correspondents in
America.
The Washington correspondent of
the London Times, Northcliffe's s
great organ, expresses doubt
whether Gov. Cox will be able to
overcome the more highly or
ganized strength of the Republican
party"
The Washington herald., 1920-09-16
Mckee Orders 81 Ships.

OTTAWA, Ont. Sept lb.-The Mor-
lean government has placed orders
with Canadian shipbuilders for
tbirty-seven ships. mostly oil tank
ers. IL was announced today. I'm
der the shipping aid laws the gov
ernment must approve the contract
which was submitted today by the
Prince Rupert Drydock Company.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-16

earisl boomerang before AL The dis
patch is ended. The station rs re-
ported in excellent ruhnIng order
and since II will be operated en-
tirely by the government consider
able interest is expressed In the
radios effect on the big trans-At-
lantic cable monopolies now carry
ing the burden OF traffic.
Copyright. 1929. by Public Ledger Col
The Washington herald., 1920-09-16
College Student Given
20 Years for Slayine

ert T. Meads. son OF a wealthy IL
linois attorney, today pleaded guilty
to a charge of manslaughter in con-
nection with the death of Henry +,
Maroney, who was shot to death at
Dartmouth College last year.
Means was sentenced to from
hfteen to twenty years at hard la
bor. Both men were Dartmouth
students.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-16

message to Madagascar. the Mar
quis Islands or Australia,
The operation of the big wires
less in Bordeaux, with complubieat-
ing stations about the world, will
make the southern French city the
greatest radio center in the world.
Engineers are bothered with the
singular experience OF starting -
message which comes back like an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09
MACHlNISTS AND A. F. L.
REACH AN AGREEMEN 7
Trouble Clouds As the Result
Resolution at Convention
Are Dispelled.

Trouble clouds lowering over the
American Federation of Labor and the
International Association of Machin-
lists have been dispelled and a COM
Fietely harmonious horizon has re-
placed them, IL was announced today
Ihe clouds gathered at the conyet.-
49,. u. tHc Aa..cn.nistS early this fall
when a resolution was adopted declar
ing that the machinists would cease
paying per capita tax to the fedora
ton, meaning ultimate withdrawsta
unless steps were taken 10 enforce
jurisdictional rulings laid down by
the latter.
The basis of the trouble was the
fight for jurisdiction OF certain lines
OF work between the Carpenters In
ternational Union and the machinistS.
\ break from the federation was
threatening.
Today the announcement was made
by President William II. Johnston o.
the maChiniSts that arrangeme TO-
"A conference between machiniSts. ear,
pentrrs and American Federation g
Labor representatives had been 9
ranged. and that the outlook WA I.
satisfactory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09
CASE OF CABRERA
SOON T0COME UP
Early Consideration of Moses
Resolution by Commit
tee Expected.

There was prospect today of early
relations committee of the Moses res
olution calling for information re-
garding the deposing, Imprisonment
and alleged mistreatment of former
President Estrada Cabrera of Guate-
mala. '
Benton McMillin. the United States
minister to Guatemala. is in. Wash
| ingtons and may be called to testify
before the committee.
DR.. Julio Bianchi. Guatemalan min
| lister to the United States. announced
today that he would inform the State
! Depa rtment that his government had
no objection to the fullest investiga-
! ton of the detention and treatment of
| DR.. Cabrera, ~. 49,, -
Committee Action Expected.
The committee has not had a meet
I ing to consider the Moses resolution,
but, in view of the fact that Ministe r
, ton and expects to return to Guate-
! ma1a shortly after Christmas. it was
/ considered likely action by the COM
mittee would be expedited.
Although Minister McMillin has kept
the State Department informed of the
reports by cable at the time of the
overthrow Of the Cabrera regime. it
is understood The has not discussed the
matter with the State Department
since his arrival in this country.
Alleged Guaranty Violated.
According to information submit
\ ted by Senator Moses, the United
States minister played a conspicuous
part in protecting the life of DR..
cabrera. The agreement under which
the deposed executive was to have
been lodged in the military academy.
which it was alleged was violated
when he was thrown into "a common
Jail and there confined in a cell used
only for the Imprisonment of danger
Gus criminals, is reported to have
Deen signed in the American legation.
Declines to Comment
Minister McMillin. who is staying
az the willard Hotel during a brief
visit. to the capital, declined TODAY to
be interviewed regarding the facts
IN the Cabrera case, on the ground
that 1t would be improper for him to
talk for publication in advance of re.
porting to the State Department or
testifying before the Senate commit
tee.
1t may be stated, however, that he
is ready to report fully on the situa
ton when called upon to do SO.
Concerning the general situation in
Guatemala today, Mr.. McAIillin stated
that conditions are satisfactory and
that there is a growing disposition
on the part of Guatemala's CONNER
cial interests to favor, the United
States in trade expansion. He said
that the present Guatemala admin
istration is friendly in its attitude
toward this country.
Minister Bianchi, in his announce
ment today. denied that DR.. Cabrera
was being held in prison cell. He
said the former president occupied
a suite of three rooms, which in
cluded a personal Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09
SENATORS PAY TRIBUTE
TO LATE Mr.. iBANKHEAD.
Memorial Services Held Today, at
Which Praise Is Ex-
pressed.

Memorial services for the late Sem
ator Bankhead of Alabama occupied
the entire session of the Senate today.
Eulogies dealing with the character
and career OF the dead senator were
delivered by Senators Underwood of
Fletcher of Florida. Lodge of Massa-
chusetts. Smith of Arizona, Townsend
of Michigon, Ransdell OF Louisiana,
Shields of Tennessee, Pomerene of
Ohio, Dial of south Carolina. Nickel
lar of Tennessee and Hefiin of Ala
bama.
Senator Bankhead was the last of
the members of the Senate who served
in the Confederate army He enlisted
as u private in the 18th Ala ALBANIA
Regiment at the outbreak of the war
80 nu',hou the contact,
becoming a captain after the battle
He led the 18th Alabama Regiment
in ii Charge a. the battle of Chicka-
manga. He was wounded but crawl
ed from the line of fire carrying on
his back a private of his regiment
who was desperately wounded.
He was a man who never ceased
to grow in mental power and capacity
to serve" said Senator Underwood,
addressing the Senate today. Each
new responsibility that came to him
he. successfully mastered. He filled
with credit to himself and his state
the high positions conferred upon
him. He died at his post of duty, a
faithful public servant. mourned by
"A devoted people. wko loved him for
his frank and manly dealings with
his fellows, his loyalty to his trusts
of high responsibility and his unas-
suming and modest mode of. life
Senator Bankhead was pioneer IN
the movement for good roads. and was
the author of the federal good roads
law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09
WOMEN OF IRELAND
STEELED FOR FIGHT
Continued from First Page)

the British empire for the time being.
but when England gets control of all
oil. all coal and all else that she
wants there will be other troubles"
The witness ridiculed the claim that
troubles between ireland and England
were parallel to the civil war in this
country. THE parallel is to be found
in your war of 1916 against England.
And even you had far less reason to
secede from the mother country than
Ireland has today. because England
was never our mother country, she
said. THE parallel of your civil war
is the difference between Ulster and
south Ireland today"
Tells Of British Hatred.
Miss MacSwiney recounted instances
which she said proved that the
British government was deliberately
firing religious hatreds. and added
that there would be no religious diff
ferences if Protestants and Catholics
were left without outside Interior
encc. The Irish have never persecut-
ed anybody. she asserted. adding that
the peace and prosperity of the large
Jewish quarters in Cork and Dublin
attested to that fact.
The witness said that where there
WRs no BLACK and tan" police. there
relgns peace and prosperity and Il sat
lsfied population"
ne BRUSH government. MISS Mac
Swiney continued. has instituted a
reign OF terror in Ireland. 1t seeks
to destroy property and to throw peo-
pie out of work. 1t wants TO starve
us into submission The IriSh people
don't want war. If England will get
out we will establish prosperity in our
republic. We will keep our ports open
and promise to let none use them as
n war base"
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts. a
member of the commission, PROFOUND
ing a series of questions, led the wit
, ness to declar" that a de facto, gov
eminent had been created in ireland
and that under it the citizens of the
provisional republic seek TO govern
themselves. Also under his question
ing. Miss MacSwiney said that the
British courts "Sat hehind harhed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09
FIGHTS FOR CHILDREN.
Mrs. Amelie w. Bodmer OPPOSE,
Former Husbands Petition.

Hearing is in progress today be-
fore Justice Hitz of the District Su-
preme Court in the habeas corpus
proceedings for the custody Of Amelie
Robert w. Conrow of New York and
his former wife, now Mrs. Amelie
W. Bodmer. The wifes is fighting
against the husbands petition for
the custody of the children, which
was granted to him by the decree
OF court in New Jersey, which gave
the husband his divorce.
Counsel Dor the wife claims that
the court is not bound by the New
Jersey decree. but has only to de-
eide the question of the best interest
OF the children who. because of ten
der age, should be given to the
mother, he asserted. Mr. Conrow's
lawyer. however. holds that the Dis
trict Court of Appeals has decided
that the decree has validity unless
it can be shown that a different state
OF facts now exists than when the
court of New Jersey passed it's de-
Mrs. Bodmer.s attorney read a
lengthy answer to the court. in
which, the father of the children is
charged with cruelty to her during
theiE; married life and disregard
for the children both before and since
this decree awarding the custody. She
claims that Mr.. Conrow has not writ
ten to the children nor given any
thing toward their support
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09
CONFER ON TRIBUTE
! TO MR.. ROOSEVELT
Members of Memorial Com.
mittee Arrive for Session
Tomorrow. 49,.

With Elihu Root. chairman of the
committee on the Roosevelt monu-
mental memorial in Washington, and
city today. the committee tomorrow
will hold its first meeting, probably at
the Willard Hotel, to give considera-
iton to designs and sites. A two-day
session is in prospect.
While it is improbable that either a
design for memorial or a site will
be chosen at this conference, there is
every likelihood. it was stated today,
that sufficient progress will be made
to make an early selection of both
probable.
Have Inspected Sites.
Col. William Boyee Thompson, pres
ldent OF the Roosevelt Memorial AS
ISOLATION, with Hermann Hagedorn,
secretary. and Charles Moore, chair
man of the National Fine Arts Com
mission. have made preliminary in
spectiUi of proposed sites and other
wise prepared for the first meeting of
the. committee
Personnel of Committee.
Mr.. HageGorn said TO-DAY that the
sites which have been offered are
located in widely separated sections
OF the Guy and that several of them
would be admirably suited to the
purposes of memorial Selection of
a site, however, will be governed in
| large measure by the type of memo
rial that is to be chosen.
The committee. which meets tomor-
row, is composed of Elhu Root,
James r. Garfield, James p. Good
rich, George Harvey. Hiram w John
son. Frank b. Kellogg, Mrs. White
law Reid, Raymond Robbins, Julius
Rosenwald, Gen. Leonard Wood, Luke
E. Wright and Col Thompson, ex-
officio.
Mr.. Hagedorn, in addition to per-
forming the duties of secretary Of the
associa ton. is assembling materials
for book dealing with Col. Roose-
, veltS career as western rancher
The book, entitled Roosevelt in
Dakota" will be published in the
spring. Mr.: "Hagedorn recently spent
several months in the Dakotas meet
ing old friends of the former Pres-
dent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09
GENERAL INCREASE
IS REFUSED miners
Operators. Willing to Adjust
Individual. Cases of
Inequality.
Rr the AssncIated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, December, o.
While willing to adjust any individual
cases of injustice or inequality within
the present agreement. representa-
tives of the anthracite mine operators
yesterday notified the mine workers
that they are against granting any
general additional wage increase or
take any action that would tend to re-
open the award of the United States
anthracite coal commission.
The attitude of the mine owners to-
ward the demands of the miners for
general additional wage increases. a
S6 minimum day labor rate and a
universal eight-hour day for the hard
coal workers was made known to the
miners at an executive session of the
Joint SubScale committee of the an
thracite miners and operators. which
had been holding almost continuous
conferences during the last three
days.
Pending a meeting of the operators
to make more formal answer as to
their position on general wage in
creaSeS, the miners Representatives
Will make a report on today's reply at
special meeting of the mine work
ers' general scale committee called for
next Saturday at Halle ton, Pa
VIII Restore Order.
NEW YORK, December e-Gov.