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The Washington times., 1920-01-25
COURT SEEKS LIGHT
ON
Hunt Facts About Publisher Re-
sponsibIe for Vile Books
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veins; never morose and uncauny,
His characters always in ludicrous
and mirth-provoking situations. DE
Kock not only leads you to.>but
through Paris the Latin Quarter,
and real Bohemian life"
Brainard announced for sale exact
ly seventy-three sets of De Kock, on
one of whose stories conviction for
lewdness was obtained by the Society
for the suppression of Vice. Under
court decisions, books which would
be Objectionable as obscene, IL printed
for general circulation, are sometimes
permitted to be sold in limited
editions or for private circulation.
Brainard's announcements, running
from month to month, always carried
the statement that only seventy.
three sets were for sale. illustrations
on the announcement showed Paris
ian dandies with arms around the
low-cut waists OF court beauties, or
semi-uaked dancers, or views of ha-
rem lige in the Orient.
In offering Alfred De Musset's
works for sale, Brainard said: "These
are unexpurgated." He presented
also "DuBarry, including her auto
biography, literally translated.
This book retails the life OF a cele-
brated French courtesan, as "Made-
leine-an Autobiography" for which
Brainard was convicted, details the
career of a sordid American prosti-
tute.
Assistant District Attorney Nc
Grath, who prosecuted Brainard and
Harpers, will appear in court next
Friday morning, when Brainard is
sentenced. 1t is expected that the
convicted jurors attorney will make
plea for special clemency. AS the
court directed the investigation OF
Brainard's record, the sentence, 1t is
expected, will depend partly on the
probation officers report. he maxi.
mum penalties for the crime are one
year in prison and $1,000 fine for
Brainard and $1,000 fine for the pub
fishing nnmnanY
The Washington times., 1920-01-25
TRADE BOARD PLANS.
ATTRACTIVE DINNER
Final Arrangements Will Be
Made At Meeting Wednes-
day Night.

Arrangements for the annual din
ner OF the membership committee Of
the Board OF Trade. February g., will
be made at a meeting OF the com
mittee to be held Wednesday night
in the board room at the Star build
ing. The dinner will be held at
Wardman Park Hotel.
All applications for reservations
for the dinner must be sent in before
this meeting, Charles Waters, chair
man OF the committee. announced last
night.
The entertainment program has
been completed. A number OF dancers
from the best New York studios, who
are to tour the country beginning
March I, will feature the program.
Sol Minister'S orchestra win furnish
music Cabaret and entertainments
numbers will be given between
courses. souvenir program con-
tanning full page portraits OF each
OF the performers and Bergman
cartoons OF members OF the board, is
being printed.
A number OF members OF the House
and Senate will be guests OF the
Board of Trade at the dinner.
The Washington times., 1920-01-25
ANOTHER WAR IMPENDS
ON EUROPEAN HORIZON
Poland and Lithuania Reach Oh.
stacIes in Negotiations Over
Fixing Boundaries.

The twenty-fourth war is now
looming up strong in Europe, the
belligerents in this case 10 be Poland
and Lithuania.
This is foreshadowed by official
news here that the conference of the
Baltic states and the former east
Prussian states at Helsingfors. Fin
land, has undertaken to fix 5oundar-
les. 1t is stated that Poland desires
to fix a boundary for Lithuania
which is opposed absolutely by the
latter and that the conference may
be dissolved as the only remedy for
the impasse.
The official view here is that the
conference at Helsingfors is an in
finitely more important gathering Of
the independent states than the con-
vention which was held at Dorpat.
Poland is said to have under arms,
but not with full equipment, nearly
500 600 men
The Washington times., 1920-01-25

from sunsrias st the instiEstiOu and
suggestion of the agent. % t6s Ds-
psrtment OF Justice. who have never
been checked In any way by the de-
pArtmsnt"
Mr.. RAlston cited the case OF a man
named Palmer. who, he said was more
than seventy years old and a former
Union soldier. Palmer was arrested
by the officers OF the Department OF
Justice without a warrant. the com
mittee was told, held in a Washing
ton police station for a week and then
discharged.
A carpenter named Noaek. the fed
GRAFTON attorney continued. was ar
rested without warrant, kept in jail
week, threatened and ill-treated
In many ways. and at the end OF the
week. with his spirit broken, was
discharged with the remark that they
had nothing against him"
AS Mr.. Rslston started to cite other
cases, Congressman Pou, Democrat, OF
North Carolina. objected on the
ground that such testimony could not
affect the matter before the commit
tee. Mr.. Ralston replied;
The Attorney General has asked
for a degree OF authority heretofore
unknown. The committee ought TO
know whether he has abused the au-
thority he already has"
A colloquy ensued. with Mr.. John
son supporting Mr.. Pou. When the
witness declared the law has been
violated in half dozen different
ways by agents OF the Department OF
Justice" Mr.. Pou threatened TO move
that the committee go into executive
session. Chairman Campbell inter-
posed with a ruling that the witness
proceed without furtL&g reference to
the Attorney General.
Congressman Blanton, Democrat, of
Texas, appeared before the commit
tee in support of the legislation, and
Congressman Davey, Democrat, OF
Palmer's bill. and Congressman Sum
mers, Republican, of Washington,
pleaded for some form OF sedition leg
islation.
The Washington times., 1920-01-25
The entsrisL-.asnt program to-

The entsrtaL--nent program f.s-
lows
springs AWAkeniDg." yaise. inter
preted BY Miss Bessie Birch Hay
cock; barcarole, Tales From Hon
man." Interpreted by Miss Sussnns
Lsxnani. Albertieri studios. New
York; Hungarian dance No. O.
Brahms. by Miss Aiine MaTlows ana
Mr.. Natal carosio. ALbertieri studios;
Every body Calls Ne Honey" sung by
Miss Camille Little; spanish dance.
interpreted by Miss Estelle Murray;
dance, Grieg, interpreted
by Miss Nina Penn and Miss Lsgnant;
overture and medley. Miss Ida Clarke.
with plano accordion; staccAto etuds
op. 3. No. 4, F'riml, Dance Oriental"
interpreted by the Sanford sisters,
New York; The Keel Row" trsdi-
tional. interpreted by Miss Camille
Little: LA Ciociari." QuaTanta. IN.
terpreted by Miss Penn and Mr.. Caro-
sio; Les PatineuTs" (The SkateT5),
Wadtufel, interpreted by Miss Mar
lowe.
The Washington times., 1920-01-25

along our town coast. the u boats
s,sra Nerkixg kad hreU Sorkipg
and IL was a fair judgment ~ say
they might continue 10 work for an
other while ON this side.
Grave PERU ga Ars.eksirs.
Sims right now is telling the pub
lie that our seagoins navy did not
do so much. The great work was
done by him In London. OF course,
our men did fairly well at sea. but
what 10 thatI And they probably did
that because they did not gnow any
better; II they knew bstter they
would have got billets where their
greatest danger would be OF getting
splinters In the seat Of their trousers
from revolving too carelessly In Of
nee chairs.
Distinguished Service Medals for
the commander OF a destroyer which
was torpedoed with a loss OF 90 OF
his 100 men in two inmates. Tut,
tut; pooh. pooh!
Such things are accidents. No mat
ter how we'll he behaved afterward?
No matter; still an accident.
Hut ID. 8. Ms. oh. yesi for the
brave chaps who were diainG VITA
the King. running around 20 music
halls in London and posing. some
times an hour M q stretch. for the
movie cameras. -. .,. ,.... ......''
Why does he say and do those
things? well ne II British born.
Have you ever met the kind OF Brit
lsh born who never becomes a good
American? II is pretty hard to shit
a real Englishman, Ills sense OF rs-
cial superiority is his religion. Our
army and navy saved England from
being d German province. and she
knows IL and will never forgive US
for IL.
But II is not . the British born
alone. We have with us right now
some American born who are some
thing else first and American second.
Ana they are real menace.
was over there when Sims
brought to a big dinner In London
one OF our best-selling little novel
lists as his guest, Winston Churchill
is his name. and at the proper mo-
ment Mr.. Churchill arose and said:
Let me assure you, gentlemen,
here tonight that there Is not one
American citizen but who stands
ready TO shea the last drop of his
blo@i before he will see the British
Empire, go down"
The Glory Of Britain.
IlO" II ludtS Docs IL SOunu ike
an echo from Sims at dinner in the
same place in 1910? II was printed
with acclaim in the London daily
papers next day.
1t may be fine reading for the COB
at the naval base. too. was in Our
Mems Club, in Queenstown, when
some OF them read IL.
Great! We thought we came over
here to make the world safe for
democracy, but it is to save the Brit
Empire, Is it? Great"
he glory of Britain-that's the
Pa @. And every belittling OF what
We did in the war is a magnificent
OF what Britain did. And Britain hav-
ing done II all. why should she not
by and by grab all she cares to grab:
Why not? Hasn't she earned it?
And. planted away in nearly all our
big dailiese and many Of our periodi-
Gals, are advocates ~ that idea.
And they are the one biggest
menace TO Americanism today. With
them IT is the knife-sometimes
openly, sometimes from out of the
dark for whoever darest to advocate
otherwise. But, halleIujah for those
who talk right.
And so, to hell with the American,
navy To hell with American pres
tige. All up for the empire. Halle
lujah for the Simses,
The Washington times., 1920-01-25
U-BOAT CHIEF WENT
MADDAY HE SANK
LUSITANIA

LONDON, Jan. s5.-Dispatches
from Copenhagen today said two
fishermen, former u-boat com
mAnders, denied the U-sO sank
the LusitAnia-
They asserted, II WAS said, the
U-s2 that torpedoed the liner and
that the boats commander went
mad the same day and has been
confined In n German asylum
ever since.
The Washington times., 1920-01-25
7wANr ffSoS rs oAmcE7

This Seasons New steps taught By Prof
Cain, Americas foremost dancing teAeher ?
RIGHTwAY SCHOOL OF DANCING.
1915 New York aye. ibet 18th a 1sth ss.
Only up-to-dste Dancing Academy soutl
Of New York You need not have sppoiht
ment. Private lessons any hour. 7sc
Private room for beginners. Open 3 Q. n
20 10 ID. m, Phone FIR. 1854
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-10
GET INSURED TODAY!

Your time, life, home, car. furniture
etc. have n money value.
Why take chances Of loss to yourselt
or family2
day next week may be too late.
am agent for the John Hancock
Globe Ihdemiiity. Underwater Fire, No.
American Accident, and many other OLD
and reliable insurance companies
Also seller of bonds. Notary Public
and agent for real estate
IRONY ALLEN JONES
SaSinss Bank Bldg. Tel. 444-J
Homer
:.:.3 sanford ST. Tel 3S6-W'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-10

is. Of ero hcing no children to be had
uufe. fifteen years old; no babies ic
blink ana COO at the Christmas Tres
candies; no hye-yearolds to COME
downstairs in their nightgowns after
their stockings; no seyen-ycarolds 70
wake up everyone in the house hours
before breakfast; no ten-year-olds tr
sit at the Christmas board and be
warned against o.e Indulgence in
plum pudding No consuming interest
in dolls aud no. market Coz them; nc
laborlous searching u the TOY shops
ard harassing indecision whether 10
get the same old toys or the rpw ones
no active concern about jack knives
and sleds and roller skates. NJ hay
Ing in-but it Is much tco arful TO
90 on about. Let us be devoutly thank.
full that It IS only an awful idea with.
ont basis; that there are lots and lots
Of children in commission, Of al kinds
and ages, and myriads more coming
whatever croaks there may be about
race suicide"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-10
OBJECT LESSON ON TRAFFIC
Accident Added Weight to New York
Traffic Poi1eman's Order to
Pedestrians.

On a road on Long Island there Is
dangerous spot where FIVE main
ronds come together. 1t is said that
more than 100000 automobiles pass
there on sunday 4 Stocky-built lit
tie policeman, known TO nearly all New
York motorists stands there aiI
day long regulating traffic. His arms
are continually going like semaphores,
but he always manages to ssy some
thing pleasant--or cuuStic-to paSsers-
by. This little policeman is very proud
Of his responsibility, and is imperi-
Gus Of gesture
At busy moment on a Sunday aft
eraoon not long ago pedestrian
stFted to cross the road among the
turning cars. Ont of the corner Of
his eye the little policeman had Just
noted the approach Of a woman driv.
ing n fllvver.
"Stand back ihcrew he called to
the pedestrian. Don't You dare TO
step OF that curbr This with an i'm
pcrious wave OF his white-gloyed hand.
stop" he again ordered as the man
started agala "There'S woman drlv-
ing car never can tell what they'll
do"
At that very moment while the po.
hcemaps back was turned, the woman
driver became confused, and with Il
dull PUNK her ear hit the officer
sQuarely in the back, knocking him
down and SHINING his arms and face.
Luckily he was not run over. His
dignity though was terribly upset.
Painfully rising, he brushed himself
m bur said not a word to .he woman.
NOV" he called out shaking his fist
OF the pedestrian on the sidewalk,
"now, reelt'n you'll stand back when
tell your Saturday Evening Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-10
NO KIDDIES--N0 CHRISTMAS
Children Are Absolutely Necessary to
Keep the YuIetIde and Happy
Season in Existence.

| -Higk!< Nv Altp y MAkIlN, who il
RSA}Skl< never happier than when
S~ldyS writing about children, had
| .39Essg7aSs Characteristic article in
the Metropolitan Magazine
entitled Christmas and Children" IN
the course Of its lines Mr.. Martin in,
Produces a suggestion that Is extreme
ly unpleasant, but he clears It away de.
lightfully He says:
Consider, If there were to be n
lapse Of new babies for even so short
time rs ten years, Santa Claus would
fade out of active existence and be-
come a mere tradition to fbe read
about in books A failure of the
infant crop for fifteen Years would
result IN the decay Ct the habit OF
hanging up stockings, and only an.
tiquarians would any longer take the
trouble TO have Christmas trees. OF
course, in such an unthinkable con.
tingency as that our world would be in
such a desperate state of detection
that it would have no fun, though 1t
would 90 through the motions of ex.
istence from habit. But the kind OF
Christmas keeping we are used to
would be knocked on thef head. That
lasts simply and solely because there
are children. The people who have
the children maintain the current
Christmas practices for their chill
drcn's sake. the older children main
tain them for their own sake, and the
folks who have no children keep them
up for old times sake and because II
is the custom Of the country.
"NNhnf mn lntolernhle suggestion that
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-10

The fact lately developed that germ
infected bank notes can cause blood
poisoning will not lessen to any ap-
nreciahle extent the eagcrncss to
-ather in all the tainted money in
easy rcach.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-10
WOODEN CLOTH

For the boys. MOTHERS. you can
cut down the HIGH COST or LIVING
on your boys clothing, We are selling
direct from the MIL Strong, durable
cloth Nice line OF patterns to select
froin. suitable no RAIL- THE FAMILY,
Write ua for samples
ASH tQLOI WOOLEN CO.,
GILSUM, n. IL,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-10
WANTED

To buy Raw Fur and Hides Of all
kinds. Call, write or telephone at
once for prices. Also have agency for
all kinds of Taxidermy and furrier
work.
ROBY ALLEN JONES
22S Stafford st. Ts,. AsS-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-10
NOTICE!

Bennington County Savings Bank
The annual meeting of the corpor-
ators OF the Bennington County Saw
ings Bank will be held at the Office of
ssid bank in it's bank building in Ben
nington. Vt. on the first Wednesday
9Th day Of January A. D. 1921 at 2
. clock p m, for the purpose OF filling
vacancies in the number of corporators
and to alter and revise the bylaws
also, for the purpose of electing a
board Of trustees for the year ensuing
and the transaction of any other bust
ness found necessary when met.
Charles H. Dewey, Secretary.
Dated at Bennington, VT,
Nov so. 1920.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-06
Investigation OF
Trust Necessitates
Bigger Organization

New York. Nov. 6.-.George Backer,
millionaire contractor. alleged to have
been a. "go-between" in building
trusts" activities now under investi-
cation by the state. today was formal
ly arraigned on an indictment charg-
ing perjury.
While it was reported that Backer
was one of three defendants named in
indictments returned yesterday by the
additional grand jury, definite an
nouncement was lacking both as to
the names of those indicted and
charges preferred.
New York, Nov. 6.-The investiga-
ton of charges of graft and extortion
in the alleged building trust" here
has assumed such far reaching pro-
portions that Samuel Untermyer
counsel for the Lockwood joint leg
islature committee. announced today
that a larger organization would have
to be employed to run down the
ramifcations of the trust" There
was no session of the committee to-
day. adjournment having been takel
and accountants time to exanine the
food of evidence flowing into tn,
committee. =. =, -. .=},g.1:s;
Geo. Backer millionaire, alleget
!.sa among contractors AMI
IA aborers, who was reported indicted
yesterday by the additional grand iur!
was ordered to appear for arraign
ment in court today and furnish bal
for $25,000. The jury returned thre
indictments but the names of al
those indicted We're not made public
Bench warrants for their arrest hav
! been issued by Judge Mulqueen of tn
general sessions court
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-06
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Paris.-France, Great Britain and
Italy have signed a tripartite agree
ment in which they agree to support
each other in. maintaining their
spheres of influences in Turkey,
Paris-The preliminary commercial
treaty between France and Czecho
Slovakia, which was signed in Paris,
Slovakia, which was signed in Paris,
is the first of number of similar
pacts which France will negotiate
with many nations of the world with
in the next few years.
New York..-British fencers have
been invited by the American Fencers'
league to send team to this country
next spring to compete for an inter-
national trophy. So,
Boston-Hugh Duffy, former Bos-
ton American outfield star, was an
nounced. as the new manager OF the
Red sox. succeeding Ed Barrow. who
resigned to become business manager
Of the New York Americans.
Columbus.-Governo Cox in his
first sta = nent since election said that
in. spirit he was "as proud as when
the fight started" and that he would
not retrace a step nor yield single
jot in principle"
Toronto.-Officials of the local box.
ing commission stopped the contest
between Benny Valger Of New York
and another boxer claiming to be
Frisco frankie" Burns of San Fran
cisco. Vaiger was warned for not try
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-06
U. S. MISSION
REP0RTEDM
SOVIET HANDS
General Morel Reported at
Head Of the Organization
u. III il ... 4 /. q In Russia.
~, 81. Syf5 * {s' : - ~ E -

London. Nov. 6.-An American mis-
sion in South Russia has fallen into
the hands Of the i soviet forces, ac-
cording to the Moscow newspaper
PrAvda, as quoted in wireless dis
patch today from the soviet capital.
The mission, says the newspaper, was
headed by General Morel.
The Pravada reported the incident
in recording details Of the Bolshevik
attack upon the forces Of Gen.. Baron
Wrangel. The paragraph concerning
the mission reads:
".At Alexievka station, which was
taken without a shot, an American
mission fell into our hands at the head
of which was General Morel, who had
the task Of combating bandits in the
white army"
So far as known the only American
mission in the Crimea is an American
Red Cross unit of about a dozen
members, commanded by Major Geo.
H. Ryden. Of Kansas City, Mo. There
/, also is an American naval and diplo-
; matte n,ssion under Rear Admiral
Newton A. McCully, representative OF
the naval department but the activi-
! ties of this mission have been confined
largely to theb lack sea area. 1t is
possible, however that one or more
of it's representatives have been at
tached to General .Wrangel's army as
observers.
i The Red Cross mission has beer
operating in southern Russia for more
than a year, and has supplied am
balances, surgical dressings and other
needed articles to the Russian volun-
teer army. On the invitation of Cen
eral Wrangel several members of the
mission have accompanied the army
in its operations in the Crimea. The
headquarters of the mission ID at
! Seba Stopol
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-06
POSSE SEEKS TWO
WASHERS WHO SHOT
YOUNG CHOIR GIRL

Chicago, Nov Ga neighborhood
posse formed early today TO search
for two "mashers" who shot aid
wounded Miss Grace Phillips, II years
old. choir girl. last night.
Miss Phillips, in company with twe
other girls Of the Emmanuel Baptist
church choir, was returning home
from, practice. humming hymns when
two young men accosted them.
How'd you like to be my little
girl:' one said to Miss Phillips.
The girls passed, frightened. and
missed kick aimed by one "mash-
er" who fell.
For that I've got something for
you," he called.
You'd better look, too"
The girls cast terrified Elance
back and Miss Phillips received q
bullet wound in her head. Her sis
ter and other companion dragged her
to safety in a doorway. amid volley
of shots. Neighbors appeared and the
men fed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-06

Alleged to Have Sold Bonds
Higher Than Quoted,
--a-".as'sS
...s-;.' Market Price. ,.s:.,

New York, Nov. 6.-state Comp
troller Eugene M. Travis today was
ordered held for the grand jury in a
decision. handed down by Chief Justice
Kernochan Of, general sessions. who
has presided at the John Doe inquiry
conducted into alleged irregularities
in the comptroller's office.
Justice Kernochan based his find
ing on sale Of $2,013,0o0 worth of
New York city bonds to the state at
80 1-2 when the market price was So
and interest. The sale was. made by
VIM. S. Fanshame and company for
Albert l.. Judson, dealer. and the state
was declared to have overpaid $140.-
900 on the purchase.
The justice directed the district at
torney's office to prepare papers on
which he would issue a warrant for
the arrest of the comptroller.
Judson4 was not ordered held BY
Justice Kernochan. who asked the
district attorney to submit brief or
Judson's refusal to sign a waiver ol
immunity when testifying.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-06
NEW BRAKE URGED.

Paris, Oct. 10.-Need for fastening
adoption of the continuous brake
on freight cars. says M. LeTrocquer.
minister of public, works. is made ap-
parent by the wrecking of an exprees
train outside Paris a few days ago.
Nearly so persons were killed and
scores injured. ss 9 4 M
Such brakes are provided for In the
economic section Of the pence treatie
he said. but their adoption depends
upon agreement among European
countries. a ssss
The Continuous brake" Is designed
to operate automatically upon carr
that may break loose from . traih
The recent accident was caused 10
several. loose cars becominS deraiIad
when they rolled down grade 10 tn
forward part OF the freight tran
waiting for them. The loose CARS FL
across the track OF the express thni
arrived halt . minute later. ri 4