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The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
Creel Boards Accounts
10 Be Probed by Senate

A resolution by Senator Smoot, of
Utah. calling on the Council of Ma
tional Defense for information re-
garding expenses and activities of
the Committee on Public Informa-
tion. formerly headed by George
Creel, was adopted by the Senate
late yesterday.
The Council OF National Defense
took over the work of the Com
mittee on v blic Information fol-
lowing the, armistice.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
KAISER'S CONDUCT
LEFT TO DUTCH

London, March 5. - The entente
will not make any further attempt
to interfere with Hollands jurisdic-
tion over the former Kaiser. it was
learned authoritatively today.
The council of foreign ministers
has decided to recommend to the
council of premiers that the pre-
miers inquire of the Dutch govern
ment what steps it is taking to pre-
vent william of Hohenzollern from
becoming the center of German
monarchist intrigues.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
Man Burns to Death
In Fire at Army Camp

Chillicothe, Ohio. March 5.-One
man was incinerated and another
is missing in destruction of the
community house at Camp Sher-
man by fire today. The property
loss was placed at $4,000.
The dead mal was believed to
have been Private Ernest Wagner.
base hospital man assigned to the
community house as a waiter The
missing man is Robert Williams,
Chillicothe, colored porter. Six
teen other. men who were asleep
in the building escaped.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
HIT BY OUIJA MANIA,
TOWN BARS DEVICE

Martinez, Cal. March 5.-The VIII
lage of Ell Cerrito was getting
ready today for an alienist exami-
nation for "ouijamania."
A mass meeting in the town hail
last night decided everyone of the
1900 citizens should be examined by
mental experts to determine il the
ouija board craze had got them.
Arrangements were made for the
alienists.
The meeting decided to bar the
ouija board as pernicious from the
village limits.
Ell Cerrilo's action followed the
arrest Of seven persons here on
charges of insanity after they had
become ouija fiends.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
Baby Falls Two Stories;
Only Slightly Bruised

Baltimore, Nd. March Sailing
headfirst from a window Of the sec
ond floor of his home here, and
striking the cement pavement be-
low. ls-months-old John Lebit. jr,
miraculously escaped serious injury
with only slight cut above the
eye and minor body bruises.
The boys mother hurried to the
street and picked up the child from
the pavement
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
Cough Saves Man Bent
On Suicide from Death

Sunbury. Pa, March 5.-Coughing
just as he pulled the trigger of a
revolver pressed to his forehead
saved the life of Charles w. Yeag-
er, Pennsylvania Railroad en-
ploye. bent on suicide. The gun
was jerked up and back and the
bullet plowed through Yeager's
scalp.
He has no further suicidal in
clinations, it is said.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
MEXICANS KIDNAP
ANOTHER AMERICAN

Mexican bandits have kidnapped
Peter w. Summers. American citi-
zen. at Salina Cruz, the State De-
partment was informed yesterday.
Summers is being held for a ran
som of 1000 pesos. according to
the departments advices. He was
capturedby a band led by Jesus
Marella.
The American was engaged in
farming and in wholesale and mer-
camille business at Santa Lucretia.
He is 81 years old. and a former
resident of Paw Paw. Mich.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
GOO Shoe Workers Strike.

Beverly. Mass, March 5. = More
than 6.2eo. employees. of the United
Shoe Machinery Company here went
on strike today. The employees de-
cided t. strike when II was learned
that the company had refused to
aoiish the individual contract sss-.
tenn now In effect in the plant.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
Eight Hurt When Boiler
Explodes in Restaurant

Philadelphia, March 5.-Eight
persons were injured when a boiler
exploded in the basement of a
restaurant here today. The front
of the. building, in the heart of the
downtown district. was demolished.
The majority of those hurt were
women
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06

Article x the cmx
More than twenynine Democrats signed agreeing
the other of Article X-the
crucial point Both of away
trey the legal and binding obligation of
the original Article The differences between
Gratis and Republicans therefore merely verbal We
that the Democrats, among whom Mr. Hitchcock
Underwood expressing the attitude
1t is from Lord Greys entering
United States into the with the fourteen
hons will be acquesced by the other IT, therefore, Mr.
Wilson exerts his influence the needed
thirty Democrats from voting for the
he will deliberately joining league
all the other nations anxious have
don which have been imposed by the majority Senate
this on account of merely verbal differences
May Break Treaty
The result will be that he who helped treaty will
break all because the government
constitution the adoption of the treaty as he
merely insists different form of words from
the personal policy of rule ruin
If Mr. Wilson and Mr. Hitchcock this is to make
fight for the Democratic Campaign they
counting without their The
strongly in favor of the ratification treaty exactly as it was
signed but finding that impossible has rahc
ton OF the treaty with the fourteen by the
Republicans TIE League Enforce Pese.
in the country that stands for the gue above party
personal consideration represents large numbers
Republicans who strongly partisan If Mr. Mr.
words and absence OF substance they going
in the Republican party, they greatly mistaken Crews
letter will put Mr. Wilson the fullest responsibility COM
petey wckng his work He the
next campaign he because take the
form which he hopes to give it
Need Coalition
The only chance the Democrats the next Campaign
will be with independent Republicans treaty issue and
Mr. Hoover the Democratic defeating the
at Mr. Wilson'S behest when plain that Republican
ions will be accepted by the powers they deliberately throw
this They prevent any Republicans from
to their support They make impossible to accept
their nomination
Mr. Hoover urged with all his might the accordance b the
President OF the treaty with the majority
to the welfare OF the world He has said the pav which
lis for the league. ~
In spite of the aust criticism which made of certain
Republican Senator's Lord that large majority
OF them now offer the Democrats the opportunity the
league and the Democrats deliberately rejecting When tho
OF those Republican who impatient
epuoan Senators sought the course of
the Republicans of
satisfactory answer will be that Mr. Wilson matter in his
own hands, and his obstinate pride opinion and partisan nm
Willingness to his political
hr form OF words in the rather than DESTROYED
world cause
by Public Ledger
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
Mrs. George c. Lee Drops Dead

Boston, March 5.-Mrs. George C.
Lee. wife of George C. Lee. OF the
banking firm of Lee. Higginson &
Co. dropped dead of heart disease
today at the Chiffon Club She was
prominent in Red Cross work dur
ing the war
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
ADRIATIC NOTE GOES
TO PREMIERS' HANDS

London. March 5.-President will
sons latest Adriatic note was de-
livered to the, council of premiers
this afternoon
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
u. S. Buys German Potash.

Berlin. March 4. The German
potash syndicate has received or
ders totalling approximately s5o.t
100000 from the United States, it
was learned today
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
Mexican Rebel Leader Shot.

Mexico City. March 4. - Cirilio
Arenas. rebel leader. captured re-
Gently by Federal troops. was shot
today at Puebia. following his con-
viction by court martial.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
Sarre Basin Commissioners Named.

London. March 5.-R. B. Waugh,
managing commissioner OF the
greater Winnipeg water district,
has been appointed NTH member of
the sarre Basin commission.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06

Germany by the United States Is Wood
row Wilson,
The divisions in the Republican party
between the bitter enders, the moderate
reservationists and the mild reservation
lists make it impossible that more than
thirty-6ve Republican votes can be had
for the treaty with the majority reseva-
tions. Twenty-nine votes from the
Democrats are. therefore necessary to
ratification. If Mr.. Wilson will indicate
his willingness that twenty-nine Demo
Gratis vote for the treaty with the ma
jority reservations, these votes will be
forthcoming. There is grave doubt
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
President Must abandon
Personal Treaty VieDs or
See 1t Broken, Says Taft
Must Assent to Reservations on Much
Mooted Article X to Get Necessary
Twenty-Five Votes.
By WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT.

1t is becoming and evident that the in this
ratification with
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06

Boatmen on the Potomac worked
furiously in. the afternoon to re-
move their craft from the channel.
whipped into foam by high winds.
1t was one of the worst nights on
the river in many years. according
to Lock Tender willard. who has
been employed at the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal dam feeder. near
Chain Bridge. for rwenty-eight
years.
According to DR.. Frankenfield.
Washington may in a few days be
visited by another storm. now
gathering in the Southwest. The
forecaster jokingly admitted last
was forced to accept defeat
The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
WESTERMANS

Sketches From Life" appear every Sun.
day in The Washington Herald; . page
of droll humor,. a smile In every picture.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08

It is n6cant. New York money may have purchased
Rawlins for Baker.
b Fletcher and Rawlins probably will help the Phs
but IL is certain that Bancroft will be of value
to the Giants than the two ball players to Cravath Ac
cording to the record books Fletcher Is thirty four six
years older than Bancroft Six long time along
baseballs pathway. Thirty four years is old for ball
player, and Art Fletcher already has his heyday.
He have several good campaigns left in his sturdy
frame, but Bancroft still is young man and still is
tarryng around the peaks without showing signs of losing
his grip.
Back of Bancrofts restlcssncss is the question of
blame. Whose fault is It that Bancroft is not satisfied
Why doesn he want to play In Philadelphia? Collins
Plank Bender, McInnis, Alexander Klefer, Barry and
the rest of the great galaxy of stars conened with
our town and sent elsewhere not because Of any
dissatisfaction with the city it's public The fault ap
parently is In the Phile club itself
PHILADELPHIA long has been the laughing
stock Of both major leagues NTH tniicnd clubs
that hare been the targets for cheap humor. The
fans nop are demanding better baseball and de-
scrpc u. Fletcher and Raplins may help, but IL
eiH bc miracle II they Tt the Phis out Of
last place. What Crapath needs far than in.
fciders or outfelders is pitchers, and he isn't get
ting them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
15O-POUND
49, AFTER H0N0RS
Coach Wright Will Row Them
as Varsity if They Win
in Trials

'The 150-pound eight will be the
varsity crew at Ithaca if they succeed
in defeating the varsity in the trials
I expect to hold every afternoon between
the two crews" said Joe Wright. coach
Of the Penn crews last night. Wright
meant every word he said. laying special
emphasis on the fact that he had not
decided as yet just which of the two
crews will row as the varsity.
Wright recently disbanded the junior
varsity eight which had been going bad
all season and made the 150- pound
crew the Junior varsity. This so en-
Unused the lightweights that they set
out for new worlds to conquer and they
are confident that they are going to
take the measure of the varsity before
the time set for the eights to leave this
city for Ithaca. the scene OF the inter
collegiate rowing championship race set
for June 10.
Seldom. If ever. has Penn crow been
instillcd with such fighting spirit as this
150- pound eight. Working from the
start of the season with prospects of no
glory but to be the trial horse for the
varsity and junior varsity eights. the
lightwcights. as the 100 pound crew is
hhoNh' unN' luduc ruplu StTluCS WIN
the result that today they arc almost
on par in speed with the varsity eight.
In their first race Of tho year on the
Henley Day the 150-poundcrs scored a
victory in the special event. winning the
race in 6 minutes l3 % seconds. con :
sidercd exceptionally fast time for a
150-pound crew. Their work so ap.
pealed to Coach Wright that he made
them the junior varsity in recognition
Of their performance.
Wright is of the opinion that several
Of the members of the $50. pound eight
are good enough oarsmcn to make any
varsity eight. They have all tho powcr
Of big. husky oarsman. of the type
that is usually seen in a varsity boat.
while their speed is even greater.
Mitchell,>a former West Philadelphia
High School lad, is stroking the i5O.
Founders. George Pratt. another West
Philadelphia High School graduate, il
No. 2. while Central High has reprc :
sentative in Jelinek in No. 6. The re =.
mainder of the boat is seated rs follows :
Gels. bow: Biodcs. No. =; Barnhardt
4; Knight. 3, and Klce. 9. Minor is
the coxswain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
AMERICAN GOLF STARS
VICTORS IN SCOTLAND
Graham, N. Whitney and Gard.
ner Win Matches in British
Title Play

MuirfleId. Scotland. June S.-Play in
the second round OF the British ANA
tour golf championship opened here to
day with a victory for the American
contingent, when Nelson y. Whitney,
of New Orleans. defeated f. Martin
Smith, st. Georges, by score Of . up
and I to play.
Another outstanding match of the
second day of the tournament was the
easy victory Of G.. l.. Jenkins. cham
pionship holder since 1914. Jenkins
defeated A. f. Roberts, WallaSey. I
and 3.
Robert A. Gardner. Of Chicago.
United States champion in 1915. who
drew n bye in the first round. also on .
tered the winning lists by defeating
NJ. NJ. Burrcll. Troou. on the home
green after close match.
Samuel J. Graham. of tho Greenwich
Country Club. Greenwich Conn.
scored a decisive win over Leslie Bal
four MHvillc. of the Royal and Ancient
Club. st. Andrews. The American
player took the match by ) and I.
Howard +. Whitney. of the Nassau
Country Club. Long Island. one of the
vice. presidents of the United States
Golf Association. played n close match
with Major Hazlct, but the latter had
the visitor ono down ut the finish.
Howard Maxwell. Jr. another NON
Der of the Nassau Club. was beaten by
c. II. Hayward. of Falling, = and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
FLETCHER PLAYS
W|THPH|LS TODAY
New York Veteran Will Bat
Fifth-Rawlins to Report
Tomorrow

Art Fletcher. the New York veteran,
who. with Jack Rawlins, was obtain
cd by the Phils in the Bancroft trade,
will battle for Cravath in the open
ing game of the series with the Cubs
this afternoon. The Cub visit is the
first invasion of western clubs this sea :
son.
Gavvy Cravath stated carly this
morning that Fletcher would play
shortstop and bat fifth. Rawlins will
report to the Phils tomorrow and will
be at second and will lead off in the
batting order.
Jack Miller will be benchcd for q
while" said Cravath. His legs
aren't in the best shape, and a short
rest will do him lot of good. wont
say that Rawlns will get the job per :
manently. but it will make both OF
them hustle more"
Grover Alexander, pitching prince,
may get the assignment to hurl against
his former club. Alex has won eleven
games this year and lost only three.
He was beaten in his last start after
winning eleven in a row.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
Dra,U at Wilmington Indi-
Gates Best Players viii
Meet in Final Round
BY SPICK HALL

Wilmington Country Club, Wilmington,
Del. June 8.
A FTER looking over the field, the
n courts and the scoreboards. the
most noticeable feature of the women s
lawn tennis tournament for the Della
ware championships is the fact that
il all the players run true to form, the
four best players will meet in the late
rounds and a logical consequence the
two best in the finals. There will be
no clashes between the outstanding stars
in the early rounds such as those un-
fortunate events at the Merton Cricket
Club last week. The tournament win
ner meets Miss Ann B. Townsend,
Merton in the challenge round.
The draw in the singles is perfect.
games. Miss Marion II. Zinderstein.
the Longwood star and national doubles
champion. should meet Mrs. Gilbert
4. Harvey. Philadelphia Country Club.
and semifinalist in the national singles
last year. in the upper bracket Of the
semifnals. In the lower bracket Miss
Florence BALM. the crack metropoli-
tan player. member of the Westside
Tennis Club. Forest Hills. should meet
Miss Phyllis Walsh. semifinalist in the
recent tournament at the Merton
Cricket Club. :,
There are several other excellent
playcrs in the tournament likely to
spill the dope at moments notice.
Notable among these is Miss Leslie
Bancroft. the brilliant, but erratic left
handler of the Longwood club. Miss
Bancroft did not get far in the Penn =
sylvania and Eastern States meeting,
but IL she meets any Of the favorites
on one of her "on'' days, this same
favorite is going to have real battle:
The doubles drawings were scheduled
for noon today. The splendid victory
. of Mrs. Harvey and Mrs. NJ. Il: Huff
over Miss Molly d. Thayer aud Miss
Ann Il. Townsend in the Pennsylvania
doubles at the Merton Cricket Club yes
terday has raised their stock to high
| level for ultimate winners here. Mrs.
Huff and Mrs Harvey decided last week
to team up for the Delaware doubles.
and their play yesterday indicates that
| they will be either there or in the i'm
mediate vicinity when the finals are
played the latter part of the week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
BLIND SPEED MARVEL
Harry DetzIer Runs 100 Yards "
II 3.5 Seconds

Harry Detzlcr. OF the Pennsylvania
Institution for the Instruction OF the
Blind at Ovcrbrook. yesterday ran 100
yards in II 30 seconds.
The worlds record for this distance
is o 30, and, considering the fact that
Dctzler. who is eighteen years old, IS
totally blind, his performance is re-
markable.
The event was one Of several at the
annual track and field meet yesterday
between the Ovcrbrook institution s3d
the Perkins Institution for the Blind
Watertown, Mass, at the Overbrook
Athletic Field.
All the participants in the meet we're
blind boys, not one OF them more thau
twenty years old. A..
Dctzler has been a student at tne
Overlook school for fourteen years
but this was his first participation II
an athletic meet. lie WASH t down on
the program for any Of the running
events, being saved for the hish ane
consecutive jumps, but at almost tn'
last minute decided 10 enter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
LAVELADE WORKS OUT
French Champ Makes Fast Time OF
'Drome Track

George Lavcladc. the French motor,
paced champion, took mis- first workou, .Sa
since arriving in this country on % tne
Point Breeze Vclodromc track yester !
day afternoon. The Frenchman turnsa
in II IL ten miles which IS speeaS
work considering the fact that ms S ,sg,
still are somewhat stiff after MS ions
ocean voyage. ..,;I,
Lavcladc will ride in forty MY, ~,
grind at the 'drome THURSDAY niBEnt. ~,
will be opposed to Frank Corry, "'"rS, us,
viii make his first appearance OF tht
season here. Clarence Carman, thu
worlds champion, also may ride pro
vided he is in shape. -. o,on. thor,
also will be sprint match race race bet%eeI SSs seS;,
Orlando Piani, the lta,lan, anu ontn Nnaf''
Osteyitter and two amateur events
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
MRS. BARLOW TEES
OFF IN GOLF LEAD
Has Two-Stroke Advantage De-
Tending Her Title as Eastern
y Champion at Cricket Club

\ Only two PLAYERS were figured to have
\ real chance 10 ovortako Ms Ronald
III. Barlow. the titlrhodor. in the second
and last round of thirtv.Six hole medal
play at the Philadelphia Cricket Club
here today for tn" women s eastern golf
championship. When Mrs. Barlow teed
on this morning she led the field by two
strokes, after a fine 81 she scored yes
terday.
Mrs. W. 4. Gavin. twice national
hnalist and former eastern champion,
scored an so yesterday, tied with Miss
Elizabeth Gordon, Metacomet. Provi-
Rfsace, II. |. The latter is an expert
/. player Of but twenty two years.
won the championship of Rhode
and was runner up for the Mas
etts title.
) Gordon plays game all the
remarkable for the fact that an
ry to her elbow has somewhat Grip
i one arm.
z Mrs. G. Henry Stetson, Huntington
Valley, teed off this morning with five
strokes to catch up on Mrs. Barlow:
Mrs, Stetson had a % yesterday and
tied with another PhiladNlphian, Mrs.
A. X. Billstein. of Bala.
The latter had about ms remarkable
an in Journey yesterday rs tho records
will show. She came back in a II,
which included nine at the sixteenth
hole, after she had put two shots out
of bounds, got in o trap and then hoIed
out in one putt.
Those nine holes follow, with par:
Mrs BiIlstein-In--544 1913 034-4.
Par--5i3 353 iiS-35.
She thus had four par holes and a
birdie, splendid three on the seven
f,eenth. She and Miss Glcnna Collett,
ietacomet sixteen year old star, were
!, lae only ones noticed to score par five
ON the tenth. One player. Mrs. w. w.
4 Justice. Cricket Club, got n twelve.
Most of the players had trouble with
No. and figure it as the Jonah
hole.
Miss Mprgarct Curtis, three timc'
national champion, making her reap
pearancc in competition, after Consid
cradle absence from the big events, tool
eleven strokes on the first, very in
auspicious start, but kept grimly on.
NJ Mrs, Barlow had chances to cut be
krore down ON some holes, low thougl
Il was. She took three puts at tn
thirteenth, for instance, after bein
z nicely on with n pitch. 49,.
The course is in elegant condltlon
and IL the wind ceases TO rage tner
uiil be some low scores today.
Tomorrow the team matches Tor "a
Criscom Cup start. Boston, Philadel
mia and New York being the com
netitorS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
Mile. Lenglen to Defend
Title With u. S. Partner

Elizabeth Ryan. the Califoruia
girl who has been winning tennis
tournaments in England this spring
with consistent regularity, is to pair
with Mile. Suzcttc Lenglen in the
doubles for the women's champion.
ships at Wimbledon this month. The
two are the present holders of the
title. Mile. Lepglen will also defend
her singles title and will pair with
Gerald Patterson in the mixed dou.
blcs. Miss Ryan has so far not been
beaten in any match in England this
season. In the recent tournament at
Hcndon she won three finals, in sin
giles. womcn's doubles with Mrs.
Larcomb and mixed doubles with
Randolph Lycett.