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The Washington times., 1920-05-14
Yanks Put in Field Faster Than
Tommies, He Tells Senate
Committee.
HAlG REPORT REFUTES SIMS
Always Sufficient Tonnage for
Transport, Secretary
Declares.
WILSON PUT 0. K. ON
DANIELS DISCLOSURES

In reply to reports that Presi-
deRt Wilson wevId repudiste Sec
retary Daniels for making public
his speech at Yorktown and his
cableEraa to Admiral Sims criti-
cising the British navy, Secretary
TunuIty today forneIIy announced
tkat President Wilson gave Sec
Petary Daniels fuII permissiea to
make the matters public IN his
reply to Admiral sias' charges be-
fsre the senate Naval Affairs
C0nnittes.
The Washington times., 1920-05-14
''GentLenan Bandit"k Is
Killed After Looting
Car and Shooting Cop

CHICAGO, May 14.-Boarding the mail coach of the
Illinois Central railroads New Orleans Limited early to-
day. bandit tied the hands OF the five mail clerks working
in the car red the registered pouches of $4,000 in gold
and currcncy packed the loot in sachel and escaped
The Washington times., 1920-05-14
Candidate Debs, From
Prison Cell, Predicts
Big Parties Will Split

ATLANTA, Ga, May 14.-Disintegraton of the Repuh-
lcan and Democratic parties predicted today by Engene
Victor Debs convict in the Federal prison and the Pres
Dental nominee of the Socialist party exclusive inter
view with the International News Service.
The Washington times., 1920-05-14

plainly impossible that the proposal
indicates insincerity.
"rhe treaty OF Versailles never
mustered a majority vote in the Sem
ate. and l agree with Senator James
A. Reed. when he says the stand OF
Wilson for the unqualified approval
of the treaty means the destruction
of the Democratic party. There is no
doubt about that at all.
II look for both of the big political
conventions to be very tempestuous,
and in my opinion both will he bolted
Hiram johnson will prove a very un-
satisfactory bedfellow to Senator
Cabot Lodge, and vice versa. On the
Democratic side there are also great
forces working against reaction, and
the situation in Georgia indicates the
people are seeking to make them
selves heard.
II do not think Hoover's name will
be mentioned at either convention,
and Palmer has no strength. The
alarmist reports and red raids of Pal
mer, and his failure to appeal the de-
cislon OF the lower courts, which
granted $4,000 acres of oil land to the
Southern Pacific railroad, valued at
5000, ,OOO, 900, has killed off whatever
chances he might have had for the
nomination. His settlement of the
packers case has also placed him in
bad odor with the people.
Both Are Disiptresrntins.
Both of the old parties are disin-
tegrating. There Is no fundamental
difference between the Republicans
or the Democrats. Both are wings
OF the same bird OF prey The Re.
publican party was once red Lin
coin was revolutionist. now he Is
defined. But Lincoln would not belong
to the Republican party OF today
any more than Thomas Jefferson
would consent to become a member
Of the Democratic party now in the
saddle.
This terminated the interview. Con.
vict e2b3, candidate for the presi.
dency OF the United states, walked
away with tho guard, a tall. 1.-the and
vigorous old man. Prison life has
been good for the health Of Debs.
The Washington times., 1920-05-14
CARRANZA, MAKING LAST Stand, LOSES 5000 men

ZIANG SUN WAN, young
Chinese student. who tainted
In Criminal Court today when
Justice Gould pronounced the
death penalty on him. Wan was
found guilty of hrst degree mur-
der In connection with the Staying
on January 2S, 1919. Of Ben Ben
WI, at the Educ ational Mission.
The Washington times., 1920-05-14
WEATHER

rsis ssS ssssssseS essi
ssstskts U~sslSiy nsks
frsst In lew Hhac~s is
sussrssp tsasrrow fair.
Tesssersture st 3 q. n,
80 degrees.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-18
Is new CASES OF FLU
IN LATEST D. c. REPORT

Ten deaths from pneumonia and
four from influenza were reported to
the District Health Department today.
There were IS new cases OF influenza
reported today. compared to II yes
terday.
The deaths from pneumonia follow:
Charles J. ]. Crenshaw, years,
Forty-seventh and Meade streets
northeast; Catherine c. Stuwe, 35
years, 904 Rittenhouse street: WILL
lam Pedlow, IS years. 1900 c street
northeast; James E. Austin, IT years,
St Elizabeth's Hospitals; Frank J.
Nesline, jr., 8 years. 1850 Eighth
street northwest: Harry A. Bryant
81 years, 1854 Nineteenth street north
west; Vernier Wilson, 1 year, zoos
Twenty-fourth street northwest; Ida
w. Blackstone, 40 years, 1343 Cliff
ton street: Infant of Arthur. and
Corennie Sutherland. Freedmen's Hos
pital; Harry Shapiro, % years, 210 p
street northwest.
Influenza deaths follow:
James Whitecross, II years, st.
Elizabeth's Hospital; Maggie Brown.
81 years, Freedmen's Hospital; Robert
l.. Flynn, 81 years, $40 Il street north
east; Louis Grady, SO years, 2722 Pop.
lar place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-18
D. {. BUILDING ACTIVITIES
REACH NEW HIGH LEVEL
Deman for Labor Taxes Supply Of
Employment Bureau, With
Many Jobs Untitled.

Building activities In Washington.
despite the prevailing high prices Of
raw material. have reached a new
high level. Unprecedented demands
for bricklayers, carpenters, elsctri-
clans. steam filters, painters, and
floor layers are being made on tho
local United States Employment Of
flee. officials of the department an
nounced today.
Calls were made yesterday at the
office, laos Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, for twenty-five bricklay-
ers. twenty carpenters and fifteen
electricians which the department was
unable to fill.
The largest, and practically the
only class Of unemployment reported.
is that Of unskilled labor. 7s2 requests
for positions being made With the
office last week for employment. OF
this number 376 were placed.
Very little unemployment among
skilled laborers is reported. there
being 3T3 requests from employers
during the week for skilled help. or
This number 1S9 were recruited
through the Federal Employment Blu
reau.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-18
AGED WOMAN STRUCK BY
CAPITAL TRACTION CAR

Mrs. c. w. Ferguson, sixty years
old, was struck by a street car of the
Capital Traction Company at Four
and-a-half street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue northwest, late yesterday aft
ernoon, and taken to the Emergency
Hospital in a serious condition.
Mrs. Ferguson was at the hospital
for several hours before her Identity
was established. She lives at 331 Mis-
souri, avenue.
An automobile operated by Charles
w. Coats, 1860 Sherman avenue north
west, struck Samuel Pearl, Ave years
old, of 1882 Columbia road. at Column
bia road and Euclid street northwest.
iast night. The boy was taken to his
home suffering from slight injuries.
Wilbur Holland, GOT Eighth street
northwest, was struck by a street car
Of the Washington Railway and Elcc-
trio Company at Third and II streets
northeast yesterday, and taken TO
Casualty Hospital suffering from lac
erations on the face and head.
Automobiles operated by Lewis
Cavaliere, 1717 Seventh street north
west, and James Dunn, 1908 New
Hampshire avenue northwest, were
damaged yesterday as the result of
a collision at New Hampshire avenue
and q street northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-18
BIG DROP IN FOOD
PRICES PREDICTED

Watch 70 ra big drop in food prices
this summer, counsel Department of
Justice officials. They state that this
year a 100 per cent production for
farms throughout the country Is due,
according to the law Of averages re-
vealed in the records Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
officials base their prediction of
larger crops and lower prices on these
facts: Prices of farm products are
nigh, production is still near the peak
brought about through war stimuia.
ton. and has not yet begun to relax,
fertilizer prices in some districts are
going down, the foreign4 exchange
situation will decrease Competition
for American produce.
The local fair price committee, for
merly under the direction of Clarence
r. Wilson, chairman, who recently re-
signed from the Government service,
this morning presented Mr.. Wilson a
stick pin in token OF appreciation for
his leadership during the war.
A committee from Mr.. Wilsou' .
former Office members made the pre-
sentation in Mr.. Wilson's law office.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-18
FRAME BILL TO FORCE
HEAT FROM LANDLORDS
Measure Drafted by Rent Con mis-
sion Would Punish Failure 10
Supply 1t.

The law will be able to reach land
lords who refuse to furnish sufficient
heat to tenants IL the amendment to
the Ball rent law. sent by the Com
missioners to Congress yesterday. is
passed.
This amendment, suggested by Capt.
James F. Oyster, chairman of the Dis
trict Rent Commission, was drafted
to remedy conditions in the District,
so many complaints having been
lodged with the Rent Commission
concerning landlords who refuse to
furnish enough heat.
Under the amendment any landlord
owning an apartment, building, part
of building, room or rooms, and who
refuse to maintain in these places,
upon request, temperature of at
least 68 degrees Fahrenheit, can be
fined from $25 to $1,000. 1t Is also
specified that every day that a land
lord refuses to furnish sufficient heat
shall be deemed seperate offense.
The amendment says that this tenn
perature must be maintained between
the hours of a. m. and 10 p. m.
1t is urged of Congress that the
amendment be passed as quickly as
possible, in order that IL may be eff
fective during this winter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-18
JERUSALEM REDEEMER
LAUDED BY COMPANION
Field Marshal Allenby Ranks With
World Conquerors, Says
War Observer.

That historians will rank Field
Marshal Allenby. the British general
who conquered the Turks. with Alex
ander the Great, Titus, Rameses 1 and
other mighty conquerors who led
their hosts across the Plains of Sharon
and Armageddon, was the statement
made this afternoon by Lowell
Thomas, war correspondent, at the
weekly forum luncheon of the City
Club.
"AlIenby," said Mr.. Thomas, Gin ad-
dressing his troops on August 4, 1918,
said his confidence was based on the
justice of our cause in the sustain
ing help of the Almighty He had
worked out the plans of attack down
to the smallest detail, and when his
cavalry was at Armageddon he was
both confident and playful. There
was an American child at headquar-
tiers that morning, and the great gen.
eral took infinite delight in enter
tanning her.
when Allenby entered Jerusalem
he had accomplished one of the most
dramatic feats of all human history.
The best that Richard Occur de Lion
could do was to reach the top of Nebi
Samwil, and get a view of the Holy
City.
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Philip Chetwode,
who commanded the army corps
which captured Jersusalem. one OF
Allenby's closest friends, his compan-
ion through the Boer war, and his sec
ond in command during the campaign
in the Holy Land, described the de-
liverer OF Palestine to me one day
while we were seated in the Kaiser's
palace on the Mount of Olives. as
the straightest man who ever drew
on a boot"
J. A. Whitfield, president Of the
club, presided and introduced Mr..
Thonaa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-18

peer over their glasses, but which
stood second with the judges:
Must do the Ford shimmy' or
hike"
Mrs. II. B. Hollineld. Hammond
Court. wrote:
Might rail or de-ride, but we'd
hike"
It's a good pun and received Sc
rious consideration.
1FIyinx Parsono Mentioned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-18
MAYFLOWER SOCIETY TO
OBSERVE TERCENTENARY

The District OF Columbia Chapter OF
the Descendants of the MayfloweI
will celebrate the tercentensry ami
versery OF the landing OF the May
flower. according to plans discussed al
the chapter meet held last night at
1898 Connecticut avenue.
Congressman Edward r. Browne, OF
Wisconsin In speaking before the
gathering said that II was n signi.
ficant fate which decreed that Amer
lea, three centuries ago regarded a.
land Of exile. should come to the
front In the present day to save the
world from anarchy and despair.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. G. M. Brumbraugh, Frank Bond
Mrs. c. +. Nesbitt, Miss Ada Rhodes
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Logan, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. n! Patten, +. II. Briggs
Thomas s. Hopkins and E. W. Brad
ford
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-18
ALLEGED DRUG ADDICT
MAKES FAKE DEPOSIT

Alleged 10 have deposited forged
checks amounting to $4,000 in To-
cal bank. Fred Jordan, of New York,
who was arrested Sunday night on a
charge OF having forged prescription
blanks of a local physician to obtain
morphine, yesterday was Identified by
bank officials at the Washington Asy-
Ium Hospital. where he Ia under
treatment. as the man who made the
deposit
According to Detectives Bradley
and Kcck, who Investigated the case,
Jordan deposited two checks. amount
ing to $4,000, under the name OF #.
w. Buck. Buck at the time OF max
ing the deposit showed a passbook on
New York bank and told officials
at the blink that he was an invent or
working In this city and wished TO
open an account here.
Detectives Bradley and Keck, with
officials of the bank, went to the
Washington Asylum Hospital yester-
day. where Jordan, according to the
police, admitted having deposited the
checks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-18

second floor, III I street northwest.
William E. Gibson VS.. Claud O'Don-
oghue. 1919 Otis place northwest
A. +. Cogswell VS.. Mahlon Grow.
The Hecht Company VS.. Jacob
Schwartz.
Miss Nettie X. De Freitas VS.. L.
Gibbon White, apartment %, 1918
Kalorama road northwest.
George Thomas va. William Nc
Mullen, 1925 Fourteenth street north
west.
Tell A. Turner va. II. II. Bergman
q Co., 1907 Kenyon street northwest.
Munsey Trust Company, trustee, VS..
Margaret Hawkins. 1893 clifton street
northwest.
Nevin w. Brown VS.. Aionso o.
Bliss, Astoria apartment. Third and
q streets northwest.
Harry 8. Davis VS.. Mrs. Fannie JEFF
ferson. 1905 X street northwest
Harry J. Nichols VS.. Col. NJ G.
Buckley, apartment 81, the Carleton,
1741 Lanier place northwest
Robert l.. Norfolk vs. Alice Arse
novites, 337 Sixth street southeast
oliver G. Gessford VS.. Mrs. Alice
NJ smyth, 1717 Willard street north
west
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-18
PAINT AND POWDER
PUPIL ON DISPLAY
Parents See FlashiIy Dressed
School Girl Contrasted
With Modest Garb.

The modestly and the flashily
dressed school girl were on exhibition
yesterday afternoon when the Parent
Teachers Association and District OF
Columbia Council of Mothers met In
the Teachers Club, IL Eleventh street
northwest, to discuss dress reform in
the schools.
Miss Jennie Greenberger. posing
as the extremely attired student
wore a black satin dress, low cut,
short sleeves, and her face was
touched up with powder. rouge, lip
stick. eye brow pencil. Miss Green
beger, however, was only posing by
request.
Prof. Allan Davis, principal of the
"modestly" dressed girl She wore
a plain white MILDLY blouse with blue
skirt, and her face was clear of be-
ing touched up"
The contrast between the dressing
Of the two girls was very noticea-
BILE. The many mothers who crowded
the club were impressed by the eA.
hibition. 1t was suggested that mod
els Of flashily and modestly dressed
girls be put on exhibition in some
local department store.
Congressman William d. Upshaw
of Georgia, was the principal speaker
at the meeting. He spoke on the ne
cessity of perfect understanding be-
tween the mother and child.
Mrs. c. E. Stodard, chairman of
the committee OF child welfare, told
the mothers that MILDLY bIouses
could be made for s2.29, including
The pattern. This statement was
made to refute other statements to
the effect that MILDLY blouses were
too expensive for school wear.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-18
PROPHET FOUND GUILTY
OF STEALING REQUEST
Italian Barber Took $2,A30 Savings
of Relative for His Own
Purposes.

Charged with larceny after trust
a jury in Criminal Court No. 1,
Chief Justice Mccoy. presiding, con-
victed Peter Prophet, an italian bar
Der. Of unlawfully disposing OF the life
savings Of his sister-in-la law, Mrs. An
tonia Terisi, 1904 Sixth street
northwest.
While a witness for the defense was
testifying some friend Of the woman
appearing to doubt the force of an
oath taken on the Bible hurried home
returning shortly with a large pio-
ture of the dead wife of the witness.
Being asked what he wanted to do
with the picture, he said: He only
swear on Bible, we make him swear
over the body of his dead wife"
Mrs. Terisi declared on the witness
stand, all her testimony being inter-
preted by an Italian, that upon the
death OF her husband she found her
self in possession of s2,430, part of
which sum was to go to their son.
The woman said she consulted with
Prophet how best to invest the money
and that both went to a local bank
to deposit II and that in the process
800 disappeared from the roll. 1t
was never recovered.
Then she and Prophet went to a
lawyer for advice how to invest the
money and 1t was alleged he advised
that 1t be deposited in Mrs. Teris's
name. Prophet, she said, misinter-
preted the advice and deposited the
money in his own name and bought
property with II and told the widow
she had no money and that she had
never given him any.
Prophet denied that he had received
Mrs. Terisi's savings or that she had
ever been in possession Of the amount
she claimed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-18
WAGE PROBES
GET CONFUSING
Multiplicity Of Measures May
Defeat Own Ends-M00re
Offers New One.

Confusion regarding the status OF
the Government empioye 10 increasing
rapidly and IL was evident this morn
ing that IL the Federal workers be-
comes the subject OF any more Con-
sressional Investigations than are
now in progress they soon will be
ducking q whitening cross-fre At
every turn.
The latest proposition. announced
yesterday by Congressman r. Walton
Moore, for the appointment OF q gen
eral legislative committee for the I'm
provement of administrative work and
organization in the Government serv-
ice, while generally regarded as q
worthy idea was accepted this morn
ing As merely another step, which
Will confuse Investigations now
under way.
It was declared that the recent null
DUPLICATION of these movements 10
having the tendency to weaken the
various individual efforts.
The report of the Joint commission
on reclassificati ton Of salaries IL about
ready. When II Is received by Con.
gress II is feared II will be confused
construct the Government service with
the possible result. 1t Is declared, OF
lessening It's value.
The commissions report will be on
the calendar with requests from the
Army and Navy and other depart
ments for salary readtustments and
the installation of greater efficiency
methods.
The point which Mr.. MOORE touches
upon Ia not within the Jurisdiction
Of the survey just completed by the
Redistribution commission. although.
should a general Legislative commit
tee be appointed it's work would be
greatly facilitated by the data col
lected by the commission.
The Redistribution commission Is
dealing only with the proper classlh-
cation of Govern ent positions and
the question OF salaries. While all of
it's recommendations will be along
this line, they nevertheless will tend
to make some suggestion as to or
ganization.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-18
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
MEMORIAL MASS FEB. e

A memorial mass will be held by
The Knights OF Columbus at the
1acred Heart Church on February %
1T q o'clock.
Rev. =. c. Gavan will celebrate
the mass, Rev. Isnatius J. Fealy
chaplain, u. s. A., will act a. dcason
and Rev. r. X. Cavanaugh will be
sub-deacon. A special musical pro.
gram has been arranged. The sermon
will be preached by Rev. J. G. Smyth.
The mass has been an annual feat.
IRE of the Knights of Columbus
Washington birthday celebration.
Arrangements to provide seats for
$500 members Of the organization
have been made
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-18
NURSES TO OBSERVE
10Th ANNIVERSARY

Today marks the beginning of the
twentieth year of service to Wash
ington of the Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society. The observance will
be held tonight by a conference on
public health problems, to which the
general public Is invited. The meet
ing will be held at the Washington
Club, 1701 X street northwest. DR..
Livingstone Farrand, of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, and Miss Julia Lath-
rop, chief of the Federal Children's
Bureau, will make addresses.
A record of 10000 visits was made
by sixteen nurses of the society dur
ing 1919. A maternity service, an
hourly nursing service and a super
yised attendance service were start
ed by the society last year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-18

The 500 prize for Limerick No. 10
goes to Miss Katherine Pride, q Los
Angeles young woman. staying with
her cousins. Mr.. and Mrs.. Ralph b.
Miller. 1914 @ street. northwest
Miss Pride declares she never. new
er wrote for publication in her life.
why. / never did anything at all"
she asserted. stroking the ears Of
fractions yellow kitten. "Just went
to school and had 4 good time.
I'm overcome with the idea that
I could win q prize against all those
clever people who are competing.
How perfectly foolish II is to think
u getting money for writing line
like that"
Jast Fer Pastiae.
Miss Pride said she had been an
swering The Times limericks merely
for past,me, without any idea that
she would be \ winner.
In spite Of her statement that che
never did anything useful. Miss Pride
was Une Of the most successful OF the
younger set selling Red Cross mem
berships in Washington this winter.
She also said that she took a per-
feet fright of q picture, but the cam
era appears to have found otherwise.
And as for her repeated assertion
that she was not clever enough to
win the prize, why, the judges, acting
purely on the merits, without seeing
the names or knowing the contest
ants. decided that she did.
There was a time when diction
sticklers would have lifted their eye
brows at the words hike" and "bike."
but that was before tho Boy Scouts
and the A. e. F. had established the
former in the language and the other
had become standard slang.
"Ike and Nike Present.
Hike" and bike" were by all
odds the most popular rhymes In the
contest for a last line for Limerick
No. 10. "Pike" was perhaps the third
best choice, with like" and spike
trailing along with our- old friends
ike and Nike" who look alike.
Miss Pride's line pictures the popu-
lace as being compelled to hoof II
along the ties even after the lines
had been placed under Mr.. Plumb's
system.
There were plenty OF other good
ideas, and some that the judges very
much wished to favor.
Here's one by Miss Florence G..
Poston, 81 K street northwest, which
also would make our grandmothers