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The Washington times., 1921-03-15

services Tor DT. ELIAS .. Watmef,
for many years prominent veterin-
ary surgeon of this city, who died
Sunday, will be held at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon from his late res
idence. 3243 Prospect avenue north
west. lnterment will be In Glenwood
Cemetery. DR.. Walmer is survived by
his wife and one son.
MRS. ANNIE L. BEAN.
Mrs. Annie f. Bean, mother Of
Capt. +. r. Bean. of the Eighth pre-
cInct. died Unexpectedly last night
at her home, 1880 Eighteenth. street
northwest. Her body was found
lying across a bed by a son. John
E. Bean. Death, II was stated. was
due to heart disease.
Mrs. Bean was seventy four years
cid. She is survived by three sons
and one daugher. Solemn high re-
1uiem mass will be celebrated Thurs
day morning at o'clock at ST.
Paurs Church.
BLASIUS BHRLE-
Following a protrsctcd illness, Bla-
sius Behrle. for many years a resi-
dent OF the District. died yesterday at
his home. 143 Carroll street south
east. He was a native of Reading.
Pa.
Mr.. Behrie Is survived by one son,
John A. Behrle. OF this city. and two
daughters. Mrs. Anna Brady, ofWash-
ingtop. and Mrs Thomas Owens. of
Philadelphia. Funeral service will be
held at st. Peters Church Thursday
at Q a. IN. Interment will be in Ar
lington Cemetery.
THE REV. w. II. GOTWALD.
Funeral services for the Rev. Dr.
William II. Gotwald, organizer Of
ST. Marks Lutheran Church, who
died Saturday at his home, 1895
Thirtieth street northwest, at -he
age of seventy nine, will be hled
this afternoon at Georgetown
Tuthern Church. Wisconsin avenue
and Volta place. Interment will be
in Arlington Cemetery.
DR.. Gotwald was native of
Aaronsburg, Pa. His father and two
brothers were clergymen. After
holding pastorates in Pennsylvania
he came to Washington. After re-
raining at st. Marks Church. l1is
city. for seven years, he resigned to
help establish an anti-saloon associa-
ton in his native State. He vas
identified with this work for mo,
than twenty years.
MAJ. NJ. ID. LEWIS.
Word was received here today that
Maj Morgan ID. Lewis. former pro-
prietor of the Willard Hotel, and
veteran of the civil war, died Satur-
day night at the home of his son,
Harold A. Lewis, in Baltimore. Hard
ening of the arteries was the cause of
death.
Funeral services were held this
morning in Baltimore. The body
was inferred with military honors. in
Arlington Cemetery.
Major Lewis was seventy-seven
years old. He was born in Cherry
Valley, n. Y. Following the civil
war he entered the hotel business
in Washington. He. was member
of Washington Post, @. A. r., the
Loyal Legion and the Masonic Fra
ternity.
The Washington times., 1921-03-15
DR. l.. j. r. BLACK,

ROCKVILLE. Nd. March 15.-The
funeral of DR.. Louis J. f.. Black, who
died in Washington on Saturday.
aged seventy years. will take piece
at IL o'clock tomorrow morning from
Humphreys Chapel here. Burial will
be in Rockville Union Cemetery
The Washington times., 1921-03-15

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-13

= - 3 incGcS WIdc BIUc7,
graz, tan and fashionable Bur.
gundy Each SIPS a yard.
-Gimbels, "Subwdy Store Day
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES

Reports that the eleventh Russian
soviet army had been withdrawn from
Armenia and that the boIshevist
troops in Georgia likewise had been
ordered out were confirmed at Con
was taken because of the severe win
ter weather.
Newspaper dispatches received
from VIadivostok report that the chief
engineer of the American cruiser AL
bany was shol by japanese soldier
while he was returning to his vessel
and died shortly afterward.
canon de Valera, the Irish RepIb
lican leader, has broken his silence
with a formal statement vigorously de-
nying the alleged German Irish plot
against Great Britain, and attacking
the governments white paper" issue
recently concerning such a plot.
widespread rioting has broken out
in the united provinces of Agra and
Oudh, India, according to advices
from Bombay Crops are being de-
stroyed In the region OF Raj BareIi
Troops have been sent to the scene
Of the disorders.
"A verbal protest has been lodged
with Premier Rhallis Of Greece by
Robert De Billy, French minister, and
the Earl Of Granville, british minister.
against the use OF 200 million drach-
mas of paper currency which has been
printed without the authorization of
the local commission.
-President-elect Harding has resign
as United States senator from Ohio.
Forwarding his letter Of resignation &c
Columbus for action OF the newly cleo
ted Republican governor. Harry L
Davis.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
INTO
OFFICERS DEATH
Shooting of Lieut.. Lagoon by a
japanese Sentry to be
investigated.
WASRIHGTON GETS DETAILS
official Reports of VIadiVostok Affair
Have Been Received by State
and Navy Departments.

Washington. - IntensiOn Of the
American. government to make a care
full investigation Of the fatal shooting
by a japanese sentry at Vladivostok
of Lieut. W. H. Langdon. chief en-
gineer of the American cruiser Al
bany, was indicated in action taken
by two departments Of the govern
ment.
The state department, upon being
informed of the bare details Of
shooting in a report from Consul Mac
Gowan at Vladivostok, directed the
consul to forward a more complete re-
port.
The navy department received two
reports OF the shooting from Admiral
Albert Gleaves, comma 1der-in-chief OF
the Asiatic fleet. who said that he
planned to leave Immediately aboard
the destroyer Elliot for Shanghai,
where he will board the cruiser New
Orleans and proceed to Eladivostok
t. make an inv igation.
japanese Officials Regret 1t.
Dispatches to both departments en-
phasized that japanese officials at the
Russian port were showing every evil
dence Of regret over the shooting Con-
sui MacGowan reported that the jap
anese consul general had called upon
him and expressed his profound re-
greet" Admiral Gleaves in his dis
patches said the Japanese officials
were much concerned and had made
frequent calls offering every assist
ance within their power
Admiral Gleayes in one of Lis re-
ports received recently said:
japanese officer reports as follows:
Sentry claims his suspicious were
aroused by seeing foreigner flashing
a hand lamp; that he ran across the
street and. called to him to halt, and
that as he came near the foreigner
fired one revolver shot at him; that
he fired his rifle and then the for
eigner fired two more shots and SEN
try fired one more shot. Sentry claims
that he ran back for the guard, hut
that the foreigner had gone when
sentry and guard returned
"Was Recognized at American"
'Langdon's statement is as follows:
That he was returning to ship,
using a hand lamp, and when he was
on the sidewalk on the side opposite
to the Japanese division headquarters.
the sentry ran across the street TAX
ing the position charge bayOnets," to
the left and about six feet in front of
him; that he halted until the sentry
said: "Amerikanski, to which he re-
piled that he was and walked on past
| the sentry; that when he was about
six feet beyond the sentry, sentry
fired at him, the ball striking him in
the back, at which he turned and fired
two revolver shots. Then sentry then
permitted him to proceed to the ship.
'Langdon was in full uniform and
both the clothes and the wounds show
that he was shot in the back, the ball
passing out at left side of chest"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
ASK END OF BUYING STRIKE
Direct Appeal to Consumers and Re-
taiIers and consumers BY Manu-
facturers and Credit Men.

New YOrk--AppeaIs to the public 10
stop the buying strike were made
recently by the National Association
of Manufacturers and by the National
Association Of Credit Men.
Industrial leaders, while agreeing
with W. P. G. Harding, governor Of
the federal reserve board, that the Pc
Rod Of industrial and financial depres-
sion throughout the country had
reached the upward turn, asserted
that the one menace still existing is
the continued refusal of the public to
buy until commodities had reached
unprecedented low price levels. The
buying strike" it was asserted.
caused unemployment, which, in turn.
impaired the public's purchasing
power.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
FIRST YEARS LEAGUE RECORD
Document Just Issued at Paris Emu
merates Work Accomplishment
ternationaI Court Comes First.

Paris.-The secretariat of the
league of nations has issued an Off
ciaI document entitled the work &C
complished by the league of nations
during the first year of its existence,
1921" enumerating the various ques-
tions settled or discussed by the
league.
1t mentions first the establishment
of a permanent international court Of
Justice; second, the work accom-
plished in the limitation of arma-
ments, and, third, the creation of an
international commission to study
e of the blockade as an economic
weapon.
The three foregoing are mentioned
as measures destined to prevent
war;
UnCer the heading "effc-ts at po-
liticaI Cancellation" the document re.
rs to the question of the Aland
islands, upon which the league COM
mission will report within three
weeks.
AS measures destined to remedy
the economic crisis, the report says,
the creation of an economic and fl
nancial organization in accordance
with the conclusions of the Brussels
financial conference and the organ
iza.ion of a transit commission were
foremost in the leagues work.
Concerning humanitarian meas
ures, the report goes on, the league
elaborated a series of projects, in
Guiding an appeal for funds to fight
typhus, the acceptance of RESPONSE
bilities for opium traffic control and
also the white slave traffic; caused
the United States, Brazil and Spain
to accept mediation in Armenia and
effected the repatriation of more
than 100000 war prisoners.
Regarding execution of the peace
treaty the league points out the fol
lowing missions accomplished:
Administration Of the Saar val
ley.
a2-Direction Of the affairs of the
free city of Danzig.
3-Rejection of the German gov.
ernment's conclusions and note ask
| ing another plebiscite in Eupen and
Malmedy and the final awarding OF
| the territories to Belgium
! 4-The establishment of a perma
nent mandate commission to admin
lister the affairs Of former German
| colonies
Acceptance of responsibility fol
! the protection of minorities.
! Registration of sixty-nine trea
! ties in accordance with the stipula
tions of the treaty of Versailles.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
MUCH AID TO THE RAILROADS
Under the Transportation Act They
Have Received S427, 335, 6ss
From the United States.

hington.-Railroads of the coun-
try have received 1927, 1886, 6sS.49 from
the government to date under the va
riOus sections of the transportation
act, according TO a statement of pay
ments to carriers issued recently bv
the treasury.
OF the total paid the roads by the
government, S260,266,874 was in the
form Of advances on account of sums
estimated TO be necessary to make
good the guaranty provisions of the
act; $166,446,937 was for loans from
the revolving fund Of $500, 100000 and
S622,ST7.49 was for reimbursement of
deficits incurred during the period of
federal control
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
MAY HIT JAPANESE IN IDAHO
Bill Introduced in Legislature to Ex-
cIude Them From Land Hold
ing Rights in State.

Boise, Ida.-An alien land law that
would exclude citizens of Japan from
holding land in Idaho will be intro
duced in the sixteenth session of the
legislature by George E. Van de Steeg
of Canyon County.
Representative Van de Steeg made
this announcement following his in
PRODUCTION into the house of repre-
sentatives of a concurrent resolution
addressed to the President, President
elect and congress, condemning the
policy of making any treaty with
Japan that would give to citizens Of
that country rights Of citizenship in
the United States.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
WILL APPEAL CATTLE FEES

New York.-An appeal from the de-
cision OF Judge Arba S Van Valken-
burgh of Kansas City, restraining the
enforcement of an order issued by
the secretary of agriculture against
increased commission for selling and
handling live stock, has been ordered
by Attorney General Palmer, If was
announced recently.
The injunction was granted Deem
Der 81 at the request of live stock
firms against the United States at
torney of the western district of
Missouri
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
Almost ParadIse On Earth.

In the fortunate Bermudas there
are no reptiles to alarm: the indig
enous small lizard is not even dan
gerous in appearance. and the green
turtle is translatable into delicious
soup. OF birds, and fish the islands
have a, splendid store: Bermudians
would not starve TO death even should
the Importation OF meat from this
country cease.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
Bandit Walked Into Trap.

Omaha bandit who bore a card
inscribed with the name of William
League and slowing membership Ia
the international Iron Workers Union,
was shot to death by police who sur
prised him In an attempt to rob the
home of W H Crutchfield.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
Fiobtinq in balkans AoaIn.

London.-One hundred and twenty
persons have been killed in fighting
between Montenegrins and Serbians.
which has broken out ali along the
old Montenegrin frontier, said an Ex-
change Telegraph dispctc from Rome
the other day.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
Vel known Hymn writer Rurled.

Cape May, n. 1.-The Rev. Edgar
Page Sites, author OF "BeuIah Land"
and other hymns, was buried in Cold
Spring cemetery recently after ser
vices in the Methodist church. Mr.
Sites was "a years old and in early
life was river pilot
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
sink a soviet TRANSPORT.

antinople.-French destroyers
have sunk a transport flying the red
flag and carrying soviet troops, pre-
sumably to Trebizond, it is said in
dispatch received here The encoun-
ter occurred ten miles west of Novo-
rossisk, the dispatch adds.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
FRUGAL to the End.

An old woman known for her mis-
erly habits was on her deathbed. She
had not long to live. Presently her
lips moved. and her daughter Dent
over her to catch the last words
BLOW out that stump of candle
whispered the old woman at can
see to die in the dark"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
Rahv,s cries Ienal

A Judge of the city court of Buffalo
has ruled that the cries of a baby
are no legal reason for ousting a ten
ant OF an apartment house. The only
reason the Complainant could give
was that the walls of the infant got
on her nerves.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20

Chicago. Federal prohibition en-
forcement agents have obtained jobs
as express wagon drivers with the
result that fifteen persons were ar
rested for receiving intoxicating
Iiouor
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
BIG COAL OUTPUT FOR 1920

Washington.ECoal production in
1920 amounted to SAG million tons,
the largest peace year output in the
history of the nation, the geological
survey reported the other day.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20

San Diego, Ca1--James c. Scripps,
newspaper publisher, died at his home
at Miramir. near here, at 100 o'clock
the other morning after an illness Of
several weeks.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
Grease in Wallpaper.

Press a cloth moist with high grade
gasoline against the paper for about
a minute. Do this repeatedly. as a
single application viii remove only
part Of the grease.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
one Of Msdero's sIsvers Dead

City Of Mexico--Ge1. Augustin Fig
ueras. alleged to have been implicated
IN the assassinations OF President Ma
dero and Vice President Salrez, fr
1913. Is dead In Texas.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20

ExCaptzin Charged With Forgery.
Dallas. Tex-Brady ". Warner. for
merly an air service captain at Ben
brook field, Fort Worth. has been ar
rested here, charged with forging
governments warrants.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
The Albany Argus CHANCES Hands.

Albany, N. Y.-The Argus. the old
est daily newspaper in Albany, has
been sold to the Press Company, pub
fishers Of the Knickerbocker Press.
the other morning daily.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
Jud TunkTns.

Jud Tunkins says many mar
would lose his standing as a good
loser 81 there xere any mind read.
ers bresenf
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20

The women OF Belgium as q class
are noted for the smalIness OF their
feet.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
Grain.

General bearish sentiment pervaded
the opening OF the weeks grain markets
and prices dropped sharply the first two
days On the 9Th a buying movement
set IN, but part of the advances was lost
on the 7th- Heavy wheat export bust
ness produced better sentiment on the
Sth, and on the 10th there was de-
cldedly bullish movement largely as re-
suit OF advance of 71zc in exchange
sterling Cable from Argentina placing
estimate of Argentina wheat surplus at
forty-eight million bushels less than
8rodhalls estimate and resulting price
advance at BuenOs Ayres also had some
erect upon American prices For the
week Chicago March wheat gained &c
closing at $l-7734; May corn down I5zc
AT f47zc; Minneapolis March wheat up
&c at 81 I3Sz; Kansas City March down
1 &c at SI40si Winnipeg May I'D 2skc
al S1-Sz 8 In Chicago market January
1Uth cash No 2 red winter wheat, 300
sc over Chicago March; No ? hard win
ter, $50 over; No mixed corn, ca
PIC under Chicago May; No. 3 yellow
SqS3zc under At Minneapolis wheat
demand SLOW but premiums of cash over
futures strong; No , dark northern sell
ing SQl5c over MINNEAPOLIS March.
Kansas City reports export wheat de-
mand good, milling demand fair with
receipts large No. , hard winter cash
wheat, 6qSc over Kansas City March
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
No More Misery
After Eating
just Takes An Ef0nEc

'sThe first dose OF Eatonic did me
wonders. I take It at meals and am
no longer bothered with indigestion"
writes Mrs. Ellen Harris.
Thousands OF people, ike this dear
lady. gratefully testify about Eatonlc,
which does its wonders by taking uP
and carrying out the excess acidity and
gases which bring on indigestion,
heartburn, bIoating. belching and food
repeating. Acid stomach also causes
about seventy other nOn-organic sfl-
ments. Protect yourself. A big box
Of Eatonic costs but a triie with yeur
druggists guarantee.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
a central Earm Rureau.

There has grown up in the state,
out of the realization of the need of
protecting the proper purposes Of agri-
culture in all its branches, a number
of valuable organizations, some Of
which performs functions at the state
house, others at the agricultural col
lege and elsewhere" the governor
said.
Nothing 1 may say upon this sub
ject should be taken as a reflection
upon the splendid wor-- which all of
these organizations have performed,
but for the single purpose of giving to
all their efforts the rover anu sup
port Of government, they should now
be consolidated into department Of
agriculture under proper legal author
ity and supported as all the other
arms of government are supported.
From time to time there have been
created in this state fifteen different
expressions OF service which should
be combined into the agricultural de-
partment, There are:
1. State board of agriculture with
as,N-r-- til ,1-~---
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
GOVERNMENT MARKET REPORT
Quotations Of Prevailing Prices OF
Farm Products at Various centeTs
BY Federal Bureau

Washington D. C. for week ended
January TO- 1921
The following report Is distributed by
the Bureau of Markets of the United
States Department of Agriculture and is
compiled from Geographic reports from
all sections Of the country;
Hay and Feed
Eastern hay markets weak: prices 81
to $3.50 per ton lower at New York and
Boston Central western markets about
unchanged except at Chicago ana ST
advances Demand mostly local. though
some slight Improvement is noted in de-
mand from southern markets Quote;
No timothy, New York, $50; Chicago.
5000; Cincinnati. S27-45; Atlanta, $780,
No / alfalfa. Kansas City. SIS; At
prairie. Chicago, 81; Kansas City, $3.50;
St. Louis. $50.
feed and bran quoted 81 lower than last
week. Reductions in freight charges on
alfalfa meal ranging S5.1096-70 from sew
eraI western states to the missouri river
caused freer offerings at materially low
er prices Demand and movement light;
a number of markets report distress
usually heavy for this time Of year
Quoted Bran, $3.50: middlings- s23.
dog, $3.50. Chicago; linseed meal, $50.
Minneapolis; $40 Buffalo; 20G26 per cent
brewers grains. S41 Philadelphia: - per
cent eottonseed meal $50 + O. o. Texas
common points; white hominy feed, $50.
St Louis; So Chicago: beet pulp. S45
Northeastern markets and in poor de-
mand at that price
Live Stock and Meats.
Compared with a week ago, Chicago
live stock prices present a rather mixed
appearance Fat ewes up 75c TO SL25;
fat lambs. soc to 81 per 100 lbs Year
Ings and feeding lambs also higher
Hogs up sc to soc Cattle prices weak.
beef steers losing 1Oc TO 65c- Feeder
steers practically steady January 10.
SnIcago prices Bulk Of hogs. S9-25 to
800; medium and good beef steers, $3.50
10 S11-155 butcher COWS and heifers. 81 IS
70 1915; feeder steers. $3.50 TO $500;
light and medium weight veal calves,
S11-O0 to S12-25- Fat lambs, $3.50 to
$500; feeding lambs $500 to $1,000;
yearlings, $3.50 TO S1O-25; fat ewes. 400
With the exception Of beef. eastern
wholesale meat markets were higher.
Veal advanced 800 to $500; lamb NUT
ton and pork loins, S1.OO to s.. 100 per
100 lbs Beef practically unchanged.
January 10 prices good grade meats:
Beef, $500 to $500; veal, $500 TO
$500; lamb, $500 to S29. 90; mutton,
Sl5-0o to SIS; light pork loins, S2s-OO TO
$4,000; heavy lOins, S22-O0 to S27.OO
Grain.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-09-06
The Governors Farm.

Governor Percival P. Baxter has al
ways been looked upon ss . gentleman
of leisure, interested 10 many things,
especially the state ownership OF water
powers, or, to be more exact, the state
ownership of water storage reservoirs,
but scarcely as q farmer; yet In his lee
ture recently before the farmers of York
County he said this:
81 own farm just out Of the city OF
Portland. have lived on 1t In the sum.
mer for thirty three years and for TWEEN
ty-seven years stumbled around In the
dark, using ld-fashioned lamps, both
morning and night. / lived 10 house
without modern conveniences and with
out enjoying any of those appliances
which eliminate drudgery and which II
10 now possible for the farmer to enjoy
Since electricity came, life 10 different.
To day on the modern farm, made mod.
ern by the use of electricity, Wood and
fodder are cut, water 10 pumped, cows
are MIXED, and a hundred other things
are done by electricity"
Farther along In bis address he spoke
about the difficulties OF marketing crops
saying: II have had some experience II
selling small farm produce from m!
farm, and 1t has been altogether dis
couraging.o