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THE WEATHER
Falr.teday. tomorrow increasing elondt
i and probably rain by night.
Highest temperature yesterday. 4?; low.
.17.
THE WASHINGTON HERALD
THE MORNING* PAPER
Brings tha fresh newa.. If* Ilka a tonic
the morning. It ataya ?? tha homa all day.
THE HERALD prints features of Interest ts
every member of the family.
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NO. 4776
Yaatarday'i Net
40,070
WASHINGTON. D. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1919.
ONE CENT ZLZEttXtSL
HOPES FADING
FOR FAVORABLE
MEXICAN REPLY
\
Delay in Answer to U. S. on
Jenkins' Imprisonment
Stirs Congressmen,
i
EMBASSY WORD VAGUE
Mexican Papers Say Jen
kins Paid for Silence in
Kidnapping.
The parsing of another day with
ao response from Mexico to the
American demand for the release of
William O. Jenkins, American Con
sular Agent, now confined in a Mexi
can penitentiary at Puebla, brought
:he conviction here tonight that the
Mexican reply, when received, would
:>e unsatisfactory, and would serve
nerely as a prelude to an extended
correspondence between the two
governments.
Unless measures arc taken before
next Monday to cope with the situa
ion many speeches in both the Sen
ate and House will be made, and the
??urden of all of them will be a de
mand for action on the part of the
<dmiuistration.
jenkiaa Mill la Jail.
The American r.oie has been in
he hands of the Mexican authorities
for five days. It asked l*?r the "im
mediate* relea*.? cf Jen U in*. an?l is
apable of no miscjnfitructioii. Jen
kin*. broken in 1*?~* ?*h an?i subject
'o mistreatment. is still a prisoner
?n Puebla.
The Cabine t, at its meeting today.
Hill again take up the Mexican situ
ation. it was raid yesterday, and there
s a possibility that it will decide
??? a strong stand.
One forecast yesterday of the tenor
>f the Mexican reply was that it
would inform the United States gov
ernment of the receipt of its note,
?nd say that it was having an in
CONTlNtED ON PAGB FOC*
Bessie, Thin and 18,
A Mite of Terror
Mabel. 200 Pounds of Her, Flees to
Court. When Diminutive Sister
Threatens to Operate.
Bessie Butler, short, thin, angular
and eighteen, ras charged in the Po
lice Court yesterday with assaulting
Mabel Jones, tall, rotund, and evi
dently weighing well over pounds.
When Bessie, testifying in her own
defense, told the court that Mabel "fell
upon her. and she still survived," a
look of incredulity passed over the
face of Judge McMahon as he sur
veyed the stout woman.
Mabel said Bessie came after her
with a knife and threatened to per
form a surgical operation. In return |
Bessie alleged that she had been ill ?
reated.
The case was continued until today. !
TWO FLIERS KILLED
WHEN PLANE FALLS j
Philadelphia. Nov. 24.? Lieut. Robert'
-tocher and Aviation Inspector Fred!
Thompson were drowned in the Dela
ware river to.lay when the hydroplane!
in which they were Hying fell fifty j
'?e.. Lieut. Stocher. because of his j
flights over the North Sea during the
ivar. was known ax the premier flyer j
of the United States navy.
AT WASHINGTON
THEATERS
National ? The Ed Wynn
Carnival with Ed Wynn.
Shubert-Belasco ? "My Lady
Friends," with Clifton Craw
ford.
Shubert-Garrick?"At 9:45."
Poli's ? "Business Before
Pleasure."
Loew's Palace?Bryant Wash
burn in "It Pays to Ad
vertise."
Crandall's Metropolitan?Tom
Moore in "The Gay Lord
Quex."
Moore s Rialto ? Constance
Tahnadge in "A Virtuous
Vamp."
B. F. Keith's?Vaudeville.
Cosmos?Continuous Vaude
ville and pictures.
Crandall's Knickerbocker
Wallace Reid in "The Lot
tery Man."
Crandall's?John Cumberland
in "The Gay Old Dog."
Moore's Garden?"Male and
Female."
Moore's Strand?"The Broken
Butterfly."
Loew's Columbia ? Irene
CmU. i. -The
Bond."
The Coliseum?The McClel
lands; fancy skaters.
Gayety ? Burlesque: "Follies
of the Day."
Lyceum ? Burlesque; "The
Tempter*."
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V-- ^ Jfc-L.
BULLETINS
BY TELEGRAPH:
New York?William G. Mc
Adoo, formerly Secretary of
the Treasury, urges miners'
raise; says operators profiteer.
Middletown, N. Y.?'"With
Drops of Blood" is the latest
leaflet issued by the I. W. W.
Pittsburg?Reports here are
that Fuel Administrator Car
field will ask 35 per cent raise
for miners.
Philadelphia?Two army offi
cers were drowned in Dela
ware River when plane falls.
Pittsburg ? Mrs. Andrew
Carnegie bars German music
at memorial service for hus
band.
Philadelphia?University of
Pennsylvania pledge selves to
fight Bolshevism.
New York ? Dragnet for
Reds is set here, sweeping
drive in readiness.
Grand Rapids, Micb.?Body
of man found sewed in mat
tress in Grand River.
New York?Francis Whiting
Halsey, editor and author, dies
here.
Perth Am boy, N. J.?Four
Freenspan Brothers, retail gro
cers, arrested for profiteering.
Chicago?Bank official, in
whose account is $300,000
shortage, is sought.
New York?Lieut. Belvin W.
Maynard, the dying parson,
will leave Thursday on his
ocean-to-ocean flight.
WASHINGTON:
President Wilson is first
member in Civic Associations
drive.
Allen Davis Ashburn, son of
Col. Percy Davis, Georgetown
killed in auto crash near Stam
ford, Conn.
Margaret Potter stars in
Mount Holyoke College
(Mass.) play written by Clare
Elliot.
Justice Hit* vindicates Alice
Wood and orders school board
to rescind suspension action.
Visiting Nurses' tag day to
day, ending cmapaign.
Eight negro clergymen tes
tify to save negro indicted
for assaults which helped pre
cipitate race riots here.
Cabinet will give miners and
operators figures for basis of
settlement after meeting to
day.
Carranza pays little heed to
excitement in United States
over failure to release Jen
kins.
Democratic National Com
mittee meeting is called for
Washington on December 8.
Senator Hitchcock to confer
with President Saturday in
regard to continuation of the
treaty fight.
National Tobacco League is
incorporated here to fight for
"smokers' rights."
BY CABLE:
Rome ? Foreign Minister
Tittoni has resigned. Viterio
Scialoia named successor.
London?Jessie Stephens, a
servant girl, is a candidate for
Parliament on the labor
ticket.
London ? Germany refuses
again to aid blockade of
Soviet Russia.
Paris?The supreme council
has sent a reply to the Ger
mans regarding the terms of
the armistice.
FINANCIAL:
New York?Heavy buying
gives impetus to stock market.
Chicago?Indications point
ing toward harvesting weather
lead to buoyancy in grain
market.
Liverpool ? Cotton prices
steady; demand is good.
New York ? Foreign ex- !
change market shows strength.
Aaotker Boat Towed la.
New York. Nov M.-Thc Shipping
Board steamship Roman, which sent 1
Jut S O S calls last Thursday when
about SO miles east of Sandy Hook,
arrived off Ambrose Ughtshlp at 1
o'clock tonight in tow of the coast
guard cutter. Acushnett. The vessel
was bound from New York to Mar
seilles with general cargo when her i
starring gear became disabled. Coast
guard cutters from Boston and New
v?r* went to the distressed vessel's
lid.
.
WILL DRAG REDS !
TO HEARING AND
BREAK'STRIKE'
War Declared by Committee j
On First Soviet Republic
At Ellis Island.
BIANKI, 'WAR MINISTER'
Imprisoned Radicals Play
Wild Music and Dance,
Awaiting Shipment.
New York. Nov. 24.?War upon
th? first "Soviet republic," to be
organized within the United 8tates
will begin tomorrow when the
Congressional Immlgation Commit
tee sitting at Ellis Island, starts
to break the strike of eighty-eight
anarchists. Bolshevists and Social
ists who have refused to appear
before the committee investigating
the aiien situation.
"If tomorrow they still are\ on
strike." said Representative Isaac
Siegel. "the committee will gee to
it that each prisoner is put in a
separate detention pen. We'll use!
force to drag them before the eom
mittK' if necessary. If they refuse
to answer questions, they will be'
deported promptly."
i The ultimatum of the radicals.!
arrested in police raids upon radi
cal meeting places the night of
November 7. was delivered tonight
to Immigration Commissioner By
ron H. Uhl.
While the Reds' counsel read the
message, the eight Congressmrn in
the committee could hear the pris
oners in another wing of the build
ing singing "The Red Flag For
ever." at the top of their voices.
Peter Rlanki. tecretary of the
CONTINUED OK PA fib FOI E.
HELD FOR LABELING
WHISKY AS "MUSIC";
Chicago, Nov. H-Ueut. Col. Fran- j
els P. A. Junkins. in official of the j
war contract department in Washing
ton, was held to the grand Jury on
bonds of $1,000 today, when arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Foote, on a charge of labeling a ship
ment W liquor to Washington a?
music records.
Lieut. Col. Junkins is a wealthy
Chicagoan.
Fonck, French Ace,
Now an Air Lawmaker
Pario, Nov. 24.?Capt. Fonck, the
French ace credited with more than
sixty enemy planes, who was elected
to a seat in the chamber of depu#le*.
declares he is not eoncerned with po
litical problems but will espouse only
legislation which will develop avia
tion. so that "papa and niama and
the baby will be able to so on Sunday [
outings in an aero runabout."
Hope Wilson
Will Yield on
Treaty Stand
* ?
Hitchcock May Ask for
President's Assent to
Compromise.
1 ?t
The fato of the peace treaty and
the league of nations hangs on /the
outcome of a conference which Sena
tor Hitchcock will hold with Presi
dent Wilson at the White House Sat
urday morning according: to belief
here last night.
At this conference President Wilson
is expected to decide Just how far he
will compromise on reservations If at
all. Senator Hitchcock, now at his
home in Omaha will bring back to the
President a detailed report on public
opinion in the Middle West as he
found it. This report, according to
all available information here, will be
that the people want the treaty dis
posed of at once one way or the
other.
The President, it is expected, will 1
go over h!? forthcoming message to |
Congress with Hitchcock and embody
his recommendations as to reserva
tions in the document.
Meanwhile Republicans are making
every efTort to sound out the senti
ment of the country 1n advance of the
reconvening of Congress next Mon
day. Practically all Senators have left
Washington. They are eagerly glean
ing every strap of opinion from con
stituents. parly leaders, and influen
tial public men on the league of na
tions issue. On their return to Wash
ington armed with these views they
will determine their course.
The President i? cx?^ed to hold
out strongly a gainst the Article X
reservation, but Republican Senators
of the mild ? eservationtst group have
told Senator Hitchcock tbat no com
promise would be acceptable on this
point.
Thcr*? was little fear here that
President Wilson would refuse to re
submit the treaty. Senator Hitchcock
will in.?*ist upon allowing the Senate
another try at the document.
By Saturday the. President will have
word from the allies as to their at
titude on the Ixxise reservations, it
wan believed. This will be another
influential factor. Dlspatchcs from
abroad indicate a great reluctance on
tbe part of the allies to having the
United States withdraw completely
from the league of nations.
Another angle was seen also in the
Presidential situation, and party
leaders axe making every effort to
iearn what kind of a candidate the
country wants. Whether it will ac
cept a military man such as Gen.
I^eonard Wood, or Whether it wants 1
a business man's candidate such a" j
Governor Lowden, of Illinois; Charles j
M. Schwab or Herbert Hoover, or j
whether the treaty issue will be par- j
amount end require a candidate .
standing on this question such as
Senator Lodge; Senator Harding. ?>f
Ohio: or Senator Johnson, of Call- I
fornia. Possible sources of strength
for Senator Poindexter will also be I
canvassed. He has been a treaty op
ponent. but His leading plank i* his
opposition to Bolshevism.
PROMINENT WOMEN INSPECT
DISTRICTS MODERN BAKERY
Make Tour of Corby Plant and See Process of
Mixing Material to Secure
Maximum Results.
That science has improved on
oven the "bread that mother used
to bake" was shown a number of
prominent women of Washington,
including Mrs. Newton D. Baker,
wife of the Secretary of War, Miss1
Agnes Hart Wilson, daughter of
the Secretary of I^abor, Mrs. Louis
Brownlow, wife of the District
Commissioner, and others of official
and social circles, who were taken
through the Corby bakery and en
tertained later at a luncheon yes
terday afternoon. The study of
bread as an economic article of diet
was the object of their visit.
The preparation and baking of
bread by the Corby process of mix
ing the bread material to secure
the maximum amount of nutrition
was explained to the women In the
tour of the Corby piant in which
machinery has been developed to
prepare bread material along scien
tific lines and bake 150.000 loaves
in twenty-four hours in a continu
ous baking oven.
Karl W. Corby, representing the
baking company, gave a talk in
which he said:
"We have been endeavoring to
develop our product to <*. 100 per
cent standard, but in doing so we
have lacked the 'co ahead, boys,
and do it' backing of the women
of Washington. Your coming here
t-.day has given us a big inspirit
t!cn to go ahead and develop what
little we have so far, and continue
our endeavors to P'?t out a perfect
food product/'
Following Mr. Corby's address,
superintendent of .manufacture fead
a paper on the scientific aspects of
bread making. He explained the
1,000 NAVAL MEN TO
BE DECORATED SOON
? Upwards of l.Ow oflkei* and enlisted
men of the navy will be decorated by
the Navy Department for gallantry '
and conspicuous service In the warj
with Germany.
A list of the recipients has been:
compiled by I he Department Board :
of Awards. It was announced at the*
Navy Department yesterday. and tills!
list will be made public ps soon as it'
has T#een approved by Secietaryl
Daniels.
I method followed in the Corby es
j tablishnvnt of bringing out the
J nutritious elements of the white
1 and putting a* much food value
| in a 1 !i-pound loaf as there used
"to be in a 4-pound loaf of bread.
This advancement over old methods
jjvaa shown to lie in the improved
.machinery in use In the bakery I
which mixes the dough more tho-'
1 roughly than the housewife could
do.
The bakery had been decorated
! for the visit and a luncheon was
served when the women had been
| shown thiough the entire Corby
baking plant. The flowers used in
I decorating were sent afterwards to I
j tli'- Child?en's Hospital. I
LOCAL TALENT STARS i
IN COLLEGE PLAY
i 1
Miss Margaret Motter. of Wash-]
1 ington. appeared as the star of 1
j"Popo," produced last night by the 1
: senior class of Mt. Hoi yoke College,'
; Mt. Holyoke. Mass.
The presentation was the original
' production of the play, which was
written and coached by Clare El
liott, of Washington.
The land of the Nile and" the lotus,
flower furnished the setting. Miss .
Motter was cast in the role of Mat- (
yu. Queen of Egypt, and won the.
hearts of a large audience. Many i
notables were in attendance, includ
ing the mayors of Springfield, Pitts
i field. Worcester and Holyoke. Mass..
in addition to aldermen and council-;
men.
Bladensbur? to Honor
Popular Girl; Town Belle
$!adensburg'g most, popular girl
and the "belle of the town" will
be honored with a pearl neck'ace
and ring, respectively, at the
Thanksgiving eve dan^r* for , the
neneflt of the Prince Gcpvges
County memorial fund, to be held
next WedneKday night in the town
Uall, Bladensburg. Md. ,
EIGHT CLERGYMEN ON STAND
TO SAVE BISHOP IN RIOT CASE
School Teacher Relates Attempted Assault
Which Led to Race War?Preacher's
Clothes Were Like Assailant's.
Eight colored clergymen took the
stand in Justice Stafford's coutt yes
terday as character witnesses in be
half or Lewis Randall, colored, on
trial In connection with assaults 011
women last spring, which are believed
to have been instrumental in provok
ing the race riots here.
j Randall Is a bishop presiding over a !
negro Baptist Church district. He Is
charged with implication in three
j cases, including an attack upon l^outue
Simmons, a colored teacher in the
Reno School, and assault upon Mrs.
Bessie Oleason.
Details of the crimes, which startled
Washington last spring, were un
folded as the evidence was presented.
Miss Simmons testified that on the
last day of the school year or on
| June 25 tihe left the Reno School and
started to walk to her home. She
says that when she had arrived at a
hollow in the locality a colored man
on a bicycle caught up with her and
I dismounted. At first, she testified, he
I walked slowly behind her. When she
I slackened her pace, she said he passed
her and knocked her to the ground.
*1 threw my pocketbook to the
ground and told him he was welcome
TEACHER IS TO
GET JOB BACK
Supreme Court Writ Places
Teacher Who Talked of
Bolshevism in School.
'Miss Alice Wood, principal in the fa
mous "Wood casce." was vindicated
yesterday by Justicc ljitz of the Dis
trict Supreme Court, who issued a
writ of mandamus ordering the Board
of Education to rescind Its action sus
pending her because she discussed
bolshevism in the classroom.
The writ furnishes the culmination
to a prolonged controversy between
the board of education and the High
School Teachers' Union. Unless the
board carries the controversy to the
Court of Appeals, the action is con
cluded.
Dr. 4otm Vw flkrfiait*. Jr, president
of the Board of Education, was out of
town last night and the board's opin
ion of the ruling could not be ob
tained. However it is considered im
probable the board will take further
I action.
Miss Alice Deal, president of the
I High School Teachers' Union, who led
I tlfe figlit of the teachers in Miss
1 Woods* behalf, declared last night:
j "I am delighted."
| Miss Wood was suspended by the
j board after an investigation begun
| at the instance of several parents
whose children attended her classes
at Western High School.
The High School Teachers' Union
I contended that Miss Wood was not
given an opportunity to testify in
her own behalf in an open hearing be
fore the board and conducted syste
I matic "warfare" for months, eventu
! ally carrying the case to the courts.
The action yesterday of Judge Hitz
j compels the board to "wipe the blot"
from Miss Wood's record and return
to her a week's pay which she lost
through her suspension. Paul E. Lesh
was Miss Wood's attorney. The ac
tion of the court establishes a pre
cedent in snch cases, it is said.
"Soaked to Skin" Helping
Pershing?Set Back $25
While assisting Gen. Pershing to
j rl?nt a memorial tree in Lafayette
' Par* Armistice Day while the rain
was falling heavily, William B. Vogel.
214 Massachusetts avenue northwest,
alleged in Police Court yesterday that
he was "soaked to the skin." To #re
? ent after effects he admitted he took
several drinks of whisky.
Vogel was arrested on complaint of
j his brother Herbert, who charged him
i with intoxication and vagrancy. He
claimed that William had frequently
I l?een arrested in the past twenty
! years because of his indulgence In
J strong drink.
1 Judge Hardison fined William 125 on
1 Uie intoxication charge and continued
; the vagrancy case until this morniig.
Noted Writer It Dead.
New York, Nov. 24,?Francis Whit
ing Halsey, editor and author, died
this morning in the Park Hospital
in this city. He was 6% years old.
He was born in ITnadilla. N. Y.. Oc
tober 15. 1851. and was graduated
from Cornell University in 1>73.
"With Drops of Blood."
Is Latest Red Book
Middletown. X. V.. Nov. 24.?Propa
ganda leaflet..", headed "With ilrops
of blood." issued by the Industrial
Workers of the World, have been re- I
ceived by many members of trade I
unions in this city.
On two patces of the leaflet, splashes j
of ink are printed to resemble drop i
of blood. The pamphlet is signed in j
the handwriting of William D. Hay. j
wood, secretary of the I. W. w. and i
tells how drops of bloo<'. b.'t ei lea's, I
anguish, and (rightful heart panes!
mark every attp of the X. W. W. >
-?* ? .
to It." Miss Simmons related, "but he
replied that he did not want money."
Sereaaaa Frightened Him.
She further testified that he took
out a razor and told her not to make
any noise. She screamed He left
her.
Detectives Ed Kelly. Scriviaer and
Sweeny, who captured Kandall. tes
tified that they found him about
one-half mile from where the as
sault occurred. They aaid he did not
have the dark clothe* and dark hat
on that Miss Simmons aaid her as
sailant wore, but asserted that they
had found that Randall, after the
assault, had changed to a brown
suit, with a straw hat. Several men
who worked with Randall, were put
on the stand to prove that Rsndall
owned a dark suit of clothes and
dark hat. such as Miss Simmons had
identified as the garb of her as
sailant.
All evidence on both sides was
completed and this morning Assist
ant District Attorney Paul D.
Cromelin. for the government, and
Attorneys Gusaek and Beckett, who
represent the defendant, will review
the case.
ARE SURE BODY
DANSEY BOY'S
Doubt of Identity Dispelled
After Physicians Examine
Skeleton in Swamp.
i
Philadelphia. Nov. H.-Thr skeleton
found in the Kolsom Hn-amp near
f! amnion ton. j?c. J.f Friday was that
iOf a boy about 3 ..ears old.
Dr- I*>uis It. louder. Atlantic
County physician. and Dr. C. M.
Fish, liead of the Northfield Tuber
culosis Hospital, anatomical experts.
I said this afternoon they thought the |
I skeleton was that of Billy Dansev. j
| A theory had developed that the
body might not be that of Billy, who
disappeared from his home in H?m
raonton Octob^t's. *<"
After his examination toay. Dr.
Souder announced that there were no
I organs or ti?ues attached to the
skeleton and that his opinion and
that of Dr. Fish was based upon
the general structure and size of tbe
bones.
Awaits Data far lB?ae?t.
Before holding the inquest the
coroner will insist upon having de- I
livered to him all the articles, such
as a heavy club, a handkerchief and j
a bottle of medicine, found by |
searchers for the boy and looked
upon as possible clues. He will '
closely examine all these possible j
clues.
With the theory that the skeleton |
might not be Hilly me suspense un- 1
uer which the mother and father'
of the child laboiej from the time
of his disappearance until the dis
covery last Friday returned in
addtd measure.
I
"I wish to <Jod it was all over. 1
Tt will kill my wife if this suspense
continues." he said brokenly.
County detectives have not given'
up hope of finding sonic clue to the
identity of the persons who placed
tne body and clothing in .he Folsorn \
swamp. The vicinity where the dis
covery was made is still roped &tt
to preserve any clues that may be i
there.
SOLDIER, HELD FOR
THEFT, TRIED TODAY
Frank Damico, an Italian, clad in'
the uniform of an American soldier. !
was arraifimed before Judge Mc-!
Mahon. in Police Court yesterday),
afternoon. He was charged with
stealing an army revolver, the prop
erty of the United States, and a j
watch and chain from a war workei.1
Attorney F. H. Cottier, who ap- !
peared for the prisoner, claimed that i
Damico had been a valiant soldier]
in France, and had long been a mem
ber of the American regular army, i
He claimed that the watch had not
been fully identified by its alleged j
owner.
The watch case was continued un- ?
til today, while Pamico was held in
$."00 bonds for the grand jury on!
the charge of stealing th?- army pis-j
tol.
STEAMSHIP IMPERATOR
GOES TO CUNARD LINE
New York. Nov. ?The former
German liner lmperator. which last
week was turned ov-r by the United
States Shipping B-ard to the Biit
Islt ministry ol shipping, which In,
turn allocated the vessel to the
Citnard line, was moved today from '
her berth at pier 4.'Hoboken. one of
the government <?? the north |
aide of pier 54 tliA Canard line on J
the Manhattan ?dc of ihe Hudson
River.
It was stateri u?dny the O.iuerd
line will sail the Imperatoi in iwoi
cr three weeks.
\
'CITIZEN' WILSON
ADDS A DOLLAR
TO D.C.MUSTER
President Joins in United
Move for Greater Civic
Improvements Here.
CANVASS DOWNTOWN
I Committees Today Will
I Seek to Enlist Aid of
Cabinet Members.
President Wilson, first citizen of
the land, became the first new mem
ber of the West End Citizens' As
i soclation last night tn the com
bined drive of District citizens* so
citties for 25,00ft new members.
incidentally. It was noted, he i*
the first President ever to become
a member of a |jk#? organization in
Wa^hinRton.
The President was er.tolled at a
meeting of the association in <U>n
eordia Lutheran Church. Twentieth
and <1 streets northwest.
His application and dolar initiation
! fee were accepted by Commissioner
Brownlow. working in the interest of
the "District Organized Citizenship"
I drive.
Vi illiam B. Westlake. president of
| the Federation of Citizens' AasDcia
, tiona. declared that th^re was no
j parallel in history, of the action of
the President in reeking: member
|ship in a citiztns* association in
I v. hose district he lived.
for i.?d UtiarMkip.
He points out that President
Wilson recognised the value of Rood
citizenship. J#?sse C. Suter. chair
man of the membership drive, pre
sented the application.
Members of the Cabinet will be
?cornered" after their regular meet
ing at the White House today and
J asked to join a citizens* association.
Mr. Suter and Mr. Westlake will go
I to the White House for this pur
| pose.
The "downtown drive" begins to
| day. Young women who have vo
lunteered for the work will canvass
I the various office buildings and at
I tempt to secure applications from
business executives and clerks. ,
[More volunt??em &rp urgently it^r!
fcd by th? eumrltti^ w.hAc]; ha# he
i headquarters in room ftOl. Dfttrict
I Building.
| Westlake ( bairman.
| Westlake was made chairman of i
the downtown campaign yesterday. J
He will take active charge of the
Work.
Ninety new member? were admitted
to the Mid-City Association yestcr- '
day. it was announced last night at a 1
j meeting of the organization at 1009
Seventh street northwest.
I >*resident A. J. Driscoll appointed
j the following men as chairman of new
| standing committees: Charles S.
I Shreve. law and legislation; Dr. J. I
I B. McCue. public health; Milton B. '
iZeller. education: M Prank Rupperl j
j streets and alleys; and Thomas S.
j Sergeon. entertainment.
; Po?ty members \vei> added to the
'original "committee of ten" which is
canvassing the mid-city section.
MAN'S BODY FOUND
SEWED IN MATTRESS
tiiand Rapids. Mich., Nov. ;i._(irand
l Itapids police arc trying to solve the
j mystery of the murder of a inan!
| whose l>ody was found, sewed in a !
t mattress, in the i;rard Kiver. .ester
. day.
Ttie body, that of si man of about j
I SO. bore no identification marks with i
the exception of a laundry tag. "W. I.
Nam. on silk shirt and underwear.
The feet were tied about the head
and the body placed in a mattress
about wliich had been wrapiicd a 1
watertight cloth and quantity of bur- 1
lap. A fracture of the skull revealed '
the cause of death The body was I
found by boys.
Give Pedestrians Chance,
Says Judge, Fining Driver
I '"It is a great annoyance to pe-|
'destrians to have to walk around
automobiles that obstruct the'
street crossings.- Judge Hardison
said in Police Court yesterday as;
he imposed a fin- of ?l on Ben-j
jamin I.. Pepper. w ho was charg.-d '?
witli obstructing the footway at!
Fourteenth and K streets north-'
West and disregarding the signals'
of tie crossing policeman.
Mrs. Carnegie Indignant
flushing. X, v. Jlrs. Andrew
Carnegie. widow ,.f the ?,W| king. I
became indignant today whe? she |
learned tlial llie program for the j
I'.eriorial s*-i vice ananged for her
? iu,l.an.i and ?1:?. |, ? lK> ,lWd j
totm notv include.! koilie tie,man j
ritiste. She toned in.. scbstitulioaI
ol other musical i-u.obeis instead I
??t th? Geinun music.
lri-k Bank Clerkj to Strike.
Dublin. N-?? tl. ? Itank elei k?
throughout Ireland will strike oni
December 51 unless U" director, ?f
.banks cons n; to r, ibeir'
union, an action wb'cli they have
hitherto rcfuse-l to take.
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? -A
CABINET TO
DECIDE COAL
ISSUE TODAY
I, V
Garfield Expected to Make
Statement as to Amount
Public Will Stand for
Miners' Wage Increase
After Meeting.
I
PUTS ISSUE SQUARELY
UP TO CONFERENCE
I
Government Lets It Be
Known Action Is Ex
pected at Once?Fuel
Administrator Says Pub
lic Must be Safeguarded.
4 ,
The Cabinet will take action to
day to bring to an end the nego
tiations between the coal oper
ators and the miners which have
been dragging on for eleven days
without result.
This Ik fame definitely known last
night when I>r. H&rry A. Garfield.
United States Fuel Administrator,
called the operators and miners to
gether and laid down eertatn prin
ciples which he said were (rovers*
ins him and his associates in reck
oning wage increases and prices In
the coal industry.
I*r??lee l?efla|(r ?Vot*.
Dr. Garfield said that the prin
ciple*!, which were unaccompanied
by any figures, should likewise for*
ern the operators and the miners
in reaching an agreement. He told
thorn that aftor the Cabinet meet
ing today th'-y would be given
something mor" definite.
This means that the government
through the Cabinet is ready to tell
the miners and the operators just
how much of an mer^aro in wage*
the consuming public will stand,
snd that having done this, the op
erators and miners will be expect
? d to reach an agreement without
further dej%y, 90 that norvtal pre
?VjMi of\-oal may be reenmed.
GarM4 told the operators and
COJfTTVTKD OX PAGE POTO*
0. C. STUDENT IS
KILLED IN CRASH
Son of Gal. Ashburn Dies
In Auto Accident at
Stamford, Conn.
Allen Davis Ashlmrn. son of Col.
Percy Ashburn. Prince George
apartment?. Georgetown, and a
junior at Yale University, died In a
Stamford, Conn., hospital, last night,
from a fractured skull received in
an automobile accident yesterday
afternoon, near Stamford.
In the car with Ashburn were
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, son
of Harry Payne Whitney, and Will
iam S. Cowles. jr.. ?son of Admiral
Cowles, of Farmincton, Conn. Whit
ney was slightly injured.
The three were driving at a speed
of about twenty-five miles an hour,
it was said. Approaching a viaduct,
they were suddenly confronted by a
horse and wagon. Endeavoring to
avoid a collision Whitney swerved
the car and crashed into an abut*
ment.
Whitney who was driving yithout
an operators* license was arrested*
but was released on his own recog
nizance.
Ashburn was rushed to the hospi
tal. where it was found he had suf
fered a fractured skull. He died a
few hours later without recovering
consciousness.
Whitney and Cowles went to the
hospital with Ashburn and remained
with him until he died.
Penn Students Pledge
Selves to Fight Reds
Philadelphia, Nov. 24.? Four thous
and University of Pennsylvania stud
ents. it was announced today, have
pledged themselves to fight Bolshe
vism in America. The signatures of
the fiatriotic students are to be sent
to President Wilson. The movement
to enlist America's young patriots in
the suppression of Bolshevism and all
manner red ism inimical to the United
States government is to be extended
throughout the country.
Landover Community Duct.
A dance will be given soon In
lloiiue*' Hail. L.:ind6ver, Md . by the
Community Club for the benefit of
the school. Members of the com
mittee are Mesdames John Thomp
son. Farnest Parker. Henry Allen,
H. Union. Georee Wells. C. Palmer,
Mary Mott. M. He* and Karl Sheriff.
Vatican Recognize! Republic
lxmd? ii. Nov. 21.?The Po|?e has offi
cially recopntxed the 'Republic of Aus
tria. according u> a dispatch iron
Vicima today. . J
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