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FINAL
? EDITION
NUMBER 11.330.
Published ry ev.aln* (Including Sund*r>
Entered a? Mcond-elaas at th.
poatofflo* at WuhlifUi. D. C.
WASHINGTON. MONDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 27. 1919.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
Johnson Amendment to League Clause of Treaty Defeated by Vote of 38 to 40
+ + + + +
4.44.4.4.4.4*4.4.
4. 4. 4.
UNION HEADS RESENT STERN MEASURES
THREATENED DY PRESIDENT IN STRIKE
AMERICA PI
NO MONEY TO
FREE CONSUL
FROM BANDITS
?
WtlHam O. Jenkins. American con
sular agent, who was robbed and
kidnaped by Mexican bandits near
Puebla, baa been released on pay
ment of the ransom of $150,000 de
manded by his captors, according to
? Bimp from the American em
bassy at Mexico City, received at
the State Department today.
Information as to who paid the
m waa not contained In the
Department's dispatch.
Tktek Mexico Paid.
In absence ot-asectflc tafonftatlon.
affinal* here assumed that the* ran
som demanded by tha bandits who1
held Jenkins had been paid by the
Mexican coremm'* This lias been
done in previous kidnaping eases, but
the demand has\n?ver beea so large
heretofore.
? note dispatched to Mexleo de
toaaded that Jeakina' release be ef
fected evaa thouxh the Mexican gov
ernment had to pay the ransom.
At the Mexican embassy officials
feakd they had not yet received any
Confirmation of the report that Jen
kins had been returned to the Mexi
can capital. Dispatches are arriving
had being decoded, however, a Ad en
buir officials hoped that word of
#eaklas' return might he among them.
Win Bad Iaeldeat.
At the State Department. It waa
paid that there was nothing new la
the Jenkins ease.
The return of Jenkins unharmed
would probably mean an end to the
Incident which caused the sending of
? sharp note to the Carransa govern
ment, tt was Indicated.
State Department officials stated
emphatically that this Government
did not pay the ransom.
, The department today also asked
the American embassy at Mexico City
to forward Information on the killing
of the two American aviators. Water
house and Connelly, whose bodies
were returned to San Diego yesterday.
rn la HMfittL
MEXICO CITT, Oct, 27.?Wtlliara
3- Jenkins. American consular agent
at Pnebla. whe was released yester
a'ter being held for a week by
Mexican bandit* for $150,000 ransom.
Is in the American hospital at Puebla.
Mexico today suffering from nervous
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Keeping Up With
The Time*
A FACT A DAY
^ Mr. Cohn, manner of the
Haverford Cycle Company,
tells of his experience with
The Times, in a lett- * to Mr.
Faulkner, which reads;
We desire 10 take this
occasion to cong>atu!ate '
The Washington Times
upon the result of our ad
vertising of thi Black
Beauty Bicycle, which we
have been running in The
Times to the exclusion of
ail other mediums in
Washington.
We wish to emphasize
the fact that the results
obtained from these ad*
vertisements have far ex
ceeded our expectations
and as long as the results
so far received are main
tained, we shall not
change our policy of using
t, your medium to the exclu
sion of others in Wash
ington.
a"*."' Laaadrr"*
perk. tlaM aad treeble.? A*w. W?"T.
JOHNSON CLAUSE IS
BEATEN BY VOTE
OF 38 TO 40
By s T?t( of M to ? the Sen
ate today defeated the Johnson
amendment to the peace treaty
to qualise to tin* strength with
in the league of nations.
The vote came unexpectedly
at the request of Senator Lodge
after Senator Hitchcock, Admin
istration leader, announced he
would ssk for unanimous con
sent to vote at 1:30 p. m.
The Johnson amendment
would have given the United
States a number of votes ia the
league equal to that held by any
other power.
The Moses amendment, yet to
be voted on, would bar any col
onies or dominions of Great
Britain voting when a dispute in
which England is concerned is
before the league.
Republicans voting against
ths amendment were Colt,
Edge. Kellogg, Keyes, McCum
ber, McNary, Nelson sad Stor
ing. ..
Gore was the only Democrat
who voted for the anssdaenL
Immediately after the defeat
of the amendment. Senator
Johnson of California intro
duced a second amendment
which seeks to accomplish the
ssme object as his first one.
A number of Senators were
absent when the roll was esll
ed, no sdvancs notice of the
vote hsving been issued. The
final result, however, would not
hsvo been changed, as sll ab
sentees were paired with Sen
ators taking opposite positions.
mST
m,sms
SEC.TUMILTY
Following a day of reat, Preaidsnt
Wilson's condition waa reported as
satisfactory at the White House this
morning.
Dr. Cary T. Grayaon ia hopeful
there may be lesa to interfere with
hia reat cure than during the put
aeveral days, during which the Preoi
dent gave much attention to indua
tnai troublea.
Prealdent Wilaon'a condition today
waa good, according to Secretary
Tumulty.
"The Preaident'a progress continues,
aa during the past few days, satisfac
torily," the bulletin iaaued at noon
by Dra. Grayaon, Ruffin and Stit:
said.
'The Preaident had a very good
day." aaid the atatement authorized
by Grayaon laat night.
Secretary Tumulty apent Sunday out
of town?It waa the first day he haa
been away aince the President re
turned. So far aa could be learned,
no buaineaa waa tranaacted by th?
President.
A ska Far Strike \ e w ?.
The President, according to Dr.
Grayaon, displayed aorae anxiety re
garding the coal "strike aituatlon. ask
ing aeveral times during the day for
news. He was informed that there
! had been no word from the union
I officials aa to their action on hia
I message.
The President was not allowed to
| do any work during the day, Dr.
Grayaon falling back on hia original
defense that It waa "Sunday." The
Preaident has been fitted with
| spectacles, which will facilitate hia
I (Continued on Pagp 19. Column G )
FRKXH KOI \ OK IKS CLOSE.
PARIS. Oct. 27.?The proprietors of
the foundries in the northern prov
inces of France today declared a com
plete lockout and shutdown of their
plants. The deciaion is the result of
the coke and coal famine.
AIL MAI1
mi IOW IN
WELCOME TO
MIGHT
Albert, soldier king of the Belgians
and perhaps the most striking and
illustrious figure of the great war,
accompanied by his royal consort,
Quten Elisabeth and Prince Leopold,
heir apparent, will arrive 1b Wash
ington at 9 o'clock tonight
Their visit marks an epc-h In
American history, for Albert is the
first reigning monarch of the old
world to set foot on American soil.
Stops In Philadelphia.
They come, as hts majesty has ex
pressed it, to voice their gratitude
aad that of their people for the gen
erous aid given by this country in
those dim hoars of uncertainty, when
the little nation was threatened with
extermination.
The kings special train left Penn
sylvania station In New York at 11
o'clock this morning. It will reach
and will proceed to Washington after
a brief stop in the Quaker City.
PncnuB Here Elaborate.
Official Washington has arranged
an elaborate and distinctly formal
program for the reception and enter
tainment of the royal party. But this
democratic king may be counted upon
to discover some distinctly informal
things to amuse him, such as biking,
riding in airplanes, and the like.
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall,
members of the Cabinet, officials of
the State Department, and probably
General Pershing, will meet the royal
party at Union Station. An informal
reception will be held In the Presi
dent's reception room. The Marine
Band, led by Lieutenant Santelmann.
will play in Union Station plaza im
mediately before and after the ar
rival of the royal party, and the War
Camp Community Chorus of 500
voices also will be grouped in the
plaza and wiU sing the Belgian na
tional anthem, "La Branbaconne."
Pageant At Capital.
Immediately after the reception the
party will drive to the Capitol where
an elaborate pageant will be pre
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KIDNAPER'SlRAIL
GROWING WARMER
Detectives Expect Early Ar
rest of Woman Who
Took Dansey Boy.
HAMMOND, N. J.. Oct. 27.?Detec
tives are following close on the trait
of the woman, who is believed to
have kidnaped little "Billy" Dansey,
and an arrest is expected soon, ac
cording to an announcement, today
from Prosecutor E. C. Gaskill.
The women has been trac-i from
Newark, Ohio, to New Philadelph'v
Ohio, and is believed to have left
there in an automobile for Miller
burg, Ohio, where a watch is being
kept for her.
Officials believe the net is dol
ing about the persons who took the
child awsyOftm his home here sev
eral weeks ago. First trace of a
woman said to have charge of the
boy was picked up last week in New
ark, Ohio.
GEN. KERNAN SENT
TO PHILIPPINES
Maj. Gen. Francis J. Kernan, who
has been on duty with the general
staff In Washington, has been named
by the President to resume command
of the Philippine Department. Gen
eral Kernan will go to Manila im
mediately.
Brig. Gen. Francis H. French has
been in command of the Philippine
Department. He will take command
of Fort McKinley in the Philippine
Islands a* soon as relieved by Gen
eral Kernan. I
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U. S. Navy to Buy Biggest
Dirigible In World For
Flight Across Pacific
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The United States probably soon will become the owner
of one of the largest dirigibles that ever took the air, Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels announced today.
The big airship is the R-38, a sister ship of the R-34,
which sailed from England to America and return. Nego
tiations for the R-38, which is being built in England, are
now under way, and Secretary Daniels expects to have
them closed soon.
Plans Trans-Pacific Flight.
It the R-38 Is purchased, it will
bring one step nearer the navy's plan
of a trans-Pacific flight, which has
been contemplated by Secretary
Daniels and nary offlcera since the
NC-4 completed her trans-Atlantic
journey.
The distances that would have to be
traveled between stops in crossing the
Pacific are too great for present-day
heavier-than-alr craft, bat navy of
ficers say the trip can ba madee with
a dirigible.
Two and a half million dollars ap
propriated by Congress for purchaser
of a dirigible will be used by the navy
for buying the R-38 and for the train
ing of a crew. *
Crew te Trala is Eagtaad.
The outward appearance of the
R-38 is the same as the R-34. yet all
the dimenaions, as well as speed and
radius of action, will be greater.
A hangar for the big airship will
be built at Lakewood, N. J.
In order that the Teasel mar be
flown from England to this country
immediately after Its completion and
purchaM, a crew of officers and men
who have been schooled In airships
will be sent to train at one of the
British rigid airship stations about
the first of the year.
The K-38 will be 694 feet in length,
eighty-six feet in diameter, ninety
three feet six Inches high, and will
be able to carry a useful load of forty
five tons. The C-5 was only oafileat
in length Vtad fifty-four feet high.
Sixty Kssts Hnr %9+r*.
It is expected that the ship will be
capable of a speed of stxty knots?
which Is considerable more than sixty
miles an hour. When full of gas she
will have a capacity of 2,724,000 cubic
feet, which i? fifteen times that of
the C-6, the navy airship which blew
out to sea at Newfoundland last
spring while making preparations to
cross the Atlantic.
'DEATH CONDUCTOR'
IS KILLED BY CAR
W. R. and E. Employe Whose
"Tram" Ran Down Man
Is Struck Himself.
Richard A. Walters, of 1511 Thirty
seventh street northwest, a conductor
on the Brookland-Cabin John Bridge
line of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, was killed this
morning when struck by one of the
company's cars at Thirty-ninth street
and Prospect avenue northwest.
Walters, according: to the police,
was the conductor on the car that
killed Howard W. Payne, a grocer, at
Thirtieth street and Dumbarton ave
nue northwest, on August 27 last.
Walters had turned his car into the
barn and was crossing the tracks
when he was struck by a car that was
switching: to another track to make a
trip to Brookiand. The injured man
was brought to Georgetown Hospital,
but was pronounced dead upon arrival.
The crew of the car will appear at
the Inquest which will probably be
held tomorrow.
RUM, UNDER SKIRTS,
AFIRE; WOMEN DIE
BERLIN. Oct. 27?Sixty persons
were killed and 120 injured in a train
wreck at Ratibor.
Many, passengers, mostly women,
were smuggling alcoholic spirits
which they were hiding under their
skirts. When the locomotive crashed
into a freight train, the passenger
coaches were set aflre from sparks of
the engine, and the women became
human torches. It was impossible to
rescue most (ft them.
GERMAN OPERA IN
N. Y. ABANDONED
NJCW YORK, Oct. 27.?The produc
tion of German opera in America has
come to grief, and for the present will
be abandoned, it was announced last
night.
The Star Opera Company,. whose
presentation of German opera several
nights last week at the Lexington
Theater resulted in rioting and >-gg
throwing, has canceled further per
formances. giving "lack of business"
as the reason.
DELAY CONFERENCE
ON WORLD LABOR
Delegates Fail to Arrive and
Opening May Be Postponed
Until Wednesday.
Owing to the non-arrival of a num
ber of the foreign delegates, the Inter
national Federation of Trade Unions
may not be convened before Wednes
day.
When Samuel Gompers appeared
in the A. F. of L* auditorium this
morning, he found that only a hand
ful of delegates were on hand, and
determined that the Federation would
not be called to order until at least
a majority of the delegates from
Qreat Britain. France. Germany, and
Austria were on hand.
W. A. Appleton, of London, who
was elected president at the Amster
dam conference in July, will be chair
man. Delegates from all the leading
nations in the world. Including
France, Holland, Belgium, Denmark,
Norway. Spain. Sweden and Switzer
land, will be present. German and
Austrian delegates have been invited
and are expected to attend.
The discussion of the conference
covers unemployment, the eight-hour
day, the living wage, the protection
of women In industry, and collective
bargaining
The International Congress of Work
ing Women opens tomorrow in the
auditorium of the National Museum,
and continues for a week. The pro
gram for this conference Includes
protection of mothers and children in
industry, the eight-hour day, equal
pay for equal work, etc.
DRY BILL IS LAID
BEFORE PRESIDENT
Announcement of Executive's
Decision Expected Late
Today.
The national prohibition act, pass
ed to enforce both wartime and con
stitutional prohibition, was laid be
fore President Wilson today.
Carrying with him the bill and the
opinion of Attorney General Palmer
on Its constitutionality, Secretary
Tumulty went to the President's room
shortly after noon.
Announcement of tho President's
i decision on the bill is expected later
| in the day.
The Supreme Court today In effect
upheld the conviction of David
Lunar, known u the "wolf of Wall
street" on charges of conspiring to
pre rent the manufacture and ship
ment of war munitions.
Lamar was charged with being in
? conspiracy with Yon Rlntelen, Ger
man agent i
Broke Asti'Trust Law.
The Government won ip lower
courts on the assertion that Lamar
and Henry B. Martin "sought to h|- .
prtM.aU trade between prodpeers in
this country and oar foreign allies,
in war munition* and other sbppllee,
essentia) to the successful conduct
of the war."
Lamar and Martin were convicted
under the Sherman anti-trust act.
which declares illegal a conspiracy to
prevent foreign trade.
Jersey Ratio Plaa Upheld.
Supreme Court today upheld New
Jersey's ratio plan of assessing in
heritance taxea on the estates of non
residents. The amount of taxes In
volved In the two suits was nearly
$100,000. The court decided the case
five to four. Chief Justice White, Jus
tices Holmes, Van 'Devanter, and Mr
Reynolda dissented, claiming that the
tax laws exceed State powers.
(7. 8. Win ia Child Ukw CaM.
The Supreme Court today granted
the Government permission to take
part in the case now before the OMM-t
attacking the constitutionality oTOe
tax on child labor products. The case
is the Atherton Mills vs. Eugene
Johnston and has been appealed from
adverse decisions in the North Caro
lina supreme court.
DEFTaOSED IN
MEMORY OF T.R.
Lane Gives Employes Two
Hours Off to Observe
Roosevelt's Birthday.
Secretary of Interior Lane ordered
his department closed for two hours
today (in honor of the memory of
Theodore Roosevelt. In giving out
the order Secretary Lane said:
"To do honor to the memory of
Theodore Roosevelt, whose stalwart
Americanism is a national glory, this
this department will close today be
tween 12 and - o'clock that its mem
bers may have an opportunity to Join
in the exercises celebrating his sixty
first birthday."
SOCIALISTS PLAN
TO ELECT BERGER
Propose Special Election in
Case Congress Approves
Ousting of Radical.
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Oct. 27 ?
Socialists of Milwaukee today plan
ned to renominate Victor Berger as
candidate for Congress if he is un
seated for his conviction under the
espionage act.
If Berger is ousted, as recommend
ed by the House Elections Commit
tee, a special election will be called
to All his place. Socialists started
their campaign to renominate and re
elect Berger immediately after the
Elections Committee report was made
pub"~.
Arthur Barry. Republican county
chairman, today declared If Berger
is renominated, a protest would b^
filed with the Secretary of State
against placing his name on the bal
lot.
TAR BKIX-ANft HKFOKK MKAI4 M
oae how fine rood dictation makas yo? feat
*m|Mi
m IS OPEN, SAYS
MINERS'CHIEF
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct *7.?
Prospect* for averting the coal
strike were optimistic today fol
lowing the news from Blooming
ton. 111., last night that John
L. Lewis, aetiar president of the
United Min? Workers, had is
sued a statement saying that all
demands of his organization
were subject to negotiaiiona.
A "suitable reply7 to the Presi
dent's statement holding the im
pending strike to be not only un
justifiable, but unlawful, prob
ably will be drawn up at a moot
ing of the international execu
tive board of the United Mine
Workers of America, to be held
here Wednesday, according to a
statement by William Green,
secretary-treasurer of the Unit
ed Mine Workera.
Officials of the mine workers
are powerless to rescind the or
der calling for all coal miners to
strike November 1, Green said
today.
iUOFFM
WAIT MINERS'
NEXT MOVE
Official Washington thta morning
awaited the next move of tba coal
miners.
The tension of the past week re
laxed yesterday following the de
termined stand of President Wilson
and his Cabinet on Saturday and Ad
ministration leaders this morning
were hopeful that the Union heads
would act favorably upon the Presi
dent's request that the strike order
for November 1. be rescinded and tu?
miners' demands be referred to the
tribunal which the President stanas
ready to convene.
There will be no special meeting
of the Cabinet called before the reg
ular weekly meeting on Tuesday
morning- unless the union heads defy
the President In the meantime. In
this event the Cabinet Is prepared to
act promptly.
From authoritative sources It Is
learned that there will be no hesi
tancy about employing the war-time
powers of the Government and the
most drastlce action will follow any
attempt to carry out the strike order.
The men responsible for the strike,
if it comes, will be designated as
"'outlaws" by the President, accord
Ins to information from official cir
cles. and all the forces of tha Gov
ernment will Immediately act to en
force the law in the affected district*.
The message of the President has
met with general approval here, mem
bers of Congress regardless of politi
cal affiliations warmly commend it
and there is little doubt that the war
time powers by which the President
is prepared to act will be extended,
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KNOXVILLE CARS
RUN UNDER GUARD
Troops Called Out as Result
of Riots in Tennessee
City.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 2T.?With
close to 2,000 troops on duty here
today, street car service, suspended
By the strike of motormen ard con
ductors, was partially resumed The
troops were called out late yeaterday
following reports of several clashes
between strikers and non-union
street railway workers. Four men
were reported slightly injured in these
clashes.
Adjt. General Sweeney issued the
call for the troops after consulting
with Mayor Neal and Police Chief
Bynes.
Petitions are being circulated today
demanding the recall of Mayor N'eal
because of his allered activities
striking street car men.
ill
KKWIEDBK
OPERATORS,
msx
PraaMent Wilson's demand that the
miners recall their strike order *M
severely criticised here today hy
Walter James and Bdgar Wallace,
representative* of the United Mm
Workers of America.
"It seems remarks Ms to the mlasri
that the OoTeranseat ~*i?nil teal
called apoa to ose such extraordinary
powers when dealing with workera.
while the same Oorerament
tod itself powerleas la agy way t?
?o?roe treat asr?(atefir capital as
.ffiltfanDtad-hy Mr Gary, declared a
statement issued tor J sates aad Wal
lace.
Cite Steal Oriels.
If the war is not over. Nnl; the
GoTfrnmeat would be hampered hr
the fsct that the steel Industry is
paralyzed by the obstinacy mn* mutor?
racy it individuals and corporal tee
directors
"Instead of publicly rebuktag Mr.
Oary for refusing to cooler with the
men in his employ, the Oeverwmeat
honored htm by placing him oa the
public committee ia the Industrial
Conference If It had not been for his
autocratic atUtude the thing* that the
President complain* ef is hia tetter te
the miners might net have come %e
task.
"If the war is still on. as the oper
ators and the Government claim." con
tinued the ststement. "then the con
trsct which the miners sre accused
of violating was first violated by the
operstors, and the Gove-nment not
only sanctions this violation of the
contract by the operators but made
provision for It when the Fuel Ad
ministration removed the price re
striction on coal.
I<ew Ceet Vines lirt
"The contract wss predicated en
the selling pries ef coal. Being made
in war time, when coal was so ar
gent a necessity, ths selling price
was placed at a figure on which the
high cost mine could operate. The
low cost mine that could produce
st low figures was able to make
eaormou* profits. Since the with
drawal of the price limit by the Gov
ernment the operators have been able
to procure much higher prices than
under Government regulation. Th?
operators who sre accusing us of vio
lating the contract today are refusing
to fulfill contracts made at lower
hgures.
"Recognising that they ran sell
their coal at the mines at any price
the reason that many public utilities
are suffering from lack of coal is that
the operators are selling it at auction
prices?the highest bidder gettinc It.
"We. the miners, see in the opera
tors' position, the position taken by
all employers of labor, the intent to
welch on promises made during t^ie
war, the intent to use the advantage*
that we, in our desire to help the
Government, furnish them te crush
the hope and aspiration of all mei
who work."
Same Appertaairy.
According to James snd Wallace the
operators have the same opportunity
to negotiate with the miners os as
agreement as they had In the past
They say that the S.OM delegates
who attended the previeua convention,
which voted to call the strike, wers
selected by the MM local unions is
the organisation, and all demano*
that were considered by the conven
tion had first been considered by these
unions, and the delegates to ths con
i veatlon were simply spokesmen ef
| the union.
TROOPS READY TO
END CANTON RIOTS
CANTON. Ohio, Oct. S7.?After
twenty-four hours of compaiatite
quiet, tns steel strike situation here
ws* little changed today. Minor dis
order* occurred at the plant of tke
I'aitsd Alloy Steel Company. An ur
identifled foreigner was slightly ?
wounded by a s'uard.
At Akron, twenty niiki away.
(Continued oa l ags 2, Columt. f.)