washington herald.(washington d.c.) 1919-08-21 [p...

6.0. P. SENATORSFIGHT PITTMAN'MILD' CHANGES

Lodge Declares No Republi¬can Will Accept Reser¬

vations Proposed.Senator Pittman, of Nevada, yes¬

terday presented in the Senate a

draft of reservations which he saidwere approved by the President andrepresented the President's ideas as

to how the Senate should go Inadopting treaty reservations.The President's plan, as fciven by

Senator Pittman. was a bid for thsso-called "mild reservationists" amongthe Republicans to Join with theDemocrats in adopting reservationswhich would merely express the sen¬timent of the Senate without becom¬ing a part of the treaty itself.Senator McCumber. who has favored

the league of nations, declared hewould never vote for reservationswhich did not go into the treaty.Senator Pittman's whole plan, which

he frankly stated had been submittedto the President a*id believed it thor¬oughly represented the President'sviews, is that the resolution of reser¬vations proposed by him should beadopted by the Senate at once; itwould not be a part of the treaty, butwould be a notice to the other signa¬tory powers as to the constructionwhich the United States placed uponcertain of the provisions In the treatyand in the league covenant. The reser¬vations covered the American under¬standing as to the powers of theleague with respect to the Monroe doc-tr.nc, the settlement of domestic ques¬tions, the right of withdrawal and the"mora! obligations" imposed by Arti¬cle X.

Following the introduction of thePittman resolution. Senator Lodge,the Republican loader, made -a hur¬ried canvass of the situation and an¬nounced that no Republican wouldvote for it. He sa d"The Pittman resolution will have

no Republican support. Expressionof our opinion, in a separate docu¬ment. about the inea: Ing of a docu¬ment we ratify means nothing what¬ever: it would be utterly worthless."Senator Johnson, of California, upon

ltearing the Pittman reservationsread, inquired "What' next?" The

"Senator said:* ".Chronologically, there was first pre¬sented a perfect document incapableof amendment, which forthwith wasamended. The amended league thenwas a finished product and so plainthat, in the language of its advocates.

must be adopted without the dot¬ting of an 'i* or the crossing of a 't.'Then interpretations might be ap¬pended which would clarify Its am¬

biguities. Now definite reservationsby resolution are suggested. What¦ext? Those who believe in the pre¬servation of American independenceInsisted upon safeguarding our nationrather than the nations of Europe andAsia. Perhaps our friends on tne<»thei side are gradually coming tothe American doctrine."Senator Pittman defended his plan

tn a debate in which his proposedreservations were attacked by Sena¬tors Borah. Brandegee. Fall. Poln-.exter. Reed and others. In reply toquestions by Senator Borah, the Nc-vadu Senator admitted that suchreservations would not be bindingttpon any other nation.After stating that the league of na¬

tions would be nothing more than "ameeting place where the concensusof opinion of the civilized world maybe obtained and Its moral forcebrought to bear." Senator Pittmanwas asked by Senator Reed whetherhe would be willing to have this writ¬ten Into the treaty. He replied thathe would. Thereupon Senator Reedsaid:"If It Is written into the league

covenant that it is only a meetingplace for consultation without powerof coercion or compulsion there willbe little difficulty about it."

Vehicles Collide, One Injured.Damages totaling $300 we;e caused

yesterday when an automobile, drivenby Col. C. E. Hartman. 2844 Missouriaevnue. collided with a wagon, drivenby George Wells. University Park.Maryland, at Massachusetts avenuewhen he told healquarters detectivessnd the University gate. Wells wastaken to Emergency Hospital, but re¬fused treatment.

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I Liberty BondsBought For

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Duke of Aosta ComingHere For Visit

.Dtdcc at Acsta..The Dtilce of Aosta. cousin of King

Victor Emanuel of Italy, and com¬mander of the Italian Third Armyduring the world war. is planning anextended visit to the United States,according to reports from Rome. Theduke is the eldest brother of the Dukeof Abruzzi, who is well known In theUnited States.

Police NewsThief Ueta $21 from Store.

IfTag a duplicate key a thief en-

Ured the store of Adolph Neliaon."OJJ M street northwest, early yester-day morning and stole $21 in small« hunst? from the cash drawer.

Marino Robbed of 9100.Two r.egroC3 early yesterday morn-

ing held up Alfred Addington, a Ma-

{ rine. stationed at Quantlco. Virginia,at Four and One-half street andMaine avenue, at the point cf a pistoland robbed him of $1(K>. The footpadscan be identified.

Thieves Get $30 with Clothing.Thieves yesterday entered the home

of Harold Cartwright. 48Vs H streetnorthwest and stole articles of cloth¬ing valued at J50. he reported to thepolice.

DELEGATES TO ATTENDSPANISH WAR REUNIONDelegates of the local camps of

the Spanish War Veterans to thenational convention at San Fran-Cisco next, month will be given finalinstructions at a meeting of Richard

J Jy Harding Camp, at Pythian Tem¬ple tonight.Quy C. Wisotzki. a member of

Ureli Camp, spoke at a meeting ofthe camp in Pythian Temple lastnight. Wisotzki served with theRed Cross overseas, and spoke of hisexperiences.Following the meeting the depart¬

ment of administration of the Dls-trict met and was addresed by Capt.D. V. Chlsholm and William L. Mat-tocka on legislation pertaining tothe organization.

STATE TROOPS GUARDPACKING HOUSE TOWNMilwaukee, Aug. 20..The packing

town of Cudahy, near here, was de-I clared under martial law today byCol. P. C. Westphal, who was desig-nated as military governor until trou-ble resulting from yesterday's fatal

» strike rioting has parsed.

WITNESSES SAWCUMMINGS NEAR

MURDER SCENECONTLM ED FROM PAGE OV*.

colored, a resident of Bowie, who as-

serted that Sunday morning he board-ed a train at a station near Bowie andmet Cummings. After talking atlength about personal matters, theprisoner borrowed a cigarette and leftthe train at Bowie road.Grant declared to the police that

Cummings did not appear nervous or

unstrung, but merely chatted aboutInconsequential matters until his sta-tion was called.No mention was made of the mur¬

dered farmer, according to the state-ment of the witness.Sheriff Garrison last night said that

he is positive that Cummings is theguilty man. and that he will endeavorto have him turned over to Marylandauthorities immediately.The prisoner will not be taken to

Marlboro, but will be sent to the Bal¬timore city Jail until the October ses¬sion* of the grand Jury of PrinceGeorges county.

Fear Mob Violence.It Is believed that any attempt to

move the negro to Marlboro or Bowieat this time would result in a mobtaking him from his Jailors andlynching him. Every effort will bemade to protect xCummings.The funeral of Peter was held from

the Lutheran Chapel, in Bowie, yes¬terday afternoon. His body was In¬terred in the chapel cemetery.Physicians at Emergency Hospital

last night said that Miss KatherinePeter has every chance of recovery,and It is their belief that the girl willbe able to ajfain view the negro andpositively state whether he Is her as¬sailant.Detective Sergt. Scrivener, who has

played an important part in the case,declared that before night he will beIn possession of facts that will eitherclear the negro or establish his guiltDetective Scrivener believes that a

confession will be wrung from the ne¬gro before the day Is over.The negro cleared Norvelle Cum¬

mings. who Is said to be his wife,when he told headquarters detectivesthat she was not with him on Sun¬day. He will not assert, however, thathe had knowledge of the crime untilafter It was reported by tha news¬papers.

Senator Addresses Gr«ek League.Senator David J. Walsh, of Massa¬

chusetts, addressed a meeting of thePan Eporatic Association at theWashington Hotel last night. Thisassociation is composed of Greek-Americans who are to protest toPresident Wilson against the Bulgarrule In Thrace.

Amhoi Department Opposed.Craation of a separate department

of aviation was opposed by Brig.Gen. Menoher. head of army aviation,testifying before the Senate MilitaryAffairs Cjwnmitt. yesterday.

COFFEE PRICEJUMP BLAMEDON BRAZILIANS

3,000,000 Bags Taken OffMarket for Speculation

Senators Hear.Facts tending to show that the high

price of coffee is due to Braziliancoffee growers were revealed to the:Senate subcommittee Investigatingthe high cost j>f living in the Di»-trlct, at a hearing yesterday aft-ernoon.

J. E. Baines, representative ofBrowning and Baines. gave testimonyon behalf of wholesale coffee dealersin Washington.Baines said coffee prices shot up at

a phenomenal rate during the pastyear. He told the Senators he hadnot known the real reason for thisuntil the other day when a Mr. Di-rickson of Sao Paulo. Brazil, stoppedin his store here and told him ofprofiteering methods of Brazilian cof-fee growers who are trying to makeup with a vengeance for a disastrousfrost in their region whlc% killed 40

per cent of the coffee trees.Chairman Ball said the United

States has no Jurisdiction over theprofiteering by the Brazilian growers.

Balnea Give* Cost Figures.Baines presented figures to prove

that the cheapest grade of coffee hadadvanced from 17 cents a pound,charged last year, to 37 cents a pound,charged today. This coffee, he said,is not very good coffee and is gen¬erally mixed with a higher grade be¬fore being marketed.He estimated that the Brazilian

growers had bought up about 3.0CO.OOObags of coffee and taken it off themarket for speculative purposes,W. G. Buchanan, of the J. H. Wil-

kins Company, another wholesalecoffee dealer, backed up Baines* te*s-tlmony and showed the Senators how,gradually, since October, 191S, thecheapest grade of coffee had creptup from 15 cents a pound to 22, 27, 29,until it reached 31 cents a pound, theprice asked today.Four wholesale grocers gave testi-

mony early In the hearing. Theywere: W. T. Shea, of N. H. SheaCompany; A. Liebman, of IJebmanBrothers; F. X. Huine, of FrankHume Company; and J. B. Earnshaw,of B. B. Earnshaw Company.Some of the wholesalers said they

figured on from 10 per cent to 15 percent profit. (Each emphasized the serious posl-

tion they said they were put in be-cause of the increased cost of labor,rent and delivery service.

L«ieut. Col. Miller, former Represen¬tative from Delaware, who conducteda portion of the hearing, asked eachwholesaler for a list of customers anda list of the standard articles theysoil, with prices.These men. while admitting that

war regulations did not hamper therpfrom netting a reasonable profit, wereloath to admit that they would besatisfied with some sort of govern¬mental supervision as a regularthing. They aid that such a stepis not necessary in normal condl-tlons.

Wholesuler Claim* I,oss.One wholesaler told the committee

his firm had suffered to the extent ofJ9.000 from bad debts during the pastyear and that this fact alone hadcaused their business to fall from apaying basis to a losing basisChairman Ball announced at the

close of the hearing that representa-tlvee from Washington bakeries andcold-storage plants would be heardtoday.He also announced that Dr. Harvey

W. Wiley would be present at thehearing this afternoon at 2 o'clock.

NO ACTION TAKENBY MEXICAN RULER

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

tifled of our Intended pursuit of thebandits at 6 o'clock and their co-oper¬ation asked this morning. T.»ater con-sul called me up and said that Gen.Pruneda was preparing to leave witha force in compliance with ordersfrom Gen. Dieguez, translation ofwhich was sent you yesterday, to lookfor the aviators and the fallen plane.

Mexican Troop* Not Moved."The consul said that Gen. Pruneda

would like to send troops to followbandits after the consnl had beeninformed of our having obtained thelost aviators last night and havingbeen told Just where the planes fellwith them and how they were cap¬tured near Coyame and held andtaken to mountains opposite Cande-laria for ransom. The consul thensuggested that Gen. Pruneda do notmove his troops at all In order toavoid any contact between Gen. Pru-neda's troops and ours, since Prunedahad orders not to permit any mili¬tary representative of our governmentto accompany his troops In the searchfor the lost aviators."I agreed with the consul that this

would be wise; that our troops hadtaken up the trail of the bandits assoon as It was light enough to seethe trail and were then in pursuit;that It was Impossible to get Mexicanofficers to accompany our troops, andassured him that efforts would bemade by airplane to'keep liaison be¬tween our troops and the Mexicantroops, to which the consul agreed.The aviators have made two liaisonflights, keeping contact with and ob¬serving our troops. Shall keep youinformed."

Washington Dancer ChallengesOwner of"Most Beautiful Legs9

Pearl Eaton, a Washington girlwhose dancing has given her a placeamong the satellites of Broadway antlgained national fame for hej^ls bein 5proclaimed a worthy rival by NewYork theatergoers for Mile. Mistln-quette, Paris danseuse, who arrivedin New York recently with the start¬ling announcement that she had the"most beautiful legs in the world.''"Maybe they like legs.ah, er, very

slender in France," ie a statementaccredited to Miss Eaton, who for¬merly lived here at 540 Fourteenthstreet southeast, "but the world i>awfully big. and there are many legs.1 am told that my less are much pret¬tier than Mile. Mistinquette's. Ofcourse, 1 don't like to talk about my-

KING SWOPE TO MAKEFOOD SPEECH TONIGHTRepresentative King Swope, the

first soldier of the world war to be!elected to Congress, tonight willjmake his first public appearance ata local affair, when he will speakat a mass meeting at Trinity CivicForum, Third and C streets north¬west, to discuss means of reducingthe high cost of living.

District Commissioner Brownlowwill also atldresg the meeting.

Lieut. Col. Taddock, Signal Corps,recently returned from overseas,will give an organ recital. All elti-sens of the District who are lnUr-ested are invited to attend

SOUTH PLANS TO HELPROOSEVELT MEMORIALAtlanta. Ga.. Aug. 20..Southern

friends of Theodore Roosevelt will

meet here tomorrow to discuss plansfor conducting their share of thenation-wide campaign to raise $5.-000.000 for a memorial fund.The meeting here will be one of a

series of regional conferences to beheld throughout the country.

Husband Says His WifeThreatened to Kill Him

"I wear black and blue marks frommy husband." Amelia Argotis, a come-ly woman of about 30 years, pleadedin the police court yesterday after-noon when charged by her husband,Stergious Argotis. of 729 Ninth streetnorthwest, with having threatened totake his life."I don't want to live with her any

more," the husband came back. "Shecame to my place and mussed it allup. She must keep away from me."Judge Hardison adv^ed the wife

that if she would promise to keepaway from Stergious he would dis¬miss the charge.

"1 will, I will." she said."Then get a policeman to accom-

pany you to your husband's place to'procure your trunk, and .eep awayfrom there."

Grants to AmericanCredit Given Germany

Berlin. Aug. 20..Minor grants ofcredit have been promised Germanyby merican Interests. It was learnedat the Deutsche Dank today. It wasadded, however, that none of thesewas sufficiently extensive to makeany impression upon the Germanfinancial situation.Officials at the bank declared there

wa? a marked tendency on the partof Americans to demand cash for im-ported product*"Everywhere sand is thrown in the

people's eyes." one of the officialssaid.

Senator Honors Hyattmlle Man.Senator Joseph I. France, of Mary¬

land. yesterday introduced a Jointresolution "conveying the thanks ofCongress to Dr. James Harris Rog-frs. of Hyattsville, Md.. the dis-coverer of underground and under-water radio," according to the reso-

lution. The resolution was referredto the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Truck Damaged by Fire.A fire caused by an engine back¬

fire last night caused damage to theextent of $1,200 to a truck and con-

tents of the Corby Baking Company.I Georgia avenue and Sixth streetnorthwest.

Street Car Worker Hurt.While working in the plough pit

of the street railway at Georgiaavenue and W street northwest,Jesse Wilson, colored, 414 Washing¬ton street northwest, was strucKlast night by a passing car plougnand slightly injured about the head.

Will Lilt Tax-free Property.A complete list of all realty In the

District exempt from taxation 1*asked from the commissioners In aresolution introduced In CongreHsyesterday by Senator George H.Moses, of New Hampshire.

Fiue for Skin ExposedTo Sun or Flying Dirt

TOeye days the face nTeds uprcial rare and at-tenUon. Fljing dust and dirt, the beaUng sun.are *er»Te on any akin. Hieir despoiling effectsare beat overcome by the application of p irentercniixed wax. This keeps skin and pores 1:1 a

cleanly condition, the complexion beautifullywhite and spotles*. Reddenrd. tanned, freckledand roughened cuticle are actually absorbed byit. One ounce of meiw'iwd max. obtainable atany drugstore, ia sufficient to com[4etely ren-otate a ao41ed complexion. It ie used like coldcream, allowed to remain on orer night, andwashed off in the morning.It la aimply splendid for use after a motor trip,

an afternoon at the tennis courts or on the golflinks.Adr.

B*. to Brodt's.have it com-

ring pletely remade by hat__ r\i j manufacturers. You willlOUr Old be surprised at the NEWr it ; hat that will be ready forPell ildl you when you come back.

We clean, reblock, and refini&h your old hat so it reallyteems new. Bring yours in

Before theSeptemberRushIt's wise economy to have your old hats made over. New

hats are going to cost MONEY this fall.

Brodt's inc. 41911th StOpposite Ereninj Star

self, but I agree with my admirers."It is true Mademoiselle is the darling

of the Cafe de Paris, and she startedthe boulevards of France on the fa¬mous Apache dance, but, if the sym¬metry of her nimble feet and anklesis so utterly superlative, she mustprove It.must prove it also to AnnPennhigton, famous Broadway dancer,whose "understanding" is so nearlyperfect that poets rave about it.Both artists take exception to the

claims of the Parisian, and both aremore than anxious to take the ques-tion before a competent Jury.

"I have never seen Mile. Mistin-1quette," said Miss Pennington, "but Ithink my legs are Just as beautiful ashers unless someone has been spoofingme. And, besides, I know how to usemine. If Mile. Mlstinquette would liketo enter a little contest I would bemore than willing to go In, too. Iwonder if she would show them to a

Jury to decide. I will."

Negro Gun Toter Sentenced.William Entminzger, colored, was

sentenced to six months in Jail yes-terdsy morning by Judge Hardisou inPolice Court for carrying a concealedweapon. Entminzger was also fined$10 on a charge of being intoxicated.Policeman George S. Davis arrestedEntminzger at Fifth and U streetsnorthwest after Entminzger threat-!ened him, he said.

CAR MEN HOLD SECRETMEETING ON PAY BOOSTFollowing formal refusal of the

Washington Railway and ElectricCompany to grant a 25 per cenv

ware Increase to all of the com¬

pany's employes. Local No. 875, ofthe Amalgamated Association or'Street Railway Employes, met Insecret session at 719 Sixth streetfnorthwest, last night

Association officials would not saywhat steps are planned by theunion.This local brought about the

street car strike of a few years ago.causing the Washington Railwayand Electric Company to lose $1.-1000 000.The brotherhood, represented by

H. W. Lynn. A. E. Denis and ArthurBerry, submitted a demand for a 25per cent pay Increase for Washing¬ton Railway and Electric Companyemployes effective September 12, toofficials of the company yesterdaymorning.

YANK GERMAN BRIDESBOYCOTTED BY FRENCHNew York, Aug. 20..Boycott of the

Germans has extended to the Germanbrides of American soldiers comingthrough France on their way to theUnited States. French waitressesemployed in the Hotel Petrograd, InParis, refused to serve the Germanwomen, and walked out on strikewhen the doughboys and their wivesbegan speaking in the German lan-gnage.

WASHWOMEN HOLD FASTTO PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

Have No Union Here, But That Doesn't Keep-Them from Protecting One Another.

Expressing themselves as concur-%rent with striking actors, streetcar men and miners, Washingtonwashwomen have taken a «tand todemand not more money but rec¬ognition of professional ethics.

Several housewives in the pastfew dsys hsve been up against apeculiar situation due to the factthat the washwomen, who foryears have done their family wash¬ing. fell ill and eventually passedout on the long Journey.Making a pilgrimage to the

southwest^ln search of s domesticto do a little wsshing snd Ironinrthe women were startled to finda regular card index system hasbeen installed.The first house in Union court that

was approached was guarded by a

tall negro man who demanded thebusiness of the would-be patrons ofMandy Hawkins, washlady.Told that several families were

forced to wear unwashed clothes a

week running, the roan consulted s

list and yelled back to his wife, "here'ssome white folks what used to hsvewashln done by Miss Llxxie Jacksonwhat's daid. what kin you do for era?""Nothin 'tall." answered the wife,

"taint npwayi ethical to crab anotherlady's business."Thusly aquetched the women still lr

search of some toller In the suds whowould take their offering of S3 for twoshirt*. made the rounds of the south-west, meeting refusals at every houseIn some cases a social or correspond¬ing secretary di4 not hold sway overthe household, but the washlady her¬self explained the situationUnless it is definitely established

that ghosts are not capable of doingfamily washing, the housewives In dis¬tress will have to resort to the laundryor keep on wearing that weU-u*e<!shirt

Indian Restrict)ons Lifted.Half-breed Indians in ail the ree*r-

tlons of the country are now prac¬tically free from governmental re¬strictions on their lands, under anorder issued yesterday by Commis¬sioner of Indian Affairs 8ell*.

Cigarette Pirt Cotb $250.Fire In a freight car at the B»

A O. freight yards, yesterday, cost$260. It Is thought that the firswas caused by a lighted cigarette.

and in J\Gifljorl^FATIMA

A Sensible Cigarette20 for 23c

qA fact:New York surely does like Fatima. It is

the best seller at £aahionable clubs, at theStock Exchange and even at leading hotelseuch as these:

Astor ManhattanBelmont McAlpinBiltmore NetherlandsKnickerbocker Pennsylvania

Vanderbilt

".JUST ENOUGH TURKISH"