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Rockingham post-dispatch., 1919-11-07
U. S. SHIPS TO CARRY u. S. EXPORTS

Ships are the controlling factor in
the development of foreign trade. Be-
fore the war only 81 per cent Of our
tofci exports was carried in American
bottoms. 1t Is our hope, If our pro-
gram is completed, to have sufficient
ships to move 80 per cent Of our total
commerce in American bottoms, writes
Edward e. Hurley, chairman U. 8.
shipping board, in Pan-Paciflc Maga-
zine.
We want to put the best American
initiative behind the operation Of the
fleet; we want to get rid Of red tape
and the possibility Of stagnation when
moving these ships to the ports where
they will carry American trade. But q
very large part Of the task that con-
fronts the nation can be made easy
and practicable If such organizations
as the National Foreign Trade council
will concentrate In q movement to urge
American manufacturers to study the
export field. We hear a great deal
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1919-11-07
RADlCALIsM IN TEACHERS RANKS

Warning that unless better pay
is forthcoming for teachers in Ameri-
can colleges the nation viii be face to
face with dangerous radicalism from
the centers Of higher education was
voiced by Herbert Hoover, former fed
eral food administrator, in an address
before the Harvard Club OF California
at dinner at San Francisco.
"Out of the war and misery Of the
war has arisen silhouette Of class
distinction and class hatred that Is not
to be obliterated with a few words" !"
MIR. Hoover said. "The development
of radicalism In Europe during the last
IL months is beyond anything in his
tory. America is q fertile field and
responds quickly to any wind that may
blow. This European wind Of radical
ism Is sweeping our way and It is af-
tncting us.
I'm our great universities the In
structing and faculty stats are hard
hit By the present economic situation.
which. In the fslce Of enormous prospe
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1919-11-07

which, the face something
the educator while the craftsman repairs his kitchen makes
fewer work
nations sducato There mennce 70 the nations safety scontent
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1919-11-07
Ieral told Of what is being

@ e snppeu nome from France" The
done Tor the aerial defense of the by
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ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, December g.
The Old Dominion Glass Company, en-
ploying $50 hands, will be compelled to
close down within the next week I'M
less an additional supply of coal is re-
ceived, according to George D. Hopkins,
secretary of that corporation.
Other manufacturing concerns are said
to have a fair supply of cral on hand.
The various coal dealers report that
there is only fair supply of coal on
hand and some dealers are entirely out
of anthracite coal.
Private consumers for the present are
being allowed only ton at a time.
Up to tonight more than $500 persons
had paid their capitation taxes, the
highest number in recent years.
The time limit expires Monday, and
City Treasurer Robinson will keep his
office open Monday night.
Increased rates viii become effective
tomorrow on the Washington-Virgin
Railway. The fare between here and
Washington will be increased from %
cents for a round trip to SO cents and
the single fare will be 10 cents The
round trip to Mount Vernon will be so
cents. -
A three-day service was begun at
st. Mary's Catholic Church tonight in
honor of the feast of the immaculate
conception. The service this evening
consisted of rosary and benediction.
There will be general communion at
the Z o'clock mass tomorrow morn
ing. at o'clock at night a sermon
will be delivered by Rev. E. A. Bros
nan of Richmond Cathedral, and
there will be an enrolment of new
members of the sodality.
Masses Monday will be celebrated
at 6. and o'clock, and at o'clock
Monday night there will be a sermon
by Rev. E. A. Brosnan, followed by
benediction.
Announcement is made that the new
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Depletion of the Personnel
Seriously Handicaps Many
More Than Fifty Ships at Philadelphia Lying
Idle, Due to Lack of Enlisted Men.
Pacific Fleet Also Tied Up.

and Bremerton navy yards on the
western coast. Officers explain that
the removal of the latter fleet to Pa
cific waters three months ago was
accomplished only at the expedient
of transferring thousands whose
homes were west of the Mississippi
and whose discharges impended from
other vessels to those destined for
the western coast. In some instances
mechanics were transferred for the
cruise through the canal and then
shipped back overland for duty with
the Atlantic fleet.
Since this movement discharges
and assertions have continued I'M
abated until officers believe that at
present the government could not de-
wise any expedient that would equip
% per cent of the vessels comprising
the Navy for a cruise of such proper
lions.
Small Pay n Factor.
Not only the enlisted personnel of
the Navy, but that of it's officers as
well, has been seriously affected by
the drain imposed by the higher
wages paid by the United States
Shipping Board and in civilian life for
men of their equipment and expert
ence. Their emoluments. stationary
since 1908, have made no progress in
the direction of keeping pace with the
tremendously increased costs of liv-
ing.
In a summary of the situation as it
involves officers submitted to the COM
mittee on naval affairs. House of Rep
reSentatives. by Frank j. Sprague,
member of the naval consulting board.
November 10. comparisons of the pay
received by Navy officers is made with
that received by mechanics and even
unskilled workmen in civilian life.
Comparison Made.
1t is set forth that the pay of To-
connective engineer at present equals
that of the captain of a vessel: that
the conductor of a freight train re-
ceive as much as a commander in the
Navy; that the driver of city milk
wagon is paid as much as lieuten-
ant, and that any mechanic who can
speak English receives as much as an
ensign.
Lee islation pending in Congress
under the Stiness and Wadsworth
bills contemplates an increase of SO
per cent in the pay of enlisted men
in the Navy and 80 per cent in that
of officers. If passed it is believed
this legislation will have tendency
to stimulate enlistments, although
even then the wages of enlisted men
will not equal the emoluments of
similar work for the United States
Shipping Board or numerous privately
owned concerns.
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territory for the second internal rev.
enue district of Virginia. of which
Richard c. l.. Moncure is collector,
embraces this city. Alexandria. Loud
GUN, Fauquier, Prince William. Fair
fax and Mecklenberg counties. and
that Accomac and Northampton coun-
ties are in the Baltimore district.
The Potomac Lodge Dramatic Club
of Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows to-
night presented a farce in two acts
entitled "Old District School," in Odd
Fellows Hall at Accotink, for the ben
eft of Accotink Lodge of Odd Fellows.
The Alexandria Basket Ball League
has been organized, with Louis N.
Duffey. president; Richard c. Hayden,
vice president; Charles Corbett, sec
rotary; Sylvester A. Breen. treasurer.
Composing the league are the Column
bia fire engine company. the lyceums.
Virginia Athletic Club Alexandria
Athletic Club and Camp Humphreys.
Under the auspices of the retail mer-
chants bureau of the chamber of COM
merce, S. f. Fannon will. Monday
night at Sis o'clock. deliver an il
Illustrated lecture in the Opera House
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Mpecial DHpatch 10 Inc SAr
u PHILADELPHIA, December g.
More than fifty vessels of the power
sful Atlantic feet are tied to their
docks in the Philadelphia navy yard,
Unable to embark on an extended
cruise because there are not sufficient
men in the Navy to provide their COM
Elements
4, Since the signing of the armistice
discharges and assertions have de-
pleted the enlisted ranks of the Navy
80 rapidly that it now has only two
difths the personnel demanded for eff
Mcient operation in normal times.
~ In spite of legislation governing
discharges. so liberal as to make it
possible for nearly any one so de-
Wiring to secure his release through
Regular channels, the number of de-
tsertions from the Navy since June
mas exceeded that of any similar
country. More than 1000 men-2 per
cent of the entire present personnel
OF the Navy-have deserted during
the last five months.
Only Two Vessels Equipped for Sea
High ranking officers attached to
the formidable f1otilla now undergo
ing enforced idleness in the navy
yard here assert that only two war
ships of the entire Atlantic fleet
namely. the Nevada and the North Da-
kota-could take the sea for any ex-
tended period with their present COM
PIGMENTS of men.
In the event of necessity, the Of
hcers declare, not more than 20 per
cent of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets
could be manned for sea duty. and
these would have to be equipped at
the cost of such serious drains on
the man power of other vessels as
to make 1t questionable whether the
remainder of the fleets could be kept
in adequate repair, even at their
docks.
At present there are lying idle in
the Philadelphia yard one dread
nought. eleven predreadnoughts, three
cruisers and five destroyers of the
new type, in full commission. and
five times that number in reduced
commission. In all cases, officers at
tached to the fleet assert. the vessels
are held there because there are not
sufficient men to equip them for sea
duty. The loss entailed upon the
government through their enforced
fdleness is estimated to exceed
$10o, 200 per day.
Pacific Fleet Also Short-Handed.
While the major portion of the At
lantic fleet is lying idle here the Pa
cific fleet. similarly short-handed is
tied to the docks of the Mare Island
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ROCKVILLE,

ROCKVILLE. Md, December g.
Mrs. Belle Magruder, widow of Zacha-
riah Magruder. died Friday, at the
home Of her brother. John T. War
field. at Laytonsville, this county.
aged about seventy-five years. Her
death was due to pneumonia and fol-
lowed an illness of only a few days.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon from the Methodist Church
at Goshen. burial to be in the ceme-
terry nearby. Mrs. Magruder was a
daughter of the late Joshua Warfield
and was a lifelong resident of this
county.
The town council of Kensington,
this county, has enacted an ordinance
which is designed to prevent truancy
among the public school children of
the town. 1t provides that all chill
dren between the ages of eight and
sixteen years, both inclusive, found
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lettering or playing on the streets Of
the town when school is in session
will be taken by the town marshal to
their homes. and, if no sufficient ex-
PLANTATION Of their absence from school
is given by their parents. they are to
be delivered to the principal OF the
Kensington public school.
At meeting held in Grange Hall at
olney.. this county, Olney Grange
elected officers for 1920 as follows:
Master, Josiah w. Jones; overseer.
Clarence l.. Gilpin: lecturer. Samuel
J. Hutton; steward, James w. Barns
ley; assistant steward. Samuel p.
Thomas; lady assistant steward, Miss
Mary r. Nichols; chaplain, Miss Sallie
P. Brooke; secretary. Mrs Herbert 8.
Adams: treasurer. Miss Elizabeth T.
Stabler; gatekeeper, Willard Harvey;
Ceres. Mrs. Josiah w. Jones: Pomona,
Miss Evelyn Jones; Flora, Mrs. Lewis
w. Barnsley; executive committee.
Robert P. Soper. William J. Thomas
and Clarence l.. Gilpin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah w. Jones will
represent the grange at the meeting
of the state grange at Chestertown,
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Md next week, with Mr.. and Mrs.

Calvin Bready alternates.
Montgomery county did more than
was expected Of it in the Baptist $75.-
100000 drive. notwithstanding its
quota by substantial margin. Ac-
cording to the report of Rev. p. Row.
land Wagner of Rockville, who was
in charge of the drive, the total raised
in the county was s12.64s. the amount
raised by each of the Baptist churches
being as follows: Rockville. 5000;
Upper Seneca, $4,000; Mount Zion,
$3.50: GAINESVILLE, $1.049: Travilah.
SOL; Poolesville. 1928; Lower Seneca.
$500.
Miss Dorothy Mills and Walter f.
Whalen, both of Brooklyn. N. V,
were married in Rockville this aft
ernoon, Rev. P. Rowland Wagner,
pastor of the Baptist Church. per-
forming the ceremony at the home
of the minister.
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entitled 1.-THE Troubles Of Merchant
and How to Stop Them"
The state corporation commission
has granted an amendment to the
charter of the Commonwealth Com
pany Of Alexandria County, Incor-
porated, Rosslyn, changing its name
to the Arlington Printing Company.
Tasker NJ. Weir is president and Nor
man c. Weir secretary.
The Alexandria Assembly tonight
gave it's second dance of the season
in the auditorium of the Elks Home,
which was largely attended.
The new officers of the Second Pres
byterian Church will be ordained and
installed at the services tomorrow
morning.
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RED CROSS DISCUSSES
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES

Childrens activities generally as
they affect the Junior Red Cross were
exhaustively discussed at a conference
recently held at national Red Cross
Headquarters in this city, and called in
preparation for the expansion of the
work of the Junior organization
among all the school children of
America.
Included In these activities are such
important matters as Red Cross health
service, home service. home hygiene,
care of the sick, diatetics, first aid and
relief projects abroad. Divisional di-
rectors from all parts of the country
attended the sessions. which lasted
feur days, and were addressed by ma
tional officials on various aspects o:
the peace program of the 1000. 900
boys and girls enrolled in the Junior
Red Cross.
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Films to Show War Desolation.

Exclusive views of the war desola-
ton in Europe will be part of the
six-reel motion picture review to be
shown at Gonzaga College next Sun
day evening.
The feature film, which is brought
to Washington by the Catholic Wom-
ems Service Club. is entitled "Ameri-
can Catholics in War and Reconstruct
ton" The pictures emphasize the work
of the Catholic mems and women's or
PLANTATIONS in America, and the eff
fects of the oversee work council in
France and Belgium.
The pictures will be shown especial
ly for those interested in the work of
the National Catholic War Council
There will be no admission charge
and no reserved seats except for mem
bers Of the clergy.
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Your Money

No fake or questionable
advertising is allowed in The
Star.
Millions of dollars are saved
by people who have been wise
enough to consult a banker
before investing in worthless
securities. You should do
likewise.
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They buzz us that single gapper
can starve very stylishly on $1.o67 a
year.
Likewise that an unmarried f1apper
can wither away with the best of
'em On only 1,051 microbes annually.
Beautiful statistics, but the demise
must be HORRIBLE.
They dope 1t out that any I'M
shackled former private in the walk
ing department of Uncle Sans A. E.
F. circus who could limp through the
war with a ninety pound pack on his
back and two tons of medals on his
chest for $3.50 per year ought to be
able to keep his chin up without the
assistance of a crutch for 1,067 silver
certificates in. peace times.
Also taat any canary toned member
of the swooning set who could cheer
herself into tears while he went to
war and then cheer herself out of
ought to be able to cheer herself into
eatasiesi on l.051 pewter dollars per
twelyenonth..
Ashley say on the Scandinavian
penf1stia 3 sfine words. but slow
syntst helds upholstering and the
sentiment is the same which prompts
a pbHcSnan to refrain from yellow
shoesI 1C
If you can believe in those figures,
you can believe in Santa Claus. The
statistieians didn't chirp where they
got 9Th cir diplomas in the school of
strateg& but they couldn't guess who
womb the Army-Navy game in less
thaG Fo grabs atsthe straws.
chsssif, they've got the sea of liv-
Arcfd bcean: Nobody can possibly
LIVED oDjs1,o67 a year, but statistics
prose HAT 1t can be done II you don't
says-fgures don't lie. but you can
dress Fem up to suit the same pur-
pose.
Budget allows a baritone two hats
a-year at two buttons a copy. Doesn't
saw whether they are to be straw or
pasteboard. but gives you two guess
es The kind of hats you can get now
for So per each you could get hve
years ago in a box of popcorn. III you
could buy hats in installments as you
can vacuum sweepers, in two years
the modern bachelor could get quit
claim deed to his felt kelly.
Two suits a year at $40, but the
numismatists don't say whether
they're to De oVerallS OF pdJdmds.
whichever they meant, they have
gone to extremes While twenty iron
disks would buy a pretty fair sample
of overalls, the texture in $40 set OF
paiamas would be open to question.
For every suit of tweeds or home
snuns that YOU can knock off of the
faberdasher's pantry at $50 an edition
he'll set you back the other fifty for
sewing the suit onto the buttons.
Yea, verify.
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All Figured Out.

Mr.. Lovelost-Is there any sense of
reason for your marrying old Mr. Null
tirox?
Miss Mainchance-There are a mill
lion reasons and each one worth a hum
dred cents
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One AdYantage.

His wife-Don't swear 50. dears UT
might be worse if you had to get out
and fix an airplane.
The Man Under the Car-Well,
there'd be more headroom. anyway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07

1t matters little what it is that you
want-whether situation or a servant
"a want ad in The Star will reach the
person who will fill your need.
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Likewise that an unmarried fiapper
can wither away with the best of
'em On only 1,051 microbes annually.
Beautiful statistics. but the demise
must be horrible,
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THE OTHER ANGLE
Yea, Verify!
BY KIRK MILLER.

Labor bureau experts have scram-
bled an omeiet that's going to be
tough even to look at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07

As custodans of the appearance of Washingtons
better dressed men, feel the weight of response
bility and give them all the advantages made possible
by unrelentng and the of every means known
to science for laundering linens we'll.
There is no halfway ground in the laundering of
Shirts collars and cuffs for Unless work of this
character is very good, it is very bad. .. ;.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07

They buzz us that a single gapper
can starve very stylishly on $1,067 a
year.
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'StarehedCollarsC Cuffs andSh:
Laundered to Please Part

Ragged edges and cloudy, smudgy linens are in
tolerabe us, just they to men Who care par
ticularly about their looks.
We return your linens to you Immediately clean,
and finished as you would have them--wth the soft
luster Of pearls. '.' g.. ,+"; =, - e = H.
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Also taat. any canary toned member
of the swooning set who could cheer
herself into tears while he went to
war and then cheer herself out of
'em when he came spoofing home
ought to be able to cheer herself into
eatasiesi on 1,051 pewter dollars per
twelve naonth
Evening star., 1919-03-18
B. F. Keith's.

Bernard Granville, recently dis
charged from the military service,
had little trouble renewing his hold
on the vaudeville public at keith's
last night. He has a pleasing per-
sonality, a good voice. and is an ex-
ceptionally clever dancer. He told
many new stories of his experience
with the boys "over there" sang sew
eral new songs and, of course, pre-
Sented his 'inebriate dance" that al
ways scores well. Several curtain
calls were his reward and, in response
to insistent applause, he made a pleas
ing speech.
Mile. Dazie and company present
a dancing revue Of some pretension
that was well received. Mile. Dazzle
herself contributed several startling
dancing costumes that helped to as
sure a hit.
.Yvette Rugel shared honors with
the topliners in songs that were new
and exceptionally we'll rendered. a
new rendition of the 'Suwanee River
making a big hit. Mabel McCane
also was in evidence with a singing
and dancing revue. Her support is
good. .a..
other turns include Jean Adair, in
her pathetic but familiar sketch,
Maggie Taylor.-Waitress"; McIn-
toshs Musical Maids. Lucille and her
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ROYAL BED REPOSE
CALLED EXPENSIVE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 1s.-
Col. George Harvey, editor Of the North
American Review, in a speech before
the Columbian Club last night declared
that under the proposed covenant Eng
land would unload her burdens on the
United States. He characterized the
project as a trick, and he weaved
through his address satirical references
to President Wilson, Vice President
Marshall, Mr. Taft and Mr.. Bryan.
He said, in part:
DO you want our country to forfeit
the independence won by Washington
and the continental army and again be-
come in effect a vassal state? If so all
that you and the majority of your fel
low countrymen have to do is to indorse
this infamous proposition. which l say
to You constitutes nothing less than a
betrayal of our great republic.'
Regarding President Wilson he de-
c1ared
He has outgrown the United States.
He asks nothing whatever for her. but
he asks of her not only her sovereignty
but all of her resources to be used as
a club or as bribes in obtaining the
acquieScence of the other powers. and,
of course, in addition an occasional
Nppi cfiid1ioH u Sc,uop,o'o ~ pay lHt
expenses of the so-called commission.
None of us. of course. resents such
payments. We want our country to
keep it's end up when our President
consorts with loyalty We want to
make full requital for the courtesies
and the presents bestowed upon him.
Nevertheless, as the demand for
S5,o0G,Oa0 upon Congress clearly indi-
Gates, this sleeping upon featherbeds
in royal palaces is an expensive bust
ness not to be ignored at time when
the burden of taxation has already
passed the mark of $1,000 a year for
every family in the United States"