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Skohegan. Maine, Dec. 9, 1920.
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riage to Justin Fish Of Santa l'arba.
ra. Cal. Mr.. Fish is a native OF
Maine but has lived quite a NUMBER
of years in California.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
SENATOR SUTHERLAND
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

Senator Howard Sutherland of West
Virginia has announced his candidacy
for the republican presidential homina-
ltion.
s.If The voters Of West Virginia shall
Iexprass their preference for me In the
primary the statement said, land
thus Instruct the delegates from the
state. shall expect. and will assume
that the delegates thus selected will
make an honest effort to secure my
Nomination. If my nomination shall he
found to be impracticable. they will he
absolutely free to vote for the candi-
date most likely to meet I'LL the con-
'dtlons and insure success at the polls.
i want to see the most available man
nominated
"As to platform, em Of the opinion
that the convention should frame 1t.
II favor strongly tho appointment Of
"a cabinet which shall be composed o.
the ablest men to be found In the party.
who shalt serve as board of dlrec=
tors rather than as 4 board Of manikins
land clerks,
II nm as opposed to ruthless mill.
tar'et!e brand Of politics as I nm to a
m..ar!rtic form Of government It
should not. and believe will not. he
possible for any eoterie Of men to force
tho nomination Of any man for the
presidency by the inorflinate expenditure
of money If our party shall fail It will
be by such means ms these"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
MRS. HoDGK1Ns, TREASURER
Succeeds Miss Reiss on School Bet.
terment Council.

Mrs. Howard l. Hodgkins. wife of
Dean Hodgkins OF George Washing
ton University. was elected treasurer
Of the National Capital School Bet
terment Council. at a special meeting
yesterday in the Willard Hotel. Mrs.
Hodgkins succeeds Miss Elizabeth
Reiss. who resigned.
A report was made by Jesse G.
Suter, chairman Of a committee APP
pointed at a former meeting to urge
Congress to adopt a hve-year build
ing program for the public school
system of the District, that his com
mittee had been heard by the Senate
appropriations committee. Hope also
was expressed by Mr.. Suter that some
action favorable to the proposed prof.
ect would be taken soon. In addition
to Mr. Suter. this committee is COM
posed Of Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey
member OF the District bar: Snowden
Ashford. municipal architect, and w
B. Todd.
Charles l. Corby. chairman. who did
not attend the former meeting on &C
count Of Illness. presided yesterday
at the special meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
WASHINGTON-OTT AIR
TRIP, HOURS 2 MINUTES
Airplane Flight by q. s. Army
Aviators at Average Of 1875
Miles an Hour.

OTTAWA. Ont. April 17.-An air
plane flight from Washington. D. c..
to this city by United States Army
aviators was made yesterday in 4
hours and . minutes. exclusive of a
stop at Ithaca. n. Y. The pilots were
Col Hartney and Capt. II. G. Douglas.
The airplane was the first to enter
Canada since the new customs regu-
lations governing the entry Of foreign
aircraft into the Dominion went into
effect. In accordance with the regula-
lions customs official made a COM
plete search of the machine.
The airplane made the trip at an
average speed of 125 miles an hour.
the distance between Ottawa and
Washington, as the crow flies, being
approximately 500 miles.
The officers who made the flight are
here to take up matters pertaining to
international flying with the Canadian
air board. They will start the return
flight from here Sunday afternoon.
weather permitting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17

with gusto in trial Of strength with
the old guard on the question Of the
temporary craftsmanship. are not IN
sympathy with the "bitter enders" on
the league Of nations, and would hest
tate to lend aid and apparent sympa-
thy to the irreconcilab,es. Likewise.
many of the .rreconcilables are not in
accord with the progressives, but are
aligned with the old guard.
The Rorah movement, In either as
pect. is regarded as loaded with trouble
for the harmony seekers, and is causing
perturbation among the men who are
seeking to start the convention without
la balk at the first hurdles 1t is said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
HEARS SIR BERTRAM WINDLE.
Washington Society, Archaeological
Institute, Entertained by Lecture.

Great Britain" was the subject of an
illustrated lecture delivered last
night before the Washington Society
of the Archaeological Institute of
America. by Sir Bertram Windle OF
the University of Toronto. The lee
ture the final one of the season. was
held in the auditorium of the National
Museum.
Members of the Washington An
chronological Society and the Art and
Archaeology League participated in
the meeting. Robert Lansing pre-
sided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
WOULD ANNUL MARRIAGE.
Marine Says Girl Who Proposed to
Him Is Not Eighteen.

Oryille D. Dodd, a marine. who was
married March 25 last by Judge r. E..
Mattingly to Grace A. Mcdonald. a
member Of the Sport Girls" company,
then playing at a local vaudeville
house, has asked the District Su-
preme Court to annul the marriage.
He says he had only known the
young girl, who, he says, is not yet
eighteen years old, five days when
she proposed to him. he asserts, and
Solicited him to go through a mar
rage ceremony" He charges fraud
and asks that the marriage be de-
clared null and void"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
ADMIRAL EARLE TO TAKE
CONNECTICUT COMMAND

Rear Admiral Ralph Earle, who has
been chief of the naval bureau of
ordnance since December, 1915. and
during the war. has been ordered to
the command of the battleship Con-
necticut of the Atlantic fleet. His
regular term of office will not expire
for several months. but is terminated
at this time at the request of Rear
Admiral Earle. who desired additional
sea duty in his present grade in order
to qualify for promotion to rear adj
miral.
His regular grade is that of cap
tain, but he held the rank of rear ad-
miral while serving as head Of the
ordnance bureau. His successor at
the Navy Department has not yet
been assigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
LECTURES TO D. c. TEACHERS.
Miss Laura MacGregor Talks on
Vocational Guidance,

Lectures on vocational guidance
and supervised study were given be-
fore public school teachers OF the
District by Miss Laura MacGregor.
vice principal of the Washington
Junior High School of Rochester. N.
Y. at the Junior High School. 7th and
o streets. yesterday afternoon. Miss
MacGregor also addressed teachers on
the same subjects. which now are up
permost in the minds of school teach
ers. at meeting in the Junior High
School today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
COLBERT gu F St. 4 4: g.: ssi.
HEAD c. OF G. DELEGATES.
Robert N. Harper and James 7
Lloyd Will Attend Convention.

Robert n. Harper. president OF the
Chamber of Commerce, and james i.
Lloyd, national councillor Of the Cham
Der Of Comr!1r OF the United States.
are to he&o a delegation OF ten members
OF the i al chamber to attend tho con-
ventioa Of the United States Chamber
to be held in Atlantic City Apr!l - 20
arG 20.
other members OF the delegation. ac-
-ording to announcement today, are
William F. Guide. Chaplin Brown. G. Z.
Calhoun. Charles A. Douglas, Ross /.
Andrews. Louis Holmes, SigHuund kann
and Frank Z. Law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
STANDARD TIME FOR NAVY.
Ships at Sea Will Observe 24-Zone
System, Says Order.

Ships OF the United States Navy will
keep their clocks at standard tine
while at sea. as determined by the
twenty-four standard time zor es into
which the surface Of the globe IL al
vided. under "A general order an.
nounced today by the Navy Depart
ment.
Hitherto while at sea q ships tins
was adjusted according to the posi :
ton at noon each day The British.
French and Italian navies aireadv
have adopted the new method
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
BACK THE AID. CLUB PLAN.
Real Estate Brokers Give 1926 fol-
Retter Business Bureau,

At last nights meeting Of the Real
Estate Brokers' Association in the
Washington Board Of Trade rooms the
organization appropriated SS25 for the
better business bureau of the Adver-
Using Club Of Washington.
Plans for the proposed institute for
Young realty men were discussed. and
offers of several Washington colleges
10 institute realty courses in their
ctrricula, but not to lead to degrees.
We're reported. The institute, 1t was
stated, is to be modelled on the plan
of the scholastic courses Of the Ameri-
can Institute of Banking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
BORAH'S HACKERS LIKELY
TO RAISE LEAGUE ISSUE

Senator Borah's assent to a plan
sponsored by progressive republicans
to present his name for temporary
chairman of the republican national
convention is expected to flush the
league of nations issue at the very out
set of the convention proceedings. 1t
will not be a clean cut issue, at that,
however, either as between the pro-
gressives and old guard or as between
the mild reservationists and the ire
concilables on the league of nations.
Many progressives. who would join
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
WELCOME "HALLER'S ARMY"
Polish-American Force Organized
in France. Due in New York.

The transports Antigone. due at New
York today. and Pocahontas. due April
20. are bringing the bulk Of Haller's
army" as the autonomous Polish
American force organized in France
during the war was known.
Representatives Of the War Depart
ment will be present when the troops
are disembarked. and appropriate
by the department and the Polish le-
cation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
P. 0. CLERKS ASK RAISE.
Washington Union Petitions Con,
gress for Salary Increases.

Early enactment of legislation
granting wage Increases to postal
employees was asked of Congress in
resolutions adopted by the Washing
ton Post Office Clerks Union. Thomas
F. F'laherty. secretary of the Ma
tional Fedora ton of Post Office
Clerks. declared that II am reliably
advised that fifty clerks resigned
from the Washington office during
the month OF March.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17

have called a meeting for next Tuesday
evening at O'Clock in the Public Lii
brary. This battalion was composed al
most entirely of men from the District
| of Columbia and the initial contribution
| for the club has been made by Lorenzo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17

G.. Warfield who has asked Mary L.
Lee, Mollie l.. Coudray and Barbara
Mater to act as trustees.
1t Is hoped to make the club a model
for such organizations throughout the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
IOWA DEMOCRATS
. BACK MEREDITH;
CAMP A|GN EVENTS
Name of Senator Johnson En-.
tered for Maryland Pri-
mary Contest.
ny the Assarts ted Press.

DIES MONIES. Iowa, April IT,
Resolutions instructing the Iowa
delegation to the democratic nationa
vote for Edwin r. Meredith, United
states Secretary of Agriculture, for
President were adopted unanimously
here this afternoon at n conference of
state democrats. Wilbur Marsh mem
her of the national committee, said the
!nHtructioh, would BE carried out,
krnntor johnson In Mnrylnnd,
ANNAPOLIS, Md. April t7,-A Ger
titicate Of the candidacy OF Senator
Hiram johnson Of California for the
republican presidential nomination was
filed with the secretary OF state yes
terday.
Hitchcock Sees League Victory.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Apri! 17.--Speak!nr.
IN connection with hi. campaign for
the democratic presidential nomination.
United States Senator Hitchcock de
clared in an address here last night
that the fight for the league OF nn-
lions must be won. and predicted some
way would be found whereby America
would enter the league.
He declared the people of this coun-
Try want peace. and are behind the
President in demanding the establish
They know" he said, that the Pres
ldent has fought good fight for great
Ideal They know that as he regains his
health and strength the fight will be re-
neWed and they have high hopes that
the outcome Will be triumph Of the
great ideal for which he has fought SO
hard and sacrificed SO much"
Countrywide Politics.
Gen. Wood, in message sent TO a
meeting in Newark, n. j., last night N
behalf OF his candidacy for Pres " Mt,
said: There can be but one big Union
in this country, the one we fought to
save. loyal American Unol. run by
Americans, cost what il may"
The name of Henry Cabot Lodge,
United States senator from Massachu-
sets. has been filed with the secretary
of state of Oregon as a candidate for
the republican nomination Tor Vice
President.
Senator Johnson received 3o.57S
votes in the North Dakota primary.
Wood received 9S7 and Gov Lowden.
265. Senator Johnsons name was the
only one printed on the ballot. No
democratic candidates We're listed, but
William J. Bryan got $40 votes and
William G. McAdoo 40.
Despite the adverse decision of the
Indiana state election board, the
name of a woman will appear on a
ballot in Richmond, Ind. for delegate
to the republican state convention.
This was decided by the Wayne
county election commission after Miss
Esther Griffin White had filed a man
damuS suit.
Oregon voters at the presidential
primary May 81 will cast ballots for
five republicans and one democrat.
They are Senator Johnson, Gen. Wood,
Gov. Lowden, Herbert Hoover, SEN
ator Poindexter and Mr.. McAdoo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17

1t has been estimated that the Eng
lish language possesses fully $4,000
more words than the French, German
and Spanish languages combined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
oLAYL1H 1o1 ExEaLAssIA

NOW IS THE TINE TO OR
der nursery stock for spring
planting. Thousands Of choice
apple trees, true to name. ever
greens and shrubbery from the
we'll known Munson Hill Nurs-
ery. Address GEORGE F.
CURTIS. 825 Riggs bldg, or
phone Franklin GEO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17

Remember when We used t
criticise a Teller fer spendin
ever thing Oh his back7
History repeats itseli-th' ole
time crock cut Is ell tn rage
agin. 'cept tn barbera seem t
Use bowl instead Of crock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
HOPE TO MAKE CLUB A MODEL
Movement to Provide Recreation
for D. C. Machine Gun Men.

Persons interested in establishing per-
manent cluhrooms for men who served
IN no 312th Machine Gun Battalion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ATTENTION, MEMBERS OF
RUTH CHAPTER, No. l.,
O. +. s.

O. T.. ).
You are requested to b. present Mt the regu-
Gr meeting April 10. Business OF great I'm
portance to come before the chapter.
By order Of the worthy matron.
IDA NJ. PARSONS, Secretary.
] WILL NOT Re RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts contracted by any one except h!asH.
J. u. ANDERSON, Clarendon, Va ~
&ANTED-RETURN LOAD OF FIRSlTuRE
or merchandise by truck for New 1ork ~i' naa
next ten days. KANE's TRANSFER CO.. 4oo
n. ]. Lin. 6l33.
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
Notice Is hereby given of the following con
templated public work Concrete roadways on
Takoma and Carroll avenues. ahutting lots
and g. block IL. Giliarts subdivision. the bai-
timore and Ohio Railway right Of way: lots
3 1. 8. 6, and H. block 20, lots !. and q
block II and lot J. block IS Takomn Park
Trust Co.'S subdivision: lot ., block 3. Gilbert )
subdivision; lots 80. 81. 80. 80. 81 and %.
block 8. lots l. and 3. block 3, and lots l.
2 3. 4 and ., in block 6, Lipscomb and Earnest
trustees. subdivision. which property VIII ne
assessed for two-thirds the c"s; thereof, est
mated at $40 per linsai foot cement , r,s s,as-
and Park avenues. Allegheny street. Holt place
aud Crescent place. abuttng the following o.
scribed property which Will be assessed for the
total cost thereof, estmated ut 81 80 per lineai
foot: lots >. 3. 4. l.. r. -. 70. ~, II,
Is 10, 20. Fl and % in block loi the he, nnsue
nue. the unsubdivided land of Margaret K
Stewart corner of Flower and Carroll avenues
subdivided block 81. Gllart's subdivision; lots
]. =. 3, A. .. q. and s. block Is: lots T.
and 10. block 49, lots "a % IS, q IS 2e
is. 10. 20 and II. block = Hill crest subdi-
sndtlision of lots q. % and %. block
nj special meeting Monday evening. ) 3.
1920, at $ o'clock in the basement OF the
Presbyterian Church. will hear all persons In
terested in the work herein contemplated. w.
G pLATT, Mayor. BEN 6. DAVIS. Clerk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-08
7Ie Blindness OF cMOther

Tor dinner and were no sooner seated
at the table--they are nine and six
years old mind you-than the butter
balls attracted their attention.
'Butterballs,' they shouted, but
terballs. Mother, may we each have
one in our hands to eat just SOP
After a little hesitation the mother
said that they might, and so each
youngster picked up butterball and
ate 1t as If 1t were candy. Then they
ate another and still another. When
the nngerbowls came on with the des-
sert the elder child handed hers to
me, languidly. You may have mine,
Aunt Margaret she said, L don't use
them
Being told to put hers down in
front of her she did so and when we
were leaving the table she made an
other remark. Just as thought, the
fingerbowls were merely for show
said she, L saw no one use them
Now If you had been that child's
mother wouldn't you have slapped
her? Well sister-ln-low did not. She
merely smiled fondly at her infants
precocity. In the eight waking hours
that those children we're in the house
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-08

they opened every drawer in it, opened
every box in every drawer, took out
anything that interested them for the
moment, and threw it, after inspection.
where they listeth stood on the up
holstered furniture with their muddy
feet; bounced up and down on the
beds; cut up lot OF stationery into
paper dolls left scraps of paper in
every room; pulled the choice flowers
in the garden and threw them away
to die; interrupted all conversation
among the grown-ups to interject wit
ticisms Of their own, and told their
mother that she did not know what
she was talking about.
when they left without making
any mannerly remarks about having
enjoyed themselves the entire family
got on its knees and said q fervent
Thank Cod But their mother, as
she went away. called back to us, I
know that you have enjoyed the visit
of the kiddies, for they are good little
things Now is that woman blind or
is she merely u fibber?" asked the
girl
Merely a liar" replied the hostess
calmly, and kept right on knitting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-08

The runs for adults are of a different
construction. They are laid out in
sunken paths in tho snow Of the hill
side, and are made to follow alternate
curves and straight lines. The snow
both Of the path and of the sides is
sprinllled with water so that the re-
sulting thin coating OF ice renders the
runs more or less rapid according 20
the dip OF the ground.
The social form of tobogganing is
bobsleighing; so-called from the move
ments which the team make during
the ride, in unison with their leader
and with the intention to increase the
speed of the machine. A bobsleigh
Is composed Of two pairs of steel run
ners. one behind the other. on which
rests wooden seat about ten feet
long and about foot from the
ground, capable of accommodating
four to six people.
"Taillng" expeditions have also be-
come very popular, a long string Of
toboggans are hitched tail-like to
horsedrawn sleighs and the occasional
rushes around corners and unexpected
spills cause such laughter that every
body in the neghborhood knows that
q failing party is winding its way
through the wintry world.
With the coming of the snow the
younger set of winter sport lovers pre-
pare and practice for competition in
snow models. Churches, chalets. mon
uments, human and animal figures are
formed by the amateur sculptors, who
simply revel in handling the spotless
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-08

Members Of the two competing teams
take turns in curling these slippery
"stanes." "Can We see this stane-
well, then sweep her, sweep her"
shouts the skipper and his men sweep
franucaly as if they had to polish
Tho icy plain into a high-grade plate
glass. "Up brooms! Leave her alone
She's coming bonnyl one wee bit
moro. now richt on o.. ld!" Such
are the directions ono 4,,s used to on
the curling rlnks.
Comic Stunts
Excellent providers of fun are the
Ice Gymkhauas, as tho variety games
on the ice are called. Blind-foldcd
races potato races, one-lcgged races,
shovel races, bottle races. etc. ANY
comical stunt which is likely to add
to the mirth and morrimont on tho
rink is welcomed. Slow minds be-
come all Of a sudden Imaginative and
everybody ondeavors to surpass his
neighbor in the getting up Of some
novel form OF amusement
At night the rinks are often prettily
hundreds of torches, gar
lands OF Chinese lanterns and lamps
throw a brilliant light on the CLASSY
surface Of the ice. A Fancy Dress
Bail on the ice! Those who have
once experienced It can yet remember
.he wondrous sensation It afforded.
once more they hear the Turing melo-
dies and the happy voices of the dane
,rs ring yet in their ears.
Two or three feet OF hard. dazzling
snow beneath is q condition which nat
lrally suggests snow sports and among
.hcse there is again a splendid va
riety,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-08

masses Of snow. M
The call OF the snow delights none
more than the skiers. 1t Is q sport
which Is easily learned, that is to say,
enough skill may be acquired in -
or three days to keep ones balance on
the level and to glide down the less
rapid slopes. The ascent is more trou.
blesome however, but the knack 10
caught imperceptibly.
Skiing
Skiing affords unlimited possiblli.
ties 1t does not confine its devotees
70 certain rinks or runs; to the skier
belongs the valleys the slopes, the
forests and mountains-the whole vast
stretch OF untrodden snow! 1t Is o
means of enjoying Nature in her glori-
Gus winter beauty and a means OF
coming into contact with those re.
mote huts and farms which are nearly
buried under the tremendous quanti-
ties of snow. @
Ski-kjoring, |. e., ski-running behind
a harnessed horse Is variation of this
sport which is now much in vogue.
same as horse and trotting races on
the ice. M
Winter sport in Switzerland Is great
ly facilitated by the numerous moun-
tain railways which run special tobog.
gan trains. Thus one can travel
couple Of stations upwards and arrive
at the starting point Of run" with.
out exertion and delay. Then comes
the glorious descent to the valley Oh
toboggan. bobsleigh or ski; or VICE
versa, go down first nnd return ~
train 10 winter quarters, 9