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The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
Will Feed the Children.

To feed 100000 of the starving children OF Eu-
rope is decidedly large undertaking for any one
combined industry. Yet that is what the motion
picture producers of this country, with the fcatcr
owners, managers and distributors, propose to do.
This combination of all the factors in this single
industry through its executive committee, will un
dertake this mammoth contract at cost OF $25oo,-
600. 1t is splendid thing to do and at the same
time recognition that children the motion pic
lures best friends.
What is natural than that these men who
daily cater to the imsginatons of the children OF
the country, who give great part of their ability
and thought to devisng what will attract children,
should be most generous in their response to this
child need of Europe.
Is it not, also, hunch for those who find so
much in motion pictures that is detrimental to chill
dren? Men who will undertake to save from star
walton a quarter Of million children not will
fully and Intentionally harning other children -
If it is fact that there is much of harm, as
is claimed, in motion pictures for the young who
form so large part of their patrons, is it not
probable that those who would change this have
taken the wrong approach?
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
League Change Would Be Credit to G. o. P.
u. S. Entry No indication of Wilson

for our products and reasonable
prices.
1t will be well for the Republican
leaders to consider the present
acute necessity for an improvement
in our foreign trade in view Of the
most distressing situation Of our
whole farming community. caused
by the sudden fall Of prices in cot
ton, in wheat. in corn and in cat
tie between the planting of the
crops and their reaping and sale
in this year of 1890. They should be
anxious to prevent this just indict-
ment of Mr.. Wilson's refusal to en-
ter the League with its conse-
Quences from being turned against
the Republican Administration IL Il
does not now make haste to unite
with the nations of the world in the
League framed and revised to meet
Republican objections.
u. =. IN LEAGUE
AID TO CONFIDENCE.
Membership Of the United States
in the league will improve the
credit of the suffering nations Of
Europe by winning back the conf
dence Of the investing world in the
recuperatiVe prospect OF these pow
erty-stricken countries. The fact of
the presence of the United States
at the council table Of the league
with its prestige, power. resources
and disinterestedness, will helm
much to stabilize the efforts, at re-
construction of these countries
whose power of purchase is neces-
sary to make our foreign trade
profitable and prosperous. The use
fulness of the corporation which re-
ceives its charter under the act sc.
cured by Senator Edge will bt
greatly enhanced in the work OF
extending credit to European coun.
tries IL the United States ratifes
the Treaty Of Versailles with the
amended and made-over league. and
by the definite settlement of our
future relations with Germany and
the world.
(cepydght, 1870. Public Ledrer ce0
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
The South's Scotch Verdict.

Eleven Southern States that gave Mr.. Cox a
majority cast but about 100000 votes or ,materi-
ally less than the State Of New York The
voters of those States did not go to the polls.
If they had believed Mr.. Harding had any
chance of carrying them, probably they might have
taken the trouble to vote against him. But there
was such chance, So they stayed at home.
They, as Democrats, wanted their States to re-
main regular" but that was all There was no
enthusiasm for Mr.. Cox, for the present admin
istration- They wrapped or shrouded in a
mantle of almost complete indifference.
In fact the vote good deal of a Scotch
verdict. Most of the stay-at-homes would have
liked to vote against Mr. Cox if to do so they had
not had to vote Republican. They were disguised,
but not quite sufficiently convinced.
1t was a case of guilty, but not proven They
have no regrets over the national result 1t was
really what they wished. But they wanted it to
come without their being a direct party to the
execution.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
Default in Income Taxes.

Business men Of the so-called Wall street dis
trict of New York, are in default some S35,ooo,ooo
to $4ooooooo of their income taxes This the
final quarterly payment incomes returned for
1919.
Large income taxpayers practically never pay
the total amount in bulk They pay it as due, keep
ing the balance for in their own business as it
is almost provcrbal that the larger the business the
greater are its loans for carrying it,
Some of those in default have doubtless lost
through speculative trading But many must merely
have been caught in the mill of steadily declining
market
All commodities and all stocks have gone
steadily down in selling value. The manufacturer
as we'll as the stock trader has been caught Their
predicament is not right cause for jest for re-
joichg for criticism ecturing
1t is a cause for sympathy and regret by every
clear thinking, honest person 1t brings good to no
one 1t is demorazing to business and affects
every
Congress will do we'll to extend the time of
payment without penalty In fact this is financial
sense from the governments own point of view
and interest
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
Open Court
Letters to
TheHerald
Views Of Readers on
Matters of National
And Local Import.
CONDUCTOR AGREES wrrH
M0T0RMAN.

MOTOHMAb.
10 the Editor. Ths wsshinftou Hersn.
Regarding "A Motorman's" views
of the cause OF the local tranc
troubles. In yesterdays issue Of your
paper. 1 can heartily agree with
him
! am sure II the authorities would
go deeper into details OF this prob
lem. better results might be gotten.
/ would suggest that Maj. Gessford
request the two street car companies
Of Washington. namely. the Capital
Traction and the Washington Rail-
way and Electric, 20 order their
train men 10 report on blanks fur
nished by the police department any
breach OF trafic regulations that oc-
cur around their cars. such az cars
passing cars at a reckless rate OF
speed. and autos passing cars while
passengers are alighting or. board
ing (there is plenty of this going
onD. My'opinion is that as one Ger
tain policeman has the beat where
a car barn Is located. it would not
Inconvenience him to drop in ana
leave several of these blanks with
the superintendent, from whom the
train men could secure them.
II is a known fact that a con-
ductor and motorman have their
hands full OF work, but there is
not one that ] know who wouldn't
be willing TO do a citizens duty.
as that is one reason the companies
operate, for the public. OF course. for
their interests, too. But above all.
the Capital Traction Companys
motto. Always Safety First. All
Ways" A CONDUCTOR
WASHINGTON. December Is.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
HARDING'S SPEECH
REFUTES CLAIM,
CLUB TO CONTINUE
BUILDING PLANS

Negotiations for the erection of
the proposed s1.oo0.o oeo home for the
city Club, on G street between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets north
west, probably will be resumed
within about ninety days, accord
ing to a report submitted to the
CLUB by James Sharp, chairman of
the building committee.
Samuel ]. Prescott, a member of
the club, who has been selected as
builder, has informed the commit
tee that he will graciously step
aside IL the club f1nds that the home
can be erected more favorabIy by
an -out-of-town firm. The building
committee has already sent out feel
ers, and Two New York firms now
are being consulted regarding q
plan Tor both financing and erect
Ing the home. provided the club
entirely clears the land of its en-
cumbrances. The club will be able
to lift the indebtedness as soon as
the contract is signed. the commit
tee believes
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
An Antidote to Socialism.

Farmers and stock rasers are to be exempt
from the antitrust law. They cannot, however use
this exemption to unduly raise prices without having
to answer in court This is the substance of bill
which has passed the Senate and which goes now
to conference.
1t permits farmers to organize with or without
capital, to incorporate, form merely an associa-
ton, to contract, and to handle and market their
own products This brings combinations of farmers
safely to market through interstate commerce.
1t is but doing nationally what States have
done and doing within their borders. 1t is
aimed to make the producers independent of all
middle Under this law they can reach from
the farm to the market without other agency than
their own.
Instead of increasing prices this should decrease
them while giving to the farmers if they take ad-
vantage of the law much greater part of the ulti-
mate price paid by the retailers and consumers It
will widely distribute profits gathered by few
1t is the best possible antidote to the propa-
ganda of the Nonpartisan League which is based
wholly upon this service performed by the
State. 1t is cooperation instead of Socialism II
permits the farmers to do for themselves what Mr.
Townley advocates the State should do for them
1t will keep their business in their own hands
instead of committing it to parties and politicians
Their agents will be answerabir direct to them
Though their organizations and not to political
machine of which they are part. go
1t has been called Glass legislation" 1t is not
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
Chance for Economy.

Why not the mails in taking the census?
This last count cost S2376sooo, about dollar
per family. 1t taken by house-to-house
canvass.
Yet most families could have and would have
made out the necessary blanks and have returned
them by mail if sent by mail In franked envelopes
this would have cost but the envelopes and blanks
Those who could not fill out the blanks, could
have called central office just taxes paid
1t would need but small penalty to induce either
answer by mail, or in person.
OF course it might still be necessary to person.
ally the cemeteries and enroll the dead The
population of some cities might not have been as
large in figures, but it would have been the same
in fact.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
Tractors Advocated
To Pull Canal Boats

HAGERSTowN. Nd, Dec. IL
Plans for restoring the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal between Cumberland
and Washington to q new usefulness
through the efforts of the public ser
vice commission OF Maryland is again
being urged.
The proposition 20 use tractors On
the canal instead Of mule teams to
haul boats has ben officially en-
dorsed by ID. g. Harry. president OF
the State Dsirymen's Association.
and also OF the Maryland State AEri-
cultural Association. Mr.. Harry said
such a plan is feasible and he be-
l!eves that some day II will be rea-
lized.
An experiment with a tractor as
the pulling power for boats on the
canal was made several years AGO
but there was opposition as a result
OF the clests Of the machines wheels
Damaging the towpath bank.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
". Y. World Editorial
Chief Dies Suddenly

NEW YORK. Dec. l7.-Horatio W.
Seymour. editorial supervisor Of the
New York World. died here today.
Seymour succumbed to an attack of
angina pectoris and was i'll but two
days. He is survived by the widow
and three married daughters.
Seymour began his newspaper
career as a printer on the Racine,
Wis, Advocate in 1870. He spent
three years at the type case and
then went to Milwaukee, where he
was connected with the Daily News.
He went to the Chicago Times IN
1875 as telegraph editor when that
paper was noted for it's liveliness.
He became managing editor of the
Chicago Herald in 1883 and became
editor-in-chief of the Chronicle in
1895. Since 1917 he has been with the
World, except for the year 1919 when
he was in charge OF the editorial
department Of thA So Louis Re-
public.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
Oh, My Stars!
HOROSCOPE.
December IS, 1920.

This is not a lucky day. according
to astrology. The Sun and Saturn
are both in malefc aspect.
Under this sway it is well to de-
lay decisions and all efforts toward
any sort OF initiative.
The stars foreshadow disappoint-
ments to persons ambitious for high
pace in the government. All the
signs seem to indicate surprise
owing to the setting Of new stand
ards of choice for important Offices.
Persons who seek employment,
even though IL be IN the humblest
vocation, should postpone effort.
All the planetary influences tend
toward pessimism on the part of the
old who will see much in the tran
STORY period to condemn, but the
secrs give assurance that real prog
ress is taking place.
1t is probable that contests for
strength between employers and
employees will be more numerous as
the winter advances, astrologers an
nounce, and they foretell the estab-
lishment Of the broadest sort Of CO.
operation.
Education continues under the
best possible direction of the stars
This means that II will become more
practical and will help to solve
many national rT6blems, according
to those who read the signs.
There is q sinister star that seems
to presage great interest in all
forms of speculation. This rule also
encourages gambling.
Mars still exercise an ominous
influence over Central Europe 70,
rnenting. IL Is held. revolutionary
and Bolshevistic tendencies.
Farmers come under a planetary
direction that encourages organiZa'
tion that will assure political snC
economic dictation.
Movement away from cities will
be much preached. in the spring
when new colonization schemes will
flourish.
:. Losses or waste of public none.
will be uncovered In the next few
months and will cause agitation fol
lower taxes. the seers prophesy.
Persons whose birthdate IL Il
| should watch the health as well q,
business during the coming year
Those who are employed should b,
very diligent.
Children born on this day may
have many vicissitudes in theil
lives. They should be taught tc
save money as we II as to earn it.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
ID. c. yeIps C0ntribnteS
$1,000 to College Fund

Members Of the Eighth Street
Temple Congregation. of this city.
contributed $4,000 to the campaign
tund Of the Union Of American He
brew Congregations. which has
reached the s3.5oO.0OO goal, accord
ing to announcement made by
Nanny Strauss. Of New York. chair
man Of the advisory committee OF
the union, yesterday.
The fund will cover a ten-year
program OF the union and the He
brew Union College. and will he
used at the rate Of ss50.o00 annually
for the upbuilding OF Judaism among
Jews in the United States.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
By WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT.

One of the most imponderable
reasons for organizing a league,
and a refusal to take the wise and
natural and easy course of secur-
ing a new league by amendment
and a making over of the old one,
within the. four corners of the
treaty of peace, is that in some way
or other this will be a vindication
of Mr.. Wilson's league policy.
Some leading Democratic news
papers, by way of making this
course as difficult for the Repub-
lican party to take as possible,
suggest that IL through the action
of the Republican Executive and the
Senate, the league is made over
by amendments and additions the
credit for IL will still remain with
Mr.. Wilson and that the attacks
upon the league made by the Re-
publicans in the late campaign will
thus be shown to have been merely
pretense and hypocrisy and insin-
cere and dishonest and bitterly par
tisan. The Republican administra-
tion should not be affected by any
such unjust characterization of its
course, IL that leads into the
amendment and revision of the
present league to suit its declared
purpose in the Republican platform
and in the speeches of Mr.. Harding
made during the campaign.
HARDING's SPEECH
REFUTES CLAIM.
The declared reputation and
death of the league, which was
frequent in the loose expressions OF
political controversy. was when
properly analyzed. only an attack
upon Article X, an attack upon the
alleged insufficient safeguarding oi
the Monroe doctrine and a criticism
OF the constitution of the league
tribunals In that it was political
and not judicial. The plain dec.
laration of Mr.. Harding in hi.
speech of August 2S that he did not
object to using what remained OF
the league after these objectionabl,
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
Cut in Wages Causes
Help to Work Harde,

DANVILLE, Va, Dec. 1.-THE
wage reduction put into effect over
two weeks ago by the Dan River
and Riverside Cotton Mill here. has
resulted in a more diligent applica-
tion in work.
The first economy dividend de.
clared since the wage cut became ef-
fective shows an increase of 1 per
cent or s per cent in all. This
dividend is declared every two weeks
and Is established by the quality
Of the pfoduct and the elimination
of waste.
The mill is running full time. but
will close for two weeks next Thurs
day, the longest suspension In
twenty-five years. The wage re-
duction has resulted in no disor-
ganization of the mill personnel.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18

features were removed to constitute
a part of the new league would en-
tirely refute any claim tina: our en-
try into the present league made
over to suit Republican require
ments would be in any way a vim
dication Of Mr.. Wilson or of the
Democracy. They made Article X
the sine qua non of the league
They defeated our functioning in
the league a year ago. at a time
when by entering with the Euro
pean nations we could have ma
terially aided them in a restoration
of their credit, which would have
helped to maintain their demand
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
Mrs. SaIIie G.. Brooke
Alcarded Divorce Decree

Mrs. Sallie Grace Brooke was
awarded an interlocutory decree Of
absolute divorce yesterday by Jus
tice Hitz in Equity Court from will
lam w. Brooke The decree directs
that the husband pay the costs Of
the suit and permanent alimony Of
S35 a month The couple were mar
child.
an interlocutory decree Of absolute
divorce from Mrs. Maya Hern.
The couple were married in Rock
vile, Nd, April IL, 1914.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
OCEAN RATE DROP
HELPS APPLE MEN

WINCHESTER. Va. Dec. 17.-An-
nouncement yesterday that the ocean
freight rate on apples from New York
TO England had been reduced from
s2-So TO So per barrel. has had the
effect of greatly stimulating the To-
cal apple market. AZ a result large
blocks of barreled apples arc being
Withdrawn from cold storage here
and shipped TO New York for export
on the first available steamers.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
FLAMES DESTROY
GARAGE AT LAUREL

LAUREL. Nd, Dec. 1.-THE Mid
way City Garage and Public Service
Station OF Mr.. Samuel 7. Baublitz,
located on the Baltimore and WASH
ington boulevard. was destroyed by
fire early yesterday.
An automobile truck. three private
machines and about $4,000 worth OF
tires and accessories also were de-
stroyed. The fire is thought to have
originated from a tail light OF a
machine. left burning.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
Offer to Buy Site for School.

HYATTsvILLE. Nd. Dec. H.
Grounds for an additional school in
Hysttsville seems assured. Harry
w. shepherd and Newman @.
Dudrow have volunteered TO pay
s2.beo each TO purchase ten lots
facing Olive street for a new school.
The lots. Il has been agreed, will
be held by these men until such
time as the county board Of educa-
tion can buy the property at the
same price at which the men are
10 buy IT. skese plus any tAzsA
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
Nelo Singers Appear
In "Aida" Performance

The third performance of Aida
was given by the Washington OperA
Company at Polls Theater last
night with two changes in the cast.
Eva. Grippon sang the title role in
place of Mary Cavan, and Eugene
Perisset appeared as, .''Radames," /"
the part so oapably filled on Mon
day and Wednesday evening by Ota-
kar Marak.
The newcomers gave q forceful
and dramatic Interpretation to their
portrayals and their nights per-
'formance showed continuation of
the professional-like work Of the
other principals and the chorua
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
Auto Death Causes Suit.

Mrs. Mary Briggs. administrator
OF the estate of Michael s.. Briggs,
deceased, filed suit yesterday in the
District supreme Court to recover
$4,000 damages from Rudolph ana
West Company. The plaintiff,
through Attorneys Herarty and Nc
can. alleges that Briggs was run
down and killed by an automobile
truck belonging to Ne defendant
concern on Florida avenue north
west on December 20, 1918.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
Dupont GiUes $4,000
To State Schools
WILMINGTON

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. IL
Announcement was made today Of
supplementary gifts by P. s. Dupont
to the public schools of Delaware
amounting to ssls,0e0. These gifts
total $3.41s.ooo bestowed on schools
in this State. by Dupont He was
recently elected president of the
General Motors Corporation and is
also chairman of the board of the
=. I Dupont De Nemours d COM
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
Walter Reed Nurse Dies.

Norma l. Brent, widely known
here as an active member of the
Richard Jones Post of the American
Legion, died yesterday following an
operation. Miss Brent was con-
slant worker at the Walter Reed
Hospital, both during and after the
war. The body will be shipped to
her home At Bryant. Va. this morn
ing for burial
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
First Farm Unions Chartered.

LfNcHBURG. Va. Dec. l7.-The
nrst local unions of the Virginia
Farmers educational and Cooper
suve Union formed since the re-
cent state convention have been
chartered at wsitvilIe and Sweet
Springs, Monroe County, West vir-
ginis- County unions have also
been chartered for Shenandoah
County, thisf State, and Monroe
County. West virginia.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
Charged With Taking Fund.

! WILMINGTON, Del. Dec. lion
charge of embezziing funds of the
Wilmington Community Chorus. now
known as the Harry Barnhardt
Community Chorus. OF which he is
the treasurer, william West has
been held under sso2 bail. It is al
legged profits made by the chorus
on . recent bassar are missing,
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18

for the very good reason that the farmers body
include every known economic and social class in
this country.
Among them are tenant farmers. both renters
and share workers; those who labor the land and
also for wage, the poor and the rich the farm
who is retired capitalist the capitalist who
is also practical farmer the capitalist who is both
owner and operator, and the scientist They run the
complete gamut from wage Garner to profession
Those who speak Of farmers as distinct class
simply do not know. Nor do they realize to what
extent the farm is the basic industry this country
on which rests its genuine prosperity, not only as
the producer of wealth. but in the broadest possible
distribution of what represents wealth in volume.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18

julius, the vamp of Vienna beauties. will now
have opportunity to show his pretty yellow
gloves in the courtroom.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18

Secretary Colby will not Cd to Argentina Ar
gentina will save the cost of his entertainment and
miss nothing
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18

A man committed suicide after political dis
cussion with his wife. Did she typical fem
mime arguments?
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18

When Mr.. Baker became Secretary of War he
said: "Put me down as member of every peace
society of which know" Now he ignores the law
to increase the army
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18

The Philippines might have more chance for i'm
mediate independence if the President had not men
toned it.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18

Mr.. Wilson's anxiety for economy and reduction
of taxation reminds of Burleson's mail servce-t
was sadly overdue.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18

The close-hsted Hymen of Hyattsville
balanced by its Good Samaritan police chief.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18

"Some days we feel like telling people just how
hard boiled, Unconditional and picked in sin are
What's the use; no one would believe it, unless you
denied it. t'~ s.N"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-18

Will the boy of II, who kidnapped himself, be
too big for the mnistration of the maternal slipperl